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The Huron Expositor, 1888-03-30, Page 44 • THE 1-113$40N EXPOSITOR. NEW I'ADVERTISEMENTS. girthe figure between the parenthesis after eacEline denotes the page of the paper on which be advertisement will be found. Roy Wanted—Robert M. Anderson. (5) Clover Seed For Sale—Wm. Murdoch. (5) Execotors' Notice—R. H. Collins. (5) Look out for G. Good's Announcement. (8) The Seaforth Jewelry Store—A. D. Young. (5) The Farmers' Banking House—Logan & Co. (5) The Post Office Store—S. S. Cole. (5) Robe Lost --Expositor Office- (8) Millinery Opening—A. R. Smith. (8) Card of Thanks--JPeter McLeod. (5) Property forzlale—W. N. Watson. (5) A Private Letter—Edward McFaul (8) am txposttor. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Mar. 30, 1888. The Ontario Legislature. The Ontario Legislature closed a ve quiet but useful session on Friday las The formed proceedings at the closi were of the same qiiet, seemly and u ostentatious character as those at opeeino,andatand out in marked contra • with the fuss and glitter and expend nonsense indulged in on similar occasio at Ottawa and even in several of th other Provinces. ;In this respect (Naar authorities have exercised good sens and have set an example which migh well and profitably is followed by oth ers. The Lieutenant -Governor has a seated in all to 92 Acts of a public an wivate nature, which have been passed showing that our legislators, althoug they seemed to take thinge easy in th early_part of the session, had not bee idle. The session was one of the quiet est ever held, -but the work done was i many respects very important. Th Government majority was large, and th Opposition, except on one occasion, wa not aggressive or dten fault-finding Not even when the Supply Bill came u for a third reading was the usual prac tice of placing the supporters of th Government on record "resorted to, an the bill passed alike without challeng and without division. The only party divisions of the session were two—on on the adoption of the Quebec resolu blow, and the other on the bill creating S a portfolio of agriculture. In fact ther were few divisioes on any question, few er than at any previous session. Some of the rneas.ures most quietly passed were among the most important of the session, as showing the tendency of pub- lic opinion in matters that come under the jurisdiction of this Legislature. The more important meaaures adopted were Mr. Mowa1.'8 Franchise Bill, providing for Universal Suffrage; Mr. Fraser's Early Closing Bill, which gives tohnu- nicipalities the power to regulate the hours of labor at elerksrand other em- ployes in stores, and aloe te state the hours at which stores are to be closed ; the Bill approving of the resolutions passed at the Quebec Conference, and that appointing a Minister of Agricul- ture. Mr. Bishop's- Bill, amending the the Mutual Insurance Act, was also passed. Mr. Waters' Bill for the en- franchitteroent of wonengot a decided set forward. It was defeated, to be sure, but the vote in its favor was sur- prisingly large, and it would have been larger but for a feeling amongst many of the members, including the Attorney - General, that while they a.pprove of giv- ing women the franchise at some future time, they regard it as premature to give it now. That thirty members did vote for it is -a matter of the greatest importance, for whether the votes were meant seriously or not the women will be encouraged by them to further agitation until they are successful. Mr. Waters is deserving of credit for his persever- n ace, and if he sticks to it, he will be rewarded by success, and that, too, prob- ably before the clime of the present Par- liament. ry t. ng he at st ye us io e, s - fl • • d si ti Our Best Customers. In his recent great speech in Parlia- ment on the Reciprocity question, Sir Richard Cartwright submitted the following facts, showing beyond dispute that the United States are Canada's best customers for all the surplus products alp has to eel' : He said; Out of a total volume of trade of $202,- 000,000, the United States supply the trade of $83,000,000. Out of $81,000,- 000 of exports of our own products, we sell to the United States, 'or sold last year over 536,000,000 or -very nearly one-half. Out of a total ogoods enter- ed for consumption of $205,000,000, we bought $45,000,000 from the United States. And to come to details, which is necessary in order to lay the case fairly before the House, what do we find as to an enormous number of articles produced by agriculturists in this co -tin - try? These figures are instructive i a very high degree. We find that of 18,- 779 horses which we sold, the United States bought 18,285. We find that of 443,000 sheep, the United States bought from us 363,000. We find that, of 116,- 000 cattle, in spite of all tariff restric- tions, they bought from us 45,000 head. Of $107,000 worth of poultry, the United States bought $99,000 worth, Of about $2,000,000 worth of eggs -- $1,825,000, to be accurate—the United States bought all. Of $593,000 worth of hides, the United States bought$413,- 000 worth. Of 527,000 tons of coal, the United States bought 404,000. Of 140,- 000 tons of gypsum, the United States bought all, Of iron ore, the United States bought all. Of saltv, all that was sold, the United States bought from us. Of static and marble, all that we sold the -United States bought from us. In spite of fishery disputes, and taxes I suppose, of $,875,000 worth of fish that we sold, the United States was our best customer and bought $27717,000,worth. Of $20,485,000 worth of lumber, the United States bought as nearly as possi- ble!' one half, $9,353,000. Of 1,416,000 - pounds of wool, the United Sta es bought 1,300,000 pounds. Of 9,156, bushels of barley, the United Sta es again bought all. Of $743,000 worth of hay, the United States bought $670, Of $439,000 worth of potatoes, United -States bought $328,000. f $83,000 Worth of general vegetabl s they bought $75,000 worth. Of 000 worth of mind aneous agricultu al products, the Uni:ed States bou t $249,000 worth, iti•ithout speaking of innumerable small* articles, such s apples, flapc and a girat variety of ot r things; and if he duties were once moved, no one wha has ever been In Manitoba and he korthwest but kno s deal of ou hig clase wheat. Whyo in all odds our b st customer for a grdtt, that the finite States would become y the mere arti le al manufactures, tt e United St tes, ut of a total of 000, boug t $1,289,000 worth, and of miscellaneous a ticleli the United States bought $5(9,000 worth lont of a totalott $644,000. These /sures' ar all taken frem t e Trade and,. Na iga on returns whi h have been compiled, by the Domini n Government. n the long discussi n which has taken pace in Parliame t their absolute occur cy has never be -n I questioned and they can not be refute . Let our farmers read them and thi k over them and tileR let them says wheth r or not they thin . it is in their inter st to hamper this tra.de and to build up a wallishutting th mselves out from t 'I's market, simply at a few inanufact era who are afraii to face free and op n competition may be enabled to get hig er prices for their wares than the op market will afford. But even in t e face of these figures, !which they can n t l refute and which they dare n t even question, ikie have politicians f the White Fos r -P rter stamp stan ing up and loldly declaring th the United States d not afford a ma ket for Canadian products because th e b rne in mind thai i have themselves sur Ins for! export. It should also this immense vol me of trade with tici United States hai bee done in the fad and in spite of the r de barriers which at present erist bewen_ the two comi tries. Remove hes barriers as it now proposed to do and we know b past experience that is trade will i crease by leaps and b unds. Under th old reciprocity treaty our. export trod with the United Stats'.increased from $9,000,000 to $54,000,000, Or neatly 50 per cent, in twelve years, whereas sine he expiration of that treaty it has onl ncreased about 72 pe cent in twenty ears. Again, let take one single tern and show by it he b nefit that a ree mark_et produces. 0 the 1st of' anuary, 1870, the .d ty of 10 per cent harged by the Ame can overnmen pun eggs going into hat ountry .was emoved. 'During th six onths prei• 1 ious to the removal of t e duty the alue of the eggs sent fro • Canada to he United States wa onl $5,403, bil tiring the first six mont s after the uty was removed he v lue of the ggs exported reaemed $2 0,820, and lice the removal of that d ty the ex - ort value of eggs as i 1877, 337 tries greater than it was i 1870 under the 10 per cent. duty. Las year Can- ada exported to the States nearly two million dollars worth of ggs, being nearly as much as t e v lue of the horses exported. Thee fig res should convince any reasona, le p rson of the effect that the existi g p licy has in hampering and retatdin,g trade and of the large and rapid expansion hat would take place under free trade • etween the two countries. And still' there are peo- ple so blinded by partizan prejudice that they will oppose this policy which ipis shown beyond a doubd will build, up trade and enrich the country simply be- cause it is opposed by Sir John Mac- donal , and for the s me reason they wi support and exc-us4 the feeding of millions of dollars to th Canada Pacific Railway Company fror which they receive no benefit whatrver. Not the ;Whol ,Truth. Dr. McDonal4 the u worthy success- or of Mr. Thos. Farrow, said in Parlia- ment that British Colu4ibia sold in one year $184,714 worth of ish , to the Unit- ed States. Mr. Adam Jrown of Hamil- ton produced official r1eturns showing that all that was sold t the States in that year was -a shlitary package of salmon valued at $41! Figures are un- healthy for such novices! as Dr. McDon- ald. The above is fromthe Clinton News - Record. A similafista ement 'hoe been going the rounds of t e Conservative press. It is said that to tell but half the truth is to utter the meanest -kind of a lie. This lie, therefore, originated with that not overly reliable sheet the Toron- tO Empire, and if the papers that, have evidently been 'led astraY by it, had en- quired into the matter for themselves instead .of, trusting to so unstable an authority, they would ht.ve saved them- selves the discredit of bearing false wit- ness. , Dr. McDonald Certainly made the statement imputed to him and he proved his statement by the trade and navigation returns prepared under the authority of the Government. Being unable to dispute this authority, Mr. Adam Brown tried to discredit it by quoting, or pretendiog to quote, frOm the commerce and navigation returns of the United States. He thus not only discredited the official documents of his own party and country, but set up as a superior authority the I official document of the Uoited States w ile he was abus- ing his opponents for a vocating a closer commeroial alliance vrth the country which he was hi self exalting above Canada. But, aside from this, heel did not even quote c rrectly ' from the American document l It will be ooticed that Dr. McDonald Said there had been exported from British Columbia in one year $184,711 worth of fish. Mr. Brown replies : "I find by, his book that the "imports of fish, of salmon, for con- " sumption in the nited States from "British Columbia or the year 1887, t` consisted of one p ckage at the value '"of $4." Here Mr. Brown stoppedebut had he rigid the nex sentence he would have read "else $24, 58 worth of other fish." It will furth r be noticed that even by the a.uthori y quoted by Mr. .Browna this latter a mount of fish was -mported into the St ces. for home con- sumption, whereas Ir. McDonald -made no suoh contention he only claimed that the amount stat d by him as Shown by the official return , had been export- ed int ie the States, aid no mention was made cif them being or home consump- tion. It will thus b seen that in his attempt to make hi self smart at Dr. McDoliald's expense Mr. Brown de- liberately deceived tie -House and the decepiion was exposed by a subsequent 'speak r, as can be se rr by referring to page 38 of the Corn ens debates. None of thee journals, h wever, have given to their readers these facts, but simply content themselves b making a state- ment such as that ab ve quoted. But it is by ticks such as ti is thait those op- posed o unrestricte reciprocity seek , to deltid those who put cdtnfidence in them an by such m - taus they hope to carry th ir ends. ,. N t Very Consis ency does n the virtu -s of the g now lalbo mg so zea the farm rs of this more pro table for th of their ard earnings into the American treasury 'han to put it into their own pockets. mong thes patriots are Hon. Thomas % hite and M . Adam Brown, cif Hamilton In 1874 Mr. White deliver- ed an abl speech before the Dominion Board of I rade, in which he dwelt very strongly pen the benefits which flowed to Oanadz from the 1 late Reciprocity Treaty w th the United States, and urged in t e strongest possible language the desira ility of having a wider treaty made with our neighbors. The follow- ing is an extract from that speech, and may be taken as A samiple of the whole: 0 onsistent. t seem to be one of ntlemen Who are ously to convince ountry that it is m to pay a portion " Heruwe are with frontier extending so miles, with many jute with the same langu traditions, each proud own form of governme respect the national s other.; and it does see closer we can bring our tions the, more prosp countries become!" Mr. White conclude common line of e four thousand ests in common, ge, religion and f and loyal to his t, but willing to ntiment of the to me that the commercial rela- rous will both this speech by moving the following resolution: _ "That this board desires to express its gratification at the growing senti- ment among our neighbors in the United States in favor of more intimate recip- rocal trade relations between the United States and the Dominion of Canada, as evidenced by the resolutions passed by the National Board of Trade ; and that it be the instruction to the Executive Council to take whatever steps it may deem necessaay in order to secure the adoption of a treaty for reciprocal trade with the United States upon a broad, comprehensive and liberal basis." This resolution was seconded by Mr. Adam Brown, of Hamilton. It is just as much itt favor of reciprocity with the the United States as the resolution Sir Richard Cartwright moved in Parlia- ment, and which Mr. White and his fellow politicians are now so strenuously opposing. But they now not only bit- terly oppose what they formerly so strongly advocated, but they have the impudence to accuse those who follow in the footprints they made in 1871 of be- ing disloyal and Annexationists. It is proper for them to change their minds if they see fit to do so, but they should not add insolence to inconsistency. If" re- " ciprocal trade with the United States "on a broad, comprehensive and liberal "basis "was good for Canada in 1874, it cannot be so very bad for it in 1888 that the simple advocacy of it is treason. But in those days Mr. White was not a member of a Government that was un- der the thumb and amenable to the bidding of combines and favored manu- facturers, who are growing rich at the 'expense of the people. This may make considerable difference to seine politi- cians, but it should not make much dif- ference to the farmers, artisans and wage-edners.of Canada. The Question in a _Nut Shell. , ..A Montreal horse dealer writes to the Gazette newspaper of that city arguing that the Canadian expqrter of horses to the United States does- not pay the American duty: - Another correspond- ent in a subSequent _issue of the same paper submits for his solution the follow - mg conundrum : "I have a very fine young mare that anywilling to sell for $300 cash.- A gentleman from New York who was in our city a Lew weeks ago o ered me s's3,50 Cash if I would agree to deliver her in New York. Perhaps ou good friend Jacob will. explain in as few words as possible to your readers w my it was that I refused to deliver a orse in New York for $350 that I would be glad to sell here in Montreal for $300 A Victim OF MORPHINE AND COCAINE. —Dr. F. M. Hamlin, a prominent physician of Auburn, New York, has been removed to the Asylum at Utica, a victim to the morphine and cocaine habit. He was an expert microscopist and a year ago was commissioned by the British Government to go to the Ber- mudas and investigate the causes of the onion blight. OUR OTTAWA LETTER. (From pus Special Correspondent.) OTTAWA, March 26th, 1888. The arrangements for placating Mani- toba have been the chief topic of con- versation among the politicians during the past week. As you will have learn- ed from other sources, Premier Green- way, whoiame down to effect an ar. rangernent for the abandonment of the disallowance policy, growing weary of the delay practised by "Old 1To- morrow," as the Premier is called, left the city suddenly and quietly intending to spend a day or two in Toronto and then go through to Manitoba and report that he had not . succeeded. His de- parture caused consternation among the members and supporters of the Govern- ment, for Green way has shown himsif to be a man of the greatest courage and they knew, that his leaving now meant that Manitoba would undertake the management of her own affairs so far as the building of a railivay is concerned, -regardless of what the Dominion authori- ties might have to say about it. They determined that, on any terms Green- way must be prevented from going t Manitoba, so Sir .John --Macdonald telegraphed him to return. The answer catne quick and sharp, giving the terms upon which the offended westerner would renew negotiations. It is not ful y known what his terms were, but there is every reason to believe that they invo ved sacrifices of his own dignity on the part of the Dominion Premier which a man less; wedded to the mere bauble of power Would have re- sented. Sir John MacdOnald, in fact, had to eat humble pie and he had to eat a lot of it: And he did it. He might as well make up his mind to the dish, for it looks as if -he wall have to take a lot of it before this Canadian Pacific business is finished. Greenway came back and it seems to be taken for grant- ed that his terms were all conceded as soon as he and the other parties to the negotiations met. The difficulty before the Government now is to settle with the rest of the people who - consider that they have some right to be consulted on this subject. And there are a good many of them. In the first place there is the Canadian Pacific, according to current rumor they virtually say : You. have given away the monopoly which made it possible to work the line north of Lake Superior. If you don't give us something to make up for that we will abandon the North Shore Line, and if you crowd us too far we will let you take the whole maiu line and run it yourselves. To say nothing of the seri- ous financial difficulties into which this would plunge the Government and the country, Ode collapse of their fire -works policy would be a rude shock to their supporters, and would leave their most brilliant stump orators without a word to say. It is well understood that the Canadian Pacific will get something handsome, but what it is te be is not yet known. Hardily anybody says that the company has a legal title to com- pensation for disturbance of its monopo- ly in Manitoba, for the very good rea- son that the bargain with them did not include any monopoly in that province. They can hardly claim compensation for the loss of what they never owned. If it was a mere matter of right, their claimwouldrank with that of the Half- breeds before the fight at Duck Lake, t would be a matter to be pigeon -holed and t"taken into consideration by the Government," in fact it would be just ike Manitoba's claim up to this winter, matter for everlasting delay. But the Canadian Pacific's claims become mat - ere of urgency as soon as stated, for the very simpe reason that they show their eeth from the very first. Sir John vould not ha.ve given any more satisfac- ion to Greenway than he did to the ate Manitoba Premier, poor spineless Norquay. But 0-reenway came, so to peak, with his gun. The Half-breeds ot all they asked for and more, except he handful whom the Governmeet had o suppress merely to make a show of rnaintainibg authority. It is not known what the Canadian Pacific people have emanded, but they will be very foolish f they de not make a good haul, hey have the people of anada " in the door " as they ay in the West and they might 8 well take what loose change Johnny anuck has about him or can borrow rom his immediate friends. THE OTHER KICKERS. Before settling with -the Canadian acific, however, there are a few other arties whom it .will be necessary to locate, Chief among these is Mr. hapleau, the chronic kicker of the ad- ninistration. Mr. Chapleau has care- ully had himself interviewed in. order o make it known that he makes no de- mand upon the Government, and that e is deeply grieved by the reports hich • have been circulated concerning im. If these intervievis are read with nil credence in every single statement, Jr. Chapleau may be credited with toting exactly how matters do stand n a number of unimportant points. The ct remains, however, that there is the cry best reason for believing that Mr. hapleau is the real head of a very im- ortant movement upon the treasury hich will come to a head about the me time as the Canadian Pacific' de - and. Mr-Chapleau is a sort of Robin ood in his nay. He asks nothing for mself except the power to benefit inself. He will not allow himself to e woried financially, but so long as he ts what he wants— and his tastes ace mparatively simple — his friends are lite welcome to anything he controls. is this devil-may-care generosity that in, him So many friends and those who re for him at all will fight for him to e death.' Impros:ed harbor facilities. r . Montreal and more patronage for iapleau will probably satisfy this de - anti. Then there are the Maritime ovince men. This Canadian Pacific ailwa.y has always been rather a -thorn the flesh of the Eastern Tory. He n't see where the good of it to him or a people comes in, and it keeps him vays explaining the big votes that are ade nearly every session for the bene - of the Company. The Short Line rough Maine to St. John now being constructed under Canadian Pacific au- spices brings the benefits home to a good many of them and there is hardly a constituency in Nova Scotia or New Brunswick but is looking for branches or connections of the Canadian Pacific or the Intercolonia.1, which is the property of the Govern- ment. But this latest development is rather too much for the Maritime Tories. They are seriously dissatisfied, and they have told the Government so. Some- thing will have to be done. The prob- lem , is not a very serious one as the Maritime Tory is usually satisfied with promises. A very small payment on ac- count, and a good round promise of something big usually wins his gratitude and subserviency for a time at least. It may be necessary to spend a few thous- ands in British Columbia also to awaken the slumbering enthusiasm of the half- dozen Tories who represent that Prov- ince. THE PARTIES WHO NEVER KICK. It is strange to notice that amidst the flying gossip about arrangement overcome this that or the other phas this great difficulty, it does not eeein have ever occurred to anybody that th is even the remotest possibility of man or set of 'lieu among the Gove ment's supporters from Ontario e asking to be consulted. It is taken granted by everybody that when John Macdonald holds up his finger tl will stand up and vote and no questi asked. If Quebec, the Maritime Pr izices and British Columbia each something bef ore the vote is taken simply means that they will be p back in advance whatever is taken fr them for the benefit of the Canadian cific. In other. words Ontario will h to pay the whole thing. But then the bare mention of such a thing is "stirring up sectional strife," according to the. av- erage.Conservative's opinion. The•purchase of the Maritime Prov- inces and the " fixing " of Chapleau and his Quebec majority is a "patriotic ef- fort to secure harmony in the working out of Canada's destiny," but the „bare men- tion that this cannot be fair to Ontario .is "stirring up sectional strife." Onta- rio is the silent partner in Confederation —she furnishes the money, and the oth-. ers run the business. RECIPROCITY. The debate on Unrestricted Recip city continued last week, occupyi every sitting of the House. It w thought up to a few days ago that t vote would be taken before the East recess, but now it seems rather mo probable that the debate will contin after the recess. The_ fact is that t GoVernment does not seem to be in an hurry whatever to get the deba finished. The general opinion is th while they • are "in holts," as tl wrestlers say, with Greenway and the others, they would rather have some- thing going on in the House which can be trusted to run itself. The two speeches of. the week whieh were most remarkable were those of Mr. Skinner, of St. John, and Mr. Paterson, of Brant. Mr. -Skinner. is a sort of "undetermined politician, elected nominally as a Liber- al, but after a good deal of a Tory record and upon a rather compromise- platform. It was not known how he would vote and when he arose to speak the whole House listened attentively. He spoke for about half an hour up to six o'clock and when the House rose at six o'clock it was still impossible to say with any kind of certainty which way h -e would go. It was a very funny situation altogether. When the House reassem- bled, however, he stated that he would have to vote against the Government's resolution. There are those who still declare that he will vote with the Gov- ernment. Mr. Paterson talks as a man to men. He seems to be more anxious to say something than to . make a fine speech and his arguments are, for that reason, full of weight. Great as was Sir Richard Cartwright's speech on this subject, it will not be so widely effective as Mr. Paterson's. It is impossible here to recapitulate his arguments but it may be stated that he -met the Conser- vatives on their own ground of loyalty and patriotism and worsted them badly. It is a favorite trick of the Conservative speakers to assume that in coming to deal with the Americans freely Canada would be giving up her national existence. From this point they proceed to lecture the Opposition and to weep tears of devotion as they shout their own loyalty and. their faith in Canada. In a few swift, logical sen- tences, Mr. Patterson showed that the attempt to put Canadians on a footing of advantage in their own country was equal to a declaration that in a fair field they had not the energy or business ability to hold their own. He declared his own belief in Canada and in Canadi- ans as well, and made the self-styled patriots look exceedingly silly as he read the telegrams which* had been re- ceived from different manufacturers, whining that they must have protection or go out of business. As a manufac- turer he said he did not know how Re- ciprocity would affect his own business, but he declared his willingness to meet the world on equal terms and his deter- mination regardless of his own interest to support the policy which was best for the country at large. • SATURDAY EVENING RECEPTIONS. A new feature of the political life of the capital is that seen in the Saturday evening receptions, which Mrs. Laurier and Mrs. Mackenzie will hold during the session., These .will be quite inform- al and the guests will be mainly mem- bers of Parliament on the Liberal side and members of the Press who sympa- thize with the Liberal party. . These entertainments will make a pleasant feature of the soeial life of members on the Liberal side and will be the means of cultivating friendships among those who,acting as cordially as the Liberals do,should have every opportunity to be- come well acquainted with one another. The first reception was held last Satur- day evening and was a gratifying suc- cess. THE PRESS DINNER. A feature -of the session of the great- est interest to members of the press and of considerable local and general impor- tance as well was the annual dinner of the House of ComenOns Press Gallery on Saturday evening. Over seventy press men and guests sat down to discuss an "elegant" bill of fare, as the current slang goes. Among those who were fprriesent and who spoke were HOn. Wil d - Laurier, leader of the Opposition ; Hon. Mr.Thompson,Minister. of Justice; Hon. Mackenzie Bowell, (all old news- paper men), and many others almost as distinguished. The Gallery this year is better filled than it has ever been be- fore, the result being seen in the full all s to e of to ere any rn- yen for Sir ley 0138 oV- get , it aid M Pa - ave ro- ng as he er re ue he te at and generally fair and accurate accounts of Parliament proceedings which appear in the daily press of the great cities. News of the Week. QUEEN VICTORIA IN ITALY.—The Queen arrived at Florence on Saturday and took up her residence at the villa Palmieri. The journey from -London cost a guinea a mile. DEATH OF A MILLIONAIRE. --Joshua Jones, a well-known New York business man, died on Friday, aerd 82. He tto leaves a fortune of $6,000,0 or $7,000,- 000. - • te EMPEROR FREDERICK'S Df onEE. —The Emperor's decree of March21, author - i izing Crown Prince Willi m to repre- sent him in transaction of, state busi- ness, is now recognized as • tantamount to the creation of a co -Regency. A BRITISH BLIZZARD.—The heaviest snow storm, of the season was raging in Wales and the west of :Scotland last Sunday and Monday. FIFTEEN THOUSAND BIll.i.MESE 1:10.51E - LESS. —The town of Nyin , p.m, an im- portant military post in IT per B rmah, has been destroyed by re. if teen thousand people are homeless. MANY PEASANTS SUFF.ARING.—There is great suffering among the people in the rural districts of Spain. Many peasants have perished in the snow. The thaw has caused serious floods in the Ebro, Douro and Tagus valleys. THE WORK OF A SPARROW.—As Hen- ry Mills, a traveller for a Lynn, Mass- achussetts, house, stepped off a Burling- ton train: at Omaha, the other day, an English sparrow flew into his eye, and its .harp bill penetrating his eye ball ruined it. The sparrow itself was blind, having had its eyes plucked out in a fight. ANOTHER SNOW STouta.—A severe snow and wind storm raged all Sunday in Northern Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota. Iu St. Paul street car travel was abandoned. Trains en all the roads were delayed. On some branches travel el was wholly abandoned. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE.—Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite, of the United States Supreme Court, died on Friday. at Wash- jugt'In. ADOOMED TOWN.—The situation in the flooded districts in Hungary is ap- palliug. The dykes at Beeks are falling and the town is doomed. Many houses have collapsed. Floating ice has des- troyed many houses in Zemplin. In the adjacent country the stores of corn and food have given out. TIED UP AND ROBBED.—Last Friday morning at seven o'clock John Bayley,_ agent or the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.. Paul Railroad at the suburban station of Porterville, Wisconsin, was found gagged and tied with cords to the cot in le his station, where he sleeps. Ele had oeen beund at midnight by three mask- ed mei), who prevented resistance by covering him with revolvers. They took $150, a gold watch and two revolvers. NocsisBOLD riOLD BoonaEn.—McGarigle, the famous Chicago boodler, spent last Fri- day mu Duluth, Minnesota. He was recognized by several. OLESALE CORRUPTION IN CHICAGO. —A:humid:0g revelations are said to have been made at the trial of Officer Marks a; Chicago for receiving bribes from gamblers. Wholesale corruption, involving city officials and, almost the entire police force, is said to have been proven. Mike McDonald, the ex gamb- ler, toes among the witnesses. A NEW RECRUITING Blue—The French Senate Army Commission, pre- sided over by M. Detreycinet, has pre- pared a new recruiting bill. The bill subjects all citizens alike to service for 25 Years, but provides for • various partial exemptions in the case of stu- dents and others, imposing, however, taxes upon persons thus exempted. The taxes, it is ca.lculated, will result in a revenue of 25,000,000 francs yearly. The bill also provides that all sons of parents born in France are liable to ser- vice, whether naturalized or not. OUR NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL BAN- QUETTED. — The Imperial Federation League gave a banquet the other night in honor of Lord Stanley, of Preston, the new Governor-General of Canada.. -Lord Roseberry, who presided, said that in bidding Lord Stanley godspeed, they, could have no doubt, misgiving or un- certainty as to the result of his appoint ment. Lord Stanley said his endeavor would be to bring about between Canada and the mother country the closest and most intimate relations. Mr. Dobell, of Canada, said the first principle by which Canadians were guided was loyal- ty to England, and he ridiculed pro- posals for Canadian independence. Huron Notes. —Mr. Thos. Greenway, Premier of Manitoba, was in Exeter last week visiting old friends in that village and vicinity. . —Mr. John Govier, of the base line, Hullett, has a mare twenty-eight years old, which is now with foal. Such a circumstance is very rare indeed. —The handsome bay driving team of Mr. Benjamin Wilson, of Wingham, was sold last week to a Montreal buyer for $400, including harness and clothing. —Mr. Thomas Bissett and Mr. L. Hardy, of Exeter, will leave for the Northweet shortly. We believe they will commence farming as each intends taking a number of working horses. —We regret to learn that Mr. Dun- can Hay, merchant of Farque.har, in Us - borne township, fell on the ice a few days ago and fractured his shoulder blade. He is now recovering. —Mr. R. Seldon, who has been in the employ of Messrs. Se. well & Pick- ard, of Exeter, for several 'ears, intends moving to near Ingersoll hertly, where he will engage in farming. —Mr. Thos. Stevenson, the veteran furniture dealer, of Clint° ii, claims to be the one longest in business consecutively in that town. He started there in the fall of 1854, and kept at it until the 1st of March, 1888. —One day last week wh le a couple of young ladies from Exeter were collect- ing missionary money in the country, they had a bit of rougl experience. They were driving careful! ' along the road when, suddenly, thei pony made off. They were thrown on of the rig, and one of them, Miss Jen •ie Pickard, was seriously injured and her collar bone broken. Pony and cutter seaped unin- jured. --eSome time ago Mr. D. Erwin, of Blyth, sold his stallion, Royal Re- venge, to a Mr. Eady, of Li can, for the sum of $850, the amount df $100 being paid down. Eady repent( •: of his bar- gain when he get home, nd brought suit at London to recover the amount of MARcll 30, 1888. jturid—egdmmoernn. tEgM.ivDoenrndeafwoy,r Efaonarddmye.Trlyuesday, and sibility for his actions. The case wa3 his deposit, on the grounds of irrespon. of Exeter, who is now a resident of Ontario, Cali- fornia, has erected a handsome brick b.lock in that place and himself and Mr. J. J. Knight, formerly baggage -man at the station in Exeter, have opened out a largefruitandprovis ion purnp store. mnJohn Ross, maker, of Clinton, had the misfortune to get his arm broken a few days since, and now carries this member in a sling. He was engaged in turning, when the piece of wood flew from the lathe and struck il'!Cartwright has sold the grimaCeMolnrhihljleaininaremils ullett, known as "the hog's back," to Mr. H. Livermore, who will convert it into a lime kiln. Mr. R. Carter has bought the 50 acre farm of his brother-in-law, Mr. Eady, on the 9th concession of the same township, paying therefor the sum of $2,900. —One day last week Joe. Hussey, a twelve -year-old son of Thos. Hussey, oi Kintail, in the township of Ashfield,was kicked on the face by a colt while he was in the act of leading the animal to water. He was found senseless and car- ried to the house where the wound was tenderly cared for, and he is now on the wa—yo f cottage in recovery. At the village of Henfryn, owned by Mr. Wm. Mallon, was de- stroyed by fire on Friday night last. The fire occurred about mid -night and the few villagers had a hard job keeping the flames from spreading to the parsonage. They confined the fire, however, to the building in which it —The sales -man ted. Tman of the People's Cheese Manufacturing Company, Gorrie, have at last succeeded in disposing of the balance of last season's make of cheese much to the satisfaction of the patrons of the factory. The price paid was, we believe, i0c. whereas it might have been sold long ago at a much higher price. —t is reported that one of the Wroxeter hotel -keepers who was con- vieted of a violation of the Scott Act a Re:: weeks ago, went to the county town ending to spend a few weeks within tl e big stone house, but seeing the place, his courage failed him, and he settled the aceeinat and returned home the next day.. —On Thursday evening of last week two sleigh loads of 'young people fronts Brussels, belonging to the temperance Lodge, went out to the residence of Wm. Habkirk, 9th concession, Grey, where_ they put in a pleasant time. Young Mr. Habkirk is a member of the organi- zation, and this gathering was a farewell party, as he intends sojourning in the west for a while. —Mr. Charles Disney, has bought the forty-seven acre bush lot on the Mait- land concession, Goderich township, be- longing to the estate of the late Robert Baker; the price paid was $1,650 cash. Mr. John Morgan, being unable to wk, owing to illness, has sold his 80 are farm, on the 5th concession of the sae township, to Mr. W. Townsend, fort he sum of $2,800. —On Wednesday of last week a pain- ful accident happened on the 9th con- cession of Hallett. Messrs. J. and R. Young were engaged in cutting R ood, when the former, stooping to put a wedge in, was struck on the head by the descending axe of the latter, which inflicted a cut half an inch deep. It was a miraculous escape from what might have been a terrible accident. —On Tuesday morning of last week while Mr. W. 8. Lawrence was on his way to his school, on the 16th conces- sion of Goderich township, he had the misfortune to slip into a culvert, which was full of water. He fell flat on his side, and it was neCessaxy for him to go to a farm house and borrow a dry suit of clothes, changing the same on his way home again in the evening. —The schedule of convictions issued by the Clerk of the Peace for the quar- ter ending March 13th, contains 73 cases. Of these, 31 were tried by the County Police Magistrate, 25 of that number being Scott Act cases. Goderich contributes the large number of 32 gases, but all the calendar aside from the liquor cases is composed of minor offences such as assault, abusive language, vag- rancy, etc. 4, —Mr. John Heywood, of Usborne, sold one clay recently, a colt rising two years old, sired by "Major," for the handsome sum of $250. Jonathan Cooper, of Us -borne, also sold one rising two years old sired by Rover," for the sum of $200. Mr. Case sold a colt rising one year old, one rising two years old sired by" Major "and a filly rising two years old, sired by "Rover-," realiz- ing the sum of $600 for the three. —Mr. Donald Ross, one of the earli- est pioneers of this county., died at his residence in Clinton onSunday,18th hist, at the ripe age of 87 years, Deceased was a native of Invernesshire, Scotland. When eight years of age he :emigrated - with his parents and settled in Pictou county, Nova Scotia, where he married Ann McDonald. At the age of 26 he came to the township of Stanley, Huron county, and secured 200 acres of land on the London Road, about 4 miles from Clinton, Mr. Ross felled the first trees in Stanley township,that were cut down for the purpose of clearing the ground for cultivation. This was in 1831. Two years later his wife joined 'him, and the old lady is still living and in good health though 85 years have passed over her honored head. In 1862 Mr. Ross removed to Clinton where he resided un- til the imperative message called him to a better land. When he settled on the London road his nearest market was London whence he packed supplies, a distance of 42 miles. A little later he did the same from Goderich, 17 miles distant. The progress which Canada made during Mr. Ross' life -time he was fully alive to, which can hardly be so keenly appreciated by the present gen- eration as by him, and he delighted to dwell on it. He paid $2 for a bushel of salt in Goderieh, where it can now be obtained for 20 cents. He helped to whipsaw the lumber used in the con- struction of the Canada Company's steamer Minisitung, the first boat built at Goderieh. In church matters he was a staunch Presbyterian, in politics a life- long Conservative. He was down town a few days before his death and was only two days confined to the house previous to his decease. He died of no particular ailment. In the ordinary course of nature he passed away, in pos- session of his mental faculties to the last, without physical pain, reeting peacefully in the Christian's hope of a brighter life beyond the mysterious portals through which all must -pass. '11 MA voxia"", Bast 33 A um.' ers' In" wroxett There sv, and otbk. 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