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'THE HURON gXPOS1TOR.
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JUNE 111 1886.
NEW .ADVERTISEMENTS.
icy -The figure between the parenthesis after
each line denoteathe page of the paper on which.
the advertisement will be found.
Dissolution Sale—T. W..Duncan. (5)
Sunaner Stock Compiete—E. McFall'. (8)
G. Vsnygmond's Sons. (8)
Pullman & CO.w8 Circus Coming. (5)
Farm for Sale—Peter sinclair. (5)
To Cheese Makers—W.. J. Campbell. (8)
Blacksmith Shop for Sale—J. Roddick. (5)
Notice of Dissolution-T-Dimean &Duncan. (6)
Pure Drugs, &c.—Dr-NdeDermid. (8) -
Central Grocery—laidlaw & Fairley. (8)
"Kenilworth's' ltoutc Sifoon McKenzie. (5)
txpositot
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, June 11, 1886.
Mr. Gladstone Defeated.
Mr. Gladstone's Irish Home Rule Bill
came up for its second reading in the
English Parliament on Monday night.
Ia.st, and was defeated by a majority of
thirty votes. Considering the large num-
ber of members who voted this is notra
very decisive majority, but it is larger
than the friends of the, Bill expected.'
Immediately after the vote was taken
the House was adjourned until Thurs-
day. The Queen has been asked, and
bee consented ta dissolve Parliament,
and order an appeal to the people. It is
expected Parliament will be prorogued.
aboat the 24th inst., and that a general
-election will take place soon after. The
election promises to be one of the most
exciting and bitter that has taken place
in any country during the present cen-
tury. What the political result will be
it is impossible to predict. Both parties
expreSs themselves confident of success
at the palls. There is one thing certain,
however, that no party can live for any
length of time that will not at least give
,a measure embracing the minciples of
Home Rule. Already rioting has taken
place between the Orange and Catholic
f actions of Ireland, and this is simply a
foretaste of what is sure to follow.
A House of Refuge.
The question of the propriety of estab-
lishing a house of refuge in this county
has been ccasidered by the County
Council annually for the past eight or
ten years, and on each occasion never
failed to elicit an exciting discussion
among members. It got another airing
_at the recent meeting of the Council last --
week. As will be seen by the divis-
ion, which appears in another colunm,
the advocates of the scheme are gradu-
ally gaining greund. Each year new
converts come over, and. on this occasion
several membera voted for it, who on all
previOus occasions voted against it, and
several who voted against it expressed
themselves privately as being in favor of
it, but in deference to the opinions of
theiroonatituents they were constrained
to vote against their honest convictions.
Opposition of this kind, however, cannot
long be maintained, and if these mem-
bers are returned to the Council next
year no doubt they will be found swell-
ing the ranks of those who think this
the hest and most humane means of
making adequite provision for the
poor and unfortunate, whom we will
alwinm have with us. Inut, there are
still in the Council a number of Sten -
warts who oppose the poor house -sys-
tem of providing for the poor upon
principle. They ha.ve an in -barn re-
pugnance to the very name, aud would
almost prefer seeing the unfortunates
suffer as public mendicants rather than
have them incarcerated in a poor
house," no matter how comfortably they
might there be provided for. This feel-
ing, however, is largely borne of preju-
dice and will ultimately be overcome.
With the great majority, both in and.
out of council, it is a matter more of
dallars and cents than sentiment. If
they could be convince_d that the de-
serving poor and unfortunate could. be
comfortably provided for and taken care
of more cheaply in a house of refuge
than by the present municipal grant
system they would be in fa.vor of it. In
order that the people may judge of how
the account would stand in this respect
we submit the fallowing figures which
we fincl in reports furnished to the
County 'Council. The last -statistics we
have on this point were given in 1S77.
A return was then presentedoto the
council showing that in that year the
sum of $4,305 was paid out far charity
by the several municipalities in this
comity, and that there were 78 persons
who could be sent to the poor house.
According to the reports of the Water-
loo Poor House the average cost per
year for the maintenance of each in-
mate is $38.13. This includes the
entire expense of the institution except
the interest on the investment, and. not
taking into account the revenue derived
from the farm. It is estimated that an
establishment suitable for this county -
could be provided far $15,000. The
account would, therefore, stand as fol-
Intere.st on capital $ 670500
Sinking fund .
2,074
Maintainance of te amateS
Total annual cost
Present cost
lows :
$4,324
4,305
$19
it will be seen from this statement
that for an annual expenditure of $19
more than it now costs to maintain our
poor a. suitable house of refuge can be
established and maintained. It is true,
however, that even did we have
a poor house there would still be
d for some municipal charity, as
there are frequently cases where a little
aid given to & s widowed mother might
enable her to keep her little children
from Want, and it would not be wioe or
human, to place the whole family in the
house of refuge. But we now pay some
$600 annually for the support of indigent
persons in the county jail, who would.
be maintained in the county poor house,
and w-hich outlay we have not taken
into account in the above calculation.
This would do more, we fancy, than
provide for this exceptional charity
which we have alluded to. So that, we
may fairly assume that the entire cost of
maintaining our indigent population by
the house of refuge system would not be
any gr atertnan by the present system,
and t us the objection on the score of
cost h s no sound basis to rest upon.
In a humaaitaeian sense there can be
ren- co parison intween the two sys-
tems. In a house of refuge these poor
people -would have every home comfort,
--Lthey would. be well fed, warmly
housed and comfortably clad, and would
be reli yen. from the anxieties of pro-
curing a precarious sabsistence whieh
must ow continually harrass them.
Under be present system it is often dif-
ficult to get any person to take care of
them, and they are buffetted about from
place to place and are frequently left to
take care of themselves as bestthey can.
Worse than this, they air frequently sub-
jected to the disgracekeand humiliation
of incarceration in the common jail, al-
though their only crime is poterty.
The lily additional objection to be met
is the
purely , sentimental one of the
stigma hich attaches to residence in a
poor heuse." But, whatever weight
this ma have applies with even geeater
force the present system. Now every
time a ant is given to an indigent per-
son the fact is announced in the pub-
lished ports of the council proceedings,
and surely no person will say that resi-
dence b6 a poor house will inflict greater
disgrac or cibloquy upon a person than
to hav
broad -c
a year
Properl
attachi
on thr
and con
grace t
whethe
of a po
grant.
least ob'ectionable. The fact i , the op-
ponents of a poor house,have ot a leg
to stan upon, and we are glad to see
that t e opposition to the scheme is
gradual y Wearing out in this county,
and tbe sooner the last conscientious or
pecuniark seruple is removed the better:
A house of refuge would be a blessingto
the inclioent and would be creditable to
the hus ane instincts of the people, and
the soo er one is established in this
county he better.
that person's name published
at over the world several times
s a receiver of public charity,
speaking, there is no disgrace
g to either. Poverty if brought
ugh misfortune' is no disgrace,
equently it cannot be any dis-
receive relief for that poverty
the relief be afforded by means
r house or by direct municipal
Of the two, the former is the
THE f Ilowing paragraph is going the.
rounds f the local press in this county,
and is b ilig variously commented upon:
" Dr. Coleman,. of Seaforth, is to be
the Co servative candidate for South
'Huron t the next election for the On-
tario Le islature. If Archibald Bishop
(Grit) rt ns as the Liberal candidate the
Doctor's chanees of success will be much
better leae. "if M. Y. McLean or p. D.
Wilgon ppotes him."
We c ri speak authoritatively for at
least on of the parties mentioned above,
and we have to say that Mr. McLean
has no r resent intention of being a can-
didate
tariq Le
say 'that
formers
ent mud
_least fou
get it.
THE
last we
Texas,
beast.
t the next election for the On-
islature. We have further to
whoever the choice of the Re-
lay be, he will bury his oppon-
r an adverse majority of at
hundred. And don't you for-
.
ews of the Week.
IMELY RAIN. —Good rains fell
k in the parched districts of
o the great relief of man and
STORM 4 IN GERMA NY. —ViOlen t thun-
der stor s, causing loss of life and great
destructon of property, have been rag-
ing in th central and northwestern por-
tions of Germany.
No E new HONOR WANTED. --The
Cork Was offered knighthood
ception given by:Lord Aber -
that city, but he refused the
Mayor o
at the
deen in
honor.
ARRES ED FOR MURDER.—Three far-
mers hav been arrested for the murder
of a farm r named Larkin at Glendutts
County =dick. The murdered man's
head w a smashed in with stones.
Agrarian trouble was the cause of the
crime.
TENURE OF SERVICE. —Th e
f a Baltimore bank nas just
e age of 88, after a continuous
the bank of 54 years. -
Colonel Richard M. Hoe,
mber of the firm of R. Hoe &
ing press makers, New York,
aly a few days ago. He was
tor of the rotary or lightning
" Web printing machine."
MANUFACTURE.—Many cheese
n Chautauqua and Cattara,ugus
LONG
cashier
died at t
service it
DEAD.
senior m
Co., prin
died in I
the have
press an
BVTTE
factories
counties, 'New I ork, are being changed
to crea,Meries for the manufacture of
butter, and farmers are giving up their
private dairies and. joining creameries.
Poem?. DRIVEN OFF.—A large num.-
ber of cattle 'having been distrained on
an estate near Trela,h, County Clare, Ire-
land, a crowd of 1,000 peoplegathered oa
Saturday and drove off the police. It is
expected that numerous arrests will be
made in connection with the affair.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR SYSTEM.—
A Cleveland, Ohio, special asserts that
local leaders of the Knights of Labor in
that city regard the end of the Order in
its present form as very near. They say
Powderly has been conquered by the
Home Club clique ; that his recent
denials of trouble in the organization
are niot calculated to strengthen him
1,
with the conservative elements. Its
candidate in October next, it is asserted,
will prObably be .Tom Barry, of Michi-
. He will be likely to lead the anti-
ome Clubbers.
COPkING ENGLISH TRADE SYSTEMS.—
Mr. Lockroy, the French Minister of
Commerce and Industry-, has been in
London studying the English trade
union system, and has prepared Bill
Virovidtug for arbitration in trade dis-
putes which, hb will introduce in the
Chamber of Deputies.
Gaon IN THE WESTERN STATES.—
The wheat and oat crops of the Western
States have been much injured by cold
weather and drought, and.now promise
only a fairly favorable yield. Warm
weather and rain are .badly needed to
prevent a further deterioration of the
crops. Corn, however is doing well.
THE PRESIDENT'S liARRIAGE.—Presi-
dent Cleveland was Married at the
White House, Washington, on the even-
ing of the 2nd inst. to Miss Folsom, of
'Buffalo. The happy couple` are spend-
ing their honeymoon at Deer Park, a re-
tired resort in the mountains about
half way between .Baltimore end Pitts-
burg.
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Huron Notes.
' Mr. D. —McLean, of Ashfield, re-
cently lost tbree valuable horses from
inflammation of the brain.
—Mr. Thos. Roe, of McKillop; hat a
field sof , fall wheat the stalks of which
will average over three feet six inches
in length.
— Mr. J. Veal, of Elimville, in the
township of T,Tsborne, had potatoes in
hia garden in full bloom on the 1st- of
June.
—Mr. John F. Andrews, of Ashfield,.
and Mr. John Allin, of Lucknow, left on
Wednesday last for a three months' trip.
to the old country, "
— Goclerich is to have a grand demon-
stration and sCaledonian games on Do-
minion Day. About $600 are to be of-
fered in competition for prizes.
ntAns. -Wm. Ctidmore, of Kippen,
shipped- last week for the .Liverpool mar-
ket two. car -loads of really first-class eat-
tle. Ther averaged 1,400 lbs. each.
— Messrs. Wm. and John Johnston,
of the 6th concession of Merril, left
last week on a prospecting tour to Brit-
ish Columbia. They expect to 'be haat
in time for haying.
—Mr. Chas. Maguire of Winghatn,
has become the owner of' the south half
of lot 24, concession 1, in the township
of Morris, the property of the late Mr.
J. Johnston.
—Mrs. Thomas Allin and daughter, of
Usborne, left last week for Winnipeg
where they will join Mr. Allin, who has
been residing there for some time and
they intend making their future home
in the prairie city.
f —Mr. Henry Westcott, of Usborne,
has sold his farm, which is situated on
the 2nd concession, to Mr. Jas. Fraype,
for $4,500, Mr.. Westeott reserving the
use of the house and orchard far two
years. •
—At a meeting of Melville church
congregation, Brussels, last week, it was
-resolved to make an offer for the house
at present occupied by the . pastor, Rev.
Mr. Ross. By a una,nimous vote also
Mr. Ross' salary was increased $100,
making it $1,000.
—Mrs. Peter McTavish and Mrs.
Hugh Simpson left Brucefield for Kan- ,
sas, on Wednesday last. If Mrs. Mc-
Tavish likes the country she will pur-
chase land, and move the family out.
Mrs. Simpson accompanies her on the
trip for the benefit of her health.
—Two Scott Act cases were tried at
Wroxeter on Thursday of last week, be-
fore JusticeS Miller and Ross,,against
Wm. Dane, of Gorrie, and Robt. King,
of Wroxeter. Inspector Miller prose-
cuted. Convictions were made in both
cases. The,case against John Allan, of
Gorrie, was not proven.
—On Satutday last a little daughter
of Mr. James Shepherd, of Goderich, fell
into a pail of hct water which had been
left on the floor near her for a moment,
and was most severely scalded. All that
medical skill could do Was at once done,
but the little one's injuries were so se-
vere that she succumbed on the follow-
ing Wedn esday.
—A couple of youths named John and
Wm. Martin, aged 10 and 12 years, re-
spectively, brothers to Jan M. Martin,
of the 4th concession of Morris, started
for San Francisco, California, on Thurs-
day of last week. They take this long
journey, to join their father, who has
been in that part of the country for
years.
—Says the Clinton New Era : On
Tuesday morning last week a lot of
members of the County Council, on
their way to Goderich ; a batch of min-
isters, bound for the same place, and a
neer° minstrel troupe, were assembled
ont.the platform of Clinton station, all
waiting. for a train. It was a rather
unusual mixtare of different elements in
life. 1
—A large frame barn was raised on
the farm of John Whalen, 14th conces-
sion of Grey, on Friday last. The cap-
tains for the occasion were II. Stewart
-and Chas. Hooten. When the race com-
menced the scene was wild, men were
running here and there like wild cats.
Stewart's side came out victorioes by a
long chalk. The frame is a very sub-
stantial one.
—As Rev. Mr. Denby, of Varna, and
a friend, were on their way to- Clinton
one day last week, they came near hav-
ing an accident by one of the horses
they were driving sttiliabling, as they
drove dewn a hill ; foina minute or two
they had to hold. their breath, but, for-
tunately, the other horse waseontrolled
without doing any damage.
—Mr. John White, of the Exeter
Times, while driving to Gaderich last
week, had an unpleasant accident,
though fortunately it was not attended
with any serious results. While care-
lessly jogging along the road, a bicycle
glided past, which frightened his hotse,
causing it to jump to one side of the
road, throwing the buggy into a ditch,
and breaking the shafts.
—Mr. Jobert, an American horse
dealer, recently shipped from Clinton a
car load of very fine high-priced breed-
ing mares. The following are some of
the prices paid : A team of roan mares
bought from a man near Dungannon, at
$500 ; one bought from A. T. Mc-
Donald, Hunett, et $225 ; one of George
Cantelon, Goderich township, at $225 ;
one of E. Tighe, Hullett, $185 ; one of
D. McKenzie, Brticefield, $155.
—About two years ago a volume of
Macauley was taken from the book rack
in Dickson's• store, in Clinton, and,
although search was made for it high
and low, no trace of it could be found.
On a couple of occasions the series could
have been sold, but for the ,fact that it
*was -broken by the absence of this
volume. The other day Mr. Dickson
was agreebly surprised to land that the
book had been restored to its place, and
was little the worse of HS two years'
usage. Whoever had used it was a good
judge of literature, for it not every-
body who reads Macauley.
t —At a meeting of the Censervatives
of East Huron, held at Wingham on
Wednesday last, Mr. Thomas Farrow,
the present member, was ngain elected
as the Coaservative standard.bearer.
—The Clinton New Era hays a num-
ber of gentlemen from Exileter came ta
thattown in a double conveyance, for
the purpose of attending te Scott Act
convention. Their horses ere put up
at the Grand Union stable.' When they
came to get ready for home, they found
that the neckyoke—a new. one, belong-
ing to a fancy carriage—had been tam-
pered with in such a way that had they
started with it a serious aecident might
have resulted therefrom. '
=Kippen .Briefs : Mrs. It. :Hunt re-
turned home on Thursday evening, last
week: Mrs. Johnston and daughter, of
St. Louis, accompanied her ; Mrs. John-
ston will spend some time 'with friends
here.r,—Mr. R. Bell, sr., has been confin-
ed to the house for some tiMe, but we
are Pleased to hear he is improning a
tittle. Mr. John Moffatt' moved hifi
family to Clinton on Friday df last week ;
we are sorry to see people leaving -our
village, but hope to see Mr. Moffatt back
in a few months.
—The coming twelfth of j. 'Ay is to be
celebrated in- Exeter by the.. Orangemen
of South Huron. There will no doubt
be a large gathering in that itnesn on that
day,- as many -lodges outside the county
are expected to join the Sbuth Huron
brethren in celebrating the anniversary
of the battle of the Boyne h,nd, antici-
pating a large turn out, the brethren Of
Exeter Lodge have commenced. making
arrangements for a reduction in the rail-
way fare froin different points on the
Grand Trunk Railway to EXeter.
—One clay last week, a hbrse belong-
ing to Mr. Thomas Prior, cattle- buyer,
of Exeter, ran away and. smashed the
buggy considerably. While its owner
WEL8 ih a field off Andrew stileet, east of
the market, the horse was left in charge
of a small boy, who, in endeavoring. to
turn the horse, and rig around, cramped
the buggy too i3hort. He was upset out
and the horse being at freedom, ran
around a couple of squareis. and was
caught near the Methodist church, on
Main 'street.
—Mr. Wallace Bella whO recently
bored the' salt wells at Wingham, has
beeo awarded the contract to drill for
pure twater for the Goderich water-
works:. The contract calls for a five -
inch hole to be drilled into the rock to a
depthk of..180 feet or thereabouts, and
should a sufficient quantity of pure
water'not be found the hole is to be con-
tinued to a depth of 270 feet or there-
abouts from the surface. The Goderich
council have purchased the old foundry
property in that town and the well is to
be sunk on it. •
—Dr. Macdonald, the Reform can-
didate for the East Riding of. Huron; is
about to hold a series of meetings
throughout the riding for the putpose of
discussing the public questi6s now en-
gaging the attention of the electors. The
following meetings are announced : At
Harding's school house, 10th concession
of Howick, -on Tuesday afternoon, Jene
15, at 2:30 o'clock ; at Lakelk, on Tues-
day evening, June 15, at 8-pnlock ; -at
Cranbrook, on Friday afternoon, June
18, at 2:30 o'clock ; at Ethely on Friday
evening, June 18, at 8 o'clOck. These
meetings will be addressed by Dr. Mac-
donald, Thomas Gibson, M.P.P., and
Thomas Strachan, Reeve of Grey.
—On Friday last, a son of :James Mc- .
Gee, of the 10th concession of East Wa-
wanosh, was employed hauling wood out
of the hush. He had about a cord of
green wood -on the wagon and was sita,
ting.on top of it, and when the wagon
got into a pitch -hole the wciod slipped
forward and the boy fell doWn in front
of the wagon close to the horses'. heels.
teceived some bad bruites on the
bank and chest, a cut on the head, and
generally disfigured in the skin, }mit no
bones were broken. It is eipected be
will be able to be around again in a few
clays. The wagon became Uncoupled,
the horses ran away and were caught at
Fordyce, but they received na great in-
jury.
—The Eneter Reflector of last week
says : We regret exceedingly to have
to announce the death of Mrs.;Tom, wife
of Mr. J. E. Tom, Public School In-
spectOr for West Huron, an eVent which
took place in Exeter on Thuniday. De-
ceased nes been in poor health for sev-
eral years, but, after all, her death was
unexpected. -She was able to be out for
a drive on Saturday last, andi appeared
considerably improved to what she had -
been a short time before. Corisumption,
however, had doneits fell.work, and the
loving wife and mother had tb succumb
to the fell destroyer. We; sincerely
sympathize with the huslian. and two
young children who mourn er depar-
ture,
—WhithchurCh jottings : rs. Prin-
gle has opened out a dress ma ing shop
in this place.—Mr. James Ga nt is go-
ing on.' a trip to the old country 'next
week. --Revival meetings are being held
in the Methodist church each lanternoon
and evening by Dr. Savage't Band.—
The engine and boiler 'of the new cheese
and butter factory hive arrived and
will be put in place as soon ai possible-.
—On the 24th ult. ,Mr. Reinhart and
Miss McBurney were united in wedlock.
Long may they Wye toenjoy their union.
—While working in Mr. Jam4s Gaunt's
saw mill, Edvtard Sharp had - Inne of his
hands severely cut with assmall circular
saw.—Mr. James Thom, of West Wawa -
nosh, while attending neighbor's rais-
ing was crushed by one. of the bents,"
which leaves him .unfit for.work for some
time.
—Last Friday afternoon Geice Ander-
son,. jr., of Wingham, had a ivery nar-
row escape with his life while at work
in J. J. Anderson's saw mill. It ap-
pears that he had placed -a handspike in
a pulley to hold it while some repairs
were being made, and the niachinery
was started before be could withdraw it.
Tbe result was that the handSpike flew
around with terrible force and struck
the young man across the brea4 and left
jaw, kaocking him insensible, in which
state he remained for some -time. Al-
though he has not -as yet tesunted work,
his injuries are not of a serious. nature,
but he had a very close call. • The same
day -John Davidson, teamster at Mc-
Lean's mill, while engaged 'in hauling
logs in the mill yard came near losing a
couple of fingers on aecount of the
horses starting before he 'was ready and
jamming his hand between the rab-
hook and a log. He will be unab e to
work for a week or so. ]
—One day last week, n son of Mr. D.
,Erwia, of Clinton, met with a very
severe 'accident. -It seems that Mr.
Erwin was sending a calf out to a farm
on the base line, and in order that the
two boys who aecompanied it might ride
and walk alternately, he allowed them
to take a horse along vvitb.them. Oa the
way back both the boys were riding, a.nd
when near the house of Mr. Mdlveen,
the horse got frightened and ran away,
. throwing both boys off ; one fell clear of
the horse and escaped unhurt, but the
other, aged about eight yearn was not
so fortunate, his foot beieg in the stir -
rim, and he was dragged along the road
for some -distance before it became re-
leased. When picked up he was un-
conscious, his head beipg badly bruised
and cut, and his back somewhat injured.
. Ile was taken into the hause of Mr. Mc-
, Ilveen, and medical atd summoned. He
remained unconscious for two days, but
has been taken home and is now re-
covering.
—We take the follovting from the
Pembina Pioneer Press of the 4th inst. :
Two rather peculiar cases of horse
poisoning have recently been detected in
this and the neighborhood of Cavalier.
The subjects were two imported Clydes-
dale_stallions coming from Exeter, On-
tario, and. malting St. Thames headquar-
ters. The one, " Count Carlos," belong-
ing to a Mr. McDonald, the other
handled, but not owned, by a Mr. Long,
still owned by Exeter parties. . In both
instances carbolic acid nad been freely
administered, the mouth end tongue be-
ing frightfully blisteredj and burned.
At present writing " Craagmore 'Bob " is
still living, but poor hopes are enter-
tained of his recovery. Who the perpe-
trators of such a fiendish outrage are, is
still a mystery. " Craigmore Bob " was
poisoned at Crystal on Monday night,
the lock and staple having been broken
from the barn of Mr. N. Johnson, in
whose stable the animal was remaining
over night.
—On Tuesday of last week Susan, be-
loved wife of Mr. Andrew Hyslop, of
the township of Grey, Passed quietly
away at the age of 46 years. The cause
of her death was inflammation of the
lungs. The deceased was a daughter of
the late Neil McNair and was born in
Argyleshire Scotland. She came- with
her father io America, and, after short
sojourns in Vaughan and Stanley town -
Ships, settled in Grey township, in 1853.
Twenty-three years ago she was married
to her now sorrowing partner. There
are seven children living, six daughters
and one son. The deceased was a sister
to Mrs. John McTaggart, and James,
Alexander, Duncan, Donald and John
McNair, well-known residents • of Grey.
The remains were interred in the Brus-
sels cemetery. Mr. Hyslop and family
have the sympathy of a very large circle
of friends in their a i etion . Mrs. Hyslop
attended the Presbyterian church, Wal-
ton, for years while the congregation was
ministered to by Rev. W. H. Reid.
—The Mitchell Recorder of last week
says : Dr. Wood, who has been filling
the place of Dr. Hodge during the past
year, and made himself immensely popu-
lar both in town and country, left on
Wednesday for Londesboro, where he
will enter into practice. Dr. Wood, ai
a physician, is exceedingly. clever, and
the practice that he secured here in- one
short year was something astonishing,
considering that he was but a graduate
when coming bere. No young man in
our remembrance ever came into a
place a perfect stranger, and in so short
time gained so large a measure of public
confidence or met with such a degree of
success, as Dr. Wood did in connection
with his one , year. in this place. The
cOnfidence and good wishes of this whole
section go with him to his new field of
practice, and as a skilful physician and
faithful and trustworthy medical attend-
ant, he could, without the asking, secure
recommendations in limitless number in
this section. Londesboro has now two
trusty fellows from this town, Dr. Wood
and 11r. Alexander Gourley, the butter -
maker.
Those Declarations.
To the hditor of Tlin HURON EXPOSiTOR.
DEAR SIR,—My attention has been
called to an editorial in your issue of the
29th - ult., dealing with certain declar-
ations filed before me as clerk for the
"East Riding of Huron, and I have been
requested to correct certain statements
made therein, which, if not actually un-
true, arc. certainly so misleading as to
suggest a state of facts which never had
any existence. I allude to your allega-
tion that a certain declaration had been
made by Mr. Joseph Clegg, in which he
declared that he has reason to believe,
and does believe, that certain women
whom you name are entitled to vote at
elections for the House of Commons in
the electoral division -01- Eaet Huron.
Now Mr. Clegg never 'made such a dec-
laration, a fact: Ofewhich your Brussels
correspondent was . well aware. It is
true that the naines of the women you
mention do appear in the schedule en-
dorsed on the declaration, but it is also
true that Mr. Clegg directed them to be
struck out before taking the declaration,
which, by an oversight, was omitted to
be done, and that when the declaration
was afterwards handed to me by Mr.
Clegg, was instructed to look upon the
names as though they did not appear
therein. The names were therefore as
much absent from the declaration as
though they had been actually cancelled
by the Commissioper who took it, and
no doubt the omission would have been
afterwards rectified had it been imagined
that your nrassels correspondent would
have made use of the retention of the
names as a peg upon which to hang a
slander. I say also that I explained
that these names formed no part of the
declaration to every one who examined
it, and particularly to your Brussels cor-
respondent. I say also that to the agent
who obtained a copy of -the declaration,
and who I presume was employed for
that purpose by or for you, I made the
same explanation,thereby affecting your-
selves with the knowledge that the posi-
tion was far different from that which
you have so joyfully made it to appear.
Your insinuation that the original of Mr.
Clegg's declaration may not now be on
file in my office,perhaps scarcely requiees
a reply. All the declarations filed with
me shall remain on file, and are open to
the inspection of any one,and as you are
well aware, the copy of the declaration
which you published verbatim, was ob-
tained by your agent from my office
without demur from me. These are the
facts which in justice to Mr. Clegg I
have consented to place before the pub-
lic through the medium of the same
Ichannel in which they were made to
resent a different appearance. And
essrs. Meyer & Dickenson being
thoroughly eog-nizant of them, had what
you are pleased to term the indecency"
to advise their clients to institute au
action of libel, an action which it is per-
haps a little premature to characterize
in such terms. E. L. DICKENSON'.
Enrron's REMARKS.—The above is
'rather a funny explanation, but if it
eases the mind and conscience of Mr.
Clegg the writer of it will have gained
his point. Mr. Dickenson says Mr:
Clegg never made such a declaration as
we accused him of making and as we
published, and in the very next sentence
he admits that the declaration was cor-
rectly given and that Mr. Clegg did
make, it, an'cl that the names of the
women were in the schedule on the
back of the declaration when Mr. Clegg
declared that "I have reason to believe,
and DO BELIEVE, that all the persons
" whose names are set forth in the first
column of the said schedule are en-
" titled to vote," &c.; but, lthopgh all
this is true, he made some rt of men-
tal reservation which he tl ought freed
him from responsibility, oil Pat would
say, in his rnoind ' he didn't declare
that he believed the women had votes,
although, by his mouth and. hand, he
did do so. However, we suppose, as a
matter of courtesy, we are bound to ac-
cept the explanation of our learned
friend, and believe that Mr. Clegg is
more INNOCENT than ignorant, although
we leave the public to draw their own
conclusions. But, be this • as- it may,
had Mr. Dickenson and his client made
to us this explanation, lame as it is, in-
stead of threatening us with a libel suit,
they would have prevented themselves
and us a good. deal of trouble, and would,
at the sante time, have saved themselves
from being made to appear very ridicu-
lous before the public. In view of the
facts, it looks very much like a case of
attempted "hull dozing " on their part,
as had we not taken the precaution to
probe the affair to the bottom and give
the result of our investigations, the
above explanation, such as it is,
would not - have been forthcoming
and Air. Clegg woul'cle have posed
as an injured innocent who had been
" slandered " by our correspondent. We
have further to say that the remarks
made by us two weeks -ago, were based
upon the FACTS then before us as shown by
Mr. Clegg's own declaration, and if he
has suffered any injustice he has himself
and his solicitor to blame for it. We
have also to state that our correspondent
positively denies that Mr. Dickenson
ever made to him the explanation he
says he did, and that the first intimation
he had that Mr. Clegg's action is admis-
sible of such explanation was when he
saw Mr. Dickenson's letter which we
print above, and which we submitted to
him. We did not insinuate in our arti-
cle, as Mr. Dickenson says, that the
original of ItInTlegg's declaration might
not be on file in the office of the Revising
Barrister. What we said was that it is
or ought to be on file there, and we made
this statement so that any person doubt-
ing the genuineness of the document we
published might -see it there for them-
selves or procure a copy of it. Now,in con-
clusion, even accepting the statement of
Mr. Dickenson as absolutely true, while
it in a sense relieves Mr. Clegg, it still
establishes the fact which we mainly -
sought to impress, namely, that the evi-
dence on which the voters' lists are
based is unreliable, and in many in-
stances practically worthless. —ED. Ex-
POSITOR.
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Canada.
The town of Galt is making a move-
ment towards securing a public park.
—The Grand Trunk station at Pres-
ton together with the agent's residence
was burned down on Wednesday night
last week. This is the third time the
station buildings at Preston have been
destroyed by the devouring element.
— On the farm of Daniel Goodmurphy
of Napanee, an illicit still and hundreds
of dollars' worth of general store goods
have been found. The goods are sup-
posed to have been taken from the
store of Caleb Goorimurphy, of Deser-
onto, which was burned a short time
ago. Daniel Goodmurphy has been
committed. for trial.
—In the case of the picnic party who
went from Toronto to Guelph on the
Queen's birthday and. took a dray load
of Inger beer with them, which was dealt
mit to those presenting the necessary
tickets, instead of money, the Police
Magitrate decided that the Canada
Temperance Act had been violated, and
the defendant in the case was fined $50
and costs. Both parties were represent-
ed by able counsel.
— During the thunder storm last Mon-
day morning the barn of Mr. John Sloan,
4th line of Eramosa, was struck by
lightning and totally consumed, also four
horses, all the agricultural iniplements,
about 400 bushels of oats, 100 bushels of
wheat, a quantity of hay, and in short
everything in the stable and barn. Mr.
Sloan's loss will be heavy, as there is
only an insurance of some $600 on the
property.
--The Sarnia Observer of last week
says : The United Empire arrived down
Monday with a fair passenger list and a
cargo of 23,000 bushels of corn from Du-
luth for Montreal and 16 cars of Min-
neapolis flour for Canadian consumption.
She left last luesday night with a fair
miscellaneous cargo, including two ear
loads of horses for various points in
Manitoba and a -car load of cattle for
Port Arthur.
—A sudden death occurred recently
on South Line, Kincardine. Alfred
Gibson, late of Toronto and Glammis,
and who has been in ill -health for some
time back came to visit his brother,
Harry Gib'son, who lives on this line.
He was seemingly enjoying his usual
health, but on Friday afternoon, after
talking a short walk, expressed himself
as feeling rather unwell, and in less than
five minutes he dropped dead.
—Lord Dufferin has sold his bea.utiful
summer residence, with all its Contents,
at Tadoussae, near Cacouna. The pur-
chaser is Sir Roderick Cameron, the
great Australian steamship man of New
York. It is said to be Sir Roderick's
intention to take up his residence at
Tadoussac about July I. He will hold
high court for two or three months, and
among his courtiers will be prominent
New York and Canadian friends.
—The Canadian contingent of rifle-
men for Wimbledon will sail from
Quebec on the 24th inst., under com-
mand ot Lieut. Col. Tyrwhitt, M. P.,
with Captain Prevost, of the 65th Bat-
tallion, second in command. The team
is believed to be stronger than usual,
being made up of, with one 'exception,
7
atIgt nhirose ealennetit.TdnWneheagengo Yfra eet ghtwaie ‘ht :Dot yo aM8t:oinroliasdosnotmhRlYegieafihteseri
arbor at Kincardine has bee&
me hack.
,etAssainnoentrahei:
Vessels 1 den with coalto be used intim
,manufact re of salt, salt being shipped
to Chicag and Lake Huron ports, lunn
ber bein brought in, and grain .going
out, the rrival and departure of Werth
west. Tra sportation Company's steam-
ers, withbut counting the work done by
wa afirdeestmo4bnaginae figsrheiaritg bb000amts, janilmagoria:e.
matters.
—Rev.1W. J. 'Hunter, Hamilton, has
struck a novel scheme to raise the money
to pay fisr a $1,200 lot, on which the
church -.proposes "to build a parsonage.
The lot la divided into 800 square inches.
Each per4on takes ane square or more at
$1.50 per square. This entitles them to
members ip in the " Inch -by -Inch
Society, hich new society proposes
purchasin the lot. The name of each
purchase will be placed upon the framed
plan, the latter to be hung up in the
parsonag
—An itawa merchant has left the
city to es ape the consequences of incest
with his daughter and his store has
been put n the hands of the sheriff. He
had been (poked upon as a respectable
citizen, a d was a leading member of an
influentia secret society. The daughter;
last week bwohuicnhnaltinarsa
who is ab ut 20 yearssialociteh, ebdroiaretediaemciphtteiligda
asasiidmtihlaart utrage on his eldest daughter,
two or th ee years oldet than the other,
but she e caped and fled his house.
—The other evening an old man
dressed 1 ,ke a tramp, and -apparently
quite tirei out, sought shelter at the
Ottawa police station, and was of course
afforded i . He claimed. to have walked
all the w y from Quebec City to Ottawa.
He was o his way to his brother-in-
law's hou e, which he thought was OR
St. Patri k street, but as he did not
know the number, he had to give up
the searc and seek refuge at the sta-
tion. H said he had been a month
and ten d ys on the road from Quebec
1 ) Ottaw , and had walked all the
way. .
—Fifty miles of projected. railway
from Br ckville to Sault Ste. Marie
1.ave bee coatracted for. Operations
Nt ill begi at once. The object of the
road is to give the trade of the North -
I
west, a p rtion of the States and the
Canadian Northwest the nearest out-
let to the seaboard. The promoters of
the line ropose to build a link con-
necting he Saulte Ste. Marie route
with the Western system, and thence
to Broekv'lle, where the St. Lawrence
is crosse by a bridge, %joining the
American roads at that point.
—A ter Die- storm of wind, bail and
rain pass d over Iona Station Wednes-
day, last veek, doing considerable dam-
age. Th Michigan Central Railway
pumphou e was lifted bodily and com-
pletely recited. The pumper, Mr.
Kipp, wa in the building at the time,
but escap d with some severe bruises.
He was d g out tA the debris by soine
trackmen who had taken shelter in the
engine -ho se from the storm. The en-
gine-hous roof of a large grist -mill was
lifted. fou feet, but came back about to
its proper place. The telegraph wires
along th Michiga,n Central Railway
were carr ed away.
—A mssterious disease broke out
among th ; herd of cattle belonging te
Mr. Ed. Wight, of South Fredericks-
burg, nea Napanee, and four fine cows
fell its v ctims in a short time. The
animal s ized with the disease first be -
id and in a short time froths
th and runs feriously about,
loudly as though in great
death ends it sufferings. As
Ir. Wright noticed the ap-
f the disease, he procured a
surgeon from Picton hut ne
was comp etely lost in the case, baying
anything of the kind .before.
t states that several more of
show symptoms of the dis-
ie fears he will lose his entire
veil, who lately gave notice of
comes stu
at the mo
bellowing
agony till
soon as
pearance
veterinar
never see
cla\tritilge
ease, and
sahenepraadr;ated -rota his wife, is the victim of .
pima ion to the Government to be
—Dr. L
a mock arriage ceremony. Popular
rumor ba spread it ahmit that he was
to • marry Miss Ada Mary Caton, of
Newburgh They -have been friends
from child mod, but no thought -of mar-
riage had ever existed in their minds.
The young couple chanced to meet in
September 1882, in a friendn house in
Hamilton and weut through the mar-
riage ceremony as a joke. The cere-
mony was performed by a young clergy-
man, and some time later it was dis--
covered that the ceremony was really
,binding. Miss Caton got married to
another man before the mistake was dis-
covered, and application for a separation
is made to endeavor to right matters.
—John
Northwest
drive a n
serters to
.After getti
succeeded
men to the
without fo
terrible h
forced to g.
taken back
has yet b
and as for
at all and f
could pick
have succu
Fort Macle
the teamst
thrs.
Dowser, of Fort McLeod,
Territory, agreed for $60 to
mber of Mounted Police de -
bateau, Montana Territory.
g 15 miles out, however, he
by a ruse in abandoning the
r own resources. They were
d, and for two weeks suffered
rdships. One was filially
ye out, and was captured and
to Fort Macleod. Nothing
en heard of his companions,
even days they had no food
r five days only what they
up, it is feared they may
bed to their hardships. In
d feeling runs high against
r who abandoned the descr-
-An im osing wedding took place in
the cathed 1 at Quebec on Wednesday,
last week -hen Mr. Andrew Alexander
Allan, of Montreal, was married th Miss
Charlotte Illizabeth Torre, of Quebec.
The Lord Bishop performed the cere-
mony, assis d by the Rev. G. V. Hous-
man, M. ., rector, and Rev. Canon
Ellegood, St. James' church, Mon-
treal. Th re were six bridesmaids.
Tne church was erowded with an im-
mense asse nblage of friends and spec-
tators, the ard and vicinity being filled
with earns, es, and the display of toilets
and &e'er was probably never sur-
passed in t ancient capital. A can-
non salute 'as fired from the steamship
in port at he conclusion of the cere-
mony, and the bells of the cathedral
rang out a erry peal.
—The ronto University Young
Men's Chestian Association has ap-
pointed Mr. John A. Sparling, son of
Mr. R. W. palling, of St. Marys, to
represent th t association at Mr. Moody's
University Audents' Institute at Chau-
tauqua this onth.
-, -_ on. Monday night Wes one
from flootbre De:glisfeeaelli:Hg:;:seThe
_ ,,, ,_ tos :rrge:ten.ambasThesadifooreus. e Twhase
, was filled to overflowing,
. .
i,,, , i i e rose to speak at 11,30,
, . n • 5 5 el if re ri e dy W r at 1 Snfki IsS1 1:4 If : vuffinPoee.eat9:::::::
eeived with loud and long
AV:ri. Childers and Mundella on
.elMerinorfrgle:yr' awn:toe non hai, sndrigshtir,
' ke immediately behind, and
' inberlain occupied a tomer seat
Ite,astypoakti Ow' iBtrhi engrweearte neenaerrgh3;,..
p aTt i'dhel ichetaheuMlb e: ar pfhkeeirehlMnal eba; ,..enleelw:IthauS.411 iv ioeseieltefririteaaeA' tnueulzggii:N lielsirtfli laee: erlYxeryc'111.1
ornas O'Connor and Messrs.
. - beirelaill-aftitilatsremaCtX,hcani:oeittdbher!loaaisar7sinhgeada rrnesutsienige
Oadstone finished at 1.07 a. m.,
, - spoken one hour and forty min -
The speaker finally put the ques-
. a a tremendous shout arose when
a thioiyse ii on u af a evroyr two hseany :e Aesah-ee,:ii
the OM" The speaker requested
ayes to go to the right, and the noes ,
lad Messrs. 33rand and Caine for the
taskswere appointed. tellers for the ayes, I
_the left, . Messrs. M o r lder ny oeaucintdt 0:pat:h.:le; :,'
I G e 414: i hi I wa II: a jer I led: taeb ehv v. si nr an is ep. el nnah. tl cahb eeedee eYrrbseefslri 1:: ewttG1 lhbehei ereeni sped:it:8i: le:: 0: neverna: ecee,ne.rrxdiecl .asSriast en- 1 ndoi,eii:-
tovied at Chamberlain, but dthaendlattt:
:01needdptairiBli 0:let tort et ieingu tei ;nue°. I; ehoheneer:svp:
kluhe Comer;
tiVe rank and file shoue&l. themselves
lone. Chamberlain and Cain sat im-
savable, Tahnde ptheernmeliniitiesetewrsaaitpepde*aridieert
curslvigesna, is;lideythseent eunpmaaisesued, eart sahcoonnt:
for the C o n s e r v a t i v e s :ioht :el es isiessixtheoherramituctlett ,
I 1" dTI tht: ehv eae s he
since the psssage of
A vale cried outIsac.timt
with the Queen]
1 * 11 el ra afil ii::: 104' t8 e °f eb et° I 111 iral ntetc altrit‘ag rhbi laa cei ndne teaet ih'i a s agreed upon dissolu- i
Gladstone wil/.
,.. nort of Parliament.
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Ho -wick.
ut no LIT ge e I No -cstouhin pae AflocywE neCikeOt NIMPaitNuDYaia—nFeT,isirleehallItini
krie, on Saturday last. The presi-
de:Ain the chair, and the members all
livsent. .An unusual number of a.ppli-
ditiOnS for insurance were handed in by
the secretary, all of which were eare-
ay gone over and dealt with in a
toreugh business -like manner. A num-
1st of claims were also presented for
lones sustained by fire and lightning.
Wesuppose this is one of the most
altilepartments to deal with in the in-
to= business, and one that requires
pat care, good jndgment and sterling
impartiality, as in all cases of this nature
ibedireetors are dealing as arbitrators
between the members of the eompanyi
'adjudging from our observation of the'
sinner the directors dealt with these
meson Saturday, they are the right
an in the right place. Being all sue -1
'meal farmers themselves, they know
*thew to deal with matters sef this,
Ibtl. On Saturday the claim of Mr.
mime, of Minto, who, it will be re-
eeks ago, was adjusted, the claimant
isimsteilheut-pwriesbeida,kratiilhoojsi his barn by' fire a few
ueestil rine VtlafrI6Inelliltiligeilfrols:i
teal phlyi c aitiigohntsnfinl, pHa ao- mwei. enht
Innts.be Tahiksinids °afttrreinbdue'ster bsyfosromie:
who believes this. However, two steers
nrit sp:eesiviaeesnstobneyresbolevfinertge,he results of the
*Ott Act, but there is not one director
Isd one lamb have already -come to a
sptraiudckforb, yandligatt-
the lamb, -
t j 41.37 af ni-fitna g nh* e etat, elV A Itettiu n_11 it id' 4 p e eaci virenlihintidaelVtv ice nar hierPttv:era,r 11Fmetu. etwisyptn: 8. shrigoi reiloaee etaaal Narn,oaeteilad ant: nee:iiit 18._mioHati ban. Wjtli3rnalYxYai:11°iirneatann leaosdnhythsenS:11xiee :hpipPnt edbeGraelati lir:unorynngtia°Coeist\tiCseedl.'pl:reP et. atuaeaYmi,chSwC1 h, 1.'11 esreiori slewaagassrl:trymidr:hesweYenatii. solpsu: rigtiPsa'A IL°Ltni°' tt eoel asedco‘b eig:i trite, e.:01Tresxis: et a°uaieillin.-1:91°1ifit131:Pulaaltirrfn,i'rd...-Npinloerl.itain' aaaa:1111' prealliginian:itht:errl:.
....-ffirmazummaummenrommooff
Ana now, aithoug°hwn
trakg4her8ht wi0h&dened
atidintinavnina.newtasbZn n84 mo tehiWipoe0teningf ointaefroehsoomfirmoetzo: ioelmfer es ae1:1 aps mtrngieullsntOeind:NIC:tipe-p,- ( ti tit:Teat:
eloiviivoernvisiniete;te tzrtmtaenwtantao Biaoyarhaeofefrie‘rtiell
ioded circles.
,,,On_‘ the o
olthe city ald
lia,„„wagy satoidn otef nteheeessRi .13rfi vien P ar °111"1 -
he w 1 he
Utile boom burst he w
ene of the deputatio
with real ,isstai te
ttheate the costia
e mouth. of the Sa k tel
_w anu .0 tit 3.priti 170,1diseeswitstpi;libl. 1,a.ueeol trtei et: 11. iryiet Ns tpws iwreoe sefrseeett nnh. ate c et ho er a iews
Imo. win _naVigation for 2,-000 -ma
hale rates at thme:
ean 0 a Globe reporter, wa
ligt,v. in_ 8 of overcoming the St. An
ot the Red
peiw. ,_nitp..spida,
Iltvigatiou
miles from the head
v.vil.vj niyeg to Fargo, Dakot
Ilteaulbeat
/erans of _ sportation is made b
_ Pfall that he Could not
IkiinniTteegr. of the Inte
anni in the estim t P
tit de„u, _on _rfor inform
rh-opesto.
istar.t.umnation of r te
.1heir representations
. Per cent, het -w- W"
work, but h a es t° g° °11 Nvi
eers t° make ae
1-his6would. give upinterrupte
n the exception of the Gran
a tramway, there woulti
16 miles below Winn`
river asked for, Ab.
promised to semi ei
of the improvemer.
accurate survey, an
a s were met a
urtc,itahranaentsdi.int:
f 20 1 1 1 Yi Tp he re Y.6easntk.edTf sr a c roendene st
1141 west, a a een Inna g
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