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FLIER PORT PERRY. The attention - of customers and the general public is particularly requesed to the following lines of Goods, all of which will be found excellent quality, and will be snld low Prices: sb 0 & C Co.,) 0.) wish their no policy. B McMenzi apport no 'of an election contest. variety ; Double and Square Shawls; Bed, and Horse Blankets; ---- sonra Slows trimmed Another Shuffle of the Cards. a Ladies' Furs, -- ar ras, Fl od The would-be Dominion Govern: i : Pweods, Baie " mont having succeeded so well at 2 "Full Cloths their late game of bluff are attempt at : 354 Winccys--ai.. ing another shuffle of the cards-- < Ld ae luge Tes Juin Having obtained the Treasury ' Vests and Pants, Boy's Clothing, benches under false pretences they tony ade ed Ye find their seats skaking under them Most Reasemable Terms. A large lok of Clot to select from. GROCERIES. Justto hand, a large Jot of Fresh Teas, Raisins, Currants, and General Groceries.-- All of excellent quality and unusually cheap. M&F" All kinds of Produce fukn in ex change and the highest prices allo Cash for Wheat, &c. > Abau GORDON. ' * Port Perry Dee. 4, 1873 Sor Boteis Bhserhe ONE DOLLAR A YEAR JARES BAIRD, - - - Editor. PORT PERRY, JAN. 8 1874. , We are just on the eve of another election contest, and that perhaps ° the most important ever held o .. Canadian soil. | itpon the result of the coming strug- gle. But a little while ago and our young and vigorous country and all © Ber institutions appeared firmly consolidated having safely passed through the numerous obstacles " n| But time past on and now having |. which beset all young nations o their first setting out in life. Ti pride of her sons, aye, and daugh- ters too, and the admiration of all * 'surrounding patons she set forth with giant strides handin hand wit her noble: Alma Mater, dear ol Britain, and was laying schemes of 'future greatness on a stale unkrown to the past or present history of any other lund, in our railway and other enterprises tending to our future de _velopement and prosperity. Bu oiir course has been rudely disturb- ed and such obstraigtions put in our ' 'way as cannot fail,-Hor a time a least, toryetard our progress and en tail upon the country an enormou * expense: We are y to admi that the wholesale system of bribery _ introduced into eur election contests has been the rock upon which the country has foundered, and that alone has made the present state of things possible-and is deeply to be either political party innocent ? certainly not! and the party who now prate so much gbout their. purity is more guilty, if 'tlie amount of'tribery ie considered, deplored. But 1s" than the party lately in power. Bit|/ fair or foul the late government was ousted on the bribery cry avd those deeper in the bribery game got their -- places. The conservatives knew | "that theit party had been thrown out by unfain meaus but they sub- mitted without a murmer and were willing that the. gvits slionld. have a fair chance of running the. machine + "Parpy + il" they pould. Bat the new occu- 1» pants of the treasury benches, in - + Vhisin fepzy forgot that wow that they i were in power the country would Honan their eredentials, seek to This election will extend over the entire Dominion, and will likely be fowght with an obstinacy unparalleled in the Dis tory of our country, while the future of our Dominion largely depends and like a band of unscrupulous tricksters they will hesitate at noth- ing, however dishonorable, if it will secure them a prolonged possession of the money bags, By a thorough organization of the spy sysiem in its worst form the late Government was overthrown and the treacherous spies seized upon the coveted seats. But their insatiable thirst for the sweets of office had driven them crazy and they appeared to have entirely forgotten that they would - | be called upon to meet the peop'es' representatives on the floor of the House. They went on in one con- "| tinued round of official feasting and buxury, feathering their own nests and those of their friends in the most shamelessly corrupt and illegal n| manner. Javing, as it were, stolen doubtful seats they off with their plunder and without ever whimpering anything about a policy or knowing anything about one, they'Sgged the Governor Gen- eral to prerogue the House, making a fracas about getting time to or- r their ran The Governor granted their request and they went rovnd the country to make a spread and tell everybody that they were ¢ honora. ble" now (heaven save the mark.) o | enjoyed the glitter and the pay of office as long as they dare without meeting the House and declaring their policy,they must do something; h| bat unable to give their policy--as d|they do mot know what a policy means-- and not daring to risk meet- ing the house without a policy, knowing that in their present help- less condition their seats would not be worth an hours parchase, they {| have succeeded in inducing the Gov- ernor-General to allow them to have another shuffle of the cards expect 1| ing to have another hand at bluff, but unless we are very far mistaken s| they will find ere the game is oyer ¢| that they have been playing at for- feits and lost their all. This cele brated new shuffle is mothing less than a dissolution of parliament.-- What do this tricky Government care for allthe useless and uncalled for an- noyance which a general election at this time will bring upon the coun- try, the enormous expense it will entail, and the world of trouble and bitter feelings it will create merely to satisfy the whims and lengthen ¢ | the term. of office of a band of un- scrupulous tricksters who care not a straw if the country should drift to political perdition if they can en- rich themselves on the debris.-- An extra of the Official Gazette, pub- lished on Friday last, contains the Governor-General"s. Proclamation, dissolving the Dominion, Pu nt new Parliament were issued oa that The House is called for the 26th March, but nothing is said of busi- ness, 80 that this is doubtless a mock call that the policyless. crowd may enjoy the emoluments of office as . .|long as possible without having to face the mnsie of the House. - This may be termed Geordie's Election, for doubtless it is his com- mand that it must be so.. No disso- lution would have taken. place had 'he not ordered it. : : ; and stating that the writs for the | day and returnable of The 21st prox. Tntéredt iP dlity won't stir it. Parties roniling the pili As a fitting. punishment f for the | horizon with any degreo of attention nsult thus offered to the country all must feel humiliated at the ridicul- the opposition members should be} ug gpeqtacle the Dominion Govern. elected by acclamation. We wish| nent is making of itself and the to see W. H. Gibbs returned for this| jack disgrace it is bringing on the riding 'by acclamation ; there is no country. A band of unscrupulous necessity for going into the turmoil | ,51isical adventurers whose only political forte their cheek have by their tricks seized upon the reins of Government and seek fo turn tho country upside down. So long as they were in the cold shades of the opposition they, prated over their superlative loyalty and would at once sink on their political marrow bones when the faintest vestige of Royalty appear- ed : but they had scarcely warmed on the Treasury benches ere they threw. of their transparent mask, went back on all their fine promises and struck out for a NEw PARTY. -- We have long had our Conservatives and our Grits, both parties doing good in the political jurisprudence of the Dominion. Again we have a new party$a few children lately organized what they term a ¢ Can-- ada First Party;"' no doubt the boys mean well and if their organization do no good it can'tdo any harm.-- But it was left for a Brown a Blake a Huntington, a McKin- a Young, zie et alto inaugurate a New Party the ¢* Yankee Doodle" first parly.-- This bogus loyalty of these would be rulers evaporsted 50 500 as their fingers touched the money chest, and they embraced the first oppor: tunity of proving their thoroughly annexational tendencies' and this thoy accomplished in the most of- tensive manner possible. They selected Montreal as the place;and a public supper to Huntington as the oecasion for bringing to public notica their New Party The supper took place ;last week and the following isan extract from an accurate report of the proceed- ings. «Hon. John Young, chairman lriefly gave the Queen, which was drunk most enthusias- tally Mr, Stewart singing " God Save the Queen." The Prince, Princess of Wales and the Royal family followed' and was re- with all }onors, the band playing "Ged Save the Prince of Wales." The Chairman gave amid much cheering, the President of the United States Ho said that we had the representative of the United Stategia' the Consel-Gederal Dart who would regpond to that toast. Band--** Yankee Boodle The Chairman then said the next toast he liad to propose was the representative of Her Majesty in this country', " The Gover- nor General." Band--* St. Patrick's Day." Listen to the once pretended' su- perloyal brawlers as they join in the "much cheering" referred to while United States Grant is being toast- ed, while as yet our worthy Gover- nor-general, the' representative of Her Majesty, had not even been named. Sec the enthusiasm with which the whole pack Blake, Mec- Kenzie & Co., beat time to their now national air ¢ Yankee Doodle."-- After U, 8, Grant and his ¢ Yankee Doodle" had been worshipped to their hearts' content the chairman drawled out the health of the Gov- ernor General ; but the quandam loyalists had spent all their enthu- siasm on " Yankee Doodle" and icould not now raise the first whis- per when the Queen's representative was being toasted. McKenzie and his band of newly fledged Grantites sat as helpless as mummies while royalty was being openly insulted and made to play second fiddle to " Yankee Doodle." 16 is high time that the country 'was wakening up to a sense of its Feet ug a8 One man raise our voice against this band' of mercenary political ty- rants who: are seeking to sap the foundations of our glorious constitu- 'tion, hand over our country te the tender mercies of Yankee apeeula- lators, and'build. up their own for. tunes on the ruins of our now Pros perous Dominion.. Tet the policy: less tricksters be hurled from- power and save the country from: future ruin and disgrace. They have at the mont awkward time 'and' Jin the] 'most impertinent manner sought to] save: their doubtful power by a soy ot nk We have the honk confidence: in the loyalty of all classes of the] { community, Conservaties, Grits and and have: not the slightest doubt of their devotion: to: our glorious er conetitution and hearty sympthy | with even astill closer British con- BOF nection ; so that under the ciream- '| stances we trust that a united effort |e *1 all, (except Me. spmpathizers with has . |the' ¢ Yankee Doodle" first men) forth to administer timely rebuke to those arrogant political tyrants who hesitate not to trample on every principle of true freedom, seek to override our glorious constitution and jeopardize omr connection with the Empire in order to satisfy their own insatiable thirst for power and its profits, Let every lover of fi dom, civil or political, éve y admirer of our constitution and every friend ot British connection of whatever give place to better men. E---------- George Brown's Dissolution. The Globe appears to have run country at a time when no one had ance. What the Government party which were all evaporated in who are appealing to the people it is the new government that seeks to be propped up, and 'they have the cheek to ask a go-it-blind support not even deigning to lay before the country a single rag of their policy ; they must suppose that the electors icy. rmmsseiest The Olose of the Contest. --i "The Municipal confest which rag- pitched battle between the contend- ing parties. From carly dawn and thither from the Bigelow head- quarters. Allappeared still in the Sexton camp ance of a solitary guard now and there would be mo fight. that they made no preparation for the struggle, for a couple of weeks. Skirmishing army to bay and doubtless victory would have been declared in favor of cade of the enemy, This gave a check to the Sexton men who never bringing them up on "double quick' closed in on the foe who had not a single man of his reserve on the field. About noon Sexton or down the hill. No sooner said than Shrown ALE TE alarming ; they weve info "the "utmost oo would have fled from the field, but Mr. Bigelow's lieutenant opened a Here Mr. Sexton having proven the superiority of his troops, rallied his| men. and led. them honorably from | session of it.. but Rigelow's men excel instratagy. Peace follows. Wars ktusipn : mew. elation Jot them be elbetad to ti ties turn in: for the: common The: 'voice of a majority of 4 Sof all politica) garter dil be put, the right to say who shall ules the shade of politics rally round our flag and bid those political tyrants stark mad over its recent victory in forcing a general electon on the reason to expect any such annoy- can expect to gain by this move is difficult to imagihe or what may he their battle-cry appears difficult to predict ; it cannot be that they in- tend to harp on issues long Jdead and the resignation of the late ministry ; besides it is not the late ministry are an easily ridden pack who will swallow them without a policy. We do hope that Canada has not: yet come to that, that it will allow itself io be hoodwinked by a parcel of tricks!ers who demand their suffra- ges in the entire absence of any pol- ed so fiercely during the past week came to a crisis on Monday last in a scouts might be seen running hither and had it not been for the appear- 'again one would have supposed that the camp Was 'deserved and that Not a pound of ammunition was distribut-' ed amongst the seldiers and so con- fident were they of an easy victory The Bigelow ammu- nition wagons were kept on the trot commenced about 9a.m:;and present: ly the leaders appeared on the scone each one at the head of his men.-- The first shock brought the Bigelow the Sexton men had not his left wing incautiously fallen into an ambus- theless fought like heroes in order to regain their position ; but it was too late. Bigelow had ulready every man under arms, reserves and all, and dered his men to charge the enemy done aad the way the Sexton men levelled the Bigelow hosts was masked battery with telling effect. helm of th municipal hip for the coming year! and if we have not got| the men we desired what right have we to get illnatured over it and| whine becawse a majority of the electors differ from us in their choice. There is only one duty for all, the victors and the vanquished, to turn right in and go forward hand in hand for the general good, wish- ing the new councils all success and doing what we can tosecure that end, t The Reach Council for the present year will be James Grahany, Reeve, Holman and St. John, D. Reeves, and Pur- dy and Pilkey Councilors. _ The Port Perry Council for the present year wilt be Jos. Bigelow, Reeve, and Rob. erts, White, Adams and Davis Councilors. Som------ The olose of the Holidays. . The fiird session of the present provincial parliament met for the dispatch of business yesterday; and the new Lieutenant Goveraor went through his piece like a man, "felt quite comfortable over it, and did not allow the event to suffer from any neglect on his part. Quite a number of the boys were conspicuous by their absence, and not a few in a sadly disorganized state, showing & fearful neglect of study during the vacation, Had they been called on to recite just then' they would have cuta sorry figure, There were no preblems of any difficulty on the black-board, and the boys expect casy times curing this quarter. The School Bill will doubtless come in .for another chewing ; the Municipal law will aiways be on hand when the boys wish & wrangle -- The " Proton Outrage" nor the " Elgin Frauds" de not appear amongst the subjects for essays during the present term. The political economy of * conoe couches de- mask" is not amongst the subjects of lecture. The boys had a fight over the election of a Speaker Lut there was nobody hurt. The business will commence in carnest on Monday. Let the manipulations of the School Bill be carefully watched by all true friends of Education. If in anything eternal vigi- lence is necessary it is here, EE Snowdon Iron Mines. The proprietors of the Snowdon Iron Mines are pursuing a wise and judicious course, and showing a de- sire, though at considerable expense to place the merits of their mine on a suro and reliable foundation, giving it credit for what it is worth and no more. They have taken some of the best mineralogiats in the country, aye on the continent,* to the spot, showed them the mine as nature has it and thus give them a fair oppor- tunity of fully investigating the matter, the mine and its surround- ings as well as giving them an op- portunity of an -analytical investi gation of the ore. There can only be one desire entertained by all who desire the prosperity of our eountry and the developement ot her resour-- ces; that the Snowdon mine may 'meet the most sanguine expectations of its proprietors, and that they may reap the roward which their enter- prise'and energy so well deserves. ~ Missionary Anniversary Sermons. Anniversary Services in aid of the Mis sionary Society in connection: with the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada, will: be held throughout the Prince Albert Circuit on the weeb commencing the 18th inst. On Sabbath, 18th inst., Missionary Sermons will be preached in Prince Albert Church, at 10:30 a, m, and 6:30 p.m. Rev. E. L. Koyle, of Stouffville, in the morning ; and Rev. J.G.Sanderson, M.A., of Whitby, in the evening ; Epsom, 2:30, Rev. E. L. Koyle; Utica, 2:30, Rev. J. G. Sanderson, 6:30, Rev. E. L. Koyle; Groenbank, 2:30, Rev. J. G. Sanderson ; Indian Village, 2:30; Zion, 6, Rev. 8: C. Philp. . The Anniversary Meetings will be held |: at Prince Albers; engMonday;" 198 instr; '| Utica, 20th; Greenbank, 21st ; Epsom, 220d ; Indian Village, 21st ; Zion, 230d. The object is too important te require recommendation. (See Posters.) of those who put in an appearance dppeared:| AS\MIBI. To. gur lit of Councils elected by socizm- the field leaving the enemy in po-- In. the-open field the Bigelow tmoops 'cannot stand before the Sexton men pre and however sharp the: weapons which | - may have been used. all animosity cle ought now to be buried and all og _ 8 is the ouly power which has dtion.as given in our last, we omited one of the most important councils in the pro- | vince, tlie council of the township of Brock! 'Beat council' wae elected by acclamation and all the council except one of the D Reeves, G. Sher, a, wbo eas sre Voursmerons Cumaf Guvper=3¥4 tit cu readers to Mr. Curries Hew Advertisement | which he has sprung upon the coun- try will doubtless 8 causean extra is- sue of these celebrated' Zimmerman Bank signatureless $5 Bills so much in vogue by the Moss party in "West Toronto during Moss' late victory for party purity or five dollar bills --most likely the latter. The Toronto Sun says :-- During the day of election in. West Tor~ Suto, th the party of purity representa] by Mr. Moss were lavish in their expendi: ture of $5 bills of the oly said bills being fresh issues and minus the Signavared of either the President or qaskier, y of the id dh and hotel ki A in the West End have Lad go tendered over their counters by women who stated that their husbands received them for voting for Moss. When the evidence now being collected is sworn to in a Court of Justice the highly moral Grit Party will ap pear in their true colors as the most corrupt organization that ever existed im this coun. try." ~ Another Pennyworth, Mr. Penny of the Montreal Herald nearly got his pay for the part he played in the letter-stealing enter- prise which brought our entire post- | al arrangement into disgrace ; he would have been taken into the Senate had Brown not taken the po, sition to himself. Frorw our Uxbridge Correspon- dent. PRESENTATION. -- A few days ago a a number of the members of the Presbyterian Church of Uxbridge, waited on their Pastor, Rev E. Cockburn, and presented him' with a purse of over $60 as a smal? {okerr of their esteem for him. The Do- '| nation was acknowled by -the "Rev. gentleman 1n very feeling terms. Fire EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS. The Corporation of Uxbridge have succeeded in obtaining, through Messrs. Horsman & Co., Hardware Merchants, two of the Holly Force Pumps (one of each being placed in Mr. G. Wheler's and Mr. 1. J.Gould's rubber hose, and with about 200 feét the Corporation, there will be suffi- cient to reach all the stores and principal manufacturies and residen- ces, and with the assistance of the Hand Engine it is considered the village is well situated tor fire pro- tection. . The force pumps have been tried several times (not at a fire luckily) and proved a complete success. SkaTing Ring.--Several of the leading gentlemen of Uxbridge have secured the use of the capacious drill shed for the purpose of using the same'during the winter months as a Skating Rink, and there was tobe a grand opening on New Year's day. It 18 expected to hold several car- various prizes on such occasions. and Nippissing Railway Car Works Tately erected by our townsman, Mr. G. Wheeler, are now in partial oper ation, seme 25 bands being employ- ed, with an early prospect of that number being considerably increas- .----The new Cabinet and Organ Factory is also steadily increasing its hantis, and before long under the able management of Mr. A. T. But- ton, will be doing a first class busi- ness.. Inthe matter of organs ready sale can be obtained for all manu- factured, but so'far the demand ek- coeds the'supply. The instruments are highly spoken of wherever in troduced.----The new printing of fice lately started by a former em- '| ployee ot the Jourmal office is rash- ing business and the work turned out | =~ allowed to be first class. Everyone is on the tip-toe. of expectation for thé usw paper that is promised "to us shortly.----Building operations have been carried on on a very ex- tonsive scale during the late season, and ill be conducted with still greater ener gy the coming spring. A Gigantic Work. ---y Every now and again the Ontario Ship Canal scheme comes #o the surface, gets an airing and. subsides ; but that the work will 'yet be accomplighied we think is no Tonger | YOUNES, glenn bio upon mich sooner than most peaple intag- 'ine. | §The Free Pres sayne:--A meeting ofthe citi- 0d | sons of Montreal was held at the St. Law- | gen suc Hell ou Se tantay in: the interests of scheme, 1 shows hat shorten the distance between Hoste 49 af] em-. 1how to. wield: 3 C | du shorter souta tthe Atlagic sea Canada; "The meeting favored the sending 0 all whom : Wome omen. oT | of a comunitiéd to midet the Convention. wb: ub he. Civil § oy Arti | | Washington on the 1athoof- January, to dis-| patch. Sik Brow 8 's Geteral Elections - hae of Ascension. er. Yb: Mitchell, At saw mills) and 1000 feet of 2§ inch | about to be purchased for the use of nivals during the season and to offer | New Exrererises.--TEhe Toronto. 'would a fy itchell Bes ier" ov to Mi Pargetor, both of Port Perry, AL Ashburn, an the 1a Rev. Mr Kinley, Mr. R. ARIE 0 Mo: Bitsancih Aan Atay of Whitby. DIED. At Stouffville, on the 31st Dec. 1873, At his residence, near Epsom, on Wednes~ years 2 SUNDAY SERVICES. 11 a. m, and 6:30 p. m. Pres feriah Church ov. Jas, Thom, At LE E Chiral Tv. Mr. benike, 'At 1030 a Baplist OR Church Rev. Mr. Bates. At 10:30 a, Apostolic rs. m. and 5p. m. PRINCE ALBERT, Progifenin Chireh.--Rev. Jus Thom, At Wesleyan, dg ren, Hey. 8. Philp, At 10:30 a, Bible, ii) Brel. Tov. Mr. Kinley. At 2:30am. and 6:30 p. Mm. MANCHESTER. P¢M. Churéh.--Rev, T. Amy. At 2:30 and 6:30 UTICA: 'Wesleyan Chiurehi-- 2:80 and' 6:30. Presbyterian Churéh, 2:30. EPSOM, Wesleyan Church 2:30 p.m.' P. M. Church.--10 a. a. and 6:30 p. m. GREENBANK, Wesléyin Church. --10:30 a. m. I', M. Church.--2 and 6 p, m. SAINTFIELD, P. M. Church.--10 a. m. and 6 p. nt. TO ARMS A Meeting of the LIBERA CONSERVATIVES TOWN HALL, oi Friday, Jan. 9, 1874. At 2 o'clock, p. m. to organize Committees' and transact' other important business. COD SAVE THE QUEEN ! W. A. TOMLINSON, Princes Albert; Jan. 7, 1874. Secretary, MANCHESTER, A MEETING of the friends and supporters of our present representative in the House of Commons, W.H.GIBBS, ESQ. will be held in Dewars Hall, Pod Pry, JANUARY 8th, 1874, At Halfpast * o'clock, to organize Com. mittees &c,, for this village. A large Attendance is requested. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN ! PRESENTS FOR ALL! Ei EWELR Mr.R. Faraons, aged 17 years and 10 months. cs day, Dec. 31st, 1873, Heary Sutlif] a, :f Sein ki i 118 to $1 20 {RUN Barley 110t0 1M Oats 03510 035 copers | Peas 065t0 0065 Pork 600 to &50 Butter 020t0 022 Eggs 016to 018 BOY. oveuisanes 6 00 to 18°00} Geese per Ib. 0068to 0 06 Turkeys per Ib . 0 08ta -0 08 of the Township' of Reach, will be held at the THURSDAY EVENING, | HOLIDAY, Es i ma ' whe 1824 ies Dnt HITE JOR - Ke matters of the utmost importance are now pressing upon your attention, and fear< ing that Municipal, Political, fand Educational Contests, may cause Joy to' negléct the" more important interests of home, I beg most respectfully to pre~ gent my Compliments and Solicit your influence im - 'My Stock is large and com- plete and a large qfantity of New Goods arc now being or- dered in England for the Spring Trade, which will arrive in March--to make room for these I intend to is i SELL AT COST AND UNDER hE a rl it facil sgusd Wha i) Fashionable iy § i Jou eclusges Si he, So "0 874 nh Port Pen, i gor,