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The Clinton New Era, 1890-06-27, Page 4,golvertigvul4,4t. Eligitkling� 4. 10. °dinette PtSlaipp'-tL W. Irwin We ---Harland Bros T—,—(iso. Swallow,) Pea i arveater---T Tipling. Millenery--Hodgens Estate. b'ixeuri- ou fares -W Jackson Hurrttli --Jackson Bros. IAoQIs J. Robertson. For hot weather -J. Wisewau )3y! money -Chase Bros. NOW lathe time. -P. Straith. tain the cheapest food to fatten ilia stook. The one is the complement of other. The English farmer Oda import American oorn as cheaply as we cad, and feed our Store cattle; and en this account we . are handicapped in our feeding operations. That is why lean stock is brought from Canada to be fattened in England. The imposition of Ceuta per bushel ou American corn gives little or no protection to our coarser graiuerfrom the fact that oorn, peals and oate do not, as a rule, conflict with each other as coarse feed. Oats are used for milling purposes, and our peas are bought for use on shipboard, and cheap corn does uot, therefore, necessarily mean cheap oats or peas. This is shown from the fact that at present oats all over this continent are much higher than corn, although they have not the sante feeding properties. The farmer's oats, peas and barley are uot iuoreased in price correspondingly by the tariff, as these do not compete strongly with corn. To allow silage corn in free is an acknowledgment that free importation in that case is useful and that farmers require free corn, and if ensilage corn was put on the free list it ie hard to say why feed corn should not be free also. from the fact that the former is only required for about a ' month in the year, whilst the latter 1 lhnten t!ui FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1890. McKinley Tariff Bill. This bill has not yetlgone into effect, and there is considerable opposition to St even from American sources. It is s is in keen demand all the year. If dis- an advantage to Canada that it does meet with opposition. for its passage and adoption most assuredly means in- jury to Canadian interests. Anti -free trade or Commerical Union papers may talk as they like to the contrary, but it is nevertheless a fact that onr;busin- ess relations aro so mnch),identified with those of our neighbors) across the a ill like the McKinley that tar- iff means a serious loss in trade returns If the government to this country. that is so wedded to a protection policy would only open its eyes to the advan- tages of better trade relations with the States, this country, from end to end, would enjoy a prosperity tbat would put snap intobusiness life,and revive the flagging spirits of those who at present see no 9utlook but a continuation of the dullness and stagnation that has so long existed, and which has "knocked the bottom out" of so many business men and others already. "Too Many. Profession al Men" Every now and again the cry goes up that we have too many professional men in public life, and the interests of the -farmers, who constitute so large a proportion of the community, are said to be overlooked. The Central Farm- ers' Institute, at a late meeting in Toronto, passed a memorial, asking the Ontario Government to fill two out of the three present Cabinet vacancies, with practical farmers. We will grant, for arguments sake, that there are more professional men than farmers in. public life. But who is to blame therefor? No one but the farmers themselves. The course of training of professional men has a tendency to fit them for the duties of public life more than does the general course of farm life, but there is nothing to prevent farmers in this age of en- lightenment and free discussion, fitting themselves for any public position. Further, we do not believe the farm- ers are as sincere in raising the cry against the professional men, as they appear to be. The Ontario Govern- ment created a special department for a Minister of Agriculture, in the in- terest of the farming community, and appointed a practical farmer to preside thereover. He was an able man, well qualified by intimate acquaintance with all the routine and rigorous duties of the farm, to fill the position with dis- tinction, which he did. The Govern- ment,through Mr Drury, and otherwise gave much attention to the agricultural wants of the province, but every one knows nowthe farmers of Simooe showed their appr'euiation of a practical farmer over a professional man -by electing the latter. Ln South Huron the late coutast was between a practical farmer and a professional man, with the exceptional of Seaforth, Exeter and Bayfield, the constituency is an agricultnral one entirely. How many farmers, we would like to know, outside of those who eupporfed him from party princi- ples, cast their ballots in favor of Mr Bishop because he was a farmer ; an unknown professional man polls a heavy vote in a farming constituency, and yet people in this very locality raise the cry "we have too many pro- fessional men in publio life." The Ontario Government does try to look after the farmers' interests, -and so is the Dominion Government doing the same to a certain extent, though the farmers have no practical representative in the latter cabinet, and until the farmers prove by their works their sincerity, they cannot blame the public if doubts are cast on their actions in this connection. tillers were to be benefitted by free corn this could have been easily aajusted by increasing the excise on spirits, and thus the Government would have got an equivalent revenue, and the farmers would have added to their wealth by having cheap feed and turning out a correspondingly greater number of first-class stock. If a farmer in Can• ada can raise crops of peas, oats and barley and sell them at high prices,and buy cheap cern without t c onflicti❑ g with these articles, he should be en• abled to do it, for here is where the pro- fit lies, selling his own labor for more than he can buy another's. If the farmer here can sell his oats and peas at $1 per hundred pound and buy corn at 65 and 70 cents for the same weight for feeding purposes, why should any obstacle be put in the way :' The Ontario Government has in- cluded the name et T. W. Anglin among the members of the Pri- son Commission- Personally, we have no fault to find with Mr Anglin, but we do must emphatically object to his appointment while there are scores of Wren in Ontario who have worked harder for their party; and got a good ileal leas for it. That Mr, John Dryden will be Minis- ter of Agriculture in the Ontario Cab. inet, seems to be a foregone conclusion, though no official announcement has yet been made. He is a first-class practical farmer, one of the best known stock breeders of Ontario, a capital speaker, and in every way well qualifi- ed for the position. It is an open secret that when 49.0 - Mr Drury entered the Cabinet, tree choice had then been be- tween him and Dir Dryden. 11 The Corn Phase of the N P. Our Conservatives friends, wb., were lately Much worked up over the move- ments and actions of Archbishop Cleary, have no doubt noticed with pleasure that while Sir .John and Lady Macdon- ald were in their private ear at Kingston they received a visit from the Archbish- op- The act was perfectly proper, and just what aright be expected from two men enjoying high stations in life, but we know some choice remarks that would have been used by these same Conservatives, had the visit been to Mr Mowat instead. it is a wise move on the part of the County Council to abolish the Decem- ber session; it would be a wiser one if the _members themselves were to agitate for a reduction of their number- Those who have attended meetings of the Council know very well that the bulk of the business is done in committee by half-a•dozen, or at the outside, a dozen members, and we mean no dis- respect when we say that the rest are figure. heads. To send fifty men. usual- ly three times a years, and five days at a time, at 82 a day and mileage, to trans- act the business of this county, is ab- surd, and should be remedied as speed- ily as possible- In fact many of the County Councilors themselves are in favor of a change. Thefollowing article in favor of free corn is from the London Free Press, and no ,better arguments could be used by. any. Reform journal;-_ liet rgicalrw, e4 so Times) woWrldheotrcithinqy poodp10ixiae1 apt nto Wthintke that the Attethodist Conferences t}n4 Presbyterian Assembly, are wasting valuable time squabbling over orders of precedence and marriage with a de- ceased wife's sister. The eettlemeut of either question one way` -or another eau neither save a soul nor help one to grow in grace. This weakness of the ohuroh to quarrel over non -essentials was dealt with last Sunday in a sermon by Rev Dr. Roswyter, a New York Presbyterian clergyman, who gave it as his opinion that the religion of the Doming century was going to have more common sense about it, spending its force in an attack NON-RESIDENT COLLECTION upon actual wrongs of society and not so much upou things that have no moral Statement of collections from non - or immoral value iu themselves. 'The resident Hands between IJan, flet and attitude of the Churoh of Christ,' said April 30th, 1890: --Ashfield, $25.40; he, 'uttering anathemas against amuse- Goderich Tp, $24.11; Grey, $58.15; merits and writing them down iu their Hay', $512.31; Howick, $15.46; Hullett, books, when there are greed, fraud, in- 38 cents, Morris, $42.26;Stepheu $18.11; temperance, maliceand hatred rampant Turnberry, $22.25; West Wawanosh, in the body politic, and to some extent $52.95; Bayfield,$11.25; Brussels, $30.93; in the body ecclesiastic, is unworthy-, Total $813.05. not to say ludicrous-' The amount required for County pur• —+��•�- poses, $48,425.17, exclusive of the Legis - Huron County w®llUCil. lative School grant, requires a rate of I l mills on the $. ScnooL FuNr,s. The amount to ba levied in each mun- icipality as au equivelant to the Legis- lative graat for School purposes, is as follows: -Ashfield, $443; Colborne, $246; Goderich township, $314; Grey, $467; Hay, $460; Howick, $55.5; Hullett, $380; McKillop, $346; Morris, $380; Stanley, $294; Stephen, $464; Tuckersmith, $312; Turnbury, $294; U sborne, $993; East Wawanosh, $247, West Wawanosh, $247. EQUALIZATION COMMITTEE. liana) statQmottt of colloetionsfrom non- resident lands for the portion :of the year ending April 3Qth, and of oaeh on hand and avai able to meet ourrent ex- penditure. I. have to report that sincethe•first of the year I have loan- ed on first mortgages at 6 per cent. $1.5,250.00-..--,04, this amount nearly $3,- 000, was taken from funds for ourrent expenditure, the sinking fund account being exhausted. This money was ly• ing in the bank at 3 per cent. and will in all probability be restored before needed. I have also to request that you grant to your warden and myself the usual power to borrow $25,000 to meet expenditure until the taxes are paid in. I am,gentlemen,your obedient servant. Wei. HOLMES, Co. Treas. --- Summary of business trans- acted at the June session. A motion of Mr Dulmage, seconded by Mr Milne, that the clause in the Finance Committee's report making a grant to Farmers' Institutes, be struck out, was lost on a division. The salary of County Clerk Adamson was increased from $900 to $1001), and no man in the county is better entitled to the increase. A motion to io increase the allowance of c w County Councilors from $2 to $3 a day, was recommended by the Salaries' Com- This committee reported having ex- mittee, but voted down in Council, ("mined the various rolls of the county, The warden was instructed topetition and made no change from last year's parliament to amend an act in the Sta- equalization other than to raise the tutee, whereby the municipal Councils equalized rate per acre of Hullett and may be enabled to procure materials for McKillop 81 each per acre. The equal - road improvements without loss of time, ized rate, therefore, of Hullett is $11 as in the cases of sudden breaches in per acre, that of McKillop 839. Of the road, loss of time might cause ser- Bourse the personal property on farms, was inconvenience and damage. exempted by the Local Lsgislatrre, still A. motion favoring a House of Indus- remains exempt. try, was voted down by a majority of riEeoIcr OF oAOLEU, eighteen. The following is the report of Jailor A motion to appoint two valuators for the county, whose valuation should be accepted as a basis of equalization, was lost by a majority of 20. It was moved and carried that no re- turn having been made by the Registrar to the county. of the proportion to which the County is entitled, of thelfees act• ually earned by the Registrar, but not received by him at the end of the year, the Clerk was instructed to ask payment over of the same, motion to apply to any such balances for past years. Thegrant to keepers of Iota -ops in the county, hitherto $10, will be reduc- ed to $5, after the 1st of December. The application of W. H. Harvey to be allowed the privilege of attendifig the Agricultural College at Guelph, as the County pupil, was granted.. Application of Mr Torn to have East Wawnosh added to his inspectorate was Dickson :- GENTLEnex,-Herewith I subunit for your consideration my report of your county gaol. There are at present con- fined in the goal seven prisoners, six males and one female. The latter, Mary Brady, has been repectedly re- ported to you. She is from McKillop township, and was committed from there as a vagrant and has been re -com- mitted for the eighth time by Mayor Butler,of Goderich. She is weak-mind- ed, has no friends as far as we know, and is a fit subject for a house of refuge. Of the males two are vagrants,one Wm. McInnis, committed by Mayor Butler for sixty days, the other Charles An- drews committed by Wm. Lewis and Charles Brown, of the township of Stephen, for thirty days. The other three are insane, have all been examin- ed and reported ou by the sheriff, and read and referred to the school commit- are now awaiting removal to the asylum tee, which granted the request. The remaining male is awaiting trial Petition of the trustees uf S.S. No. 11, , for horse stealing. 1 would further re - Hay, against the decision of the town- port that all the clothing and bedding ship council of Hay, refusing to enlarge supplies granted by you at the January the boundaries of the section, was read I meeting have been got- The bed -ticks, and referred to the school committee, I pillows, sheets and towels were all made 1 which recommended that the matter by prison labor, but the women's dress - stand over until next meeting of Council. e3 and underclothing and the shirts and Petition from Mr Wray and others pillow -slips 1 had togetmade otherwise. of S. S. No. 1, Hay and Stanley, to make W. DltKsoN, Gaoler, alterations, was read and referred to Gs-TL101 NS -Since my report of June the schoolcommittee which recommend- i ;ird to you 1 have further to state that ed it to stand over until next rneetug of three more prisoners have been receiv- Council. ed into the gaol -all orales. Two of A petition from the teachers in the these are awaiting trial for larceny, the vicinity of Wroxeter to have an entrance third, John Morrow, committed as a examination held in Wroxeter, was read vagrant for the fourteenth time by and referred to the school committee Mayor Butler, of Goderich, is sixty - and subsequently granted. eight years'of age and quite infirm. His A petition from the trustees and oth- ers of S. S. No. 5, Hay, praying that an alteration be made in that section, was referred to the school committee which recommer ded it to stand over until next meeting of Ceuncil. Moved by Mr Torrance, seconded by Mr Cook, that bylaw No. 3 of 1880, re- quiring sleigh runners to be 3 feet apart, be repealed. Referred to the road and bridge committee which granted it. Moved by Mr Eilber, seconded by Mr Manning, that, )raving learned that our former colleague, Mr Fred W. Johnston, has been appointed junior judge for the District of Algoma, this council pay him a tribute of respect by giving him an ad- dress from this council during its pres- entsession, and a very flattering address was passed by the Council. Moved by Mr Dulmage, seconded by Mr Cook, that in the eventofanymuni- cipality appealing from the equaliza- tion of the assessments for the current year, the final equalization of the assess- ment rolls be left to the decision of the county judge. Carried. too apt to oareleaely accept tine idea thattaxe3 are all loviod tbarough an of- ficial known as the assessor. Ho is supposed to levy only for publio pur- poses, and if the intent of the law is observed,tliereis nothing to complain of in such taxation, so far as its expendi- turala concerned, as -the taxed is sup- posed to receive is just equivalent in public benefits. But when government ' abdicates its power in favor of individu- als or private corporations, giving them the dower to tax the rest of the com- munity in the form of enhanced prices for food and clothing and other neces- saries of daily use, or of withholding from use natural opportunities (land) for speculative purposes, it has set in motion a system of taxation that is nothing more or less than robbery ' And as the protective tariff makes of its beneficiaries prioate taxers --men em- powered by law to live upon the earuings of others - so does every other unj uat tax have its beneficiaries or class who con- tivaally and systematically absorb the wealth of their uieghbors. Advocates of the single tax would strike at a eye tem that makes this possible. They are free traders because the tariff robbery is a part -a small part -of a system ay legal plunder. They can see that the tariff system of taxation is an excellent illustration of the greater system, to which it belongs, and its effects upon the industrial and social relations of men. They look upon it as a mere outport of the citadel of re- spectable pillage, and only assist the free traders because they recognize the wisdom of first attacking and forcing the outpost, before attempting the cap- ture and overthrow of the stronghold. Having indicated in a general way the natural, and therefore inseparable con- nection, between what is known as free trade and thesingle g s n e tax I shall en- deavor in one or more articles in com- ing issues of the New Elsa, to set forth specitic instances how the "protective" idea is not only observed in tariffs on imports, but throughout our whole tax- ation system, and how religously it is upheld even by so-called free tractors. JAMES D'[ALCOr.)r. He will pay then) l➢ac1c. IOttawa Free Press.) In bis speech at Leyi3 Premier Mer• cier gave the Dominion ministers fair warning that at the next Dominion election he intends to repay them with interest for their impotent efforts to se- cure his 'overthrow las iweek. He said that hie victory was a victory of pro- vincial rights land of the educational, moral and intellectual progress of the people, and this policy means the pro- gress of agriculture, agricultural ednca- tion,colonization, railway building, etc., to revive activity and bring foreign capital into the country. For this pur- pose he said he also wanted commercial reciprocity with United States- Mr Mercier concluded with the statement that 'nothing now remained but to turn out the party in power at Ottawa with the assistance of the four great provinces now in line, and this he said he was not afraid to predict would be successfully done at the next federal eleotions." Not only did the Dominion ministers from Quebec ebec do their utmost to defeat Mr Mercier's government, but Sir John Thompson, minister of justice, sent a letter to the Beauharnois canal em• ployeea telling them that they were en- titled to vote, although all persons in the employment of the federal govern- ment are diafracohieed by an act of the Quebeo legislature. The Liberals car- ried Sir Adolphe Caron's county by over eight hundred majority ; they cap- tured Mr Colby's oounty by 163 major- ity, and in Mr Chapleau's constituency the Tory majority was out down to al- most nothing. With the active aid of the Mercier government, now strongly entrenched in power, the Dominion Liberals will obtain a large majority in Looker Canada at the next election for the House of Commons. Those farmers in Ontario who stall- fedcattle and wish to produce a prime animal for the English market are al. most totally dependent upon American corn for feed. They buy American corn the year round, and unless there was money in this cereal they would not do it. The sole object of the farm- er in feeding is to bay his food in the cheapest market and sell bis beef in the. dearest, and to this end if we are to have cheap meat, cheap dairy pro- ducts, or any other line which goes to build up our stook interests, we must have cheap feed. • The payment of a duty of 7,} cente per bushel for this • feed staple interferes with the proper prosecution of feeding for profit. Un- der the present tariff corn is Belling too high to be used advantageously for feeding purposes. Instead of 90 cents per cental, as at present, if the duty were .removed it could bo laid down here for 70 cents. There is not much nae of the Government to put a duty on American pork, unless they allow the Canadian farmer to have free access to the American markets to ob- The report of Mr Ansley, road com- missioner, was read- It referred en• tirely to repairs and work done on vari- ous bridges. Moved by Mr Sanders, seconded by Mr Cook, that the warden and clerk, on behalf of this council, petition the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in Council to return all unexpended monies which they received from this county for the purpose of enforcing the Scott Act. Referred to theltinance committee. which recommended that the Warden petition the Lieut -Governor to instruct the License Commissioners to pay to County Treasurer the residue of such sums as were placed to their credit for enforcement of the Canada Tenperance Act. A communication from the secretary of Clinton Collegiate Institute,intimat- ing that there was a vacancy on the board caused by the resignation of Mr Pay, was read and referred to the school committee. Which recommended the appointment of Mr II Plutmsteel in his stead. Donald B. Thompson, aged sixteen years,was drowned In Brantford while bathing. Edward McGuire, a farmer of Harvey, suicided by cutting his throat with a razor. Two meh will swim the Whirlpool Rapids on 4,h July for a purse of $300, the first outlto get it. !It will be small loss if neither of them get out. term is thirty days- - Free Trade arid the Single Tax. NEWS NOTES. The sculling race between Wm. J. O'Connor, the Cauadian oarsmen, and Stanbury took place on Monday on the Paramatta River, and was won by Stan bury. Inquiries concerning a number of orchards in Middlesex, Oxford, Brant and other Western Ontario sections elicits the fact that the injury to ap- ples is very geueral. At roost, there cannot be half a crop, and probably much lees. The pear, plum and other fruits have not suffered to the same extent. Charles Queen, a Norfolk man, bet that he could let a gallon of water drop on his hand from the distance of three feet, drop by drop. After 500 drops had struck him he yelled 'enos6h I" and paid the bet of $.7%. He t' - He said that each drop fell like the blow of a sharp stick, and a blister as large as a quarter was raised on the back of his band. Mrs Snider, the wife of George Snider, a farmer who lives in Thur - ow, was ou Friday last found by her husband lying insensible on the cei- ar stairs, down which she had gone a few minutes before. She died on the following day. It is supposed that apoplexy was toe cause of deati 1V C Galbraith, traveller for a To- mato house, wa ou t boati ng at the Hats, ❑ .ar Detroit, in company with a young lady. The wash of rine the steamers upset the boat when they were about 150 feet from the shore. Galbraith is an expert swimmer, and grabbed the young. lady around the waist and started for shore, reaching it just as a boat put out 10 rescue them. Hun. A.M Ross, formerly of Gode- rich, received an Ontario Government appointment in Toronto. There is a big howl in the Tory papers about it. F. W. Johnston, a Goderich lawyer of little experience, is sent to Port Arthur as a judge. The Same papers regard Mr Johnstou's appointment as most wise. But then it was made by Sir John Macdonald. -London Ad- vertiser. A frightful and fatal accident oc- curred about three o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the farm of Wm. Craig, two miles west of Colchester, by the blowing up of a steam engine belong- ing to Thos. Quick, while shelling corn, resulting in the death of Mr. George Craig, youngest son of Mr. Wm. Craig, and fatally injuring Thomas Quick and Frank Bondy. Frank Quick is most seriously injured, if not fatally, while several others are more or less hurt. Low water in the boiler is supposed to be the cause of the accident. Thomas Quick is dead. Frank Quick is very low, recovery doubtful. Thos. Craig, Peter White, Frank Bondy and Lindsey, engineer, severely injured, but thought not fat- ally. Dr. Bell, coroner, from Am- herstburg, will hold an inquest in the morning. T, the Clinfou of the traitor Net. c.,'a The enemies of protective tariffs throughout thelworld hays welcomed to their aid within the last three years a band of remarkably enthusiastic re- formers known as single tax Wien. As the name implies, they believe in but one tax and that upon the rental value of land without regard to improvements But why should they aid those who are striving for untrammeled international commerce? Would they not show more wisdom if, instead on dividing their energies between free trade and the single tax, they were to advocate solely and persistently the adoption of the system which they declare to be the sovereign remedy for industrial ills-? These are questions which can only be answered by making clear what the singie tax is itself. The free trader who can give a reason for the faith that is in him will tell you brief- ly and pointedly that he is opposed to the tariff because it is a tax on the many for the benefit of the few. He thus declares anew the self-evident truth -.that each man is entitled to the result of his own labor and that no man or set of men has the right to deprive him of any poi tion of it with- out returning an equivalent. The free trader's complain of a particular vio- lation of this principle in the matter of between nations and that alone. That in to say, he annonncee as his reason for being a free trader a fundamental truth but would narrow its application to one form of exchange- In effect, he says to plunder commerce between two countries is wrong but to plunder com- merce within a country is right. Cus- tom houses taxation is entirely wrong but all other kind of taxation which act precisely in the same' manner, so far as the consumer of commodities is con- cerned, are either quite just or con- tain so little that is objectionable that the tariff beside them is a giant amid pigmies of iniquity. There are those who, while considering them- selves free tradera, still believe that im- port duties are absolutely necessary as a means of raising revenue. These men, whether they know it or not, are protectionists in a degree. The aim of protective tariffs is avowedly to throttle international competition, and no matter for what purpose import duties may be laid,their unerring effect must be prohibitive in a measure, and consequently to confer special privileges on some. If the free trader would square his legislation by the principles "Equal rights to all ; special privileges to none" lie cannot consistently belieye in a tariff for revenue. If he can see no substitute for the tariff as a revenue raiser he should either renounce hie faith in free trade or look diligently for a souroe from which public funds may be derived without farming out taxing function to monopolists. United States Senator Carlisle' declared lately that there should be no taxes except for government. The statement is a signi- ficant one and indicates that Mr Car- lisle, although of necessity a politician and a statesman next, dimly sees that the indirect effects of taxation are im measurably more blighting and oppres- sive than those on the surface. He has probably realized that a tax is a tax, whether levied by a custom house affcer or a railroad corporation, a mine owner orla township assessor. We aro The Council, by resolution, decided to abolish the December session this year, as was done last year. REPORT Or COUNTY AUDITORS. We have carefully examined the books and vauchers of the treasurer, and after comparing the various entries therein with the proper vouchers, have iiatieh pleasure in 'reporting the same correct, showing a balance of cash; on hand on the 31st of December, 1889, of $1,269 68, which balance we found at the credit (of the treasurer at the Cana- dian Bankof Commeroe,Gaderich. We have also audited the Public and High School accounte.-and find them correct, and herewith attached yon will find a statement showing the balances in the hands of the township treasurers on the lat of March, 1890. In conoltision, we again have much pleasure in testify- ing to the very satisfactory manner in which the treasurer's books have been kept. Rrcrr. RAncl,rFFE t Auditors. JAMBS PATTON S Statement of the balance of school monies in the hands of township trea- surer° from 1899. Ashfield, $104.24; Hullett, $354.90; McKillop, $391.00: Stanley, 146 cents, Stephen, $116.70; East Wawanosh, $169.31; Weat Wawa - nosh $22.93• Howick, $54.23; Morris, , $84.08. rneousfPu'e STATA,MENT. HaarLRMrN:-I submit herewith tho RIAOBI The 20th of this month was indeed a Black Friday for Canada, two mur- derers -having paid the penalty of their crimes on the gallows that day. Peter Davis was hanged at Belleville for the murder of William Emory. - He died proteatiog his innocence. - The crime for which he perished was the cruel murder of the man whose wife he is said to have debauched. - At Quebec Randolphe Dubois was ex- ecuted for the murder of his wife, mother-in-law and two children. - Dubois confessed his crime, which was of the most revolting nature. - Both men were executed with neat- ness and dispatch, showing that the Canadian hangmen are becoming ex- pert at the business. In a public address at Kingston,last Thursday, Sir John referred to the Ontario Premier in the following hap- py -terms: -"Mr Mowat was a student with me in Kingston and left my of- fice- to go to Toronto andcommence that wonderfully successful career which has distinguished him both professionally and politically -(cheers) —and, although we have not pursued quite the same course in political lines, yet our friendship has always continued as it ought to continue. I greatly respect him, and I am proud to believe that he has the most kindly feeling toward me. (Hear, hear.) - I can say this: I think it is not vanity for me to say that, whether I have actederightly or wrongly in any por- tion of my political career, I can claim for myself that I have always acted according to the best of my judgement and what I believed was to be for the best interests of Canada. - (Loud cheers.) I have no doubt that my good friend Mr Mowat 'las pur- sued the same course, an he has re- ceived his reward by ob ining, after so many years of olcia life, a-r'ene- the confidencef nal ofofhe-le o Q�e 4P P Ontario." EXPRESS WAGGONS. Bats and Balls Walking Canes Hammocks Croquet - Fans VARIETY LARGE -PRICES LOW W. COOPER & . CO. OLINTON N I?'vVS NOTES. Mrs Petty piece, of Ashton, Ill., suicid- ed by drowning at Brockville on Sun- day. She was despondent owing to poor health. Two Pullman cars on No. H. express ou the Grand Trunk jumped the track near Copetown, Ont., un Monday. One Ivan was killed and several injured. M. Taillon, the leader of the Qie- bec Opposition, who was defeated at the recent election, Liam signified his intention of retiring from public life. His own and his party's defeat bas crushed all public spirit out of him. Details of the results of the Ontario elections were received at London, Eng., in Monday's Mail. Sir Charles Tupper, in an interesting conversa- tion said the result of the contest was no surprise to him, Hon. Mr Mowat having undoubtedly won the con- fidence of the people of Ontario,and gained by ability and long service an exceptional position. The result of the elections strengthened the belief Sir Chas. Tupper had long held, that it was unwise on the part of the Dom- inion Government to interest itself in Provincial politics at any time. The issues being quite different in each case, the Dominion Ministry should maintain a strictly impartial attitude; There are now six constituencies lacking representatives in the Domin- ion Parliament. Three of them, Napierville, Montmorenci and Port- neuf, all in Quebec, were held by Liberals, and three Richelieu (Que.) South Victoria (Ont.) and Kent, (N. B.) by Conservatives. The va- cancy in Kent is caused by the ele- vation of Mr Laundry to the bench. In Napierville and Montmorenci Mr Ste Marie and Mr Longelier resigned their seats in order to be candidates at the Local elections. The other vacancies were made by death. In this respect Richelieu has had an un- happy history, two of its representa- tives having died since the last elec- tion. sew ��dverti ements. l:RVANT WANTED. -000D GENERAL 1/servant. Apply to MRSJNO. WISEMAN. ITOUS1 FOR SALE OR TO RENT -ON 11 Albert Street, suitable for small family and is in good repair; ordinary conveniences For particulars apply to JOHN BEAN: NOTICE Having arranged to leave Clinton in a few days, all persons indebted to me are request- ed to pay their accounts as soon as possible. Mr. Al. Williams will be here to settle my accounts- He will have authority to let or sell the residence, possession to be given at an early date. R. W. WILLIAMS, M.D. Farmer's : Excursion TO MANITOBA. Fare $28, $30 and $35 C.P.R. AGENCY AT COOPER & CO'S BOOK STORE CLINTON Excursion Fares, July i. 8,--44 'Toronto Summer Carnival FARE oS3.70, good to go on the 30th June. 1st, itnd and aril July, and return up to July 4th. All other stations fare and one-third, good to go on the 2f51h and 30th of June, and July lst. Return up to July 3rd. To all stations at Single Faro. good t0 go July 1st, and return .Icily::. For tickets apply to W. JACKSON. TOWN AGENT G. T. 11. BORN HAYWARD,-In Clinton, on the 23rd inst., the wife of Mr P. W. Hayward,of IL son. FISHER. --In Blyth, on 9th inst., the wife of Mr J. P. Fisher, of a daughter. McBUUNEv.--On the 14th inst., the wife of MrAdam McBurney,Turnberry, a son. LIWRLATER,-In East Wawanosh, on the 14th inst., the wife 6f Mt Theft K. ,),inklater, of a daughter. GILCHRIST -In Wingham, on the 18th inst., the wife of Mr S. Gilchrist, a eon. MARRIED STURRs-JEWITT.-At the residence of the bride's father, Mr Wm. Jewitt, 2nd oon. of Morris by Rev Mr Tonge, Miss Caroline Jewitt to Mr Geo. Stubbs of Morris. Manspntax-Munnocw.-On the 14th inst., by Rev W. K. Shorn, Mr Robert Mainprize to Mise Jennie Murdoch, all of Wrngham. ROBTNS0N-CAMPBF-LL.-At the resi- dence of the bride's father, on the 17th inst., by the Rev Mr Geddes, Mr John Ropison, of Eden Valley, Minnesota, to Miss Isabella Campbell, youngest daughter of Mrj Thos. Campbell, of Whiteohuroh. n IED MoRRrs.-In Hullett, on the 26th haat, Wm. Morris,age 72 years and 7 monthe, IG MONE N YL 1•'OIt AGENTS • NO )RISK. NO CAPITAL Ri;QUiREID An honorable add praiseworthy business. without any possible chance of loss; steady employment and control of territory. Have. done business in Canada 30 years. Liberal pay to right man to sell our unexcelled Nursery Stock. Send for terms. CHASE BROTHERS COMPANY, Nurserymen, Colborne„ Ont, Now is the Time to Get your Reaper & Mower Knife Sharpener ADDRESS P. STRAITN, CLINTON, Ont And they will be sent to any station on the Railway at once. A few slightly damaged, but perfectly workable, will be sold at coat. And a few slightly damaged stones, without • trainee, below cost.