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The Huron Expositor, 1879-10-17, Page 44 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. i Caution.-11enry Sheffer. &earth Pump Factory—Noble Cluff. Parra. for Sale—John Adam. Farm for Sale—Nelson Mousseau. October Price List—Smith & West. Chea.p Cash Store—Stanley Day. Manitoba—Thomas Green way. Dress Goods—Duncau & Duncan. Teacher Wauted—N. Wagon Maker Wanted—J. Williams. Gelding for Sele—john Wil liams. Two Splendid Farms for Sale. kancy Dress Goods—The Golden Lion. Property for Sale jas. R. Benson. Estray are—E. Walper. Millinery—Hoffman Brothers. Staple Goods—Wm. Hill & Co. InsolvencytNotice—Robert Gibbons. Teacher Wanted—L. Belden. e AM. intontxpoecititor • its Ontario readers.. • As another evidence of the danger o tolerating an irresponsible governin body and the mischief they sae capabl. of doing, we reproduce the following extract from a letterwritten by Hon. Mr. Jolt/ to 'a:Quebec paper. It speaks for itself.. Mr. Joly says :- " I ara sorry to have to state that owing to the action of the Legislative Coaneil iu throwing out the bill passed in the Lower Rouse for sanctioning the railway works undertaken by the Gov- ernnaent during the recess, I have been prevented from accepting the tender of Clark & Reeves, the great bridge build- ers, who, offered to put up all the iron superstructure: of the bridge between Hull and Ottawa. for $122,000. Owing to the rise in the price of tiron they • could not do the same work new under $152„000„ an advance of $30,000, and the price of iron is still running ap. Had it not been for the action of the Legislative Connell it .would have been opened. beforethe end of December • net, and our system of Provincial-rail- woys placed ia communication with the. Ontario roads. The Governnient railway is destined to he the shortest outlet of the western trade to the sea- ports of this Province, if we can only direct the stream our way before the Coteau Landing bridge is built.. We have got no time to lose, but I Must submit to the will of the Legislature and stop this Work, and I mast frankly • admit that I feei this blow. from the -Legislative COURGit more than the -re- fasal of the Supplies, which wily strengthens us in the opinion of the 0- • , public." . Let the people of the Dominion, or at least, those of Ontario, take warning wheteis- now transpiring in Quebec, and profit by the lesson they can there . learn. What the • Quebec Councillors nave done, the Senators of the Dominion . eau do. Let every elector pledge his candidate to vote and agitate, and agi- tate and vote for their extinction, until this_ last worse than useless fifth wheel le removed fitera our legislative machine. 1 losemansmitek. • THE HURON EXPOSITOR. results which every intelligent man knows are due to entirely different causes. It woUld be just as sensible to claim for the National Polley credit for the beautiful weather we have enjoyed during the show season, as to say that the present iii reased prices for.wheat are attribatal e to it. If nothing else will convince he organs of the silliness of their silly ontention, the fact that oats, barley- and other cereals excepting wheat are even lower in price under the operation of the National Policy than they were before it came into force, should be sufficient to do so. We do • not deny but that the Netioual Policy has given a stimulus to some branches of manufacture, but to say that it has, or will increase. the price Of farmers' • products, is toasSert what is an. itbso- SEAFORTH, OCTOBER 17, 1879. The Quebec Irresporisibles and their Ontario Apologist. . In pleading the cause of the Quebec irrespousibles, the chief organ of the Ontario Opposition, with charming in- nocence, remarks; The Quebec Legis- lative Council has in fact only echoed 4' the voice of the people." in what manner it has "echoed the voice of the people," the organ does net deign to tell its readers, for the very goodreason, we presume, because it cannot. If the fact of the action of the Coupon in re- fusing the - supplies, and thus causing -the dead -lock, being condemned by a majority of the people's representatives in Parliament assembled is a proof that they "_echo the veice of the people," then we have such proof. Or, if the more forcible protests of the people then3.selves, naade manifest by resolu- tions, eteideinning in the strongest pos- sible language the conduct of the Coun- cillors, can be taken as proof that they are carrying out tb,e wishes of the peo- ple, then we have even that. Or, again, if the fact of the =don of each mem- ber of the Council, individually, being condemned by the people of the respec- tive districts they are supposed to re- present, aud members themselves being asked by the people of those districts to resign, ce.n be taken as proofs that they- . echo the voice of the people, then we have also this additional proof. Bat if, on the contrary, all these t ngs go to prove, as we think they do, that the Legislative Councillors are acting in open oppositiou to and defiance of th wishes of the people, then the organ i making a statement such as we hay quoted above, is endeavoring to deceiv lute absurdity. A CORRESPONDENT Of the ;Clinton .Neze • Era has been visiting New York and seems to have been quite oyerwheloanecl with what he saw. On returning to his "native tOwn;" which We pres.ume to be Cliutou, he is quite "saddened" by the contrast which its "terrible deadness" presents in comparison witl the bustling .activity he saw in the grea4 city of Nevi York. This correeponde t ought to know that in the nature of things every town and village can't be a New York. There are hundreds.of tOWIIS and vil- lages in New Yolk State and. in New England ten times deader and duller than Clinton, notwithstandin that they are located in the United States, where, according to this correspondent, "all is life." Evidently this travelled young man is a bigger fool. than 'many who have stayed at home. - THE QUEBEC Chronicle gives forth cheering news from that Province. In a recent issue it announces a serious de- fection in the Conservative ranks; not only at/1012g the Legislative Council, who are restrained from going over to the Liberal ranks with the greatest difficulty. Leadirg Liberal politicians declare that on :the re -opening of the House they will h ve a majority of six. They claim that the • whole Province' will be astounded vith the result of the first vote, as grea changes have been effected in the rei ds of some of the leading English 1 onservatives by the success of the num rous meetings 'held by the Government aud by the obstinacy of the Legislative outwit. e 0 UR old frien 11 "Tuckersmith," h e of letters in the Ex 13 his subject "The 0 When writiug for f couple of years a models of courtrsy e His initial letter t with such expretsi • blushing falseho outrageous false . the usual dose," serted," "the ab lying Globe," &c this unfavorable to aecount for it ciple that "evit As A SAMPLE of the unadulterated nonsense indulged in. by some of the Ministerial journals, we give the follow- ing from the Stratforct Herald: "The farmeis are rejoicing in good markets • and good prices, and everybody speaks well of the N.Y., exeipt a few Grit politicians who see their unpatiotie hopes of a continued depression blast- ed without argument. • it Willa take a good deal of argument to convince intelligent farmers or ia- telligezat man of any other class that the N. P., as out contemporary calls it, is entitled to any credit for such increase in prices is we have -recently ex- perienced. When the N. P. is proved to have produced the continued un- favoiable weather in Europe and the consequent destructioa of crops there, ! then people ro.a,y feel disposed to ascribe to its beneficial influence the present,gratifying increase in theprice of wheat here. Until they are able to prove this, the organa had better hold their peace, as they only make them- selves ridiculous and bring ridicule upon their pet, by ascribing to its operation and contributor, s comm.enced a series ter Times; taking as obe •and the N. P." THE EXPOSITOR, a co, his letters were and choice dictiOn. the Times abounds ns as "the most un - ds," "overflowing with 00 eit nd ch ex sso s rather worse than pu.clent untruth as- ned venom of this e regret to notice 'lige and are unable ept upon the prin- iations," &c. THE Hanlan-Cou Chautauqua La -grand fizzle. B were cut in two some evil-dispo refused to row Haul an made and claims the they boat mice at -e y sterday, proved a th of Courtney's boats the previous evening by ed persons. Courtney any boat but hisown. "walk over" the course oney. News f the Week. Mearreceun a Revivar. Advicee from Barrow -i -Furness, the centre of extensive iron manufactures,. say the orders on hand for iron and steel are said to be suffic ent to maintain activity of trade throug out the winter. • SPECK OF Wr R.—A London society paper, usually • ell informed itt mili- airy matters, 4ays that the clerks` at the India and Foreign Offices are busily engaged in drafting' and copying, and hints are throwtn out that England is on the eve of vier with Russia. The Afghan questioi is the delicate one at. present. No RENT.— ive hundred tenants of the Marquis of Sligo and the Earl of Lucan have rit t and pledged themselves to pav no rent until a reductiOn is made proportionate o prices. Notices are posted in sortie localities of County Down threatening death to any man who may come into the couuty to offer more than a pound an acre for laud. THE UTE Wil.R.—The latest accounts from the White River Indian Agency, Colorado, reveal a tale of horrible. butchery. Evo$iy employee at the Agency appeats to have been killed, aud the women and children are miss- intr. It is conje tared that they have either been calrred off as hostages or butchered. Lted States troops are quielkly taking ssessiou of the Indian country, and tile hoetiles will soon be dispersed or pacified. THE AFGHAN WAR.—Gelleral Roberts re-entered Cab4il on Sunday last. He was acorn -Ivo& el by the Ameer and his suite. The Br tish troops of, all arms lined the road, lad the artillery fired a salute when th British standard was • hoisted at the 1 entrance to the city. General Bober s telegraphs that •the Afgha.0 troops have been completely routed. The 14 es assembling to fight have returned. ome. The Ameer is now detained a4 prisoner. THE OUTFLOVI OF GOLD.—Tbe Lon- don Daily News nancial article say: •"A considerabi uoutity of American bills were offereI n the market yester- day, presumabijr o cover an early pay- ment for iron al ady shipped. If gold continues to lea, e England and France o the same eatent as it has lately one it will soon become necessary to onsider the possibility of measures to top the outflow". It will be time for ngland to consider what action to ake when the French authorities make an the tha St try ove by directly or indirectly raising , next cars to the. smoking car were the premium on gold to such a point the whole incidence of the United tes demand is thrown on this coun- •• . A. • LIBELER OF BEAUTY. —• Adolph Rosenberg, editor of a cheap society 1 pa er called Touni Talk, was arrested. las week in London, . on a charge of lib 1, preferred by the famous beauties, Mrs. Langtry aud Mrs. Cornwallis West. Mrs. Langtry accused Rosen- berg of stating that her husband had petitioned for a divorce, Lord Lones- boreugh and Lonsdale as co-respondents in the action. Mrs. West alleged that Rosenberg stated she asked photo- graphers for commissions on the sate of her photographs. Messrs. Langtry and West both 4peared in Court and denied - the imputations concerning their-twives. Rolienberg was jailed in default 6f £2,000 ' THE Inisu LAND QUESTION. -1 --Art im- mense. tenaut rights meeting. was held at Nevem, Ireland, last Sunday. Over twenty thotisend were present. The town was beautifully decorated with triumphal arches and flags, and the en- thusiasm was -enormous. The recep- tion of Mr. -Parnell by his constituents was very enthusiastic. He was met on entering the town by the clergy and people, and conducted in triumphal procession to the place of meeting. The meeting was presided over by a justice of clearance was witnessed by several -of the peace, who welcomed .Mr. Par- 'thousand people, who had flocked from nell, and thanked him in the name of the city in all kinds of vehicles, on the Irish people, urging him to uphold horseback and afoot, to witness the his - policy in. Parliament as the last refuge of the afflicted country. At the conclusion of the Chairman's speech Mr. Parnell delivered a lengthy ad- dress, in which he advocated e Tolley of payiug no rent untiltimes mend, and also the abolition of landlords and • the tooting of the people on the soil. -During the delivery the people were fraatic with excitement, and many threats were made against the landlords. At the conclusion of Mr. Parnell's' speech two second-class oars, and there was where the terrible carnage took place. The rear one telescoped through the , first one and the one behind went through both, killing and maugling the occupants. It is, however, miraculous that only 15 deaths are known te have resulted. There were none in that car, however, that escaped death or serious injury. Back -of this there were none hurt, as the force. of the collision carried. the entire wreck along several rods, and the rang line of rear cars lost the greater force.of the shock and kept on the track. None in the sleepers were hurt —indeed there•were many iu the sleep- ing coaches who did. not even wake up, and knew. nothing of it until the morn- ing. The wreck of the five cars °mu - :pied a space along the track 6f less than two- cars length. The work of getting out the dead and ' wounded was at once comniensed by the railroad employees and others, and continued throughout the night. Near- ly all the wounded had friends among the killed, and the moans of anguish from the poor sufferers were agonieing beyond description. A . full corps of physicians and surgeons and. many no- ble a,dies were busy in the night and in the morning making 'the wounded as oomfortable as possible, while the work wreck. The most wonderful thing about the whole disaster is the escape of the host of passengers in the rear cars. Of course -they were terribly banged about, butheir injuries; which were very,few indeed, were all' slight. The Miehigan Central Railway is considered a very 'ably managed and carefully conducted line. Notwith- standing its immense business and the generally high rate of speed .at which its express trains are run, there have several members of Parliament spoke been but two very serious disasters and endorsed the same- policy. upon it previous to this last frightful collision. One of these was also at Jackson four ears the t • Interesting Breach of Promise •'Case. James Blair, a well known wealthy citizen of London, was on Thursday of last week, sued at tne Assizes in that City for broach of promise, the plaintiff being M. M. Woodman a single woman of G-oderich. At the time of making the acquaintance of the girl, the defend- ant was visiting with Ler father in the Township of Colborne, County . of Huron. The plaintiff was a young woman of good repute and gentle birth, well educated, and in every respect the equal of defendant. In March 1876, • defendant visited. the farm of the plain- tiff's father and there Made the ac- quaiutance of plaintiff, then about nine- teen years of age. He visited the house cn. business wieh plaintiff's father. He appears to have beep smitten at first. sight. After having inspected the farm, it was about twelve lo'clock, and with the usual generosity of couutry people, he was invited to take diener, which he accepted, and during the meal he evinc- ed. signs of admiration for the family, but which of the daughters he was en- amoured of did not become quite ap- parent. He left. taking the names and addresses of .both daughters, and about week afterwards he sent plaintiff "Moore's Melodies," as a slight token of his steem. The young lady politely wrot him a note of ' thanks, and that drew s wee of m felt 1 of jo glov he ex In t that and term wan Swe will boa) met trim a po to t on t don 9 o' from him a letter full of love an nese. He also sent several piece sic, and in one letter he said h ke embracing her in an " ecstas ." He also sent her a pair o s in a, letter, accompanying which ressed himself in endearing terms O month of Juue he wrote to sa O was coming to visit the family used in his letter, among othe : "1 am often persuaded, m s will be administered to by m , y ago; other Battle Creek, 15 years ago. The Com- pany is particularly careful that only the very best rolling stock shall be scut out with express trains, and the slight- est injury to a car is the signal to throw it off the train at once. This disaster cannot be ascribed td -any fault in this respect. it is clearly the fault of the train dispatcher in not being more careful to keep the line dear for a fast express train after the time at which she was due. - • - Breach of -- The Toronto Telegram, which always has something good, says on the above subject: Breach of promise suits are getting fashionable again. . It looked for it while as if they were going to die out, but they come round in, their sea- son as regularly as the measles, or the man with the hand organ. An effort was made in the British Parliament not long ago to abolish the Act by whicht a breach of promise to marry is made an actionable offence at civil law; but although the feeling was pretty strong in favor of abolishing it, the conserva- tive nature of the British Parliament . prevented any practical steps being it onco takenend. The argument in favor of abolition is that a woman who has been jilted has lost nothing, aud has sustained no damage, as if she d cannot marry one man she can marry another. But, on the other hand, it is only fair to sayethat if a man courts a young woman and. allows himself to be Y looked upon as her future husband, he should be obliged to make some amends for jilting her; for has he not taken up her time to no good purposeand by keep -' Y ing other suitors away spoiled her mar- ket? The best stroke of business that has r been done for some time in the way of a suit for breach of promise, took place •t Minnie, itild that ray aching head e allowed to rest on the innocent o of my Sweet Minnie." Plaintiff efeudant on the bridge at the en - e to the town of God.erich, when tical effusion was presented by him - e plaintiff, entitled, "The meeting •e Bridge." In April, 1877, clefen- came up to plaintiff's house, about lock on a, Sunday morning., giving her he materials for a handsome dress.. He could not succeed in getting his lett rs back, but at a seconl. visit, he ind ced plaintiff in her mother's ohs- Ice, to burn the letters in a stove, ri upeo the promise that he would send her me more letter, which would. amply rec mpense her for the loss of all the rest After the letters were burnt, de - fen ant commenced to cool off. The jar returned a verdict for the plaintiff and $4,500. Te rible Railway Accident in . Michigan. frightful accident occurred on the Mie igen Central Railway on Friday moaning, 10th inst. The Pacific Ex - pre s, which was -due at the • Air Lino jun tion, one mile east of Jackson, at 12.35, was about 25 minutes late, and upo rounding the curve, just east of the 'East Switch," at the high bridge. En ineer Gilbert saw through the fog an tigine and train a few rods ahead on he main track. The whistle eound.- ed fir brakes, the engine was reversed, ane all efforts made by the engineer an fireman to save their own lives and tho e of the mass of living freight be- • hin them ;but the brave enginemen do ot live to tell -pbe tale. The en- ginter and firemau upon the switch en - gin which was apon the track at the tin the express might be expected, ju ped and saved their lives. They ha just pulled out of the switch, which .for s. the approach to the Jackson yar s, to back on the side track, and wer just preparing to back when the exp ess appeared coming at full speed aro nd the curve. The 'express train was composed of the engine, express car, baggage car, smoking car (in which wer about twenty passengers), -• two seco d -class cars (filled with emigrants, Mos ly French Canadians going up to the umber regions of Northern Michi- gan) two first-class cars and seven slee ers--foarteen cars in all. The two engn es grappled like . two great living I mon ters, and piled one over the other. 1 The lighter switch engine, of course, I was uppermost, and. both fell to the 1 nort side of the track a mountain of [ iron, burying beneath it the crushed. 1 bodi s of Gilbert aud Smith. The bag- gage cer, smoking car and engine ten- der N ere broken to splinters, yet, most I miracalously, both the express messen- gernd bagge.ge-Man escaped with their lives, though badly injured. The ' 0"1111.1101101111MISMIMMINIIIMI 11 • at London Assizes the other day, where an amiable old goose who was sparking a young -woman was made to hand over $4,500 for refusing to marry her. But he richly deserved this punishment, for it oame out in the evidence that he used to write poetry and send it to her. Any man who would go that far and then back out, deserves to be pun- ished. 1 Blyth Show. ' The show under the auspices of the - Morris Branch Agricultural Society, held at Blyth, on Thursday aad Friday last, was a very successful affair. •On Friday the fine weather brought out a4. immense concourse of people. Judging by the receipts at the gate, there must have been at least 3,000 people on the ground during the day.. The show was, on the whole, the best ever held in Blyth. The fruit, roots, and dairy pro- ducts - were especially good. The tur- nips and ma.ngolds were the largest we have seen this year. Therewas also an excellent show of horses, a good show of sheep, a number of good cattle, some fair pigs, and a large array of very handsome fowls. The following is the prize -list : HORSES—HEAVY DRAUGHT.—Team of mares or geldings, lst Thos. Dickson, • 2d Joseph Lyon. Brood mare, lst Mrs. T. McMichael, 2d Thos. Moon. Two year old gelding, lst Donald McLauchlin 2d 1 Mrs. T. McMichael. Two year old filly, 1 lst Geo. Watt, 2d. H. Ross. One year ,• old gelding, Geo. Watt. One year old ! filly, lst Mrs. T. McMichael, 2d John ICumming. Foal, lst and 2d Thomas 1 MOOD. i • i GENERAL PURPOSE.—Team mares or !geldings, lst John Cumming, 2d James I Sholbrook. Brood mare, lst T. Black, I 2d Jas. Sholbrook. Two year old geld- ! ing, lst W. Cole, 2d Jos. Hunking. Two 1 year olcrfilly, lst Duncan McLauchlin, i 2d T. Scott. One year old gelding, lst I John Mason, 2c1 Jas. McConnell. •One I year old filly, lst Jas. Minn, 2d John ; Young. Foal, lst Jas. Logan, 2d Jas. 1 Sholbrook. 1 CeRRietiE..—Span carriage horses, lst . i Jas. Barr, 2d Taylor &Elder. Brood 1 mare, 1st ,A.. McDonald, 2d. S. Stewart. • Two year old gelding, lst John Bruns - den, 2d J. B. Laidlaw.. Two year old filly, lst John Davidson, 24 Geo. Stew- art. One year old gelding, Geo. Stew- art. One year old filly, 1st R. B. Laid- law, 2d A. Diugwell. Foal, lst Joseph Carter, 2d A. McDonald, Saddle horse, 1st R. Morrison, 2d Geo. Stewart. Buggy horse, lst Joseph Carter 2d John Bruns - den. CATTLE— THOROUGHBRED.—Milch cow, lst T. Moon, 2d H. Ross. Two year old heifer, lst J. Washington, 2d T. Ross. One year ,old heifer, R. Medd. Heifer calf, J. Washington. Bull calf, lst T. ROSS, 2(1 T. Moon. GRADE CATTLE.—Yoke of vorking oxen, lst J. Howson, 2d J. Auld. Mich cow, 1st J. Ross, 2d J. Washington. Two year old heifer, lst G. Lyon, 2d J. Cumming. One year old. heifer, lst R. Medd, 2d J. Sholbrook. • Spring heifer call, lst Hugh Ross, 2d H. McConnell. Yoke two year .old steers, lst Jos. Lyon, 2d R. McGarvey. Beeve, lst Joseph Lyou, 2d John Washington. SHREP—COTSWOLD.—Aged ram, 1st 3. Cumming, 2d W. Davidson. Shearling I am, lst H. Snell, 2d Jas. Potter. Rath lamb, lst John Cumming, 2d 11. Snell. Pair aged ewes, lst H. Snell, 2d John Cumming. Pair shearline ewes, lst John Cumming, 2c1 H. Snell. Pair ewe lambs, lst John Cumming, 2d H. Snell. LEICESTER.—Aged ram, lst H. Snell, 2d Thos. Youngblood. Shearling ram, H. Snell. Ram lamb, H. Snell. Pair aged ewes, H. Snell. Pair shearling ewes, 11. Snell. Pair ewe lambs. H. Snell. Fat sheep, lst and 2d John Cumming. SOUTHDOWN.—Aged ram, Wm. Mc- Gowan. Pair aged ewes, R. McGowan. Pair ewe lambs, R. McGowan. SrmorsninEDowee—Aged ram, Wm. McGowan. Pios—LenoE BREED.—Boar littered in 1879, lst S. Scott, 2d Jas. Beamish. Sow littered in 1879t- lst S. Scott, 2d Robt. Sprong. SMALL BREED—SUFFOLK.—Boar over one year, lst John Govier, 2d James Brown. Brood sow havine*littered in 1879, 1st and 2d J. Govier. Boar litter- ed in 1819, lst and 2d -John Govier. Sow littered in 1874, lst J. Crosier, 2d R. Sprong. BERKSMI114.—Boar over one year, S. Scott. Boar littered. in 1879, lst and 2d John Mason. Sow littered in, 1879, lst S. Gray, 2d John Mason. GRAIN.—Two bushels Seneca fall wheat, lst Wm. Ross, 2d R. B. Laid- law. Two bushels Treadwell, lst Jas. Beamish, 2d J. Lyon. Two bushels fall wheat any other kind, Thos. Fear. Two bushels Fife, lst Jas. Barr, Jr., 2d Jas. Barr, Sr. Two bushels spring wheat any other kind, lst Geo. Watt, 2d Robt. Medd. Two bushels barley, lst Robt. Medd, 2d Geo. Watt. Two bushels white oats, Jas. Barr, Sr. Two bushels black oats, Geo. McGowau. Two bushels white small oats, lst Wm. Ross, 2d R. B. Laidlaw. Two bushels small peas, lst Jas. Beamieht2d James Sholbrook. Two bushels large peas, lst J. Tamblin, 2d A. Haslem. One bushel timothy :teed, lst Adam Hover, 2dg-es. 13arr, Jr. Barrel of flour, Tay- lor & Elder. ROOTS.—Bushel Early Rose potatoes, lst Jas. Beamish, 2d R. B. LaidLaw-. Otto bushel potatoes any other kind. lst R. B. Laidlaw, 2d P. O'Rourke. Nine field carrots, lst Dr. Sloan. 2d Jas. Mc- Gee. Nine red gardeu carrots. lst Thos. Hoare, 2d Thos. Fear. Nine Swede turnips, 1st John Garrott, 2d N. Cum- ming. Nine beets, lst Joseph Lyon; 2d •Thos. Fear. Nine mangold wurtzels• lst Dr. Sloan, 2d Alex. Campbell. Two pumpkins, lst S. Grey, 2d John Gar- rott. Two squashes, lst John Cocker - line, 2d. Jas. Sholbrook. Three water melons, lst Jas. Barr, Sr., 2d Joseph Lyon. Peck onions, lst Thos. Fear, 2d John Tamblin. Three citrons, Joseph Lyon. Two heods cabbage, lst S. Mil- len, 21 R. Sellars. Two heads cau flower, lst A. Wilson, 2(1 John Cum 1 D ming. iir PRODUCE.—Tub butter, 1st S. Mellen, 2(1. John Welford. Butter in rolls or prints lst Jas Barr Sr 2d J. Taylor. Factory cheese, Gordon Young. Ten pounds of honey in comb, lst Thos. Lee, 2c1 John Torrance. Five pounds maple • sugar, lst J. Jackson, 3d A. Heslam. Quart maple syrup, lst N. Cumming, 2d A. Heslam. Home-made bread, lst Jas. Rose, 2d Jas. Auld. FReie.—Four named varieties winter apples, lst Dr. Sloa,u, 2d. S. Gray. Four named varieties fall apples, lst John Sherrott, 2d not known. Plate of nine Roxboro russets, lst Jas. Symington, 2d not known. Plato of nine Northern Spies; lst Dr. Carder, 2d John Jackson. Plate of nine Snow apples, lst James Potter, 2d John Sprong. Plate of nine Rhode island Greenings, lst Jas. Auld, 2d Robt. Shortreed. Plate of nine Baldwius, lst Dr. Carder, 2d Jas. Auld. Plate of fall pippins, lst R. Broadfoot, 2d Dr. Carder. Plate of nine mam- moth pippins, 1st Wm. Dymond, 2d. Jas. Auld. Plate of nine any other named. variety, lst Robt. Medd, 2ct John • Sprung. Twelve named winter.pears, lst Wm. Dymond, 2d. S. Millen. Twelve named fall pears, 1st H. Tyermau, 2d A. Heslem. Two named varieties of • plums, John Sherrott. Peck tomatoes, lst A. Wilson, 2d A. Haslem. Six bunches grapes, lst Thos. Hoare, 2d Thos. Fear. Two named varieties of crabs,' lst R. Sellars, 2d J.- Cumming. Twelve peaches, lst Jas. Rose, 2d John Mills. Collection of garden flowers, 1st H. Tyerznau, 2d Dr. Sloan. Canned fruit, lst H. Tyerman. Pouiernes—Pair turkeys, 1st Thoinas Fear, 2d John Govier. Pair geese, lst Thos. Fear, 2d Chas. Floody. Pair ducks, lst Fred Windmill, 2d Thomas • Fear. Pair Leghorus, lst Fred Wind - 2(1, Rev. G. Clark. Pair Black Spanish, lst and 2d Rev. G. Clark. Pair Brahmas, lst R. Drummond, 2d Rev. G. Clark. Pair Haraburgs, lst and 2d Rev. G. Clark. Best and largest collection of fowls any other breed,lst Rev. G. Clark, 2c1 Jas. Barr, Jr. IMPLEMENTS.—Lumber wagon, lst John Brunsden, 2d -J. Haggett.. Market wagon, J. Haggett. Iron beam plow, lst Gillies & Martin, 2d R. M. Robert- son. Wooden ploWeGearge Love. Pair iron harrows, lst .T. Tippling, 2d R. Douglas. Open single buggy, John Brunsden.. Cooper work, Adam Hys- lem. Cutter, John Brunsclen. Culti- vator, Bell & _Son. Set horse shoes from hammer, T. Tippling. Pump, Noble Cluff. Farm gate, Joel Briggs. Gana plowtlat Gillies & Martin, 2d R. M. R'otertsoia. Grain cradles, lst John. McTavish , 2d Jas. Culliton. Stumping machine, Wm. Hood. DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES AND LADIES' WoRx.—Ten yards full cloth, lst Miss O'Rourke, 2d. Miss Pollock. Ten yards home-made all wool flannel, Miss Pol- lock. Ten yards union flannel, lst John Mills, 2d A. Haslem. Pair home- made all wool blankets, 1st Gordon Youna, 2d Jas. Rose. Pair home-made blankets, R. B.Laidlaw. Patch quilt, lst Miss Cowan, 2d. N. Cummings. Counterpaue, lst Miss Pollock, 2d. Robt. Broadfoot. Log cabin quilt, lst John Taylor, 2c1 John Cockerline. Coverlet, lst and 2d A. Reid. Pair of woollen stockines,' 1st Thos. Hamilton, 2d. C. C. Baer. Pair socks, lst Jas. McGowan, 2d J. Tomblin. Gauntlet mitts, lst Jas. Barr, Sr., 2d Miss Pollock. Pair rafts, lst A. Taylor, 2d Mrs. W. Stott. Crochet work, 1st Thos. Hamilton, 2d Mrs. A. Wilson. Fancy knitting, lst Thos. Hamilton, 2a Miss Cowan. Card board work, 1st Mrs. W. Stott, 2d Mrs. Dr. Carter. Card board work motto, lst Janet McQuartie, 2c1 Miss Plewes. Gents' shirt, lst Miss McGee, 2d Miss Pollock. • Hair flowers, A. Reid; Pen- cil drawing, lst Mrs. W. Stotts, 2d A. Hoover. Berlin wool work, raised, lst Mjss Culliton, 2d Miss Torrance. Ber- lin wool work, fiat, lst A. Reid, 2d Mrs. W. Stotts. Berlin wreath, Geo, Watt. Feather flowers, Miss McQuar- rie. Wax work, • Mrs. Carter. Em- broidery, lst Mrs. W. Stotts, 2d Miss Purvis. French embroidery, Mrs. W. Stotts. Best braiding, ist Mrs. G. • Drummond, 2d -A. Hyslum. Sofa cush- ion, lst Miss Torrence, 2(-1. Miss Pollock. Rag mat, lst Miss McGee, 2d Mrstearter. Rag carpet, lst John Sprung, 2d Miss 0i4litou. Pair gentlemen's fine boots, John Sherrott. Pair coarse boots, lst Sherrott, 2d J. Drummond. Set double harness, 3. T. Cooper. Set single her- uess, R. W. Mitchell. Stocking yarn, lst Thos. Hamilton, 2d A. Horan. Patch on gents' pants by a young lady not older than 14,N. Cumming. Darn • on sock or stocking, by a young lady not older than 14, N. Cumming. SPECIALS.—Silver clip by Thos. J. Bell, for best colt got by "What's 1 Wanted," Thos. Moon. Silver cup by Thos. J. Bell, for best spring colt got by "Young Contest," James Sholbrook. 1 Five dollars by the Society for the best mare gelding, Thos. Moon. Four dol- ; lars by Joseph Walker, for best colt gott by "Young Plowboy," Wm. Cole. Two 1 dollars by R. Brownlee, for best spring, colt got by "Gold Dust," Geo. Stewart. Package of Shurley's horse and. cattle ! food by 3. P. Lattrason, for the best 1 collection of turnips, carrots and beets, Joseph Lyon. Picture by Lawrence & Gracey, for best specimen of hand- writing,.Miss Symington. JUDGES—Sheep and Pigs—Wm. An- derson, Lucknow ; Richd. Cole, Hallett; John Cotes, Marnoch. Cattle—John McRae, Morris; John Crozier, Hullett ; Robert Match, Col- borne. Implemeuts and Poultry—N. G. Hingston and Walter Allison, Belgrave; F. Rumball, Horses—Hugh Love, Sr., Hill's Green; Joseph Herbison, Goderich township; Daniel Radcliffe, West Wawanosh. Ladies?, Work—Miss Govier, Hallett; Mrs. Miller, Londesboro ; Mrs. G. Mc- Gowan, East Wawauosh. Grain and • Roots—Donald Scott, Brussels; John Allison, Exeter; Joseph Howson, Hallett. Perth Items. Mayor Grant, of Stratford, enter tained the town council at supper, on evening last week. —The new iron bridge on Main. street Mitchell, will be completed and read for travel this week. —Mr. D. O'Connor, of Downie, ha potatoes this season which yielded a the rate of 200 bushels per acre. —Mr. A. W. Levy, fifth concession o Hibbert, bought the first prize shearlin Lincoln ram at the London Fair. —Mr. Alonzo Macdougall purchased C. S. Sones' residence, in •St. Marys which was sold at auction last Satur. day, for $3,260. —Miss Morrow, a young lady living near Stratford, had. her arm broken by a runaway team, on Sunday, when goiug to church. —The debt of the town of Stratford is being gradually reduced, The debt of St. Marys, on the contraits is being con- stantly increased. —It is said that the village of Pal- merston has offered. a bonus of $6,000 to Kerr Bros., of Mitchell, to remove their foundry thither, —The Listowel cattle fair, on Friday of last week, was largely, attended, and a considerable number of animals changed hands at fair prices. —Work has been commenced on the Stratford and. Port Dover Railway, north of Listowel. It is expected that the road will be running to Wiarton within a year. —Lot 35, concession 7, Wallace, has been sold to Philip Gcebel for $4,500 cash. Jabez Foreman, of Mornington, has bought lots 53 and 54, concession 1, Elmo, for $3,500. —Mr. John Carroll, of St. Catherines, • formerly a resident of Hibbert and. Reeve thereof, is contractor for the first 16 miles of the Stratford. and Port Do- ver Railway, north from Listowel. —The man Hawkins, who was so seriously injured by the dynamite ex- plosion in Stratford last spring, is at work again, having, with the exception of the loss of an eye, recovered his usual health. —During the last illness of the late Edward Prindible, of Ellice, a' little daughter of Mr. Wm. Carter carried him an orange and other little luxuries. In his will he remembered. the girl, by bequeathing her $100. —Francis Hammill, of Wallace, had. his new bank barn struck by lightning on Friday night last week and totally consumed, together with his entire env and span of horses, wagon, &c. There was an insurance of about $1,000. —Theobald Brunner, of Ellice has scild his fine farm of 120 acres to Geo. Reneger, G -ore of Downie, for the hand- some sum of $8,200. Mr. Brunner was one of the first pioneers of Ellice. He settled there in 1E436, and in that year he saw Mr. VanEginonde on his way to the front. d —A man nameA Wm. Phipps live on a rented forth, lot 9, concession 8, Downie. He was generally supposed. to be an honest person, but he left rather suddenly one day last week, without saying whither he as going. ilis landlord and several others mourn his sudden departure. —A Mitchell young man, who insist- ed on walking to the • station with a lady who -was a stranger to him, had. his reward. for his impudence. The lady, finding she could get rid of him any other way, struck him across the face with her parasol. Served him, right, and the lady deserves thanks for tweeting the rowdy to parasol ex- ercise. —A young man named. Richard Dawson, of St. Marys, had an un- pleasant experience on his way home from Stratford With his team lest Wed- nesdaY morning, at it very early hour, When only a few miles from home. He overtook a pedestrian, who asked for and receieed a ride. When he had gone ou it little farther he overtook another man, who also jumped into the wagon, and the two men, without giving any warning, seized. Mr. Dawson and threw him down in tho bottom of the wagon. A third man coming to their assistance OCTOBER 17, 1879. at this moment, they bound and gagged him and tied him to the rack, and re- lieved his pockets of the sum of seven dollars and a half. They then left him, and his team wended their way home to St. Marva of their own accord. ---The body of" the late Joseph Plon- kedll , of Fullerton, who died in 1864, was removed in the Mitchell Presby- terian burying ground last week, from its first resting place, to the family plot. The case anecoffin were pretty sound, nut nothing was left of the body save the skeleton, the bones beingas dry and clean as if they had beenprepared fora surgery. • - —Listowel is preparing to look after its interests in the new county -move • ment. A committee, with. S. W. Scott chairman and R. Ferguson i3ecreta has been appointed. to look after the' matter. An attempt is to be made to have a public meeting held. at Har ton, on Tuesday, the 28th inst., to dis- cuss the advisability of asking the Gov- ernment to deal with the question of new county formati;baetetnheafivrsertynae- t ing_owf Phaatriirtneanghentth. seri- ous accident happened on the road be.. twe,en Sh Marys and Stratford, last week. Mr. 3. Kane, with his wife and child, were returning from St. Marya, when their horse took fright and com- menced kicking, and. backed the buggy •down an embankment 10 ° or 12 feet high. -Mr. and Mrs. Kane were but slightly injured. the child. was thrown into a hole of water, and would have been drowned but for the efforts of a pa_sseAhr-byor. se lima buggy belonging to Mr. M. Harrison was stolen from Knox church, St. Marys, about half -past 7 on Sunday night. Mr. Harrison and Chief Mitchell at Once started in search of the thief, but failed to get any trace of him. About 10 o'clock, as two young men were driving home from Stratford, they found the rig about three miles , east of St. Marys, and brought it home. , It is supposed there is a gang of horse thieves and highway robbers working , in this vicinity, as three men were seen. in Mr. Harrison's buggy `shortly after it i got out of town. 1 —The Listowel Banner ascribes the defeat of Perth, in the Perthtlinron ; cricket match, to the fact that the St. 1 Marys players failed. to pat in an ap- pearance, and their places having to be filled by inferior mem The chronie jealousy between St. Marys and Strat- ford crops out in cricket as well as other naatters. The Banner says the Huron team represented the full cricketing c strength of the county, and every mem- ber of it is a ' good all-round player. The stand made at the commencement of the match by Messrs. Looby and e Girdlestone, wa,s the best criellet exhi- bition of the day. ,On Thursday of last-week,acting up- on information received, Revenue of Beers Alex. Cavell and G. V. Elwood, a accompanied -by High Constable Thee, t B. McCarty, proceeded to the farm of one Robinson, 15th concession ofIega,n, where after a short search they pounced g• upon an illicit' whiskey nianufacturing di arrangement. The- stillery ',' vas • situated in a shanty, in a swenap not far from the house, and was being got ' ready for winter work. It appears it • had been worked up to harvest, when press of other work caused operations to cease. The still, worm, fermenting • tons, and other apparatus were destroy- ed by the officers. A young Man named Geo. Robinson, son of the owner of the farm, was arrested and brought to Strat- ford, where he was arraigned before •, Police Magistrate O'Loane, chargedwith • v iolating the revenue laws. He pleaded g uilty and was sentenced to six months = in the Central Prison, and to pay a fine of $500. The way of the transgressor is hard. .111111111111/inanximmmil Huron Not -es. baniel ,.Macdonald, Esq., of Goa- erich, has purcased the Clinton prize carriage harness. --Mr. J. Hamilton has purchased a half interest in Rockey's Flouring Milk Wingham, for $1 200. - —The Bank of Hamilton is making enquiries with a view to starting a branch in Winghana. —The Bluevale cheese factory ob- tained nine cents a pound on its Make for September and October. -,-111.r. J. T. Sutherland, formerly it teacher in Usborne, has enlisted among the naeclicals at Trinity College, „To- ronto. —At the London Fair, Miss Seeg- miller, Goderich., was awarded a prize for Berlin wool work, also a -prize far Crochet work. —The Gordon. farm, on the 15t1i concession of Goderich township,' hu been rented by Mr. E. Moutitcastle, of Clinton, for one year. • - —A gentleman is negotiating fortthe lease of the old. Ontario salt block, in Goderich. Re expects to turn out sal• t that will bring $25 per ton. —Air. James Oke, of Exeter, has sc•Id his imported heavy draught stallion. Crown. Prince, to Mr. Charles Bean, of McGillivray. We did not learn the price. —Messrs. J. & J. Brooks, of Exeter, have determined to dispose of their saw mill property, farm stock and other effects, by public auction, on the 18th inst. —A great breadth or fall wheat has. been sown ill the vicinity of Goderich and is looking well. Mr. John Wal- lace, Bayfield Road, has 100 acresin, and Mr. James Burk about 60 acres. —Mr. John Glen, of Colborne, lest week sold his oue year old agricultural stallion to Mr. Keck, of Albion, Michi- gan, for $200. •The alliMal is a fine specimen of -his class, and was sired by Young John Bull. • —Mr. E. Watson has sold his farmof 123 acres, on the corner Of the 10th concession of Hallett, to a gentleman from the eastern part of Ontario, for the sum of $7,000. The farm is a good one in every respect. —Mr. Patrick O'Brien, of Hay, has traded the nice little team of asses which he showed at the recent fair at Exeter, receiving for them a mare valued at $100. Mr. O'Brien has still a young ass foal. —A young man named Charles Diehl had his arm broken by having it caught • between the belt and pulley of a threash- ing machine while the machhae was at work on the farm of Mr. Ross, London Road, Stanley, a few days ago. • —On Tuesday afternoon an accident oecurred on Main street, Exeter, near • the market. Mr. and Mrs. Monteith, of the Thames Road, Usborne, were thrown from a buggy by their horse be- coming frightened. and backing into a ditch. A bed -tick lying in front of it • • CITOBER op.49:iorted the itienteith. was bruised o jaeatbe_°tortieb:rilit.n:ta. sews -ad. ;c,illbsitrYtk* ,wt tbe lliethodist Churob, hs4at and postro eetiLd in4iertkrGefmtohveeatoinwtts, snd reSidence, whiob. brifgrTlaoina ksi.rrietirea's •Stace cenacceyssiii.e:p, urh Usborne,aeain. -ckusisting of MO acres,= Duncan, for the SUM _o th•_otiCO 18 gviegva 3v-vizazeuey frotmlraB :t the firs t sitting of the fi tither point on the Gra agseyn.t, r a charter to —The Exeter Rviecto irt'llae2doeayteharost e , father's residence,12th borne, on Friday las tyithoia fever. Decease lavena °risand te%'laaeelcetitetesa t friancli lin—titiaTheieYBTdIm.ore Divieh in Clifford on Monday,' talyesadaiinsegutatsuorme:pft racil the interests of farna-ers, lug to 4ae regular bus* ject on this occasion th_ofimto re pebe hrboo e stsae f •eb looer, bott, inaest nallett, was struck by jlight et Oct. 2- The s beteraedly bruron3a-neda.theh and• o but no lives lost, T visitor then desc,ended I played. havoc with the i seive jars, etc., before ! earth. —On Thursday of las tight years old, value property of Mr. no coneession, Colborne, wi Kirkpatrick was al team, Plowing, when ht to nut a switch; she nn xeovement and cut her the steel portions of tl leareashe will have tol —There are some b* • Exeter, in prod of whiel give the following „13awderi lately piaeed it monument over the reiti inhfaecint63/gi aillth d:wiLia; aiefon. T side a stump, with a- el lowed upon it On Buil .-ea a dilapidated appes of the tiAmb having be and the whole gtire dirt aid tobacco spit• . —SOna.e days ago, 2.1 Middleton, of BayAeld aanghiter, Were drivin they met with a very s • Their horse shied at opposite Alex. Mitehe the buggytithenbaekeaduainftitihnegd:1 Mrs. .iddieton escape dleton1 and -child wer the collar bone of the 1)1.°3-1111 _J;. Wna. Fauson, ing fo4na /L- good, epenir shoe StOre in. the Centel beli4-ving that he can stock, is about to MI tONTII. We hope he- evil in his new place erbusi son hae resided in Exel years, and in that time little to better the apt town,lby the erection oi and his departure will 111---anihe fine new stone Zetland, East Wawanei Monday. The attend was not large,. Mr. a teacher, read an ex_cee dress,. Mr. YOIllic;t'ba- ing Zetland for si has sent in his resign -cided to retire froni The new school is a i x 44 feet, was built b2 of this town, and eost —The death of Mr. of the Srd come; -old pioneer, is salmi grated. from Ireland n. 'hewed out it home to forests of Hay town years he had been ti most distressing diseai grew worse until his kills lived an exempt and :many an occupar has been -cheered anal, friendly -counsel. He porter of reNiOlIS im -awYiSaoll.virfriend_af ticoratuhye —One day last' we ri aoaMi wtthiei worn.sthr iecrke dealer.. appeare with ,a load of barley sample bag of excelli load 4 was purchased Willis. On being enn lioni3e it was discover dred had. only One gag. all Nee rest being iraaginable trasla. -docked in the price t: 'WO a :caution,. Ile eitea before a rvt-gis finekl:telihef ge aoffiollweeorsil th A. M. Ross, Esq., 1 ins:i'Cri:InAlenfoarerstb:::;otni InWge.liTs.;11rarle;13td in Treasurer, 'J. Ne( • John. Dinsley ; ComI hSherrft G' joi0K43zaborornatx:rsYyG:m-eu:: wilsox3, Dixie Wat, Jolla Evans, Georg Wafkinshaw, The nightray me sb etrTro, yhe a Ea. Nbx Exeter teTa ir rd. frei:ni Babauel Ford, -Of that the fire was ea ism, and caused a Bogg to be arrested ineeaiarv. billintdlaae lghttoExeter • y morning, to Woodham to be treuattersnedtiofalillgttLgr rExeter