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The Huron Expositor, 1878-03-01, Page 2a CRISLINIG MILLS ate pleasure irt annou.ucing Zttrich and Vie laity that his better running order thr Premptly attended to. Out Exeter aorth is now finished lidly. At this mill, abase • work will also. receive the Lumber Yard, at Zuriehe sized, at from $3 to 86 per k Elm. Lumber from 810 ta WILLIAM iFENwieN. the same diseased and depreved eUt tious, sweeping against aud tamest over- whelming the good that Christianity has done. The tyranny of society per- petnates these evils. "There is not a 'Lean in this church, or itwoman either who dares defy it." Mr. Beecher did not say positively that he would have it •defted, but this passage in his Sunday sermon—which is described. as "one of the greatest that has been preaehed -tuna. - -nay- they were married, and their niue chil- area were their attendants. The cele--: bration took place at the Hermitage, where the venerable Mrs. Andrew Jae.k- son now lives with° her Only surviving son. COTTAGE PUDDING. — Beat together one cup of sugar and. a teaspoonful of butter, add the beaten yolks of two eggs • then one cup of sweet milk and a pinch house end a frame cottagei the bars, ihie, stable and other outbuildinge are all frame; thc-re - are about 10 acres of choice apple, pear and other trait trees, and about 300 spruce trees planted 10 years. There is a never -failing stream miming through the centre of the farm, on which is a good, mill site, a geed gravel road on two sides of the farm. It is situated one mile from Hensall sta- tion andfoox miles from Exeter, on the London Road, and is just across the road from the Rodger- ville post office and. church. For farther particu- lars apply to a/OWES W. ELDER, Veterinary Surgeon, Seaforth P. 0. 481 BILLS CUT TO ORDER,. All Lengths, from 10 to 50 Feet, at the PONY MILL, IN McKILLOP: The Subscriber has also a LUMBER YARD IN SEAFORTH Where all kinds of Lumber can be obtained. 479 THOMAS DOWNEY, Market MARRIAGE LICENCES OR CERTIFICATES, (Under the new Act,) issued at the EXPOSITOR OFFICE, SEAFORTIL Under authority of the Lieutenant-Governoi On ario. ALLCURED MEA Conetantly on Hand. FINE LARD; SAUSAGES, PORK CUTTINGS, &c. 523 G. & J. PETTY. essee - firat caused by deviating from and over.indulgence* The Spec the result of a life study and many years of ex- perience in treating tbeee special diseases. Pam- phlet free by mail. The Specific Medicine is sold by all Druggists at $1 per package, or 6 packages for $5, or will be sent by mail on receipt of tbe money, by addressing WILLIAM GRAY & CO-, Windsor, Ont. Sold in Seaforth byE. Hickson it Co., J. S. Roberts, R. Lumsden and all Animist merchants. IJARY2, 1878. 7, a catching cold -in et, erje and unable to prevent the. a ot fungus, amputation eouese. ieeting was held in tile hurele, Brucefield, last ight„ and was very largely 'dresses were delivered by ian and Methodist minis., teighborhood„ and Lk Very - spent. 1 Lesday last, a horse belong- arri MOEW411., Of Stanley, 1 in tile morning, fell down he however recovered, and f wood teBrucefield,whene ad died in a short time. It rat he burst a blood vessel grieUlturaI dinner, under )f the Morris Branch Agree 4, took place at Cook'a last Tuesday evening, and success in every seieseithe ing better than was ea. read splendid, the apeak- and all of it relevant and Lend, bein°a .a temperanee 'st• perfeot order and ays- intained. The officers at Serve credit for the credit - fl whieh the affair wale carried. out, and the bost. membered for the splen - :supply of refreshraeets - is brass band concert, s Hall, Cranlarook, town.. Fon Thursday evening, the, out a fair . audience, and, nent paseed off very sue. proguannee, consisted. of lees, duets,: clog and ji,g key- The excellent sele,c- and drew 4ort1t frequent 1 the a,pprociative atidi- gieg of II.Vrespass and owed those gentiercien I of talent ',, in that line, ,beve the aVerage. They ly encored. The clog r. H. Corr, Was execute erable amount of grace hat we, seldom see sur- er professionals. Mr. J., was verye euccessfal in s and accena,paniments, himself in his usual in- er. Ther& were several in the programme we -aiize, if a eritical notice - It is sufficient to say ssed off Smoothly. A as held in they hall im- he conolusion of the con - the greo.terportion of the hied. A good programme -hag bean prepared., and lent music . furnished by band, the lovers of the e passed a most enjoy- • meeting of Huron Di - No.. 27, was held in Friday, February 1st. A :tation of delegates from ule-Greriges was present, ab.le amount of businesa The follewing are the d for the 1 year ' 1878: -r, toaster, I Londosboro' ; leitfield, oVerseer, Grey; hrrie, lecturer, Wingham ; aiker, stewatd, Whighera ; Hogg, asalAant etewaird, other J. Mitchell, chap ; Bra -RIO, 3. Gathel, ey; Brother A: Stewart, y; Brother1W. Coventry, iorideabore' -,1 Sister Whitister Stewart, poraorta ; Itiora ; Sister Baker, lady ward. Executive Com- ier W. T0171E7011, Wing - t R. Graham., "Winghara ; uttcat, Wine:item. Dela- niela Grange—Brother S. ie; Brother JeWhitfiebl ; l' by R. Currie, seconded r-. Snell, that Me tender our _ . a Grange condolence master. BrOther Boll, in moment, vrbile attending ! Grange, as we are - sure '.. sympathies in atoll a se- a lOSS of his partner in k The Grangethenad et in Bruseels, on Friday prth, IteinS. of pupils at present on 's High 8ohooi is. 145— girls ; total boys in Latin tondance 5. ing lately, i ur. Edward ton, drove his buggy into stable, in Mitchell, had itched, and then retired Some time after other -.ecasion to go into the , , ey found that the buggy :t was quickly run outin- 's. a precaution against the • to the building. The the buggy, cushion and were destroyed. It is tinite hot ashes from Mr. list have fallen on to the 't wag slightly torn, and irt (midering in the straw fieally ignited. ' :been a good deal of ex- t Carroubrook within the over what some call :iewinelle.,” but the case ia r.'. Out of this a difficulty L,Aikens and Reid, and the '..ined by the Mayor of ';..rileiug the latter. Aikens ; arrested for striking bulk eetine before magistrates- icf lormick onWednesday. 'Nana' evideuce, but refused. liteid or his evitnesses,whe ' proVe that lteid never as - t. The east! was sent to tit bail was', accepted for '?-pearanee. : Reid iu the rf ietAhliug against Aikens ettiiourplacing the dam - ...leis Council have fixed the different classes of gtt . tie fiAlowe : Billiard- '.-.-haIl be 6-10 each ; circus, its. $10; resident auction- eehers‘• galls outside of ratisient traders, per day, hey be coefinea to the e that there be five ehon U. each $200-, arta the -,arried on in connection. s. I-Maine:Jai anti in a separ- Let, there be ten ta-vern d at 6125 each. The sal - Wil officials to be, Clerk, iitting all fees from all a.rs, 620 eaeli.; Treasurer, i 6S00; Collector, KO ; e.$400,two suits of clothes 3zet ; Solicitor, $100; night a en1.11111.11.0111110.111.1MMIIIMIIIII ELEVENTH YEAR WHOLE NUMBER, • SEAFORTIJ, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1878. McLEAN BROS.; Publishers. $1.50 a Yeast in Advance. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. WARM FOlt SATM.-:Firet-clase farm for sale in -a: the Township of Grey, County of Huron, 8 miles froni Brussels, 68 acres cleared, new frame barn and orchard. Immediate possession given. A. S: McCOLL, Brussels. ' 582 WARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot 18, Con. 4, -r Morris, containing 100 acres, over 70 of which are cleared and in a good state of cultivation. There are good buildings. Is within lour miles of Brussels. Apply to ROBT, HAYS, Seafortb. 528 • PE' SALE' subserTher has for sale- a 50 acre lot in the township of MeTkillop, County a Huron, 20 acres are cleared andthe balance well timbered with beech and maple. The property will be add cheap. Apply to JAS. H. BENSON, Solicitor, Seaforth, Out. 517 QTORE AND DWELLING FOR SAT—For kJ Sale or Lease, in the thriving village of Han- sa', a Large Store and Dwelling in connection. Immediate possession can be had. For further particulars applyto the madersigned. WILLIAM MOORE, Hensel.' P. 0. 526 WARM FOR SALE.—Fifty acres of land for sale .1 in McKillop, being north half of Lot 21, Con. 12; log dwelling, frame barn 52.at0, and frame stable 30x15, and other outbuildings of log; three- quarters of an aro of orchard. Apply to A. STRONG, Land. Agent., Seaforth. - 527 WOR SALE. -21 two storey fraine house and out- buildings, situated on the Market Square of Seaforthafor sale or to rent. The building is very gettable for a boarding house or a public business. For particulate apply to W. N. WATSON, Sea - forth, or to DANIEL GORDON, Cioderieh. 493 WOR SALE.—The east half of Lot k and. the -2- west half of Lot 28, Con. 13, MaKillop, contain- ing 114 acres; 85 sores cleared, 60 notes free from stumps, barn 66x40, frame stable 40x20 and. log house and, orchard. If not sold by the first of April will bo rented to a, good. tenant. Apply to the owner, S. G. MeCAUGHEY. • 5324 • SZTRONG'S LAND AG-ENCY, SEAFORTH.— " For Sale, a pleasant country residence suitable for a retired farmer, about tvio miles from Sea - forth, on the Boxborougb, Road. Two acres of land with dwelling house and barn, and a splendid orchard and good water. Apply to ALEX. LOVE, on the premises, or to.A.. STRONG, Sea1ort1.530x4 G'ARM FOR SALE.-2-A"splendid farm, being Lot 22, Con. 6, Turnberry, 90 acres, 70 acres cleared, well" fenced, and in a good 'State of cultivation, balance hardwood.. Well watered, good frame house and. barn, and half a mile from Wroxeter on a good gravel road. Apply to the proprietor on the premises, CHARLES McTAVISH, Wroxeter Post Office. 517x18 . • -FOB, SALE.—For Sale, cheap, the wept half of tho north half of Lot 9, Suable Line, Stanley, containing 57 acrea, 40 of whieh are cleared, and the balance well timbered. It is within 3 miles of Ba.ytield. There is a never failing stream of water limning through the place. This property must be sold at once. Apply to SCOTT B -BOTHERS, Seaforth. 520 WARM FOR SALE.—A very superior farm for sale in Stanley, County of Huron, being west half of Lot 23, Con. 11, containing 81. acres ; first- class soil and. well watered; frame barn and stable, cbnitorta.ble dwelling house, large orchard; 2i miles from Bayliehl; price, 54,500; apply to tho proprietor on the premises- or to JOHN Bayaeld. 530 VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.—For Salo, the east half of Lot No. 4, Con. 4, H. R. S., Tuckersmith, County of Huron., consisting of 50 acres,. 3A miles from the Town of Seaforth, and conveuient to school. The land is. a the very beet quality. For further particulars apply to ;TAaiTeS PICKARD, opposite the promises, or to Egmondville I'. 0. 524 WARM FOR S ALE. For Sale, 50 acres of Land, -I: being west hall of Lot 9, Con. 8, Taekersmith, Huron Road Survey, with frame barn 86x57, stone basement; log dwelling; all well underdrained; 40 acres clear of stumps ; orchard, young and bearing' 80 rods from a good school. Possession given atany time. Apply to A. STRONG, Land Agent, Seaforth. 527 11OTEL FOR SALE. --For Sale, the Hotel pro - petty iri Seaforth at present occupied by Robert Hays. It is conveniently situated for business, and. has a largo and profitable trade. The house is new awl very commodious, with good. new stables ha cottnection. I'ossossion given at any time. Apply to the proprietor ou the premises or to Seaforth P. 0. ROBERT HAYS. 528 • 'VARA! FOR SA.LE.—For Sale, Lot 14, Con. 7, Hallett, containing 100 acres, 80 of which are cleared and free from etwmps. There is a frame dwelling hone° with stone cellar un.denieath, also frame baru and stable. Plenty of good water and a small orchard. is within six -and -a -half miles of Clinton andabout 9 miles from Seaforth. at THE EXPOSITOR Office, Seaforth. 528 • ... -fia'ARM FOR SALE.—For sale lot No. 27, and -1: half o126, and half of 28, cm the Fourth Con- eaggiou, Loudon Read Survey, Tuckersmith, con - tang 200 acres. The 1 arm will be sold. as a whole or in two parte to 'mit purchaser. First-class out buildings, good. orchard, plenty of water,: and within four miles of Seaforth, and three of Bruce - field stations. Apply on the premises, or to A. STRONG, Laud Agent, Seaforth. 508-1x FARM PUB SALE.—For Sale, Lot 20, Con. 14, McKillop, containing 84 acres, 40 acres of which are cleared and under cultivation; 30 being plowed and ready for spring crop. There is a spring creek running through the place. Is within one-quarter of a mile from tlie village of Walton, and. convenient to gravel roads and all the best markets. For further particulars apply to the proprietor on the premises or to Walton P., 0. _DUNCAN MeMILLA.N. 5311.4 PROPERTY FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot No. 14, • Con. 16, Grey, 100 acres, 13 acres cleared.—an. excellent lot. West half of north half Gf Lot No. 29, Con. 6, Morris, adjoining the Village of Btus- ' gels , 50 acres„ as Harm" (leered, cheese factory and mae:hinety complete thereon. Four houses and , iota and a large number of aticantiots In Brtiepels„ alt theproperty of the undersigned. Also a num- ber of improved terms, the property of other Par- ties. jOHN LECKIE. Brussels. 515 — TTOUSE AND LOT FOR. SALE.—Far Sale, -L-1- that pleasantly situated and dearabIe rest, dance,. the property of Mr. Wra.. Robertson.- , The: property is on Goderich Street, in Adams! survey. The bean contains Kitting -room,. dining -room„ kitchen, and. 5 bedrooms,. with pantries, closets,. woodshed, and all other cOveniences. Aleo hard and soft -water ander cover. The house is new and, well finished.. The lot contains oue-fifth of an ac -re.. Apply to the proprietor on the premises., WM. naaaarsoti, 527 _ . QPIENDID FARM FOR SALE* --For Sale, the L--). north half of Lot 16, Loudon Road, Tucker - smith„ better known as the Old Cooper Homestead,. containing 50 acres, 40 acres af which are cleared and the balance splendidly timbered.. A brick honse and good frame outbuildings. A large orch- ard of the best fruit and abundance of water. This farnaadjoins the, village of Kippen, and is oue of the ehoieest propertica in that section of the Conaty. Apply to GEORGE & :JAMES PETTY,. Iieusall., 582 WARM FOR $ALE. --For Sale, west half Lot -L. 27, Con. 9, MelUliop, containing 50 acres; 311 acres cleared, well fenced and in a good state of cultivation, and the remainder- well. timbered. Frame- house anal frame stable, well wetered„ nice young orchard, gravel road fronting on the farm. Is situated hall a mile from the flourishing vittage . of Winthrop, and 5 miles from Seaforth- Sehool„ church, saw mill, and two grist mills within a mile of the place. For terms apply to GEORGE PAYNE on the premisea, or to Winthrop Post Office.• • 53.4 VALUABLE FACM POR SATM.—For Sale„ Lot II, Coe: 8, H. 11. S., Tnekersmith, con- taining 100 acres, 90 of which are cleared and in a, state of good cultivation:, being well underdrained„ the balance is good hardwood bush. Gook stone house, frame bam and stables. ; well Watered, and good bearing orchard. Is situated about 5 miles Iron Seaforth andlirucefield, and st from Kippen. School close by, and all other conveniences. For further particulars apply to DAVID MOORE, on the premises, or to Egmondville P. O. 529-8x , 1 The Dostanion Finances. On Friday last Mr. Cartwright, the Dominion. Finanee Minister, delivered his budget speech. ;His , speech com- prised not merely an exposition of the policy of the Government at the pres- ent tim.e, but a defence. of their policy in the past, and a review of the financial history of the Dominion's first decade, terminating on the 30th of June, 1877. Mr. Caatwright spoke with great clear- riess and distinethess. He was listened to with marked atteution and loudly d. eheere-when be resumed_ his seat. It will be observed. that he hopes t� meet all the publie engagements of the coun- try without any aedition to the burden of taxation. He adheres to the princi- ple of imposing, no taxes beyoed those which may be absolutely necessary to meet the requirements of the public service. He referred, in the -fu:st in- stance, to the foreshadowing of coming events in his speech as a private mem- ber of tho House in 1873, and. his de- scription of the embarrassments sur- rounding the advent of thepresent Gov- ernment to .office in the financial state- ment of 1874. Yet, even on those occa- sions-, he had not fully estimated the effects of the previously existing period of inflation, or the reaction that en- sued thereupon. The total value of trade, allowing- for the admission .of Prince Edward Island, had. fallen . not less than fifty millions under the in- fluence of the depression'and this, too, notwithstanding the growth of popula- tion and increased area of territory un- der cultivation, representing a natural increase; ender ordinary and favorable eircuragances, of seine thirty or forty millions more. At the same thne the revenue from custems had decreased by a trifle over three' millions of :dollars, while the total.; -Value of iMpOrts had. been reduced ene-third. The 1 popula- tion had increaeed by one -.ninth, the re- sult being a per capita reduction of im- ports of from. 635f to $25t per head. Had the iin.potts continued*. the for- mer ratio, the , present revenue of the Domiinon would have been, some 27 millions, where,as it now very slightly exceeded 22 millions. The strain had. been severe. • It had visited eot only 'ourselves, but out best customers, and, in fact, the whole World. • But it was satisfactory to mark the tiumng of the tide, as exhibited int the improved re- venue : returns of the past seven months as compered. -with the corresponding period of 1876-7: Ii the seven months ending the 10th of February, 1878 the revenue aanotmted to 613,434,235, and., in the previous year to 612,494,279—an increase of nearly a, million in -seven months. Of this sum $200,000 might be due to the importations arising out, of the fire at St. John, but then, on the other hand, the very extraordinary character of the season, had been excep- tionally nnfavora,ble. ' Turning to. the expenditure of 1877, it would be seen that in Civil Government there had been a total expenditure of 6812,000, or -071,000 less than in 1873-4. The charge for superannuatious amounted in 1877 to 6104,000. The additions to the charge for superannuations had. - been largely counterbalanced by the aboli- tion of useless offices, or other savings in a similar direction. Under the head of Immigration hacl to be included the loan (repayable) to the Mennonites an Icelanders, amounting to 679,000, an I21,000 caused by the outbreak of th small -pox at Ginali. The expenditur in operating the Government railway had exceeded the estimates by nese 690,000, but, on the other hand, this had been inet by a corresponding in- crease in the receipts from those under- takings. After noticing some other items, M. Cartwright warmly defend- ed his applieation for the last loan at thetime selected. Had he waited six menthe, the fate . of the transaction would have been Very uncertain. A. that period Such 'unexceptionable se curities as those offered. by the Corpora tion of Birminghain, the Metropolita Board Of Werke, and the Governmen of Natal, had been 'practically rejected when attempt a to raise loans were made, and. a Portuguese 3 per cent. loan for 6t millions was taken up .very slotv- ly at 50, or equal to an interest charge on the aptilal a.mount raised of 6 per cent. At the same time the Canada fours lean stood at 901 per cent. for re- tail transactions. The Finance Minis- ter next reviewed the liabilities whic confronted the new Adtainistratio when they came into office. •On th lst of July the engagements of the' predecessors anticipated an addition qutlay annually on railways of $750, 000 ; on Indian treaties of 400,000;6on Northwest ' organization of 6400,000. The contemplated additions to the debt were as follows': On canals, 643,800S- 000 ; on Intercolonial Railway,- 610,- 000,000 ; on public debt maturing, $35,- 000,000 ;, on Nova 'Scotia and New BrunsWick Railways, l2;000,000; on Prince Edward Island, 12,500,000; on minor public works, 4,500,000;6on St. Lawrence improvements, •2,500,00Q; on advances to sundry objects, 61,000,- 000 ; making a total of liabilities of 6131,300,000, or nearly equal to the total netindebteduess of Canada at the same date, twenty-three milliens more than the lunomit of debt in 1873, an requiring to meet it an annual loan of 2 millions per annum for seven years. Th lowest estimate of the fotmer Finan.c Minister put the additional charges fo new debt at 63,337,400 per ,annum. Th lia:binties the present Government ha felt it necessary to meet were the ex- penditure on the Welland and Lachin Canals, an additional five and a h millions; d.ebt maturing, thirteen and half millions e Pacific Railway, so far as was immediately necessary, six lions, and other charges amounting tb five million dollars. It would be sti 1 necessary to borrow, but after 1881 i t was satisfactory to lellow that redem - tion of debt maturing would be optioni, and. not as heretofore, compulsory. The, causes of • the eXcess of the sudden int crease of expenditure in 1873-74 were • I then recapitulated, a,moanting to four millions, and it was shown that as be- tween. 1872-73 and 1876-717 the increases solely due to the policy or engagements of the Macdonald Admieistration were represented by a sum in the annual txpenditure of 65,100,000. Having re - &Id, however, to the increase of popu- lation, the receipts from the gross taxa- tion of tho people would, be 65 79 per cent. in 1876-7, as against $5 86 per 'cent. in 1872.3, or taking the sum ac- tually paid he taxes, the charge per cap- ita wes only 64 79 against $4 90 in 1873 —an actual rednotion, notwithstanding the enormous additions made by the outgoing Administration and the oblige - iions their policy had entailed.. And al - hough 2t- per cent, had been added to he Customs duty on a la,ge portion of the imports in 1874, the diminution in the tea duties. as compared with former years, and. the reduction of the duty on coal oil had praoticallycouliterbalanced the increase in the tariff above referred - to. Mr. Cartwright then at some length discussed the question of the relative taxation of Canada as compared with the United States, including of course the municipal taxes. He pointed. out that, as a consequence of false and in- jurious fiscal policy, out of froni' four to • five hundred million dollars paid by th,e people of the United States as the re- sult of their fiscal system, not over one third reached. the publi9 coffers, while the reckless mismanage4nenb of Minis- terial affairs had grie !misty burdened. the populations of the great cities. • On the whole, he believed fhe taxation of • Canada represented a pr capita charge of•berely one-third of t e United States or barely one half as pad in hard cash. It would not be more t11an half the per capita rate of Great Britain. On the -whole, then, he held t at our taxation in' Canada Was en.dura le, if not even light. The Public Ace unts of Canada forthe past two years showed an ag- gregate deficit of 63,3(1;000, but as` of this 61,650,000 • was representa by money applied to the parposes of a sink- ing fund, the actual a,d Talon to the pub- ‘ lic 'debt from this eau 0 -Was not over 61,700,000.With a stead increasing rev- enue; with a large virgin territorybeing • brought into a product4ve condition, ait the rate of frora half a Million to a mil- lion of .acres per annum ; with facilities for transmitting our egricultrual pro- ducts from the farthest, portion of On- tario east of Lake Superior to London a,nd Liverpool at a cost not exceeding • one-quarter or one-half aS penny per , pound; with an almost nnlimited mar- ket thus opened up to our agricultural population, of which they were evident- ly not slow in availing themselves, he spoke with some donfidence of the fu- ture. In his opinion there was no rea- son for imitating the policy of the United States, and whiph it WaS evident- ly their wish to retraet. He • believed that so far the expen.ditare under the actual control of the Government had been pretty nearly reacbed. GU of the total an-nual expenditure, the sum of lli eaillio-ns represented fixed charges constituting a first mortgage on therev- enue. Then some 5f millions were really cross -entries, and the balance only was susceptible of any economical influences. In 1876 the controllable ex- penditure amounted to $8,569,774, and in 1877 to 66,835,078, or a reduction in favor oftthe latter yeer of 41,734,690. In 1873-4 it was $8,324,076, showing a reduction in favor of 1877 of $1,488,998. In 1872-73 it was 1Y7,062,095, or more than for 1877 by 6227,017, and that not- withstanding the new charges already referred to. For 1878-79 the Finance Minister estimated that under ordinarily favorable conditions, assuming the Cus- toms would yield 13 millions and. the Excise 51 millions, the revenue would be equal to 623,800,000,for a, lit- tle over the estimated expenditure. He preferred. not to impose new taxes, because, first, there were signs of im- provement; secondly,; because the re- ceipts of 1877 were below the ordinary average; thirdly, because the deposits to 'sinking fund accouut had rendered the deficit less formidable • fourthly, • because some objects 4ntadling expendi- ture were approaching completion; and, lastly, because th;e country would soon have an opportardty of deciding for itself between dela policies of the political parties. lie ridiculed Sir John Macdonald's Protectionist profes- sions, a,nd the proposal to increase the wealth of the country fley adding to the burdens of the people in taxing their bread in a time of sca,reity. He held • that to levy more tees than the re- venue required, wa,s only a species of legislative robbery. High duties would impede progress, but as an incentive cause sectional differeres, and not only to smuggling, tend tea demoralize the people. His further bbservations were in the nature of a commentary on the financial situation, and he closed by moving that the Speaker should leave the chair. Canada,. A party of 22 gentlemen from Troy, New York, arrived in Montreal the other day on a pleasure trip —Robert Grenny, keeper of a gamb- • ling den within three ' miles of Brant- ford, has been fined 6-0. •—A teamster name1 Joseph Lange: vin was killed in a sctlffle with a fellow workman on the Upper Ottawa. —There is great dtstress among th poor in Montreal, many being on the verge of starvation for both food and —A highly respectable resident qf Brantford, found. a bouncing baby bo in a basket in his woedshecl .the other morning. —Mr. John McColl, of Lobo, chopped split and piled five cords of beech and • maple cordwood in one day,and walked half a mile to his meals. a. —On Thursday night, between nine and half -past ten o'clock, a four year old horse, and a cutter, containing two buffalo robes, and, two horse blankets, - were stolen from the shed of the Norfolk _ Huse, Simcoe. The propertybelonged 1 to Harvey Widner, son of Mr. N. C. - Widner, of Windham, and was worth over 6200. • —Dr. Hodder, the oldest; and consid- ered_the most experienced, surgeon in Toronto, died on Wednesday evening; February 20th, at the age of 67. —The one hundred dollar prize. for best kennel English, setters, at -the great dog show- in St. Louis, Missouri, was awarded. to L. H. Snaith, of Strathroy. —At Elora the other day, a span of what were said to be good working horses, sold for$11ia set of double harness for 64 75, amd a neck -yoke for 30 cents. --Mr. A. Dawson, tavern keeper of Port' Credit, found guilty before a bench of magistratesfor atlowing gambling and card playing in his house, had his li- cense suspended. . —Asher Miller, residing near Port Stanley, has had to pay 620 and costs for pointing a revolver at the head of Andrew B. Keilor, a neighbor with whom he had. quarrelled. —The Dunkin Act by-law has been repealed in the county of Brant by over 800 majority. Every municipality in the county, with but two exceptions gave a majority in favor of repeal. —Col. Wylie, of Brockville, is now serving his 29th year as school trustee in that town. He served two years as has filled the office of chairma,n sixteen ySeeacir,estof the Boardgratuitously ffic.ary • , —Mrs. Catharine Jarvis died at Dig- by, Nova Scotia, recently, one hundred and ten years old. She was born in slavery in the United •• States, and brought to this Province by a loyalist in 1782. , 1 --A man named McDougall died sud- denly at Point Edward., near Sarnia, on Saturday. He was struck with a snow ball in the Street, and being in a bad sitate of health, bUrst a blood vessel and expired. —A man named James Gordon, who had been in the employ of Mr. Wm. Greenaway, of Maidstone Cross, Essex Cpunty, decamped the other day;ta,king ing with him 6,5* of Mr. Greenaway's money. • —One clay last; meek, a schoel boy named Frank Webb, while playing in the grounds of the Central School, London, had 'one of his legs broken a scuffle between "Turks" and "!Russians." —Ennotville, near Guelph, is a small place, but boasts of a big baby, ten neonths old, 42 pounds in. weight, 3 feet high, and 25 inches round thewaist. It walks, talks, is pretty, and is named John Patrick Heffernan. —Mr. T. Mathews, of Talbot street, township of Malahide, was found. dead. in his bed on Friday morning last. De - °eased was seventy-three years of age, and. was in his usual state of health when he retired. for the night. —A snow -slide from a roof on Wel- liegton street, LOndon, the other day, struek a peramlealator and completely buried a child sitting in it. The child had a miraculoue escape from death, but was not seriously injured. —Head Master f the Ham- ilton Collegiate Institute, Dickson,In a report to the Board, states that the cost of edu- cating one pupil in any of our High Schools or Collegiate Institutes is about 6,30 per aunum ; at Upper Canada poi. - lege it is 190. • 1 -1 e ---A Chilian meteorologist predicts great atraosphelical disturbances' all • over the globe from the 16th to the 28th of -Marche-On the 26th. and 28th of August, and again on the 24th and 26th of Sep- tember. • He also prophesies a snow storm in August. i—The Reeve of the township of Moore has been served with a writ claim- ing $10,000 damages, at the suit of Jane Lucus, widow of James Lucus,deceased, who was killed about two month's ago on the River road, through the neglect of the corporatien to repair the road. —The heavy rains of listweek caused serious floods in some parts of , the country, more especially at Port Hope and Oshawa, where thousands of i'dol- lars' worth of property has been de- stroyed, and. at the former place two -lives lost. Part of the track on the Midland railway and several bridges were swept away. ' day last week Mr. Archibald Macdonald, of Burford, lost his most valuable horse, an animalval-ued &toyer 6200. The horse became cast in the stall in the night, and upon Mr. Mac- donald entering the stable in the morn- ing he found the beast dead with its neck broken. —Mr.' Edward LawsortS grocer and confectioner, of Totonto, purchased a quantity of maple sligar from a Montre- alhouse, and upon its arrival found each cake contained a large brick, and that the sugar was ' only about half an inch thick. Mr. LaWson does not blame the Montreal firm, bit thinks they were imposed upon. •— - —The Wotsevick Engine Manufactur- ing Company's- machine shop, Guelph, together with the entire contents were cilestrbyed by fire early on Sunday morn- ing last. The less to the company over ea above insurance will be very heavy. A large number of workmen will be throVen out of employment. The origin of the fire is unknown. • —Mr. 3. W. Marsden, grain merchant in Newmarket for nearly 25 years, died early on Sunday morning. Since the death of his son Joseph three weeks ago he had an attack of typhoid fever which he had overcomeup to last Friday morn- ing, when he took cold, which, brought on a sudden attack of congestiqn of the lungs. He leaves a wife, two daughtera and one son. , —The dedicatory services in connec- tion with the opening of the new Wes- ley church on John street, Hamilton, took place on the night of February 21. At the close of the sermon Rev. Dr. Ives read a statement, showing a, debt on the church of about $18,000. A sub- scription list was at once put in circu- lation. Within half an hour 66,000 ha,d been subscribed. In 30 minutes more the sum had risen to 611,000, and at the close the amount lacking amoinited to only $900, ,,which was also secur- ed, and the entire debt wiped off. Owing to the lateness of the hour, the closing dedicatory exercises were postponed. • —Constable Thatcher, of Sarnia, has been tracing up the burglaries commit- ted. in Lambton county during the past six months. He has two of the burglars in Sarnia jail who were implicated in the Caralachie store robbery in January, and also the burglary of Rutherford's store at Watford. Thatcher has also arrested two others, in whose possession stolen goods were found. —Knittingmachines have been intro- duced into the Institution for the blind. at Brantford, and are worked. -with ex- traordinary facility by the blind. girls. Nearly all the socks and knitted. work required at the Central Prison arebeing made by them, and at alower cost than they canbe obtained. elsewhere. There is an order now at the ,institution for m1,808.0pairs of socks and 700 pairs of it —A terrible. accident happened. in Mt Pleasant,Wednesd ay of last week,wh ere - by a child of Mr. Baskerville was scald. - ed to death. It was lying in the cradle beside the stove, when a young brother upset a tea kettle of boiling water upon it. • The infant only lived a short time. The mother's hands were very badly scalded. in the attempt to who -ye the child of its clothing. • • —A boy named James King, attend- ing school in the town of Perth, Ont., struck his teacher, for which he has been expelled from school, taken before a J. P. and condemned to ten day's imprisonment and to pay a; fine of 66and costs of remain in jail twenty days more. This should be a warning to him and to all other bad. boys, to be careful how they treat their teachers. —Mr. Wm. Myles, of Toronto, who has purchased an interest in the Snow- don iron mines, talks of putting up smelting works in Port Hope or Whitby. Port Hope talks of a 430,000 bonus, and the two railways are offering competing rates for the freight. Having a positive Order for a large qiiantity of iron from a Cleveland firm, he is now getting out the timber for buildings at the mines. _The other night a couple of young men went into the room of a, gentleman who was stopping at Mr. Clarke's Ho- tel, Georgetown, and by way of a joke • took his coat and pants out and left them On a chair in the hall. He re- covered them all right in the morning, but there were 6600 in the pants' pocket, and if anybody had. "gone through"• the pants, the young men might have had to pay a good. price for their joke. —Several of the colored orators of Hamilton met one night last week to debate the question, " What isthe cause of the prejudice against the African= Ins color or his condition?" There was a very good audience, and good order was maintained throughout. After an animated discussion by speakers on each side, the judges decided that it is the condition of the African and not his • color which causes the prejudice against the race. — On Wednesday, the 19th ult., a • little girl, aged thirteen years, daughter • of Mr. Abraham Stover, near Ridge - town, was standing 071 a broken chair, reaching up into the cupboard., when • her feet slipped suddenly, land she fell . with so great violence that one of the rungs of the back of tlae broken chair entered her body, piercina her in the toe tle company with the other workmen ina,de a search and found him lying dead in the treating room. The deceased. had fre- quently been told not to go upstairs alone in the treating room_while pump-- ing oil, unless the pump was first I shut down, .but it is thought that on this oc- casion he must have disobeyed these orders. He leaves a widow and several small children totally unprovided for. —Mr. John Brown, of Granton, had a little experience the other day which may be useful to other farmers when at the same work. He went several miles for a load of bricks, which he began to load, in the rear end. of his waggon. He had. not proceeded far when the box tilted. up, throwing him out and covering him with bricks, also spraining the ankle of his left foot severely, •1 Dr. Hunter, principal of the Institute for the education -of theBlind, in Brant- ford, accompanied by Prof. Cheesbro and about forty of •the pupils, recently gave an exhibition of their handiwork, and attainments in niusic,bef6re a Ham- ilton audience. The proficiency ehown in various branches of industry, andthe excellent progra,mMeof music, pleased , and Surprised the audience. . =The Committee appointed to investit gate a complaint made by John Mc- Auley against Mr.Powell and MissAdair teachers, Kincardine, for undue severity to his son, reported that aftetehearing the evidence and giving the matter due consideration found that A. McA.uley was guilty of gross:disobedience and. dis- respect to his teachers, and deserved se- vere chastisement; and further that Mr. McAuley failed, to substantiate his complaint by evidence. —A series of evangelistic meetings are now being held in the Young Men's Christian Association hall, Hamilton, conducted by Miss Logan, of England. This lady and her companion; Miss • Beard., conducted daily meethige in Cobourg for foutteen weeks consecu- tively, attended with deep and. general religious interest. Several other places have also been vitited by them, where their labors have been attended. with great success. —An old man named Archibald Mc- Phail, a former resident of Huron town- ship, living in the neighborhood.of Riv- ersdale, -attempted to commit suicide on Tuesday of last week, by throwing hinaself into a well, but was rescued be- fore . accomplishing his purpose. He has been laboring under. chronie ner- vousness for some time, ptoducing mea- tal aberration. Financial • difficulties 1 caateusbe.elieved to have been the exciting i 1 —A few days ago George Kane, a 1 spectator at the Port Perry races, was 1 killed: He was looking at the race in 1 which three horses were running. Two had gone past, and.Kane and others went on the track to watch them. The third horse came up and struck him a terrible blow, knecking him down. He was a carpentere and -had been working on the ,construction of the Lindsay Ex- tension. His wife is dead, but he has - children in Tort:into. He was about 16 years of age, and was a quiet, inoffen- siveman. •. —An inhuman landlord in Toronto, last week caused to be arrested a poor woman -named Matilda Hatt, on a, charge etbreaking the windows • of the houseeshe oeaupied. The woman had taken the house, and. was in it for some imonths, but was unable topay the rent. On Menday one of her children. died, 1 and she managed to scrape together suf- ficient money to pay for a coffin., The landlord called during the day and de- manded the rent, and upon the woman complaining that she had only sufficient money to pay for a coffin, he demanded that she should. devote half to the pur- chase Of the coffin and the other half to- wardathe rent. She refusedand beim: mediately put a bailiff in: , 1 —At a birthday social, at the resi-- deuce of Samuel Demaray, Esq., North Dorchester, there were present five sons and their wives and children, three daughters, two and their husbands (one a evidew) and. their children, 17 in num- ber for which the old Mlles prepared a sumptuous dinner, after which1 they drove to Ingersoll to the office of Mr. -Hazel, photographer, and had' their likenesses taken in a group -18 in; num- ber, the largest group Mr. Hugel had ever taken—returning home in the when- ing tO, an oyster supper and 'enjoyment of home fireside, and to chat over the scenes of early life, hardships andtrials in the clearing up of the old. homestead, compering it with the now prosperous condition of the country. ' 7—The heavy rains ofla,st week caused. most disastrous freshets ill several towns east of Toronto. A considerable., portion of the towns of Belleville and. Cobourg were inundated, and. consider- able damage done toproperty. InPort Hope several large bridges were carried off, the whole of the lower part ef the town Was flooded to the depth of Sev- eral feet, and as a consequence cellars were flooded. and muck valuable pro- perty- destroyed. On Sunday evening a new three-story brick store, with plate- glass front, occupied by 3. A. Smith & Sons as a grocery and fish market, was undermined by the flood and fell about 10 o'clock, with a fearful crash. ' The family barely escaped. with their. lives just before the building fell. —The apprehensions regardinel the fate of Rev. G. L. McKay, Missionary of the Presbyterian church of , Canada to Formosa, caused. by news of his death by violence, have happily been allayed. Professor McLaren, of Knox College, Convener of the Foreign Missions Com- mittee, has received. a letter from Mr. McKay,'dated December 17th. and hav- ing the Arney ' post -mark of January 9th., htt which letter the writer gives de- tails of the riot at Bang-kah, the prin- cipal city in the Taansui district, where Mr. McKay was trying to 6stablish a raissien. The mob pulled down the missien house, and threatened the life week against the rage of native fanati- ocifsmthmissionary, who stood out for a .e Mr. McKay had left Tainsui, cality of the heart. The poor li creature moaned and cried, "0, I killed?" and died in less than two ral. utes. • son of a widow named Pi • s, living in the township of Hull, met «th a serious accident. He wa tan. ng on a log with an axe in his hand when Ins foot !lipping he fell backward, carry- ing the axe with him, and as he fell to the -ground the sharp edge of the in- strument fell on his throat, making a frightful gash and laying bare the windpipe and jugular vein. A doc- tor was called, and sewed up the wound. The poor boy is in a dangerous condition. —Dr. Baker Edwards the Govern- ment Public Analyst in Montreal Sec- tion has, in eceoperation with the Col- lectors of Inland Revenue been investi- gating samples of various kinds of food and drink. He states that a sample of milk which was delivered in Montreal by one of the regular nailkinen, was brought to him for examination, and he found it to be unhealthy and dangerous. It contained blood and pus, which the doctor supposed had emanated, with the milk„ from the udder of some dd isease eow. —An inquest was held by Dr. Caw, of Parkhill, on the remains of the un- fortunate man known in West Wil- liams as English Elliott. Deceased was returning to his farm, and, whilst walking on the track was struck by Donohue's No. 4 express, David Whit- taker, driver, and killed instantly. A verdict was brought in by the jury in accordance with the above facts. Whit- taker did all in his power to avoid the catastrophe. Strange to say, this driver has, within the last two years, knocked off the track four men and one woman all of whom had been sus- pected of being under the influence of liquor. , • —Thomas Mills, employed as night engineer at Waterman Bros'. refinery, London,was on Saturdaynight suffocat- ed while engaged in his work. One of the duties of the unfortunate man was to pump oil into the agitator from the distilled tanks, and it is supposed that he had, about nine o'clock, looked into the agitator, when a. gush of wind, through the window on the north side, blew the gas from the oil into his face, rendering him insensible for the time and resulting in his death. About ten. orelock the night still -man missed Mills and getting alarmed for his safety, in but promised to return again. The report of his death was probably tele- graphed from Hong Kong to Yokohama, and brought to San: Francisco by the steamer immediately preceding that which carried Mr. McKay's letter to Prof. McLaren. —A strange occurrence took place in Montreal a few days ago. An old man named Isaie Mallet, a shoemaker, after having been a total abstainer from strong drink for many years, bought a bottle of whiskey, and invited his wife to imbibe. This she indignantly refused to do, and tried to dissuade him from breaking his pledge. But he said if she would not drink with him he would drink with the cross he had sworn upon when he took the pledge. Taking an old wooden cross from the wall he held it ba one hand, and. took a long draught from a bottle which he held in his other band, when the hand that held. the cross became paralyzed. Not discouraged, the old man took the bottle in his other hand, and no sooner had he done so than that also became useless. —A seven year 04 son of Mr. Chas. A. Fox, of Walkerton, has developed a most e,atraordinery talent for music. At a concert in Walkerton. the dther even- ing he was placed at a distance of about ten feet from the piano with his back turned toward. the piano and facing the audience so that it was impossible for him to see the keys of the instrument, yet he told off every note as quick as it was struck. Not only did he tell single notes, but he would call off as quick as struck any number of accords -and dis- cords as well in thelowest bass as bathe highest treble. He did this withcut any hesitation showing, that sounds were as familiar to him as physicial _objects are to the eyes of ordinary mortals. While Mister Fox possesses this -high musical talent, he is. by no means an oddity. • He loves play as well as any boy of his age, and learns Ins lessons at school as well as ordinary boys. —On the night of Wednesday, Feb- ruary 13, the residence of Mr. jancteS BTOWI1, lot 32, concession 1, West Zorra, was destroyed. by fire. The Inanity were all away the former part of the night, and, consequently, were late in retiring. About 2 o'clock in •the morning MTS. • Beown awakened, and to her surprise discovered. that the house was on fire, and that already the ceiling was begin- ning to fall in upon them. She imme- diately gave the alarm to the sleeping family, who barely escaped from the burning house -vvitlx their lives before it fell a smouldering heap of ruins. There being no insurance, the loss to the fam- ily is very great, comprising the house- hold feirniture, cooking - and eating uten- sils, provisions and clothes, in fact ev- erything they had, with the exception of a few articles of apparel, which they snatched with them in making their exit from the -burning building. They had to go -to th.e nearest neighbor's house barefooted and bareheaded, and otherwise butpoorly clad, and in con- sequence several members of the fam- ily had their feet badly frezen. The cause of the fire is unknown, but is sup- posed to have been from a defective stovepipe. Perth•Iteins. f At the annual meeting of the Pro- vincial Grand Black Chapter of Western • Ontario, at Oshawa, Sir Knight H. A. L. White, delegate from St. Marys, was elected Associate Deputy Grand. Master and Sir Knight Caten Willis, also from St. Marys, was elected. Grand Standard Bearer. —William, eldest son of Mr. Henry Ward, Mitchell, met with a serious ac- cident on Tuesday last week. He was in a piece of woods chopping, and in coming across a hollow log he placed in the cavity a lot of powder, and then stopped. the hole with a, bunch of straw to whichhe set fire. -While lookiiagpver the straw to see if it was burning the powder ignited, burning the yotmgnaan's _face and breast in ainost shocking man- ner. He was at once taken to his home and it is feared. that he will be disfig- ured for life. This is another proof of the danger of tampering with gun- powder. —Says the Beacon: Not a thousand. miles from Stratford lives an elderly lady, mho in addition to her many es- timable qualities, is a staunch "Grit," and if she were a Man, would always vote the straight party ticket. Al- though, -with-such a shilling exaraplebe- fore them, her hannediate descendants laavenot followed the same path, but are nearly all Tories. Some time ago the old lady paid a visit to her daughter in a neighboring town, and as might be supposed, was often rallied by her grandchildren on her Grit proclivities, whichehe made no secret of, but rather - gloried hi. One day, when the spirit of mischief was rife aramagthe youngsters, they procured a, copy of the Mai., and neatly covered the several headings with similar ones ent from the Globe and placed it where grandmamma would be sure to lay her hands on it. Dinner over, she betook herself to her easy chair, and. commenced reading. The editorial column first attracted. her at- tentioe and she was soon deep in an ar- ticle lauding the "Chieftain" to the skies, and. abusing the Government like pickpockets. The old lady was evident- ly disturbed, she wiped her spectacles, read a little further, and turned the paper over and over to bes sure she was reading her favorite Globe. In a mo- ment she was heard to mutter, "it never can be so," "1 won't believe it," "Monstrous," and finally she threw down the paper and. marched out of the room, amid the roars of laughter of the young people. Being a little deaf she didn't hear t eir remarks, although she saw they w e laughing at her, and -was highly in neat when tem of the joke that h been perpetrated. on her. For some time the incident was preserved in the family archives, but the other day it was told outside the charmed circle, and So found its way into -the Beacon.