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Semi-Weekly Signal, 1866-03-29, Page 2, ; • • . • the road to our marketetown of ll—. To 1 " &mit! one- hits been hell., and. dropped C_*. - the left hand of the toutt-yard was a arne it," a voice said geickly, " Thnt's all- ac- , = straighaline of what bad once been stables, j count of your ture•ed fuolery, Dick," it. went "" hute were now farm -buildings ; and to the 1 on merrily. . " Why- coiddna you stop at tlic • tightela long, straight line also-wa's the • house itself. _ <The front door:which was exet•tly in_ the _ . . iniddle‘tif the straight :line. and which Wa4 one here. • - • .t doer, ea -1 told you 1" - • F • • anxiously, •I ur we shall be havites some _G„ QDERI(' 111_arich- 29, 1866 Well, let us desemething now,alhe third (TITE SEMI-WEEKLY SIGNAL. • . - _ T ILE FIN NI G AN'S- A -T tchtlyg5ignal ..• Lrotorick Rases." ee-To-niorrow-being Good -Feiday, &eked on ither side by sZe'erel windows,was The -three men then Went back into the • mai never opened 5 -btu the hawk door,which hous6 egain, and I coultl- hear them semi -dna ism:le-the Semi:Weekly ahead of tinie• . was the entry to. a little bit of. a. beilding lit lew toncet -presentliethe voices eeew hied- • ' • ---• standing back trom the line of the house, and er, and tin v were evidently otiarrCling. in a ea P -1 -- ti 12 14 tl le a I 1-` 11Nril Ivhick looked admost as it it had been stuck another minute they came mit attain ned ' . o •11 to the big square manshm rra after- -hem what I coufd hear, they begin/ to seareh An enemy whose attacks may be more • • • • • When -out excitement dies, There soint springs -up_ nitotheg, - Aful.ttre-Fenians just now, re•makiag- quite a bother. •:.11*.yon happen to Walk (int; one in yOur ear IS lainun And-aSking if \IOU Vinci; the'lq.i.inigaii.$ are - Mum us.:•:--,DeScriptive of lOw_ifumbling ofsliil- h li • is S tardit afternoon in the tann-buildinee e and out-hettses for d eatructive. to :ding di _ale wiettea tot, ace; . with great dust •in the---disianee-Xusha standing a little 'ajfir. , • . the owiier of tae mutt.. • • • . : life than it Fenian. invasion • s .Tip- did not greet us with bis- mud noisy " Tbereai iv) one here," at feet bee called threatena to _vi -sit Us next simmer and it I- ' ; welcome, end there was no eound routid the ota. . They muse have gone away again. Gu' is most deeirable thet every effo.:t should honee save the gabbling of some turkeys in le the leo, Bill; aud ece if any bods:- •-that that felt any partioular fear, but ae we tea After :a moment, 13111-refurned-tO the- other lowed the path under thc shadow _of the :old tworwho were stending talking hi low whia elm. trees tostIse half -opened door, a sort of pers at the back _ot' the kentiel, andsaid: "No "0pp-related feeling.came.over me, aide*, 1 theres'nO one coming." - And inyheart sena sapppse, by the utter silence o7 the plecejand as I thought. or how long- it -would be before I felt almost as ifJip's bark weuld have been suceor could arriee. - - -t oue ens ou e st - ' . - the rear of the larm-buildine-s. I don't know way." weletnne sound. We went up anal -necked " Ihtefellow's.late,'"-.one of the others said, be made to ward. it off. Of course crowd- - , ed cities, and .especially those. parts of them which . contlin the dissOlute„ the filthy, and the croWded -tenements d' the e • wretchedly poor, will, in event of a visit of•the cholera, suffer the :most,' bat even lathe door, and when I turned round, I ob arter a, minute or twit " hut ee had better towhe and villages are not exempt from served Allot Jies kennel which stood exactly ,Wittcli. now. Mind; ' aOth of yOu,_ thet he's its frightful eavagese, Happily, .wd- have s . opposite, in a line eith`the-tront of thelouses . downfrein his eag befuteshe eees ua." : 'a nicst lealthy• situation . in 'Gederich.--, . was empty. They walked:ley-ay alien the lines of -lima . . e • ' .' "-Where can - eltp. -be?. 1 said -at I' ses towatd the other. enkance hy .•,w.hi,.. 11 Mr. . OUT wide. streets are Swept almost eon, -thought-they .nevet let him loose, and -.-I Jolinscin would Conte' 5 /red 'I, thinkeng . they startly durine the het months by refresh - walked fOrward a few steps , and became had. gone eo take ep theirlidina places, put sitaare that the dog's chain - and 'collar were try 'head eautieuslv. ont of -the mouth . of the iy in bro-- beside the henna. I stood tbr a Me kennel, and- leolielaro-und. . - - -. ' ment or twoswondceieg whilst charlie, get4 Surely I .could reacl-Clhe.'house without lee - ting impatient at Mrs -Johnson's -aim appear - illg Setn, I taought, 'and if -IScou.d. hut reaeli once knocked again at the door._ ' Sialtieniy, the aig ruinoue drawing -room which cent- ' some Marks an the flagged pathway in ftout ; niandod a view of tbe fields- the farmer' woulO • of -the • kennel arrested' my attention, and (tress, I might be able to warn hineback from upon- Stooping . down to ' • look -more the fate that eivaited him. 1 atust tvariahim closely; 'I saw that- • tbey were -drops am' ill could': it was too horribleatat abother sineara of 'stood. - ' . . ! - ' • murder should be done. ei . ' . .- I raieed myself in Wrote' Red_ ell'ed Chat-- • I Wes out of the kennel .and nit3 theltitah- lie ; and *hen he came -to my side and , eh- en, befOre 1 recolleeted that li.atiauld.have.a) .: nniined the pathway, he found that there was .passso close to. the tnurdered wo mita before a. alOody trail up to elle arane • • . I I could gain the door leading i ito. the hall ., - .-- at What caait be, Charlet. ?" I asked in 'a , which I mast arossao guie the dr taang roorad ' whisper.- . • • ' j shu.dclerecl esti aaesed-the table apci, drew near " I don't anew," Charley -returned, -thoughtfully ; rpoor Jip's come to grief, perhaps. It s odd Mrs. Johnson dosn't coma think Ial go on a voyaae of discoirefy : stay here till -1 come back •" 'mid he pushea the ; door anther open. oak let me go -too," I said hastel.T., half the horrible asene ; but to my utter surprise and no little4terror, Mrs Johnson -bid vanish- ed! the da:k tie/using pool eabtood and the dead dog was still there,. Vutethe - huddled up . - p bundle of clOthes was gone. Wjiat was- done with it I. In spite of the- ura t necessity there was for immediate ace frightened,. I am a cowardae -the stalit ot 1 tio , -I atood inatieeless for_a minute,-.117-sitate blood. •:•7 " Well dont makeireesah. -then 5" and wia ifishould be - there. 'I had nevensaen death entered the- tittle, passage tog -ether. before, and the thought. of ngain seeing the On the left hand wee a kitchen deor5 whicb dead woman . looking ghastly and horrible was shut; and Lobserved that Charley hegia with that great. gaping ' wound across ler tilted for a moment aefore be put ont his 'throat, was at taat moment more terrible to band tO open it, Ouly foe-aenoment thoteeh; me than the thoneht_of her .musderers' retu:•n. theahe unlatched- the, door and the hrig-hf Whilst I stood -hesitating, a shadew nasied. farm kitchen was beige -us." - - - the first window., end looking up,- quickly,lo There wits `a brighte hazing. :fire At the niy- " horror I saw three men; le another 1110::: grate, .whieh showed that on the table the meat pass the secondlvindow. " - , .. . things Were,set foe -tea; 'the kettle was hiss- I lad no time for. thought.. In another her away merrilya and come tea -cakes, -stood moment they -wcnild be in the kitchen. I- t:keep warm- on a low stand before tfie fire. - Everything looked - snug and cosy. .• -Evidently Mrs. Jehnson had prepared 6very.., • thing for tea when the farmer -shoeld -return from D. market; ana was uow gone up emirs . to elean herself. - I had time to raake all these observations over Chtirley's ihoulders, before he -gave a sudden start, and strode with a low exclaim-. ation to a bundle of eloth.s. which lay at the farther -and darker eachof the kitchen on the smooth, stone floor. - A bindle of 'clothes it . looted like, witliJip, -lying-asleep beside it - in very strange attitude. . Isbell never foreet, the horror of •the next menient. -Huddle! up -evidently in the atti- tude in Whiel she• had fallen, lay Mrs. Johnson, .with a gaping wound' across her throat; -from which the.blood was still trick- - ling,. and Jip, with a hirge pool of lilood -near his head, lay dead beside her. .1 steocLahr a moment, so• paralysed with - 'horror tLat only auy- one who has experienca ed such a teehng can understend,- and then withs low scream 1 sank on the floor, and - put my hand to try and hide the It -enable - siebt. . • - -. . . '. "Hushe.'"' whispered- Charley, sternly tak- e ing Iold of my.hands, and forcibly draggitea me cm my• feet again; "you tnuehnt make a sound. Whoever bas aone thus dull be far . off; yon must "run hcme, Cissy, as bard as _ eyer you.can. Come." He draggetiaine to_the-dooneedthen I turn- ed -sick all oyer, and tumbled down again, I felt as if I cobld-not stir another step. "It's no use, alba -I -ley; Icana stir, " I said. "Leave me, and go without me.', "-Nonsense' Try again." : .Itried agetan but it wes no- use; my legs'. positively would not move, and precioue time . r , Wai being wasted. - - ,e"You-fool 1" - Chariei geld, bitterly ' and paisionetely. How was a boy of -fifteen to - .understand a woman's Weakness: e "Then I mast leave you. It's Johnsen's money they teoeloubt went.. They wouldn't murder if they could help it, alai Johneon will be back enough to alarm the men if they beard it,. . . a direct's-Jr . • • - . - and sprang on to the window -ledge, and then tearing off my eecket and throwing. ircin the .. . "Yes, yes.- Go" -Isaid, understanding gec,uud, shut mreyes"and jumped down. The that le wanted to fetch -help before the farne high jumP hest ma weists _and uncovered feet :er come, "I will hide somewhere." , .. dreadfully,.but I.dare not step a. moment 1 ."1.n the kennel there," he said, lookine = rushed down thoearden tumbling two orahree 0 .. / round quickly; 4andelon't stir." , • times in my progreas, aed When I- - came- to He pushed me into poor -murdeeed Jip's _ the -Wall scrambled over it head-foremoet. -- - kennel, and then he disa•peareed, aud I was -The faimer wasjust opening the . gate of the left alone in the gatheiingassikne-ss with these flew 1 was in, and I made straight to•wirds- two prostrate forms on the kitchen floor as him, trying to call out. Bat I could not ut- brigade of this town, .having 'caught the - eny company; aud p rhaps --the , murderers ter aavord; .so I flew across the stow, dash- - .e. ' • s . ...nnAtary spini. of, the.dai,-produred pistols Close at .harid. e - - . - ed though the brook, cateleas that -the bridge . -arcombatea the faint feeling by pinching was a few feet farther dewn, and when I rush and ammanition, a few dayS aio, and hied .• - • my arms end stickingpins in them, and after eel ep te Mr. Johnson's .sideI threte• up arlY ' them. tci the woodS-for . practice. _The a littlejudipious torture.of this sort, the sick- arms and shrielsed." Murder 1" just as a foud • feeling went off, and I conic] think , again, leport rang out through the frosty aka-. and I .smell Of. pOwder -heci_sUch 'fin exciting el-• "r will take oft my boote," I thourahte after a fell -forward on my face. . . . - feet upon one ofthe em*o. warriors that - moment.. "Theyfinakesuch a noise, and I o And %nee you hurt ?I. - I asked, .as she he took a -crack at 'his companion and ri- - may have to mord," for already a glimmering, paused. a . . - . . - 'val.-in -trade.. ' The . WeaPon was only load - plan hadhashed scross any ebrain of -how I _ a might warn Johnson.' -$6-1 rose a little, Yes, slittle, Leek _here is the sear ;" - 'ed with shot, but ;the boy got.pretty .well ,- Reid she raised the fleiving fold of tarlatan - fromemy crouching pesition, • unlaced . them peppered, in different parts of the - body from -her soft white arm, and pointed to a. - - - and slipped them off. Iliad barely done ehis • . ea when I heard the Sound of ifoicess and. the white oval scar. " I was ill fee several weeke and could hardly be persuaded that it was sick, 'trembling feeling came on: so strongly, afterwards. bat Dr. B. said it was from fright, notpA that the pin torture had to be again applied. not from ehe shet.' They told me.subsequena TT per to eiveuP the e•host.at once.-- . 0 te . 's ecim. anion now Seized witb the her-- ly, that just as I must have readied the far- ''' ' - P ) • - - - In ano her minute three men came 'out of the . door,. and I could distinctly bear every mete the men Charley had fetched entered the rota of-remorie, magn-aniniously offered to - farm yard at the other. aides and took the -word of their eenversatioh. - "Heal late, I think," said oee. - .. - murderers unawares; but one' _Of theta who let the- wounded - onestito three ..tinies out 4 B. be doesnt cothe seen we must go - was behind a tree near the -outer gate, lad• of his istol if hewouldn't dr - I) . - . y. - eleat girl 'Jibe home soon. I heard -the old fired in revengeaend they geld- that had I not __e__ el sine -to cross the dimly lighted hall:. Suppose ' hag breezes from Lake Huron, and- there .are Very- far of those feeders --Of Abe pestilence-croWded tenements, stagnant ponds, noisome shambles, Some. spots, however, require looking after, and we think the -town Council did right fit its last sessioe iu-directing that the Street Inspector look earefully after anY 'person • _ or_ persons who _ maY allew • nuisances ebOtut tVeir premises.. It, important that the - -cleaning of' cellars,Yards, ac., shoigd be attended to immediately_ efter the disappearance of the suow, as the _dis- turbance of fonlematters duriiig- the hot- ter Kasen -would' render bed -a great• deal 'wore& If householders will ' exercise a little extra •care in an& ebout theft- prem- ises, and observe the erclinary rules of health with -regard to wliat they oat and drink, we need have verylittle fear of the cholera. __.:.7.:.--1.-••=1.• 4 - a_ ANOlallEla VETO., e - : President Johnson seeins determined tO make ample nse of his power of veto, Thr, in addition to the cleteemined-- stand be took some time ego against. the Freed- man's 13ureau, he has now vetoed the I turned and\fled down the passage and acress Civil Rights Bill, no doubt on pretty the hall rualiine into the first open door, • much-, tl,heeserne principle as that guiding him in hie former decision.] The pre- sent bill proposes to bestow e perfeet equality of civil rights upon alf the ie- habitante of every State, and the second' .section provides Severe penalties to be in- flictecLupon the authorities of .!any Ste' e ,,,„6 who may discriminate in tit' ministra- Con of the 'laws of, Mich tate hetweee blaeks and whites, in favor °Pate latter.- nt takes; a stand Which happtiled to be the drawing -room oae, and instinetiaely halfaclosed it behind me. - Then I glaiteed round the. hale, empty . aoom inseaach of shelter. There was not a pieta cle of furnaure ia the rooni, and it was quite empty except for- -some apples on the tleor. and a few empty hatnpers and sacks at the further end. How mulct.' hide 1 - - I heard -the footteps crussitie tbe and then, is they game nearer, aid' a feeling. of desperation I sped noiselesely sieross the room, and faid-down flat behied the hampers, and, as the door opened,threw ah empty sack otee me. I telt le must be discovered, for my head. was totally uncevered; and I Watehed -there. fascinated, breathless from intenae terror, --- They Walked to the window,saaitig "We shall see better here," and looked out, presentlyall. exclaiming- together, " Ile'S -coming - now ; that -black spot over there ;" and withbat elancine in- my direction, they left the room 0 • 'again. I was safeebut what ,coeld, I do. to save -the farmer ? -Surely Charlie inust be coming with help with'hico, would he be here itiatime ? I mest try. and savealsim, meta the coeviction that impressed itself upon me in a lightening thing-ha...end as it crOssed my brain sprana to the- windaw. . Alt thought of •S'elt Sun.:shed ilea with the urp,ency-of what I had to do.. I was only. eeger-nervouely, free_ fleetly eager- to save theeferiner'e They saythatemad people can do ' things which seeneinipossible to sane oees,- and 1 tuust haveheen 'quite -Mild with terror and fright for the next few minutaa. .• Sevenfeet below ihe, 'and etretehing down the slope of the hill was the.garden, -now . ly- ing hi long 'ploughed ridges, With • the frozen snow dn. the top ot -each of them, and at the bottozn of the gaiden wasa -Mope- wall frau. feet high, Beyond ehis, . as far as the eye could reach, extended the snow coyered fields. and aoming along -the 'cart road to -the left Vas Mr._ Johnston in his gig. Lthie-vi open the window, makine toise In vetoing the Bill, the Presi no doubt, what -he consiclers.to in favor of States Rights, -an 1, against clasS legidation, The Republican party will now have an • opportunity .of :testing the question as to whether the veto cah be everruled. • THE BRUCE' GAOL. --.---This building waS, under contract, to be erected foe $13, 000„ but extras have been Piled on to such a fearful extent that it wille_cost, when completed, very -little short of $30,000 ! le . The Bruce Herald well remarks that the contemplation ok snch a state of affairs is. ahnest enough to take one's breath away. Haw in the name of common-sense dpeS it cOme about that a body of men who are so terribly economical in trifling matters, coal& have-, allowed such an astounding imposition to be saddlede-nPon the _unfor- tunate ratepayers? just think for a -mti- ment w,hat a state the finances of Bruco . _ will Le in; Fate Court -House and Gravel Roads contracts are carried out in any-. thing like the fashion of the gaol job. Of couree, we do not mean to say the build • ingecommittee is to blame fbr seeh a' re- sult, but there has been an awful derelic tion somewhere. ,' - geeTwo members. of the heel black As. sciOn's they gmt the cash, They mean to cross the lines, sjr, But we do not'thin-k they'll find,: _ ' Thino-s eitactly tlicir'imial, sir! . th our Ross' and -Hays" Rifles, And onr Armatrong guns a ittfmtnin , We'll send to i4ntaliereens • • • . Alt the -Fin rti gams that's. coMin'.- . . Ile:urged ecriounand` -determined .ae--- pud.: hoped tiose- who joined the T.1-u*ard evould do, so". with _a fall sense of theieereepensibility for, -although- -it-was to hoped thet ni? enenier_wc.uld ever &ass our- petite y .t, a . ou _jo. though the enemy,. as at the way =door. After several oti er speeches the meet-- ine isav_e three cheers -for the .Queen ' and alr. J. Logan leading, the assemblage joined in singing God save the Queen; which was given in right hearty style, an d t_hee meeting ispersed. may.here remark that -At is it cheering fact to every -British ,heart, aud entonstrated beyond a donlit, that at the ref:West of danger to ! Britain. or Eritaia's honor, there Is a spoetaneous burst af patriotism through- . . _ -out her dominions which! at calmer mo- Carintui.-111ustrative .of . smitliekens . and • C-1 reel: •gellunt volunteers &oleo :right merrily to Ainslie. ding.th wheck tol, ate. • _ - • • Great -General Sweettey'says- . . - Thathe'll take iis by surprise, sir, !- Aed Make -rot tfatiacla • A base fi*Itis Stipplies,.str . • But if the Vartninta come, - We 11-serid.t hem *back a,liummins,.. . _ -And make c,-licati centres" of thesaienigraisthat'a comfit'. . -woman tellher not to elop." - " What of that?" said another, " we can have been killed." - . , _ tier remair- s unchanged no -mei° or de- , soon stop her mouth." " And Mrs. Johnston ?" I asked. . . - monstration haviree been'made. bv the Fc_. - "It hin't worth so much blood. Dick,7 • The girl's face became velar grave. . . . a; mans. The excitement is subsidince• -and iaaidele third. - We've only got Efty pound si She was quite dead. The men , bad put - ._ . Of . we noticeethat a few volunteer conipanies - by this, and the farraerall in4 have -more? . - her under the dresser:which explains why I s" He ought to be coming by now," said did tot see ber as I passed through the kiwi'. have been sent home:- -14wo married,men P seeThe condition of affairs oti the fron- thrown my orras forward, I should perha_ s thefirat, auxiously tanning it step or two en. and the poor husband went away direct- from -each of the domPanies at Sarniahave been allowed leave ot absence until re - Hallo -I What's that? the tone made meturu ed now. Nobody will live there and of course , - ; ...„ sick again. Had Charley found help already?, it is saidato be haunted I have never been` called. On Wednesday evening Messrs. kenner and duringale. moment's silerice that dare-- to go there afiain nearer the kennel. • ly afterwaids, The whole house is uninhabi- • No, the three men were standing clohe to the there since that day, and I think I shall never Trainer 'and M. MeGregor of the Rifles 'and 'Dixon and Strachan of the artillery retuened to town. Mr. Nasmyth, through jun came in frona the dining room, and one, stop the hard qui6k thumping- of my heart 0 • followed the man's exclamation, I remem- bered I had dropped My . muff. I tried to - Thwairl stopped, for the gentlemen /had tall and blaekebeardedewho had been pointed ill health was alloWed-to withdraw f - which I felt certain they must hear, and then _ • TOM out to me by my hostess, as tbe squire of as if fascinated • I raised my head lam my 2 the service for the tinie Stayleford, and Cissy Miles's._ betrothed, now - e - knees -for till filet moment, I had been -crouchine thefurth.est end of the kennel, came to Ilea and laying his hand on her NvIiite Sepaw;--Alth 11.` • •tha be ready to defend our hoines wh'etted`t • • Cltrouns.-Dest..riptive of a great foot race= sudden disappearanee of the rinderpeSt etitting oir all retreat -Gen. SW -teller curses the breed Irish bea-tyluslia ding "di tilt, whack. fol, &e. • .• • • • .11 they dare'inVade:our soil, ' • Or try to work tis harm str_, 'We'll let them feel the 'Of Yeomaill s bra'Wny grin, sir ; On every hill'and 'dale -They meet -with gallant ffiemea, • - Who'll defend' their 'Jeanie:and honies _, • From the .Fmnigans that's comm.' 'Sledge hammer 'Chorus, illustrattv.a -.of Ale brawny arm. grinding up the residutu ottbe Fin- nigan aroirinto snper phosphate ror-agrteulturat purposiesse-Itiasiet ding di ah, whack loi,• • • ' • . - - , ' Qneenston :Heights, . • That place renowned in,story, Where the gallant General•Brock Leit'our_frithers On glJry ; • Remember hoW .our sirhs • Sent -the Yankee sOldiers • And their sons mull do -the same . With dip- Eithrigans that's comfit'. - • Low ymnbling -and senulehrat.reliain.:--Trie Finnigan:: dioppear earthward in a el:mid smoke, while ye gallant Volunteers push larcel,e. in iiiter,theint.1`...Itisha.dirig di ah, Whack • .. • • GailaEILICH irowNsjIIP. FATAL 40CIDENT.-0•11 Friday last while a little. daughter of • Mr. G. Shawe .4th con:; (aged 2 years) 'was playing about. the housee 'approached a boiling tea kettle :atia her mouth te the spout inhaled- a; quantity ,of thee scaldieg- eteam. The poor little creattire died the . same evening in great agony. • .•._ . seirWe would direct:special' attention to the sopg by friench-Bannatyne, which Wilt he found On first -page.. Its soul -stir- ring numbers - are admirably. adapted. te call forth applaese • from the thOusands'of Canadians Who wilLreadthem. `Gederieh 27th Mateh,1866.. Te the ilf.diterof the Buron.Signal, aas been circulated that letold Gruhdy and otbers, while in the R. Bs Cars, that. Michael Moran and Jahn. Quin were Feitians. Now, I emphatically deny havieg made such- a itatements . = • •P. SCHNEIDER;P. P; s • . Gude ieh, ,27th -March; 1866. • lathe Editor ot the-ilunnx SIG:NAL Through -the medium of yam. widely cireu- lilted paper I beg witheyour permission to re- fute a vile -calumny which hasbeen circulatad regarding my disloyalty to our beloved Queen *and Government.- ft has bees' most gratuie thusly reported thatl have uttered 'sentiments strongly infavor of laeniaeism, and also seta timents against oar faavernment, botla of which I- moat emphatically deny. 1 -bereby offer the sum ot 'One Hundeed Dollars eci any person who ean sulistantiate anysech charge againet me. LI -may else sayabat r lop.' end feel loyal-, and should it ever be necessae ryfor me to be onto bread pur coun- try, I will 'cheerfully:go' to. the frout and- do my best. • • 'Lome Guard at SeafortiC _ publie meeting- was hela last night, for the purpose. of enrolling a Heine Guard, Jas. ' Dickson, E,stieeM. oe- dupied the chair, ',and Mr. 11cCaughy, acted as SeCret ary: . , . • Thenaeetieg, was welL attended, and the utmost good feeling and enthusiasm prevailed. ; - ....Mr: Dickson opened_ tbe -proceedings .with speech pf some length, during which hd showed the necessity of a mea- _ . . sure of self-defence, in consequence of the exposed position of the' village and other property, and'argued that as an attack on 'us could oely be .made with sa view -to plunder,. every man should prepared to defendThimself or his neighbour, aii"the case; might be,. and that for defence the next liest, thing to strength -was diecipline and organization. 'The first-resplution .was then moied hy Air.- John LOgan, in a ithoit add alipro- priate speech,zire which,he begged all who valued the gyat blessines and privileges , of civil and religious liberty, and general Prosperity which 'the laws of our beloved eouritry afforded us,, to come forward and join in a movement so necessaryfor our protection. r Mbv,ed by kr. John Logan', and se- _ conded by Mr. Adam MeDougalleand Resolved, ." That each Volunteer in the Home Gaardpravide their on n -0 arried. Moved by Mr. David Dubcan, secoud-. ed by Mr. John Winter,. and Resnlied, "That each Volunteer do. take the oath' of allegiance.”- Carried. Moved bi 31-r: ...Toha -Grey,, seconded. by XT.- Jelin! WalShe and Resolved; ."That eaChr h Id • h • • • • on. es.now n a y 0 • e -and saw a batty. fiereelooking feee peep- . ‘‘ p ., I ten., derly what makes you look so flushed, •Cia .few dayS of the first of April, -the weather . . • - - ing in at the entrance of my hiding_ place, 1 trild hard not to scream,' and I succeeded .. sy ? Have you heen trespassing ag •in ?" : contimies very; cold and stormy, and the :but in another moment I should have- fainteci a Yes Robert. -"Mr, &under' asked me to ,sleighina- is mu& better than.duritre most- . :if the face had not been aakeo • away. To telt Mr. Deere," she answered. - my-utter•amezement, as the face &a -appear - of the past winter. Lake Huron, --at this calls." -Carried. • 7 . • Mr. Gray accempanied his resolution . with Cstreng and patrintia- _speech litho usual eloquent style.- . Mk. Ramsay also addressed.theinooting at some length, ata arriVed it' the fugtpy ments does not seeln to exist. . . - Drill to commen6e. On Thursday even-• -ine in the Drill Stied, whea officers 0 3 = 1 be dlected.--,-Com. SABBATH SOliObL TEA -MEETING.- . A.-,tea-meetine in -rad of the- Wesleyan Methodist S'abbathtSchool Library, be held next Feiday everting, March 2 9th, in the Wesle an Chuech, Seaforth; I • . EAear.1.414 EE F . • • . • a. FE-MANISA/1. , '0°01nuerlavig'ut),:yllat/1117-117trzeitoillilayd also' on the treops r ()red abtoiiiilets -78,=0:07or7,30, e65ada::° ENIA.:NISM IN CINCINNATI. A- (-sentient:1n .in this city has received a la- . wcfp.111:::11.1.ns ure veiy deseious of al ree riverhwerity-four lear veseels, four of vas eh I he Argen tof train a friend in Cincitinaei, flora . which we ate permitted to_ maae the following ex - better three men-iefawar, titan could be expected. • I the -5000 Felliatis tract a--; " \Ye got osier .St. Patriels's &ty itiaf meetiegs to ..felIrsTwai::11-dixt(Irrie0.4cin.at3trerar.e.b - ineucenestas are offered to American farmers - iminiera.tion to their country, and are aaere. credited to ties place, 180 were visible to the - naked ey.c. rile reSt were s it/posed en route to Pfie:s'.(idvi:Itth.Tict:'Ilhernsfon has returned to" 'the for.t he St. 1..twreilee: The gr4.tild Oration*- at the Nati Mal Theatre toolr' in 400 at 25 emits Senalothe Civil 11a:he's Bill with his oltjee, tions, .. The veto message has not. up to- the hour been read. each, mating sem -thine of losa to the Fenian exchequer. The laugh is -very much against them Tand ei now that they will never apt Hato iv -train s -0-der Those that were seen were 'the- a hardest" leoaing croWd the.place, and cut a horrible fiente in ineitary•array. 1..6 Commercial says their onlyphjestin gmtine to .•116 'other .side of the StaLawrence would tolay in- it stock of cheap whiskey. eeeeees oF FENIAIN-ISM. • What will 'lie the Effect ?- The Bostep Travelleaby ,ted means 'a friend of Britain-, but. one of many • very much disposed to abuse England and express sympatay. for the. much- A very gefietal. bet most erroneous impress exaggerated (at present) sutrerangs of s-iou appears -to prevail 'that, since the expire. says • . • . limner:ism is expecte& to drive many peo ple out of irelaed, most of whom will. come to America. That is litat the English desire, Ethis ia not trne] -that is,they wish to get the Irish out -of Irelatal, though thee would pre- ' ter they should not et) to the :United States. Instead:6f &nide, freland for _the- Irish, Fen - autism only helps the Engliah toward the pos 3Ies. Peiteixeerox says that Ike, hale ing beconte enatneled of a siren of Boston, has led her to the menial altar. He clid't are 1 • war tjjeast decomposed. On the back of his we ing - cards were little cubebs with wings. • Anterican Import Duty on Live Animals. Mr. T. A ndrewe; buteher, will have, du sale, some sple did Baker beef on Saturday. The oc urnis ine . f it, weighed when slaughtered, 1 688 lbs. certainlY tli lai gest animal of the- kind eve e • brought to this market.. --It was rai ed by Mr. R. -,ixon • of Ashfield. Lovers, of good -beef shoud qpply early on Saturday. I ° Interesting- items .e.4e- A severe She& of an earthquake was felt in San Francisco on the 26th. efeBe. A Toronto. leldy gave her husband and son a aqund thrashine on Tuesday night. ;Age A baby left 'at an hotel in Iowa, was raffled for and won by a married lady without children. • • eel- The surn subseribedett Quebeesto Wards the voluateer Force so far amounts t $7,00 0. ge-- It iS repoetdd chat the entire Brit- ish West India iqua.dron has been order- ed'i:ero eriv- bp'ught a horse at Montreal, paid. in ceunterfeit bills- on the_ bank of Montreal, and then disappeaxed. SO- Telegraphic deepatchesfrom Wash- ington assure the New York journals that General Grant has cut off his whiskers ! si:rigrodigioTuhse. Chatt noega Union saysl. " la0,600 Canadia aaareiors sprang to aims' in• one night." _ There is a hir sample of the , way! in -which, American journals exaesteratebterything. _ eeer Prince Alfr41 has_been promoted - . •to a captaincY inethO fleet, and will short- ly be _appointer to the command of a fri- VP- Som --O of th re-idatts of Tipton . _ gate, - - purpose establishinfr a paper manufac- tory in that flour Idling settlement. A cloth factory is also eboat to be establish- aessien of Irelraid. It has been' so in every instance inwhich the .Irish• have struggled . aeaiest the English. In the 17th century, . . tion of the Reciprocity Treaty, on the 17th instafit, a duty is now imposed upon live ani- mals imperted into the United States. Such is not the case. Possibly a duty may be put on before long, beet at present horses, cattle, sheep, atess, and other live animals, are ad free of duty as they were while the Treaty was an force.- llow this state of things comes aboui is , as follows : When the Treaty was made, about eleven years ago, -there was, un- der the general tariff of the United States., duty on grain and other produce from all the Irish_ were sent out ofIreland, after Crom comities la e animals, however, being eh well's victories, •to, serve in foreign armiesea- mitted duty free. The Treaty altered this foe Folly -years 'neer, after William III's success, the Beitish Provinces as far a erain prom- ta °wand a nf them went into _tbe French sea- sions, Lc., were concerned. But it seems to vice. After 1708, the Irish emigrants were have been foreotten bv most people that it common. Feniarnsui is to ba no exception left the importation of live animals precisely . to the -rule, and already ie has set Iaishmen in as at was before. WO expiration of the elation fbr other -lands, where, let us cherish Reciprocity Treaty, the getteral tarifa of the the hcipe, though there is nut much foundas, . United States Conies into force, and under it _ 7 by therais.110 duty whatever on live animals. -- tion for it they will not be humbugged awnidline politicians such as are now lie T -T I in. -ow .one our nei hbors -will- allow to con- • .1_ . . 0 e..• on the heed eareings of other Irishmen. - Ma tinue it would not be _my to predict. The O'Connell's "rent".has bee I severely conde.m- 77ed,ebut Mr: O'Connell did much. in eetarn gg rte;aulilir epireeslsci,onng aipa3ppe:sres :itto d!ibtey. thaNt aCoanc: _tor what he reeelved r and he sacrificed a tithe however. has yet been taken in the mu- g. reat pi efessienal raceme to I/Ikea/he lead ol ter ; and in the meantime all interested may his counts ymea in. -e. politicull movement, on assure themselves of the fact that live anis which niech snc.cess was won. The ,Fratian mals -are still sadmitted -over the way free of - .leaders make no -sacrifice, and they make in duty,- allamiiten Times. _ . turns for the -sacrifice -a ehat are made by their ..-_- , --e - - - deluded follbwers, who pour out money - most - - Paraguay and Brazzl. lavishjy,..-whicli, for auy gcod that their Elbe- • — rality affords, might as well be thrown into New York, March 27. -The Herald's Rio the sea. However, it is an ill wilt(' that blows Jancrio correepondent writes, respecting afs nG good, end in this instance the bleu wind fairs in Brazil and the progress of the war blows many Irishmen to countries where their between the alli a and Pareauary, that the industry will become useful to themselves grand attack of the former hal not yet been and others. Ireland will remain under the made, hut the two hostile forces confronted Saxon, who Will finally get the whole coutary each other on opposite sides ef the Parana, into his grasping hands." . and it was expected' that the allied army CONFLICTING REPORTS svou'd Cross about the middle of February, As to the movements of the_Fenian gang, are preparatory to- a formidable assault on the circulated by the New York press. It is Patagnayan strongheld• of Humaita. The youndly asserted that the O'Mahoneyites have • Brazilian, Argentine and Uruguayan troops, pnrchased the governm.ent iron -clad Dun- together, numbered about, 65,000, to oppose derburg." end that she -is to start upon her whom there were ouly 28,-000 or 30,000 Para - expedition to eink, mature and destroy the guayans. Brazil had else -on the river 24 whole British pail in a few days. The " Al- war eessels, four of which were iron clads,- gongume" another governineet iseealso The Argenta/es had two or three men ofwaer. seal to lave passed into the hadds ot ire Fe- The Braziltians are very destrous of a large nians. Sweeney, Ras now asserted, :‘ intends inunigration to their country, and are holding to raise 50,000 -or 60,000 men, sand_ that he -meetings to forward the matter. Great ire. will conarnence his campaign .within GO days. dueements are offered to Ammican farmers to " The prospect ot Canadian snows is not at remove thither. - all relished.by his followes," sus the New York Tilbutie. This teed not hiadee them, A big tEt1 w ell. as we can prouiise them any quatitity of Canadian fire if they cross• the frontier. They will not 'suffer from celd, . brit will, mat -as saredly.fied the pewee, too hot to held them. - ieatated-that cc/rite/tete ere being ma,de for a kied of millet -In rait very distinctive, but still sufficiently marked to come- -with.* the articles of civilized War. It is asset ted :that this uniforra or .baage wilt -not -cost more thee fcur or five -dollars -for each soldier. ed in the satne _ ..---•' • while drilling , the co pasny, slipped end fell The Imil-ife-ilgqiieSS in No-iir . ,,, • ,Ensig-n Totten, of the Perie 'company; the jugular vein. ilia wound is not consid- " E: W.' the Nevi York correepondent of . Y, ork. . on his Sword, !the Toil t. entering Just beam - 6.- Mr. Baiter, a Member of' the British the Montreal nada' -Review. li alms writes,. ered fatal. - ji. - , , Parliament, has givenamtice that when the over date ofXarch 20 : - -: s " nee hill in the midst of the Spring move that the item of '100,000 fp!: the for- seasen still centinues. There is great " slaughtering" -of prices, especially in dry Ministry bring forward their eatfmate he will Tbe motion will Sail, end is only worth notice goode., and yet the sales are iusignificant. _rho city is, however,. full of- buyers ; eveey tificr lion of Quebee he struck out of the list. further deararation on the queition of de- hotel ia crowded to repletion. - But they ere a wary set, and as goli steedly declines from the fact that. it Wia. likely lead to soirie feneet on the .aatt • af the Minastry and the and the seasots . advances they are eontent fleuse of Coalmen& !•-•S a' .. _ to watca the market forea while,' area bay Charlei Lamb, _when. a little.boy walk- , as spetingly as poeeible. 4.- They are " mastma. . ing with his slater in: a churchyard - and *of the -situ -Won," and to endace heavy sales readifig the epitaphs, . said to' her ::- still fuither concessions vial have to be made. ' Where are All the aateghty: -people bur-. To.7shew-how these concessiens are already ied?' _ . _ . large line of caisimere at $1.00 per yard, agreed -‘6; a noted, ta-day a sale of a very which three months ago was bought at $1025; only think of 25c. loss on sCyard of eassitnere. Then a large lot of Alpacas originally held at 60, tow sold tit 40c... per,yard. Stewart re-' cently bought a large consignment of, lieen handkerchiefs- at $a.00, 'which zest the leeld-h er here 4-55.25. Those are perhaps extreme: cases, but, they fully illustrate the coadition • of the' Market, As y.et there Ire Met aien any setaeus failurea, and 'at le- pat postahde the season may begot oyee iiithetit eattuelaea. et "Very fatal Cheraeta-7. < fight and fell overboard.. . _ A !Goon- Ifir.:-:The ' New York Naticnt: - f- The tail military strength of Swee- t . - , a firat class lite'rary weekly. says 1. t'f elay a e ney's ferce is ieporeed to he 53,600 men, and voteof the Board of Aldeamen of 'this illy ' it is stated .thet - before a month passes the th.e flaes .71n, the city Hall were -displayed. aumber-will be dotibaeli I, Irish. peop e to peiseverai nee in their efrarta- from sunset on Seturday li to -encourage the and prieate sources,js seid to be aboue seven imbue to drive the-oppresser frem their 'native lanai rim. etfleacy of _that sort of Aid and,comfort of- - 0-j- Queer* Viciorieae income from hundred•thousand pouncla aterlifig per annuin. cchraciarspeereastoiaaninpsikti.,beorsergeuttlep ,,Itdeirs; •aervidimewintltyi: zete, or act iron ram I .and 1 It -obeli prove: 03- A man under arrest for theft in 014, 1Bgotri:-aliiiThee:E:flinipIrriiee4e'i'e'initrrete°irilint't,emILederelieFedwa:teeefilhil.e::. named Kings las confeseed that hi; and set Payne who *as executed for the attenipt4d o • - assassiination Of., Secretary Seward, was the: . Ale. exemeena -0e otae rasa- air 1,fillitiada guilty perty; fa5e- Several regiment of Feniata are stud .:-,--. ,- -to be organizing -in Louisville Kentucky. Enalish'ehatatatea --.4Cat. 4- -Nert al- ..: The' unexpeated '''itantl'isiOrs': of- alrlivef its.lotiiettiklut,totep.111:,:e;iithast.":113;eoittritairif.„4.-atil:713ent,:tke- riite.be.:"perertfis:woutlhess,:ji animals, even tater the -expiry of. the; Reels. emes t -aa' i. - - e... proeitY Treaty,. 'free= of day- itito' thelStatea -1 vietotioueagaiust Irminagg,arldibeery CO' hundred. - bas...I.aiSetiltbe price:ofitiettle &Want a. dollar P titlq.'" (31"..mr. i2:: '' 1,1,4.0.7.4%,-,--c-cii I .. a • 0:51.. Aaplicati. on" Wilt be Made:te'llaii.;r;os T ibe4tted 04f(te ti;14, collia VOrtsir vinciai Parliament at its next ttessiOne,44 iii . -4iii; , 'filet' iiitie4A0iffiek. .:-:-,:, ; , .i-, -- iiiiisclifoisist, ,, . ''' -',..0.:' VI '-',-Z-1,--,4t tti::' ,i,.,_,IA„,,, - r .,.1.,,,(,dvmf ,, . ---,-',Ty----- @ ..... 1 • • • Itaa. When may a ship be said to be foolishly in love, ? When she is attached to a buoy.- When madly id love ? When she is 'ankeriag, after a heavy swell. When ambitiously in !pie/ When she is making for a pier. 'to • . see- A Shoemaker in. NeW Orleatsehas a -baby, lie was so overcome by the advent of the crysis that he cut out sixteen pair of Congress bo-Ots all ,f.or one fbot, broke the temperance pledge,- got into a street borne of her sulnectse hoveeverz haveiticoules amoutaina to half as mach again. On. SruncGs, March 2'12 186t. A. committee, eotnposed of the members of the Bora d of Trade of Oil Sprinea, and others, this dey visted the Hendricks 'Well, for the purpose of giving the same a second testi in consequence of a report baying heen . ted ibat that well had become nearly ere bausted, and was now pumping an ir.signifss cant quantity of oil. The committee beg leqve to report that they repaired to 3.1* the Elendricks well, and found but one tan available for the test. Two tenks, of 75 ba rels eaclawe were informed by Mrs Hindtieks, had already been filled during the forepart or the day. The pipe having been .Adjaisted the only tank unfilled, the engine was pSt motioe, at a speed a abont thirty strokes p ininnte of the pump, and in one hoa thirty minutes produced 56 barrels of pa oil, of 40 gairons eaph. The pumping eeasea, fnrward of tank room. There been no diminution in the yield up te time the pumping -ceased. The well sttfol a test of 40 degrees. Mr. Hendricks, Info us that he had put in a seed- bag the prefiess week, and „cleaned out the bottom of the wel in consequence of'an alecuultilation of se‘e menta-vthich had interfered with tile proper workiag of the Well for soMveidee_ayrsreadent„post. • (Signed) D. A. FAREWELL. Diettistrosis pre: - - PARI11, Mara t; A disastrous ire broke out ahotit (Moe this evening, totally destroying five build- ings. The origin of the fire is not know It conlnieneed at the machit e shop _Of George Angtat, snd before the flames cola be arrested caught the fanning.tnill fac of -Ma -.Tames Mitehell, *In was It down. Mr. Angus' leas itt • eatiiiiited at $2,900, of whiten he le ipsured -ehe alma Mutual for $1e0011. Mr. Mitchell, we bee . , , neves xis sweeten. t,at mess It_ mummy& at about/4.090. - • Notrtigententi. Aral5; C.4 -1011TH will op* Ur JAL Millinery establishment, in the stand *formerly- occupied by Parker k 'Cattle, Pariksn's Nock, on_ or about the 12th .-of April: • sw6t L PATER, • afEw _ Act to in_carporate ttaBank tattaaataa Cairo with a capital -of$2esaala000.e-tosisel • :",-ImPkaiat.JUali.•itCRetnitdael, 4-e! fide -WahtiO The New Ye* iyation has thillittoti ing pertinent ienaitaka' -The 'Reciproeity4 Treaty, "with d Canada fieiis , _ Ptl-WITer.,041Y--wwAt, - voisie If* letrge assortment of Footo paper always "40,a the GNAL -OFFICE• irarloty of PialetrterRoosllast 5 and:d. cents Ng:ling-VW SHADES risielind Figured, Cheap fog Cash, at the 9 NAL OFFIOE AND STATIONARY STORE. siark-et Setiare,- - -.00derick•Ittrch 29th,, 1866.- With-Aer initting Canada to 14 difihdio ktkrt• " And you will be ilf in cOnsequenee for a, point is frozen oat as far as the eye can. •Ateetrtirc Insolvent A.ct of 1864. the nwater William- Ellis an Reg - *bit. '•••••••, 44 it's owner said : ' week.° I shall'ask Mr. Deere to write • the ' t . " I thought some one was hiding. This from :its lofty banks and it is evi `story to save a repetition of it. You know. reaeh . f. ". is some lady's truznpery. What caa it we wisli•you to forget all about it deirest " d t that th i . en . e open ne of navigation will • =air ,_ e) : - Evidently 1 had not been discovered, " It was too horrible for that'," she said be_much_later than uaaal.- The Spring,. thanks- to my dark dress and theegethering simply. however; may and yery likely will be a de - And then the squire „tame 1 to me a: 'twilight. - I breathed; feeely now ; unlesa and made the repeat, of which thit tile - '''.0Otbething enforieen.eP.eurrads wee eefe, 'the fulfilment. - • libletful one, 'When it does open. • • concltision that the' best,thing the ifenirana could do -ii to migrate to Utah,Territuryz.1 and forni i'sOtlement an& homes for Ati selves fteliae Biigham 'Young:, Mr.; Walker, of Tuekersmitip,.. then can. ed -on addiesathe ' !treeltcd* • .„ 14 Creditors of the Insolvent are notiffed Thathe hat made an As.signsient-of his te and effeetr, under the above Act, to ihe undersigned Assignee, and they ars- ,--„reltjaired te 'furnish me,- vrithin two mantas 4t•TiOni:thjs date, with their claims, speciing- .U.slecurity they hold,: if auy, and the Tait* atvardif none, stating the fact; the wisc4e, Atested under .qath, with the vouchers la ,su port of such claims. __ - atteGotierich In the County of Iturea, 'his 24th de' of March, 1866. -SAMUEL POLLOCK, .s: Oficial Assignee for Huron & Bruce. HAYS,f4Alicitor for insolvent. ITO 3 Spring W Fiat do Oats, Flour - Barley Peas Sheep. - Pork -- Beef 11..des (gr Butter -- Potatoes ood. _ atay, new- Turkiee Rggs _ ER Gentiera Debility, Pre ifulinaiserettot seadfree testi making the sii ierers wishin can do so by leaT IC Every yowl can hear sorn returunitalt if Thos e by not address -their o w3ay.,$o TO The advent.. few weeks hy fered for seve that dread dis known to his fe To all who d eRtion used ,cif paring and usm eunz for Colics Corms. and all' object of Mead benefit the aa" conceives to will try his ren may prove a 10 wishh will please -add C+ ITHE CAN isa Mush neat removal Th -e Cure/tat:mum TA8 Itelleies Pain. The a Cares Bilious - 2Yee ...:PereiCkolera The Cures The Cures Beres, Tice C - cures Neural( Tate is also an exce -Spatulas and St -letdabent it Is ,No 'Duna The Gan. Pild10E.-Saa -be addressed to_ - Grano, taa Sealants, Rage Combe, Chute/ Isteduarre elle' I ',ULM 1"iieimestaertani , _ Reariesess, Theme *refers feet reAef, wife* ueverid to efreet have-heon other means val they are a lie niatterhow loAg severe it mayt3f. vital organs n etrititatlishnold gi TO VOCAUS theft Wafers ere day remove the their za uie WSW Wer MOW it4 purpose ultra re VbeftlinS. .1013-MOSB.S. Price 25eenus Vocalists and Pubr Vocalists -and Pali Voeatistsand Put% Xttvaluable to re frtv.aluable to reuto invaluable to re And give clearness And gave elearncis And ,give clearness Coughs. Colds, and Cortese, Cokls, and Cougisa,Colds, and 7 _gold by all Draggii. Sold by ail Druggi.s :Fold by ail Druggist North' aelaSoldurOode. -tiett; -.Gardiner& Co 71A:es.o.ifs. Blekson. fceaforth.-a FO St part f, Western D ,41,0 acres—Tiii of Goderi the Northern Bale appry to Si .6 March 271h. FAR - VALUABLE I w 100 acres a miles of Bayfied there is about -6 Ing, and about I there is a good -B: the Farm, a goo good leg lenzeee of choice frtut t fox one or a term JOS Yarch 29th,