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' , it may do all very well for' great country like the States to have protection but a little country Tike Canada is better without it, and all who yote for Blake and bis party will desorve well of the Urited 'States. This will be moro thas an "offset to the vdinm of seeking to strangle the best interests of once own country. - Capada is doing well as she is and _ she means to stick to it motwith- standing the generous counsel of our cunning friends. North Oueo. The Liberal Comorratives of the North Riding of Ontario, for Domin- g fon eletion purposes are beginning | to inove - their forces to the front preparatory to the coming contest, when they wove they make them "pelves tp be felt. The riding as it now stands is safe as can be for the Conservatives and should be good anyday fora couple of hundreds of msjority, & suitable Conservative E andiipte would exceed that and it is herethat the necessity for a suitable candidate comes in. Bat this matter wosy safely be left in the hands of so * fntellegent a body of electors they eam have no trouble in finding among " thomselves lots of mem who will "s@dfire a couple of hundred of af majority and will represent the riding as it ought to be represented © and by one of themselves who knows "best what is required and who with the rest of the riding has a personal interest in seeing that the requirements of the riding are at- tended tof The South riding of Ontario as it now stands has a decided majority of conservative votes but votes are of no account unless they are polled, "and every Conservative in the riding 'ought to remember that it his duty and interest not only to poll his own bat to allow no vole to remain if bo can prameat | it. We these much the private bills.-- tion, the Parlin. bee dissolved and a now the 20th of June next. Nominations toke place on bie 13th and the elections on the ¢-199th." This is all right, let tho fight be short, sharp and decisive, the otter war the sooner peace. Qur West Durham friends are up and doing with a view to placing a Conservative candidate in tho field for the representation of that riding as it ought to be and we hope the friends will find that where there, is a will there is a way, that they Will buckle on their armor. and go in to win; it isa direct libel'on the in- telligence of a constituency like that of West Durbam that they should select a non-resident lawyer to re- present them while they have plenty able, practicable and desirable men amongst themselves who would be a eredit to them and represent their interests better than .any outside lawyer, however talented he may be. A constituency might almost as well be disfranchised as to be under the necossity of takingah outsider to re present them. The constituency would certainly be ta.pity if there were no man within it able to re- present it ; but it: is well known to all who know anything of the county that there are hosts of men within the riding who could represent it with credit to themselves and honor and profit to the constitnency.-- Moelings are called for Friday, 26th inst., at the following places at 3 p. m., vis., Cartwright Town Hall, Hampton Town Hall, Orono Town Hall. The purpose of these meet- ings is to appoint delegates to attend a Convention to be held at Bowmao- ville, on Monday, 29th inst. -------- L. O. Meeting. An influential meeting of the L.C- of Reach was held in: the town hall, Manchoster, on Saturday, 20th inst. The principal object of the meeting was - to appoint delegates to attend the" convention 10 be held in Port Parry on Tuesday, 23rd inst., for the purpose of selecting a candidate to represent the south. riding of the County of Qotario in the next Par= liamént of Canada. . The meeting was a good onme.in every seuse of the term and best in those features which = are most re- quired. It is Hot necessary thata numberof men bhould sit around like a pack of dummies, or milksopes to secure the claim to & good meeting | there were discassions, several sub- joots were pretty freely discussed, but all in the best of temper and tending 10 good." One important feature of the meeting was the entire ro- | absence of the slightest manifestation of that cheap and demonstrative] oy in the Commons of Canada. This is and the lip" Mr. Wholer doubtless: a walk-ovet in his' new constituency but we have just learned that he is likely to have an opponent in the person of E. Major, Esq , | a gentleman of whose abilities and particular | : fitness for the position we need say nothing he is well known and respected over that intelligent and important riding snd will doubtless secure the vote snd influence of every elector in. the riding Conservative and Reformer, who prefer theso prosperous and comfortable times of the N. P; to the misef: able good-for-nothing times of soti N. P. ale. -- Oover Him over with Beautiful Flowers. The floral and borticaltural World have lost a prince fn the death of Mr. Saines Vick, the famous Rochester scedstaan and reliable floral guide. Deceased in bis quiet, unos~ tentations or has done more to pro- mote and cultivate the finer feelings of hu- 'manity by addressing them in the language of flowers than a whole army of mouthing sentimentalists whe don't practice what they preach, Creswell to the Front. The young and vigorous Village of Cres well showed to capital advantage on the Quoen's Birthday. A generous and well selected programme of spertsand games bad been published, the public responded to the call and a grand turn out was the result and the very large gathering was greatly pleasod with the arrangements and the m'bner in which they were carried out. Every neces- sary preparation had been mado for the comfort and convenience of visitors and everything that could be desired in way eof hotel accommodation was abwndantly sup- plied by mine host McLean, and the active hostess and their efficient staff, - The games and sports were carried through In the most satisfactory manner, well contestéd and fair- ly decided. Lack ef time and space prevent us giving more at this time. S---------- A Grand Time with Verey.--The Queen's Birthday celebration had a becoming close at Port Perry, by a crowded Hall to witness Veroy's Great Panorama, It is a grand success, All should see it this even. ing. CarrwrignT Brines.--A public mecting of the ratepayers of Port Perry was held in the town ball on the evening of the 19th to con. sider an offer made by the Drainage Coy offer- ing to build a bridge for a bonus of $4,000, money to be paid when the bridge is built. The offer was, on motion, rejected and a resolution passed requesting the council to employ an Engineer to investigate the matter and make an estimate of the probable cost of a good and sufficient bridge or road- way and report to the council, i -- ee A New Orop- Canada is being blessed (7) with a thriving crop of codfish aristecracy springing up in our midst, the fol- lowing isone of its outeomes. The Montreal Witness of the 17th says: «Two months age the Montreal Hunt purchased & number of hounds from the 1 of Huntingdon, Ircland, 'and the anl- mals were landed here yesterday from the steamship " Canadian." One of the whips connected with the Earl's kennels came aver and banded over his charges in fine order. The Montreal pack now bpumbers forty-one eouples of working hounds, and it is that the hunting seasen, this Fall, will be equal to some ot the best moets 1a Eogland." Are these hunters too high game for the oruelty-to-animal guardians toget ut? Would it not be better to transfer the hunters to Ireland thin to bring the bounds here? By all means let them go to Ireland where they can huut over poor men's crops with impunity and where the Z for 'months past the rulers (| ence of that annoying * slip between 1 pd i farmer vill be evicted if he com- 5 | plain, Why should the swells be tion is no loss critical hen from the treasury till occupies the foregro 'there is a genoral feeling unrost 'ull over the kingdom, On Saturday evening be Queen | wore ¢ entirely excluded." The Irish Reprgasion Bill Wa on its course and should the 'Govern- ment live tosee 1t through in'any thing like its presont | form it will be » monster. Neithor party take kindly to tho Gladstone-Parnell com- pact and it will be somewhat strange if it does not got a rough handling ere all is over, Mr. Foster denies tho existence of any such compact; but Mr. O'Shea another M. P., positively affirms despite the denial of Mr. Fosfor, thut they bave been in frequent, com- manieation,® and 'it was Mr, Foster who suggested the plan for Mr. O'Shea to quietly visit Kilmainham jail The Parnollites consider that they have been betrayed by the leader in his action respecting tho Kilmainham compact, and Mr. Parnell will be de- posed, to be roplaced by Mr. Healy: Mr. Jennings writing to the N. Y. Sunday World of the 21st inst., says:. « Mr, Parnell's influence on the other side of St George's channel seems totally gone, and consequently on this side as well, | He sold the Nationalist's bear,but cannot deliver, the skin," The national party looks upon him as nothing more nor less than a traitor, and the agitation for total seperation will go on as before. The Premier's denial thatany bargain was mado with the inmates of Kil= mainham bas been recived all over the country with a smile. The belief is general that we have not yet heard the last or the whole ef the story, and that some day--and that in all probability not a distant one people will be even more astonished than they are now at the details of the Gladstone- Parnell compact. New leaders of the for Irish will come forward in the oh i of Mossrs Dillon'and Parnell." ° In the meantime the horrid avies tions proceed with relentless fary, in the county Galaway alene three hundred tenant farmers have been evioted inside ot a woek. The pro- posed measures of repression are crgating a revulsion of feeling througout the country. The: people do not favor any compromise with the Government. The ranks of the needy are swoll- ing at a fearful rate, over twenty: five thousand evicted tenants bave applied to the Land League for re lief, . New York, May 21.--The World's London special says the Irish police and Government bave abandoned all hopes of catching the assassins of Lord Cavendish and Mr. Burke. or unearthing their instigators, the reward of ton thousand pounds having failéd to pro- duce a graiu of information, «+ The above muy may go for what it is worth but eo far from abandon; ing hope or action the search is ir- creasing in vigilence and extent from day to day every part of Britain and Ireland, most of the colonies and all approachable foreign dnnds are swarming with detectives trying to bunt up the assassin, large num- bers in the pay of thé government and perbaps a greater number stillon specalaton to secure the $60,000 re- Ward, The extent and vigilenee of every schome for the in tion. | county of Ontario was Town Hall, Port Perry, on Tuesduy, 23rd inst. The object: of t! vention was for the purpose of nom: inating a candidate to roprosent the riding in the next Dominion. o Parlin, ment and for other purposes wr 2 p.m, that large, fine hall'was in every part by an fntelligent, | active ropresentative body of men as ono could wish to see gathered on any occasion or for any purpose. 'Mr. Johnston : the president of the association took the chair, called the meeting to order, congratulated those prosent on the fine muster both for pomber, intelligence and inflaence; then briefly referring to the objuct of the meeting,the great importance of the issuos, and the necessity for united sction, he then called for nominations, No sooner said than done Me. Wm. Smith, was al once neminated and this was followed: by the nominations of twenty-three others, all of'whom had an" ope potunily of speaking, and when all had done there were only two candi- dates left in tbe field Mr. Wm. Smith and Mr. J. B..Bickell, the others having all withdrawn, We may hero state' that Mr. J. B. Bickell having been nominated in his absenee had no opportunity fo withdraw, which he donbtless would have done hud bo been present. The ballot was now taken for the two gentlemen and resulted as follows: Mr. Smith, 106 and Mr. Bickell 102 On motion of Mr. Paterson the vote was made unanimous amidst repeated bursts of applause. : Mr. Smith was loudly called and coming forward thanked the meeting for the honor conferred, pledged himso!t to work for victory and claiming the hearty support of the party in the coming contest. The election of officers was now proceeded with and resulted in ihe re-election of the present staff, The meeting was a wd ono inthe best sepse of the term, large, mfluential and confident, . THE OPPOSITION CANDIDATE. Mr, F. W. Glen has received the nnahi- mous nomination as Opposition candidate for the South riding of Ovtario, so that the electors have both eandidates: before tom, ir: Smith and Mr, Glen. Ax Inporrant Dsoision.--The Montreal Witness of the 19th says ,--+ Rather an im- portant point was decided in the Court of Appeals this morning in the case of Kennedy os. Collinson. * It originated in a dispute over a will, which resulted in a lawsuit that was carried dp to Appeal, The appellants gave the sual security for costs, but when the case was decided against them it was Ho ne has charge of the lines in Manitoba and the North-West, Mr. McIntyre looks after the Canada Oentral, its the Quebec, Montreal and Otta Ryan will be sspobtible for the Quebec." | of heart disease, pots a fow days Slterwards a paragraph appoared in the Port Perry Standard, which plainly stated that deceased had commiited suicide by taking an overdose of morphine. On seeing this paragraph I at once wrote to the Standard, explained the cause of my brother's death, and: showed clearly that every word of the. defamatory Tes port of said death was a deliberate falsehood; | at the same time I requested the Editor, as & matter of simple justice, to let that cor-| rection qppear in his paper, in order that those who bad seen tha libellous paragraph wight also see the correction. 1 knew well that any honorable gentleman would will ingly comply with this reasonsble request, and mistaking the editor of the Port Perry Standard for such, I fully expected? to see the article in his noxt issue; but ho had doither the manliness' Bor the decency to pul= ish my letter, but instead of adopting that 'honorable course, he produced a few garbled extracts in a grossly unfair manner, and then in his usual style resorts to personal abuse, and having found out that every word of his firat libellous paragraph 'concerning my brother's dehth was an absolute falsehood, he now changes bis tactics and gets up another gossip story, This time he tells ux'that the deceased came to his death by taking an overdose of Chlorl Hydrate and Bromide of Potassium, Now Iam prepared to show that this last story by the editor is like his first, 8 deliberate falsehood. 1 may mention that for some time previous to his death my brother was in the babit of some- times 'relieving his suffering by taking eo medicinal dose of Chloral Hydrate and Bri~ mide of Potassium ; and immediately before his death, his wifo on seeing him suffering so much, asked him if he bad taken his medicine, ha which he replied fo had ; and as people when alarmed or excited often say foolish things without for one moment think + alarm asked him 'again if the dose he had taken was too much or words to that effect, and I sm prepared to prove that the very last words' which my brother spoke were, that "he had taken no medicine to do bim any injury ;"" therefore there could be ne sulcide or intention of suicide, and the statements of} the Port Porry Standard mn in this case-are mean--indeed I bave no hesitation iu saying that tho course which the editor has taken or been prompted to take, in 'regard to to brotiier's death 18 nnexampled iy in- any wither journalist' inthis country, hy 1 feel certain that every honorable maw and woman who reads the Port Perry Stand- ard, will condemn' the editor of that paper for bis cowardly attack on the dead ; for none can tell how soon it may be thelr ewn sad fate to lose a beloved friend, and then when 'their beasts are ateeped in sorrow they may expect to see the editor of the Port Perry found that the custs had eaten up the estate, leaving the appellants insvlvent, Anaction was then brought to recover the amount claimed, some '$500, from ihe surelios. They contended that as the principals 'were insolvant, and 'released from liability, the sureties were also released ; and judgement was given in their favor by the Saperior Court, 'The Court of Appesls, however, reversed the judgement this morning, J ge Tessier dissenting, Deer Beef~It is littlé wonder that the price of beef rules high everything worth eating is being picked up and burried off te Eoglaod. © The; exportation -of "cattle to England i largely 'on' the ir three days Jast week over thirteen 'hundred for Standard hovering about like a bird of prey, to pick up and circulate the very garbage of idle gossip about the dead, 1t is well known that in every community there is al- ways a large supply of such gossip on hand, in reference to both the living and the duad which Do honorable man-would repeat.-- Let mg here mention a popular es-or which I may say is almost universal, 1t ir gen- erally supposed by the "people that the last dese of medicine which a patient takes be. y fore Yecovery is the dose which bad the charm in it, sud there is al vague, ip- definite" idea 1n the minds of o people, do with that event; ing of what they are saying, his wife in her] 'absolutely false,as they arg base, cowardly aod |' will conclusively completely outdone. 331 Dayion" 88, Obicago, Ill, was" treated for congnmptidn by Poyaicians, anaalt pronouced her bottles of Dr. King's New ls son Con- sumption completely cured. Doubting ones, please drop. a postal and convince yourselves. Trial ote free at Davis - Naw Yorx, May 21,--The Council. of thé Fenian Brotherhood has issued a manifesto addressed to the Irish revolutionists at home and abroad. It says the spirit of revolution is abroad, every effete and gouty monarchy in Buarope totters on its rotten foundations, Brethren, awake, arise, and labor with us. -- Help on the wise ways of providence and ad7ance the good cause. This shall we in solemn secret conclave contivue with augmented force, give. emphasis of dagger, of civilization to our ancient, merciless and 'unrelenting enemy, to destroy whom we shall use, while life endures, every means within the reach of human 'effort: We pro- claim unswerving fidelity 'to the ancient gospel of force, and these revolutionary principles upon which this great Republic is based. Wo say to those most concerned # Boware, lest jin thus trampling upon the people cyou tread om torpedoes. Let our enamiés look to it. They are fairly warned." Both Generous and. Just. --The Montreal Star "of Friday last says:--¢ A communication was to-day received by a prominent Conservative fromthe veteran statesman, Sir Joho A. Macdovald, re- gretting lils inability to accept the bonor which had been offered him to represent Montreal Wost in the Commons. The right honorable gentlemen bases his refusal apon the fact that a tacit agreement has existed since Confedusation that the Pro- sentative from the Province out of the four Protestant members of the Cabinet. This position is ably filled by the Hon. Mr. Pepe, and Sir-John, with his usoal Jonkomie, ex- |'prasses the bope thal ! be may be long spared to Gill it, Flies and Bugs. Flies, roaches, ants, bed-bngs, tats, mice, gophers, chipmunks, cleared out by "Rough on Rats." 150. Taste No'.cr Drink Deep--A writ that the last dose taken before death, |. $5000 damages against a wealthy young former of Scarboro, who made the mistake of promising. one and marrying another by a young lady of Riverside for breach of promise. of marriage. ---- ee ee Ax Evym op Maxorory.--Previous to the syodioale securing possession of the Q., M., 0. & O: Railway the cost of a car load of grain from Ottawa ro Montreal wis $14, fused, saying that as 'the ghippers Wate ob- liged to gend by.rail there was no object in making a reduction. BE Mary--Who had that little lamb - Had Teeth as white as snow; She always brushed them 'twice a day Wit he « Tgapgrey" you know. There is but one,certatn cure ol e world {fora Dottle of Wahoo Bitters, - Equal in strength and superior in effects tony 'other medicine. las mgnt > For sale by 8. B-4ltn, 3 Car Tove. Tue Saops.--The Ottawa Poll A Magistrate has decided that it is not an 'Mrs. Helen Pharvis, |} fire and sword, and other available resources | and with the knowledge whereof we speak, | testants of Quebec can fonly have one repre- E waa issued at Toronto on the 18th inst for now it is from $27 to $29. When the freight' agent was 'asked to makea reduction. he re~| = for dyspepsia and liver complaint. Only 75¢| 20,000 bottles sold in the |" Dusias, May While Cannon : was preaching a sermon to-day against the outrages he was noticed to raise his hand to s head suddenly, reel and fall over iu the pulpit. Soversl members in the cobgrega- tion, among them a physician, rushed to his assistance, when it was discovered that: he was dead. The greatest 'exgitement ensued among the congregation and the Services ~ wore brought to an sbrupt termioation.. -------- ALON Kidney Disease. Pain. Irritation, Ketention, Incontinence, Deposits, Gravel, &a.cured by "Buchupaiba." $1. i MARRIED. pe " AtM, E. Patsonage. Port Perry, on 'the 24th iost,, by the Rev, J. A, Campbell, Mr. Luke Wilson, of Bowmaaville, to Miss Mary Robinson, of Port Perry. DIED. : In Prince Albert, on Sunday, 21st inst, David Luther, youngest son of Mr. James Sharp, aged 21 years, 11 months and 16 ays. tl -- ee, The Markets. Osserver Orrick, May 26, 1882 Fall Wheat, coco. sees... $1 2860 $1 30 Spring Wheat, 130 to 132 Barley soeovs ss 0 85 0 80 0456 800 460° 300 725 018 013 060to 075 Obts,.uuivee Hay perton ..... CloverSeed ...e Timothy Seed ...... oesee Hides .oveeare ne Butter, . abe nesen sateen sadam Tooth, 5 ep toil, Fes 0 a" Fn