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The next, and hut, speaker was Mr. John Bertram, M. P. for \\’est Peterbo- rough, who, in a masterly address of about two hours duration, fairly made ‘lmsh,’ as the saying is, of the preceding speaker's statements. Mr. Bertram, whose cratori. ca! powers are really of a. high order. was listened to with the most profound atten- tion, and the loud and repeated bursts of applause from the audience showed that they thoroug’ly appreciated his abili. ties. The meeting broke upa little be- fore midnight, after a. vote of thanks to the Chairmen, and three cheers for the Queen, the candidate and the sgeakers. , In the siren-nee of any prominent sup- porters of Mr. Dormer, Dr. Fair courage- oust took the floor, and elicited much men-intent and some applause by head long amaults upon the Grits. the Globe and George Brown. and by his extrava- gant. Iaudatiun of Sir John A. Macdonand and his colleagues. George Bick, Bah Was appoint9dCha1ir~ m m. and after a few prrliminary remarks 1m inn-uduced the candidate. Mr. Mchn nun. who spoke in a quiet, gentlemaniy manner, and with a distinct. voice, for about. hrzlt'an hour. during which space. of ti no ha. touched briefly on 1!! the ques- tinns 0f the day, explaining why and for what reason he and nchcr Rufm‘mers 0p- posed the present Domin'mn Government, who, he thought, werr- entin-ly unworthy of the confidante of the people. Mr. McLennan was applauded son-ml times during the course of his remarks. and again when he sat down. and, We think, impressed himself favourably on those who heard him. Mr. John Mclmmmn. the Reform candi «lat» for-this Ill-ling. hold his first meeting in Venulam on Wednesday evening last in T.o}l(vr’s Hall. He was accompanied ,by'Mr. John Bertram. the new M. 1'. for West Pater-borough and his brother, Mr. George Bertram of Lindsay, and it was ex peck-«l tint. Mr. Mclmnnan's opponent, Mr. Dormer, Wuuld n'zo be present. but he dl" not nuke his appen-ance. There w.» not. so large an attendance as there" ought. to have been, but the hall was ”let-ably well filled. and those present wm-e- trmtvd to a feast of rat-sun: and flow of politics which we hello-VP they would not. willingly have miswd. Li th , ca i-i‘y th". mamas is we believv being prosacutml vigorously, and the friends of both candidates exprvss them- selves so sanguine as to the rosult that it is probable tlw voting will he very close, and the majority for the successful one represented at any rate by two tigurvs‘ S » fau- there has bee-n Jews than the usual amount of unpleae'antness between the speakers at the public meetings, which speaks well for the characters and tem- pen of the candidates and of such of their supporters as land then) the aid of their oloiurnce and :u‘gumentatiw powers. We no sorry to hear. however, that ata meet- ing hold at Ke'lly’s school-house on last Frid iy night by Mr. Donner, that gentle- mm, when his ro-liginn came to he called in quest-ion, (lid not receive the: most c nirteous treatment, the word “ pupist” living repeatodly used where Catholic \muld have done just as well. if any of the ratepayers cmiscivncionsly object to Mr. Dormer as a. candidate on account of his religion. they certainly have a right to c-xpress that objection, but they ought to considm' themselves bound. in common’ «lace-may, to do so in the most delicate; manner possible, instead of studiously O wlwting “i word which many people in Inelr ignorance imagine contains some hurt ol'n. stigma. 1'!) to the time at which we write (Wednesday evening) we have received the results of the elections in fifty of the canstibuencies in Omar-in, and of that number the Globe puts down 22 opposi- tinn, 25 ministeriulisc and 3 independents. That. journal dues not. give the political lurty to which the momlwrsnlrcndy elect- rd in Quelmc. Nam Sootia and New Bruns- wick bvlnng. alls-giug that it is impOs- bible to tell with any civgz'ec ul' cvrtnint)’; but. the Mail, which clzsim< m be better in formed. :u-.r:uigws the-m uli under what it asserts to lw tin-ir N'Spvrcllvo l ‘mcrs, and ‘ nruivea at the: unnclllsllm tlut. {wre is, so i hr. 21 strung xunjurity of the wiiole num- lmr in favour of the Guvemmvnt. i Bobcaygeon, Aug’t 24th, 1872. just opening out. fall and see them. Cheap for Cash. THE BOBCAYGEON INDEPENDENT. J . L. READ’S, ELL McLENNA-gi ' s BILLET GOODS New Spring THE ELECTIONS. at Dawnsâ€"The rate of mortality in Bob- cmygeon and the immediate neighbour- hood has been much higher than usual during the pastyean The first interment in the new cemetery was on the lst of January 1871, and now it contains no less than eighty graves, twelve of which, how- ever, contain bodies removed from the old grave-yard, which leaves sixty-eight deaths for a. period of about nineteen months. By far the greatest number of deaths have been of women and children, and amongst the latter, especially infants, there has been a. very unusual. mortality during the present summer. failures above mentioned, is said to be nearly up to the average, and the slight deficiency is not likely to be l'ult, as there is an abundant growth of straW. Roots and vegetables of all kinds cannot. fail to ho exceedingly plentiful, while the oat crop. if all the fields of that grain are as productive as one owned by the Reeve of Verulamâ€"which, however, is scarcely probableâ€"will be something extraordin- ary. Mr. Junker) tells us that. in his field- which was planted with Norway oats, he counted the astonishing number of 404 grains on a single ear, while a. number of other e-u-s, taken at a. random, contained from 250 to 320 grains each. When it is known that. about, 125 grains are reckon- od :1 fair number, all Will admit that our worthy Reeve can truthfully boast of a : ‘~ big thing” in oats. ‘ We are glad to hear that the crops in (his neighbourhood, taken as a whole, are [ this your considerably above the average. 1 The two great staples for mm and beast, wheat and hay, are not so good as could he wished, though there will he a. fair yield of both. The wheat, in mzmy cases, is much inferior to what would be infer- red from a casual glam-e at the fields, the ears, when rubbed in the hand, being found to contain a. large proportion of shrivclled, half formed grains, so that some samples brought to the mill will be likely to turn out as much "screenings” ‘ as good grain. The trouble with the hay is that the long continual draught and ex- cessive heat of last summer actually kil- led out a. 1:1ch number of meadows, liter- n ally burning the roots until all vitality was destroyed, while in numerous in- stances, whore hay seed was sown on wheat, the former did not come up at all. I Still, the present season having been so favourable, the hay crop, in spite of the The want to which we allude is also a most serious drawback to the settlement amongst us of families of independent. mouns- the fin! question almost i11v.11i:1 hly asked h) the heads of such m refer- ence to an intc-ndecl residence being whethor there is a. “good school” for their children; and we can instancethc case of a gcntlonmn, who has resided for some time in this village and is about to remove to another locality. the standard 0;: education here not being sufficient]; 1 high to enable his childrm to take their places at the Ilinivcrsitics “ithouc a previ- ous training at 3. Grammar School. We. commend the matter to the attention of our "city fathers," holiing that, should they decide upon adopting our viuw in this matter, thei' action may not be do- l:1.yed for a. similar period to that which has elapsed since they dct torminod that a now school house 5110111 I he built no sign i of the commencement 0t which has yeti :11» peaxed. i who conducts it. lle does all that. he is expected to down“ that he was engaged to do; and that he performs his duties to the satisfaction of the school trustees and the parents of the pupils, is evidenced by the fact that, his services have been re- tained and his salary increased every year. Our object in those few comments is sim- ply to express what we believe to be the opinion of many, that. a higher course of education, which would extend the advan- tages oi' the classics and the higher math- ematics to those wanse parents wished it, would be most desirable, and would ren- der unnecessary the exodus t'rom home; which many of our youth will be necessi- i tated to make. in search of intellectual ’ iood at, prosait unattainable within reas- onable. reach of the parental hearth. We must not, however, be suspected of an intention of casting any imputation on the nmnngoment of our school7 or of un- derrating the abilities of the gentleman may be attained, desire that their sons may leave their native village with as cul- tivated minds as those who have resided in localities more favoured with educa- tional advantages. of the iron horse, and may reasonably ex- pQCt that in a few years Bobcaygeon Win have attained the size and dignity of a l town, that the value of property will have g Prolwrtionatey increased, and that the 10 ' cal institutions will be subject to compar- ison with those of localities of contempo- rary growth. In'amicipation of our in- ' creased importance, it most surely be- hooves us to commence forthwith to a.- l mend those of our institutions which seem most urgently to require improvement. With this View let, us take a glance at our existing school, which, if regarded as a. seminary for the cultivation of the intel- lect of our rising generation, must be ‘ pronounced inadequate for disseminating i more than a knowledge of the ordinary ‘ branches of education. We may be told that the great majority of the inhabitants 1 of our village are not desirous that their| children should receive a higher educa-i tion that that which comprises readinw, ’ writing and ciphei.ing_ This we may he! allowed to doubt, and even if the mfljm‘it." 5 hold such limited views of the amount ofl culture necessary to enable a young man to take a prominent place in the battle of life, there are still ~many, we feel assured, I who, appreciative of the fact that. in this I‘ country intellect and not rank is the step i ping stone whereby the highest positions I Our village is going ahead; almost immediate prospect from our very thresholds the Of the iron hang and m-nr v-o nd the immediate neighbour- been much higher than usual past year. The first interment v cemetery was on the lst of THE CROPS. AD! HIGH. we have the of hearin g shrill neigh ; A NOBLE Cr.ow.\'.â€"Some astonishment has recently been expressed in aristocra- tic circles in Ireland by. the fact becom- ing known that a. “Mr. Cosman,” who during the years 1869-7] performed as a. pantomimist at the Metropolitan and minor music halls, and the Surrey Thea- tre, is no other than Viscount Hinton, heir to Earl Poulett. The surprise crea- ted by this fact becoming known, was, however, intensified by the additional knowledge that Miss Smythe, comic sing- er and ballet-dancer, who is still profes- sionaliy engaged at the Metropolitan and other balls, is Viseountess Hinton, she having been married to the young lord I in 1869. M. D. ,-deale1 in pure Drugs, Chemicals: Paints, Oils, Books «I: Stationery, Room Papers, Fancy Goods, c., 3:0. Opposite Suow’den 5 hotel, Bobcayg comâ€"19 MADDER, MADDEn.â€"Tupper Thompson have received a, fresh stock of best Dutch Madder. Remember, they only keep the best. Reliable Dye Stuffs of all kinds kept also. 23-4. Tm: Ion.ID.n'.â€"â€"Our readers in the coun- try will bear in mind that. Wednesday next, the 28th inst., will be observed in Bobcaygeon as a public holiday, and that if they come into the village on that day for the purpose of making purchases, they will be disappointed, as the shops will all be closed. Axomsn Emmetâ€"We are glad to hear that another attempt is to be made to establish 8. Brass Band in Bobcaygoon, and we hope that this time it will be crowI.ed with success, as a little good music occasionally would be apleasant relief fmm the rather too monotonous quiet of our village. The movement is as yet, we believe, only in its infancy; but, it is said that if the necessary instruments â€"a. list of which has been preparedâ€"can be obtained, there will be no difficulty on the score of musical talent, and it is hop- ed tl-at all lovers of harmony will sub- scribe as liberally as they feel able to- wards the furthetance of so laudable al design. I A Loss.â€"â€"We regret to learn that. Mr. l Boyd's handsome and valuable bay mare, 9 which was well known to all our villagers, 5’ died on Tuesday last. 011 that day Mr. Boyd drove to l’eterhorOugh to vote for er. Cluxton, taking two horses, one of them the more in question. Though quiet. in single harness, she was so high ‘ spirited and ambitious that when in double harness she drew hy the bit :11 most the whole time, and Mr. Boyd and his companion. Mr. MeSweyn, had to take turns at. holding her. Upon m-riringnt l’eterhorough she refused to eat, and ex- hibited other symptoms of sickness, and a. messenger was sent, for a veterinary surgeon, who said that she had over ex- erted herself, which, combined with the intense heat of the day, had caused a state of exhaustion, from which she would recover in a. short time. She was then turned loose in the stable yard, but gra- dually got worse and died in about. an hour. She was a fine animal, only six or seven years old, and was much valued by the owner, who, we are informed, refused to sell her for $200. is thought that the \x‘hOleHistémce to Huliburton will be accomplished in about a month from the time of starting. DOMINION DRUG STORE The rate of progress vmies with the nature of the soil in which the poles have to be sunk. This end of the line is very rocky, and on Tuesday night, the end of their third. day, they had only made about five miles; but in sandy districts they can proceed at double that speed, and it Ll Mr. Townsley, who “bOSses the job”, -| has altogether nearly twenty men under 3 his charge, and the work proceeds in this l wise:â€"One man goes in advance to trim the posts and bore the holes in the small I ends, into which are driven the pegs upon '! which the glass caps are fitted 3 then comes the gang whose duty it is to dig the holes for the poles and put them up, next follows the waggon, the men in ‘chrtrge of which deposit the wire along l the ground at the foot of the posts , and ,I last ot' all comes that important person- l age the “climber", without whom the. ‘ , labours of the others would be as naught. {This individual has iron frameworks on 1 his boots, and on the inside of each is a. spike somewhat resembling a. rooster's spur wrong side up, by the help of which he climbs up the poles with the agility of a monkey. He has also a belt to which is suspended a. “little hatchet", which he puts to a. better use than young George Washington did his, and having thrust- an insulator into the said belt, a. wooden peg into one of his boots, and filled his mouth with iron spikes, he is all ready for tl..c ascent. As his work is performed more speedily than that, of'the others, he oc- casionally goes ahead to assist, dropping to the rear again when a few poles are ready for the wire. The men carry their own provisions with them and ‘- camp out" at nights and during thunderstorms, and are, We are informed paid about $8 per week each, besides {lifll board. The work of putting up the telegraph . W If“; 13:1; m--- mm“ poles and wires between Bobca} geon and' _.._ Haliburton, via Minden, is being vigor- ’ Paris July -5~This morning four men, ously prosecuted. and will be completed I Francois Dalivous S.1i11t- Omer and Au- in about three Weeks from now The bry, were shot at Satory for participation “he was attached to the pole 111 f1 0111 of in the 353assmafion of the ho~tages. “1 the telegraph office in this iiiluge on '48 m the cOntiemned men were 3559“" Saturday morning last, and a few minutes bled 1n the cou1t house of the Rue St later the man who performs this mther; “9’"1‘9 “he“? thev 11 ere 8111” up in cells; hazardous dutv was clinging to the top 0f: and rccewed “18 Visit 0f the venexable the ~ highest pole in the Dominion” _ the' IAbbe Foilet, who administered the last two which carry the wire ov-ei the Bob iconsolation of religion. The men then caygeon canal being one a little over and Wrote some letters, lrancois and S-1i11t- the othex a little under eighty feet in l Omer 09-011 addl‘essing a few lines to the height. In about half an hour {mm the . 1‘9“th 0f the Republ-‘J COfi‘Qe wme time the work was commenced, the wag- i and cigars were then served, and the pris- gon containing the boxes of glass insulu- oners smoked quietly while waiting to be tors, the coils of wire, and the huge reel conveyed to Satory. About 5330 the mil- from which it is unwound, turned the it”? waogons Iattled “P the street nnd corner atS impson s and headed for the 1n 1955 than half an 110111‘ the fatal Pm“ north. .Of Satox) was reached BOBCAYGEON, MINDEN HALIBUR- 'TON TELEGRAPH. ' ’RUG STOREâ€"“7. McCamus, rn pure Drugs, Chemicals, Books «I: Stationery, Room 5 Many newspaper articles, most of them intended to be humorous, have lately ap- l peared respecting a comet whose coming collision with the earth at this time was said to have been predicted by Prof. Plantamour, a Swiss astronomer. The whole story seems to be a hoax, how. ever, originated in some foreign news- paper. and» it is understood that Prof. Platamour has publicly declared that he never made the prediction. Possibly no great harm might come of a. meeting. be- tween the earth and one of these erratic travellers through space, if they are com- posed, as they are said to be, of merely gaseous vapor. Certainly a. good deal of what was meant to be laughing gas has been let ofi‘ on the subject.â€" Witness. . A travelling correspondent of the Tiny Times, who has been making :1 tour in the Dominion, tells the peOpIe of the United States of Canada's resolve to work out her own destiny in her own way, apart and distinct from the Republic. “I 11111 satis- fied," says he, “that ninety-nine out of every hundred of the people are opposed to annexation; they dream of an indepen- dent nation. The people who rule are loyal to (heat B1',itain but hope some day to build heie a. g1cate1 Britain. Johnny 1 Kanuck is willing that his cousin Jonathan shall visit him, on condition that the Yan- kee pays double price for everything, but under no circumstances will little Johnuv consent to sleep' in the same bed with big Jonathan. This antipathy 15 natural. We ‘ need not be a. sponge among nations, ab- sorbing, like water, all our weak neigh- hours (live them a fai1 show. Let those English speaking sons of the North do theix own work in their own way; let them if they can,l1ew out of this wilde1- ness a. nation compact and fiiendly, and then perhaps will follow, not annexation, for that signifies the swallowing of the lesser by the g1eater, but consolidation, which implies mutual concessions and mu- tual privileges.” We thank our Yankee cousin for these liberal brave words. as in stature, and lm repeatedly refused all such generous inducements. He had a constitutional aversion to :un’tliing like making a p: wade of himself before a curi- ous public, and choose rather to serve out. lager beer at a. nominal price than pocket a handsome weekly stipend. During his residence in this city he had become a noted and remarkable local co- lobrity. 111$ appearance upon the street. always attracted a host of gamers. (/"mm (In) In/cr- Orr/m.) Mr. L'irs ’l‘oilntson, the Norwegian gi- ant, (lied on Tuesday nltornoou, at 243 East Division Street, after an illness ol three days. The. deceased was ru‘mnrkn- ble for his stature, and His probably tlux tallest man on record at the present day. He was seven feet. and nine inches high, and weighed 375 pounds. He was born in ll’ellingsdnle, Norway, in 183-1, and emi- grated to America some three yours ago, settling in this city, and vngnging in the saloon business at No. 53 Milwaukee are. nuo. Being of such oxtrnox-dinzuy ulti tudc, llO recr-ivod many tempting Oill'l'.‘ from simculuting showmon tn trawl and exhibit himeoll. Mr. Bzirnnin. with hi.~ accustomél ontorpriea, attempted to: make an ongngmm-nt with him an thol most liberal toxins, but in min. Mr. Toi- letson was as singular in his disposition l At this moment the adjntants dropped their swords, and a noise like the roll of a mit 'ailleuse tore the air; the rum} who had cried “ \‘ive la Communn '" felt stone dead; but as for Stiiit-Omer, he remained standing motionless at. his post, and it. was supposed for a moment that he had escaped unscathed. Upon examination, howevw, it was found that, his chest. was riddled with bullets, and that one hull had passed through his neck. Death had been instantaneous, but the body had rc- se-rvod the rigidity of'n man nort’ing him- sols against his fate. The lumps than do- filcd, drums hmtingand bugle: sounding, and tilth‘ ttn'mimtod another SCt‘l‘tt" in tho sanguinm‘y dmnn of tho insurrection. ‘ SBNSIBLR WORDS FROM A NEW YORKER 1' The usual force of troops were present j to witness the execution. The condemn- I ed alighted without evinemgany emotion, and marched firmly to their respective 1 posts. They all asked not to have their ! eyes coverad and not to be attached; but this slight favour was refused, in conse- l quence of the bad way in which the sol- diers fired at the ’preceding execution. Francois for a short time opposed the men ordered to bind him, and altogether be- haved with an energy which thOSe who saw him on his trial would never have given him the credit of possessing. Abbe Follet having embraced the, prisoners and withdrawn, Francois, Dalivous and Aubry raised a feverish cry of “Viva 1:1 Com- mune!” upon which Sztint-Omer turned round to his companions in misfortune! and said, ‘~ No, nc ! vive la France! A has i la Commune ! "' i and received the'visit of the venerable Abbe Foilet, who administered the last consolation of religion The men then wrote some letters, lrancois and S1111t~ Omer each addressing :1. few lines to the Resident of the Republic. Coffee, wine and civars 11 ore then sewed, and the pris- one1s smoked quietly 11 11111, waiting to be conveyed to Satory. About 5:30 the mil- itar} “aggons rattled up the street, nnd in less than half an hour the fatal piain of Sator) was reached. A DEAD MAN 3‘ ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO Dcath of a Chicago Giant. The Comet. Communist Execution. Annexation. ") wxm BULLETS snxmxa OS HIS FEET- Sixteen persons have been Eisened re- cently in British Columbia. by eating fun- gi in mistake for mushrooms, and three I have since died. A “ free and independent.” of Carleton put up his vote to auction on Monday. The agents of ' two rival candidates were present, and one started the sale with a bid of $1. The vote was finally knocked down at $15, and the victorious. agent had his vote: to the poll just in time when the last “0 yez ! O yez l” of_the Return- ing Ofli‘cer, who was closing his- books., Thervoter lost the money, and the mndi- ‘ date lost a vote. ‘ On Saturday last they had a “ swim ming festival” in New York city. The great feature of the festival was a. match between six young ladies. The race was to a. boat anchored in the centre of East river, and back again, a distance altogeth- er of about 800 feet. As there was a. strong tidal current, four of them “ play- ed out” and had to be taken aboard the boats in the river, but two of them swam through. a Katie Allen winning the race and a Miss Broderick getting the second prize. ' Under the Illinois law, married women may sue liquor dealers for damage done to home or husband by drunkenness. But some women prefer to give up their rights, and grant the following permit to their bibulously inclined husbands .- I’er- mission is hereby granted by me, the law- i'ul wife of â€", and I hereby declare and witness by my own signature, that my husband has the perfect right and liberty to drink, and as often as he chooses to drink and what he chooses to drink, and I hereby relinquish all the claims arising therefrom. ..\-. an 1' "'V' see an old tomb exhumed m the very shadow of the Pyramids, and has joyfully purchased the bran new Parisian made mummy inserted therein the night be- fore. An enterprising Parisian is rnaping golden gains from a mummy manufzictm-y. He not only supplies provincial masoums with a “Chops” or "l’lmroah" to order, but does a largo. exporting trade, sending his peculiar warns even to Egypt. It is darkly whispered that more tlwn «mo. crodulous traveller has boon permitted to --A A._ -‘JI A Among tho curious things connected with the cmlfish is tho frequency with which large stones are found in tho stom ach. Those are of various sizes, sumo- timos, in a large. iish, Weighing many pounds; and it is a peculiar beliet'aumng rishormon that those are taken in just be- fore a storm, for the purpose of anchoring themselves during the. expected swvll of the sen. This is corroborated by the fact (ifit be one) that all tlw fish taken before a storm ngroo in this peculiarity, whereas at ordinary times nothing of the kind can be detected. .1 Gm'm'm poet, has lately writton :1 tum-hing lmvm. in which tlu- 1mm is re- pi‘vm-nu-d us (in-vmm-(l u)’ alligators UlltiOl‘ :x [mini Kn-v nu the share 01' Lukv Erin, in Ann-viva. 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They are living in tho. westt‘rn part ot'North Carolina. and one is dangerously iii. They own consitleruhh- ptnpm'ty in the State, and are we” to do. They mar- riod many years ago two sistr't's, daughters ()i'n minister. and tho union of'nnc couplv has lmon Mvswrl with three 50119 and six (hmghtt-rs. :nnl th:tt of the otlmr with six sons and thrvc danghturs. During :1. YO- cont ongagoniunt on the continent of Eu rope. tiw sin-cuiutm' who nimln u shmv nt' Lilt' twins, and who. hy tht- hyca, was an ox-hnnmtmhlo mumhm- of the Legislative (Jmnwil at Ili'ttixh (,‘«.>hnnhi:t, paid them a wot-My stipvnd 01‘ $20!). in addition t0 pr“ riding all thvir travelling and lintul (tx- ponsos. New York, Aug. l3.-â€"A Greensboro, ‘ N. 0., despatch says that a negro named Jim Johnson was arrested there yesterday {or an attempt to poison a party 01‘26 per- sons on the occasion of the commence- ment of Rev. Mr. Fontaine’s female ac- ademy at Reidsville, on the 6th inst. He poisoned the ice cream which he had been engaged to make, and the entire party, including many young ladies be- longing to the elite of society, were seized with poisonous symptoms. No one has yet died, but the physicians say several cannot recover. When arrested, Johns-on called upon the negroes to rescue him. The community threaten him with lynch- ‘ mg. The young King of Siam, having re- turned to his own dominions, goes about making speeches in praise of European civilization and modes of life. His Ma- jesty had previously made a tour through the Indian province, delivering himself according to the Rangoon Times, of ‘ be- witching' addresses and making himself excessively popular. This is one of the many tokens, from Arabia to Japan, of the softening of Asiatic prejudies against the Christian nations, and of the singu- lar infusion and interblending of trades, social habits, and probably, in the end of races, which has become more decided in this than in all former times. It is pretty clear that the whole system of Asiatic civilizationâ€"or barbarismâ€"is destined to be revolutionized by the European and American systems, and indications thick- en that the process will go, on at an ac- celerating rate of speed. Light in the Orient. A Negro Fiend. In Bobcaygeqp._0n Thursday, the'ISth inst., Andrew Wllham, Infant son of Mr. Andrew Arnberg, aged 1 month and 3 days. In Bobcaygeon, on Wednesday, inst., George Steward, son of 1M Gage, aged 2 years and 3 months Two maiden ladies, in Louisville were very much shocked the other day when they observed a. young lady in a neighbor- ing yard dig a deep hole and bury an ob- ject carefully shi'outled in white cloth. They at once notified the police of their suspicions of foul play, and the body was exhumed. It 'vurned out to be that of a lamented cat, and the suspicious spinsters were booted by the crow . At Dunbarton (N. H.) the other day a henhawk pounced upon a brood of young turkeys and seized one of them, when the. mother turkey, resenting the raid, flew into the air after her, and at the altitude of twelve or fifteen feet, bravely gave bat- tle. After a. severe combat the turkey came off victorious, by releasing her little one and putting her enemy to flight. The ern! Time;aniahos :1 hozrible story of cannibalism :n I’lumastnn, in Pet- sin. during the famine. Nina persons Were found to hum sxnlon and eaten thrae children. Two of 11mm. women, wens hangod. and the Olhw's svntenced by the Grand Yizier to death by starvation. At the end of a week all were dead, and it was found_that five of them had eaten the other two. A singular :lcoidvnt Inn-1y occurred in Germany. A lulskwiinnlwr had a quan- tity of willow switolu-s unwed away in :1. Cellar. fining down In) fetch some, his remaining away [On lung seemed strange, and another person unnL to look for him. This nnn «lid not return pizlmr, and two otlwrs went down. AH four were killed by the fcx'nwntatinn «if the green willow switches. A prudent Kvmnvkv fixthor. with a mnrringeablu (lnuglm-r. found itimpos- siixle to th‘p the lu-uus from the house, so he furnished hm- with a music box which plays " ”0m.- Swoun Home" at 10 o'clovk p. m., prm-iwly. The lwausare all gone and the house closed up in five minutes after. A J’In-:,\'.nu-:.\'cm.-tm I’xi by 11¢! n tor- riMu hail-Mom) pun-IL over what, is known as Iiiiling's m-ighhm'luwd. in the towxhhil» 01' Ililg‘lzinln'uuke, which de- stroyod “hula hul¢l> 01' gum. completely tlm-shing the our and hunting the straw to the ground. Its passage was about the width of tour lmml-ed acres. the crops within range 01 Mu'vh are almost a total lass. Tim (lmtln-wax-mmts w-ml to culprits (m the gallant: in NW Jul-soy con-x- eleven pugvs. :nul tlw pm'lkmuuncl- usually takes plum in lln- lmtms: 1mm of the day. As [lw Slit-rink lmvu w ">1u-lltmL" all tlw hard “'Ht’tl>. 11w,- op-sulmn is rather tedi- ous m tln-gwnllmn.::1 naming to be 111ng- ml. Lmulnn. Angus: Ni.â€".\ spocia] to the St nub/ml from Lurk says that at. the mcet- in; of the Empvrnrs in lit-rim the prop- (‘hiziou will he mule fora (:(mgreas of Emupmm Powers to szznt-tion the [cr- riLuri-I unditimtiom of France. the oc- cupatiun 01' R011)“. :Ilul iiu- revision 01'th Treaty of' I'm-is ml" 184:}. :11”! tho Jiumhhnn 01' (fun-.413. is a plwlgr (Ml tcclmuh'ur. Hi: rvpunruion is the Very host. and wv (w'rngmmiuw our Canadian fi'iulnL upon the allolmiuUm-ut.” A sq-nsmmldu llu-Htllt‘ul programme for a hut nighn xwuiu ho lln- lullowing: The pe-rfunnmmu will cummvnu» with as ‘ Cool as u (‘ucmnhmz‘ :llh'l' u‘lnzclx ‘ The Son of leaf in (-mwlmlu with 'X filling to \Vmuu' 'l‘lw «n-clwslm will usuhlm lily introduce some fl ml) airs. Tum-Huh ~T1u- Ii Mun 'a/inu sms "We :m- 111mm 10 h-un (h (L Land Duiibx the m “h .1 [mum-(l (hw-omm' (icnex The primitiw- M'walmdist Conference of Canada ("INIJHHJNI lln- sultries Of mar rivd preucln-rs as lulloWs: Besides house rum. 1mm furniture. and ('lnldron's allow- ance, in cillus , .,0 31): in towns, $550: and in cummv st. trims. a43J, and their fuel. A11 1111111111113 01117011 111‘ Madison ‘..I11d thrust, his 11111'11511111111 11o1>e’s mouth to see 111m 111: 1111' («1 111 111- 11: 111. '111e 110150 1211151511 his mouth 111 sec haw many lingexs the 111111 11:111. ”1111- CU11Uslv)’ of each “as fully satisfied. ’l‘lmline hon at, tho Vienna (Luxem- hurg) Juniin dos l’lanu-s, has breathed his last. The noble uninul spasmodi- uully rose on his fore feet, shook his mane gave an appalling rom‘, and and all was UVL‘I'. "he Duke of Clan-land has lately bo’t an estate in Yorkshire, belonging toa Mr. Milbank, member of the House of Commons. The. money to be paidis as follows : $11,000,000 cash, and $100,000 for some years. A New York manufhcturing company has entered up?!) the pious busineas of manufacturing Idols for the Hindoo mar- i ket. There are 5am to be several Clans- ‘ tians connected “III: the company. Illinois is about to build fifty five miles oflevees on the MissiSsippi river, seven feet high, forty-one few. at, the base and five feet at, the top. It is expected by this work to reclaim 200,000 acres of the best 1 md in the state. A young lady named Mills, at Liberty Clay County, Mo., had an altercation with her brother on Friday night, when she seized a shot-gun and shot. and killed him instantly. The Broad whim: savs that if the whole result. of the volunteer movement wexe the 28, 000 competitors of Wimbledon. _thev would still be worth the whole train- ing, cost to the country. Iowa. news: “A woman in Camnnche, who worked in the lm'v st field all Satur- day, “'35 (leliVOl'l‘d 0f kickxng and squal. ling triplets Saturday night, and was sitw ting up to be:- regular meals Sunday.” Hart, a millionaire. who died recently in New York, had never crossed over to Brooklyn or ”0b0kon. His whole life, body and soul, had been devoted to pawn- broking. Josephine Mansfield has sold the house Fisk gave her on 'l'wemy-Lhird street, in New Yark, for 3 3-1000, preparatory to re- moving to San Francisco, where she re- cently purchased a new residence. gobcaygeon markets most-t m I-‘.~i 11y Int :1 torâ€" n-m Innsvd over What, is iling'- m- i;_v'hh0:hl:u)d. in the “it“ wlinhzmnw, which de- 1 lit-l L 01 g: nn conmlctely a 0 1r :unl lmutiag the straw DIED. Ir. David Wanted immediately, a girl to d‘cgene- r31 housework. Good wages will be paid to a competent rson. A I} at tho Inécgcndazt office.pe. pp Parties asking for the above letters will please ask for advertised letters. Humphries, James Kerr, William Keefer, William Larock, Miss Clare Larmour, A. Bolton, Joseph 3 Batison, R. Bony, Mr. Brook, lilins Berulwc, Ferdinand Mnhew, Anthony Morrison Ann Elia-Ii Millcgt’, Charles Mnfl‘att, Alexander Munro, Robert Crag, Miss lilizab’th 3 Morey, Orlando Cullen, Miss E. Clust, Angus Morrow, \Villilm Mcnnicr, Pune Chrinnard, (Tluophas Mitchell, Joseph C. Caricr, Joseph McConnell, June- Cundace Miss J oha‘na McCauly,John Clements, Joseph Chittick, James Delair, James Dcvitt J ohn Divine, Thomas Downs Patrick Donville, Alfred Dumont, Joseph Drury, Henry James Ellis, Thomas Foley, Miss Finley, James Foster, Hugh 2 Foster, Thomas Fairmin, Miss E. A. Foster, William Harkness, John Hunter, Isaac Henderson, Walter Hodge. Miss Mary Hardie, Rohert MCG regor, Williun MeGibbons, William McCall, Isaiah O’Hara, Robert Powers Mrs. Prescott, James Preston, Aaron Patterson, John Patterson, James Hielly, J. T. Savnrd, Charla! 2 Smith, John Stewart, H. Summerby, W. J. Simpson, John Stuard, James Stewart, Mrs. Math Searl, Thomas Stone, Daniel Sniter, Alexander Terault, Mr. Remaining: in “H- Bolmay 'l‘hursduy, the 22nd day (1 «mt previously zuh‘vrtisrd Afloat-n.3u1m Lu .‘mvlr mm. Miss Annie L4- Aninxxg. Dunk-l Ly “Hug, M rs. 1.01 Braidun, Julm 2 ].}'1 List of Letters There is :1 great future in store for our young Dominion under the fostering cure of the mother land, and should I have the honour to be your representative, I shall support such legislation as will do justice to all classes, develope the resour- cos of tho country, and make us afm, united and prosperous country. I am, gentlemen, Your obedient servant. Bébmygeon, August 20th, 1872. Post'm. Bobcaygeon,‘ August 22nd, 1872. !' The exercise of the franchise without the. interference of improper and demora- izing influences is one of the greatest bles- sings a free people can enjoy: and to ob- tnin that I shall. to the best of my abili- tics, advocate the passing of an act secu- ring as far as possihle purity in elections, and shall give a cordial support to any measure whereby the independence of Parliament may he obtained. I an) in favour of such judicious public improvement as will tend to develope the resources of the country. At the same time reckless expenditure should be avoided; and. while advocating a gene- rous and liberal policy, Ishall insist on t the. stricmst economy, so that value may ' he received for the. people's money, and the debt not, increased to such an extent ias will involve the country beyond its ability to pay without excessive taxation. l was and am still in favour of the con- fedemtinn of the Provinces, by which each has the control or” aflairs strictly local, and in the llozninion Parliament 3 just and equiu-hlo reyresentntion; but I must say the large I“! irescntaticn allowed to Manitoba and British Columbia is at variv mice with the ptlicy propounded by 31] parties at. the time of confederation, and is prejudicial to the best interests of the country. -_-h._.._..-..._i_..__ ...- JOHN McLENNAN. Lindsay. July 3011), 187:2. , -â€"--:u-ll VI discretionary power should be allowed to the Government. I am strongly opposed to placing large sums of money at the disposal of the Executive, tliorohy pre- vmitiug the roprem-nmtives of the pmplo from exercising a strict and “1101950111.: parliamentary control owr the public ex- penditure. Gaer.Em-:N.~Havin g received the unan- imous vote of the convention representing the Reform interest in this Riding, I feel it to be my duty to accxzpt tho posifioh of candidate for the Dominion Parliament, My political sympathies are with Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition as represent- ed by Messrs. McKenzie and Blake; at the same time I shall be prepared to give a. hearty support to all good measures gm- anating from the present, Government. and will not allow the influonco of party to govern my acts, contrary to my ovm convictions and what I conceive to be the best interests oftlie country. While I admit that a vermin nmnnn‘ -4- COUNTY OF VICTORIA SQUTH RIDING 1m! Wheat, pvr 1....1...‘ Sprung “'hcal: u Flour, (fall) if” hr! . Hurley ............ . vats ................. Beam-”n" Butter . . . .......... PUMWL‘E ............ Eggs ................ Dressed Hugs pcr Um Muss For}. ........... Prime Muss .......... Extra l'nmr . . . . . . . . . Barf, [Her Hm lbs ...... Hay ............. . TO '1‘ H E ELECTORS Girl Wanted. (cw d-decrtisements Lindsay Markets. R. LATOCCHE Tcrm,‘ m.- Bn‘lwm goon Post Office on 22nddm «If.~\u"ust,1872,lnd :de rtisrd Summcrby, W. J. Simpson, John Stuard, James Stewart, Mrs. Math 802"}, Thomas Stnnc, Daniel Sniter, Alennder Terault, Mr. 'J‘rotuer, Charles 3' Walker, Andrew White, Samuel Powers Mrs. Prr-scott, James Preston, Anon Patterson, John Patterson, James Richy, J. T. Savnrd, Charles 2 Smith, John Stewart, H. me-z'y. Edward lu-plunt, John, Lylv, 'l'hnmrs Lurlll'll, I’ctcr Lythgow, M. G. Mnhcw, Anthony Morrison Ann Elia-lib MillegO, Charles Mnffatt, Alexander OF THE OF THE a certain amount of