The Huron Expositor, 1877-07-06, Page 4THE HURON EXPdSITOR.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Reapers and Mowers—Whitelaw & More.
Horses Wanted—George A. Houghton.
Estray Mare—John H. Perrin.
Apprentice Wanted—G. Williamson.
The Seaforth Pump Factory—N. Cluff.
Farm for Sale—Adam Sholdice.
Farm for Sale—David Hill.
Valuable Farm for Sale—Thos. Cornish
111011 xpooitor.
SEAFORTII, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1877.
The Reform Demonstration—
Grand Success.
The Reform demonstration held. at
Clinton, yesterday, was, without excep-
tion, the most successful and most large-
ly attended political gathering ever held
in the County of Huron. ' There must
have been from 8,000 to' 10,000 people
present. The attendance was larger
than the most sanguine anticipated, and
those who attended were well repaid for
their trouble. One pleasant feature in
this connection was the large attendance
of ladies. We should say that at least
one-fourth of the vast assemblage
were ladies, many of whom seemed
to take as deep an interest in the
discussions of the political affairs of the
country as the politicians of the sterner
sex. The weather was most delightful,
and everything passed off most satisfac-
torily. The pic-nic took place in a grove
adjoining the town. A 'platform was
prepared for the speakers, and seats were
provided for the 'audience, but although
it was consideredby the committee that
there would be sittingaccommodation for
all, there were not seats for one-fourth
of the multitude. During' the forenoon
and previous to the commencement of the
speeches, several bands were in attend-
ance and discoursed sweet music much to
the pleasure of the multitude. At about
1 o'clock Mr. Mackenzie and his colleag-
ues arrived from Goderich in, carriages,
accompanied by a large assemblage from
that town and. vicinity. They proceed-
ed at once to the grove. Addresses of
welcome were presented to Mr. Macken-
zie and Mr. Mowat from the Central Re-
form. Association, to which suitable re-
plies were made by these gentlemen. Mr.
Humphrey Snell,President of the Central
Reform Association occupied the chair,
and introduced the speakers. Addresses
were delivered by Hon. Mr. Pardee,
Commissioner of iCrown Lands; Hon.
Mr. Huntington, Postmaster -General ;
Hon. 0. Mowat,Premier of Ontario, and
Hon. Mr. Mackenzie. The several ad-
dresses were listened to attentively, and
were able and convincing: Mr. Mac-
kenzie concluded his remarks about
half -past 6 o'clock. We have not time
to make further mention of the demon-
stration this week, and must leave our
report of the speeches until our next
issue..
The Return of Mr. Anglin.
Mr. Anglin, the ex -Speaker of the
House of Commons, having resigned his
seat fore reasons which are now well-
known, was on Monday last re-elected
'
hearty and nthusiastic receptione ac -
'Corded to M . Mackenzie- and, hiecol-
leagues at every point they have visited •
in Ontario, mast be most encouraging to
them and pro Les that the labors they are
expending for the benefit and improve-
ment of the qountiy,are being duly ap-
preciated. Tie speeches on each of the
occasions abo e referred to were able and
convincing, e pecially those delivered by
ii.
Mr. Mackenz e, and they wil be produc-
tive of the beat results in the country.
iimenommen
The Coun y of Huron and the
S . John Fire.
We have r ceived the following letter
from Mr. resswell, Warden of the
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County of Huron :
1
MR. EDIT R : In your editorial on the
St. John firq in last week's paper, you
suggest that he Warden's 0Onirnittee of
this County hould meet and; vote a sum
of money in id of the sufferers. I may
say that and a course would be illegal,
and the Wai den's Committee have no
right to assu se such a grave responsi-
bility, even ie such a case as the dread
calamity at i
of the mem
request me 1
meeting of t
happy to do
granting aid
is so general
scarcely a di
ly it would
Reeves of re
in Bederich
t. John. If ten or twelve
era of the County Council
writing to call a special
e Council, I shall be most
o. The feeling in favor of
o the citizens of St. John
that I feel th'ere will be
sentient voice, consequent -
not be necessary for the
iote townships to be present
unless they wished to at-
tend. Your e respectfully,
EDNVIN CRESSwELL,
Warden of Huron.
Mr. Cresswell is perfectly correct re-
specting the illegality of the Warden's
Committee g-anting money in the name
of the Coun y Council. We made the
proposition lieving that this would be
the easiest aid least, expensive way of
having the b siness transacted, and that,
• in view of e circumstances and the
laudable nat re of the proposed grant,
the Council wonld uniinizxously ratify
the action of the Committee Hovtever,
it is probabl as well that i aid be ex-
tended the g ant be made in e. legal way.
The plan pra posed by the Warden in the
above corn unication can very easily
be carried. o t, and we trust that a re-
quisition containing the required num-
ber of signatures will be forwarded at
once. Non will deny that aid
should be iveri, and so ,far as we
can learn seems to be the general
opinion that a county grant would be
the fairest a d most equitable mode of
rendering ts our brethren in misfortune
that which e are in deity beund to give.
If the Reeve who approve of the move-
ment would at once send a written re-
quest to the arden or to Mr. Adamson,
County Cler, a meeting coeld be called
and the gra t made in a donstitutional
way. Thesense of a special meeting,
as Mr. Cres well suggests, would be a
mere trifle, nd the trouble imposed. on
members of ouncil in attending such a
meeting wo Id be equally light.
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s' We clip
gems from t
local Censer
are publishe
by a majority of over 300, a very much the county
larger majority than he was ever return-
ed by before. This does not look as if
there is much of a political reaction in
Nova Scotia. We may very solely pre-
dict that, notwithetanding the bluster of
county of
simply to
and reli,abl-
furnished t
Conservativ
the Opposition, the result in each of the,!assure our
several Provinces, when the general elee- J mens we gie
tion comes, will be precisely the same. al, as parag
There is no earthly reason why there discreditabl
should be a political reaction, and there columns of
will not be any. The people of this
country are sufficiently intelligent to ap-
preciate liberal, progressive and economi-
cal government. They know that they
are receiving this from those now in
power, and they are no so foolish as to
turn their backs upon the men who are
honestly and disinterestedly working
for their interests, to take up with those
whom they hurled from power only a
few years ago, for shamefully abusing
the confidence which had been so long
and so generously reposed in them. In
view of the facts, which are almost every
day coming to the surface, it is passing
strange that the Opposition have the
hardihood to persist in this very absurd
political reaction cry, and. their doing se
can only be accounted for on the pre-
sumption that it is used by the leaders
merely to keep up the courage of their
followers, and so delude them by false
hopes until after the next general elec-
tion. The awakening will come, how-
ever, and the longer it is delayed the
more strongly will the deceivers be cen-
sured by their deluded followers for the
deception. When the time for the
awakening of the rank and file of the
Opposition party does come, and it* will
at furthest not be longer delayed than
the close of the general election, there
will, no doubt, be a rehetioe, but it will
be of a natere somewhat different from
that which the Opposition leaders now so
lustily prate about. The reaction which
will then take place will be against
themselves, and will hot be so pleasant
to their feelings as that which they now
profess to believe is taking place.
Political Meetings.
During the past week Reforni Demon-
strations have been held in the city of
Kingston, and the counties of Lambton,
East and West York. These several, de-
monstrations were addressed by leading
members of the Dominion and Local Gov-
ernments. They were all largely attend-
ed, and the reception i- a the honored
guests at each demonstration was most
hoice Gems.
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he following choice literary
e editorial columns of three
ative papers, two of which
ia Huron and,', the third in
town of the neighboring
Perth. We rePrint them
how our readers the choice
character of the literature
their readers by tome of our
contemporaries. We can
readers also, that the speci-
e are by no means exception-
aphs equally disgusting and
almost weekly disgrace the
the papers quo1ed from. If,
however, th readers relish euch pabulem
of course w and others eoually disinter-
ested have i o reason to quarrel with the
tastes eithe of the purveyor t or the par-
takers; bu we may expreas the hope
that when he authors have an oppor-
tunity of r ading their productions in
columns ot er than their own, they will
be ashame of them. Cherishing this
hope, there re, we refrain from publish-
ing the nan es of the papers in which the
following p ragraphs appeared :
"Big San y and his colleagues are on
the war -pat , and will be at Clinton on
Thursday n xt. They take Geordie's
bug-sinashers with them, so that the
potato crop, if nothing else, will be ben-
efitted by t
" Stan
badiers : "
throw a stin
By order of
badier Gene
in -ordinary for Perth County.";
" Brothee Greenway, M. P., has order-
ed a $500 Eft of window blinds for his
new mansion. The hangings will con-
sist4 of alive and brass mounted, furnish-
ings, and ere purchased from the cel-
ebrated firin of Mackenzie & Co. of
Sarnia. Tile money this tithe was lent
to the "Bro her" from the till marked
"Election Iturposes, &c., of ;the Derain -
hen Treasurly. His fast greys are also
being fed uj to do the honors at Clinton
next week, vhich will at all events cover
the window blind expenditure."
"A Vigilant Committee,! composed of
Messrs. Mahkenzie, Blake, Mowat„ Mr.
Greenway, and the editor of the Wing -
ham Times started out lately to find
Mr. Glass, he late M. P. for Middlesex.
It seems h took a contraet, for Pacific
Railway te egraphs and they have be-
come so nu erous that he has got lost
among the told papeis. The committee
were armed[with fish lines ' and hooks,
black bottl s, six copies of the daily
Globe on th4 Gerrie Picnic, and a can of
fried dame When last heard of they
were dining at Negro Joe's, on the old
Kent road between London and Chat-
ham."
eir visit."
g order No. 1 ti Beacon born -
hen beaten in an argument
-pot at Monteith's relatives."
Chesterfield Ceuchon, Bern-
al, and Stink -Pot -Thrower -
nication, yet Listowel as now fairly
beat her elder sister in t e race for popu-
lation. Listowel is no as large as
Sarnia, nearly as large as the old town
of Perth, and treading fist 'on the heels
l•
of Strathroy, and St atford already
looks on her askance as a dangerous
young rival.
—An ex hange says: It is only 24
years this ummer since the first tree
was chopped down where Listowel now
stands, andlnow it is a town with over
3,500 inha itants. Although Mitchell
is much ol er, and has had the advan-
cordial and 'flattering. Indeed, the tage for m y years of railroad commu-
News of the
tcreek.
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MASSACRE.—A. whole ale massacre by.
Indians of settler e on t e Salmon River,
Montana, is reported.
LIBERAL SUBSCRIPT' N.—The Sultan
has personally subserib d two thousand
pounds for the relief f the Turki h
wounded 'in the wan
CRUELTIES.—Seven oys escaped t e
other night from the Truant Horn
Brooklyn. They tell a sad tale of t e
cruelties inflicted on the inmates of t i e
institution.
THE RING PROSECUTIONS.—It is no
stated that the most igorous prosec
tion of the Tweed, Corinlly. and oth r
ring suits. will be ma -0 by Attorn
Fairchild s.
SHEEP LOESES.—W sh ngton, U. .o
reckonings say that ne rl three milli in
sheep and lambs, val ecl.t at eight m I-
lion dollars, were d.estr y d by dogs ai d
wolves and various dis ases during t e
past year.
A "HERALD " LIBEL SUIT.—The Ne
York Herald has been sued for $50,0 0
damages for libel by L uis Fleishman
of the Vienna bakery, or charging hi
with using swill milk.
REDUCTION OF SA.LA IES.—After Ju y
1st all the salaries of the officers ai cl
employes of the Lake bore and Michi-
gan Southern Railway! will le reduc d
ten per cent, where the 0,mou t excee s
ten cents per hour, a cl llar erI day, r
$30 per month.
No BUGS TOR GER ANY. —T e Ger-
nians are death on the i3otato bug. Tie
potato field at Mulheiin, on which tbe
Colorado beetle made i's'appearance, has
been cov.ered with pe roleurn and. tan-
bark, and set on fire. The Government
indemnifies the proprie or.
YELLOW FEVER.— A despatch to the
New Orleans board of Lealth states that
there have been 186 de iths in the past
two weeks from yell w fever at the
military hospital, 100 miles from
.ffavana. This is the only place in the
tropics where the fever made its appear-
ance.
AN AGED RENEGIDEJ—Joseph Or eri-
borough died recently at Kirkdale jai
Scotland, aged 81, and leaving prop rt
Valued at $1,250,000. He was, at he
time of his death, undergoing a sent n 'e
of a year's imprisonment for disord rl
and riotous conduct.
EXFORTATIQN OF HORSES PROHIBITED.
—The Russian Government having
dered the purchase of 30,000 horses, 0 le
many will issue a decree prohibiting t
export of horses from the Empire. 4et
is semi -officially stated that this ...rne
ure will be solely on the ground 'of! e-
ternal economy, and not for political i
sons.
SENSIBLE MOVEMENTI
.—Massachuse ts
railway superintendents are about in-
augurating the practice; of requiring ail
passengers to enter the cars at the front
ends and leave them it the rear ends.
The object of this nes arrangement is
not only to save time, but also to avoid
crowding and the consequent liability to
accident. 1 ;
AN EARLY RISER.---TAOSt people have
heard of the early habits of the Emperor
of Brazil. He his astenished the Lon-
doners by visiting the Alexandra Palace
at 7 o'clock in the morning. His Ma-
jesty left Clarid.ge's- Hotel juet before
six, and driving to Meswell Hill was re-
ceived by the manager and One of the
proprietors, by whom llie was conducted
through the building'a d grounds.
LIBERAL.—Aid for in sufferers by the
St. John fire is being ontributed liber-
ally he England and Scotland. At a
meeting held at Londe iafew days ago,
£3,000 was subscribe , and in Glasgow
upwards of £2,000. At a meeting in
Manchester, Saturda , the Bishop of
Manchester and the Mayor spoke, and
£1,000 was immedia gly eubscribed.
BisMARCX'S DAUGI: TEL — Countess
Marie , von Bismarck, daughter of the
Prince; it is said, is to be married to
Countiliehndorff, one of the handsomest
men in Berlin, and fat orite aide-de-camp
ef the Emperor, who for several years
has never gone anywh re without him.
The Countess Marie is now nearly 29
years old. Her form:r betrothed, Count
d'Eulenburg, died of typhoid fever in
1875. 4 .
CATTLE.—The Fort Benton; Montana,
Record, the 8th f June, says: A
large her ver 700 hiad, of work cattle,
beef cattle and much cows, owned by
M. W. Travis, Samuel Spenser and Fred
Krietzer, passed throtigh here yesterday
on their way to' Winnipeg and Fort
Garry. Besides the 'above Travis had
100 horses, said to b' good work ani-
mals. The cattle ant horses were pur-
chased at Sun River nd vicinity. .
Varineeen LABOR. A deputation of
citizens had an interv ew with the Right
Hon. George Sclater- I. oth, President of
the Local Governme a t Board, London,
England, in reference to the refusal of
the Board to sa.nctio o certain expend-
itures for sending c 1 ildren to Canada
under the charge o Miss Rye. He
pointed out that if hey provided for
emigration on a large scale it would be
taking valuable labor rout England.
MOULDERS' UNTO. . — The Albany
Moulders' Union, for lo erly elle of the
most owerful labor o ganizations in the
count y, has virtue y 'disbanded, by
votin that the memb rs ' may work for
whateher wages the can get. They
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have been on strike al the winter and
spring', and their plac s in the foundries
have been filled. Th same result has
nearly been reached 1in Troy, a great
'stove manufacturing lace where a long
strike has been attended with more or
less bloodshed. i
VA CINATION. — T e deputy -medical
officerl of Liverpool has informed the
,Healtli Committee ti at all the eight
childr n of a man who had repeat-
edly been fined for refusing to comply
with the regulations with regard to vac-
cination, had been setaed with small -pox
and were now lying in the hospital suf-
fering from the disease.. The father now
felt d eply the painful position, in which
he wa placed by having placed credence
- M thel statements of ahti-vaccinationists.
SE, TENCE OF AN ARMY OFFENDER.
—The following sentence has been im-
posed lin the case of Lieutenant W. W.
leming, 12th Infantry, convicted of ap-
propriating funds ent sted to him by
prisoners: To be disntiissed from the ser-
vice of the United S ates, and confined
at hatd labor for thre years, and to be
furth 'r confined until he pays a fine of
$1,000, provided the Whole period of his
confinement do not exceed five years;
also, that the crime, his name, and place
of abede be published in the papers of
his native State. The President hu ap-
proved of the sentence, and the State
penitentiary of Iowa has been designated
as the place of his confinement .
EXTENSIVE FIRES AT GLASGOW AND
PAISLEY.—A fire in the spinning mill of
John Robertson & Co., Glasgow, totally
destroyed the spinning department,
throwing 500 hands out of employment.
Loss $400,000. Clark & Co.'s thread
works at Paisley, Scotland, have been
burned. The work people . were saved
with much, difficulty. Loss,; $75,000.
The spinning mills of John Robertson &
Co., Glasgow, destroyed by fire, were
the largest ef the kind in Scotland, cov-
ering eight' acres, and coataining 2,500
looms and 60,000 spindles. The fire was
confined to the spinning department,
which was totally destroyed.
Tun LIVERPOOL BANQUET _ TO Ex -
PRESIDENT ; GRANT.—Upwards of two
hundred gentlemen, including! represen-
tatives of all the Public bodies in the
town, attended the banquet, given to
Grant. Grant, who was in uniform, was
received with the greatest. eethusiasm.
The Mayor,' in proposing Grant's health,
spoke of the sterling qualities he possess-
ed as a soldier, which had enabled him
to restore peace and prospetity to his
country. Grant,' in responding, said the
reception he had encountered in Great
Britain was far beyend his expectations,
and was sueh as an living person might
feel proud of. H believed,! however,
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'it was indicative of he friendly relations
which existed bet een the two peoples,
who were of one kindred, blood, and
civilization. He hoped that the friend-
ship would 'continue to be cultivated and
long endere. Referring to , some re-
marks reletive to the British' any, he
said that there wdre as many soldiers
now at Aldershot ae in the regular army
of the United. States, which had a fron-
tier of thousands of miles ; but if neces-
sary the Urlited States could raise volun-
teers, anti he and Mr. Fairchild were
examples of what these volun eers were.
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.uatAst War Ne B.
FROM TUESDAY'S DESPAT HES.,
The lateet information froRussian
headcivarters shows the Russian loss in
crossing the Danube at Sistova to be
only 200 killed. Russian boaes contain-
ing the corpses of men and horses are
floating down the Danube. 4 is report-
ed that the Turks have destroyed a
bridge being constructed near Ibrailia
and defeated a large Russian force oper-
rating near the Turkish end of the
bridge. The Turks are devastating a
large portion of Bulgaria to prevent the
Russians provisioning their army. The
harvest is carried. off and fruit trees are
felled, and the torch applied to the large
grass plains. Everything that could be
of any use to the iuvading army has been
removed or destroyed and the people are
in utter destitution. Consternation pre-
vails among the people, who see no pros-
pect but famine and pestilence, added to
the horrors of war.
FROM WEDNESDAY'S DESPATCHES.
The Russians have now gained a firm
foothold in Bulgaria. Their position at
Sistova once secured, they have penetrat-
ed into the interior of the conntry, met
and defeated the Turks at Senosto 28
miles north-eatt of Sistova, and at Nik-
up, ten miles further south; and then
elated by their easy victory, pushed for-
ward and captured Tirnova. One de-
tachment attempted to cross the River
Jantra at Bela, but were repulsed wit0
considerable loss. 1 The scene of their af-
tempt must, however, before many days
are passed witness a great battle, as the
Turks are entrenched on the eastern
bank of the river. In view of the cap-
ture of Tirnova it is evident that the
Russians are making for the 8hipka pass
of the Balkans, the road to Which leads
through Kabrova. Unfortunately for
their own interest!, the invaders, it ap-
pears, notwithstanding thee dash for-
ward, are not pushing their; advantage
as far as they might, and the force at
Sistova is even yet liable to be attacked
on the flank from Rustchuk; and. Nik-
opoli. Attempts; are being made to
raise a native force on the south side of
the Danube, and all able bodied Bulgari-
ans are summoned to present themselves
at the Russian camp for enrolment. The
'Bulgarian peasantry are by no means 9.
people of martial tastes, end it is
propable that ;the call; will be
very eagerly responded te. An at-
tempt was made ea Monday to cross at
Maretin, eight miles below Rustchuk on
the south bank, bet was repelsed, but a
body of 2,000 Roumanians were more
successful at ,Cetate, where t ey succeed-
ed in effecting a passage. 0i the lower
Danube and in the Dobructs ha aotivity
still prevails on both sides, and an out-
post affair has already occurted on the
line of the Tchernaveda and_ Kustendji
Railroad. A firm of Russia ri contractors
has undertaken to complete within three
months a railwaY connecting Pteni, Is.
mail and Bender with Galatz, a project
whieh will materially facilitate move-
ments at the Russlian base.
In Aide Minor the Turks,iccording to t
their own accounts, have ben generally
succeseful. The seige of Ka s is report.
ed to be all but raised, and a portion of
the Russian forces in the senthern dis-
tricts of Armenia has been !driven from
its position at Kara-Kilissa. The Rus-
sians are also said to be retreating from
the Soghanlu and Euphre.tes valley
roads. The attemptto excite a Circas-
sian insurrection in the Caucasus, how-
ever, appears to have been, a complete
failure. 1
There is once more some tIlie of peace
negotiations—the report in this instance
originating at Berlin.; where the Russian
ambassador has had 'a lengt y interview
with Prince Bismarck, and a attache has
been sent to Bucharest wit despatches
for Gortschakoff and the Cz . If, as is
asserted, the presence at Sb mla of Re -
diff Pasha, the Turkish diniater of
I War, is to be taken hs an r dication of
his coming downfall, there i some hope
of negetiations lookihg to a conclusion,
of hostilities being hfought o a satisfac-
tory basis, notwithstanding he reported
powerless condition of the peace party in
the Divan. i i)
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The Servian Skupschina pened ilyes-
terday at Kragujevatz, Prin e Milan de-
livering a speech froto the t rone, which
was remarkable for the gua ded charac-
ter of its statements. He alluded to the
position assumed by Russia as the pro-
tector of the Christians in Turkey, and
spoke of the Czar's assuranice that the
Servians would never cease to be objects
of his paternal solicitude. He closed by
warning the Skuptschina to proceed with
their legislative duties with the greatest
caution, :The Government has a strong
majority in the Skuptschina.
'FROM THURSDAY'S DESPATLHES.
There are no new movements to report
on the Danube, and the entire interest is
concentrated in the operations in Asia
Minor. The Czar, apparently satisfied
with the results of the last f w days is
about to return to St. Petersburg, leaving
the Grand Duke Nicholas .to push into
the interior.
In Asia Minor the Turks appear to be
having it all their own way, and from all
quarters come reports of Russian defeats
and retreats. Although the siege. of Kars
has not yet been actually raised that event
is not far off.. At last accounts Mahktar
Pasha was Wi thin 12 miles' of the city and
'the Russian force was preparing to leave.
The Russian army of investment at Ea-
toum has been utterly broken up and dis-
persed, which leaves the besieging army
at Kars uncovered and in a critical posi-
tion, the more so as the Russian left has
also sustained a series of reverses and is
no longer in a condition to support the
centre. At present the left wing is re-
treating in disorder in the directioe of
Bayazid, while a Turkish force from Van
threaten their line of retreat north of the
first named city.
A correspondent at Sevin telegraphs
that in the battle on the 29th, all the
Russians retired after. enormous losses.
The Turks buried 1,000 Russians. The
Turkish loss was below 500.
Since the 16th of June the Russians
have been deteated five times. It ie be-
lieved that they lost 10,000 men on june
30th: Their wounded fill 800 waggons.
The garrison of Kars made a• sortie on
Sunday, and re -opened communication
with Mukhtar Pasha.
Presbytery of Huron.
This Presbytery held a regular meeting
in Goderich on Tuesday last. Mr. Srve-
right was appointed Moderator for the
ensuing six months. The resignation of
Mr. Scott, of Egmondville, was accepted,
and Mr. Barr was appointed to deelare
the pulpit vacant on the 15th inst., and
to act as moderator of session. A Qom-
mittee was appointed to draft a suitable
minute anent Mr. Scott's resignation.
Mr. Thomson was appointed modeta.tor
of the session of Bayfield and. Betheny,
and to moderate a call when they I are
prepared for it. On application made
Mr. McLean was appointed to moderate
in a call at Belgrave when required. to do
so by the congregation. Mr. Sieveright
tendered his resignation of the congrega-
tion of Smith's Hill. The resignation
was ordered to lie on the table till next
regular meeting, and all parties conlern-
ed were ordered to be cited to appear
there for their interests. Mr. McNaught-
on accepted the call to Walton, and is to
.be inducted on July 24th, at 11 A. M. •
Mr. Leitch to preach, Mr. Ferguson tei
preside, Mr. Jones to address the minis-
ter, and Mr. McRae - the people. Mr.
MCCuaig accepted the call to Chalmers'
Church, Kingston. Mr. Goldsmith was
eppointed to declare the pulpit of
Church vacant on the first Sabbath of
August, and to act as moderator of ses-
sion. A committee was appointed to pre-
pare a suitable minute anent Mr. Me-
Cuaig's translation. Mr. Gracey wee ap-
pointed convener of the Home Mission
Committee.
The Toronto Cattle Market.
To the Editor of the _Huron Expositor.
DEAR SIR: When I returned from
Toronto on Saturday I noticed, with
some surprise, in your report of the To -
route Cattle Market, copied I suppose
from the Toronto papers, that cattle were
selling much the same as the week before,
with the exception of third-class, which
were quoted a little lower. Now i the
fact is that cattle, taking all classes, sold
from $6 to $8 per head less than the
week before. Having cattle on the inar-
ket both weeks myself, and watching the
market very closely, I think I have a good
idea of what cattle were worth. eI see
them quoted from $5 to $5 50 for first-
class, from $4 to $4 50 for second, and
$3 35 to $3 75 for third. Now, the best
price realized was 5 cents per pound for
first quality, and the only lot of second
quality sold by the pound during the
last three days of the week was a pick of
ten out of a car load at $3 75 per hund-
red. There were a good many third-class
sold by the dollar, and the price realized
by the pound was 21 to 3 cents per
pound, a difference at least on all classes
of $7 a head from quotations. Now, Mr.
Editor, how can any drover go home and
offer to buy his neighbor's cattle at $7 a
head less than he has been paying the
week before, when the papers quote
the same as previous week. This is the
way that drovers get into trouble with
farmers, and it is very difficult to give
satisfaction in buying through the coun-
try so long as cattle are quoted so much
above their value. Cattle are quoted in
Toronto the year round at $5 a head
more than they realize. The caese of
this is that there is a class of men in
Toronto known as wholesale butchers.
Those men buy the most of the eattle,
and these ale the men that reporters get
their prices from. They have two objects
in keeping up the quotations, one, is to
induce drovers to bring in as many -cattle
as possible in order to keep a full market
so that they can buy them cheap, and the
other is to make the retail butchers be-
lieve that they have to pay a high price
for cattle, as very few retail hutch -
era kill their own cattle in Toronto.
This difficulty might be remedied if the
dealers would adopt the same system as
they have in Buffalo market. That is to
keep a sale book in the office and make
it the duty of the clerk to enter all sales
whether by the dollar or by the Pound,
...
the number of head sold, giving buyers'
and sellers' names to each transaction.
his book is kept public, and the re-
porter cange there and get his Prices.
If this were done the farmers would have
an idea of what cattle were sold or in
Toronto market. By giving this space
you will greatly oblige, yours, &c.,
CHARLES DAVIS.
LEADBURY, July 2, 1877.
[EDITOR'S NoTE.—We take a very great deal of
trouble to secure as reliable market reports as
possible, and we are sorry if errors occur ii them.
Our correspondent no doubt gives the orrect
reason for the occurrence of these error, as in
the absence of a register such as he all des to
the reporters have no other way of securhg them
than from the drovers, and if they are auicient1y
dishox, est to mislead them we do not kn w very
well how the matter can be remedied.]
JuL:ir 6, 1877.
the* Districgotfw.thase0ahnbe above
held, and
Darnedndywas agfeteireoersede:
Ttiesmesveeeverteainrlal services were largely attend.
ed, and. the tea -meeting was quite a see.
tcieosns.of West Heron held a meeting at
—The Liberal Conservative ASSOeia.
Dungannon on the 26th, when the fol.
lowing officers were elected:'P. Kelly,
of Blyth, President; F. W. Johnston, a
Goderich, Vice -President; W. Campbell,
Do f u nGoderich,gannoSc
Dungannon,
Treasurer.er Secretary; 0:T. verRoberts, 200 e
de le!
gates were present. Thomas Farrow,
P.. haudrdsdreaoflasts;edthemweek
a
meeting.
aTt Blue.
vale,rowEt,
aso owned
t4o tmt inesgs r s. stallionay
B
of Listowell, was 'on his second last tri
for this season he broke out of his stft
and, seeing the tallion, Dominion Con-.
queror in the yarl, at once made for him
and a terrible fight ensued. The thigh
bone of George Brown, about four inches
*mu the stifle joint, was broken by a
kick from the other horse, and he had to
be killed on Sunday morning. This is.a
serious loss to the owners, they having
only owned thwnhanias
imebouitgfour months.
Afamily
within
the past few days been called upon to
suffer severely through a want of careful
attention to the orders of their medical
attendant. Scone morphine powders
were left for an adult, and other medicine
for an infant of !six months, with every
necessary precaution on the part of the
doctor against m4king any mistake. Un-
fortunately, however, the morphine was
given by mistake to the infant, and the
error discovered fonly vehen too late.
Every effort wasmade for the relief of
the infant, but all was of no avail, and it
died in a few hours after taking the mor-
phia.
—Mr. J. H. Thompson, of Blyth, is
said -to have driven his pony from Blyth
to Exeter on Tuesday of last week, a dis-
tance of 30 miles in 2 hours and 44 min-
utes, including sioppages. The time from
Blyth to Clinton, 12 miles, was 55 min-
utes; from Clinton to Brucefie1d,6t miles,
36 minutes; from Brucefield to Exeter,
12 miles. 1 houisancl 5 minutes. If Mr.
Thompson's business was not of the most.
urgent nature'he is deserving of being
well horse whipped for having shameful-
ly abused a noble animal, as no person
can drive a horse at the speed above giv-
en without abusing it. His feat, there-
fore, is by no means creditable to him.
—On the eve of the departure of Revs.
Kershaw and Rodgers from Gorrie to
their new fields of labor in Elora and
Drayton respectively, the members of
the congregation presented them each
with handsome purses, as a token of the
regard and esteem in which they were
held. A select party assembled at the
residences of the revd. gentlemen, while
the presentations were being made, and
passed a very pleasant evening in sing-
ing, instrumental music, &c. The address
was given, and the purse handed to Mr.
Kershaw by R. Ross'Esq., and to Mr.
Rodgers by J. Leech, Esq. The Revd.
gentlemen thanked the donors in a few
feeling and kind remarks, after which all
present knelt in prayer. The purse for
Mr. Kershaw was collected by Mrs. ROSE
and Miss Barber, and amounted to about
$25,
Huron Notes.
A new brick school. house 30x47 feet
is to be erected in Blyth this suiamer.
Tenders for the work will be received by
the trustees until the 7th inst. The new
building is to be erected on the present
site. The average attendance et the
Blyth school is 200, and as there ie only
accommodation in the old building for
two teachers the new one is much
needed.
e—The new Methodist church atlEthel
was opened on Sunday last. Se mons
were -preached in the morning b Rev.
James Gray. President of the I4ndon
Conference; in the afternoon by Rev. Mr.
McRae, of Cranbrook, and in the eYening
by Rev. C. Lavell, M. A., Chairnian of
Perth Items.
, Mr. Louis Rohmer left Stratford a .
short time ago on a visit to his sons, in
Texas.
. —A little son of Mr. Richard Babb, of.
Mitchell, had his face badly burned and
disfigured by powder.
— Rev. Mr. Knott, belonging to the
body "Universalist," has been discours-
ing on " Universalism " in Mitchell.
—A monstrous frog has been discover-
ed in a pool near Anderson. When
measured he proved to be eight inches in
girth, and 14 inches in length.
— Rev. Mr. Shibley, of Listowel, was
presented with a purse of $25, previous
to his departure to his new field of labor
at Thorold in Niagara district.
—A number of cattle, belonging to
Mr. William Pullman, of Mitchell,
strayed on to the railroad track, and a
passingatrai3noil
.klied one of his best cows,
valued t$
— Mr. Sheriff Adams, butcher, of
Shakespeare, laid a wager of $10 that he
could dress fit for market an ox and a
sheep, in half an hour. He won the
bet, with one minute and thirty-two sec-
onds to spare. .
—A foot raceitook place one day re-
cently in the Agricultural Park, at Lis-
towel, between T. Hedley, of that
town, and G. Harris, of Crosshill, for
$5 a aide; distance 75 yards. Resulted.
in the defeat of Hedley by about four
feet.
Two young men named Thos. F. Guest
and Alfred Guest, sons of Mr. T. B.
Guest, of St. Mary's, were fined, for
assaulting Dr. Ford on the street in St.
Marys. Alfred Guest was fined $10 and
costs, or twenty days in jail at hard
labor, and Dr. Thomas F. Guest $5.
—Extensive preparations are being
made in Listowel for a grand celebration
of the 12th of July. Forty lodges are
expected. Special trains will be run by
the Great Western Railway, leaving
Kincardine at 7:30 A. M., arriving at
Listowel about ,10:30, and leaving again
about 6 P. M. f .
—As the 7:30 train from London, on
Saturday night, was passing the switch
at St. Marys, Conductor Donald smelt
fire. He immediately stopped the train,
when the roof of one of the cars was
found to be on fire. A couple of pails of
water everted what might have proved a
serious loss to the company.
—The Masonic excursion last week
froneStratford to Erie, proved a grand
success. About 200 left, accompanied
by the Stratford band. They were most
cordially welcomed by the Mayor of
Erie. In the evening the Stratford
band played in the park, where there
were fully 10,000 persons present.
—garly on tfle morning of Thursday
,of last week, at Mitchell, Mr. Maxwell
Bell's tannery, with a large number of
sheep skins and. leather, was totally de-
stroyed. by fire. No alarm was given, .
ji.
and few heard, of the fire until some
hours after it had happened. Mr.
Bell was from home at the time, and
it is generally believed that the place
was set fire to y some unknown person.
—In Stratford lives a good lady who
has dwelt there this three and thirty
years past. Dering many of those years
the Grand Truek and Buffalo and Lake
Huron Railways have been running
through Stratfeed, yet, marvellous to
tell, the lady m question never saw a
l'ocom'otive or 0. train of cars until the
other day, when the first engine ran past
her house On the Stratford and Lake
Huron line. '
—At " MaPle Grove" farm, lot 13,
concession 4, Ellice township, the home-
stead of Mr. Win. H. Coulton, a build-
ing feet, 'was."
short space of 25 minutes, o
inst. Mr. Robert L Coulto
ford, was the contractor, and
prepared the woodwork that
in position it fitted like a
captains of the "bee
Keegan and Middleditela,
—Mr. John Kastner' P.
has a field of fall wheat, th
which average fully 70 inches
The heads are fining well,
appearance the yield will
Mr. Peter Smith, near Con
fortunate possessor of a field
well wheat, in which the eve
is 66 inches. The frost has
little damage to grain in this
though potatoes and tender
have had to suffer.
—A diabolical act was pe
few days ago on a span of hor
nig to Mr. John Parker, of L
ship, and a colt the property o
Bell. The animals were foun.
road cut and hacked in a sho
ner, the wounds appearing
with a knife or scythe, Park
Robert Campbell with the o
the case was heard before
Flagg and Humberston. Par
that he caught Campbell in
cutting the horses, but, instea
fering, he went after his bret
sist him. There being no proo
bell's guilt, the case was dism
SIR WALTER Scow ON IRIS:
—The poverty of the Irish
aggerated, nor their good h
their whimsical absurdity,
courage. There is perpetual
the Irish cabin—butter-milk,
a stool is offered, or a stone is
your honor may sit down, an
the smoke, and those who
where else seem desirous to ex
hospitality in their oWn hu
natural disposition is turned
and happiness; while a Soo
thinking about the term -day,
on that subject, about hell
world—while an Englishman
a little hell in the present,
muffin is not well toasted—Pa
always turned to fun and ridi
are terribly excitable, to be
will murder you on slight sus
find out next day that it was
, take, and that it was not yo
meant to kill at all, at all.
e,
BIRTHS.
VERCOE.—In Seaforth, on Jta
wife of Dr. Vereoe, of a son.
SCOBIE. —In Seaforth, on Jul
wife of Mr. John Scobie of
ter,
POMWORTHY.—In Exeter, on
'the wife of Mr. Wm. Pomw
80/1.
PICKARD.—In Exeter, on Jun
wife of Mr. Robert Pickard
ter.
MARRIED»,
FORSYTH—DARK.—In God
27th tilt eat the residence of
mother, by the Rev. 0. G.
Mr. F. Forsyth of Stanley,
Dark of Goderich.
WeneeN—Bahne..—In 8
ga,n, on June 6th, Mr. he
ton, to Miss Minnie Baker,
of Bay field. _
DEATHS.
Pechnitn. —In Exeter, on June
son of Mr R Pickard.
Holmes. —At 'the residence kof
son, on June 26, in the to
Grantham, Millicent Taylor
the late Thorpe Holmes, in
.year of her age, and mot
_
Holmes,
xun.ghof'the New Era.
am.
CUNNINGHAM.—In Brussels,
WALLACE.—In Hul]ett, on J
27, the infant child of Mr
aged 16 years. -
chael, daughter of Mr. Wm
,
Romwonneteh..—In Clinton, on Jule
liam Rowell, aged 65 years
THE MARKETS
SEAPORT/I, J
Pall Wheat.-- ............. 1
Spring Wheat, per 1
OatsTer busheL.; 0
Peas per bushel...........— 0
Barley per bushel..
Butter, No. 1, Loose. . 0
Eggs .
Flour, per barrel. .. 9
Bay. ...........8
Hides. 46.
Sheep skins........ 0
Sit (retail) per barrel,.......
Salt (wholesale) per barrel...—. —
Potatoes per bushel........
Oatmeal . .......
Wool, per pound.-- —
CraziToN, Jul
Pall Wheat, per bushel.: — ........
Spring Wheat, perbushel
Oats, per bushel.
Barley, per bushel0
Peas, per bushel.0
Butter. .
Potatoes• • • • • • • . • .. • a .41 • • • • • v. • 0 7
'Eggs. . • • . 0 1
Hay, per . .
Wool, :per pound.. —
TORONTO LIVE STOCK
)ri CATTLE. —The supply Was e
fair, and prices ranged at $5
class, $5 for second, and $I to
third. There was also a -very
mend for exportation.
SHEEP.—Some car loads a
email droves kept the market f
plied, and prices were steady,
first-class, $4 to $4 50 for zecon
to $3 50 for third. ,
LAMES.—Were much the sem
first-class being worth $3 50
end, $3, and third $2 to $2 50-
_ CHEESE MARKETi
INGER.SOLL, July, 3.—Large
buyers and sellers present;
enter 2,283 boxes on bulletin
let sold at tite; Sc to 84c appe
buyer's views; factory men a
sell, but expect higher figures.
LONDON, July 3.—There w
to -day 4,338 boxes. The folio
of cheese from the factories
reported: North Branch, 300
9c; Rushton, 350 boxes, att8c
180 boxes, at 8e; Mayfair, 410
Sc; Walls, 250 bexes,at 84c; 0
200 boxes, at 8te; Wyoming,
at 8e; Delaware, 168 boxes
North Street, 120 boxes
terms.
LITTLE FALLS, N. Y., Jul
salesmen seem willing to dispos
lots, feeling that no better pri
be realized, at least this mon
tnrage continues good; mil
correspondingly heavy, and eh