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The Huron Expositor, 1883-06-01, Page 4, ° esissonslememeamet ' 188% NEW ADVERTISEMENTS 119111'the figure betwe n the parentheela after sash line, denotes the p.4e of the paper coli which the adveetieement will b found. Dress Goods -3. L. S4nith. (5) Perfecaion at Last— le & Mustard(5)- Oil Staves--Kidd's Hardware Store. (5) For Sale—W. N. Waton. (5) Grazig Farm for le. 5) Notio( to Creditors F. golmested. (5) p 4 Tea° er Wanted— ames McDonald. (5) Seafa th Pound— Clark. (5) Turni Seed—M. IorriBon. (8) 'Wool anted—Jantes Beattie. (8) ttuatiammemmame,ia ;iron txpooitor. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Jame le 1883. l I \ TheNew Provincial Treasurer: - Wei have much p easure in announc- ing that Mr. James Young, member •a0 the ' mil Legisla are for, the North Rid:in; of Brant, ha been called to fill the position o Provincial urer Italia° d vacant by the retir of the Hon S. C. 00a, and has ac- cepted the esponsib Iities of that posi- tion. Mr. onng is one of the leading inerola rs f the ouse, 'and is well qualified to ties of the i t • i has betu a = The A few da da , siderabily a effect tat misty ir ,. an entertie fled gratifyi were exagg • k Secretay to upon- reap - (ant efficien y perform the du- portan office to which• he pointed. , liahed 1 daily pa a The rep it% Her Mae ed. D pa shade th4 Q stating tjhatl, continuance effects pf tinimp eared:. twice ad yi he • DOTS Quee "s Health, s ago th armed neen that b or her0r: o learn public were con- y rumors to the ictoria was danger - t slight hopes were covery. It le now that these rumors rations. Col. DeWinton, the Gov zrnor-Gerietal, pub- followi oki despatch in the of Thus• ay : rts in cmculation cohcem- esty's h alth are exaggerat- °hes h ve been received een's a vat at Themoral he exeeptioe of a neeness from the, ent, her health is Majesty goes out riage." with Of the 1 he acci Her her ca he S nate. • We fancy there this Can -da f ours thoroughly convince, tipt the Senate is an exp,i i e bot ' The_ gentle- men whc co pose i , or at least a laige majority of t tern,are not at all economi- cal in t eir v'ews eit er, nor do they seem i any way in ilined to : restrict their ea endlure, or make it propor- tionate tolthe ante nt of work they perform'. 0 the c ntrary, the -leas they do ;he i ore the. require , for the doing of lit. During the recent session of tiled:aria ion Parlament the enor- MOUS }Alp ineurred b - these so called Lords were in•etty c osely scrutinized, =din s( me instances severely question- ed by the members e1 the Commons. Some of Caws bills w re of an extraor- dinary chiiraiter. T ere were bills for very large an is for cr • ckery and glass- ware of the x ost costa, kinds, as well as other artic ea of f 'nature said to have been 1 urchase or the apart. Manta of the peaker. a And this pom- pons and aelf importa t gentleman, the • redoubtable enator 1 IcPherson, even Went th the 01 -fl -04tint y, and ordered a portrait (Allis ip tly p rson, which for • size ana gran eurfar a rpassed anything of th4 kindti at had e er been seen in _the Capital be ore. Indeed, when it ex- rivedit was h e an ele hant upon the hands of tlie 4tendan of the House. They did not now wi at to do with it. It was so larg' they c uld not find a place to hang it, and 'healer or not they have yet solved he preblem we do not kndw. All thi ,and a great deal more of a sim lar natu e, be it eemem- beredeis paid for out o the finds of the country. Ev ry worki g thai is forced to contrihnto ' f his hi rd earnings to ! _the payment a these WOrthiess ;track- , •- knacks, whic-1 are of no earthly service to any personland whicadare only pur- ehased to greedy the eitra,vagant Whims of a few pampered nab bs via°, if they were spen.din their own mouey, would be more card 1 of its jise. Bat how is this sort of thi ig to be emedied ? These men have the control, to .a very large extent, of the public perse, they are ap- pointed to the'r positioas for life, and they are a.bso utely iritsponsible to any , per for thei actiona Under such cirounistancesat is little wonder that they should become reiklessly extrava- gant. Being human, as they are, no other results 4ould be expected. We do not therefere, -biar e the Senatdre system nnaer which he boay exists. for their ext avagant ideas, but the That system will, eon "nue as long ate the people will tolerate it. lithe Senate were abolishe the e pense which its maintenance i ow ent la would go a good way to ards pealing the interest on the public ebt of die Dominion, and would by that uch save the tax -payers of the countr. The people, the rank and file, the workingr'en of the country forte the foundation i ' pon which the whole fabric is constru ted. • So soon as they refuse to longer bear the burden, that burden Will be, removed. Why, then should likge numbers of men work their lives out and deprive their bard- , lies of comforts wadi& they should have, sim-ply to keep a hordeatf oldand worn out political liacker, ileeease and af- fluence? This they are doh* by per- mitting the existence of the pewit() of Canada. This, of °mime, is a very plain way of pitting it, and one which, is no person) in who is .noti now I , we, dare Mty, will not be very pleasant or palatelible to those who feast and thrive upon this bounty-. But, , that it is a correct statement of the position, none caa truthfully deny., _ If the Senate, as at present consti- tuted, were of any prectieal nee or ser- vice to the country, the expense ' of its maintenance, although it should be a great deal less than it is! might be peaceably borne, and the people would not be subject to the charge of foolish- -tress for permitting its continuance. But when it is absolutely worthless- for geverament it is simply unaccountable that the people will continue to rest cententedly under the infliction. It. is •elaimed that the Senate is a check upon hasty legislation by the popular' body. This, however,is a false assumption, and never was it more clearly proven to be so than during the session which defied on Friday list. To prove •this we need cite but two instances. In the early part of the session the •Honse of Commons by a large majority Jpassed a measure making secluction,under certain circumstances, a. crime punishable b3 fine or imprisonment. This meastire was carefully and critically considered 'by the members of the popular body for at least two sessions, and more than once was referred back to committee for amendment and iniprovement. It was no hasty legislatior., but was de- liberately passed upon by the people's representatives, and was coasidered by them a needed and useful law, and there was no doubt as to its constitu- tionality. This measure was submitted to the Senate for its approval. Withll out any proper consideration, or with- out even permitting it to come up opera ly for discussion, a majority of the members voted totkill it in committee. Here is a measure demanded by the coantry,carefully.considered and finally adopted, and made law so far as their powers went, by the people's represen- tatives, smothered and baulked by an irresponsib'e body of men 'Isht? are in no way responsible to the people. They have thus shown themselves to be a check upon legislation, but in this in- stance it was not hasty legislation. We Will now see how they aot toWardslegis. letion which may fairly be termed hasty. During the closing days of the session a measure was introduced into the Com- ! mons, at the instance of the Govern- ment, for the regulation of the liquor traffic within the Dominion. It Was a very tlengthy, intricate and most' im- portant measure. /It Was introduced at the close ofeeverY lengthy and weary - s ce seasion, after many membets had , left for their homes. To properly con- sider, weigh and discuss itavarious pro- visions would take weeks. But the Bill was distributed among the members and its consideration commenced the SaDie day, and in two days thereafter, it had been put through all its Va i0118 . Commons. So that it can not be said 1 stages and was finally passed by the Com that it received proper consideratioiilby the House, but Was actually fo ced through by the Government; and ati the very best can only be classed as hasty and immaturedegislation. And, inoree —of the ' ea - it over, there does exist the gravest do bts as to the constitutioaality sure or the power of the Legislature to legally pass it. Now let us see in what manner this Bill was received by thp Senate. It was submitted to them Mr their approval on the very last day cif their session and they were not Sven furnished with the Bill as it was d amen- , e ed by the Commons, but just as it cemo from the committee, end at ore single 1 l sitting of about three hours they pet it through the whole of its stages. It is not too much to say 010 at most, a ma- jority of the members of the Senate could not read the Bill through in that time, even if each one stuck at it with- out removing his spectacles from:his nose from the commencement to the close. In fact so much ashamed was one of the members that he was ?on. strained to say that the whole proceed- ing was a disgraceful farce, and it tsPies ' something a good deal out of the erdi- nary to shame a Senator. , This sheave what kind of a check the Senate is up- on hasty legislation. But, the reason , for their action must also be given. it must be remembered that the Sequel - tion Bill was introduced into the Com- mons by a Reform member, and it wee' bitterly opposed by SirJohn Macdonald. But, although he has a majbrity of two to one in the House, so strong is the de- mand for it in the - country, that he could not induce his followers to go witle him on this measure, and censequertly he could not secure its &Zeit in the , popular chamber. But he could, and he did, use his tools in the Seieate, who are independent Of the people, to dekat a measure. which his followers in the Commons dare ribt vote against. The- _ License Bill, however, was entieely . different from this. _ It was intreducea and ,passea at the instance of Sir John Macdonald. He desired it to become law and at once. This being the caae, the Senators were quite willing to overr look all inforrnalitiee and/ irregularities •in -order that they might accommodate? the man to whom they are indebted for the soft snap they now enjoy. In fa- it is useful,and only useful as a registrar of the will of Sir John Macdonald. It is even more partizait than the 1101180 of Commons, and la not in any respect, wht it is claimed to be, a check upon al hasty legislation. If, therefore, the people wish to bear the burden of main- taining an asylum for worn out and decrepit political hacks, and furnish them as well with liberal pay and high living, simply that they may act as the pliant taols of one'man when occasion requires, they have a perfect right to do so. The majority must rule and the minority must grin and bear the inflic- tion, but the majority are mighty foolish for doing so all the Berne. It would be much better for the people to force these political paupers to support themselves or go to some properly constituted poor house, and enjoy for 'their own use a portion of the luxuries which they now supply so lavishly, to taenet '- ae 'Tem Dominion License Bill can be better criticised after we have ,it as it comes from the Senate. But whatever it may prove to be when finally passed, the impression will still prevail that it would have been better had • the Op- position members at first named on the committee at once undertakeu their share of work and responsibility in the premises. Had they done so, there would have been no opportunity for the talk about "Star Chamber" procedure which has been indulged in. We feel quite sure that, after timeto review the whole business, it will be the judge- ment of the public that the Opposition would have better acquitted themse yes had they taken that active share in the work whi3h they were invited to take. The above is from the Toronto World. :• For some time our sprightly contem- porary has been striving to get upon the top of the political fence, and at length it seems to have reaohed the height of itEeembition, and. is Eitrugglidg manfully to maintain its somewhat 1 uncertain position. In its attempts to do so, like most other journals and poli- ticians similarly situated, it is forced to go through some strange, and what seems to onlookers, very fooliah antics. We feel quite sure that it would have been the 'judgment of the public, had •the OppositiOn done what our'Contem- porary says hey should have, that they ' had 'acted a frery inconsistent. and dis- honest part. The Opposition held from the commenbentent, and still hold, that the regulaticineof the liquor traffic is a duty portal irig to the Local Legisla- tures, and tat by interfering with it the "Federal authorities 8,re usurping , powers whii the constitution does not .give them. This being their opinion, and having pie very best grounds for 'r that opinion, hpw could they with any I degree of coesistency assist in framing and passing egislation which they be. lieve to be n constitutional? The Op- position mote properly on this question, and the cour e pursued by the members of the Opposaiion will teceive the en- dorsatiou of those who sent them to Parliament, whether it meets with the approval of balled Indep The in vitati the oomnaite dace thein to for them b ,They scented swallow it, • their wisdom legal act to power which fifteen years willing their whole credit out to be an as they belie determined t and shall sh confusion an, They want n say they are the World and other so ndent journalists or not. n tendered them to join was simply a bait to in - enter a very nice trap laid their astute opponent. it in time and refused to -nd they thereby showed . If it is a good and a eprive the Provinces of a they have exercised for the Reformers are quite pponents should have the f it, but if it should turn llegal usurpation 'of power, e it to be, they are equally at their opponents must alder the, blame for the disturbance they occasion. mixing of honors and we ght. OUR T RONTO LETTER. - (From 0 r Own Corre,aponclent.) TORMITO, May 22rd, 1853. Thehelief s general, inspired doubt-, less by iatere ted almanac -makers, that about this ti e of the year we should .be in the enj yment of spring. There , is.also fieti n of the poetic and senti- mental kind, hich has likewise come to be popular y accepted, to the effect that the mon h of May is in some way a bright, sun hiny, joyous season. "It is May, it is U ay, And all earth is gay, were, if I remlleca aright, the words of a school -boo which was in vogue when I was purer(' • g , my earlier studies. I have always • ad my doubts as to the accuracy of t I Ei latter statement, and they have betn more -than strengthened by the weath r we have lately under- gone and are s ill undergoing. It is certainly 11 ABOUT AS (IN SPRINGLIKE WEATHER as we could p• sibly have, and if one may judge 'yI appearances, _mother earth, notwit Standing the poet, is far from gay. Te e ()old rains and chilly nights have erded vegetation, and *c by this time last year with foliage, are as yet 3dbare. The horse -chest - which are among the . eity trees, began t an. 'es some little time ago," ess of the last few days • em to a standstill. Other Queen's Park are still park, too, exhibits the- Heason in another way. ie it is usually the scene ernoons of heated con - fitly on religions topics, between enthusiasts of all kinds, but as ted. The usual quantity , however, is promptly on streets. King street is hilly favored in this re- th age it was torn up o Church for the purpose water -pipes, and as the black -paved as soon as Will perniit, the drains inithe most perfunctory •nsequence is that the o the city ill about the mud is concerned. The the trees, wh were covered almost entire nuts, indeed, earliest of on fold their lea but the shilli has brought t trees in the leafless. Th lateness of th Long before t on Sunday af troversies, rn 1, yet it is dese of spring mu hand on our this year s spot. A mo from Simooe of laying do street is to b the weather were re -filled style. The leading stree worst so far 1 - • steamboat laxourEio , season threatens to be later 4nen usual. THE RAILWAY OrTIESTION, or what to do with,the esplanade, still occupies the attention of the city fathers. A Meeting o the repreoenta- tives of the City Cott oil and the rail- way companies inte jested, Was held last week, but the ouly. . result Of the conference was that t ie various parties agreed to lay their c utentions efore the council in writing No solution of the (difficulty wi11 be at all adequate which does n t reliev the Esplanade of the greate part f the shunting, mostly of frei ht trQ.il s, which hi going on there at all hours of the day and night. The danger o thi e pract.ce is felt badly enough at 11 times, btt it is trebly appreciable du ing the sufmmer mouths, when peopl are continually crossing and re-crossi gcon their way to and front the wbarves No ether route exists than directly Etc oss the nunterous tracks, between and mcmg the passing trains, and as a cense Luenco acc'dents are common. It ispro' able that the mat- ter will end by a yard being established outside the city, wh re the shontiog will be done and by bridges being built, at certain points from Front .Str et to the dock. The exhib'tion of the oyal Cailadian ACADEMY 0i ARTS, • opsns this week at the Normal S hool. Both oil and water-co'or picture will be exhibited, and the collection ill in- clude paintings by EuI opean me ers,as well as those by the most , not d cd Canadian artists. Pr ncess Loui e will contribute some of her efforts, rhich are said to be good, and will, witi the •Governor-General be present at a conversazione to be . held in connection with the Exhibith n on the 29th just. Canted an art is sh wing signs of vitality. 0 e of the most 'elaborately illuetrated works ever ssued is now appearing, the work of Canadian hands, the picture of the fathers f con- federation, intended to be a meme to of historic importance, has been int usted to Mr. Harris, a Cana ran artist, 1 Lte of Toronto, arid recentljy returned from Europe. and even tae arch -aesthete, Oscar Wilde himself, was pleased when here, to compliment very higply the work of.Mr. Watson, another TOronto artist. These things go to show that Canadian art is loo ing up. The friends of what is kn wu as the cause of WOMEN'S RIGHTS • have rearson to feel pleased ' with the onward step which that cause ha a just taken , in. i Toronto. Without !much palaver ora great dea of fuss lbeieg made, a medical college exclueivela for ladies has been established, and a com- plete staff of professors has beea ap- be no leek of applicationfor ' also) pointed. There will students, as numerous entrance to the college aye been rceiv- ed and the majority ofthe ladies! who were involved in the late unpleasantness at Queen's college, Kingston, are ex- pected to attend. It 'says soniething for the energy ofethe friends of wpinen's rights in Toronto that the scb,eme has been brought to its present stage in so short a time, but there is one feattire in it that appears strange to a dieintenested on looker. The members of the new faculty are, with one single exception, 11 all men. Whether the new college will be a success or not, ti e will tell.. At any rate, the -experiment of female doc- tors is about to be tried in our midst. THE NEW LICENISE BILL introduced, by the Doininiod Govern- ment is engaging the attention of the temperance men . ofl the city. It Boerne to be ge erally admitted that the measure is oa the , whole a pretty good one, and as uch itis 4ikely to meet withaacceptaace, though the Toronto Prohibitoky Alliance a its meetinglast week, expressly refuse L its, approval of the late ferenceb the Federal Government in rhat hoe h. ther, to been regarded as a fi ld_of Proviocia.1 authority. If . the Gi vernment here resent this interference, as they ar not at all unlikely to do, Si John will have succeeded in making a p etty mess f the license question. The large . NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS almost -daily arriving at the 'cit on their way for the most part , In ther west, appear to be fairly desirable ddi- tions to the country's population. tany of them, particularly those from the disturbed parts of Irela' d, are in esti- tute circumstances, som of them being without any money wi atever beyond the gratuity given them on their depar- ture by those sending ti ern out. s a rule, however, they are strong and healthy and in good spirits. , 0 e or two cases of sickness I have app axed amongstthe immigrants, but these have been immediately atterided to. uch servant girls as are anaoagst them are in great demand. I G. News of the W eek. - MORMON CONVERTS. --; Several hun- dred Mormon convert e from S* tzer- land were landea in New York on on - day last. .. MEMORIAL SERVICE.—t Fifteen hou- sand persons attended; the Li coin memorial services, Sunday, in Pro pect Park, Brooklyn. NO FRENCH WANTED.—The MadkJizas, car Ministry has issued a nanijfesto warning all citizens of ranee' to d part from the island. Rica DISCOVERY.—An immense dis- covery of silver is reported nearPres- cott, Arizona. The ore assays $26,000 to the ton. LUTHER'S ANNTVERsAlitY.—The 400th anniversary of the bieth of Martin Luthur will, by Imperia proclamation, be held in Germany on the 10th and 11th of November next. e POISON rROM GREEN .. ELVET. — Miss Mary Kelly, employ d in T. A. Chapman's dry goods store,Milwankee, died from inhaling arseaiuretted hydro- gen emitted from green velvet which she handled. She was eick just three weeks. •, Tem STORM. AT CHIUGO.—The esti- mated loss from the storm of Sunday and Monday, May 20 and 21, is over 4200,000 in ships and cargoes. Eigh- teen lives were lost and fifteen veseels destroyed or damaged. DESPERATE WOMEN.—Striking miners about to resume work i fie the Rosetall mine, near St. Louis, or Monday were compelled to desist by e band of 500 ' women armed with sticks and clubs. A sheriff's pone was driVen back by the infuriated Amazons, and it was found necessary to call oat the military. OPEN FOR SETTLEMENT.—The island, lands, in British Columbia, have been thrown open to actual settlers at $1 per • acre. Many Canadians are settling on the supposed line of the Woad Rail - TIGHT BI TING way. he country is al eady showing signs o great progress suder the in - Brien of the new policy Immigrants coat a to pour in, a d speculators antic p te a great land b • one: MI i ARY STRENGTH. — Published statiti s show that, Ger any, Austria and tsay canc,ntweigh t e whole re- maii der of Europe in N val and land forBo so.oc LYN BRIDGE.— he Brooklyn Brid e,. the result of sixt en.years labor and 16,000,000 expendit ire, and the great st triumph of modern engineer- ing, I as formally opene on the 24th of My et midnight. F day monaing fro 6 M 8 o'clock, the number of peo- ple casing the baidge a raged 90 per • min te, . T AlNING Silo BURNED —The British trait ne ship Mars, at 1) • rake has been part l•y burned, the fire having been ape& •eetly started by ai inceadiary. The were four hundred boys on board at t time, but they wer all saved. H RIIICANES AND FROST —The ravages of t hurricane have bo:u succeeded in the nited States by a de tructive black fros which hes done ext•nsive damage i in t district embrace by Chicago, Atl ta,Georgia, and Hel na, Arkansas. A TIIER EXECUTION.— LIichael Fagan ano er of the.Pliceuix 'ark prisoners, was hanged at Itilmai •ham gaol on Moi ay morning. He • eclared short- ly b ore his death that • e was inno- con 'Jot Mr. Burke's death. Before as • con 'hie the scaffold he expressed the hop that Irishmen wou d avoid secret soci ties. 1 C OVillING OP TIIE C AR. --- The corol ation of the Czar t ok place on Sun ay la,stavithout the lightest hitch, at uloscow, with brillian ceremouies. The ageant is described by competent judg s as the most hrilli nt that has Ttahke: place in the last 33 years. The coatf the coronation is estimated at two million pounds, w jet' will will be cove d by the issue of reasury bills. i nthusiasm (tithe p ople over the sumo s of tb.e coronation is unabated. Oro s are constantly ass cabling under the indows of the Kre lin, cheering heat ily for the Czar. T eheadeof all the foreign states hay telegraphed cong atulations to the Oz: r. Theicourt ball Monday evening wag splendid beye d ,comparison. he Czar and Czar na participated in a polonaiee. The mperial crowns and mantles, and the 1 nipeeor's presents ere' on view in t e 'gage saloon of the all. Extraor- dine y precautions were aken to ' pre- vent the coronation cere onies of the Czar' :being interfered ith by the Nihi iste, and the eight iles of street alon which the Ini perial u ageant passed ever lilted with troops two deep. The Cza w en he dismount- • to enter the chap], was visibly agi ated. Some alar was caused by the :rrest of fifty work en employed in th .Kremlin. 04 - Huron Not s. Me J. T. Marsh, of Clinton, having becojie hisane, has been odgea in the Lonaon Asylum. . — r, Stephen Godkin as purchased the a st half of lot 18, c ncession 10, McK 114, for the sumtof $2,000. — I .1 Peter McDonald of Grey, has an"reterprise" yearling colt weighing 900 1 saand girthing 5 fee a inches. — rel, Garner Nicholso , of Morris, near 3e grave, sold four h -ad of cattle the d her day for the situ • sum of $375. — id T Luke King,form rly of Dublin, has ; 'slimed the duties of ticket' agent and t legraph operetta at Clinton rail- way ta ion. 1 —J r. S. Phipps, of Goi erich Town- ship, lost a fine cow last eek by what is ea ed dry murrian. Q ite a number in hart neighborhood are losing cattl . \ — P he Winghau Drivin. Park Asscci- atio intend having a big ime onDo- mini n'; Day. They pi rpose giving abort 00 in purses fo the various reale I nIGeorge Elliott, o the 4th con- oessi a Goderich Township, lost a fine thre yeer old colt, worth $175, by one of ti: hems kicking it an breaking its fore g. most • eople anticipated'. This is good we ne—he Brussels Post s ys that the is fall eat in that neighbo hood going to trt out a great deal better than — r. James Braithwai e, township Hullett, intends to Itake a trip. dow to Ketitneky neat iionth. Mr. Tho as Moon expects to accompany rh ter t Prin cessi chas 4th q is got has f 40 4 I , ev. C. O'Meara, formerly of Gor- s been appointed assistant Minis- St.Paul'e church, Charlottetown, Edward Island, with the Erac- a ceesi farm the sl taine $6,50 the Dun etole trun sec_ne Step Huta ship jlitiUt rc; r• — engai Exet year, inten on a tious Gode readi expe They wasa suopaon p. calle eCal int t. the hs good he so gone wago who PeY f liver to the rectory at Easter, 1885. Ir. R. McLean, butcher, has par - M. G. Gordon's farm, on the ncession of Colborne. Mr.Gordon , g to live in Manitoba, where he Ear sons and a son -in -lave. ; r. Samuel Smith, of the 9th cau- 1, of McKillop, has purchased the ' ,f his neighbor, Mr. Peter Itess,on /rite concession. The farm cal - 1 100 acres and the price was " me unknown person broke into ening of Mr. Charle Moss, in nnon, one day last week, and :15, but had they old_ gone to his which was open, the could have ed a much larger sum. ben C. Armstrong, township of 11:n, Robert W. Duff and John A. inson, M. D., both of the town - Morris, have been appointed s of the Peace for the County of 4 iI r. George Kemp, who has been d in the grocery business in during the past seven or eight bit for Hamilton last week. He s carrying on the grocery business • ore extensive scale in the ambi- ity. e Huron Soap company, at oh has its premises now in ess for the boiler, vats,etc', and s to be running in a few weeks. •nrpose making the best grades of g soap at firet, and then enter he manufacture of fancy toilet e evening last week. a tramp at the house of Mr. N. Robson, n, and asked for something to • n a slice of bread and batter iven him he tossed it out into eet, and remarked "that was not ough," but getting nothing more 13, walked off. seph Baker, of Cranbrook, ias o Manitoba tO dispose of me shipped last March, to a party gained for them and agreed to them thirtrdays after their de - The purchaser, however, has ••z• failed to fulfil his agreement and conse- quently Mr. Baker has been put to the trouble and expense of a trip to the i Northwest. —Mrs. W. W. Farran, of Clinton, has presented to the congregation ofSt. Paula church in that town a handsome marble baptismal font. The gift is made in Memory of a little girl which the donor lost some time since. , It stands about three feet high and is, an artistic piece of workmanship. —Last Tuesday,Thomas Bradwell, of Brussels bad the misfortune to break his leg wbile working at John Mooney's new house in Morris. Both bones were broken near the ankle by a falling stone. Mr. Bradwell will be laid aside for some weeks, and as this is his busy season it will be a great loss to him. — One day last week Mr.Chas. Harris, of Morris, was endeavoring to catch one of bis mares. The door into the ste.ble is made of half doors and the animal in her endeavor to elude capture attempted _ to jump over the lower half door, when she knocked her head against the beam of the stable and fell senseless to the floor, and died soon after. • —A new time -table came into force tn. the Great Western Railway last week. Going south, the mail reaches Brussels at 5,54 a. m., express at 10.50 qt. m.'accommodation at 8p. m. Going, [north, mixed: at 9.50 a. m., mail at - 1.43 p. m., and express at 9.34. All the trains running south are earlier and those going north a little later than the lase time card. —" Prinoe of the Isles," Fisher's draught stallion, while at a regular stopping place, 5th concession, Goderich Township, nade a dead set for the groom who was putting a girth on him. The brute got the man down and was preparing to make a meal of him, when Mr. John Elliott and some bystanders interfered and saved himt —The proposed tour of the Chicago bicyclists incindes the following route ,: Thursday, July 5, London to Exeter, where dinner will be served, then from Exeter to Goderich, via Brucefield ; Friday, July 6, Goderich to Stratford, via Clinton, Seaforth, &c. If the Wea- ther proves favorable for wheeling:- it will be a sight worth witnessing. — Word was recently received by Mr. R. Manning, of Exeter, that the stable and contents belonging to his ton Luther, of township 2, range 13, Southern Manitoba, were consumed by fire on the 10th of May. There were three horses, two cows, and two sets of harness in the building. Nothing was saved. The cause of the fire is in- k n 1 ,00. o 3w n . Mr. Manning's loss , is about $ / —The other morning a large vvilacat was discovered in a baan neat Leeburn, in the township of Colborne. The party who saw iteat once went to the house for a gun. In the meantime the terror of the forest made its exit over the geanary through the sheep pen, nd took to the Woods. Several s ots were fixed by the parsneawoanding im a little in his flight. Since then nothing has been heard of him. . ---The Sarnia Observer says: The threeheaded woman advertised to 3 be exhibited at the circns on Monday vas —an illusion. Within an enclos re formed by curtains stood a one -he ed female of pleasing appearance. By mean e of ingetaionsly placed mirrors a head similar in design to her own was placed on eitaler shoulder, completing the advertised phenomena. This fraud is equal te Barnum's cherry -colored bat. ,--- -The Toronto World says :—" A number of circulars have been received in Montreal and in other parts of Calla -- da, offering a thousand dollars in counterfeit bills for a hundred dollars in gaenuine money. The ciacialars are postmarked Carlow, Ont. It should not be very difficult to find the person tn this little West Huron village, who is using the post for this purpose. Officials, however, move slowly, and it is to be hoped nobody will be fool and knave enough to send these villains a hundred dollars or any part of it. One day last week Mr. T. Watson, merchant of Blyth, missed some goods out of his store,and his suspicions restiag upon certain parties, he securea• the services of the Chief, and repaired to a h3use occupied by &family named Nesbitt, coneisting of five daughters,one son and the mother, where he succeeded in ascertaining that they had in their possession three pairs of shoes and nineteen yards of print, which he had no trouble in identifying as his property., A settlement was effected, and the parties allowed to go scot free. . —The following is a list of the prize winners in the athletic sports at Wing - ham on Queen's Birthday: Hurdle race, lat, J. Barr, 2nd, A. McCormick. Sack race, lat, Jas. W. Inglis. Three legged race, lat, Barr and. Holloway, and, R.. Marlow and W. Ellicott. Boy's race under 15, lat, J. Linklater, 2nd, 11, Scott. Walking slippery pole, 1st, Geo. Shaw. Hop step and jump, lat A. Cor- mick and James Henderson. Running Long jump, lst, J. Barr, 2nd, H. Den- ning. Three mile race, 1st, Jas. Johns- ton, and, Geo. Black. —The Enterprise remarks : If the road leading from Gorrie to Listowel gravel road was properly gravelled thousands of dollars worth of Howick produce would find its market in the township, which now seeks an outlet in adjoining counties. Just as high prices are paid in Gorrie as in the surrounding towneabut the bad state of the "roads leading to Howick villages make Listo- wel and other outside towns far more desirable markets. With a little more public spirit and energy on the part of our business men this could soon be changed, and Gorrie_ would then be able to take its proper place among the flourishing towns of the neighborhood. , Brussels. Tim QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.— Tbe 64th birthday of Her Majesty, the Queen, Was celebrated here by holding the usual athletic sports, &c. The Sepoy Lacrosse club arrived by the early train for the purpose of playing a friendly game, if such can be said of such a game, with our boys. Time was called and the ball faced at 9 a. m.. on Victoria Square. The Sepoys won three straight games after some vee/ hard work; time 50, 23 and 15 minutes, respectively. No very fine play was exhibited on either side, the play being tnore like "shinny." The base ball match did not come off, as none of the neighboring clubs seemed to want to try their metal with our Clipper Base Ball Club, as we boast that they are good, although our la- crosse boys do get heatten. The athletic tame- - irgihntteminevhreaeeesuswiw:tireumetgema gevoneodeearYlywnaeufiteml r local athletes succeeded i most of the prizes. The espeeially in stone throw list of the prize takers: fie:eth,e2sinflis ; 2nd A. Cur 10 inches; and D. Boss,9 3rd. A. Caine, 9 feet, 1 in inches ; 3rd De. Ros 2nd W. F. Scott 38 feet, 7 inches; 3rd A. Cu 3 inches ; D. koss, 17 fe feet, 2 inches • and W. I' inches. A. Currie, 38 feet, 8 inch feet, 6 in.:Alessi; 2nd G. C Scott, 5 feet 3 inches; 2 feet 1 inch ; 3rd A. Cur 4.feet 10 inches ; and D„ 10 inches ; 3rd A. Curri ineRt. hop step. -1st D. Standing-jump.elet W. Three stands—lat W Stand hop step.—p. Running high jump: Standing high jump.— Running jump — let Armstr Stott, tie for first at 9 f and W. Sieger, tie for th 6 inches. Hitch D 6 inches ; and W. F. S inches , 3rd M. Arm 2 inches. 14 pound s Brine, 38 Met 1 inch; 2 37Bfeoeytsinnindeehr. 12 race -1 son, 2nd John Laidlaw, dows. • Boys tinder 15 race, • son, 2nd Wm, Bird, 3rd Girls race—let Mabel Retie Cormaek, 3rd Jan Old men's race -1st J- WTathrSoineviitrihg. base ball— . strong, 115 3 ands; and yard s. ' One hundred d yard, rac and M. Aimstrona. Three leg race—C. Ku Kay. Half mile race -1st Jo W. F. Scott. Sjocdotgte.s on joropin Smith, W. M. Sinclair a for running, F. S. Scott and R. W. Williams. E ed of in quiet mann decisions beiag satisfact The Battslioa Band, in leader, discoursed. sweet the day, and were res evening with a bumpenh dramatic entertainment was " Milky White," wad titled "Colleen Bawn amateurs Were well ren was also a seeial itt Church, which a numbe attended. A very good music, reading and singi ed, and all seemed t mseeirting nothing was don Oun TOWN FATHERS.— a number of account tenders for gravel, cedar, braiding a 'sidewalk. were in all cases awarde odt efensardtenheino.e Eft May Edith, se DEATir.-21t is Nthat we recordt of J. A. Garlick, who disease onVuesdayad 1 was buried on the 24th. have the sympathy - ';3oriludil:sErof3yie person either STOLEN OR 8Th belong to Thomas Agnew ture, or opened the gat animal strayed away. not yet known, and no t of the missing animal. BURGLARY. — On W some evil disposed perso shop of H. Williams &-S a light of glass, and stole tools. It evidently see some one who wanted to tools cheaper than Our h would supply them. Th of the guilty parties. a I dinner, contestea ber of 8fltr mg, bet n whaling followai . le 13:ItS.te'Paeein't.et•301; wri:ep, 2.88.30feettt,;.29s Iis.4r,r.i2e.c,8, ti2fr7eezieiti:ite.8, .,.. ii_eree911:::Iel2i°,D111sir:C.811B,.4ht'Oehit04:178vireee8;:t'sterilil... - i• • I ,#),f,,,: • . Scott, 17 *I: olitrisR:e77,8:3:141:a.i4weS!tc:; :: i.;td.;atpla' et 411sa ''.1-84.sttR7tLesewsw1•1:3817::::Ifikilii troll& .7 et hot-._.. 1st ,a,1: rci Jehe E. eYernsong: 0:zeal e Thompsesi, ' hn Bird, 1 lat M. Jas. Ross Ifa e -1st J. Jetts echtel audit seph Laird,Oat 1 were T. - nd R. 131selal A. Streak I verything pos. • . r, the jutigea ory all elises, der their User music during arded in the ; onse at their! . The. Flay a fares which ,fai dered. Thei the Met r of the titiFebg progrannae of g was faraista O ehiq the. At the wind e except pew s, and receiving lumber'and The conteeete` d to thelowed with , feelings Lie very sudden cond daughter died of held at week, "auil The palatal • of the entire Area.— 04 tla stole a keno • from Vie ate • so that tat Which it evaiii race can begtt ainesday night , n.entered.the on,by rerno* a full sek of s as if it a$i get a set ardware stew pre is no Owe BRIEFS.—Thos. BrEvive broken by -a stone falling week.—D. Dobson an each lost a valuable mil, D. Dobson lately refus his farm. Thomas Mo the offer. It must be a J. W. Shaw is home for from the High School. — has opened his new star son has purchased th property, on the corner Turnberry streets.— Ou made a short stay. CALICO BALL.—On the 23rd inst., the annual e held in the Town Hall citizens who like to trip tastic. There were a n frorn Listowel, Wingham ton and Seaforth. The being supplied by the L Band, tinder the lead Holland. The dresses o were something grand, were calico. A person they had been trying to the best looking, but sue case; but I must say the looking, and it might nit, to make any distinction,. also beautifully decorate casion with pictures, mo drapery. ell had his leg Upon it Chas. re last wok ed 17,00D Lachlan made good Jerrie a few holiasyl John bna g- old Les as of Nett awl ✓ new barbs evening of the lico bali ivel• by our the light fa, umber pastes Blyth, Ott -nolo WM0 istowel Stag erebip ofifr, f 'the fair reit even if would • see veh h is h y wereln t be safe** The a for tla toes !wail& District Mee ting. eding of 00 Id in the Cnk inghami 000, The foil daat ed to exitapa ters sn4citibg, g this dsytk mposed of e,x3it ing the leai! the oh** rat° lid ti ttendano0 after parts* e ral short .0 - delit iding. ALAnar0 others. Oti e star The May district m Goderich District was he da 'Methodist church, mencing on May 22nd. proceedings were confin tion of character of minis routine business, Darin repreeeatatives were co isters only. In the even aid held a fruit festival the proceeds of which we church funds. The a fair but not large, and, of the refreshments, sev 'stirring addresses were Rev. Mr. Wakefield pres the speakers were Rev. McDonagh, Harris, and whole it was an 6joyabl occasion. The seemed day the was composed of an eq laymen and ministers from all the circuits on t presented. It was foun crease of membership district IIB, nal numnii when he iligiSinr thet *the diAllg4 Ni • r(41, hifeleti It i ne:4 It lc All 1 001311:ne , CfpferA Iteits Corn 8 rack 401ga-el the 19'31 and sel ' Rivet to be H ,i s ati 430800tritaftlehairis:vsactoo..ttrpouitatroeweltidnitii .niiiii:ti4rillitC:div0000totBee:::iyipullet,iwijuNviElffe4ctrIgal:torr pall InakiI10.1rud. m./g1311' dropfro' butroria. cet bn RE ea Fact' in toli4eda:vortahePugus sper:eary8::::0- adhi i'lett11111 plv'wtt lenalerro▪ rsiDnmartt:ti1811:, nightti person e. otof chest of was no moles s# ng seevera were l over th evil ai punish as there ITEX away steppe up and creamer supply WWI - err) and Edi contract creamer has th butter. the co cream, ethers. section of whit Axt has very have g their p are talk action on ace° wheat • ous thai has s. how co wed as appears. to the Fou Crseke Miss left fo day. PIN vs 11 an: ghte there .s. # not en with t smiles who 4' and joy Jam ho 4 Peas 6 and Jo ten election chnreh. who is • , attendi • enterin success! arninath Ural w/ tf Jun: leas ae . fine ho - articles 'who h 114)parc still lin • to do I) • the xa shine a s.rso • 13lyth, some pi jug 3t,