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_youds were hard they were hardin- | | | 4 as EN : pias hE " PE -------- Hoth Ontario Ghserher ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YFAR JAMES BAIRD - - - Editor. PORT PERRY, MARCH 28,1878 Mend Your Ways. The past fall and winter have heen most disastrous on public travel, for rleighing we had none and wheel- ng was next to impossible; when the deed, the mud turned up in lumps as Jarge as boulders and quite a hard and when they were soft, they were soft enough, tough, deep and iuter- minable. Parties who had to tra. vel (no one else dare venture) were unsparing in their anathemas of municipal councils in general and of the places where they had to dig out their horses in particular, and loud threats of demanding appropriations on a large scale were the order of the times. Of course some allow- ance must be made for the extraor- dinary season and it may be many vears ere another season so unfavor- able to travel may again be exper jenced and it is not at all unlikely that unreasonable demands for ap: propriations may come in from many quarters so that councils will have to exercise wise discrimination regarding the matter of taxes on the one hand and the facilities for travel on the other, not forgetting that the highest tax we can put on our far mers is to have the roads in such a state that they can only take balf a load and consequently have two trips to market for every one they otherwise would have. We had to face the music and the mud on many occasions but the past reason was a erowner and perhaps the most pro- voking parts of all were those Jead- ing into our villages, coming into Manchester from the east, west or north was sufficient to put one's command of language 10 the severest test, while the approaches to Port Perry were beyond endurance, al- most, in fact, blockading the town, rendering ingress or egress next to impossible. It looks like carrying the joke a little too far to force the patrons and supporters of our vil- lages to puddle their way through a seaof mud a mile or two long, half a dozen fect deep and as tough as bird lime in order to get to the village. This matter must be attended to.-- These bottomless roads have on this occasion demonstrated the utter waste and worthlessness of summer fallowing our roads as is generally dene, throwing up dirt in summer to have it churned into mud in fall and again washed back into the gutters in spring, is neither pleas ant nor profitable and if we ever expect to have roads we must change our mode of treatment and not continue to waste our statute labor in experimenting on, mud making. in showing how deep mud may be ere horses stick so fast that they must be dug out of it. The polter parts must be filled in with a good bedding of stone at the proper season and wherever the bottom is firm let gravel of the proper sort and in sufficient quantity be used after the road has been properly turnpiked ; such a course will se- cure good roads and vastly cheaper than the plan now followed. There sre thousands of dollars expended on statute labor every year which serve little other purpose than toin- crease the depth of the mud, destroy the natural water courses, dam the water on valuable lands or force it to make a channel for itself down the centre of the high way. It villages want outsiders to come in they must make it possible for them to do so-- this sink or swim system must be abandoned. Another Rat. "Our esteemed but somewhat ec- centric eotem of the Lindsay Post is giving strong, premonitory symptoms of ratling. After a Postal life-time of the most unques- tioning obedience and subserviency tothe wishes and dictates of the Globe and. its chief, our cotem has suddenly turned upon his qnondam mentor and now seeks to add insult to insubordination. Mr. Brown shortly after the advent of his Gov- erment to power at Ottawa took to himuelf a seat in the Senate; but the ng calls of business elsewhere od him attending lo his ies. During the pre- rial disaster. Mr. Brown means idle while he isin k the $100 an acre, || half penny' siders paper towards Mr. Brown and his brothe with him« «The vere whic old Indies in the Senate at Ottawa are Titisily passing a Civores bill | #0 worded that the woman divorced may be | free to marry "any other person or persons!" | What can such an exhibition of | gratuitous insolence mean if not! that its author wishes to split with | his former dictator, leave the Grit! party and seek admission into the Conservative ranks. Our cotem is i he will find some trouble in getting up to the Conservative fold, cer- tainly not without strong proofs of contrition for past errors. An Important Change. In these days of seizing, selling, stripping and eleaning-out unfortun- ate tenants leaving them without a seat to sit on, a plate to eat off, or a stove to cook their victuals, it was high time that the strong arm of the law shonld be stretched out for the protection of poor oppressed ones.-- Hitherto landlords have had it all their own way and some of them have laid it on most unmercifully, stripping their victims to the skin. When rent became due and payable and the unfortunate one could not face the music, Mr. Landlord could walk in pull,the seats trom under the aged, the beds from under the children and tender ones, pour the victuals from the vessels, draw the fire from the stove and sell. the whole leaving the family in blank despair without a particle of furni. ture of any kind and not a cent to purchase any, thus leaving a poor family in a helpless condition and no chance of redeeming themselves. At the late session of the Ouatario Legislature thanks to the Op- position an Act was passed whose tendency will go far towards things. Under the new Act when to time, said landlord must give the | delinquent tenant forty-eight hours | notice that unless the rent is paid | before the expiration of that time, | that the goods and chattels of said | tenant shall be sold for rent, If the | tenant disregard such notice and | just let matters take their course | then the landlord may go on and] sell everything as in the past before | the passage of this Act. But if the | tenant on receipt of such notice should notify his landlord within forty-eight hours that he (the ten- ant) is willing to give up possession of the landlord's property at once, then the landlord may go on and sell | but he dare not sell any of the ten- | ant's chattels which the law ex- empts such as a cooking stove, 80 | many chairs, so many beds and bed ding, cooking and eating utensils &z., &e. If the landlord should go on and sell without such notice as above he will burn his fingers. The Wrong Localities. The Toronto Globe of Saturday last makes quite a spread over some score of farms which have been late- ly sold in various localities through. out the Province, but the prices quotted are miserably low when compared to the prices which pievail | in this section of country; still] when the locations and the quality of the lands are taken into account very likely those quotted ty theG lobe are comparatively higher than the prices obtained in this section. When one considers the many and superior advantages which this locality offers with the great superiority of our soil it becomes obvious that our lands at their ordinary price $90 and $100 an acre are cheaper after all than the things referred to in the Globe as selling at about half that price. Eight and nine thousand dollars are only common prices here for a hundred acres of land but then when the quality of the soil, the salubrity of the climate and the numerous advantages of the location are all considered, such prices are very moderate. We would find no particular fault with the Globe for publishing sales of trashy land were it not that out- siders seeing these notices may be led to suppose that such are samples of the value of our lands. Would it not be better for all concerned were shabby sales entirely suppressed, and as no one appears to inform the Globe of any sales worth noticing would not it be better to let such items go unnotic ed ? 'We may notice in passing that the Corson farm, lot 15 in the Gth con. of Reach, with no buildings worth mentioning, was sold the other day to Mr. Wm. Crozier of Cartwright at $89 an acre, cash, and Mr. Crozier got it at a bargain; in fact all our farms should hover around - Will the Globe have tho goodness in future to suppress his "twopence ! ? and not make out- suppose that the country is. | Reach and Bcugog Agricultural Society vamp. Grit Senators who work rent becomes due and payable and the | be landlord wants to bring his tensa Tithorless and those who remain have a A Theatening Outlook. That the war cloud which now hangs over Europe is rapidly extending its dimensions and Increasing its density is painfully obvi- ous and the chances are that it may burst at any moment and kindle a fire which will require an ocean of blood to quench, The several European powers are rapidly drifting into position and taking sides. The sym- pathy of fickle Austria is being withdrawn from Britain and is being ranged on the side of Russia. Germany is sneering at Britain wise in leaving the Grit ranks bub: ang ranging her influence on the side of | | Russia, France, from a wholesome dread | of Germany and a suspicion of Russian designs, is taking sides 'with Britain -- Italy's sympathies are now with Britain but that is all the length she dare go at present. Spain is borrowing funds but it is difficult to guess into which scale she will {throw her sword or lay her influence. | But 80 far the principal and only living | actors in this dark drama are Britain and | Rnssia who have been sparring for the past they are drawing closer and watching each | other more intently while fire begins to flash from all eyes and the bloody Mars is rubbing his hands for very ecstasy at the darkening prospects, The fabled Janus is oiling the | hinges of the pondrous gates of his temple preparatory to throwing them wide open | when the first gun is fired, and to keep them | open no one Britain is | collecting and creating a fleet such as the world has never before dreamt of and will certainly put old Neptune to the blush and cause him to tremble for the stability of the throne of his watery realm The gods of by gone days are represented as throwing mountains at each other in their wars but what was the strength even of the fabled ! gods or their mountain combats to the ar. [tillery of the present day, capable of throwing blocks of iron a hundred tons in to the distance of miles and hit the desired object. Doubtless all wars of th past will dwindle into insignificance com- pared with that now threatened and it is little to be wondered at that parties stand aghast at the prospect and seek to shirk the awful responsibility which must rest on the shoulders of the party who are the instigat: { ors of the cruel war. Of course the toiling { ones who suffer all and nay all have no knows low long. weight providing a remedy for this state of I voles in the matter, they shed their blood, [Syerpaiing that skill could do was doue for their danghters their children must die, widows, their sons made life long legacy of debt and discomfort. -- «If those who make the quarrels were the only ones to fight' war would soon cease to be aristocratic it would soon become un- fashionable, But be that as it may what ever may be the result and whoever may be responsible there can be little doubt but that the thunders of war will again be echo ing over the fair Armenian plains cre the ided of April, But while we admit that the phrase Dulce et decorum est pro pa'ria mori is better in theory than practice, yet if glorious | old Britain our noble and indulgent mother, our veritable Alma mater draw the sword her myriad sons whether by birth or adoption scattered over the larger portion of the globe, will lay their services at her feet; all differences as to country, religion and politics will vanish and the only rivalry will be as to who can pest defend that flag, within whose folds the true principles of civil and religous liberty find a safe asylum and ample protection. It is barely possible that the present cloud muy pass away but there are ninety-nine chances out of a hundred that it will not passaway but break with thunder peals ere the buds of spring open. Throwing up the Sponge. /The following passage taken from the Toronto Globe of the 2Tth inst., shows that even the organ in chief Read it. «It is safe to say that there is not in the whole Dominion a single public man of any prominence who supported the Mackenzie Administration in 1874 but will oppose it in 1878 ; and what is true of prominent public men, is rue of the mem- 1 ers of the Ministerial party generally." has given up all hope. S------ 'What a Dead Lock Means. Our underground coueins of the colony of Victoria have brought:themselves to a dead lock which cuts out any thing of the kind ever before recorded. The rulling machinery consists of a triangular arrangement first a Governor in Council; second, a Legislative Council and third a Legislative Assembly. At one time the members both ot the Assembly and Council gave their services gratis. A move was wade to have the members paid and a bill was passed providing that members be paid for a given number of sessions, The time for which provision was made has now ex- pired ond ifa new bill be not passed mem- bers will gat no more pay. The upper House is Conservative and the lower House is Grit, The lower House wants the pay Lill renewed but the upper House don't want it and this has caused adead lock. -- The lower House had their salaries placed in the Appropriations Bill, The upper House shut down and refused to pass the appro- priations and thus stopped the supplies. -- The ministry favors the Grits and they begin to help the lower House to force the upper into terms by dismissing the Stipendiary Magistrates, County Court Judges, Coroners, Public F 3 y Inspect Collectors of Customs, and many entire de. partments of the Civil Service. Further, they threaten if the Council does not come to their terms they will dismiss every person in Governmental employ, close the post offices and telegraph offices,stop the railways, prevent shipping from leaving the port, and will throw open all the gaols and lunatic asylums. i month, and while neither has dared to strike | , | turnout and plenty of steck. Reducing the Licenses. The hotel keepers of the town of Lindsay petitioned the council for a reduction of the license fees; a special committee was ap- pointed to consider the petition, the reeve being chairman of said committe, After due deliberation the committee broughtin their report recommending that the license fee be reduced to $120. This proposed re. duction brought the big salt tears to the i checks of the generous (7) editor of the Posy' 1 The Sugar Party. The sugar party and intellectual social held at the town hall, Manchester, on Friday evening last, under the auspices of the Man- chester 8. of T. was quite a success. High- ly pleasing music both vocal and instrm mental, was supplied in abundance by the members of the order and other local talent, while the addresses, readings &c. were sup- plied by Rev. Mr. Pateson and Rev. Mr, Flint; the young man on the eircuit. An who, for some d cause, app to have an inveterate dislike to hotel keepers 'ag and p bl ing was spemt and the p ds were highly satiefe y-- and be seizes every opportunity of if He is entirely regardless of how the louses are ing it in the most repulsive manner, kept if only enough money can be wrung out of the hotel keepers in way of license It were better for all concerned, both hotel keepers und the com- and other extortions, munity at large, were licenses graded by the manner in which hotels are conducted; if hotels which are conducted as they ought to be were forgiven their license altogether it were better for all The better the house is conducted let the license Le less concerned, | and vice versa. But this wringing from hotel keepers the last cent that can bo BCrew. ed out of them is the last way 1n the world to make hotels what they ought to be A Serious Accident. We regret to learn that John Iason, Esq., met with a serious accident on Friday last, loft at Greenbank putting down some hay for his Mr, Tanson was up on his barn horses ; in coming down he slipped on the | ladder and falling on a board, a splinter | pierced his side but not as he thought, to any serious depth, Coming to Manchester on the afternoon of the same dny while alighting from Lis spring-board he stumbled and fell again injuring his side to such an extent that serlous apprehensions were en. tertained of his recovery ; his injured side Medical aid was procured as rapidly as possil le and swelling up to an alarming extent, oe sufferer, It was found that he could not be taken to his home at Greenbank so he We learn with pleasure that he is getting bettor was taken toa friend's house near by, Mr. Ianson is one of our well-to. do, highly respected townsmen A Painful Accident. Aaron Ross, Esq.. met with a painful and serious accident on the evening ot Monday, 25th inst: In driving from his place of + business, Port Perry, to his residence, Prince Albert about six in the evening in passing along Simcoe 8t., near the residence of Mr, Benson his horse shied and the roads being rongh and hard the sudden jerk sprung the nigh, hind wheel which went to piece' throwing Mr. Ross out with much violence on the hard read tearing off a large portion of the scalp, bruising him badly and other- wise injuring the system especially the brain There are no bones broken and the skull is not injured and it is to be hoped that there is more fear than danger as is generally the case under similar circumstances. The en, tire community as well as the interesting and highly respected family have good cause for anxiety for Mr. Ross' speedy and complete recovery and all seriously hope that such may be the result, A universal feeling of sympathy is felt over the entire locality for the sufferer in his painful position and all feel for the family in their sorrow. Nothing that medical skill could do for the sufferer was left undone, Drs. Ware and Sangster were at ouce summoned and everything possible done for the patient. The horse ran off dragging the buggy which was soon broken to pieces. Monthly Cattld Fairs. All buyers and sellers of live stack should note these fairs and prepare themselves ac- cordingly. All who wish to buy or sell sheep, cattle--and why not horses ? ought to | attend these fairs and give them all the en- | couragement and support which their im- portance demands. The purchase and sale of cattle and sheep are already thoroughly established, and why should not the pur- chase and sale of horses be added ; and not alone the purchase and sale but exchanging as well ought to be introduced. If a man have a horse or a cow that does not suit him and he should wish to get others which Avy ion whieh supplies rational and intellectual enjoyment deserves well of the community and shou'd be countenanced and A $a heir Taadabl I. That organization is by no means negli. gent in.catering for the public comfort in way of entertainments, -- Moving In. We are much pleased to learn that Mr, Wm. Crozier, of Cartwright, is about to take up his residence in th: township of Reach,-- Having purchased the Corson farm, he is about to erect a residence on itand move there ; he has rented his Cartwright farm. -- Mr, Crozier will be an acquisition to the township and we offer him a hearty welcome to our midst. He is highly respected and deservedly esteemed in Cartwright and wherever he is known and we hope that he and his family may tind in their new location allthe comfort they anticipate, eg eee Avcrioy Save. --Mr. Dawes under instrucs tion from Mr. CC, Scott will sell by auction on Friday, April 5th, on lot 11 in the 8th con of Reach anumber of good Cattle, Sheep, Pigs. Implements, &c., just such as all farm- ers want around them, (See bills.) os ----y" re More SxiLr .--It will be found from a refer- ence to our advertising columns that another Veterinary Surgeon has settled in our midst.-- David Bateman, V. S ,having just finished a successful course at the Ontario Veterinary College, Toronto, has located .in Port Perry for the practice of his profession. Mr. Bate. man has been long and favorably known throughout this section of country, has long been regarded as good anthority on diseases of horses and cattle and a skillful practitioner in the cure of such diseases. Now, however, hav. ing just completed a successful course in the Ontario Veterinary College, he returns thor. oughly prepared to treat successfully al} diseases of horses and cattle. We wish him much success. mri oni Hoxoranuk DisTiNeTION TO TO THE ONTARIO Carniace Works, Port Perry. The reputa- tion of the Ontario Carriage Works is thor- oughly established over the entire Province for the excellence of its manufactures of every thing in the Carriage line ; and for platform work ithas distanced all competitors. The superiority of the Buses turned out of this establishment receives a thorough recognition, in the fact that the privcipal buses in nearly all the cities and towns in' the pr. vince are the manufacture of Mr. Emaney's establish- ment Ife is just commencing one for the town of Guelph, -- - Lectures by a Lady. We have much pleasure in announeing four lectures tobe given by mrs, H. Shelton a lady of good abilities and who is highly spoken of wherever she has lectured as an eloquent and effective speaker, The subjects are deeply nteresting, The first of the series in the B. C. church. Prince Albert, Thursday evening, 2sth inst.-- Sub jeet--"Our Girls." Saturday evening, 30th inst, in the C, M. church, Port Perry--Suhject "Our Girls," Sunday, 81st inst., at Port Perry--place made known at the Saturday's lecture--Sub- Jeet "Our Boys" What shall we do with them? Partienlars of the fourth lecture to be made Kuown at one of the above. Port Perry Council. The Council of the corporation of Port Perry met in Special Session at the Clerk's 'office, on the evening of Tuesday, 26th inst, The auditors," Messrs, McDermott and Corrigan, Submitted their Keport, which after being read and carefully examined by the Council motion adopted and the weounts for 1877 finally audited and allowed. On motion the sum of $10 was ordered to b2 paid to each of the auditors, in full of services as said Auditors, The Council then adjourned. tl A Should Have Been Kicked. Treasurer A Conservative meeting for the transac tion of business interesting to Conservatives alone was held in Montreal last week, A genuine Grit or rouge, a would-be telltale named Mr. Laughlin attempted to interrupt the meeting ; and when handed to the door (he should have been booted) he makes a whine, through the Herald, over his unglor- ious expulsion. He might thank his stars he got oft so easily and ought to be ashamed to let it be known that he was engaged in the spy service, would suit him it would be a8 most desirabl, convenience if he knew he might have an opportunity of "swapping" at the monthly fairs, Such accommodation would add | largely to the value and popularity of and interest in these monthly fairs ; many parties who have no desire either to buy orsell may wish to . exchange. Such facilities would largely increase the attendance, and we would not be surprised to see the 'swapping' department the most popular, Remember the Saintfield Fair on Tuesday April 9th and the Manchester Fair on Wed. nesday, April 10th, Let there be a good BI __»ai-r-a@rp Spring Show. The Spring Show of the Reach, Scugog and Port Perry Agricultural Society which is to be held at Manchester on Tuesday, April 23rd ought to be one of the best spring shows ever held in this section ot country, as doubtless it will be. The constant and rapid advancement in the quality of stock They need scarcely trouble opening the Lunatic Asylums for there are 'more than enough lunatics arnund there already, and as for the gaols if the whole pack bad six months it would not hurt them. The Toronto and Ottawa Railway Again to the Front. The Mat! of the 27th says : "We understand it is the intention of the promoters of the Toronto and Ottawa rail. way to have petitions prepared and present- the ¢ : "The Bweepstake prizes on Show Bills fur the Spring Show of the and the i i periority in the manu- facture of impl ensure the ad ing success of those shows and render prize taking a very much more important matter than in times gone by. If we add to this that the show will be open to the Dominion it will te at once perceived how much more valuable prizes taken under such circum. stances must be, When we speak of the value 'of the prizes we have no reference to their money value, such is never taken into . s follows :--Mr, 8, H. Christian cs a Bweepstake Prize of $5 for the best d read of the Society $2 for the 3rd, by comp the ie ed to the City Council at an early day, pray- ing for the submission of a by-law for the | Which prize taken at such a show gives to pp 1 of the citizens granting to the road the animal taking the same is the great aim a bonus of three hundred thousand dollars, -- in exhibiting while the fa cares Weare also inf sn shat hes one hofthe 1 ¢1ing for the money all he wishes is to of the names of gentlemen of considerable Prove the fority of his facture. infinence." We hope to see a show on this accasion of in thissection of country for many years A Fact With a Moral Senator McLellan onc of the most active, intelligent members ot the Secuate says :-- That outside ot the Government and a few partisans like Senator Rrown, very few per. sons in Cuvada were satisfied with the Government, and none who had not sub- stantial reasons, like Oliver, Davidson & Co,, desired to see them remain in power, The moral is let them be driven from power on the earliest opportunity, Such an opportunity will most likely present itselt ere fall, More Bounce then Reason. The superlatively modest Rine, of Rine movement notoriety has issued the follow- ing extremely modest notice to his friends, as follows :-- To Rine Total Abstinence Clubs of Canada and all concerned: I with Fighting over the Spoils. The Peterboro Times very properly enquires why the Dunkinites did not publish a stater ment of the receipts and expenditure con- nected with the late Dunkin campaign in that county. The Zimes has given the | farmers of the fund sach hard Lits ar make the Examiner staff feel their position most awkward and forced them to say something 1m their own defence, but being unable to find any plausible excuse for this doubtful concealment they have come out with a limp- ing bounce and fathered the reply on "One of the Committee," HADI OM RE The Dangers of the Deep. The schooner "General Milles" from Sam Francisco, February 16th, for Alaska, was discovered bottom up a few miles up the coast. All on board undoubtedly lost. mie eee Good Walking. The great six days' international walking match, which commenced at the Agricult. ural Hall, Islington, on Monday, 18th inst, was completed on Saturday evening, the Chicago pedestrian, O'Leary carrying off the first prize having walked 520 miles against 500 miles by Harry Vaughan, of Chester, winner of the second prize, and 477 miles by Harry Brown of Fulham, winner of the third prize. Tr BRN, A Highly Proper Course. The Yorkville Rine Club met last night and changed the name of their club to the Yorkville Christian Temperance Society, in consequence of the disgrace which its founder hus fallen into, The city clubs, it is un- derstood, intend to do likewise. A Sad Disastey. A cable dispatch from London brings the sad intelligence that on the afternoon of Sunday 24th inst, the British naval training Ship Eurydiec, with 400 men on board, cap- sized of the south coast of the Isle of Wight, and with the exception of a man and a boy all on board were lost. The Admiral, on re- ceiving the news of the disaster, immediately despatched a steamer to the scene of the wreck. The Eurydice was a training ship for ordinary seamen, under the command of Captain Marcus Hare. She was of the sixth rate, 921 tons burden, and carried four guns, The survivor of the Eurydice disaster gives the number on board as over 300, Five were picked up by a passing steamer after being in the water an hour, but all have died except two, It is not propable that any otherg were saved asa strong ebb tide wag nimning, The Eurydice was under full sail when she was overtaken by a snow storm accompanied by heavy squalls. The sun shown again Drilliantly shortly after. wards, but nothing was then visible except a few boxes floating down the channel. The survivors say they saw the ship suck down many as she sank, The total loss by the Eurydice training. ship disaster is estimated at about three hundred and twenty.five, The capsizing is genrally attributed to the press of canvas. -- She was close in shore at the time, and a few minutes before the fatal squall struck her was the object of great admiration from crowds on land. She was onher return voyage from a practice cruise to the West Indies, and had been for some days expect. ed at Portsmouth, y Up Again. The Lincoln election case was again le- fore the Court on the 25th ; before Mr, Justice Patterson, Mr. Bethune appeared with Mr. Rykert, Mr, Hodgins for Mr. Neelon At the opening of the Court, judgment was rendered by Mr. Justice Patterson, declaring the votes of Jaceb Shenk, Solomon Johnson, Henry Wyse, N, J. Clayton, W. Wesselk, Jno. Cochrane, Alva Calvin, J. W. Highly, and Owen Taylor to be bad. The result was to place Mr, Rykert in a majority of six.-- Some additional cases were disposed of one being held good, three struck off and three reserved. This now places Rykert in a majority of nine, From present appear. ances it is not likely that Neelon will snc- ceed in placing Rykert in a minority. 'Who Shall Do It? Messrs. W. J. Parkhill, Grand-Master of Ontario West, with Frank H, Metcalfe, ex- Mayor of Toronto, Richard Reynolds, Mac- kenzie Bowell, M.P., and other members of the House of Commons, the other duy presented, on behalf of the Orange body, addresses to the Governor-General in coun- cil, and the Hon. Alexander Mackenzie, asking for ample protection to the lives of the Orangemen in Montreal on the 12th of July, It issaid that they announced thelr intention, if the Government did not guar. antee the required security to take the matter into their own hands. - Good News to Many. Geo. Laidlaw, Eaq., the active and inde- fatigable President of the Credit Valley Railway Company has succeeded in his negotiations for a purchase of iron for the whole line, and the work of construction will be continued at once. ------ ~~ -------------- Putting an the Bills. At a meeting of the Toronto City Council on Monday evening last the following bills were placed before the council as damages sustained in consequence of the St. Patrick's Day fights. Mr, Cosgrove claims damages amounting to $800, Mr George claims $94, Mr. Nasmith $4, Rennie $12, Ross $25, Hust $2, and Combe $32 Some $969 is not a bad bill of damages for one sitting. -- Riotous destroyers of property appear to for get that the corporation must foot the bill. ----------e Making Fools of Themselves. At a meeting of the c central Rine Temper. ance Club on d ing it was More Rats Leaving the Ship. Two other Grit members of the Dominion Commons have seen the necessity tor trim- ing their political sails, Brown, of Halst. ings, and Ross, of Durham, will propose that a duty shall be imposed upon wheat and flour imported into the country. Bourassa and Brechards motion excludes wheat and flour, on the gronnd, no doubt, that their constituents were not producers of wheat but consumers. Both of the motions are, no doubt, of a clap.trap nature, their promoters having no idea whatever they. will pass the House, But they will sound well in the country when election times come, -- The electors must not be blindfolded by any such tricks they must hold the Grits to their free trade policy and not allow them to practice more of their hypocrisy with im- punity, Ez, : DIED. i : n Mariposa-- 1st con.--on' inst. , Mr. Alex. McLean, aged 65 y In Port Perry, on Saturday, 24th inst, Eva Maud, daughter of Mr. Snel Boyd, y, 18th CATS. aged 1 year and 3 months: In Port Perry, on the 9th inst., Rebecca L. daughter of Mr. C. Wilson, aged 18 years and 2 montbs, At Greenbank, on the 21st inst, Mary bes loved wife of George Markham, aged 66 years and 11 months Tn Oshawa, on the 27th inst., Charles Lee; of Port Perry, in the 25tlf year of his ages On Scugog Island, on the 23rd inst., ' Peter Johnson, Eindinny, aged 42 years. Deceased--poor man--perhaps the 'less sald of him the better, It appears. that and another Indian had been at Port Hoover to- . fether on Saturday last and they left for their home on Seu together in the evening, each had his own canoe and ah ea his own course In going home.-- The night was derk and rough the one got home all right but poor Pete was missing and nothing further was heard of him till Tuesday when Elliott, the Indian who was with him on found him dead in the fence corner Leaving the Party in Disguet. The Paris Star of last week declares his abandonment of the Grit canse and Grit so- ciety. The proprietor of that hitherto staunch supporter and warm advocate of the Grit cause declares that after 23 years of consistent labor in the interest of the liberal party he now deserts it because ofits un. faithfulness to principle and corrupt actions, und turns to Sir John Macdonald as the man who is best qualified to govern the Domin- fon This a remarkable tribute to the leader of the Opposition. Listen to his appeal to the average Grit : " No wonder that during the past summer Sir John Macdonald was greeted throughout Canada as a deliverer. No wonder that the farmers, mechanics and business men of the country look to him as the only not far from his l:ome. Coroner Jones was applied;to who bad a jury summoned and held an inquest which resulted in a verdict ot died from the effects of liquor and exposure. The Markets. Ospserver Orrice, Mar. 28, 1878, Fall Wheat, .... .i... ... $1 00¢0 8110 100 te '100 040 tc 053, 0 32tc 033 062 0 00 12 00 014 000 010 8 09 011 035 6 50 4179 who can restore prosperity to depressed and almost ruined Canada. We say to reformers that if there ever was a time when the in- terest of the countfy were jeopardised that time is now. If ever there was need of un- swevering loyalty, steadfast patriotism. and able statesmanship at the helm of state it is now. We solemnly declare our unalterable conviction that Sir John Macdonald and the Opposition deserve the confidence of Conservatives and Reformers alike, and that we believe they will receive that confi- dence." A Political Traitor. The Peterboro Examiner folks are in their magnamity seeking to create discord in the Conservative ranks and they try to palm of their rubbish on « A Conservative." Here is the treacherous rubbish :-- « To tle Editor of the Examin tr: Dear Sir, --Considerable dissatisfaction exists here at the Conservative Club of Peterboro for appointing C.C, Strickland as the President of our Club, We think that they have no right to interfere or dictate to us who we shall have to preside at our meetings, We are quite as capable of deal ing with our affairs as the club in Petertoro, and if we are to be dictated to as to who shall be our President, they bad better come up here and run the affair themselves. As 1 for one, will not sit under a man of his re- putation, A CoNseRvATIVE." ------ Lowering the Licenses. Hotel Licenses in Palmerston have been reduced from $125 to $100, er --e Hurry up Your Claims. The American Government is sending notices to all Canadians who took part in the Americon war, warning them to put in their claims at once in order to receive the award given to all members of the Federal Army engaged between the years 1861-64, re i---- A species of paper carpet is now being manufactured in England, The floor is first prepared by being made perfectly level, and the crevices filled up with plaster of Paris; over the surface, thus prepared, prepared, hesson is stretched, and on this, first, lining paper and then the pattern paperis pasted, the whole Leing finished with a coating of a peculiar kind of varnish, described as won- derfully hard and wear-resisting. This kind of carpeting can be kept perfectly clean with the greatest ease, and though the wear of paper carpeting may be thought problemat. ical, the inventor states that he has had rooms covered with it for some sixteen months without showing any appreciable signs of wear. Ils appearance, also, is very satisfactory to the eye. A Good Old Age. Friday last was was quite a holiday throughout the German empire being the 81st birthday of their beloved Emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm. - He was proclaimed king of Pussia on Jan'y 21 1861 and on the 18th of Jan'y 1871, he was proclaimed Emperor of Germany, The Toronto and Ottawa Railway. The Toronto and Ottawa Railway scheme is surely creeping to the front again, The discriminations of the Grand Trunk in favor of Montreal as regards both freight and passenger traffic bas had a great effect on our merchants, and there is no doubt many would vote fora bonus now to the road who voted against it before, Ez. --_-------- A Banker Done. A daring hank robbery occured on the 10th inst, at East Cambridge, Mass., in- volving a loss ot §50,000, The President had been called ont toattend a lady in w carriage, at the bank door, and during an absence of two minutes, the theft was com- mitted by three men in leagye with the "lady? \ ---------- A Dreadful Mutilation. A frightful accid at Nap 3 Ont, on the 16th inst. A young man got his hand entangled in a straw cutter, and before he could get assistance thirty pieces were chopped off his left arm within four inches of his elbow. g ------ Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery will cure'a cough in one-half of the time i ly resolved not to change the Drag Friexos,--After a p p rkers, it is. deemed advisable that I should, in view of existing i call in my ts, for the present, which I'now desire to do, and I hope that there will be no rash or prema- ture action by any of the Clubs or their individual members. The proper time will come for the consideration of a change of name or the alteration of the ituti in the contemplated Convention to be holden in June or July. I ask a suspension of Judgment and the of charity di myselt that 1 have extended to others. s Yours, for the fallen, D. IL K. RINE. shown ; Mr. G. Houck, of the Revere | All will feel plensed with such a prospect, Worthy the wealth, intelligence and enter- ves $3 for the second, and. the No work of equal importance bas been moot. prise of the parties concerned. Let us gee ciety aud his pleading for mercy is just so 'one of Manchester's biggest days, The gentleman has confessed enough to have him hooted out of all respectable so much clap-trap, name of the club in any event: A - deputat- ion from the west end club waited on Mr. Rine at the Rossin House yesterday to ex. press their sympathy and assure him of their confidence in his integrity. rr ---- -- eee Fixed at Last.. The nominations for the Local Klections in Quebec ara fixed for the 24th April, and the polling on the 1st May. ey She is Joined to Her Idols. Ruskin evidently despairs of art caltire in England. Ina letter to a Provincial Art School'he says :--"Nothing can advance ary to cure it with any other medicine and it does it, not by drying it up, but hy ving the cause, subduing the irritation, and healing the afflicted parts, Sold by druggists. rn ~~ ----reee. Served him right. A notorious thief named Michael Larose, was shot and seriously wounded in the breast at one o'clock the other morning, at Charles. 'bough, one and a half miles from this city, by Charles Bedard, farmer, iuto whose house he was endeavoring to enter, in com- pavy with two other burglars. --Montreal Star, : < ------ ee MARRIED, | art in any district of this accursed machine and devil.driven England, until she changes her mind in many things. My time for talking is past," In Reach, at the residence of the bride's father, on Wednesday, 27th Feb., by Rey, W. Rodgers, Mr. Alex. Munro, to Miss I youngest daughter of James Stuart, ! ANOTHER V. 8. HE Subscriber would beg to inform owners of Horses and Cattle that having completed a Session in the Ontario Veterin- ary College, Toronto, he has now located m Port Perry, for the practice of his pro- fession and is now prepared to give advise on and successfully treat all diseases to which horses and cattle are liable. From long study and close" investigation of the nature and habits of Horses and Cattle and long practice in treating the Diseases of such together with the great advantages derived from a Session at the Ontario Veterinary College, Toronto, I flatter myself that parties placing their Horses and Cattle under my treatment will find it to their advantage, Any order or communication for me left at Mr. Allison's Drug Store will be promptly attended to, D. BATEMAN, V.8. Port Perry, March 27, 1878, AUCTION SALE -- OF ---- VILLAGE PROPERTY PORT PERRY. NDER and by Virtue of a Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage, which will be produced at the time ot Sale, and which default of payment has beer made, there will be sold AT J. V, THOMPSON'S HOTEL In the Village of Port Perry, On Saturday, April 6th, A.D. 1878, At 2 o'clock p.m. the following valuable premises, that is to say, Village Lot No. 168, on the South-East Corner of John and Cin- derella Streets. - On tue premises there are a good FRAME ONE-STORY HOUSE, AND STABLE, The purchaser must pay down at the time of sale, Ten per cent of the purchase money. Terms made known at the time of Sale, For further particulars, apply to JOHN BILLINGS, Solicitor, Port Perry. C. DAWES, Auctioneer, Port Perry, March 25, 1878. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP r i "HE Partnership hitherto subsisting in this place under the name and style of J A. Stirling & Co, has been this day dissolved by mutaal consent. All nmounts due to the said partnership are payable to Messrs Jones Brothers by whom the business has, been assumed and all claims against the said partnership are to be presented to said Jones Brothers by whom the same will be settled, Port Perry, March 12, 18%8. Farms for Sale. ACRES South half of Lot No. 2 in 10 20d concession of Reach. Payment down $100. Immediate Possession, ----ALSO-- Pe 40 ACRES of Lots 13 and 14 in the 1st Concession of Reach, Immediate Possession. Terms Easy, $2,00 Manchester, March 27, 1878. Valuable Farm FOR SALE. i 3 Subscriber offers for Sale a valuable Farm consisting of 195 acres bein, composed of the east half of Lot 6, Con 2, i TOWNSHIP CF CARTWRIGHT. in the County of Durham, containing 100 Acres more or less; and the west part of Lot 6, Con 3, in the Township of Cartwright, in the said County of Durham, containing 95 Acres, The above is a very valuable property, with gocd buildings, outbuildings, &c., in a good state of repair. On the pre-- mises is a good orchard in bearing. There are about 125 acres of clearing on the pre- mises, well fenced and in a good state of cultivation, alsv two good wells of water, -- The ove Wil ve sold in one lot, or other. suit purchasers, Til oo, ns rs. Terms liberal, -- or further particulars apply to the pro- prietor on the premi Cart- wright P. 0. Fesbiem, a by Bail to Wu. SPINKS. TO LOAN in two sums, terest 8 per cent. 8. H. CHRISTIAN, Manchester, In. Cartwright March 9, 10%. : § VALUABLE FAR HE Uudersigned offers for sale that Val. T Phe wc uo a Yai. 5 Lot 8, 2nd Con. Cartwright, ~~ County of Durham, 04 There are on the premises "acer cleared, well fenced and in ho 95 sero cultivation, a thriving young orchared, well watered, a good frame house and bars, with good out buildings. Terms Liberal. Title in- disputable: For particulars apply to the proprietor on the premises or by mail ta Cartwright P, O, : ANDREW HYLAND, . 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