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ONLY ONB DOLLAR A YEAF Cham main. © Baner. eer - PORT PERRY, JUNET, 1877. Vote Often. The frantic and somewhat ludi- crous efforts being put forth by the "Government party to stuff the Voter's Lists is quite unaccountable on any other principle than that the awful spectre of certain defeat stares them in the face on the event of an "election coming on, and lapse of time . will bring this, to thom, unwelcome event some time in the year of grace 1878, an event which were it in their power would be staved off indefinitely. The Head Centre caring more for his rich subsidy thun for either country or party is doing bis usual best to gain by tricls what ho loses by honors, He is doing his best to make his tools stuff the Voters' Lists and thus secure by frand what the honest suffrages of the electors will never consent to, arenewal of power to the wasteful incompetents who now insult the intelligence of the country by calling themselves a Government. It may be asserted _by soma that the Ottawa Govern- ment cannot bo quite as bad as Opposition papers would have the people believe as if they were quite as bad so many of the public journals + fn the country would not be con- tinually harping their praise Any one who supposes that such harping means anything more than a con. tinuation of Government pap has only to east his eye down the col- nmns of these subsidized ones and he will at once bo undeceived. Were the Government to withdraw this nourishment it would not be a week till even the most loathsome, flatter-- ing lick-spittle amongst them would be out in wanting fury against the whole pack of incompetents who now control the flesh potsof the Dominion. Of course it does not cost the Government anything to shut tho mouths of these subsidized babblers ; the taxpayers must foot the bill, and the greater the number of subsidized ones the more tightly must the spendthrift Government put the screws on the taxpayers.-- Whenever a Government sheot is found more than usually exuberant in his display of Government wor- ship a full solution of the mystery may be found by turning to the ad- vortising columns where one or more unusually fat advertisements will be seen bristling over the signi- ficant phrase "Departmentof Public Works," "Crown Land's Depart- ment or some unfailing guarantee for a big haul. This condition of things appears to be unstable, the continuance of the plunder is more than doubtful, the present plunderers stand the best chance in the world to be de- prived of all further opportunity of robbing tho taxpayers for the pur- pose of buying supportto bolster them up in positions for which 'they have never been fitted by either natare or education, and which they have forever forfeited by their wasteful and corrupt management. With the view if possible to secure for the corrupters another lease of power the Head Centre in Toronto has for months past been plying the faithful with his mandates, but that sent to Assessors, Clerks, Councilors and all the rank and file who could be relied on, caps the climax, it is neither more nor less than an order to "See that all names are put upon the Voters' Lists." * These instruc- tions were scattered broadcast CI themselves they should be hurled from power on the very first indicas tion of incompetancy or unfaithful- poss and any individual or party who would seek to continue 'in office tho corrupt and unworthy may well be ranked amongst the greatest enemies of the country.-- Party should go to the dogs when the interest of the country are at stake. There is one step in the direction tin the country should adopt and which we believe will recommend itself to the intelligence of all ox- cept it may be the children of the flesh pots. The step to which wo refer is an exhaustive weeding out down their number to one third of what it now is. The idea of 206 men meeting in our House of Cum- mons year after year, two-thirds of thom only retarding the work but all receiving their $1,000 a session. This is a little too much of a good thing, $206,000 paid in salaries |every year to a houseful of men locks as if Canadians had more money, aye and men too than they know what to do with. Of course hon. members are only in session two or three months in any one year but the $1000 comes the same Is it any wonder that corruption is rampant and legislation muddled with a crowd of 206 men all brought together to do the work that 50 would do better. The sooner so expensive a-farce is put an end to the better for the country. -------- Licking the Dust. In our last we noticed that the Toronto Globe and Ottawa Free Press had been at the usual game, seeking to destroy the character of a better man than there is to be found in oither of the two libeling concerns but this time they came nearly scorching their fingers. They as usual got up a toundationless charge against a political opponent by hav- ing it heralded all over the land that the Hon. Mr. McGreevy held in his hands $750,000 belonging to the Quebec Government for which he had given no account. So soon a8 the libel was brought to Mr. Me. Greevy's notico he proceeded at once by attacking the pockets of these subsidised 'libelers to force then into an acknowledgment that that they were publishing founda tionless slanders." Mr. McGreevy had entered suits against these Grit sheets laying the damage al £10,000. Listen to the Globe's magnificent back down :-- « A few days ago it was telegraphed from Ottawa to the Globe that Hon. Mr. McGreevy had pot given value to the Quebec Govern ment for two millions of dollars received, and that $750,000 was unaccounted for.-- We have enquired into the story, and find it to be without foundation." Would it not have been as (yell had the Globe "enquired into the story " and found it to be as he now admits, without foundation" before he published.it, but that would not be according to Grit tactics in dealing with political opponents, their theory, aye, avd practice too in- variably is throw all the dirt you can ata political opponent some of it may stick, and when cornered up and obliged to acknowledge that your slanders are false as perdition then do so with the best grace pos- sible under the circumstances, and if bard pressed descend even to the depth of confessing that your in- famous slanders were 'without among the faithful, but carefully marked "For private distribu- tion," meaning that they wero only for the faithful and that the Voter's Lists should as far as possible be stuffed with such names as can be got on by hook or crook no matter how if they are ouly there and cer-- tain to vote Government. Sach a 8ystem of continuing in office a Gov- +. ernment that is sinking the country g from day to day, runuing it into in- won + extricable financial difficulties, ruining our trade, blighting our manufactures and driving our arti- _gans to seek employment and homes fn thalands of the stranger ought not | to be tolerated for a moment. Such A means, we say, of prolonging the worthless, political existence of a 'Government who niver would have power bad they not secured ft.by wholesalo bribery and corrup. ; tion and who have maintained it | 54% i7.gver since by the samo' means ; may be all very well for the foundation." We would like to know what right any "journal has to attempt to tear a man's reputa- tion to pieces, hold him up to public scorn and brand him as a public fraud without the slightest founda- tion and then get out of the difficul- ty by simply confessing the depth of his guili in giving all the publi- city possible to an infamous un- founded slander. -- Assessment Roll. The Assessment Roll of Reach for 1877 which passed its final revision on Saturday last was a credit to Mr. J. Dafoe, the Assessor. There were only three appeals and these were so trifling that the appellants did not put in an appearance so that the roll passed through the Court of revision without a figure being changed, We find by the Roll that the num: ber of acres assessed is 61503, of these 1728 are non-resident. The , | total value of real and personal pro. and taxable income is $2,- 362,801, of this $163,115 is personal property. The assessed value of tho present r is nearly $80,000 more than it was last year; but it is $101,715 loss than it was in 1875. There aro 2052 horses, 4490 cattle, 3903 sheep, 'of Reform which every taxpayer: Assessment Roll. There is no other document laid with the Assessment Roll and a cor- responding degree of anxiety is al- ways manifested as to the manner in which iv is got up. - Mr. Me- Laughlin the asssessor for the pre- sent year, bas done his work in a creditable manner and the entire absence of any appeal against the assessment is the best of all proof of the good judgment of the assessor. From the roll wo learn that the Reach Council. The above Council met on Saturday, 2nd before a Council of equal importance inst. Members all present. approved. now resolve itself into a Court of Revision to revise the Assessment Roll this Cor- por tion for the year 1877, and that the Reeve be Chairnan of the said Court.-- Carried. | The Clerk now proceeded to take the declaration of the several members of the Court proceeded to investigate the roll. total number of acres is 37,393 of for one hour of representatives and a cutting}. total amount of assessment is 8717.- 554 of which $30,875 is personal property. The number of horses the feminine gender. We hope ere long to see Carwright's assessment rise to the square million at least.-- The assesement is low in proportion to the cash value. ------ The Government and the Militia. Our militia system, in common with every thing else which our honest and en- lightened Government touches is advancing backwards at double quick, so disgusted are the active fellows who in times gone by turned out by the hundreds in our rural sections that they cannot now be induced to that it should be so, the miserable humbug- gratuitous services demanded of the men, and other * intolerable snubbings have thoroughly disgusted the young men that they will no longer turn out. Lt Co! McMillan of the 3ith battalion and Capt of Company No 5, Port Perry, commanded the Company to meet him at the Port Perry station of the W & PP Railway on the arrival of the morning train on the first inst. which 400 are non-resident, the | turn out by the dozen, It is little wonder ging of Government incapacity, the almost 80 Mr Elias Williams came before the Coun- ! killed by dogs, and a lamb badly worried, | | setting the damage at $8 for each of the | ewes,--$4 for the lamb that was killed, and manded a day's pay for the time he had 18 908, Sule 1739, sheep 2193, | gy for the one that was worried, maki g in | spent in coming for his road list; the law swine 932, dogs 172 of which 3 are of 411 $22. Realized $5 for one of the ewes; | allowed a days labor for such and he claimed | a few pounds of wool. On motion of Mr Burnett an order was | granged for $10.33, being two-thirds of the 088. Mr, T McConnell complained that he had had aewe and lamb killed and a lamb damaged and sets his damage at $7.25, On motion ot Mr Burnett an order was granted for $4.83, The Court of Revision now resumed its sitting. The Clerk stated that the Assessor had returned his roll. The Chairman of the Court asked what appeals there were ? The Clerk replied that there had been only three lodged, and ono of these at least was through a misunderstanding ot the appellant. The names of the appellants were called over in order, but as none of them put in an appearance the appeals were dismissed and the assessments confirmed. Mr C Rose came before the Court to have the name ot his son put on the roll in con- formily with the Farmer's Sons Act, He said that he was from home when the assessor was round and the women folks had neglected to give in the son. The Court consented to the change. ces Barnes managed his farm it app sion except two. - The by.law was now amended as moved | cil regarding two ewes and a lamb he had for by Mr Christie by substituting the name of Mr Taylor in place of that of Mr Barnes. " his days pey. Railway came before the council with draft of a grouping by-law, said gro Reach, Port Perry and Scugog. ! codneil the President retired. Mr Ross came before the council grant on the town Whitby. for ed. xypdtamieh, allowed to take sand from that beat, but he can tell the council that no one will get sand as it is for he has entered a suit to prevent parties frond taking sand and if the council The minutes of last meeting read and | are not now served they soon will. He would also notify the council that there are two Mr Burnett moved that this Couacil do| culverts in that beat in a very dangerous condition and if any aceident should happen there the council must abide the consequen- Mr Burnett said he did not like this ex- hibition of bad feeling in localities, in look- ing at the excellent manner in whick Mr X ! z el to him Court, and thus regularly constituted the | Barngs would make a good Pathmaster but | nothing could be said in the face of sa Ori motion of Mr Christie the Court rose petition signed by all the people in the divi- Mr Barnes now stepped forward and de- The Presdent of the Toronto & Ottawn including the municipalities of Pickering, Having placed the document in the bands of the line between Reach and The council gave him to understand that the claims of that road would be consider Mr Mowbray said that he had made up his walks not being owners of hotses and having paid so many years or done statute labor for keeping up the highways chiefly used by farmers he considers that it would scarcely be fair where the farmers to demur at so small a grant being made for once to repair the side walks of that village. Mr. Holman now addressed the council somewhat 'vigorously on the: justice of the claim urging that Prince Albert in her prosperous days did very much in way of keeping up the highways but she never asked a dollar to expend in any way. Mr. Mowbray regards the action of the parties making these special appeals as wrong especially on this occasion when it is determined to cut the grants to the lowest possible, he would not attempt to say that they should not get anything their case will come up for consideration when other claims are up, but the pridciple is un- sound, Mr. T. Graham made application for a grant for side walks in the village of Man- chester ; he said the side walks are in a de- p'eroble state especially that walk so much used by all parties in passing to and from the town hall, the wretched look of the thing was not even the woret of it, it was very unsafe to pass along, it is so bad that it won't hold together much longer. If there were statute labor sufficient in the division to come any thing near the neces-- sary repairs they would not ask anything from the township Lut there is not balf enough. He does not say that Manchester should get a grant and other villages shonld get none, he considered Prince Albert at least having paid so long and got nothing should have a grant; it appeared to him that a P Mr. Lang, he had no reason to doubt that gentleman's word but thre question of author- ity was a very different fhing, there is not a title ot_evidence to show that the work was ordered by the council, and what appears singular to him is that this t if the work was ordered by the council should be allowed to remain so long unpaid the uni- form practice is to present the account so soon as the job is completed but here is & job done four or five yeats ago and the ac- count only presented now, Mr. Parr said he had no reasor to doubt the accuracy of Mr. Lang's statements as to the work being done and the value of it and all that, but he could not see his way the council. Council at its next meeting Mr. Johnst d the diti Pp! be ina bad condition of repair. i ted PP and Seymour were exceed $25 between lots 18 and 19, in the 7th con. repair the same, quarter line through the 9th con. appointed a commissioner to repair said line Th Albert do most of their travel on the side | the work had been done ds represented by |Destrutive Fire pd Episcopal Methodist were in less than two in Oran, re igeville OnaxgeviLis, Jhne 2.--A fire which for: some time threatened the destruction principle business part of the town, ' broke out at six o'clock yesterday evening imtbé workshop in the rear of Messrs, Beswick & i store on Bre spread with alarming rapidity to the wagon. shop of Mr. W. Cruikshanks, at the stable and sheds of the American Hotel, and to the te y, and Church, all of which hours reduced to ashes The American - Hotel wason fire | seyeral times, and had to be destroyed . fo' The Primitive Methodist Church was also badly damaged by fire and water. -- ck the clear in voting to pay the account with the amount of information now in possession of| On motion of Mr. Parr, the Reeve and Mr. Seymour were appointed a committee to investigate the matter and report to the of the quarter line through the 4th con. to On motion of Mr. Parr, Messrs, Lattimer to repair said quarter line, the outlay not to Mr. John Cuthbert complained of the un- safe condition of culverts on the quarter line On motion of Mr. Par, the, Reeve was appointed commissioner to examine and Mr. R. Bailey applied for a grant on the On motion of Mr. Parr, the Reeve was The fire brigade worked well, yet bat for a favorable change in the direction of the wind the fire would no doubt have destroyed the principal part of the town; The. total loss is about $12,000. The principal suffer- ersare Messrs, Beswick & Thompson, W Cruickshanks, J Lindsey, W J Morrison and the Episcopal and Primitive Methodist con- g ions, The losses of the latter three are partially covered by insurance. ' The property of the other sufferers Was uninsur- ed; : MotNT CARMEL, 1, June 4.=A terrible storin struck this city to-day, by which six- teen men lost their lives and half a million dollars' worth of property was destroyed. A large namber were Wounded, several of whom will undoubtédly die- The bodies of four of the killed were burned. There are at least twenty-five still missing. Later information says four more bodiee have been found, and two of the wounded have since died. The ruins of the buildings ; hazard their election next year, but for his | part thanext year's election is no concern to mind that as little as possible should be ex- pended for this year and whatever was ex- pended would be laid out where it would do most good and where it is most required, -- Sometimes it is hinted that if grants be not made for this locality or that parties may side walks, him, as councilor he has duties to perform to the public and he wonld perform these to the best of his ability without the slightest it would be nothing more than right if the villages got their statute labor say every tenth year for the purpose of repairing their He considers that Manchester should have $100 at least ; but they would even do the work for nothing if the Coum cil would only give enough to supply the materal ; if the Council would only give $60 they would make up the balance and get along, onc man had offered to supply the at an expenditure not greater than §10. of Cartwright. ers fromManvers in carrying out the arrange Mr. McQuaid appeared in behalf of the Manvers boundary line opposite the 1st con. On motion of Mr. Seymour, the Reeve and Messrs; Parr and Goggin were appointed commissioners to act with the commission ments made with the Manvers council and to procure such land for roadway as may be regard to next year's election, - The Reeve reported verbally as to the nails. The Council agreed to consider it. Mr. Bear called the attention of the Coun- considered in the interest of the municipalit on said road allowance. jes concerned ; also to dispose of any timber are burning, threatening the total destruc. ion of the town, . Camo, Ill, June 4.--Private telograms state that a tornado struck Mount Carmel about | p m., causing great loss of life and property. Twelve are known to be killed, and thirty to fifty wounded, and about twenty missing, Among the buildings destroyed are the Presbyterian and Methodist churches two school houses, the Court Houst' and several stores and residences. emg B@5™ A couple applied to a clergyman in Quincy, 111, to be married, got him to take Under ordinary circumstances one might resnlt of the delegation appointed at the late have expected a response from some thirty or forty and what was the result 7 Why one lad put in an appearauce more for the fun of the thing than for any other purpose. It cannot be that the worthy Captain was to blame for perhaps not half dozen of the Company ever saw him or would know him from Adam if they had met him, for the Captain and the Company were so far apart that for all practical purposes they might as well been Captained by a resident of Great Britain ; it is the system and not the officers which sours the men. The Oban Sea Serpent. Our readers will remember that a few weeks ago almost every Grit sheet in the Province from the head centro down, were dilating on the capture and death of the celebrated sea serpent at the Mow renowned hamlet of Oban, Scotland, The particulais of the capture and death of the sea monster were given with the utmost minutim; all the dimensions were given in the most detailed manner and some of the most enthusiastic of them went to the trouble and expense og getting cuts made so that they might not only furnish their readers with a minute de- scription of the modern Leviathan but might feast their eyes on a correct represent- ation of the would be wonder, It turns out however that the whole thing was a huge hoax perpetrated on a Crit Newspaper 'in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, and through that Grit perpetrated on almost every Grit rag in the Dominion. The London correspondent of the Sheffield Daily Telegraph cxnoses the whole burlesque. He says :-- " At Oban some time ago there was an earthquake, or what scemed to be one, and the event was described by a correspondent in a letter addressed to the editor of a Glasgow ne vspaper. The editor was in- incredulous about the earthquake, and said so freely. At this incredulity the local correspondent, conceiving that his character dignant, However, he concealed his wrath until a fitting occasion presented itself, In due time he invented the sea seipent story, with most minute details and incidents This description he addressed to the Glasgow paper, which swallowed greedily the fiction while it had thrown doubts upon the fact. When thie local correspondent had achieved this feat. and everybody was laughing at the sea serpent had been opened, and the only article it contained was a copy of the Glasgow newspaper which had the editor's comments throwing doubt upon the story of the carth- quake. The indigestible paragraph had killed the animal." A Bad Burn. On Thursday last about 3 p.m. the barn and stables of Mr. Robt. Bailey, on lot 22 in the 10th con of Cartwright. were destroyed by fire in a singular way. From a pine tree that was burning distant about half a mile from the bara a piece of burning bark was blown off and lighted between two logs of the barn near the top and so rapidly did the flame communicate with the inflamable materials of the barn that within less than ten minutes the roof fell in and nothing within the stable or barn could be saved -- A maguificent team, for which $400 had Bailey nearly lost his lifcin a fruitless en. deavor to get them out; in fact he had him. self.to be extricated, his face is somewhat burned. The horses and harness belonged to Mr. R. Cowan, a brother of the owner of the farm, Mr. Bailey rented the premises and loses over $250 worth consisting of feed, implements &c., which were in the barn.-- He is an honest industrious man but can badly stand the loss. The farm be. longed to Mr. W. Cowan, the barn was in- sured, Mr R. Cawan's team and harness were worth at least 500 with no insurance on them. Mr. Bailey had his chattles in- sured before he moved to Mr. Cowan's farm for truthfulness was at stak®, was very in-; Glasgow paper, he sat down and wrote a cool | letter, in which he said that the body of a been refased but a short time before, were standing in the stable harneseed and Mr, | On motion of Mr Mowbray the assessment roll, as thus finally revised, was adopted and declared to be the assessment roll for the Township of Reach for 1877, and the Clerk was instructed to certify to the same as the law directs. On motion the Court arose and the Coun- cil resumed its sitting, A petition was presented for a grant on the big marsh in the 11th con. Mr, Farrell urged the necessity of grant- ing the prayer of the petition, aud thinks that $100 might do. On motion of Mr Christie the Reeve, Mr Dobson, and the mover were appointed a committee to examine the place referred to in the petition. 4 On motion of Mr Dobson the Reeve wa® instructed to grant his order on the Pro- vincial Treasurer for the sum of $240 of the township fund in his hand, to mect the in- terest on the railway debentures which becomes due on July 1st. . A petition was presented praying the Council to cancel the appointment of Mr Barnes as pathmaster for division 14, and appoint Mr Taylor, the party who held it last year. Mr. N Bates appeared in support of the petition he said that he and the people generally in the division had been taken by surprise on learning that a change had been mude in the pathmaster of their beat as he understood the by-law and the practice of the council if no meeting 'were held and no appointment recommended by the division then the party holding the position should be appointed for the tollowing year and he did not consider that it was either the duty or the desire of the council to use their power to persccute any division by taking upon themselves to appoint one whom they ought to know was not wanted by the people he considered that the councii in the matter bad over stepped the provisions of the by- law and the usual practice of the council, at Jeast when he had a scat at that board the coungil bad acted difterently, if the division did not desire a change the council never stepped in and made one and he did pot think that any council should use their power to persecute any division, He could say a great deal buf'be did not wish here to say anything against Mr. Burnes as path- master all he would say is that the face of the petition shows that the people of the division dont want him and ijt was very wrong of the council to appoint one whom the people did not want and to displace one whom the people had no complaint Mr. Barnes had held the position before and had proved most unreasonable he could cite the case of Mr. Ager as one in pont but he (Mr. Bates) 18 not here to find fau't with Mr Barnes. Mr. Taylor had held the position last year and the people all--except two in division bad signed 'the petition--wanted him reappointed and he did not see what objection the council could ofter to the wily of the people and go in the teeth of their own by.law Mr Mowbray recalled Mr Bates' to an ex- pression he had made as to the council per- secuting the Division, he (Mr Mowbray) did not like to hear anyone make use of such language. Mr Bates replied that he did not say that the council were persecuting the division but he did say that the power given to councils ought not to be used in a per- secuting way. Mr Christie moved that the by-law ap- pointing Pathmaster be so amended as to | strike off the name of Mr Barnes and insert that of Mr Taylor as Pathmaster for Div, No. 14, and also by carving out a new division out of divisions 5 and 6 and appointing Mr John Martin as Pathmaster of said new beat. The Reeve said that while on the 1st con. afew days ago toleta job be bad seen enough to convince him that Mr Barnes is not a fit party for the position, he referred to Mr Baines' action at the sand pit." Mr Barnes who had been keeping up 8 scathing fire on the flanks of the previous speakers, Mr Bates and the Reeve, now | ascended the platform and laid around him with bis accustomed eloquence making the very timbers ring with his declamations.-- and we should judge the insurance company will look favorably onthe matter and do something for Mr. Bailey under the circum- stances: Of course if he bad nofified the company they would have transferred the risk to his new premises and his neglect to We cannot do justiee to Mr, Barnes' oration, he certainly made a powerful speech rubbing down his opponents to the very bone. He said that he did not wish the position of pathmaster but he wanted to see the work done and the work is not done under Mr meeting of council to proceed to Toronto to wait on the Governor in Council regarding the dircriminating tariff as 10 the carriage of grain from Port Perry to Whitby and from ¢l to the big hill near his place. On motion the Council adjourned for tea. Council resumed. 0 1 motion of Mr. Christie an order wax granted in favor of Mr. Dafoe for the Mr Chapman said that in order to get out to put in three extra days labor and he con siders it only right and just that the connci shonld pay him for the thice extra days. a portion of his crops last year he waa forced £3 out of a counterfeit $20 bill for his fee, and then departed, and seme of the house~ hold who watched them were astonished to sce the bride remove her dress in an ally and come forth a young man, Manchester to Whitby. near Greenbank, Mr Dobson said the council on their aminations had met Mr Bear and they h learnee from him ed, road out? ' ws a private road and that Mr Lawren up a proper gate, deal of annoyance during many years consequence of having no road out; it Mr Lawrence came before the conncil again asking a proper way out from his place ex. that there would be no difficulty in maintaining an outlet for Mr Lawrence through Mr Bear's place, Mr bear had offerred everything that could be expect- Mr Bear being called was here asked if he was willing to arrange the matter so that Mr Lawrence might be made sure of bavinga Mr Bear replied that while. he had a way out to the centre road he was often indevt- ed to Mr Lawrence for getting out the other way and for his part he would have no ob. jections to give a guarantee suchas giving the corporation a ten year's lease of the road have free use of it on condition that hé*put Mr Lawrence said he had suffered a great true that Mr Bear has been very accommo- dating, but still he (Mr Lawrence) felt some. times as it he were tresspasing when passing sum of $100 being in full of his salary 8 Assessor, On motion of Mr Mowbray the Treasurer was instructed to hand over to the Co. Treas. the sun of $578.58 being in full of the amonut claimed by the Co. Council from this township on account of non-resident land fund iodebtedness as found by com- mittee. On motion of Mr Burnett the. sum of $16 was granted to the deputation who went to Toronto to wait on the Governor in council regarding the diseriminating tariff in grain from Port Perry and from Manchester statioes to Whitby harbour On motion of Mr Christic the following sums were granted to the following parties as indigent aid, viz, R Fitchett $2, Cath Talman §2,J Edwards £2. P Leonard 2.50 and Mrs Ready $1.50 the following were struck off Mrs Reynolds, Mrs Malyon and J Smith On motion of Mr Mowbray the sum of $12 was granted to Mr Yarnold for survey and report between lots 22 and 23 in the third ce | con. On motion the council adjourned. Tuesday June 5th. The council met all present, Mr Christie intrcduced and carried through a by. law making appropriations for roads and bridges to the amount of $1056.42 In committee of the whole the amount appropriated as follows : $200; lots 18 and 18, 9th con, J. Leask, Commissioner, in is Dobson & The council objected to this but were will allowed him on his statute labor for th was instructed to that effect partof the road in his division. amine it as he passed along. Mr John Spinks called the attention of th council to the condition of the quarter lin through the 3rd con. He was given to un derstand that mrangements had already been made to attend to that. On motion the council adjourned. The Clerk proceeded to take the declara. tion of the members after which they sat as asa Court of Revision the Reeve in the chair. The Clerk here presented the Assessment Roll informing the Court that no appeal had been made. The roll was examined by the Court. Mr Parr moves that the assessment roll as now finally revised be adopted as the assess- ment roll for the township of Cartwright for 1877 and the Clerk certify to the same as the law directs.--Carifed. On motion the Court adjourned, re -- Port Perry Council. ing that the three extra days should be present year and the Pathmaster of the beat Mi Nattras complained of the condition of He was given to understand that Reeve would ex- Dear Sir,--We had a case of brutal flog. ¢| ging in our school here last week such indeed as calls for public consideration. The teacher Mr R Umphrey was calling over the roll when a'boy named Alexander Gordon in answering to his number called louder than the teacher wished of perhaps was necessary and for this not unpardonable crime the teacher flogged him so unmerci fully that his back presented a shocking appearance and when the boy went home his ¢ | parents found it necessary to call in medical . | aid. The case was bronght before T. H. Glen. e came off in Campbell terest was taken in was crowded, After and costs or 30 days consequence of this ferocity, of Brock passing in an have been, gave its power. The roof Sunderland, June 4th, 1877, Tornado in Brock. dinning, J. ., on Saturday last. The trial 's hall and so much ine the case that the hall carefully hearing the evidence the magistrate fined the Teacher $5 in jail. There is a strong feeling here against the teacher in exhibition of shameful P.8 C, On Sunday last about 5p. m. a somewhat destructive tornado swept over the township easterly direction along the 5th con. and if nbt as disastrous as might uamistakable proofs of was blswn off Mr. L. through Mr Bear's property and it is certain 1y not agreeable'to haveto do it, besides he is always at the mercy of Mr Bear, they are good friends now but shonld it prove other- wise at any time Mr Bear might forbid him to pass over his premises and this is not a safe condition to bein. As to his makinga gate he will never do it; he would have no objec ion to the proposition made by Mr, Bear as to his leasing the road to the cor- poration, but the corporation must provide the gate otherwise he will demand of the | t Cou neil a means of getting out, and Christie. Moon. Christie. & Dunlop. The matter was finally agreed that Mr. Bear should give the corporation a ten year's lease of the road, as a private road, on condition that Mr. Bear have the free use of a portion of the unopened concession dur, ing the existance of the lease, the Council to furnish the gate. & Gibson. & Burnett. $90, Marsh Bridge, con 13. Gregg, Commixioners. §74, Mud Lake, con, 1. Ewers, Dobson $25, west of Simcoe st, con 11. Tipp & $20, Brock Road, Dobson & $75, west of Centre Road. Tummonds $15, Brock Road, con 13. $65 Solley's Hill, con 12 $50, Town Line, con 5. D &J Gregg. Buel & Ross Christie & Ash- on. $10, lots 10 and 11, con 4 J Dobson, $25, lot 2, con 4. 25, West of Sonya, con 14. McFarlane $75, Nonquon Road cons 2,3 & 4. son & Coates. 40, east of Centre Road, con 7. Dobson -- Ross, -- Howsam. £20, Whitby town line, W. $10, Whitby town line, E. on Tuesday 5th inst, The Reeve absent approved. A petition was presented from Paxton and fourteen other lad rayin, ditions set forth in said petition. referred to the Committee of Street Im coune On motion.ef Mr Currie an order wa: charge on statute labor. Rob. granted as follows : Erisign $3, Mrs Sp. $4, Mr Koster $4, allowance for May. Mrs Zwicksy $6, cer $8, r Demery $3, being th The above conncil met at the Town Hall Mr Crandell was called to the chair and the minutes of former meeting were read and . Eliza the council that a side walk be butlt on Beach st, East from Lilla st. ov certain con- On motion of Mr Currie the petition was provements to report at the next meeting of - granted Mr W Nott fir 75 cts being an over- On motion of Mr Jones indigent aid was Mrs MrA Brown On motion of Mr Jones the street com Shier's barn; a building 80 feet long was lifted six feet from the ground and shattered. Mr A Baker's barn was unroofed. Mr A St. John's magnificent new barn had its roof blown oft and shattered to pieces and the picees scattered inall directions while his old barns and stables were blown down -- Mr Porritt's horses were lifted from the pasture field and carried away across the railway track. Trees were torn up by their roots and thrown hundreds of feet, Mir J Tock- e's fine orchard was completely destoyed. The roof was blown off Mr Irvin's dwelling Mr 'Thos. Clarkson on the town line of Reach had - | his splendid sheep house blown to pieces. The woolsand sugar bushes were dreadfully devastated. s| An eye witness who was doubtless a little excited tells us that in one place the sheep were flying through the air like snow flakes in a December storm £ Maxcumster June Famm.--The Manchester Fair on Wednesday 13th ought to be a grand | fair. The grass feed has got time to tell favorably on the stock and a choige display of cattle may be looked for, prices ought to range Mr. Burnett introduced 12, and insert that of E. Phenix in stead, ings. Laid over. walks. had both promised that a grant should the Council intended to give so that might proceed at once. "of them and such a thing could not grant. ~ committed to the grant. and carried through a by-law to so amend the pound- keepers' by-law as to strike off the name of J. lanson as. pound-keeper for Division No. Messrs, Williams and Rains came before the Council asking a grant for Lazier"s bridge on the 7th con , offering by voluntary labor to cut down the hill and raise the bridge to a considerable extent if the Coun- cil will grant say $20 to put on proper rail- Mr. John Heard came before the Council regarding a grant for Prince Albert side He said that as Patbhmaster of that division he was anxious to know how much the Council was willing to grant; $150 had been asked and the Reeve and Mr. Dobson given and as he (Mr. Heard) regarded this as a most advantageous time to build side walks he felt anxious to know how much Thé Reeve said that a commiltee from Prince Albert consisting of Messrs Courtice, McDonald and Hurd had waited on him and asked a grant of $150 to be expended on side walks and that he had promised them that a grant should be made for that purpose but since he (the Reeve) bad on further con- sideration changed his mind, believing that such a grant would be unfair to other villages unless grants should be made to all dreamed of ; so that a bad promise is better broken than kept and he will oppose the Mr. Dobson. explained how far he was $10, SideLine, cons. 12 and 13. §20, lot 13, con 2. -- Gilroy $20, Nonquon Road, con. 3. $10, west of Manchester, con 5. & Fitchett $20, Centre Road, con 8. L. Burnett, §33.42, Brown's Mill Pond, 9th con. L. Burnett. $25, Prince Albert. J. Heard, $20, Manchester, I Graham, #15. East of Centre Road, con 6. & Walker. $4, Brock Road. D. Christie. $30, Road Scrapers. Ewers & Dobson. ll a ------ Cartwright Council. The Municipal Council of Cartwright met at their hall Williamsburg, on Monday. 4th inst. Mr. Goggins absent. The minutes of previous meeting read and approved. Mr. Phair introduced and carried through a bylaw so amending the pound-keepers by-law as to strike off the name of Robert Freeborn and insert that of Joseph Lemon in its stead. On motion of Mr. Lattimer the Reeve granted his order in--favor of Mr. Parr for the sum of $14 for two road scrapers. being for divisions 30 and 3I, On motion, the council adjourned for dinner. Council resumed. 'Wm Elliot made application to be allow- ed to occupy the road allowance between the 5thand 6th concessions opposite the east half of lot 18. Mr. Elliot set forth his claims asa poor man a resident of Cartwright and desirous of remaining so and willing to work for his own maintenance. After considerable discussion in which Mr. Jame Brown the owner of the adjoin- ing property, took part. --GGilroy T Contes Dobson its Marsh be he be missioner was instructed to cause the re- moval within ten days of all nuisances found anywhere within the incorporation On motion of Mr Currie the Court of Revision to revise the assessment roll of the village was appointed to meet on Friday 20th inst. And the Clerk was requested to give the necessary notice, On motion of Mr Currie the Clerk was in. Company No 5, 34th Battallion V. M., that the council declines to make any aj- propriati n for the purpose of conveying the comj any to or irom Whitby to put in their annual drill, Mr. Dawes moves that so soon as the Clerk shall receive from Joseph Bigelow a good title to that property known as Beach st., free trom all encumbrance that he communicate with the Reeve asking him to get the by-law confirmed closing up that portion of the 7th con in lien thereof | On motion the council adjourned. Arnual General Meeting. «| The annnal meeting of the Prince Albert Public Hall Joint Stock Company was held in their hall on Tuesday, June 5th. The President took the chair at 8:30 pm. the minutes of the past annual meeting were read and confirmed. motion adopted. The Auditors' Report was now submitted and on motion, adopted. | The Company has not been in as good a pusition for many years and the prospect is ir. The election of Directors for the present year was now proceeded with and the fol. lowing were declared duly elected, viz :-- | Meer, Hiscocks, Courtice, Forman, Mc- Donald, l'ark, Parsons, Heard and Baird. Mr. Courtice was elected auditor, and Mr Heard, carctaker. On motion the annual meeting adjourned. The Directors then met and elected the following officers: J. Baird, President, J, Heard, Treasurer, H. Parsons, Secretary, stincted to i form the Captain commanding Centre House will leave nothing undone for the comfort of his guests. Cl The Treasurer's Report was read and on Mr Wright said he was surprised to hear the Reeve express himself as he bad just done ;on 'what principle of justice can the Reeve assert that it would be unfair to give Prince Albert a grant and not give also to Utica, Epsom and other villages, he regards the comparison as ridiculous, and as for Manchester it has got a generous supply in the past. Prince Albert was for many years | same. a rich and prosperous village containing a! Mr. James Brown agrees to build the other very large amount of taxable property and half. Mr Parr moved that resolution No 2 passed at the session of council held on May 7th ult be and the same is hereby rescinded, and that Mr. Wm Elliot be allowed to occupy twenty rods from the Quarter Line westerly provided that he Elliot within two weeks from now build one half the fence of the On motion the Board adjourned. A Michigan Village Burnt. Derrorr, June 2.--The village of Onota, weli though not to eal may be expected. a good supply of cho ing cattle fairs Min Spring Wheat ...... Burley..... ..i..00. Oats Peay ...... NClover Sced........ Hay per ton. Butter... Wool uvuseivrsrane Lake Superior, caught from the | urning . forest yesterday, and was destroyed Every building, excepting the school house and | ehurch, was burned. Loss $100,000. About 700 people are homeless. A tug with food has been sent from Marquette SaintrieLp June Fair --The Saintficld June Fair will be held on Tuesday June 12th and hand with active sale at fair prices. are few more advantageous localities for holce I high. A good turn out ice cattle will be om There © host, Ferguson, of the The Markets. OsErrvER Orrics June 6, 1877, Pall Wheas......... ... . $0 00 tc $0 00 . 140t0 148 050 060 e50tc 052 060to 070 600 to 700 11 00 to 12 00 018to 018 012to 012 650to 675 0llte 011 080 to 090 500 to 550 cinieas 025t0 025 ------r------------ d Association of 'h America. NORTH ONTARIO C0, LODGE. HE SEMI-ANNUAL County Meeting will be held in the erland, on Tuesday, 19th Jur o'clock a, m., the Lodge. X 4% portance to the Order will A full atten A telegram from Oscola reports heavy fires raging in the woods south-west of An' BaF" God Bave the Sable, and along the north shore towards M. McPHADEN, Comnty ce is expected. 'Queen! "BR KENNEDY, thus paid large amounts of taxes and they Mr. James Lang handed in an account of never got a grant of a single dollar from the $15 for stumps taken by him in 18732. Ww corporation. He regards the request of the Mr. Seymour recommended the payment oo. Boch Business is re NT pa Ie iL ported suspended Becly. | County Master, Prince Albert division as only reasonable of the account. at Au Sable, and the entire TH Co. Becretary's ey YT Ae ty The Reeve said he had no doubt but that , village is out fighting the fire, i 05 hoga rnd 403 dogs, 11 of thoso 4300 mebt mut o be paises by an entre C008 0 CL ee tht wasn why H refu lo e any of the loss, 0] w ence the ii gre Bitshee. in all . The residence was set on fire a dozen Mr Bates is so anxioue to have Mr Taylor or Aang nah Reach 0cenpies' yimes and it was only by the greatest effort kept on. Some eay that if he (Barnes) yment shelter 8 capital position, . that it was saved, § should be appointed parties would not be and just ; very many of the people of Princo Office, Sunderland, Juno 6, 1871. } bz «Y