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---- -- rm _ her ata PORT PERRY, AUG. 28, 1879. Following a Shadow. In these days of intellectual pro- gress, when the skill and ingenuity of man are developing themselves in every direction and placing man on a much higher level than at any former period in the history of the species. This is trucas well in the fields of literature, science and art. . Men are to day more thoroughly educated, therefore loss bigoted, more tolerant and better men than ut any previous time in the world's history. They have dug deoper in- to and climbed higher on the moun tains of 'science than has ever been ed in the past; they have | the useful arts to a degree of perfection not even dreamed of in by-gone days. This is true of all the various callings and profes- sions ot life. In nothing do we stand still or rather retrograde ex-- cept in politics, but in this if we =the public have not gone back, we have not advanced io the slightest degree.-- Wo may have put on airs, had the franchise extended, got a different system of voting, changed our political nomenclatire by increas- ing the number and varying the distinctive titles (a destinction with- out a difference) according to the supposed intensity of tho political leanings ot the several political fam. ilies such as Tory,Consorvativo, Lib: eral Conservative, Radical, Reformer and Grit, but what do¢s all that amount to, what is in a name, and what are tho politics of Canada to- day? There are to-day about a score of men in the Dominion who suppose that they have some sort of divine right to hover round the treasure chest; one half got hold of it--by the grace of the people--and the other half etand gaping by till they get a chance to snatch it from the grasp of the present occupants, and the gaping crowd divided into two great armics of rotainers have no higher ambition than that the one or the other as the case may be; of the select few get control of the purse strings. The one group is headed by a Sir John, Sir Charles, Sir Leonard, &c., and the other by Sirless Mr. Brown, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Blake and others. The party who stand by aching to get hold of the purse strings invariably charge those who control the money chest with corruption and extravagance and those in sympathy with the outs for the timo being ocho, repeat and exaggerate the charges. Those again in sympathy with the holders of said strings, without the slightest investigation, deny the charges in toto, The all but universal aim of the two great armies being to get their leaders into powar when out or keop them in when they arc in. But beyond the aggrandizement of the loaders there appears to be no further ambition; and when an election comes around the "free and independent" are so wrought upon and excited that the general good and tho best interests of the country are entirely lost sight of and the old expensive regimo is never hinted at, the only aim being that this man or that sccure tho reins of power, -- There are not ten intelligent men in the Dominion, excluding those who reap a direct benefit from tho pro- sent system, but will admit that our public affairs are managed at a mos extravagant cost, leading tho country into enormous debt and bringing with rapidly increasing pressure want or at least privation on the toiling ones. We ars afffict- ol with asuper abundance of legis- ative 'bodies. Every sccond man one meats is & Government In- Apoctor of ona kind or another. Wa | have Counties' Councils, Legislative Assemblies, Dominion Parliaments and all of them threo or four times 'mora numerous than there is any mecossity for, Our legislators all thoir 20st, but the and tho latter do | copt retrenchment, b but it should by no means bo the last; for on every there is room for a large saving of money. Once the taxpayers come to understand that their true interests do not lio the direction of men butin measures they will refuse to support any man or party who does not bring about the numerous retrenchments which justice to the taxpayers imparatively. demands. The easily ridden electors have followed shadows long enough. -------- Banking as a Fine Art. Banking was "always as a regard- od intricate science, but it remained for some of somewhat our modern Bankers to prove it to Le arather fine ait. A very porminent case 'in point is the Mechanics' Bank of Montreal. At the commencement of this notorious concern every mode of deception was practised, amongst others certain .men were credited for stock they had neither subscribed for nor paid a dollar on and these wero even qualified as Directors on this bogus lean. limping on for a short time, when in 1875 it was found that $100,000 of the money The thing went of the honest stock holders bad got into the maw of some greedy officer and could not be accounted for, the Manager said the Toller had it and the Teller suid the Manager took it;" but have it who may the Toller cleared out and when an attempt was made to straighten up "matters it was found that the Bank bad to suspend. The next thing now was the dismissal of the Manager and the honest share- holders !ost 40 per cent. of their Btock, preference stock was issued and the Bank went on the fino art of deception as before.-- In order to decvive the publiv $75,~ in the front and made to do duty us valid discounted paper by the cunn- ing officers making an accommoda- tion note for the amount and plac- ing the bogus paper to the credit of the Bank. ero the stock holders were blinded, depositors mislod and the report to the Government from seventy-five to' one hundred thou- sand dollars better than it should have been. Is it at all to be wonder. ed at that such management should bring the institution to the ground and it has just come to tho ground with a vengeance, with debts amount ing to $444,330 while the asscts are set at only $255,220 or nearly a couple of bundred thousand less than the liabilities, so that the un fortunate stock holders will have the consolation of knowing that after losing all their stock they will have to pay over nearly $200,000; the law makes every stock holder liable for an additional amount equal to his stock, i. e. a party holding say $1000 stock is liable for an auddi- tional $1,000 to belp to yay the debts, The bank now owes to bill holders 25,000; to depositors $130,000 and to other banks $89.330. Bat the assets of the bank will not pay more than 55 or it may bo 60 cents on the dolla of the liabilities: so that if creditors are to be paid iu fall, which they ought to be, stock holders will have a good time hand ing over more money to help to pay the debts. The penectentiary for lifo is almost too lenient a punish- ment for incompetent and dishonest bank officers. ad A Cartwright Budget. Monday last. was Budget day with the Cartwright council and a highly "satisfuetory exhibit = they made. "Thoy fosad that they would have fo raise $2891 to run the cor- poration for the..present year.-- They had $722,530 being the assess ed value of tho real property, per- sonal property and taxable income, to raiso this amount from. There ié'n farge portion of Lhe $2,891 over which the council had no control 81068 is demanded by the county and $844 must be paid on debentur os and spocial rate to tho county 80 that $979 is left to run the cor poration. 40 cents on the$100 assess. 000 of bad dobts were brought to! {than his conscience does. - This was '| well illustrated when Jobo was go- nig bilwark of strength to that gontlo~ ; how John figured in both papers the! trustess of the several school sections | rary from $210 to $360. No. 4 be~ ing "the lowest and No. 7 the highest Section -No. 3 had not yet made application to have its rate collect- ed and had it not been for the gon- crosity of the council the, trustees would have beon in a tight box, they would have had from their own re- sources {to provide funds to run the scliool for the present year. E-- The Bread Shall be Given. Now that the greater part, mostly all, of our harvest is over, that the lavish kindness of Providence has again been experienced in a magni- ficent yield of everything necessary for a bountiful supply of the daily bread of all, the poor as well as the the rich, we can calculate with safety our prospects for the coming year. That our harvest has been a glori- ous one as well in quality as quan- tity no ono can deny, and now ,that it is safely within doors it is in order to offer a tribute of praise and thanksgiving to the Giver-of-all- Good for ITis abundant mercies -- Commercially speaking the price we oan realize for our products is the next factor in the calculation, and in this as in all other commer- cial transactions the supply and de- mand must rule, tho quantity we can part with and the price we can realize will determine the value of the harvest in a commercial point of view. That we have a vast quantity of grain to part with is a pleasing fact, and that the prospects of good if not high prices is no less comfort. ing. The extent of the demand of the European market will regulate our prices and from all that can be learned the demand: will be unusu- ally great, as the crops of the princi- [pal grain growing countries of Gizrope Lave been more or less a failure this year. The Austro: i ungarian wheat crop is nine million metric centals less than last year, but owing to accumulated stocks only two million centals nced be imported. The importation of four million metric centals of rye will be nocessary. The oat c.op allows a magin for export, A well.kknown English agricultural authority estimates that the total loss to Britaiu in short crops will be fully $21 hy 990,000 the home yield being under an average by t hat amount, Loxpox, Aug. 25 --It is declared by com- petent judges that the rain of last week did more damage in somié dibtricts of Britain than all the previous excessive rains, Mr, Scott, a reliable agricultural authority estimates the grain crops in Britain at one- third less than the average indicating a loss of over one hundred thiflion dollars upon cultivators, and that 17,000,000 quarters of wheat will be required from abroad. Scott also estimates that the deficiency of the potato crop will cause a loss to cultivators of $75,. 000,000 and the deficiency in beans, peas, and rye a loss of $15,000,000. Depry, Aug. 25.--It is stated that almost a famine prevails in the west of Ireland among tenant farmers, So (hat the prospects are that there will be a very large demand for Canadian bread stuffs and the prices realized will be in accordance with the demand. Running a Muck. The Ed. of the Vindicator in his scrap bag of last woek asserted with about as much truth as -usually graces productions, that the OsserVER had gone back on some of its friends. The Vindicator knew: he was asserting a falsehood but he expected that it might affect his pocket advantageously and. John's pocket lies much nearer his heart his ing back not only on his friends but on his patrons every day, when, he was drawing the wages of iniquity. to secure all the trade of Oshawa be former under his control, and drew the proceeds of both. While the Vindicator was pretending to laud to fhe veiy eky the Gibbs and Mr. Glen and all who took part with him, the Reformer though under John's thumb was going ina directly opposite course, scandalizing and de: faming the Messrs Gibbs and hold- ing Mr. Glen up as the very. pink of' perfection, and yet Jchn was draw- ing the proceeds of both papers at| | the same time, Well might Messrs) Gibbs 'say '4 6 me from my] friends" "for : praise of thew John' s defaming of Mr. Glen. was a n. But had the public kriown from week to week, when in order] hare appeared to mon of Jess 'mast; hopeless task to try and save anything | held both the Vindicator and Re-|° | determined efforts of active and willing "| of an incendiary, was the | greatest 'misfortune' that] } | could befal them politically, 'Whate |: "That the coming fallknd winter{ - trade will be unusuallyfetive does not admit of a shadow of bubt and in order to be thoroughly gepared for the rush Jones Bros. & (fare mak- ing unusually extehsijo prepar- ations. We advise an Rection of their magnificent stock j just being opened out. (See their \dv.) Preparing for ax Secured the ( We are much pleasd to notice that our worthy "tow an, IH. L. Ebbols, Esq., who has parried on a successful law practice in this'town for a number of years fast has ad- vanced another imporfint step in before the worn in as bis profession by goin law Courts and being | Barrister. " We congratulate Mj his advancement and I Ebbels on pe that he with much imself and may wear the gown profit and credit to honor to the profession ------ Go as you Plgase. tion of this node of ox- An interesting exhil somewhat new fangled hibiting muscular sta (the staying was the bg ring kt of it) was pad on the inst. The power given on the Reach night of Monday 181 raco was from Raglan tb Port Perry and started about 11:3 p. m. The contest was botweel ah official M.O.P, W. and a capital team of horses attached toa sping wagop. Of course the team game in first, but as the raco was 'go' as you please" those that knaw the official need not be told that he always pleases not to be in a hurry, so it is perhaps ibetter all round that he was breakfast. ordinary feats there was a woman not timed; ho got home to Like many other extra. in this. Board Meeting. The Board of Directors of the Township of Cartwright Agricultural Socicty will meet at Mason's Hotel, Williamsburg, on Monday. September 1st, at 3 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of making out the prize list and otiier necessary arrangements preparatory to the coming show, It will bein order for parties having donations to give fo inform the Board at its meeting on Monday. et Another Fire. The active, young village of Cannington has in the first year of her incorporate ex- istence had a pretty severe baptism of fire, she has * been too soon called upon to pass through the fiery ordeal, It was only on the 13th inst. that the residence of Rev, Mr. J. Elliott was destroyed by fire with all its contents, entailing a loss of almost $3,000 scarcely one quarter of which was covered by insucance ; and this was the work of an in- cendiary. Again on the following week, the 21st inst. they had a big blaze which only ceased when it had reduced to smoking embers the Northern Hotel, stab.es and other outbuildings, Mr. Munro's Jewelry store, Mr, Wyatt's Drug store, Mr, Batting's Tailor shop, Mr, and the residences of Mess. Sharp, Batting, King's Implement Warehouse, and McPherson. The property could not replaced for $20,000 whilgthe damage dove to surrounding property must be very heavy It was only the extraordinary eflorts and activity of the people which saved the village from almost total distruction. That magnificent structure the Queen's hotel, Fall Show: The Prise List of the Reach, Port Petry. and Scugog Agricultural Bociety's Fall Show for 1879, whl be found on the first page of this issue. The show will be held | the Agricultural Grounds, Port Perey, on |: Tuesday, September 30 and Wednesday, October 1st. Wetneed scarcely remind our readers of the fact that the grand secret of successful shows depends entirely on the quality and extent © of the exhibition, and while the money con sideration in the matter of prize taking is not of much account, the honor of excelling should not be regarded with indifference. -- We hope to see a competition worthy the intelligence of the three municipalities in terested in this show. Much depends on the efforts of the ladies in the matter of a floral hall, but they never disappoint ex- pectation. Some $80 have been secured in Port Perry in way of donations. -- Clearing Decks. The somewhat interesting lull in business at this season of the year is by no means to be wondered at, Banks are bracing up their funds and grain buyers are clearing decks before centering on another purchasing campaign, Farmers now have their stocks around them and on the result of the sale of these the success or failure of their year's labor, outlay and anxiely eutirely depends, -- Here are hundreds of thousands, nay mil- lions of bushels of grain to be brought out by farmers and handled by a comparative few ; hundreds of thousands of dollars must | pass from the hands of the grain buyer to those of the seller; one or two cents a bushel move or less is a matter of some consideration to the farmer but it isamatter of very vast consequence to the buyer with his tens, twenties or it may be hundreds of A slight mistake may be ruinous to the buyer, hence it is only to be expected that the buyer will enter upon the hazard with more or less trepid- thousands of bushels. ation, and it there be one class more than avother to which the farming community are indebted it is to those men who step forward, assume the responsibility, and risk of taking their grain and giving them money so that they in their turn may employ this money in forwarding the business and trade of the country. All are pleased when the buyer makes the somewhat risky adventure profitable, --- Additional Enterprise. There are few more decisive indications of the substantial progress ot a community than an increasing demand for a better class of household furniture and we arc pleased to notice that this increasing demand in Port Perry and its surroundings bas warranted the opening of another cabinet making All will be pleased to Icarn that Mr. Richmond, whose skill abundant guarantees for the superiority of his work, establishment in our midst, superior and long * experience are has commenced manufacturing such furniture as all desire to use, His place of business is on Perry street. When it is remembered that Port Perry already boasts of two extensive firstsclass cabinet factories conducted by Messrs, Davis & Sons and by Mr. W. J. Nott, it may easily be inferred that our demand for superior furniture is rapidly increasing. ---- Base Ball. Our Manchester base-ball club have been giving the Uxbridge club their final dress. ing. - The match played by these clubs, at Manchester, a few weeks ago was a capital, well contested game, victory remained with the Manchester boys but so close was the contest that it would be hazardous to dicide which was the best club, so in order to put the matter beyond a doubt a return match was played when our boys fairly wiped their opponents ont of existence as base-ballists. Out of some 46 runs made in all, the Uxbridge boys got only 14. This defeat will doubt- less be satisfactory all round, the Manchester club will have to look for higher game in was badly damaged and only saved ry the grasp of the flames by apowerful e ai The buildings all around were in the great- est danger and were onlyprotectd by the indefatigable efforts of the defenders. The damage to the Queen's is sery considerable, | much valuable tarniture hs been broken by removal and somewhat rough handling. -- Between the injury to the building and destruction to the furnitum the damage must swell to a large amounf The fire made short work of Bmith's largé hotel, the blasing tongues appeared to lick i up and | 'when the | segiof flame was warping itself over and around the neighboring Buildings, it would cnergy an al- even the-village itbelf ; but where there is a will there ore is a way and fhe combined and hands confined the fire fo a comparatively narrow compass and saved the village. In- cluding the damage sustained Dy the sur- rounding property the lcss must be great and though partly covered by insurance the loss to the ayners will bo very heavy. Th's || fire too is believed to been the work M sympathy fs felt for the losers but they are men of means and will doubtless . souks replace' the pro. pertics destroyod with substantial than r something more . I'he past .... BTILL A t rien! » | Canxiaroy, Aug. 35.-=About nine o'clock future, The Manchester boys got ncarly dis- appointed in their home passage, the ex- [prose they took did nol make connections properly and bad it not been for the inter- cession of Mr. W. C. Heard they would have been loft bat Mr, Heard overhauled tire express at that frontier town Strettonville, and getting the ear of the conductor of the special had the lively freight taken to their destination. Not being comme it faute in the game we had it that the Manchester boys got supper and "ball" from the Uxbridge club when they. played at Manchester but wo wero informed afterwards that there was no pall given and the supper was the other way on. This time, however, we under- stand that it is rulable that the Manchester club get the "ball" and supper and the Ux- bridge club know how to give both. ------------------ A Grand Excursion. Remomber the grand excursion from Port Perry to Sturgeon Point and return to-mor- row, Friday 29th inat. Leaving Port Perry by special train at 9 a, m, and Refuiniog a at 8p.m. The fact that the excursion is under the auspices of the C.M. Church here is a sufficient guarantee for the area, Fall Shows. Brock Township, at Sunderlafid, on Mon- day and Tuesday, the 29th and 30th of Beptember, Reach, Scugog and Port Perry, at Port on Tuesday, Sonenbes Soh, and 44 nesdny, October 1st. North Brock, at Cannington, on Wednes, this evening fire was discovered in the large- 'stable aud sheds owaed by Mr. Wm Thomp- ' son, in the reer of the | old Royal. Hotel a clear case of incen: # "evil would hive been neutralized.-- adjoining ' buildings © Erm by hard work. Logs, $400, insured for $200 in the Union, of Ottawa, "The hotel and of Octo day and Thursday, the 1st and 2nd of h § Cartwright Council. in Uxbridge on Satwiday last | .| the chair. 1? » The municipal council of Cartwright met at the town hall, Williamsburg, on Monday 25th inst. Mr, Seymour absent. The minutes of the previoti® meeting wore read and approved. The Clerk fea a communicdtion fromthe authorities of the Agricultural College intimating that the nomination of a student for the College by the councit of the muni- cipality of Cartwright would be highly ac ceptable; the communication was accom= i , panied Dy a prospectus and form of appli- cation, On motion of Mr, Goggin the communi- cations were ordered to be filed, The Reeve reported that since last meot- ing of council in passing along the 6th con he found the bridge opposite lot 19 com- pletely down, and be had ordered it to be repaired, letting a job on it at $12, Mr Seymour entered and took his scat. Mr Goggin reported that in compliance with instruction at last meeting of council he had examined the mail carrier's cutter which had been broken in a snow drift last winter and in compensation for which dam. age the council bad been petitioned to grant $20. He (Mr Goggin) had found the cutter perfectly worthless, except it might be the irons, but it is difficult to say what the cutter might be worth when it sustained the dam-~ age, as it has been exposed to the weather ever since; he would not take upon himself to say what the damage may have been an as the cutter may be secn by all the mem- bers of conncil he would prefer that they should see it for themselves, He considered the time of the damage. since it was broken and thinks it could not have been worth much, but doubtless the mail carrier had a hard job of it last winter and discharged his duties well under the circumstances. MF Seymour said that as the prayer of the petition referred only to the damage sustain- ed by the breaking of the cutter the council had only te consider the amount of damage. The Reeve said.the council was certainly not liable for any damage done to the cutter as tho cause of the accident was not the result of neglect of duty on their part, but the petitioners in naming $20 had doubtless considered the difficultics under which the mail had been carried through the snow drifts and that the cutter was the only one the mail carrier had, Further action on the matter was de- ferred. At the late mecting of council the council bad leased to one Mr McLean a cerlain portion of the 7th con line not rzquired for public travel ; the terms of the lease being $1 a year, to expire when the council con. siders it necessary, Mr Lattimor presented the petition of Paul Frayer ard 23 others praying the council that the road above referred to may not be closed up, as by doing so it won't be so convenient for the cattle in that locality to get to water, Mr Frayer was heard. He strongly urged the opening of the road, if it were only a small path, it is a great convenience to parties there to have their cattle get to the water by that way and he considers it not fair to have the people deprived of their rights The Reeve said the council never showed the slightest disposition to act unfairly or deprive any one of his rights or to close up a road that is required for public travel or can at all be opened without an unnecessary expense on the township; that part of the road is not wanted i) the mean time for public travel and it would require more to open it through than the council would be warranted in spending on a road not now wanted for travel. But thie closing of this road docs not bar the cattle from the lake, they can easily get to it, but very likely the gotting the cattle into the woods is more 'desirable than getting to the water. Mr. Clenaghan said the public money had bLeén expended on the road, the council had made an appropriation - to satisfy one wan and now they were going to close it up, but if they did so it would be very wrong to the parties whose cattle get to the lake in that way. He considers that it was a got up job by the parties who consented to have it closed. None else in the locality except the 41wo or three who gave their consent was aware that an attempt was being made to close it up ; he admitted that the bush was a fine shelter for cattle whea they went to water. The Reeve said no money bad been ex- pended on the portion of the road now clos. ed, but $28 had been expended on another portion of the road, Mr Taylor said he desired Mc McClen- aghan to retract the statement he had just made as to this council expending money to please private individuals for nothing of the sort had ever been done by this council and no one knowing anything of the acts of | this council would charge them with doing | anything of the kind. But he (Mr Taylor) | believed that the desire to pasture their cattle in the bush was more the motive getting to the lake ; in fact the parties them. selves had admitted that they wanted their cattle to have the shelter of the bush. At all events nothing can be done untill the crops have been takeu off. He would there for moye that the petition be laid over for Lattimor introdnced and carried | through a by-law to authorize the levying und collecting of $727.21 for general county purposes ; $341 for county school purposes ; $221.80 for special rate and $622 for gravel roal debentures, and $---- for general township purposes, such as roads and bridges, sylaries, indigent aid, and mis- cellaneous, In committee of the whole, the Reeve in the chair, the blank for general township | purposes was filled with $979 ; making in' oll $2,851 to be raised for all purposes. To raise this amount will require a rate of 40 cents on the $100 assessed value, Mr Taylor introduced and carried through a Ly law to appoint a collector, fix his salary and define his duties. In committee of the whole, the Reeve in A young man, whose name we aid not learn, made application for the office of Collector, but as his name was on the assess- ment roll only as farmer's son, the applicany was regarded as ineligible, The blank for the salary was filled with $60 and that for tho colleotor with Joby Trewin, + October. North Ontario County Show, at Uxbridge, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 7th and 8th ber, - Cartwright Township, atWilliamsburg, on Thursday and Friday, tbe 9th and 10th October, Mr Goggin troduced and aitioh through a by-law to authorize the levying and col- lecting for school purposes the following amounts ws required by the trustees of the several rchool sections, viz: Sco. No. 1, $210; Nos, $210; No 6, $305 ; No 7, $360 ;{ The Zulus "not yet No 8; $300; No 9, $240, Mr Goggin reported a certain ctlvert in neighborhood as being in bad condition and will require to be attended to. The Reeve suggested that the attention of the % Pm be directed to it. Mf Taylor said that doubts had been en~ ned by many as to the existence of an their Homes. y Carerows, Aug. 5. 5. ~The Presi Rondaland t:legraphs that hostill inevitable. It is stated from Pretra that Sir Garnet Wolseley is convinced that the campaign against chief Secacoini in the North must be vigorously renewed. Itis reported that ,the Boers have determined to official record of the gravel road, and if at all in existence, few were aware where such a record could be found. He bad been con- versing of late $:legra ng of late with the Clerk of Darlington attack Cetewayo, | creased to 10,000 before entering Zululand . With these forces comin; from the direction of Lunenburg, the British should '¢apture Cetewayo or drive him towards Col. Clark's column, moving from the south, Further submissions of Zulus are reported. on this subjict and the Clerk showed him a copy of the document and read it over to him, He (Mr Taylor) was of opinion that it would be wise in fhe council to procure a copy, it would be satisfactory to have it and it would end all disputes as to the establish ed width of the gravel road and it might fight unless their independence is Toro. Lonpox, Aug. 22.--Sir Garnet Weise phs that 5,000 Swasivs are This umber will be fo prevent parties encroaching on it. Mr Goggin said it would be desirable for the council to secure a certified copy of the document and with the view of sccuring such he would move that the Clerk be and he.is hereby instructed to procure from the Clerk of the township of Darlington a cer- tified copy of the survey of said gravel road, ~-- Carried. Mr Robertson's account of §8 74 for goods supplied to an indigent, Mrs McLeod, was presented, The council demuired at parties furnish- ing goods to indigents without proper authority, On motion of Mr Seymour the account was ordered to be paid, On the suggestion of the Reeve, Mr A special says a successful Zulu raid is reported from Utrecht. -- ee Canadians Badly Beaten. -= The international crickef game Between Canada and the States hs just concluded, == The Americons cored fifty, with only five wickets down, which gave them the victory. They then agreed to play the five wickets ns the day was fine and they had plenty of time. ee ---- The Winnipegers' Prospects. The Winnipeg Free Press gives reports of the crops throughout the Provines, the estimates from the different settlements make the average yicld of wheat 80, "batley that the cutter could not be worth much at Mr Lattimor said he had seen the cutter such goods have been obtained by the authority of the council, Mr Goggin called the attention of the coun-- cil to the fact that the drill shed was not being taken proper care of, that it was being destroyed and parties were using it without authority, adjonrns it stands adjourned till the first | o'clock, the pen of Mr. Wright, chairman of the Beugog Bridge Committee, offering, I should judge, an uncalled for insult to the parties docs not all put in with the understanding that the given specifications were to be adhered to, B that the remaining portion of the old bridge " of some at least of the petitioners than the | anf in. insinuating that the tenderers sought to Seymour moved that the Clerk be instructed to notify Mr Robertson that in future the council will. not be responsible for the pay- ment of goods obtained by indigents unless Mr Seymour moved that when this council Monday in October then to meet at one To the publishers of the Observer, Bms,--In your paper of the 14th of Aug. ustI find a prodigiously long letter from who tendered for that work. Mr. Wright require to be reminded that the parties tendering did not get a fair field, he also knows that the tenders were was to be taken away and that the work was to be completed this present fall, -- Under these conditions a very large, un- necessary outlay would be entailed wpon the contractor, everything would have to be hurried up regardless of cost, workmen and materials must be secured .at any price there being wo time to delay so that parties tendering were obliged to put in high figurcs to meet the extra cost. But when the Committee found it prudent to alter the specifications giving a whole year additional time to complete the work and allowing the contractor the use of the old bridge the certainly ought to have asked for new ten- ders under the altered specifications, then all would have had a fair chance and com. petent parties who were afraid to undertake the work on so short time as that allowed in the first specifications would very likely have tendered under the new," Mr, Wright says that before opening the tenders he had seen the tenderers, intimated to them the change in the conditions and asked them to take back their tenders if they pleas- ed and modify them to suit the alterations. -- But Mr. Wright and every other man knows that such was not a fair buisness trankaction, tenders were already asked for and put in on conditions given and when the committee found it advisable to alter the conditions they ought to have asked for fresh tenders oun the altered conditions, It was doing justice to neither the County nor the tenderers to change the specifications when the tenders were in and then ask the tenderers to take back and modify their tenders under so importint changes in a few hours and seeing that so important changes had already been effected on the spur of the moment, who knew but that more changes might be made ere the mHditied tenders had been put in, Mr. Wright in his letter offers an un- merited insult to the parties tendering on that occasion. I for one have nothing to say againgt the gentleman who has secured the contract, neither do I insinuate that there was any "job" connected with the tendering, but I do say that the d per cent, greater than any previous yi The harvest. is about half through ; there has been splendid weather and the crops are 40, oats 60. The area sown this" year is sv garnered in excellent condition, Now for a Race. Rocurster, N.Y., Aug. 26.--A. T. Soule, of this city, ofters a §5,000 prize for a single scull race for the championship of the world, open to all provided Hanlan and Courtney will row, the race to take place anywhere in the United States agreed to by the principals and the donor of the prize. Loxpon, Ang. 26.--The Sporteman su. nounces that Wm, Elliott is open to row a match with any man in the world, bar Hanlan, over the championship conrse for £200 a side, He will take reasonable ex- penses and row in America, BIRTHS. Near Manchester, Reach, on Saturday, 23rd inst. , the wife of Mr. Hiram Fitchett, of a daughter, At Marks' Corners, Reach, on Monday, 25th inst, the wife of Mr, Wallace Williams, of a daughter, In Port Perry, Sunday, 21th inst, the wife of Mr, T. 8 Corrigan, merchant, of a In Port Perry, on Sunday, 21th inst., the wife of Mr, Z, Pollard, of a soo, In Mariposa, on the 20th inst. of Mr, Donald Carmichael, of a son, ESTEE TREE DIED, At Vallentyne Corners, on the 19th inst , Margaret Switzer, aged 78 years, Deceased livedito a ripe old age and was deservedly esteemed and respected by all acquainted with her and those who knew her best loved and revered her mest, PRINCE ALBERT Public Hall Joint Stock Company ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. HE Annunl General Meeting oF Stockholders of the Prince bl ic Hall Joint Stock Company, will be held at the Hall, Prince Albert, on the evening of THURSDAY, SEPT. 4th} At 8 o'clock. A full meeting is requested' JAMES BAIRD; President. Prince Albert, Aug. 27, 1879. STRAYED MARE. TRAYED from the premises of the Sub. scribar, on the afternoon of Tuesday, 26th inst , A DARK BAY MARE, A few white hairs on the forehead and a little hair rabbed off ber neck by the collar ; stand 164 hands high, was lately shod, Parties returning her or giviag such in- formation as will lead to her recovery will be suitably rewarded, the wifo WM. SPENCE. Prince Albert, Aug. 28, 1879. were not fairly dealt with in-the change of the conditions and Mr. Wright did all of us great injustice by asserting that they sought 'to make a fat thing out of it," or in other words rob the County. Having some experience in such work T | placed my tender at such a figure as I could | doa good permanent job according to the specifications given but had no desire to secure more than a fair remunoeration for the | work performed and g ve the county full value for the money. All parties will commend the committee for giving the jab where they can get it best cheapest done but Mr. Wright nor any i. member of the committee is warranted "filch $1,500" or even one dollar from the county purse. : Yours, J, V. THOMPSON. Port Perry, Aug. 20,1879. ee -- . Toronto Sabbatarians. On Sunday last as a Toronto' excursion steamer arrived at Burlington Beach a foot- race took place between two of the excur- sionists, ending in a disgraceful fight, in which about a cogen particiy The conduct, indeed, of a small but active band of "roughs,' belonging to the party was throughout of a character which must have, made their fellow passengers blush for , shame, and which will have the eftect of | causing the authorities of the ambitious city to keep a very sharp look-out for such invasions in the future. ---- ee ---- : 'Won't Believe Him on Oath. --- Loxpox, Aug. 22.--Donaldson, the | whiskey informer, against whom there is a | charge of purgury pending, was arrested to- day cn a second charge. The basis of it is that he swore to procuring liquor unlawfully at Hodgins' hotel, in the village of Berr, and the magistrates aid not convict. Notice. OTICE is hereby given that the Coe partnership heretofore subsisting be tween ms, the undersigned John H. Doubt and William Motheral, ae Boot and Shoo Makers, at the Village of Port Perry, in the County of Ontario, was dissolved by mutual consent on the Fourth day of July, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-nine, and that the business will in futare be carried on by the said William Mothcral alone, who will receive and pay all debts of the late Co-partnership. Dated at Port Perry, this 19th day of August, A. D. 1879. JOHN H. DOUBT, WM MOTHERAL. BOARD. UR or five Tr men can be accom modated with Board, two doors npvih' of the M. E. Church, Port. MRS, W. LEE, Port Perry, Aug. 20, 1879. FLOUR SANDEE FEED STORE! THOS. MADILL AVING purchased the Business latgl carried on by Mr. J. hn Wa to inform' the inhabitants of EE vicinity, * that Ee win hel ki o 300; No-2,8310; No 3, not put in ; No 4, rescued except one, ; : [Flour Corn, . | A Yaueble Owrgo [Bm Glew, ie ie, di io loa Quengo, Aug. 23 --The outward bound . Crack: ped Whest, dd Daminion line steamshi infon shipped © Garden and Field Seeds. {yesterday 210 head of cattle and 1,624 sheep | paiach for Hig for the Luropean market, Most of this | N.B lke may ro pores stock came from Western Canada, Abont ing' the Best Coal, af 5 twenty head, while being driven on board at | as I am determined t fbi By ig Levis, were precipitated into the oe THOS. MADILL, the giving way of the pontoon, They were Worthington's Old Stand, Aug. 12, 1879, Port Porry,' Fresh Supply A 1 y |» Y Y "A ~ $1 ! } > | « <« |»