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(In: present session of the Dominion fibrliameut promises to be replete with Interest First; and foremost. will be the discussion on the subject of the imific Railway, and all the details ~ei‘mneetml with the Syndicate and its :florking will be fully brought; Vout. When there will he debates in connec~ felon with the Pacific Ruilwuy um! ’9;lele Service (.mmmsnimm. bath 0! v which promise m he m' cc..nmidm'eblo in- ;ii 1ng5, TherewiH dnuhtims be u gum] , dmlofother lq-gixhfica. m‘ “We im.. t; [Sm-11mm); mall Huge-thy: the prmqwut.‘ "are that the Cumin: «Sf-hates will I».« ‘ “8°”? head my! he luxuhlcth’u (If Mulch discussion outside. the House as We)! 2..» ‘ in it. It appears by an U-Jmum circular UmL , @0‘ total stock of wheat in that. u'mnket £30.09!) quarters, whercaa‘to-knop tho a dd'ed. not to. resort to coercive men- 'Iures, and the Cabinet. has agreed upon 'Taovon Um Governlnent has (19- i tplopnsal for sattlingthe land question, ’ additional troops _are being sent to Island to ensure peace and safety to tha neople. Outrages continua to be i perpetrated upon the officers ol'clw-luw, and all who dare to defend them ; and, l .5 further complicate-matters, a. move.- ; menu is now on foot to bring about. u l, induction of house and shop rents. l The result of all this is, as yet, ex- l hemly probiv-umticul, ‘IT is again stated that the Directors 'of the Toronto ,and Ottawa. Railway Ito hilly determined to go on with the work of cunstruction if the bonuses are gunned. II. is also said that piovided the shareholders of the Midland favor the pmpoaul ot‘ Mr. 00;, President of the roml. to amalgamate with the Tor~ onto dz Nipissiug, Min. Gooderhnm will Int 3. price upon the lather road. wand Canada. At the present time anorder from Canada costs twice as much for its transmission as oue'fbr the lame amount from the United' States. As a good deal of money is» sent over by those who make Canada: their home, they should not; be placed at. a dissed" vantage». - AN agitation has been begun in Eng- hgd for a. reduction in the prico'of pgétal money ordem between that coun- We notice by our exchanges that the period for municipal elections is again hear at hand. Were it not for this notification we might have forgotten the fact. Not the least stir is obServcd il-Eldon, as yet. We have not heard. of any aspiring candidates, and it is pro- ' hable that the old councillors will be, if they again ofl'er themselves, returned, unopposed. W’e haVe heard no serious complaints against the present council during the year, nor can we chronicle any very successful points of business for them. The financial position of the township is but little altered and we arestill combating the same con. ‘ ditiom of things. “’9 hull hoped the ‘ council would have adopted a diflerent ' system in regards the method of road mpoiringand‘exmnditure, butal‘though a commissioner was appointed to super~ intend» all road work. They have limply followed the example of their predecessors, and sank more valuable denomiu- the mud of the. many beauti- hl- roads adorning the township- withn f‘ out improving themin the least. How.- 5 voter, nomination (la-y is approaching ' when the people will. have an oppor~ unity of hearing how they have dis- charged their trust, and if they can ; show “clean hands ” we see no. reason ‘ why they should not be treated to a second term. ' glgoing mm! the opcnmg of navi- THE APPROACHING Elm airman: gatmmtc. WOOD VILL E. DEC’EM B FR 9' 1880. “ Pro Bono Publico.‘ ELECTION. .a "It! makes ovwr $15,000 received from the Cmpany this young. If the $4,000 bonus promised for tlm shuinn “em "laced to llw r‘mnpnny's credit. at the time of its erection, all arrows ofinte- M3). won]! (1.: «out [Mld In (LHCJ' “The Commiwiunm-s uf clue 'l-‘im n 'l‘l-usl received an 'I'uuuluy mm'ning n clwquu for $10,194 30 from tho thuuhd "nil- wny Cmnmny on account, ofinu-rest. on tlmir indotmnhwnn to Hm town. This makes ovwr $15,000 received from the C )mpany this young. If the $4,000 understood his report is: fi‘woumhle, and will luml to another- mill being built. at. Coboconk next season. “Pmmuumo'does not seem to have mnclrcnnm lo liml hmlt with tho L‘Iill- luml Railway Go. How. is ilahuesl. ” cause to has thankful," which \vu (who from tho [Rea-{veil} of tho 23rd inst :~~ Mn; Amour: G.-..un~.u.n, ol Colmâ€" conk, has Inn-n Six wank" in the country north of that. plmw, making nu usliumu- of timber for n 'l‘m-mno lmnk. It is understood his report is: fi‘woumlxle, and will leml to another- mill being Inn:ll» ... (Ln _____ n, , . Tux-z Uxbridgo School Board is ex~ cited over a. propositiOu to reduce exâ€" penses, the ministers being the limelist 1 members of the Board: _ Mk. H. G. TAILOR, formally super- intendent of the Midluml Jinilwuy, has been appointed mmm-intumlwn of Trun- sportatiowof- the Credit Valley Rail-- way. Tm: fnilowinq registrations were mmlo with the Clerk for the Town of Peterlmrough, during the month of Novamlmrzâ€"Birlhs, 15; Marriages, 6 ; Deaths, 7. A LCMBEIHMN from 'Petm'hmo’ lnul oneof his ayes IIenIlv knockml out, In a. pieca of III}! knot. from n log he was chopping. THE Simcoo Co omIt-y Council are luk- ing steps to IcclIIiIII sumo- 45 |100 IIcu-s of land annually inundated by tho Nottawusngu River. A LYh’X Was killed at Smugrau‘o which is said to have menaured xix feet. EVERY right-thinking man, no matter what his religious convictions, will be glad that the design of introdcoing. the “ Passion Play" upon the boards of a leading New York theatre has- been abandoned under the strong pressure of public opinion. brought to bear against {the project. Rarely has popular sen-°‘ gtiment, ae voiced by both the presa and . the pulpit, been so unanimous upon any ‘question appealing to religious. sentia went. The piotest against outraging the religious feelings of the larger per- ‘jtion of the community has. come not :only from professing Christiana-of all denominations, but from. Hebrews and :those indifl'eront to all- forms of faith ~-It was l’elt that whatever abstract argu- ; ments might be ofi'ered- in favor of the :presentation as it might under certain circumstances be givenrthe mere fact of " 'tbe dramatization of so sacred a theme would be an outrage upon the strongest convictions of the great majority. Mr. ? Abbey, the manager, under whose nus» pices the play was in preparation,felt ' that the entire community was arrayed against the proiect, and rellmtantlr ‘ abandoned it. It is said that $115,000 had been spent in the most elaborate preparations. for the piece. ' Communal). BEARDSLEE, of the U. ,8- war sloop, Jamestown, gives u very flattering account of Alaska and its reâ€"- feources. Itsomineral weulth is problem- :atieal, though a few ledges of gold and ',siive1‘linvo been found, but ilevever green trees will afford an imn‘mnse supply of timber. As regards the pre- eentdisposition of the nutivesdnesuys :-- ‘ “ The coast Indians of Alaskan, who are g principally Chillcnts and Chilcoots, pen. semptorily refused, up to n yeur ago, to allow white men to penetrate to the in- ‘ terior, and it was considered dangavuu t to undertake such an eXpeditien. Dar. ‘ ing the last year, however, the chic-f.»- have gained confidence in the white man, and they now recognize that it is for their interest to Work with them. Schools have been started among the Indians,.hoth by missionaries and! hy private persons. and they have met with unexpected success." getion in March no fewer than 600,000 lure required. Russia, which ordinarily .exports 40,000,000 quarters, will now » have to buy grain. The Galas gloomily Epoints out tlmt there is small ground i tor looking forward with any degree of .coufideuoo to a good harvest in the future. The thousand insect pests which, aided by improvidence and the communal system, have brought things to their present puss, lnwe defied the efforts made to exterminate them, und die safely hidden under the snow until spring enables them to resume their destructiVe work. The Galas puts the expenditure of Russia this year at 26,» 343,461 roubles over the revenue. Things are altogether in a. poor plight there. Gm @dgkâ€"ham. w A large assortment of Razors jinn"- cuiymhnt Guumlhva. Sutiaiactiou gnaw»: toid. 'l‘m: 'nu-u \"hu mlwrtiuu in their homes [ulnar m-w Hm men whu 1h) Ilm luminvm of Lhu- lumu, uvel'y Limo. You cnnpick up nu)“ nmvupalmruml in lim minulvs La” whu thn men uro lhul. do the buying nml spelling and lamp “live the interests of tho lawn. A new» purer invariably Ivfleom tho worth, on- tmprisanml inu-‘ligencc of the cum« munity in which ibis published. - Tm: 7th mmuul mm‘timg of 1.1m \Vl'flt Vicfiorin 'l'c-m-lwra' Associatinn will ha heki‘in (In! SehuoI Nuns", \Vnmhi'hg nu Ftiduy nwlh‘amnlny, 10H! mull llh “vermin-r, 11:30.. A public lc-cmm will lm cluliw-rnl in the. Imminent oI'the Pwalwtoriam ("Jun-oh on Fa‘iqluy own‘ ing, lny :3. Pmcy Davis. M. A“, of I'ickvring Hulk-go. Subject, " An Evening with Addison." a»? The largest. and cheapest stock of 'Muutlcs in Womlvillu M McIntyre a: l'rior'a Cnurmm'l‘s m1- vot. uul'mqm-ully ‘; mmlu cnncm-uing the illegibiliny of post- 'Imu-ks «m enwlopes. If there he uuy 'sm-vice in stumping letters at, all. and thorn au'n mun-inns I'onsmm for it, it slum“ be properly dune. In clnur mm» trust with the Cmmdizm posbnmrks Ill't‘ “.050 (In lutfnm llmih'tl frnm adv “wt of the )lu'lmr Country. Every hath-1" In)" Mnlnkym .k I’rior have A choice lot at Ewflihh. Search and Canadian 'l‘v'culq. \ Heady-made: nml ()ulurd ('lothingn specinl- ‘ ty: A first-clam ’l‘uilur un the l‘wmism. . \VP. wonhl direct. Mhmlion to \Vhih- J; Bm'u. mlvcrtiscmem. "he Honey Fanning Mi” has» the Winn-Minn 02' lming the host. mileleâ€" mau‘keb, mu! iifsu'mel'u in wuut ufv n umchine should jimlll and see “In \Voodville which before ipulchusing elsGWI-mo All mills are Ewnrmutetl by Messrs. \Vhit? to be as ,represmntcd. THE Postmasterâ€"General has issupd a. regulation prohihiting the circulation .of ordinary business handrbills and 'circulura through ncyispapers unless such newspapers pay, a‘ postage at the mate of one cent for every four ounces. l: W Leave your orders for Milliuery at ._ McIntyre and Ill-inr's. We kecpnchoicc ‘ stock of Flou'crs. Feathers and Trimmings suitable for a. [inst-class millincry trade. 4 This department is under the personal super- . intmnlvncu of Miss Hunter. who is acknow- ledged to be u first-class Millincr. THE usual Christmas Tree and Con- cvrt will ‘ho held in Spencer Hull, on Xmas Even A: good piogramme ot vocal and instrumental music is heing prepared. nml am euinyuhlo awning may he looked for. Presents for flu- two may he lc-f'. with MI-ssrs. A. J. Morrison or \V. C. Gilchrist. 'enougu magi“, along as..- Midhuul fu- ‘(loubla the lllllll'n‘l' of lncnmutivus 'uwnml by the Company to cum: ‘ . COUNTY COUNCILâ€"The Council of ftlIe Conn: y of Victoria. will meet for ItlIe tIaIIII-mction of general business on Tuesday, the 14th inst. FRAUDULENI‘ billshchiifly of the char. ' -- -cteI- known us “raised,” and III lot. of bogus 25 cent pieces ale l'elmlled to be in ciIcIIlution III all qumtem. ‘ Wk: am pleased to s: e sinus (If Imiv- I III si: Iess vitality. The OiH‘Elllll fin-s of I lour village IIIIIiLlIies an: lIlnziurv II) II lute III) P . IIIIIIIM'. HWI v o-II-IIim,3. PRECOCtOL‘S Wondville boys should be warned by the fate of a twelve-years old Shel-brook lad; who Wns poisoned Inst. week by Swallowing a quid of to-- bacco. VENXOII'S snow storm, Docmnlwr 23nd, In continua seventeen hours, is the next event to [)3‘ looked for. He puts the depth at exactly 1'19»; feet. and figure, the (late and even hour in the large cities have II legible outline. It Is often of glem. impmtunce to know where a letteI has been posted.â€" Packet. Mn. NORMAN FERGUSON, our respecâ€" ted towusmau, is suffering from a se. vere attack ufplexuisy. lie is reported as being very low. . THE Pbrt VIIope News says there is A SHORT time ago Mr. Geo. Liflyhee sho: a. beautiful fox known us a owns l'ox. The skin is handsome and is valued at $25. Mn SHARP of Sheffield, En g,land preached m the Methodist ChuIclgI hIst Sabbath alldl Monday evenings to huge audiences. PRESB-YTERY of Lindsay met in \Vood- ville Inst. Tlnumlny. “'0 have not. yet been favouled‘ with the minutes of pro:- cecdiugza. Mn. Tuos. Umus'ron surprised us by unexpectmlly dropping in on Monday lust. He xeports business as brisk in the U. S. 3w Fufa! Furs l ! Furs l ! A large stock good and cheap at McIntyre and Prim-'3. @â€" CordWood left. at Avmstrong's Mill saw u at 30m per cord,2 cuts 60cm. Delivered to any [nu-t. of village free of charge. ”Christmas. New Year and Birthday Cards. at Gmm’b. ”Violin: and Concettinu for sale a Gunu’s. Egon“ mum. OU'R‘ BOOTS AND SIIO‘ES'm-o well nqsorted. See om,- Boots our Grocerivs m-u choice and Mom"! to none in Value \n-.-â€"-â€" A... A .Aâ€"-_. W P} SDILEOTED BY‘ A FIRSTLCLAS vicinity should see lmf'ore-pm'ch making thisdolw'cmeno one of ': LORENZO MAYBEE BL AC'C $30) JOTJHLE LUS Pu 13. RUSS” L. (.‘1 WOOL smn'nxds IF) HAVE SECURED THE SERVICES OF A FIRST-”CLASSr MILL»- 1NER,ALSO A TAILOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE BUSINESS qaacmwm H3015 CASE FOR HEDES And in proof of this strong: statement, we can furnish abundant testimonials from those having them in use. To intended purchasers we would say. come and see it for yourselves, and, we feel confident you will be entirely aatisficxb that they are all they 1m: represented. The Best Mill Manufactured In The Dominion. It is a perfect cleaner, and chaffer. It will take out Wild Oats. perfectly. It will takes out all Cockle, Chess and other foul seeds. nmkim; a perfect saunplo of Market Wheat. la is a most perfect. separator, and will separate all Hm lama kernels from the small and shrunken grains. ll; is very mpitl in its action. l1 separates all kinda of grain as well au- seods. and if Outs and Pens, or Timothy zuul Clover auucl are mixed together and put through this Mill. they will come out perfectly separated. It will new-ram small and split Peas from large Peas, taking them from the clmi‘ in the must poi-fact manner. The Honey Improved Fanning Mill and Separator. is acknowledged by all to be Worsted Coatings. and Pantings, Sc English and Canadian Tweeds, A WRITTEN GUARANTEE THAT OUR MILL IS ALL THAT IS CLAIMED FOR IT. We desire to call the attention 0 fthe farming community to the above well known Fanning Mill, now being manufactured at our wm ks. We are prepared togivo HONEY'S IMPROVED FANNIN G MILL Yellow Oil in the great pain panacea, magi- cal in its lower over pain and inflammation. lt cures l heamatism and Nourulgia, Lame Back and Spinal Afl‘actions, (‘nutruction of Cords and Muscles. Used externally and internally. For sale by all dealers. 'â€"-'â€". "- G’rout sale In: H. Wilson’s this molt. 10 do: Ladien’ Coloured Stockings. only 25¢“. per paiv; 50 Clwueillo Shawls for 81.75 each ; 10 doz.Ladies' Black and Colour- ed Kid Gloves, 3750?». per pair. Come and see them. mm WHITE BRO, BXGHEST FREE 2MB FOR FARM PBOWGE l. McIntyre Prion Woodvilla. ' \YE HAVE A CHOICE AND .- For a good Atty?) L. Mnybeo'n. a mll‘ urocerwu m-u choice mu! flPCflIId to none in value; EXTRA NEW SEASUN’S JAPAN, BLACK nnd~GREEN TEAS. '. AA“) 00 UNLED CASH “BIKES, BLACK AND COLORED 5' 'R' 33, RUSSI‘ILICURDS in m-w and hnshiunnJ-lu Shades. 'IWVEED DRESS GOODS, PEAI'N AN!) FANCY Wi‘NCEYS',.cxcru \mIm-s. PLAIN, GREY, CHECK. :md'fi'mc'y A LL SHIR'I'INUS. A lull line uf JH‘ID, GREY, VZIH'I‘E und- FACTORY ‘LANNELS, GOOD AND CHEAP. Extra values in The Highest Price Paid for S’HEEPSKINS. F.ALL STOO MILLINERY IS NOW CO\1PL"".C'OM'“1\ISD'G FIRSTLCLASS MTLTZTNER', which every lady in we Inef'ora-pun-chafing. We have spared no pains in :-1mrcmeno one of the lending branches of our busiuoaa. A '13 FEES! WOOD‘IILLE ONTARIO. :3 TH E. 'l‘INSl-IOP; W'OOD-VHJLE. v Hides, Sheppsk-ins and Furs by xAND‘ ELL BOUGHT STOCK 0F Ruinsfm1l, 0! St. Jumen' Callledml, is to In» Innsemt and assist next. week. A swung of Evangelistic services are being cmried on at gundetiand, all the clmmlws joining in it. ReV. Mr. Bmsx business make: glad the to?“ of the merchant, and to create {brisk business t'm latter should not fat-gotta ad vurtine. waolargoot stock 0! Christmul over shown in Woodvlle, 3% Can't. . Scotch, every lady in “fig. patent; seamless