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The Huron Expositor, 1879-03-14, Page 1MARCH 7,1879. . 4. Having an open spaee can be buttoned with great, Et has a spring shape at the s Peck, making it the easiest teelowit cellar- ever offered to skeeeassoe, Sea_ - -- -Dn. VERCOE, Seaforth, hav_ number td aceounta the, wolild feel d to those indebted to him if they d settle thcir accounts. at as early ft Ible. 578 vi.A...TRACTL. 777 NSE. OFFERING 0-0030-s C LL & CO.'S `ES, AS USUAL, WILL BE ND THE LowEsT. a "5 I S g in large quantities, and ands, enables us to get the , and our -patrons the benefit. now offering of AN PRODUCTIONS Iof Grey Cottous and Bleach - 13 in all the most., desirable DUCK, SHIRT&GS," N. inu,o iv COTTONS ND SHEETING& - - DRESS AND SILK last week, we openeci four welties in Dress Goods, un - in value. • s Goods from 12. to 30c. gored Silka Cheaper than ever. ssortrneut of Shades. T DEPARTMENT. ny CARPETS - A Large et Makes, at Lower Prices. ath Cloths, Rugs, Mats, Oil. NQ DEPARTMENT. Awn is repeatedly asked, ,Clothing, quality considered, -?„" :We answer that we irlittse Our Clothing Om the English Manufactur- the wholesale profit, and. ustomers the benefit. D THIS WEEK: Assortmen- of aizes in ig te suit all ages. from 4 r'ears, at prices from $3 50 a TI -5 a suit. Men's Suits at prices. Lot of those Extraordinary. 14 HOLLAN DS, • Pure Linen, at from. 10 to 1.yard-regular price 15 and. lEvery -Housekeeper should piece, PM GOODS apartment at the Lowest- , es will be found at A. Gs & Seaforth. :1 See jo %ml-8elves. DOUGALL & Oar orters and Dealers in V Goods only. 1:‘ WELFTII Y_EJAR.. OLE NUMBER, 58$. SEAFORTH, BR UNI FUNE CO F ADFOOT & BOX, SEAFORTH, ERTAKERS, &C. ALS ATTEN.nED OH 7'11E SHORTE8T .NOTICE. INS AND SHROUDS ALWAYS ON HAND. 11 ARSE FOR HIRE. RE L ESTATE FOR SALE. 'VOR S LE. -For Sale a first class Planing -A: Mill, early new and in good running order, situated ia the flourishing Town of Seaford', WIII be s Id cheap. Terms easy. Enquire of SECORD, COSSENS & CO., Goderich, Ont. 101Z- LE. -New Dwelling House in Blue- -Li vale or sale • story and a half, 18x26, with kitchen at ached 1.x18 ; extra well finished; one quarter a re lot well fenced, and pump: Price, WO. A Ply to JOSEPH BURGESS, Blue - 5 vale. 85x4 WOR.SA E. -The subscriber has for sale a 50 • acre lot in the town.ship of McKillop, County of Huron, 20 acres are cleared and the balance W ell timbered With beech and maple. The property will be sold cheap. Apply to JAS. ELBENSON, Solieitor, Seaforth., Ont. 517 _ THE VOLLMAR COOPERAGE FOR SALE.- -A. That la of land, with shop, stable, boiler and engine, heading turner, stave jointer, planer, swing saw frame, &c., as left after the fire, to be sold cheap These machines, with small outlay, equal to ew. Enquire at Tin EXPOSITOR Office. 'HOUSE -L-L Sale containia Good cell land. Fo Briggs, B Varna. 589 AND LOT IN BUCEFIELD.-For a large two-storey house in Brimfield 4' rooms down stairs and 3 up stairs. r and well. Also one qaartei acre of farther particulars apply to S. E. cefield, or the proprietor E. BRIGGS, 582 WARM F It, SALE. ---For Sale, Lot No. 5, Bap. field Concession, Goderich Township, con- taining 85 &es, 50 of which are cleared and in 4 good state caltivation. The farm is adjoining the village of Bayfield, and will be sold cheap and on favors, le terms. Apply to the proprietor, J RN era "ENLOCK. 524 CHOICE FARM FOR SALI-Being Lot 4, NJ Con. 7 Hallett, County of Huron; 100 acres ; 80 cleared, well underdrained, and in a good state of edam ion ; buildings convenient and good; terms eask . For further particulars apply to Messrs. M CAUG HEY &HOLMESTED, Seaforth, or on the remises to WM. E. COLWELL. Con- stance P. / • 655 YALU ILE FARM -FOR SALE. -For Sale, the eist half of Lot No. 4, Con. 4, IVR. S., Taekersmi h, County of Huron, consisting of 50 acres, 8. ile; from. the Town of Seaforth, and convenien to school. The land is of the very best quail y. For farther particulars apply to JAMES P CKARD, opposite the premises, or to Egmondv. e P. 0. 524 iOUSE AND LOT IN SEAFORTH Fa SAL .-For Sale, a comfortable frame dwell - jag house and a quarter -acre lot, on the corner Marke and Louisa streets; there are six rooms an 1 a kitchen, 3 up -stairs and 3 down; good well stable and wood -shed; the house is well finish d, and the lot well fenced; Apply on the premi es. PETER DALEY. 585 BCK MITH SHOP FOR SALE. -For Sale, in the 'Maga of Jamestown, a good blacksmith shop, with three quarters of an acre of land at. tached, in which are a number of choice -fruit trees. Th re is also a stable on the premises. This prop rty is situated in a good locality, and Will be o1i on terms to snit purchaser. Apply on the, prem ses to JAMES LYNN, jamestown pROPERTY FOR SALE. -For Sale, Lot 14, Con 116, Grey; West half of Lot 29, Con. 6, with cheese factory complete; Lot 14, Cna. 6, and south half of Lots 16 and 17, Con. 6, town- ship of Morris '• Lot 22, Con. B, and Lot 28, Con. B, township ofHowick, all good imuroved farms, together with several 50 acre farms in Grey and Morris, and houses and lots and vacant lots in . the village of Brussels. Prices low, terms easy, and title good. Apply to JOHN LECKIE, Brus- sels. 574 WARM FOR SALE. -For Sale, that most desir- -L• able farm, being Lot 1, Con. 6, in the town- ship of Hallett, situated Is miles from Kinbarn, and 6 miles from Seaforth. There are excellent buildings on the premises, including a first-class stone house., two storey, 30 by 40 feet. A spring creek rune through the farm ; good orchard, good fences, and the land in an excellent state of cul- tivation. pply on the premises to JAMES ide- MLcyrTA1ia4, or to MR, JAMES /I. BENSON, 'sea - forth. 562 WARM Fw SLE. -That well-known and fine- • ly situ, tea farm, Lot 1, Con. 1, Hallett, in the County of Huron, containing 100 acres, 90 of which are leered; there are two frame dwelling house's, b 0, horse stable, cow stable, sheep -house and drivin house; also orchard and abundance of water. T e farm is situated two miles frsim the Town of S aforth, on the Huron Road. For full particulars apply to McCAVGHEY & HOWE- STED, Sea forth, or to SIMON YOUNG, proprie- tor, on the premises. 553-4x "'ARM Fi 11 SALE. -The subseriber offers for sale thi1 most desirable farm, composed of Lot 2, Con. 7, Usborne, County of Karon, con- taining 100 acres, 75 cleared and under good cul- tivation; t e balance Is well timbered, and. has a god sapil. of rail timber; on the premises is a frame hous 18x26, a frame barn 30x40, arid other oatbuildin s ; a 'thriving orchard, bearing, and a never-failina well of choice spring water. For farther par iculars apply to ANN FANSON, Lot 24, Con. 7, ullarton, or to DANIEL MePHAIL, fi 86-3 -1.4`A.Rhi F11 SALE. -For Sale, Lot 25, Con. 5, L S. Tuckersraith, containing 82 acres, 65 of which re cleared, well fenced and, in good cultivation; the balance is timbered ,with hard- wood ; log 'ouse and barn and frame stable; good bear- g orchard and plenty of water; is within 5 m:les of Seaford' and 4 from Brueefield, with a ehoi e of markets; a gravel road to each place; i ediate possession if desired. Apply to Messrs. eCaughey & Holmested, Seaforth, or Lo the pro n•ietor on the premises. ANDREW ROSS. 5884 VALLIAB E FARM FOR SALE. -For Sale the west b If Of Lot 27, Con. 3, MaCillop, con- 'aining 50 acres,, known as the Deigle estate. 'this . arra is situ ited within 'One mils and a quarter- of 8eslorth. he land is of thechoicest quality. There is a $andsome residence and good outbuild- • /Tags. The :arm is well planted with fruit and • or- namental roes, is in. excellent order, and well fenced. It s' admirably suited for a retired gen- tleman, a d. try -man, or. naarket gardener. Terms easy. This property must be sold at once. - Apply to A. STRONG, Seaforth. •• 539 WARM F SALE. -South half of Lot 26, on. -a': 6, Morr s, County of Huron, dontainiug 100 acres, 85 a •res cleared, balance hardwood; 60 acres dear . of stumps and anderdrinned ; soil clay loam; 13 acrus fall whet; good bearing orchard; b -nk barn 4050, nearly new, and other outbuilding ; good log house, with new frame addition ; 4 webs; web fenced. The above- farm is only two iles from Brussels, on good gravel roads; soh( ol house on the lot. For farther par- ticulars app von the prenuaes, or to C.11. Cooper, 13russels P: 0. ROBERT BROADFOOT,Propri-- etor, Brussc Is P. O. , 588 FABM IN MeKILLO-P FOR-SALL-For -.Sale., the Nor h part of Lots 8 and 9, Con. 13, Mc- Killop, con .aining 112 acres; there are about 80 cleared, we fenced, underdrained, and in a high state of eu,lt vation, the balance it web timbered with hardwood; good dwelling,- new bank frame intro 50x56, with. stabling 'underneath, and other outbuildings; arse" agood young orehard and plenty ot water. Is 10 miles from Brussels, 5 from Wal- ton,- and 12 from Seaforth,, with good gravel roads to each place; -convenient to church and schools; will be sold as -a whole or- ia two parts; or will be exchanged for a small Farm. Apply to Wal- ton P. 0. or to the proprietcir on the prena,- iaes. WILLILM DYNES. 547 i OUR ME MBER St I - Speeches of Messrs. Bishop and 1 Gibson. • I Specially lileporged for the E4ositor. 1 0 B EDIJoATioNaL LAWS. . - When Mr. Crooks' bill, amen leg the School Act, was before the Tee 'stature °for its third reading, Mr. Bishop, M. P. P. for Smith Huron, remerke as fol- lows on the working of the sc eel sys- tem : He said he was glad the Minis- ter of Education had seen fit to put the clause respecting township boards into his bill, for the reason that it puts mu- nicipalitiee that had established town- ship boards before the passing of the Act of '77; in the same positionsas mu- nieipalitiee that had passed the Act since, giving them the opportiintty of returning to the section system i if they believe it would be in their interest to do so. He 'was not going to say whether township boards or section boards were best, but there was one thing he did be- lieve, and that was that the people of this Pro-vince will not be driven into any certain rut by legislation, and, con- sequentlyslhe believed it would not be satisfactory to the people to I make the township board system compulsory, as was advocated by some; and he also thought tliat in instances where the township board system had been adopt- ed experiro.entally,equal facilities should be given for the securing of its abolition as for HS adoption: Under the existing law this was not the caee,las only a two-thirds vete of the electorp is requir- edior the adoption of the: township board system, whereas for it abolition a three-fourths vote is required. This be thought was notsright, and the law in this respect shOuld be amended. He wee pseased with the -mode evhieh the . amending bill proposed for the distribu- tion of the Government grant, to schools, viz.: that it shall be apportioeed accord- ing to population, as shown by the last annual returns received from, the clerks of the respective, counties„ for under this amendment a prosperousi and grow- ing place will get- its full share; while a place that is going back will only get what is jest. He had listened. with great pleasure to the remarks of the honorable Itlinister of Education' when hatroducine this bill, especially to his remarks1 regarding inspectors, and he did hope that at least some of them would teke the hint and be alittle more careful in Ivithholding the Government grant. He was glad to learn that a rule was laid down forbidding inspectors to withhold the Government grant without fleet reporting to the Minister of EducatiOn all the circumstances, and he alonedetermines the matter. This rule, he thought, would remedy; a .griev- ance which had been much complained of by the people in country dietricts. If trustees hesitated in carrying out the demand of inspectors, no matter how unreasor4able they might comider those demand, the inspector at one aPplied the blare t that unless they complied with his desires, he would recommend the wit holding of the Government grant. his threat was very annoying and gall ng to trustees, and frequently forced t em againat their better judg- ment to omply with the behests of the inspect° , rather than run the risk of lpsing th Government menet/. He con- sidered. hel Minister had acted wisely in takin the power out of the hands of inspect° s, to use the whip so unspar- ingly onr the people. Scheel trustees are mortel. It is not well- to try and force too much upon thein. They should, at least, have some diecretionary power left them, and he thought the change made in this respect will do much towerds popularizing the present system. He was also glad to learn that the rules relating to school accommoda- tion are 10 be considered as reeommen- &story inetead of obligatory?, and that the rulesi generally had been relaxed by the Minister of Education since he as- sumed charge of the department. He was gia4 of this, because the lack of eiastieityj in the school regulations had been the means of setting map), against the whole law, especially he districts where the inspectors were ieclined to interpret these regulations so arbitrarily, as had been the case in some districts._ There were some rules even : yet, hots - ever, which he thought might be done away with 'with advantage. He refer- red particularly to that ope, giving teachers the power, in case, children cerise to school late without, a written excuse, to exclude them the whole day. While such a rule might have beneficial results ,sorctetimes, he had known in- stances where it had been taken advan- tage of by teachers, and great hardship had resulted. However, in this matter, the trustees and people had very Lunde in their own n haede. They had the en- gaging of! their own teachers,, and if a teacher, contrary to their wiehes, placed too arbitrary a construction upon. any rules which were not absolutely obliga- tory, they could -dispense with his ser- vices and engage another who would carry out their wishes better. But, not- withstan ing this, he thought , it would be Well if this rule, at any eats); were material] -modified. He would also like to se he summer vacatien Short- ened, espe ially in I country i distriets. On accou t of the,distance, many chil- drenin t e Pountry cculd enly attend school duiji g the summer months when the roads e good, and now with the long vacalli4ns the very best part of their tirne i lost. In towns end- cities it might be necessary to have six or eight wee si 'holidays in the middle of summer, i it n the country he thought , one week, or at Most two weeks, quite sufficient. IA change in this respect, be felt assure would be acceptable to the people. 1ut, perhaps; the rapist un- popular re ulation of all is that requir- ing a ecoz teacherwhen the number of names ox the school register exceeds, 50. He b I eyed this rule perpetrated an injustice on both people and teach- ers. On the former, because it forced them to incttr the expense. 'a a second 1 RIDAX, MARCH 14, 1879- I • McLEAN BROS., Publishers. $1.50 a Year, in Advance. teacher, when pupil -teachers, or metal- -tors, weuld answer the purpose and prove equally efficient; On the latter, beeausIthese assistants were only re- quired r could only be employed about six months in the year, and frequently not that, -just a while in the winter season vhen the attendance was at the largest.; Now, what were these teach- ers to co the remaining half a'! the year? I Were they to go on the farm or into t e workshop? This regulation, like some others he had referred to, was entirely too sweeping, and people are beginning to -ask whether schools are not beceming a burden rather than a boon. These remarks, he admitted, were strong, but he deemed it his duty, for the information of the Minister of Education, to picture things just ea he believed they existed. He believed that school trustees should be required to possess a property qualification. Sur- prise h d often been expressed that so much i terest is taken in the election of mun cipal councillors, and so little in the elections for school trustees. fThis is a matter which might well oc- casion urprise, especially when we con- sider t • at one-third of tbe taxes of a naunici • ility is required for school pur- poses a. d. is expended by school trus- tees. his lack of ;interest in school trustee elections the ' country over, is a thing t • be deplored,.and any action the Governs, ent may take, witli a view to makin • the people . take a greeter inter- est in t ese election% would receive his earnest support. He believed the steps taken y the Minister of Education in his bill -for this object, were in tbe right directi n, and he heartily approved of them. He believed that irregular at tendap e was one ofithe principal hin- drance to the success of our public schools This was 'a hilid.rance, how- ever,: w ich, especially in rural districts, it was ery difficult to obviate. He no- ticed o looking over the reports of in- spector , that the weight of the blame t was lai to the carelessness of- parents: He .did not think this was correct. He believe that it was with great reluct- ance, a d only in cases of -urgent neces- sity, th t the majority of parents de- prived heir children of the benefits at- tachin to regular etteedauce at school. It was requently the case that, owing - to the scarcity of hired help, parents were ompelled, very much against their wil, to keep their children from regular y attending school, and in some instan es the distance from school made it impo sible for children to attend in inclem nt weather, or when the roads were b d. He fancied that irregular attend nee was attributable -to these two ca ses much more than to careless- ness of parents. He did not like that more b ame should be attached to par- ents, t an they were really entitled to. In his •pinion, however, one of the -chief causes, if this irregular attendance had been e • tirely overlooked. He believed it due, n a great measure, to apathy. and in ifference on_ the part of teachers. To illu trate what he meant, he said: Take wo school sections, the school popula ion being equal; in school sec- tion 1 there is _ an able, earnest, live teachei, but in school 2, one the very Take a look into the school of these schools, and, you will average of 60 in section 1, and an average of 20 insection 2. ave things just as they are, only eachers change schools for the g year, then what will you find eking into tbe register? Sec- ith an average of 60, and section u average of 20. The greatest k was that not five per cent. of ng men enter the profession least intention of ,continuing it as a profession. They only aching a stepping stone to fit some other, and if the hon. could devise some, way to re - is evil, he would confer a great the country; but, no doubt, it to point out the malady than ibe the remedy. The leader of osition told the House last year (Mr. Bishop) only complained. little grievances, and when they ked into they were no griev- t all. -He could assure this e people in the country did. not the grievances he had pointed ng, and it his hon. friend the the Opposition were to asso- h the country people, and thus ir views on this and other -sub - would change his opinion on ell as on a good many other s. (Cheers.) He Was still of reverse registe find an perhap Now, 1 let the followi when 1 tien 2 '1 with drawba, our yo with th to folio make t them f Ministe move t favor o is Oasie to presc the Op that he - of petty were lo ances House t conside out trifi leader o date wi learn th jects, h this as 1. questio the opinOn that there is a tendency to teach to. many branches. He believed that ed cation does not consist so much in know ng a great many things half as in know ug a few things well. In con- clusion, he would say it gave him great pleasure to know that the subjects com- plained f by a great many have either been omi tted or made optional in the present regulations, and he did hope that the time will never come when politics ill enter into the discussions on our e ucational system, and if the hon. Mi lister will only take one step further is relaxing the regulations, the people •ill not have so much cause to complai . On the whole; he said, he had ver great pleasure on congratulat- ing the on. Minister on the -advance he bad ma • II 1 • • Mr. G that the return s fixing an mended goods ca the emit vided fo twenty -t of -Onta Ontario ten year - railways ly overlo ter of rai of this has been mense p e. (Loud -cheers.)• RAILWAY CONTROL. beon, on the 28th Feb. moved e be laid before the House a owing the applications for the • regulating of the rates de - lid received for paseengers and ied upon railways subject to ol of this Legislature, as pro - by, section ten, sub -section ree, cap 165, Revised Statutes o. He said: The people of ave been so busy for the last in building and projecting that they have almost entire - ked the very important mat - way control. The legislation ouse with regard to railways such as to give them im- wer. They can almost. force any mu icipa14 to pass bonuses; they have, to use a classic phrase, become an imperiu tin imperis in this country. I think w should take a leaf out .of the book of he old land in this respect. We are ltogether'in a different posi- tion th n the people there, for there the rail ays never -receive& a cent of Govern ent aid they were altogether built by private' capital. Here, how- ever, th .caae is1 different. Take the expendi ure twenty years ago on. the Grand runk, the Great Western, the Norther and other roads, assisted out of the Municipal Loan Fund; take what th s House has given them since, and. takr. what has been voted in bon- uses by unicipalities, and I have not the slig • test doubt that the Province of Ontario las contributed $30,000,000 in aid. of ailways. They may demand. right of ay over, a man's lot, and he must su mit to have his property taken from hi., without even the privilege of fixing the price. The Parliament of Great Bi tain, although they have not the gam claims upon their railways as we liavl upon ours, seeing that they paid no hing for them, have yet found it neces ary to protect the interests of the peo ile by taking a share in the con- trol of t e railroads, by _eetablishing a commis ion to regulate rates. A com- mission to settle the differences be- tween t Ie various lines has-been spoken of in th House and discussed by the nlornins papers in the city. The set- tling of he terms upon which one track may or s another is of interest to rail- ways, b t is not of much importance to the peo le at large. The commission that wa established in 1873 in Eng- land, h wever, can take cognizance not only of hese things, but of rates of passeng r and freight traffic, and .other matters directly concerning the public, and fro their decision there is no ap- peal. hey can 1 settle, without being subject o a higher power, all disputes in whic a private individual would be at so gr at a disadvantage as against a wealthy corporation. I kave had occa- sion to look into this matter somewhat, and fin • that they perform their duties very sat sfactorily. Their term of office expires n a short time, and it is very likely tl at they will be re -appointed, and wit extended powers. It is abso- lutely cessary that something should be don in this direction here. The Grand runk and Great Western are, of cours , not under our jurisdiction, and it i well known that those lines are not conducted in the interests of the Pro ince or of the Dominion, but almost entirely in the interests of Americ ns. What do we find at the present une ? In the county of Huron, though •e not only had to pay our share of the Provincial debt, but to pay to the tuffalo and Lake Huron road $250,00i from the time of its amalgama- tion wit • the Grand Trunk, we yet find that fright is carried cheaper from. Chicago to Portland than from Seaforth to Port and, Worse than that, that line per ists in. carrying freight from Seafort to certain firms in Montreal more c eaply than for the produce dealer i Seaforth. In fact, I believe there is case now pending before the courts here a Man is trying to recover some t lousands: of dollars from the Grand runk on that account, but I fear it i a hopeless attempt. Over the railway I have named we have, of course, o control, but the case would not be s bad if we even had the reme- dy of c mpetition. It was upon the grounds of the iecreased benefits that would. r sult to the people of the Pro- vince fr m the competition among rail- ways th t I have defended the grants in their id. And. I think that if the Domini n Government had taken the matter me under their control, the Provinc would have been spared the expense hat it has been put to by aid- ing somm of the lines, as, for instance, the Cre it Valley and the Hamilton and N rthwestern. The injurious manner n whichtbe Grand Trunk and Great 'estern have - managed their business in the western portions of On- tario is own by the fact that freight is now carried. more cheaply from Guelph o Montreal than from Bramp- ton to M • ntreal, although twenty miles further way. The people of that part pf the co ntry had therefore to insist upon ha ing a new mode of communi- cation o ened up "other than that afford- ed by th t railway. There are other circumst flees connected with this mat- ter whic require' consideration. As a rule, the condition of the fences along railway tracks is anything but good. The co a.panies,Isimply do not care whether they ar kept in repair or not. A farme 's horse I may, on aceount of the bruln ss of the fences or- gates, get on the rack and be killed, and the owner . c n get no redress. We all know th: t it is impossible for a poor man to c ntend in the courts with a railway orporatioia. I'know a case in my own iding where such a thing hap- pened, a d it was simply useless to at- tempt to (set any relief.' You may go to Hamilto or Toronto and you may see the man eer or the solicitor of the com- pany, bu the only satisfaction you get is the inf rmation that you mayput the case into court. To the farmer the first loss is of n the least loss; he may be dragged om court to court, and he therefore in many cases considers it better to submit , than to attempt to gain rear ss by litigation. This being the state f affair, I think the time has come wh:n we sheuld take under our more im ediate control those railways over whi h we possess jurisdiction. If we had e • en a system of inspection, we would stao d a chance of being relieved in many ays. We have our inspec- tors of prions and asylums, and if we had a sha • gentleman like Mr. Lang- muir to o through the books of the railway c mpanies and to see whether they are discriminating against indi- viduals, a I knoW-they are, we would know wh n and where to apply the In some cases a favored indi_ veuridtbia. ven a special rate; no one can tell why, except, perhaps, that hp may have the ear of the manager, or bis in the good graces of so -m& of the- offi cials. Those railway cempanies wh have been aided by the people ought t be compelled to open their books t public inspection. They ought b made to keep a record. of their rates t and from all points on their lines, s that every individual who deals wit them may know just what to pay, an whether he is receiving the same trealj .ment as others in the same line of bus' nesse I do not advocate the establish ment of such an expensive board cf commissioners as that which exists i England, but if we had an inspect° who would be empowered to examin the traffic arrangenients of railava companies, and see how their passeng and freight rates are regulated, ther can be no doubt that it would be ben ficial to the public and in the interes of the railways themselves. It is an tolerable thing thatthere should be n remedy at present except competitio I think the people of the country making a great mistake in building s many railways; they are overdoing the thing. It is time to call a halt, and b - fore we construct any more to see what the future will be of those we have al- ready built. 1 believe it is the duty qf the Government to appoint an inspe tor to examine into all those matters 4f detail, to see that railways are kept their proper place, and to assist in thle adjustment of cases that at the present time can only be settled in court, and in which, in nine instances out of ten, the aggrieved party will rather submit to a loss than try to force a settlemen The matter is a -very important (smells, whatever correspondence the Govern- ment may have had with any of th'e companies, or with regard to a move- ment in the direction of which I speak, it is in the interests of the country that it should be brought down. It is pos4- ble that no action can be taken this session, but I think the Government would do well to look into the matter and see that the people's rights are pro - I acted. (Applause.) Canada. -St. Thomas is to have a street rail- way. Track -laying -commenced lait week. A man in Hamilton has been fined for driving through a funeral pre- cession. -The wife of Mr. David Stirtoit, postmaster, Guelph, died on Tuesday of last week. -Berlin claims to have hospitably entertained 936 tramps since the 1Rth Of November last. -In forty-eight hours 35 people sue- cumbed to diphtheria, in St. Johne, Newfoundland. . -The proprietor of the Ayr foundry has shipped 14 large cases of farm ma- chinery to Italy. -The thermometer registered 35 de- grees below zero at Lindsay on the morning of the 28th ult. - Mr. John McLeod, M. P. P., West Durham, died at his residence in Bow- manville, on Sunday last. -A factory for the manufacture of molasses from sorghum is to be estab- lished in the vicinity of Belleville. -Mount Forest is to be incorporated as a town shortly. The bill granting privilege has passed tbe Legislature. , -Wm. Smith, of the 2ud concession McGillivray, has 35 iambsfrom 15 ewes this spring. There's no use trying to beat this. -Mr. Daniel Perley, of the townshiP of Brantforde has a cow of the Durham breed, that produced five calves inside of two years.. -Dr. Bowers, of Ingersoll, and G-ee. McCabe, have been committed for trial on the charge of poisoning Mrs. Eliza - 1 beth McCabe. • -The Toronto policemen have been instructed to enforce the by-law refers ring to people who leavehorses standing on the street untied. -Bleck leg is reported on cent -mei, 15, Canada Pacific Railway. One man has been brought to the hospital at Winnipeg suffering with it. 1 -The supposed shock of earthquake in the vicinity of Jarvis, turns out t have been caused. by a man cleaning ou a smoke stack with powder. • • -The town authorities of Guelp1i have got a "fair -hired boy" for adore. tion. It is 15 months old, "has blue eyes, is good-natured and healthy." - Mrs. Wm. Miller, of Mount Forest; gave birth to triplets on the 25th ult. , all daughters. Two of the little visitors have since died, the remaining one is doing well. . ; -Sheriff McKellar, of Wentworth, iS announced to deliver an address at 4 temperance gathering in connection : with the Church of Ascension, Hamill ton, shortly. - The strike on contract 15, Canada 'Pacific Railway has been amicably ar- ranged, the contractors agreeing to the 1demands of the men. They objected to being paid by cheque instead of cash. , -At Port Hope, one day lately, the remains of a young married couple were deposited in one grave, both having died of that dread disease, consumption, the 'wife dying first, and the husband, Mr.' Treweelte, following her inside of 33' hours. -At the death- of a rich bachelor .uncle ia England recently, Mr. Jetieph E. Seagram, of Waterloo, and his lakoth-I! :er, Mr. E. Seagram, of Galt, have. been left a handsome fortune, said. to be i000 each. --A confectionery pedler named !Walker, has been fined $5 and costs for, refusing to pay toll at a gate near Lon -1 don. There is another charge of as- saulting the gate -keeper agaipst him, judgment being reserved. -Mr. Trow, who intends shortly Starting out on a overland journey across the continent, following the proposed route of the Canada Pacific Railway,1 has received applications from a large aumber of parties in different sections of the country who had observed a previous paragraph in the press, asking htoimah. ve the privilege of accompanying -C. Morrison, of Teeswater, carried , off the medal and championship for the counties of Huron and Bruce for skating, at the skating carnival at Lucknow lately. -Atherly grist and saw mill, Orillia, was burned down on Saturday evening about seven o'clock. The fire is sup- posel to have started. in the office. Books and everything lost. Partly in- sured. Total loss ii25,000. -At a meeting held in Tilsonturg,one day last week, to take into consideration the establishing of a beet -root sugar manufactory in that town, a resolution was unanimously carried in favor of the establishment of such a factory. -About six -o'clock Saturday evening t'he lightning struck the barn of Solo - Mon Johns, of Marmoia, consuming it, together with two barns and sheds ad- joining and contents, also three horses. Moss, $3,000. Small insurance. -A cotton factory is about to be built by a Montreal company at Coaticooke, that villake having granted a bonus of $20,000 to the enterprise, and exemp- tion from taxation. One hundred and twenty-five operatives are to be employ- ed the first year. -Mr. A. W. Ogilvie exhibited. on 'Change at Montreal on Saturday some fine samples of wheat grown at Prince Albert settlement, on the Saskatchewan River, 500 miles northwest of Winnipeg. It was considered remarkable and weighed 65 lbs. to the bushel. -A fire occurred last Friday after- noon at Neil Boaters', in the township of Bruce, destreyiug his barn, which contained a quantity of grain, also burning five horses and some cat- tle. Insurance $1,000, which will fall far short of covering the loss. --Aterrible gale passed. over Orange- ville htet Sunday evening. The spire of the new Presbyterian church was blown down and completely destroy- ed. I The loss will be about $500. Mre Haley, the contractor, will be the prin- cipal loser, as the spire was not com- pleted. -On Saturday evening, about 10 o'clock, a terrific thunder storm passed over Centreville. The lightning struck the spire of the Presbyterian church and after shattering the door and per- forming a few freaks in the basement it passed off. The storm ended in a shower of hail. -A serious accident occurred to a farmer named Charles Pratt, at .Ker - wood village; on Saturday morning. A tree fell on him, injuring him seriously, and instantly killing two horses be was .holding. The horses belonged to a far- mer named Ellis, who miraculously es- caped unhurt. -The city Treasurer of Toronto, has been so:ill as to be unable to attend to business. The Want of proper ventila- tion and drainage at the City Hall is -telling with bad effectlupon the health of those occupied about the building. The atmosphere is foul and injurious, and other officials are also at present suffer- ing from its inhalation. -Mary Swayne, aged 20, living near Harley, on Saturday last &Ufa:Opted to poison herself with Paris green, and would evidently have accomplished her purpose but for the fact that she took too large a dose, for it acted as an emetic upon her. She recovered after .some sharp medical treatment. Her only reason was that "people told stories about her." -A retired. Reeve of Blenhiem town- ship, Mr. Jeremiah Cowan, of Prince- ton, has been presented with a gold watch valued at $100. The presentation was made by his many friends and was intended as a token of esteem and as a recognition of the services he has ren- dered to the township of Blenheim, which he represented at the County Council Board for a great number of years past. -There was a bad smash on the Whitby and Port Perry, and Lind -say Railway on Tuesday last week. The rnorningstrain going north went off the the track at what is called the "Big Dump," between Myrtle and. Manchest- er, and five cars tumbled down the em- bankment. Frank Higgins, mail -clerk; Samuel McCaw, conductor; and. A. T. Trenouth, express messenger, were in- jured, and had a miraculous eseape from instant death. -The relatives and friends of Mar- . garet McVey have filially given up all hope of discovering the where abouts of the missing young lady, and the myss terious circumstances attending her disappearance will doubtless eyer re- main_ surrounded in obscurity., Her father, Mr. John McVey, having receiv- ed no tangible respense to his liberal offers of recompense, and ,the vigorous and exhaustive search instituted prov- ing barren of results, has withdrawn all rewards. • e -At the Baptist church in Hamil- ton, last Sunday evening, Dr. Stewart preached on "sensational preaching," strongly condemning the introduction of secular matters into the pulpit. Al- lusion was made to a late lecture on " dancing," and to Dr. Tahnage's style of sensational diseourses, which the preacher highly censured. as being!, un- fit subjects for introduction into 'awes of worship- He styled a sermon preach- ed without Scripture reference "a hu- man harangue." There was a large con- gregation preeent. -In the latter part of last week, a farmer sold a load ,of evheat on the Owen Sound market, getting the very highest price; as the sample was first- class. By accident the buyer happened to be present whIle the grain was emptying, and discovered that the great bulk of it was of a, very inferior quality. A small quantity of good grain had been placed in the top of each bag, with the expectation that the deception would not be discovered. The farmer tried to eiplain the Matter by asserting that it as the "boys"who had filled up the bags, and the quantity falling short had probably encroached on his " seed wheat." A reductionof 25 centSon the bushel will probably make him be more careful in future, and induce his " boys" to discriminate between two qualities of grain. :---Great damage appears to have been done by floods at „Dulatroon. About 200 feet of the Hamilton and North -Western railroad, near the forks of the river fell through on Monday, and the banks on both sides have caved in, -It is currently reported at Ment - real, that Mr- G. J. -Brydges has been appointed governor of -the Hudson Bay Company, vice Mr. D. A. Smith &sums - ed, at a salary of $10,000 and travelling expenses. His head. office will be in Montreal. -A few nights ago some tramps pre- sented themselves at Spetz's brewery, Berlin, and asked for some beer, which was refused. A few hours after fire was seen issuing from the porch 431 Mr. Spetz's house, and it was found that it had been Set on Ere, presumably by the tramps. -A telephone patentee at Quebec is engaging to connect several ptivate residences in that city byteleplione with the churches which their occupants frequent that they may remain at home when desired and hear the pray- ers, singing and sermons in the distant churches. -The next aspirant for city honors is the town of Guelph. On the 23rd of next month it is to throw off its man- tle and emerge as a fell -grown city- As a town, Guelph has flomished and be- come prosperous, and. that this will continue when she becomes " real live citte" is beyond a doubt. , -Westminster Centre, a village in East Middlesex, is a perfect Eden. Net a drop of intoxicating liquors kept or sold in the place, and if one of the Cene tre men gets drunk he is immedi- ately discharged. The citizens are all moral and religious, and the little vil- lage is as quiet as any in Canada,. --A man named James Black, was robbed of $115 in the neighbor- hood. of the statilon at Walk -erten, one Bight last week i Three or four patties have been arrested on the charge, one -of whom turned. Queen's evidence and admitted having been privy to the theft after the act, having divided the -Ten thousa.nd dollars worth 4::if damage was done to plants owned bya gardeners on the Lachine canal, by the explosion of dynamite the other day, which broke the windows of the green houses and adnaitted the frost.. Actions will be taken against the contractor owning the premises where the dyna- mite was stored. -A Jewish medicine vendor from - Hamilton lost his pocket -book on the street in Drembo, the other day. It was found by James Rounds, who hand- ed it to the hotel -keeper, W. Irving, and the latter in turn handed it over to the o ovner. The -only remark made on its receipt was, "Dot vas lucky, I tanks you, dot is all." -Last Friday morning, at Toronto, Henry Mitchell was placed in the Police Court dock„ charged with mur-s dering the child Eliza Ellen Halland, on Yonge street. Mitchell is a street-, car driver, and the ch-ild was killed by the car which he was driving. The prisoner was remanded until -after an inquest was held on the body et the child. -There are at present in Hamilton some fruit agents selling trees which are not of the slightest use. They re- present themselves, to be agents of nurseries on the- other side, but in reality are nothing more than brokers who purchase refuse trees. Probably this is the case M other places than Hamilton, and owners of erchardas should take timely warnin-g. -The people of Belleville were favor- ed the other day with a peculiar show on the Main street, which was It pig harnessed to a hand -sleigh, which - though the whole pig family have a bad reputation for etubbornness-it drew apparently with willingnes 3. The boys who trained the animal must have been possessed of E6 very large stock of pati- ence and. firmness. -Mr. W. N. Wells, living at Mani- towaning, on the Great Manitoulin Islan-d, has sent to a relative in Guelph - a sample of spring wheat which had been threshed- there. The berry is plump and of a good size, while the color is fair. The following are the market quotations : Spying wheat from 70c to '74e per bushel; peas, We; oats, 50o; pork, r to $8 per hundred weight. In -many parts of the Island the Canada thistle is an unknown nuis- ance. -Mr. Joseph Miller, who is confined in Woodstock jail, awaiting his trial at the coming 'Assizes, charged with at- tempthag to procure an abortion epon Miss Sarah Bond, of Norwich, was on Saturday maeried to the young lady by Rev Mr Cookman, of Norwich. The ceremony took place within the jail, and was witnessed by the jail officials. After they were made man and wife the bridegroom was again placed in hi; cell, and the bride' returned home to Norwich. -A deputation from. the Ottawa Settlers' Labor League waited. on the Minister of Agriculture on Saturday. Hon. Mr. Pope informe& them that the Government were not in It financial position to do what was asked,- and re- commended that the men should apply to the contractors for the building of the Pacific Railway, who, he persumed, wonld. be willing to pay their fares out, and. afterwards they would be able to acquire land. and. settle down along the road. Mr. Trow, M. P., asked the Min- ister what encouragement would be given to a number Of men. of means un- dertaking to found colonies there, hom- ing the lands as security for the money advanced. Hon. Mr. Pope replied that the subject was worthy of considera- tion.