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“plague in Russia, which has i'mnking such rapid stridesâ€"not- istamling all the precautionary mea- p’which have been adopted, and Euro within tho power of man to Be fox: arresting its progressâ€"is .y to become more serious than ever In the past week typus has Lise i in virulence in St. Petersbmg. Fétd (“ms nml also tho Sihcrinn he am said to he pmralent in the in]. Such a feaIful state of «mm» grail»? mhc comprehended in this My. With diseases of such a finmit character raging. it is feared i” the your progresses the mm tal~ [in mortgage to p. tenifying extent What Mr. Manbb acted in all faith and is entirely in ca from bin this matter, we 310 positive, in are tr.1ly so1ry if 0111 item of "9k reflected on the veracity of Feverend gentlemanâ€"as some as- évand it is more on his account than bwnthnt we hasten to state the iactso'f the case. ‘p to the time of goingto press there ame aixlmndrml signatures append- 1 the present callâ€"members and tentsâ€"11ml it is expected at least hundred more will sign it before it at to Mr. Ross. “ Pro Bono I’ubllco." hoee‘ whilfe between fifty nndsi-xty [eir votes for the Rev. Mr. F1121- On the 8th of October the Pres~ ' of Lindsay met in this village. the Commissioners asked leave 11- 110 call until next meeting of the ”eryto see if' it would he more ily signed, which requesl wns id. In the meantime (Oct. 17th) blished the following pa1‘,:tgrnlnl1 Lab the’ snppmteis of the cal‘. to lose took- umbrage at the time â€"â€" ALL. - â€"In 0111 r'epmt of the Pres- 7 meeting last weal“ we mentioned call was l,extendvd by the Presby congregation of this place to the Hex. Ross, of Picton, Nova Sectia. pgret to learn that the call is not dially. signed as under the circum- Ieit is. desirable it should be,111n1e ally as the Itev. gentleman hue n 'eputation as an able preacher and 11 pastor. \Ve t1 11st there will division in the cong1egation in l to this most 1mpo1tnnt matter.‘ bra-the next meeting of the Prcs~ 7} copies of the call were circulated fgh the congregation, and numer~ signed by both members and z1d« he; (end we may here state, tn that we bear no ill feeling against loss. that we signed the call our- ,) and when the next meeting was indit Was resolved to send, the Mr. Manbb to Nova Scotia. to on behalf of this congregation, he ‘ nstructed to say that the call wns y and unanimous, although quite sber of influential members ofithe Ih had not signed it. Mr. Manbb ully followed his instructions, and slowing to no. lack of 29111 on l1 s. shat Mr. Ross declined the first at last issue in inferring to this ,>we made use of? an expression bugcausedconsidemble oom men m. net apologize to our readers for we occupied in “indicating our- Vvhile w’e exPIaiu the matter n. at the beginning of October last ing of the Woudville Presbyter- Igl'egation was held in the Church Grate in a call to a. ministerht‘lu' ohn McNabb, of Benvmtnn, pre- On a vote. being takon,_ul‘mul Spaight. voted, to. call; the Rw. REPORT from Cabul states that i . CA]. L TO THE REV. MR., Ross- |ility has been restoreJ, and that. >l). Khan has been proclaimed bD VILLE, MA 1:01! 27, 1879. Advmafia. THE COMING LOCAL ture will soon he on 1111, 11nd we under stand that tho politic-1d chiefs in this neighbo1 hood me 01guu1z1ng tl1ei1 forces for the coming contest. we do not ' participate in politics, but at the pre~ sent time we deem it our duty to ex- p1css :1 hope thut the candidates chosen to contest the No1ti1 Riding of Victoria may bu men of more than (11di11ary cul ture and sound integrity. Men who when elected will not he the passiVe .1nnle of n few unprincipled politicians, 11111 with firm, sound judgment will do 'Iheir best to fulther tl1e~i11torests of the constituency which they are called upon Io represent' North Victoria is one ~=f the largest counties in Ontario, and we think it should be able to turn out :1 representative whowill reflect credit‘ upon it in the Legislative Halls of On- 1:21: in. But few mu, realize the amount of responsibility resting upon a man chosen to represent :1 large county, or there would probably not be so many aspirants for political lmnors, but few ot the men usually chosen are really competent. for theposition, and we would besorry if North ‘V1ctnrin’s representaa tive Were to be classed among them.â€" We Want 11 real live man, a man with ome energy, and a {1111‘ amount of c01u~ man sense and judgment; W1thouu these qualifications no man, he he eVer to popular,. is. fit to represent North Victoria. “We wait in expectancy for the comingecnndidutes, 110pi11g that they will be right men. JOSEPH Cowgiu a recent locturastut» ed that 60,000 Chinese in California coutrilmtnowr $15;000,0C0 tn the unâ€" mml neveuue of that stute,,' and that they have increased the value of its property which is now held. by white men, $280,000,0001thut they have rev claimed a million acres of marsh lands worth $3 an acre, 80 that they am now worth $10-41: acre, each one ploduces 75, bushels of wheat ; ands that there 'entorln'ises now give employment to 500.000‘white men, some of them aw tuming on their lmuefnctorsmmLwnuhl expel tlwm from tho state they imvv enrichml. IIH doubted whether them had ever been such a profitable emigra- tion to the country. ON Friday last, according to announce- ment, the scholars of Bridgewnter school met at the Temperance Hall to give an entertainment cmsisting of singing, recitetions, and comic dialougucs. The performance had just commenced, and the children. were singing when an alarm waei'nised in too viliuge that the personage was on fire, and some one with n view to get. all help possible run to the Hull‘ nnd shouted “ lire.” This innuediately caused a panic, for all thought. the building, which was crammed fullwas on fire and numbers rushed for the door which \Vus soon blocked up, asialso. the steps outside the hull, being in an upper story, and it wus onlv by presence of mind of. a few of the audience, whq, either by main force or vigorous expostulntion, kept the frightened people back, that a serious accident was prevented. The tire turned out to he in, the parsonage Chimney end was soon got under when ,the entertainment was resumednud passed 0“ well,though itwvus plniu to be seen the younger branches were very much excited, and did not quite get over their flight the rest. of the eveuiiig.â€"-â€"il[a(loc, Review 'l‘uE gewa Cruzâ€"On the 23rd of April next Guelph will no longer he a plain town, but will come forth as a full grown city. Guelph has been a prusperous.village and town and there is no doubt that the enterprise (lisplav- ed by her citizens in the pant will keep her In the fore ground as a. city, to whichetatus she is now in every re~ spect entitled. The people of Guelph are preparing to celebrate the majority .ol tu.eir.city on a scale of great mag- nilicence. The cities nowin existence in Ontario are Teronto, Hamilton, Kingston, Ottawa. London, St. Oath- Mines,Belleville,Brantford and Guelph. Stratford, anvl Peter-borough we supr- pose, will come next. _ l? is rammed “mt M‘m'io, flue famous 'tenor, and husband 01. the lam Madame Griui, has ,becomnénsuuoe The elections for the Local Legisla‘ NEARLY A PANIC. 3321105 Cuttqns, at. old prices, _at A. Mitchell JinCo’u.‘ ELECTIONS. - 13 pounds Sugar for $1, at Jae. A. Mitchell JL Co's. Tue. bakers of Tbronto have advanc~ ed the pnceof bread one cent per loaf. 'l‘lu-z Northern Railway Company wants its elevator at; Collingwood ex.- emptetl flom taxation. AT-Mclntyre's Corners, Townshimof Osprey, a man. named 11. McLean was stabbed by one Mcleil. A CASE of Small pox has occurred in Yorkville, a suburb of Toronto, to (he terror of the inhabitants. Tun painters of Ontario and Victoria counties have united for the purpose of maintaining uniform prices for. their work. TunQueenY‘S Own RiflPs, of- Toronto, intend to at. once go into weekly drill for the'grmul review to take place-0n the Queen’s Birbhdqv. THE Rev. Joseph I} lliot. of Montueal, has accepted the call extended to him hy the Pleslwwrmn ounglegacion ut Cannington, and will be inducted emly in Aplil A BAD FALLâ€"Johnson Graham fell from the elevawd platform in the rear of the Buckeye \Vurks co the ground: .a. dihtnllce uf sixtreu feet, he was bad»- »|y shaken up, one finger put out of joint, his wrist. cut and shouldenbadi ly bruised. OUT OF. Jom’r.â€"-Fitny dollars was about. the figure extracted by nglire Doidge and the lawyers from John J oynt by lega| process for an. infraction of the Crooks Actâ€"Oshawa Reformer. ANOTHER Ammanâ€"Mr. W._ Allin- an employee in the Hall \Vorks, had three fingeis of his .4;ng hand out off and the remaining finger and thumb limlly injured while working with a saw on Monday last.â€"Ifq/b’rm€r.. A MAN named Wm. Hadden, aged about. Lhirty~lwo, employed by Mr. (990.- Taylor, about. two miles from Dumlalk, County Grey, was nccitlel‘ntly killed. bv A, MISS \VARNFR has undertaken to walk ilLthe Agricultuaul; Hull Toronto s0uc~imif mile every hour for twelve hours daily, and (Wemyufiye mileu (Wm-y evening independant of her day’s task. She cnmmenced her walk on Monday and is to walk, for two- weeks. Sun- days exceptenl.. Human IN. ENGLAND.â€"Bell’3 Life says :â€"-“ Hunlan makes his bum: travel at a rare pace, and never permits her to get. out of hand. His style is. easy and graceful, and he works up. to 3'2 and 33. strokes per minute without. much effort-._ He is in the very best health.” a. falling bree, Wednesday mornino. Deceasednvas unmarried, and‘is said to have relatives in Eort. Hope and Mill- brook. THIS is probably intended n9.a..dently notice and is clipped from one of ”our exchanges :-â€"-“ Mr. Geo. Brown, form-â€" only carrying on business here, left for his eternal home on Tuesday last. We regret much that circumstances necessi- tated Mr. Brown’s. leaving the villngp, and we shall always beglud to hear of his success in any empldynmnt he may undm‘tnkn." The first portion reads alright, but. hmwlnm thmeditor expect to hear from lfimin that. far-off country; , Shop l'r, Probably the compositot.aub'q.. “KW.” .etmzru'dfor fraternal; . RESTITUTION.â€"A few daysago a ham was taken from the stow of Mr. F. F icldinh.r a “tilt out, of the Iegular way of business. Last night it Was leturneil, with a mute attached which lead as fol- lows : “ Mr. Fielding i am SOII‘y i took the ham my consions tmubeled me and mv wife made met take it. back to vou. i [hate it. looked lik the poor man’s erml.’ â€"1Icformer. THE Sutton Times says a party of pleasure seekérs left that place for Roach’s l’uint, driving on the ice, and after being. out for three or. four, hours found themselves 515.110 month of Kem- ponfeldt. Buy, nine miles from Barrie. They renchml their destination after a journey of fortymiles. A singular fen.- ,ture in the cuss: was the fact. thnt every body expressed a firm determination not; to start for home until it Was broad daylight. MAI Lâ€"I’ox has broken out in the vil!age of Murmom, North I-Instings, and two or tlnee cases have terminated fat-ally. 'llm-lwalth officms have taken the mutter into consideration, and the Reeve has isqucd mpwclanmtion culling upon the inhabitants,toobservo :Lflet of rules published for the guidance ofthose who may be cqmsed to the disease. Tm: new Presbyterian Church, in Cannington, it appears, is not to he finished without a law suit. A difficul- ty has arisen. between the Building Committee and Mr French, one of the contmctom, the latter claiming a cerâ€" tain amount of money for Work done which the committeer refuse to pay Under these circumstances Mr. French has entered an action in the County Court. to compel payment, and the case will he tried at Whitby next. month: DISTRICT N EWS. Council met. this 17th day of March, A. D,1879. Members present, Messrs. Mtwk, Broad, Lowusblough and Bowen Chan taken by M|.bialk,186 Deputy Reeve. I I Minutes of last meeting road and apnrovod. Mr- Adamantorodnud took the chair Moved by Mr. Bowes, seconded by Mr. Mark, that the nortllueust (lllill‘tm‘ of the east. half of Lot. No. 10, in the 7th Con. Muriposu, bu taken from School Section No. 10 and added to Section NO. 11. Carlied. Moved by Mr. Bowes, seconded by Mr. Lownalnough, that the clerk w- ceivo tenders tor the inlluwinu pr iIIIiuU. ' 1L ’5 half sheet. by- laws, uppuintiug Pathmasteis, Pound Kasepumnnd L‘eIII-c viereIs, ' 200 VoLeIs’ lists; Advertis- iIIg Abstract. Auditms’ IepuIL; 100 copies aIIIlitoIs uhstiucb IC'IOIL in sheet fOIm , 2,000 tux Ieceipls; 2,000 tux notices. Canied. Moved by ‘Mr. Lownsbruugl-,.secun(l- ed by Mr. Bo“es,.lllmt. the live e givu his order on the Treasurer in: fuvm- ol the Trustees of the Pulice Village» of Woodville, fur the sum ul' $169.,55, he~ ingumouut levied on sand Pullce Vil~ Inge by orderof said Trustees. Curried. Moved by Mr. Broad, seconded by Mr. Lowusbrough, that, the Reeve give his order on the Treasurer in favor of the following persons. viz : E.A Bowos, for wood for Town Hall, Onkwood, $4.355. Hezekiah Noble, for 5 cords of wood for widow Marin, $5.00; Mr. Sheridan, for road through Cl'eck, $1.25. Carried. Moved by MI. BIoud, secIInIleIl by MA. Mark LIIIII byt-lzIw No.2 ,Iwing a II) law to IIMIIIIIIL ceI'luII- oilicms in hilt! l‘uWIIslIipuIl \Iau‘ipum In: IIIII III." 1879 ha no“ read the that time. Canied By- law No. 335 I'm! a fiIst time. \loved by MI. Bowm, sucumlml II) Mr. LownsiII'quh, tlmt lIyrlmI No. 23.) be now read II second time in c Immin- tee of the whole. Curried. Council went. into committee thereon Mr. Mmk in the chair. Cummittee rose and repurted by-law Nu. 235?.[mssetl without. unmmlmeut. Moved by Mr. Luwnsbrongh, secuml ed by Mr..Bowes, that. |>y~lnw No. 235 he now read a. third time and passed. Cara-zed." . By-law Nb 235 read a third time and passed. _ _ -- ‘r u u Moved by Mr. Lmvnshrongh, sec ~ ended hy Mir. Bowen, that this-Council instruct the clerk to give the proper notiee according to law, that the Coun- cil will passawhme-i at their meeting to he. held on M‘mnla'lj. the 19th (lay of May next; to-open the following Streets in the village of Oak‘vood zâ€"B'Irns St , Susan Street, Edna Street, Flora Street, Perry Street, Albert Street, and the north end of Victoria and Elgin Street, and a street running north' of Albert Street, lying between pmk lots A (it B. and lot A in ()akwoml west,.auul 'l‘:|y.. lor Street, lnkermun Street, Olive Strret and Alma. Street, in ()nkwoml east. Carried. Moved by Mr. Mark. seconded by Mr. Bowes, that. the pruycr of (In- petition of Donald-Grunt and 6 others be granted. uh(l.tln\t. the (Jim-k lm em- powered unemploy' M r. Dixon, 13.11.82 to make inn-estimate and surwy of‘ the work, and report to this council as soon nu; the work can be done, said Surveyor to he paid as soon as the Debentures to be issued are sold. Carried. ' '60 pieces now Print, very cheap. All in before rise in turifl'. Joe. A. Mit- chell w, Co. - 0N \Vednesdny. night some person or persons entered the premises of Mr. J. S. M. \Vilcox,,VVhithy, and took from his etuhlo «spun of grey mares, one light coloured; aged, the other dark, in- clined to men, uged six. Also a set of old harness, one open bridle, and one with blinds.. A letter Was left in the stable stuting-tlmt the party who took them away was going to Scarboro'. and would return -iu a few days, but it is most likely they took an opposite dio- motion or went north. 'lfi'om informa- tion since» received it iswxpected that the horeeewill’be recovered, as u very strong clue to the partyywho hmthemx ha“ «been. .ObWQd‘u . blamed by Mr. Broad, sceconderl by Mr. Lownsbrongh, that, the Auditor’s report be now received and adopted and that the Reeve give his order on the Treasurer in favor of the said Amlitorq for the sum of $6.00 each for their ser- vicrs as Auditors. Carried. Moved by Mr. Bowes, seconded by M r. Lownnhrough. that, the Reeve give his Ortlf‘l' on the ’l‘|‘uasurcr for the fol» lnwing sums for indigent persons:~ Mrs. Sweatlnml, 83.00 ; Bhsws fmnily, in can-«0f A. Onmemn, $3.00. Carried. Mow-d by Mr. Mmk, seconded by Mr. Emma, that this council adjmu'ned'to mpvtngnin on tho‘ third Mondnpin April lm‘xt. Curried." IWMA TOWNSHIP COUNCIL. JOHN F. Cuxumas. Clerk.- I’ have been pmionb so long that pa» tience causes to be a. virtue, and I have now come to the conclusion that alh those parties who are owing me must, pay np-ub once or tnke the consequen» cos. I! must. have money to meet my engagements : those therefore to whom. this notice unplies haul. boner prepare; No further notice will be given. ' N. 3.. SHERMAN’S ONE DOOR EAS’ ‘ 0F NUR'I‘H ERNJ HOTEL, WOODVILLE. PICTURES, FRAMES, c.. Fancy Stationery. Note mayor and Envolopes in Endless Variety, Ponclla, Pens, Slatesx'rwines, Inks in. Vanous Qalogrs, in fact Evorythmg m the Station- erv line can be had. SCHOOL SU PPLIES, NO'l‘lONS 6w: L LAST NOTICE !‘ i‘v TERMSEASH. OR. PRODUCE» . King St, Woodville.. STATIC NERY Will offer to the public on Thursday.- morning the 20th insc., a large line of ROD. CAMPBELL, SPRING DRESS GOODS: All the newest and ChoicestStyles. WORSTED COATINGS, BLACK DOESKINS, TWEEDS, BROADCLOT HS, FANCY OLOA KINGS ‘ In great vmiety of styles and qua. 'ities, , they are all flesh and desimble goods and will be sold at. ENGLISH, SCOTCH CANADIAN Oi All WIDTHS. Sgyr’mg! 1879.. DO YOU WANT ANYTHING TWEEDS ! READ! â€"ANDâ€" 13 and 1%. Brock Street. â€"UXBRIDGE.â€"â€" The. Lowest. Price 3.; Wm rany, V‘â€" r «"x r. a 9’ «man s W'OODVILLE @‘ POSITIVEI‘.Y THE: K1 NG S'I‘R EE’l‘, WWW 3 \VOODVILLE. IN THE “'AY OF; IF SO GOTO IN