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CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, :FRIDAY, AUGUST l, 1879. da;pe:r Advc1t:1sulg Bureau no SFruoe 8treet) v;here ~ung contracts mav bead>e1t made for it in · ma.ybefouudonfile a.t GEo THIS PAPER p ROWELL & Cos ~ ews l~e NW YORK extren1e action of the Dom1n1on Government is strange after the recent p rov1nc1aI e I ect1ona b nt ~-,1r J oh n h as Q MANITOBA CORRESPONDENCE w. E. PETHICK~S TBARBER or co,ercd to cu.re \\Jth SHOP, I ! BOWMAN\ ILLE THE LETELLIER DISMISSAL Before our paper was dry on Friday last the rumor respecting Lieutenant Gover nor Letellier s d1s1n1asal was cenfirmed ConJecturea almost as varied as the persona who ma.de then1 , were indulged 10 , the general opinion that prevailed bemg that Letelhcr would not be disnusoed But on Fnday, tho terribl e fact was announced that the deed was done It may be mter estin~ to many Jt our readers to know "hat the Ltpshot of tlus affatr wa· In Daoeruber 1876 the Hon Luc Letel her de St Just was appomted to the Lieut Governorslnp of Quebec He soon fou nd himself at iaaue with the Looal Goverment, and m March 1878, he fonnd occas10n to dismiss the de Boucherville Admuuslra hon The bone of contention between the Governor and hts n.dv1sere1 vtas the Bill respecting the construction of a railway along the north shore of the St Lawrence from Quebec to Ottawn The Quebec Government had been prevailed upon to aaaume the charter that had been pre viously granted to a ornate co1npany Wire pullmg was extenst vely practised to secure advantages for certain 1nun1c1pal 11!es through which the lme was to pass, and eo,; en private enterprises Th-I de lloucherville declared his mabihty to pre vent the shameless corruption t11at was being practised Some mun101pahhes feel mg that miusttce was bemg done to them refused to pay over the bonnse· This brought matters to a crlSis There y; as no money in the Prov1nc1.a.l Treasury, con tractors were demanding pay for work al ready performed, and the govern1nent aa" no way out of the difficulty, but to exact the bonuses A Bill wss mtroauced to the Legislature to decide when payment should be made, and compulsory laws were passed by which the ·ubaoriptions could he forced from the mumc1pallties Such ouLrageous law was deemed nothing short of logabzed robbery of the mumcipahtws and usurpot10n of the people s rights and privileges It was tn resisting the adop tton of this tyr~nmcal and uniust Act that M Letelher found htmself at varience with lna advisers llf de Boucherv!lle claimed that the ruaJonty of the peoples representatnes sanctioned it, while the Lieut Governor took the ground th at 1n hts opm10n the maiorily did not reflect the views of the people on that subiect, and he pos1t1vely refused to accept their 'er diet Feolmg strongly lhe JUShce of his pos1t1011 ho asked M. de Boucherville to name his successor T his he declined to do, and M Letellier selected the successor himself rn the person of J'rJ Joly, leader of the Oppos1\lon, who formed a ne.iv !l.d mnuatrat1011, the people supportmg hlm at the polls, notwithstandmg that he distmct Iv announced that he assumed full reapon s tbihty for the course tnkon by the Lieut Governor M Joly s Government 1s still __ I I J been borne ,Jong by the hot-heads of his party and has had to oany the matter to the b1tter end A httlo firmness m the he g1n111ng would have saved hun from this step It is not likely that the d1sm1ssal will alter t110 present parliamentary post tton Mr Jolly will scarcely resign, al thou~h he might place Dr Robitaille m a dtletnma by adv1s1ng him to dissolve Par hament and ao niake lum the instrument of a Liberal success Dr Itob1ta1lle sap po1ntn1ent LS a.s good as any othPr hkely to have been made Dr Rob1ta1lle is an old parhamentanan and a respectable man llfr Letellier will undoubtedly re enter polttrnal hfo if his health will permit 'Iha Liberals will not allow htm to re tire mto th<> background if his ph) srnal strength enabled then1 to avail themselves of his abilities As to the effect that this affair would have upon Mr Lotelher that gentleman rn a most plucky fellow, and would not readily break do" r Not even hts bio;oted opponent oould say that there was anythmg m the matter from first to last which could he considered deiogatory to him personally and llfr Letellier bas too much character and determ1nat1on to care for anythmg else To get your HAIR-CU'l""rING and SHA' ING done. .At the same t1n1e get sonie IOBACCO and CIGARS 8..'5 he has the beHt 1nannfactured He has also e. 1\1 e assortment of Briar Pipes for J~c. KATHARION. nrlt your face is sunburnt rough b6ttlo ot Ka.thar1on which MADE AND ROLD R) 1s p1mplel'I trv one sure j at lus SI av111g Parlor first do~.n 'lVc sl or Murd~h Bros Grocery Store King Street, Bow1na.n\1Ile ta!r'Send 50c by n a1I an 1 111 return you will receive a l ottle July 24 1879 52 CRASH NF.W A ]j lov.:er front 1ny l\'[other s Grave t3"R eet l\fa.ry Ann Ktlla.rney J£va Dart ng Ivhnn1e Lee Ihegray Hairs ofn1v .r.'lother --AT-- NEW HOOKS. His whole magnificent stock to be cleared out at wholesale prices. BEE ALEXANDER'S~ c I'lHREE \\EEKS c:::..... AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION -AT- TO RON.TO" The 1st to 19th Sept'r. TO DE OPEN ED BY Cheap Dry Boods Bowmanville, July 2 1879 .,, IIUJ ExcellPncy the Governor General A>D H er Royal Highnus tie Pnncess Louue ' 34 36 4<2 Ml JOHN McMURTRY, Keeps constantly on hand a good stock of a.t the last clcct1on of a member of tl:u; I eg1sta tive AssembJy of Ontario for the electoral dis tnct of the \V cet R tl ng of the Count:i; of Dur ham Paid for printing $85 25 Poatmg lulls 800 Hor"e hire Pi 1 ted matter Rm t of ha.Us EfECTION O ~red by Ja.n es W EXPENSES TNCUR McLaughlin a Candidate GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, Crockery and Glassware, Canned Goods, Tobaccos, Soaps, &e., &c., All kmds of farm produce taken m exchange Bowmanville, October 1, 1878 / mtroduced a motion, o-ondemnmg 111 Letellier s act10n, and though defeated tho change of Government consequent upon the gelect10ns of laet Seplember, aroused In the opponents of M Letellier the hope of hte d1sm1ssal by the Governor Genera.I on the advices of his m1n1sters Sir Johns Ministry asked the Governor General to d1am1ss Lete1her, ar d art er son1e c0ns1der at1un Lorne decided to refer the case to the Imperrn.l Parlfarnent. This he did and it is understood that they respectfully declined to interfere as the question was w1th1n the ]Unsdiot1on of the Go\ e1nor General himself And, as the Tclegrnm 17 5{) 8000 2300 10 tf Lay.,,, Published.. 111 $161 75 ~ F ALLEN Agent c!O npl ance '"1th the E lection ROBER11"'7\.-R-MOUR H.etu.nutrg Oftlcer HOV\ manVIlle July 28th 18.. ~ McOLUNC ·BROS. ~R,- D_ BEIT::S: ., now deyote theu whole attent10n to the DR.Y GOODS Bemg determmed to rnduce the:r immense stopckr,ctehse,y uwtilblen _ ont 1 11 wait till the end of the season to lower then ., 1 0 CIAL BARCAINSJ - - I N -- MILLINERY, DRESS GOODS, PARASOLS, TWEEDS, CARPETS, &c. Sole Manufacturers m Canada of PATENT ~ ~ > ~ C:3 · · c: ~~ ,......,,. ' Pl'I ~ I ·· I ~ ~ Rt l Some lines lll . DRESS GOODS, STEEL BARB FENCING PARASOLS, &c., will be sold without reference to cost. . Butter and Eggs will be taken as usualbyMcClung Bros. or D. Beith and paid for either in Dry Goods or Groceries. Se11d for pam Dit GILES 120 West llroad"ay N Y Trial size .25 cent~ McCLUNG BROS. Bowmanville} July 2, 1879. 10-30-29