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The Huron News-Record, 1889-03-06, Page 4ora' �'Kk The Huron News -Record 01.60 a Year— L26 Lu Advance. Wednesday. hearth. (itis 1589 FUSS AHEAD OR RETRO. GRADE. Wide awake Americans seem to t3 have taken a sudden fancy to Can- ada as an industrial field. The manufacture of spucial -lines of furniture seems to be quite in favor. This would seem to indicate that there is money in the manufacture of furniture, and that the citizens of Clinton 'have struck the right line by vigorously pushing the forma- tion of a joint stock company to run a ,furniture factory in Clinton. :There is already quite a fureign demand for Canadian made furni- ture. Owing to cheapness of wood, cost of living and labor the foreign trade could be enormously extend- ed, and Clinton should have its share of that foreign trade in the e(portation of furniture as well as in organs. --In, household .furniture we exported in 1888 $187,398 worth, and in other manufactures of wood laaving out doors, sashes, blinds, pails, tubs and hollow wood- enware we exported $214,439 worth in 1888. Let our Clinton people place a furniture factory in a position which its importance and the interests of the town demand and there is an assured successful future for it. A strong point in favor of this busi- ness forming an, important benefici- al element in the progress of the town is the large number of men that could be employed in propor- tion to the capital invested. This result arises from the cheapness of the raw material. Every hundred dollars in finished work tur•ued out would represent about seventy-five dollars expended in home labor. And of the twenty-five dollars re-. quired for the hundred dollars of finished work probably twenty dollars of it would. be spent for lumber produced in this section of the province. Among items in our exchange we find the following in the Guelph Herald which shows the trend 'of • enterprise in the direction taken by public spirited citizens rid Clinton:— " Mr. Perkins, who conducts a large church and school furniture factory, near Chicago, spent a cuiiple of days in the city this week, prospecting for a site to start a branch of his business. IIe was shown around by Mayor Gowdy, who took him through all the large factories in the city. Mr. Perkins expressed him- self as very favorably impressed with what he had seen. He •says he can secure lumber such as is re- quired in his business very cheaply in this vicinity, and with our rail- way facilities nothing is wanting. If he opens a branch here his factory will cover about four acres, and he hopes to manufacture supplies for the ,old country at this branch." And another floating item comes from Windsor :—" N. B. Perkins and J. W. Hull, of the Globe furni- ture company, of Northville, Mich., are in town with a view to starting in Windsor a factory for making church and school furniture for the Canadian I. arket. They propose from the start.to employ not fewer than 100 persons in supplying Canadian demands. The firm de- sires to secure Canadian trade and has concluded it would be cheaper to manufacture in Canada than con- tinue paying 35 Per cent on their foreign made articles." The following clipped from the Scientific American of last week maybe read with inroroat in con- nection with the proceeding re- marks THE FASHIONABLE WOODS. Oak finished antigne will be as much used as ever in the manufac- ture of furniture next year. It is the most popular of all the woods, and the demand for it is steady, and no signs of a change in popular • favor are apparent. Walnut is nowhere in the race with oak for popularity, and furniture of that richest of all materials, especially for the bedroom, boudoir, and dining room, remains in the ware - roma uncalled for and •in no demand. ' Mahogany is used now, as it always was and will he, for the finest goods, and cherry takes a high rank, hut oak stands first in favor and will continue in the front rank for another year at least, and probably much longer, as they" is nothing to take its place. F¢# the cheaper grade§ of furnitur9, ash, maple, birch, and these wood; with various stains and finished continue, as they always will, i} favor. f' i!. .4 Seldrave. Miss Hessian, of Wingham, i visiting at Mr. J. Nethery's. Messrs. John Tabb and Joshur4 Su.ell have gone to Michigan% Mrs. G. David, of the G.T.R., was' in London last weak. Mr. John Wylie, of Wiughaw,., was in town on Saturday. ' Mr. J. Clegg, of Braudon, Man.,f who has been spending the winter; among friends; in this locality, left again for the Northwest on Tuesday.. Mr. J. Gilmore has arrived from; Wisconsin, where for the past few' years he has been working in the lumber district. Messrs. A. Budge and R. Agnew, who have been attending the Col- legiate Institute in Criuton, were home for a few days last week. Mr. W. Rath had a large party on Tuesday evening of last week, the young, people tripping the light 'frintagtic to music furnished by Messrs., Oakes, Taylor, Dingwall, and Misses Miller, Taylor and Law- rence. While Mr. Thos. Black was driv- ing down the hill to' the station with a load of cordwood, the front tier suddenly gave way, sliding for- ward and throwing him into a sow drift near by ; the snow not being very solid, Mr. B. was not seriously injured. Mr. J. \V. Bengough's entertain- ment took place in the Forester's hall on Friday evening and was a success in every way, and though the crowd was somewhat smaller than usual at a Belgr•ave entertain- ment, yet there was a fair turnout and all seemed to enjoy themselves well. The cartoons wero well exe- cuted, the victims being the Mayor, Reeve and other prominent men of the town, including the celebrated reporter of the Expositor, Paul Pry. Sunrutcrhill. Quite a Dumber of weddings have been announced by Dame Rumor. They are to take place during the next fortnight. Mr. John Johnston Jr.., and Mr. Wm. Bingham accompanied Mr. Win. H. Wallace to Dakota, the former to work, the latter for pleasure. May all their hopes be realized. Mr. Wm. II. Wallace who has been visiting friends here for a couple of inonths returned to his home in Dakota on Monday the 4th inst. His many friends here wish him a safe journey and continued prosperity in the land of Uncle Sate. .Mr. Thos. J. Tamblyn of Was- kada, Maw., and Mr. Stanley King of Blyth were the guests of .G. M. Kilty on Friday and Saturday of last week. These gentlemen will leave for Manitoba in about a week, the former to go to his farm and the latter to take charge of the claim of Rey. Mr. Birks uear Indian Head. Below is the standing of the public school for the month of February based on diligence, punc- tuality and conduct. 5th.—Emily Thompson. Sr. 4th—Waldon Laithwaite, Bortie Murphy, Robt. Thompson. Jr. 4th—Geo. W. Hill, Robt. Watkins, Chas H. Johnston. Sr. 3rd—Lionel Laithwaite, Mary Johnston, Amelia Mason. Jr. 3rd—John Wright, Wm. Miller, LouisTebbutt. Sr. 2nd—Lizzie Lowery, Robt. Hill, Sedina Watkins. - Jr. 2nd—Mabel Bingham, Rosa Wright, Ethelbert Mcllveen. II Part — Henry Woodyard, Janes Bingham, Ethel Jordan. I Stewart Hill, Wm. Putt, Mabel Sheppard. Number on roll during month 46, average attendance 27. • Goderich Township. Singing at the Union is now tw&feet above the level: Miss Ella McKee haa recovered from her illness. Mr. and Mrs. Richard 'Porter of Turnberry are visiting friends hero at present. The organ at the Union is exceed- ingly lovely and the choir likewise. Mr. David Orr paid the Hub a flying visit last week. Mise Annie diennings of Goder- ich was visiting on the Bayfield road last week. If the party who took an axe and hammer from Wm. Rutledge's prem ises, Bayfield Line, early in January, will kindly return the same ho will save trouble. Messrs. Doevos, Rutledge, Bea- com and Coleloagh contend they can cut more wood in a given time than Thos. Carter and Henry Cook. If the money is forthcoming from the latter "crackers," the former ,parties will wager $100 that the item in last week's NEws-RECORD cannot bo backed up. If Messrs. Carter and Cook mean business, now is their chance to make good their state- ! meats. Rayftelld Maw.+d•idrl,',t,. ka.�kle>:Atpekewith her:" Mies Osmand is home from[De- troit. v Mr. J. Eason of London is in town on business. Quite a number of Clinton bloo s were in town on Sunday. Johnny says he is not left in th4 cold yet; there are more houses. r The people around here are now busy putting in their summer .sup- ply of ice. Mrs. T. J. Moorhouse who has been ill for some time has regained her usual health. Mrs. H. Beacom returued to her home in Midland city, Michigan, on Wednesday. Don't fail to see the race ou the Daisy rink Friday night between two of our faetest ak aters,Mr. Huston and Mr. Edwards. Bet on Jitn if you want to win. Mr. Wm. Sparks and family who had beeu spending tho winter among friends here started for their home in Dakota last Wednesday, accompanied by Miss Mary Morgan. There died on Tuesday Feb. 26th Anna Kinsella aged 70 years. Funeral took place. from the resid- enoe of gra. Woods, for whom de- ceased had been. for many years a faithful servant. The Literary Society met Friday night in Maiks Hall, and prevented an interesting programme of read- ings, recitations, solos, dialogues, music &c. and was highly appreciat- ed by the large number present. On Tuesday the 26th Feby. And• row Rutledge, au old and Well known resident, passed away. He had been engaged in business here for many years and was highly esteemed by a largo circle of friends. Tho funeral on Friday was very large. Additional Locals. NOTES FRO OTA W. Mr. Brow's bill to fprther pro, vide for the prevention of cruelty to animals, was squelched by a vow of 67 to 68. Mr Laurier's plea on behalf of the American Goyernwent was most effectively shattered by Sir John Macdonald, and if further evidence beyond that given by the Premier were needed to show that the United States has not always manifested that conciliatory spirit in dealrug with Canada and Canadi- ans which Mr. Laurier represeuts ;it has, it is forthcoming same day in ;the announeeuleut from Victoria Oat Capt. Warren, four or five of whose vexaelh were seized in Behr- ipg's s. a in 1886-1887 by United l tater revenue cuttera, has been compelled to assign for the benefit. of his creditors on account t f the hitt 'a he sustained, The "teats sealer Thornton, the property of Capt. Warren, and valued at $10, 000, was seized in October, 1886, and the year following three or four Ncltoonere bolongirg to hint were seized without the smallest justitica tion ; therefore Warren has been endeavoring to secure justice for the outrageous conduct of the United States officials, hut. hitherto with, Out eticneee,,-ant1 has finally, been compelled to give up h,sitreee. His case is one of United States mag- nanimity and conciliation which Mr. Laurier might study to advantage. THE .JEFFREY CASE.—Judgment has been handed out in the case of Rev, '1'. W. Jeffrey, the lata pastor of the Western Methodist Church, Toronto, against whom charges of drunkenness and lying were recent- ly preferred by members of his con- gregation. The Committee of in- vestigation, consisting of Revs. Dr. Sutherland, William Pirritte, Leroy Hooker, Manly Benson, H. S. Mathews, has been in sossion altnost daily since early in January. The finding acquits Mr. Jeffrey of the main charger, but finds him guilty of improperly using his position while occupying fl a pulpit, and of using intemperate' and offensive language in certain letters and other publication's in the Toronto f+iess. To the latter, finding is attached the qualification that the objectionable language was used under provoca- tion. The Comtnittoe recommends the admonition of the accused clergy- man by the chairman of the district. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—Last Wed- nesday a dining car, a Puliman and a firat class passenger coach and engine on the Great Western Divis- ion of the Grand Trunk became dislodged from the rails near St. George by a tire on the driving wheel of the locomotive breaking, causing the track to spread and the cars to get off and the beams of an iron bridge, which they had just approached, to be crowded together allowing the cars to fall between the girders of the bridge. Niue persons wero killed and about thirty injured. Among the former were several of a deputation from Wood- stock to Toronto. Among the in- jured is Mr. James Hyslop of God- erich who was married to a daughter of the late Mr. S. Platt, his wife be- ing dead sante years. Mr. J. C.' Gilroy, a commercial traveller whose home is in Clinton, was a passenger but was among those who escaped injury. "We wore," said Mr. Gil- roy, "sitting in tho smoking car, about a dozea of us in all. Tho porter had just passed. around with dinner tickets, and we were about going into dinner when we heard a terrible noise and the train 'com- menced to hop most uncomfortably. Suddenly the engine stopped and we all made a rush to the rear. On opening the door we found we were safely on ono side of the 'bridge, While thesPullmnn car was amongst the debris on the bridge two hun- dred yards frotn us, the dining car stood leaning against one of the abutments below the bridge, while the passenger car, which was crowd- ed with passengers, was evidently turned over several t,iiues after the accident, and was sitting on its wheels below, all the men in tho smoking -car hurried back to the assistance of their fellow -passengers. It was," continued Mr. Gilroy, "a frightful scene, Not one in the passenger or dining car escaped un- injured. They lay about bleeding and groaning from pain. It was ,a heartrending and sickening sight. Wo tock'three dead bodies out tut '1 cannot tell,thoir names. —Tt is now axsert•e i quire poli tively that, the ,Jesuit grant in Quo - sec is to be divided av br;fnre re- ported, namt•ly, $20.),000 to the Jesuits i.tli'tnIces, and tele' outer $200,000 among the two branches of Laval Univer.irry end the Bishops of the Province. CURRENT TOPICS. DR. WILD'S STIRRING WOItDS. Bond street Congregational church Toronto, was more than crowded last Sunday night, Rev. Dr. Wild preached on the Jesuits and what they will do. It would have beet, impossible to have crowded soother human being into the building and hundreds were turned away at the doors. Dr. Wild was in his ' best forst, and again and again he was not only applauded but cheered heartily. Especially wax this the case when referring to the ober of Rev. Father Whelan at Ottawa Iasi Sunday to give 1,+500 to any one who could prove that the Jesuits taught that the end justitrdle means. He (Dr. Wild) offered $500 to any one who would produce the real Jesnit oath, and his offer would remain open until July 13th, one day longer than Father Whe. Ian's offer. He quoted Hon. Mr. Gladstone's statlnent, "That no man could be a loyal Roman Catholic and a loyal British subject at the Name time," a quotation that was loudly cheered: Speaking of the aims of the Jesuits, the Doctor used the plainest ingatiage and warned Gin-, adieu of their insidious, crafty methods. Nitie-tenths of the Irish Catholic priests who came to Canada had been educated at Maynooth College with the money voted by the British Goyernnient, the money of Protestants, and yet every one of there would curse 'Queen Victoria till he was black in the face. Not one of them would lift his hat when "God Save the Quee3n" was sung, and that was their gratitude. To- day the Jesuit's were at tacking the Public school of Ontario. Today they were seeking to divide the political parties and so gain power and special legislation. And the great question was, What balancing power could be raised to counter. balance Jesuitical influence? Today they were raising the cry of religious toleration and su dividing Protest. ants. All Protestants he urged should unite in opposition. WHAT FATHER WAND SAYS. Sr,. Michael's Cathedral, Toronto, was filled to overflowing Inat Sun- day night to hear Rev. Father Hand discuss the Jesuit question. The text, for the sermon was Psalms ii, 1, 2 :— Why do the Gentiles rage and the people imagine vain things ? The kings of the earth set thsmselves and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against His Christ. TheJesuita Bill, he said, did not affect the Province of Ontario. The people of Quebec were well able to manage their own affairs. In coo• batting the argument that the Jesu- its had no right to those estates be gave an extended account of how they obtained them by private grants or from the French Govern. stent in recognition of their earnest efforts among the Indians. The society had been incorporated by Louis XIV. in 1678, aid thereby they secured the right to hold property as private . individlrals. When Canada passed to the Bridal, in 1759, only the powers that were vested in the French Government passed to the British Crown. It was held by the highest legal author- ity, that private interests could not be legally interfered with. The estates, therefore, could only coni into • possession of the Crown b confiscation, by escheat or by pro- scription. They could not be con, ti+cated, because they were priyate property ; nor escheated, es the Order existed continuously RN a corporation ; nor yet by proscription, as it was held that no Government conkd take possession of private property by its own enactment. . The numerous petitions for the a BERTSON has just received a '1 age shipment of orsets.s. Corsets comprising the LEADING MAKES in all sizes, Try the "B. & C.", they are • erfoot-Fittillg & Gllaranteed or NOT TO BREAK OR ROLL UP WITH ONE YEAR'S WEAR ; if they do the money paid for them will be refunded. THE " PANSY is the newest thing in a BUSTLE, and is just the style the ladies want. Give us a call when you need the necessaries. Robertson's Great Cash Store restoration were next reviewed, and he spoke of the adverse ciitieism that had heel heaped upon the Jesuits alai Catholic clergy of late in the press and pulpit. He conquered by urging the pea pre to redouble their efforts to win the love sod esteem of Protestants and to f.illow the example of the lowly Jesus in loving their enemies. PROTESTANT REPUBLIBAN GOVERN- MENT, A little while ago the New York Sun was scolding the people of Quebec because, it said, they were having a warm religious dispute. The Seale pointed out the alleged fact that religious quarrels were quite unknown in the glorious re• pnblic,and went so far as to threaten to keep Canada out of the American union if her religionists did not quit their quarreling among them selves. Sectarian squabbles how- ever, are not entirely unknown in the United States. This has been confirmed by finding, in the New York Sun, a report of a speech tie. livered on Washington's birthday, in the tewn of Boston, by the Rev. M. R. Deming, Baptist ,minister. Amuug other similar things Mr. Deming is reported to have said these:— Ile declared • that the Romish church today was the Jesuit church. (A vo&de —"Correct!") I have, sai,(f the speaker, no sympathy with the extremists on either side, (A voice —"Good 1" and applause.) . There are men in this anti-Catholio move- ment who are in for dollars and cents, and I despise them from the bottom of my heart. (Loud applause.) They are ,doing the cause more harm than good, and I wish they were out of the way. (Applause.) I have also nothing but scorn and contempt for the bigots and the crafty men who lead the other side. The Romish church is a political machine. This question never is going to be settled without a good deal of bloodshed. It will grow in this country until it will bring forth the same iniquities as it did in Mexico, and then law or blood- shed will be necessary ;to suppress those iniquities. We have got a great opportunity in Boston. Thank God we have a Protestant and Ameri• can government in Boston. (Wild cheers and waving of flags.) I mean we have an American government. (President Smith— " That means Protestant ;" applause.) Mr. Dem- ing then detailed at length the cir- oumstances attendant upon the arrest of Rev. A. J. Gordon, D. D., for preaching on Boston common, and asserted that that act, by alarm- ing Protestants all over the country, lost J. G. Blaine hundreds of thous. ands of votes. IIe knew that to bet . a fact. ONTARIO SURPLUS. Provincial Treasurer Ross is a rare buutnrist. His pretence, made with a grave face, that the province has a surplus of seven millions of dollars has set the whole country laughing Ax a joke Hon. Mr. Rest,' statement is well enough ; but it is not quite satisfactory to the people, some of whom have a not urine! ural desire to know how much there is in the box, anyway. Ow• ing to' the peculiar system of book• keeping in yogne in Mr. Ross' department it is impossible for an outsider to discover how the pro vincial account, Ntanil. The pre• veiling. impression is that the sur, plus is nearer $700 than $7,000,000, and there are many who are quite confident that there iN no surplus whatever. But the government ought to be nshamed of itself. Hera it is claimit•Ig to have saved $50,000 of receipts over expenditures last ye,sr, and claimed to have a surplus of x$7,000,000 in the treasury, and yet itis devising schemes to run opposi• tion hacks and peanut stands at Oliver Mowat, Queen Victoria, Niagara Falls, Freie Park, in order to pay the running expenses of certain artificial improvements which people won't patronize. The government that has $7,000.0,00 and saves $50,000 a year is small enough to dep'ive the Niagara hacktnen of shier bread and butter, and run opposition to Garibaldi Peanutta in selling hot 05108 shy the pint, If Mr..Mowat has ,000,, 000 of surplus he, of course, nes it invested, and must be getting at least 5 per cent interest on it. This would give hien $350,000, and the $50,000 he ,eves each year makes the handsome annual sunt of $400,000, not a cent of which— according to Mr. Ross' accounts— he ape.nde. Then, Mr. Mowat, why not call off your gate beggars from your "free" park apd make the park what you pretend it is'? Come, Mr. Mowat, lm decent for once, and the Most 'economical Grit in On. tario will forgive you whet, you show hits that $7,000,000.—Spec- tator. A REFORM Q. C'S 0PINIO . '1'o >, report of the British-Ameri, can Citizen, of Boston, Mr. J. J. Maclaren, Q. C.. of 'Toronto, fat iner- ly of Montreal, and a Reform bosom friend of Mr. Mowat, has confided his opinion of the Quebec govern- ment's grant to the Jesuits. "Ions," he days, '`strongly apposed to the measure. I feel that nothing but trouble can come from the supremacy of the Jesuits in Quebec'.' But Mr. Maclaren is not curried away by the foolish• agitation which i8 tieing raised in Ontario in favor of the disallowance of the measure' by the Lotiirtion, government. He ie too shrewd an observed, and too'patrio. tic a (Canadiatrpfur that. "The dis- allowance1of the act at this stage." he says, "would practically bring anarchy. Mercier would dissolve tho house, and in a new election would sweep the province."—Specta- tor. Our Weekly Round Up — The 61 head of horses sold at Lexington, Kentucky, last week, brought a total of $142,630. —A slight shock of earthquake was felt at Marion, Indiana, last week. —Seven hundred persons in Web- ster, IIanmilton and Boone Counties, Iowa, are to be evicted this week. —Mr. Waters' resolution in favor of woman suffrage was voted down in the Local Legielature by 56 to 2'2 yesterday. — John J. Dougherty, formerly of Toronto, and lately assistant cashier of the American Express Company at St. Paul, Minn., was shot dead in the street by his miss tress, also formerly of Toronto. -Gertrude Britton, represented as a beautiful young wowan, hoe married a full blood Sioux Indian in Dakota, and is living with him in a log hut, The groom is said to be repulsive in appearance. —TweIIty•five Protestant' lady boarders have left Notre Daine in. stitution 011 Bond street, Toronto. Enquiry leas elicited flow them the statement that they left on account of the efforts of nuns to proselytize a Protestant girl named Dodds. On Sunday night they allege the nuns attempted to force the girl to pray- ers, and she cried out, and the Pro- testant ladies rushed to her rescue. — Mr. Waters' hill to extend the suffrage to widows and unmarried women was the subject of Thursday's debate. A. couple of hundred ladies attended a.id sat out the entire see. sion. On an amendment by Hon. Mr Hardy, the bill was defeated by 56 votes to 22, after the Attorney G,•neral had expressed his opinion in favor of the principle. —An appalling accident occurred on the Groat Weatern division of the Grand Trunk, just west of St. George, Brant county, last Wednes. day. The St. Louis express was the unfortunate train. Ten paseen- gers were killed and thirty injured, several prominent citizens of' Wood- stock being among them. An iron bridge broke taking with it a dining car, a Pullman and a first class passenger conch.