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The Huron Expositor, 1879-02-28, Page 1MRUARY 21, 1879. but two are married; but nbled from their different vait on their honored father, his last moments by their Deep sympathy is felt for • -in their berea.vemeat, and y• for the deeply afflicted s. Smith." ?a this week, at the Oak ing Establishment, the Lorne in all the different shades. the latest novelties in the tlie present time for a nobby a and see them. • lame & Seaforth. 40 delegates met from all A the county at Clinton, on to discuss the Scott Act- The occupied by Dr. Worthington, Stevenson acted as secretary. bag was addressed by Bevds. hilp,- Preston, Thomas, -Col- d, Mitchell, and a number of ;lesnen, took part in the dia. resolution was put and car - petitions ehoulcl be put in cir- r the purpose of. ° aetting sae - get the Scott Actsubmitte'd payers of the county. The strong in favor of laboring v for prohibition, but donlats seed as to the early success etaent. 1 , I 1E379 NEW :,S,S) RIVED ants WEEK AT MgDOUCALL & CO3 ^ AND BALES NEW CONS S. ." State of !Virginia," IM GLASGOW, ag a Beautifal Assortl Desigus and Colorings. SS BUTTONS, Belie and Ivory. 'eACK AND COLORED. 4inens, Towellinys, Stair and Crumb Cloths. V Carpets, new patterns wer prices. ment im C-4- C.1 00 JD ‘,S, ALSO OPENING • MERMAN COTTONS, AMERICAN TICKING, LW AMERMAN DUCKSAC. Purchased by Our A. a 1VIDDOU GALL. SEW YORK; at r PER CENT LOWER IN PRICES and See for Yourselves. OUGALL & co [Importers and Dealers in DrY Goods Only. TW.b..LFTH YEAR. . WHOLE NITEBER, 586. AFORTH, FR 'DAY, tEBRUARt 28, 1879.• 4 { McLEAN BROS., Publishers. $1.50 a Year, hi. Advance. BROADFO • • SEAFO UNDERTA T & BOX RTH, ERS, &C. FUNERALS ATTENDED ON Ti-! E SHOR TES' T EQT ICE. COFFINS ANSHROUDS ALWAYS 0 HAND. HEARSE ,FOR, HIRE. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. -pos SALE. -For Sale a first -elass Planing -I; Mill, nearly new and n good running order, situated in the floeuishi g Town of Seaforth, W111 be sold &lap. Te ms easy. Enquire of SECORD, COSS ENS & Goderieh, Ont. _ VOR SALE. -The subs Ther has for salea 50 -2: acre lot in the townshipl of McKillop, County of Huron, 20 acres are cleared and the balance well timbered with beech and). maple. The property will be sold cheap. Appl to JAS. H. BENSON, Solicitor, Seaforth, Ont. 517 THE TOLLMAR CO9PiRA.0-E FOR SALE.- -I- That lot of land, with shop, stable, boiler and AUSTRALIA AND ITS CrITFIV CITY. . • Melbouine is the 'largest and most conarnercial city in Australia. It is sit- uated pear the thouth of the yarra. Its - suburbs includeda mains of ten miles, the most of • them., beautifully situated, • and the resort of the most of the busi- ness Men. Melba/1rue proper ranks with apy city in the world for ita age. Its popidatien, including the suburbs, for the is about 300,000. In the first place the ada. city is well laid out Tlie most of the McC streets being 100 feet in width, and a shor mostly at right angles. The principal spoke streets running noith and south are Gover Elizabeth streets, Swanson and Russell. manne Those running east and west are Big ed the and Little Flinders, (Big and. Little- were y Collins, Big and Little Burke, dec. supper These streets are parallel with the river. that t The traffic on them is very great. The increa sewerage of the whole city is carried ment, over the surface, which is made of stone in the farm of a half circle. Every day a large amount of • water is allowed on these drains„whicli carries all the filth to the river With "great force. •On ac - which appoin large a gave a early ' be thanked ing him chai d respectable very interesti ays of Dash in high terms of the Wood. lie also stud h interest in polities, a Much disappointed if party,did not give the tional olicy,Which h interests of th e Dominion of Cala- he chairman then called °flair. by, of Grand Bend„ who made but interes ing speech. He very favoura ly of the Mowat ment, and •elieaed from the in which thy had administer - affairs of the ountry, that they t entitled, to he confidence and of the peo le. He admitted O expenditure in some cases had ed under t a e Mowat Govern- ut hethough ,.that if his Con- ed closely into the udice, they could , f the country, con - expenditure. • called upon was dod, who attacked ment for extrav- at they had not enemy they had Opposition, and y should ha,ve a, d the Conservative best to rule the pplauded Sir John e Mackenzie Gov - lens, and spoke in ner of the sudden ie G-overnment on ember. • rth, of Egmond- either called. on by as received with worth, -who spoke idled the previous evere terms. He and forcibly, that ent was a model G-overnment that ordance with the nd progressive ten- d had left a po- d them that the ght well'feel proud 'harlesworth, was previous speaker to . such a good count of Elizabeth street haying quite a engine, heading turner, stave jointer, planer, swing saw frame, &c., as left after the fire, to be descent towards the river, and the streets running east and west also hay - Bola cheap. These machines, with Rmall outlay, equal to new. Enquire at THE EXPOSITOR.„„, a great fall 689 to• the main avenue, Office. 1 whenever there is'a shower of rain any. WARM FOR SALE.-ForSale, Lot No. 5, Bay- thing lying on these streets ie carried off • fielci Concession, Gederich Township, eon- • , great rapidity. The supply of Wit- taining 85 acres, 50 of which with are cleared and in a good state of cultivation. The farm is adjoining the village of Hayfield, and will be sold cheap and on favorable terms. Apiily to the proprietor, JOHN GOVENLOCK. _ 524 ter for the city is brought a distance of 21 miles, from the Yeep-Yang, convey- ed in pipes underground. From this source there can never be any want of CHOICE FARM FOR SALE -Being Lot 4. water. There is excellent building ma - 80 cleared, well underdrained, and ha a good state . terms easy. For fiirther particulars apply to brougkt to thiS place in latge blocks, MesAU 'srs.McCGHEY &HOLMESTED, Seadorth, then sawn up iiipiecee to suit thebuild; stance P. O. Con. 7, Ifullett, Count of Huron; 100 acres ; terial of different kids, such as face of euitivation; buildings, convenient and -good ; stone and gtanite. These stones are or on the premises to WM. E. COLDWELL. Con- It 555 er. le easily cut, and very 015 011 one 1 -- XTALLABLLFaa---ea--ARM FOR SALE. -For Sale, -- ------ ------ ------ 1 would• se fifty men at this occupation V • the east half of Lot No. 4, Con. 4, H. R. S., under one covet. The Supreme Court . Tuekersmith, County of Huron, consisting of 50 which is being built now, and is only 10 - aeres, 3i miles from the Town of beaforth, and feet high so far, will take six years more convenient to "school. The land .is of the very to finish? and is 400 yards square. It is best quality. For further particulars apply to . ' JAMES PICKARD, opposite the premises, or to . being built of ,whitepolished stone taken mondville P. 0, ' 524 from Tasmania. The Post Office and CiffgET-ANIY-1;6T-IN-WE71.itORTEE FOR the Town !Hall are excellent in their SALE. -For Sale, a comfortable frame dwell- structureT!h. clotower 4k on the towof ing house and a quarter -acre lot, on the corner . the latter tils, (ke eg quite an ornament, of Market and Louisa streets; there are six rooms and a kitchen, 3 up -stairs and 3 down; •while the tre can be seen in the dark - good , well, stable and wood -shed ; the house is , est night a quite la distance. In Col- • well finished, and the lot well fencel ; Apply on the premises. PETER DALEY. 585 WARM FOR SALE. -For Sale, Lot 11, Con. 3, IL R. S., Tnekersinith, containing 50 acres, about 40 of which are cleared, well fenced and tinder good cultivation. No buildings. Is within one mile and a half of ,Seaforth, on the Grand Trunk, and 6 miles from Kipperi on the Great Western. A good graved road ;eliding to oath place. Apply to G. t. VANEGMOND, Egmond- vine. • 575 WARM FOR SALE L -That splendid farm„ Lot 23, Can, 3, McKillop, containing 100 aere, more or leas; 80= acres cleared and free from stumps' ; balance -hazdwocld ; good soil; 2 good dwelling houses, 2 good barns, and. other out- buildings ; large orchard and 2, good wells; 18 acres fall wheat only. one and a half miles from Seaforth, on a gravel road.. For terms, &c., ap- hns street, the most elevated. portion of the city, is a monument erected in memory of Burke and.Wells, who form- ed an expedition to explore the. contin- ent from south to north. After reach- ing the Gulf of Carpentaria, at a place called Menindie, they started back for Melbourne, and when about Midway, at Cooper's Creek, Burke and Wells died of statvation, hut 'King, another of the peaty, survived and was taken care of by the blacks, who had- him, in . charge for several weeks. He was almost dead when fouild by ,the whites. The party who were to meet them with supplies ply to the pre/prietor on the •premises. WIL- had reached the place the day before, LIAM CLUF582 and buried the provisions in; the ground , 151.faeBitaa a OR SALE. -For Sale, Lot, 14, and cut in large letters in a tree to "dig Con 16, Grey, West half of let 29, Con. 6, down." But, unfortunately: this Burke with cheese fEE4ory complete; Lot -11, Co a. 6, . , • • , alla 13,13 conapamons did not !notice. mi - and south hall of Lots 16 and 17, Con, 5, town- • ship of Morris • Lot 22 Con: B, and Lot 28, Con. wealthiest people of Austr4ia are the 13, township el Howiele; all good hnproved farnas, squatters, who own large trects of land together with several 50 acre farms in Grey and called stations, varying from 30 to 100 Morris, and houses and lots arid vacant lots in ' the village of Hrrusaels. Pricea low, terma easy, squaxe miles. They have great control and title good. Apply th JOHN LECKIE, Brus- over the banks, and qinte an influence eels. 1 574 in.'Parliament. in their occupation they vestal FOR SALE. -For Sale, that most desir- are generally saccessful, except in case able farm, being La 1, Con. 6, in the town- - of great drouthe. Lest slimmer, toin- t ehip of Hullett, situated miles from Kin.burn. and 6 miles frorn .Seaforth. There Sze excellent, stance, in the district of Hay, they lost buildings'on the premise, including. a 'first-class one million sheep, to say aothiag of the atone house, two storey, 30 by 40 feet. A spring i attle. creek ;runs through the farm; good orchard, good c fences, and the land in an excellent state of eur- ,, The laboring class; who go from sta.- tivatiou. Apply on the premises to JAMES Mc- tion to station, are very peculiar in MICHAEL, or to MR. JAMES H.HEN SON, Sea: their habits. They are generally called forth. 562 - - - , - - --I- -_ the - swagmen, from the feet, no doubt, that WARM FOsituatedR SALE. --T , at welbknown1allettaridin fine- every one has a blanket or swag which -A; ly farm, Lot 1, Con. County of Huron, containing 100 acres, 90 of he rolls up said Slings over his shoulders which are cleared; there are two frame divelling .when travelling., They generally sleep houses, barn, horse Stable, cow stable, sheerl-house out at night •alengside of a gum leg. and driving house; also orchard and abundance of Town of Seaforth, on the Huron Road. ll'Or fun for six naonthsior a year. On pay day particulars apply to TtIcCAUGHEY & HOLME- they always receive a check Ort the STED, Seaforth, or to SIMON YOUNG, proprie- bank . 568.4x, mi. £50 or £100 each, and too fre- tor, on the premises. ' ._ j., ntly the first hotel they come, to piatii TO REI*TT.-Is situited in the- Tow -n= clhue OUS market tovrna of Seaforth and Clinton, li is, they hand the check to the landlord miles froin the Huron Road. on the 3rd comes- and ask him to let them know when it Very often these men never see town water. The farm is situated two miles from the t •ey "knock it down " as they say, that ship of Hallett, half lay between the prosper - is finished, which generally takes two Edon. and convenient to school house, &e. There • • ' are 37 acres plowed, and! 6 acres of fall wheat looking prosperoua ; good bearing orchard and Or three weeks. Then the kind land- -well; frame buildings, id good repair ; well sup: lord hands tleedi a bottle of spirits and plied with good water; there is a good quantity a loaf of btead, and off they go to re- ef feed On the premises - Ithe land is in a :good state of cultivation. A,p' fily to FRANCIS [(ET plenish their ietrses. I TLE, Proprietor, Lot 7, Con. 3, Hullett. 5844 _ The Australian vehicles differ very . _ . FIRM FOR SALE. -The subscriber offers for much from Ohre. For ,instance, their drawn by 15 or 20 ballocks, generally Lot 2, Con. 7; Usborne, County of Huron, con- .s tabling 100 acres, 75 cleared and under god(' cul- tivation ; the balance le well timbered, andhas a driven by one man: 1 good supply of rail timber; On the premises is a The colonial' people take a pride in frame house 18x26, a frame barn 80x40, and other . . their botanic gardens and p&rks. Tho outbuildings, a thriving , orchard, bearing, and a never -failing well of choice spring water. For Fitzroy gardens are lwid put ' the_ further particulars apply to AN.N FANSO IC, Lot most systerate manner. Trees of every 24, Con. 7, Fullarton, or to DANIEL McP HAIL, t. f flowers of every kind can be seen there VALUAI3L1E1 FARM -10011 SALE. -For Sale the `Dining 50 acres, known as the Daigle estate. This The Royal Park, situuatecl in the sub- teen is situated within one mile and a quarter of urbs of the city, is beautifully arranged. Seaforth. The land is of the choicest quality. There is a handsome residence and good pawl& •Here one ean see almost every living lugs. The farm is well planted with fruit and or- namental trees, is in excellent, order, and well fenced. It is admirably suited for a • raired gen- tleman, a dairy -man, or market gardener. Terms easy. This property must be sold at once. A.pply sale that most desirable farm, composed of heavy wagon will Carry twelve tons, and E 86-3 C escup ion, om all countries, and west half of Lot 27, Con. 3, McKillop, con- in full boom tie whole year round. creature that has been seen at an exhi- tion, ---. J. C. MCKAY. . 1 A Political 'Supper in Dash - to A. STRONG, Seaforth. 539 *00 Finm IN McKII,LOP FOR SALE. -For Sale, • About sevenaefive of the Most prom- _ .. the North part of Lots 8 and 9, Con. 13, Mc- hient men ef Dashwodcl an4 surround- ing neighboerbood, gave an oyster sup- per to Mr. (p,-. Jackson, the Conservative candidate for the Local House, on Thursday, of last -week. The supper wasgot up in first -glass style by Mr. H. Ortes, and done credit to the Worthy host for the admirable manlier in which the evening's entertainment was carried out. • IO max say ,there were also a good 0. sprinkling of Reformers present, who were invited by their Con- eervative_ friends, and on the whole there could not have been a more • en- joyable and profitable time spent. After supper the meeting was organized by appointing Mr. M. Fried, of Dash-. wood, chairman. Mr. Fried is one of DashWoocl's oldest residents, and he is esteemed very highly for his _gentle- manly and courteous mannea. He has also had a great elleal to do. in building up Dashwood. Mr. Fried opened the meeting in a welldelivered speech, in containing 112 acres; there are about 80 cleared, well fenced,: underdrained, and in a high state of cultivation, the balance is well timbered with hardwood • good dwelling, new bank frame earn 50x56,,,addi stablina„e underneath, and other outbuildings; also a goOdyoung orchard and plenty ' of water. Is 10miles from Brussels, 5 from Wal- ton, and 12 from Seaforth, with good gravel roads to eaeli place; convenient to church and schools.; will be sold as a whole Or in two parts, or will be exchanged for a small Farm. Apply to Wal- ton P. 0. or to . the proprietor on the prem. - ises. WILLIAM DYNES. 547 _ . ..... WARM FOR SALE. --The subscriber offers ior. sale Lot 22, Con. 12 of the township of Stan- ley, Containing one hundred acres, 88 acres •elea.r (4 and in a good state- of cultivation,' and good: fences, balance 17 acres -good hardwood hush; une half of clearing seeded down,rthere will be 13 acres of wheat put in this fall, there is about 3 acres Of a thrivinc,e• orchard: on the premises and a vac iety of frint trees all now bearing. The farm ' well watered, 'a never failing ereek :runs through the farm, also two good wells, large bank . barn 36 by 60 feet with good stabling under- neath the barn, and a.' log dwelling house. The farm is situated within two and, a half miles of the village of Hayfield. Por further partioulars. apply to 3: McLEAN„ proprietor on the premises or to W. Connor, Hayfield P. 0. 672 hose present for man of such a _meeting. He also tt account of the ood, and spoke future of Dash - 'had taken a deep d would bel very Sir JohnA.and his the promised Na - believed Would be servat've friends too matte without pre not in he interests deran hat increased The next Speaker Mr. J. Gill, of Dash the owat , Gover agape, and said t carrie • out the e preac ed when in. thoug t the count chang , as he beleiv. Geyer ment was th count . He also A., an denounced t ernme t in severe t a very sareastic ma flight f the Macken the 17 h of last -Sep Mr. A. Chatlesw ville, as the next s the ch irman, who cheer. Mr. Cherie at gre t length, ha speak4r pretty very pladul wat Governi meat, and a islated in a,c enligh ened. spirit dencies of the age, a laical record behin peopl of Ontario m of. He, Mr. astou ded at the takin exceptions and h nest Government, and trusted that hs friend Mr. -"ill would get nacre light n the matter. Mr. Charlesworth also r ferred to the flight spoken of by Mr. G-'11, and show d •that the flight that t e Mackenzie Government took out of ffice was far ore honorable and straig tforward than the flight Sir John , and,his party took into office, who r de into powe by misrepresenta- tions whic would also d John show most flight ernm count Mr. parin td showe the M Gover had le ernmen by the- Opposition led by Messrs. Blake and Mackenzie, their -resignat on, and. the advent to power of Mr. Mo at. Yours respectfully, A. C. Canada. • 111 nd fraud, coupled with promises they well kn w at the time they never be able to carry out. He elt on the flight out of Sir . and his )arty in 1873, and d clearly it was one of the sgraceful an most dishonorable that was evei1 taken by any Gov- ut, either in this or any other y, and thougjhtthat Ins friend ill had made i. mistake in corn - the flights of the two parties. He iso- predicted that Alex.. 'Mac- kenzie and his G-overnment would soon ream_ to power again, and the people of the Dominion of Canada would learn to appreciate and honor a Government • that, , ether than gi e false pledges and deceive the people, would. retire like ' gentleen. (Cheer.) cMr. ' G. . Jackson, the Conservative caudi, ate, was the called upon to ex- press his views - on the political quese tions 4f the day and n rising was received with applause. Hs said he (Mr. Jack-. son) tb,ought it wou d be improper on such en occasion to introduce anything intoi as remarks of party or partizan spirit,) seeing the udience was com- posed. of gentlemen adherents of both sides f politics. e e in the first place cordi lly agreed wi eh his friend, Mr. A. Chan sworth, in u 'holding the char- acter four public • en, and would feel - it a n tional reproa h that the integ- rity a d honesty o the Hon. A. Mac- keuzi: should be do bted-a gentleman who air a number 0 years held such a -high position, being the first Minister of a Go ernment wh se power extended. from he Atlantic' o one side to the Pa- cific, itt the other, the chief man for that t me of four eillions of • people. Neve theless he too r exception to the reaso , s given by hi frieud,Mr. Charles - wort • , for his r signation last fall, whice was by no m &DS voluntary. As . Mr. A ackenzie, dur ng his incumbency in po 'er, had so •ianaged the public affair and 4dvocat d a line of policy not a ceptable to a arge majority of the electo s of t is Do inion, they conse- quent y fail d to gi e him support at the g neral lection and like all other Minis ers pl ced in a similar position, , resig ed be auSe e . was obliged to. As he (Mr. ackso was specially in- terest d in anoth r Legislature, he woul refrai •from nyfurther observa- tions 011 'p litics °lanceted with the • Domi • ion Parlia, • ent. He Would there •re co fine is remarks to the Local Legisl ture, nd would endeavor, as far as pos jble, n it to touch on any questi n ot debitti ble nature. It ould be impo sible to give but a very .hort outline of Mr. Jackson's. speec in your limit d. space, hut I may say it was both i teresting and in- struct ve, being au istorical sketch of the ri ing of this Coefederacy, the pow- ers an duties of th Dominion Parlia- ment contrasted wi h hose of tie Pro- vinci :1 Legislature, as conferredlby the Britis • North 'Arne ican Act, showing how dissimilar they were and how fool- ish it -as to confo nd the politics of She t o Houses. e described the for- matio • of the first Local Government of On ario by John Sandfield Macdon- ald, ti e various pu lie institutions and pubh _ works succ ssfully carried out by th m and. their excellent manage- ment if the public f Inds, the defeat of the Manstry of t e Macdonald Gov- -A •anadian paper dollar is taker: aa 98 cents in the United States. :-Mis: Maggie Moses, of Mill Point, in her tt ens, weighs 322 pounds. -Th postmaster at Omem ee,Vi ctori a County, has served in that position for year • -Ow ng ▪ to the growth of smuggling by -worn n at Windsor, females search- ers are o be employed. • -No i fewer than two or three hun- dred fa mers, talk of leaving Waterloo 9ounty for Manitoba next spring. -Th temperance people of Winnipeg are taking action to lave the Scott Tempe ance At applied to Manitoba. -Mi s Mary Kincadie, of Bornish, has fi e ished a log -cabin quilt with. 2,500 b ocks in it. "How is that for high." -Til onbnrg rejoices in the posses- sion ofi five doctors, whdse aggregate weight reaches over eleven hundred pounds -A roperty Owners' Association is about t be formed in Parkdale for the purpos of watching the proceedings of the Co ncil. ' -Se eral Ottawa ladies are suffering from p eamonia, the effects of cold taken : t the opening of Parliament and the dr, wing -rooms. • n Donaldson and. family, 45h ion, McGillivray, killed and par- s Toulouse goose, which, when , weighed 16 tbs. Who'll beat e spurious coins are in circula- Berlin, -particularly 25 cent They -are good imitations n only be detected • by the -Jo conces took of dresse this? So tion i pieces. and c sound. -A Friday seven of th which ago. -T Flemi ter, Mi nine la This le from. -Ve village 24 wid maids. little reform -JO studen bound surieti toward saulte -In City C the ses were p result the M -A Londe eta R and w place s to be t keepin positio owiug °uteri Licens Reeve same i II 4 •rm in Montreal received on from its correspondent in Boston f the Consolidated Bank ilotes ten dollar denomination, ad been stolen about two years ree ewes belonging to Mr. Wm. Ea of the township of Westmins- 1°dlesex County, gave birth to •• bs on the 17th of February. :ds the van so far as heard y interesting statistics: - The of Fen elon FalliP blessed with ws, 8 widowers, and 31 old The bachelors are legion. A readjustment " . would be a n Francis Murphy, a law at Guelph, was the other day vet, himself in $100 and two s of $50 each, to keep the peace his aged' mother, whom he as- . . Montreal, the members of the • uncil carry ou betting during bins. The other evening stakes taip on a bet of $5,000 upon the f an election. The morals of ntreal fathers need correcting. rs. Graham left Hamilton for on Saturday, per Great West- i#vay, apparently in good health, en she arrived at the latter e wae a raving maniac and had ken to the city hospital for safe Stephenson has resigned his • in the Bracehridge Council, o the understood wish of the • Government that the offices of Inspector and Coanchlor or • hould not be combined in the dividual. 111 14 e W. H. Gain, of West Oxford, near 1 gersoll, has in his possession a silver oin of the denomination of one groat d. sterling -in good preserva- tion. The characters on the piece are quite legible. It bears the inscrip- tion. "Anna del Gratia" and the date 1710. -A Strathroy gentleman, Mr. George Gilzea has invented and perfected a new e ectric light, somewhat different to tha of Edison's, it being much sim- pler a d .)iequiring less motive power to ;produ e. Ile intends trying his first practi al experiment on a grand scale shortl• . - hn S. Gray has been committed to the Guelph jail on a charge of steal- ing, o the 21st of November, a boiler whidh had. been seized by the revenue officer. The prisoner formerly resided in Mo refield. He was captured in the count of Huron. He is a tall mus- cular le an, and the officers who ar- tested him did ao with considerable tre- pidati n. , - 11 bounded Liberality: Charles White picked lup a wallet containing $800 i cash and $200 in notes in the . all at Alma, at the cele- bratio of the Burns' anniversary. He made r 'gent search and. finally found the o ner, who was so overjoyed at the re overy of his treasure that he imrne lately presented White with six cigars. - T i e next social in connection with She E uglish Church, Blyth, will consist of a gr nd sleigh ride, and entertain- ment t the late residence of Mr. Wm. Way i Hullett. Mr. Way has lately remov d to Blyth, but still retains posses ion of the old homestead, and as a -fare ell to that dear old. spot he pur- poses zntertaining his friends in right good s yle and devote the proceeds to the Church fund. 1 explosion of a singular charac- ter lat ly occurred in the house of • Mr. John allace, village of New Aberdeen, Water oo county. The lamp had been lighte only 'a few minutes when the chann y exploded with a noise like that of a p stol shot,•scattering the glass to the fa hest corner of the room, and literala covering the table -with "dia- mond t ust." The entire chimney was pulver zed to dust -not an atom larger than a pin head. could be discovered. Thegli ss had. been in use for about a year and was in a warm room all 90 day. 1 ortunately no one was inj - ed, as all the occupants happened. at the time to be at a distance from the table. . • -Rev. Anson Green, died at hs residence in Toronto, last week, in his 78th year. He was one of the oldeet ministers in the Methodist Church. 1 • -Robertson's girst mill, at--Grimslex, was burned down about threeoiclock cou Saturday morning. Cause_ unknown. Loss about $6,000. Insured for $2,400. , -Mr. A. Methot, of St. Antoine De Tilly, Province of Quebec, owns an ox Which stands five feet five inches high, measures nine feet long and eight feet girth. ' e -The Winnipeg Free Press says that the imposter Gordon Gordon for some tilne carried on. smuggling op- erations between Toronto and Lewis- ton, N. Y. -Advice to a liinited number of mat-. riagable young ladies; "Go East" to Galt. There are three young bachelo in that town, who: are collectively .vvor 75,000. i ' -A minister going from Gorrie to Arthur, was robbed of his buffalo robe at Harriston. The tbief and. robe_were found at Cliffordq The thief escaped afterwards. a 1 -In the report on the adalterati n of food, it is stated that of eighty-eig t samples from the Toronto district an- alyzed, exactly half that number wee - adulterated. le -Den Thompson, an actor after n absence of 8 years from Toronto,' r turned and paid over $1,000 outlawd. .debts during recent visit. His creditors were agreeably surprised. s -Messrs. Isaac and Harman Hertel, Centreville, Ont., cut a cord of sound maple wood in ten minutes with t e genuine Maple Leaf .Lance tooth a d cut saw. They; say they- can do it again. , -The horse disease, which recently made its appearance amongst horses ha the vicinity of Belleville, is spreading very rapidly, and the veterinary s goons have their.handsfull. The hors s seem to suffer considerably. . ' --.& man in Hamilton was whittling a stick the other day with the cuttiiig edge of the knife towards him, wh n suddenly the knife slipped. and slic d off the tip of his nose. He knows o e way he won't whittle any mere. -A wedding party from the count y recently put up at a hotel in •Granto , and had a gala time of it. They, spe t about seven hours there and. naust haye - eased themselves of something like $1C0. Let us hear no more about hard. tim s and low prices. -One day last week, John McKay, lot 9, con. 3, West Zorra, was carrying a fork full of hay on his shoulder when • a pig that was being chased by a d g, ran against his legs, knocking 1iifrn down and breaking his thigh bone. Ilte is now recovering. . - Mr. John. Ayer has instituted a Boit against the city of Toronto for $12,000 dapaa,ges for himself and wife haviig been. thrown from their buggy by in obstacle in the stieet one day 1 mopth. Mr. Ayer is not yet able 150 attend to his business. - Two men named R. Patterson aiid D. Patterson, on Tuesday, 4th inst., sawed on the farm of Mr. Franelis Dearth, with a Shurly it Detrieh " Champion" cross -cut saw, nine cords of black ash, in 7- hours. This was an ordinary day's work, and not a race. -It is stated that the Grand Trunk Railway is making arrangements at Point Levis, for the export cattle trade, and that by -the opening of navigation, extensive yards and sheds will be ready for the occupatien of cattle in traneit, it being found easier to ship cattle from Quebec than Montreal. -At a sale for taxes,. of the iahattels of J. Welsh, an absconder from the township of Peelea stack of hay con- taining three tons wee sold for 1;2 ; fine other stack of about two tons for 190, cents; a six-year oblehorse, in good min: dition, only brought$5 • pigs weighi g g6th inst. The horse is a light bay, from 100 lbs. to 125 lis., sold for t$1 'four years old, long white strip on fore - each. I head; white spot on nose ; white hairs -The other morning at the Hain- ion top of tail; a little white on one ilton Police Court, Hon. H. B. BUR, ihind. foot. It is supposed. that the theft Rev. Dr. Burns, ex -M. P. McGill, aid. 3was conamitted between 8 and 9 o'clock, moor two other celebrities, were fa4ed as one of Mr. Keaohie's neighbors saw for neglecting to clean the snow off the a man gallop past on horseback about sidewalk in front of their respectIve that time. Mr. Keachie has offered a h: men, operators, train despatchers and section foremen are recommended to be teetotallers,and total abstinence is to be an essential requirement in the selecs tion for promotion. . -There was such a run on the relief fund of All Saints' Church, Toronto, a fevedays ago, that the fund gave out, and to cover the 1 deficiency the pas- -tor, Rev. Mr. Baldwin, gave alb of his salary: -One night • last week, at St. Eu- staahe, Quebec, five dead. bodies were stolen from the charnel house of the, perish. There were eight bodies in the charnel house at the time. A student is suspected. ' -On Sunday an invalid member of St. Paul's Church, Montreal, while in his house, a quarte of a mile from the church, heard the ention by means of a telephone, the re which was attache pulpit. . -A peculiar exp the Ottawa river, the ether morning, about 100 feet square of ice, 20 inches thick being thrown up in the air, fol- lowed by a loud re to have been cause deposit of saw-dus river. , -E. H. Goff, who figured so promin- ently before the courts. at Montreal for some time, is now e. menaber of a gen- eral. immigration agency firm, known as Watson (35 Goff, Boston, Mass. The firm is engaged in sending settlers to Western and South Western Railway lands. erring apparatus of to each side of the osion took place on or. It is supposed by the gas from a in the bed; of the • -A terrific storm raged at Charlotte- town, Prince Edward Island, on Sun- day. The snow in -the railway cuttings is from 16 to 20 feet deep. The Cataolic Church at Cardigan Road, the Presby- terian church at Sourts, and the rail- way. coal shed. at. Summerside, were all blown down, and. many other casualties are reported. ---Thomas Ley was charged at Lon- don, on Monday, with assaulting his wife and mother-in44w, by pitching them both Out of the back door. The reason for this conduct was that the °let woman had got her fortune told, and ia consequence prophesied that he (Ley) would be killed in nine menths from February 1st. He was fined $1 and costs or two months. • -A Dundas paper says that there has not been a single police ease before She Mayor or town magistrate since the 9th of January last. Some may attri- bute this freedom of the town from crime to one thing and some to another, but, the paper adds, "we caniant help thinking that the energetic teuiperance movement, which has been carried on here during the past year, has had more Shan a little to do with this state of peace and quietness." -The fall wheat in the vicinity of Richmond Hill, York County, has suf- fered considerably by the sunny days and. frosty nights of the beginning of February. The generality of fields Were not coyered to any great depth, owing to the drifting nature of the snow, and wheat cannot be said to have been well coyered from tile begin- ning of the winter. Some fields, especially on knolls and hills, are said to be, according to appearance, pretty well killed out already. =The License Board of St. Thomas, has under consideration the introduc- tion of a clause in the by-law regulating the keeping of saloons, whereby every proprietor of a hotel, &a., shall agree before receiving his license, to al- low no person under the age of twenty- one to frequent his premises. In case the by-law is violated, the offender's license is to be taken from him. That is a step in the right direction. Carry out the laws now available, and when public opinion has been educated. to uphold them, it will be then time to seek for total prohibition. -A horse was stolen from the stable of- Mr. John Keachie, near Sheffield., !Wentworth county, on Sunday evening, premises. The display of even-handed justice received, as it merited, the Ma - mistakable approval of the whole -an- washed. crowd present. • -The Paris Transcript 14trns that diarrhcea of a epizootic character is lat present prevalent among the cattle !in that district; also lymphangitis, mare commonly known as Monday morning disease, weeds or short grease; and a few cases of influenza have been under • treatment, seine of them very bad. Ope case of titanus in a horse resulted frem woundan the foot. • -.----Among the recent failures in Halifax, is that of David. Scott, grocer, owing $2,800, with assets under $2000. His case is another _instance of what the Hera& calls the folly of country farmers coming into the cities to do store business. Mr. Scott left a good farm, worth $4,000, raised money on ;it by mortgage, purchased the property in Halifax, where be was doing busineas, for $12,000e paying $2,000 cash doWn, " and after two or three years he is landed on his back without farin, property or business, and even worse -- can't pay his debts." -The Grand Trunk Railway anther- ities are very decided upon the question of the sobriety of their employees; aad Mr. Spicer, MraStephenson, and other heads of departments have done much, by example as well as by precept, ;to induce their men to give up drinking, and. thus remove an elerhent of dan er to themselves and passengers, in 'working of the road.. It is now urged by the North Shore Railway upon its enaployees that instant dismissal, with ho claim to re-employment, is to be the fate of any one found. drunk while Ion duty. Engine drivers, firenien, reward of $25 for the recovery of his property and the arrest of the thief. -At the Guelph Grand Trunk sta- tion, one day last week, there occurred an event which demonstrated the strength and endurance of true love. A young fellow living up north, loved a maiden who lived in the far west. By correspondence their mutual desire to be united in the holy bonds -of matri- mony got to such a high pitchthat they determined. to meet at Guelph and have the ceremony performed. He came from the north, eliel carne from the Lt points of their reseal. After an ry meeting, an up as produced, and railway platform west, and the diverge lives terminated as afji affecting and osculat country clergyman then and. there on th they were hitched. for:life. -An incident occurred at Hon. Geo. Brown's.Bow Park farm, near Brant - fora, a few days since, which created quite in excitement in the neighbor- hood. When darkness settled clewn over the scene the evening before, there were no signs of what occurred. during the silent watches of the night. In the night one of the employees heard a deep, rumbling sound. In the morning he told what he had experienced, and de- clared he had heard the shock of an earthquake. The mystery was . soon solved, for on proceednig along the road- way a sight that struck amazement into every witness was revealed. • An acre or more of the earth had sunk nearly. 40 feet; and the tips of trees were just visible on a level with the surface. The earth on the sides of the chasm is quite perpendicular, and the query is, where has that acre of land gone to? It is not a land slide, lmt a complete dis- appearance. Stane think it is caused by a quicksand bottom, and others that the river had. washed a strata out be- neath. Whatever the cause the occur- rence is a startling one in the staid. and tranquil neighborhood. -In Wingharn, one Sunday evening lately, as two ladies were proceeding home from church, they were met by a tramp, who not only made use of in- sulting language, but even laid bands on them. The ladies showed the scoun- drel that they were not afraid of him, and when he heard. some one approach made off as quickly as possible. The town has lately been infested with this class of tramps, and. the constable shotdd keep a good. watch on them.. Simday forenoon lately, while the family of Mr. John Wiegand, nesz Mildmay, were attendhag divine service, burglars entered the dwelling house and broke open a chest and took from a cash box,$2,060,which sum Mr. Weigand had the previous clay received. No trace of the robbers can yet be found, althougl. some parties are suspected. The rob- bery is the largest one ever perpetrated. in the neighborhood, and. caused quite a sensation. Tramps had better steer dear of that country, as every farmer will be on the Ilook out after this. -A very serious accident happened at the crossing of the Tore -Alto, Grey and Bruce Railway, near Orangeville, -011 Thursday evening of last week, to a party driving from 'Shelburne on account of the'lateness of the train. The planks at the crossing having been taken up to allow the railway snow scrapers te pass caused the track to be raised. above the level crossing, lima the sleigh ' having to cross diagonally was 'upset ocou- • pants. Mr. J. Henry, of Oshavesealiad ais arm and collar -bone broken, and was otherwise seriously iajured. A great many serious accidents have been caused in the same way at thiserossing. ---Th.e London Mutual Fire Insurance Association held their -annual meeting last week, when Mr. Crowell Wilson, of Winghanawas re-elected preeident, and Mr. Daniel Black vice-president. The annual report says ;---" The losses have again been heavy, a67,599.35 having been paid; of this aura U6,251.55 were for claims that were not reported ducat the end of 1877, and $51,890..20 for losses that happened during the year.' It is stated that the crime of incendiarism is increasing alarmingly throughout the country, half a million of dollars being annually lost in this 'manner. Numer- ous fires have also been -caueed- by the use of steam threshers. --kr. W. B. Mills, of Arden Adding- ton eounty, claireis to have the largest flock of sheep owned by any- one map in Ontario. He has over 1,000 sheep, seven thoroughbred Cotswolds, and a • large number of lambs, some of whieh at seven months old weighed 125 pounds avoirdupois, and. over. -Several men from Montreal, and big fanciers from all parts of the country, have been to. eeethera. They are kept in five zepar- ate flocks, and it is nice to see them to- -gether. It takes five or six men. and one span of horses to attend to them. In feeding them the sleigh is leaded at the barn, then drawn to the fields, and the fodder scattered. over the ground. This is a pretty big thing for the back- • woods. -A uncommon circumstance of longevity has been brought to notice from Annapolis, Nova Scotia. Below are the names of five brothers and sis- ters: Mrs. James Taylor, of Cornwallis, 98, Benjamin Foster, of Berwick, 97 ; Samuel Foster, of Hampton, 95.; 'Mts. Ftatik Tupper, of Cornwallis, 93; Phillip Foster, of Cornwallis, 87, mak- ing a total of 470 years. The grand- mother of the above diedat the age of 105 Years. An old. man living at Cara- • vette, N. B., named. Oneobrocas Cor- mier, on the 13511 of June next will be 100 years of age. He has always been temperate in all things. The old man lives about 100 yards from the chapel, to which he walks every morning. itt 1815, he was called out to serve in the militia. -Mr. Vennor, the now famous weather prophet, writes to the Montreal Witness under the date of Feb. 19th as follows- I pen the following for those among your readers who are interested in the ups and downs of our Canadian winters, and. in reply to a nunaber of questions recently put to 1310 both in conversation and, by letter. Let such persons watch carefully the changes for She next few weeks, and compare with She forecast here given. Between the 20th and 27th a decidedupward curve in the line of temperature, and mild, 'soft weather. On, or closely following -the 27511, and probably embracing the first few days of March, another "cold di," with snow -storms. On, or close upon the 15th, 16th. and 17th days of Match, extremely cold weather again, and. heavy snow -storms, possibly extending e to the 20th. Thus, as I read the . probabilities, we have yet in store for us a good. deal more cold weather and fur- : ther heavy now falls :--A few days ago anincidentA-ccurrea in London which is not without interest e It appears that Mr. James Ileveyente- 1.... ss ed. a room where his ehild was lyi: Aff asleep in the cot, and observed their is r'pe cat lying in a peculiar position alengt Ade_ the child. An examination rave _tile& She fact that the animal had. its paws. pressed tightly on each side o I the, child's nose, while its mouth. Nas close up to that of the child-. Mr. If evey at A , once grasped. tie eat, but four id elle ' difficulty in tearing it away. fl. l when taken up, appeared in a satupefineod. conditien, a-nd. it is probable hditt 4 been rescued at tbe time, Rould have died. From other circums esof a.. - similar nature, that hav a eceurribede round the house, Mr. Hew ..eir is ef opinion that the cat has been in the habit of sucking the chil ,rs breath, and rethusfer injuringreferred twi will snohteableth. .caugun if: tilatat: , nsItemeeesspaorsyjittok:basegainrve, till aaltiatviugbe ebateetzuovuet • to once destroyed. • ,.