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political contest is no time to of relorm, the bowildering'infla- tility of judging fairly and mly of what is most 10 our own advantage as citizens and taxpayers. Has the time not yet arrived when |, be made fora vast Teduc the number of our ~ Mogielative forces 80 that tho taxpay- "ers may. not be quite so much flceced and the. people not altogether legin= Jated to death; were: it only the .quaitity of red tape consumed by 'our sa;orluons legislators the "item would be worth saving. Were it necessary thatall in authority, large perosntage of the England and, | France. Bgypt now wishes this ) and has determined ier own affairs but Britain 11 disgusting details an won't let. hey and » great effort. put forth to crush her, Armaments by sea and land are being collected, even the services of the in and unle will soon prostrate and bleeding at the fot of her oppressors. thorns "of despotism _ still presses I a dcopsist, Wil pessen the toiling 'ones. - The ignorant and impracticable 'tyrant-who stylés him- self Czar is being daily imposed upon by the tyrannical sycophants who surround, him,. whole hosts of them are employed in what they are pleas- ed to call tlie suppression of crime while they are themselves the groatest criminals and propagators of crime in the land. Were outrages and high- handed erime &) cease théir occupa. tion would be gone and the most dia- bolical erithes perpetrated in the land have not unfrequently had their or- /{igin and exeontion directly from the wear a badge on their arm, the fow to searcely count for anything. The officers may be all right and needful but will sny sane man who knows any thing of the matter attempt to assert that there are not three times more of. these officers than there is any mecessity for or that do any good ?-- Why spend thousands and tens of thousands every year om whole batallions ot 'superfluous office holders who while adding greatly tothe cost only retard, confuse snd muddle legislation; whatin thé name of common sense canbe done with 211 in our Dominion Parliament--only think of the crowd getting $1,000 each session, mileage, &o., &c. But even - that is nothing compared to 88 full * grown men assembling from year to year in the Legislative Assembly in Toronto to waste their time and Whe mony of the province on the fow insignificant matters coming up be- ore that body; fifieen or twenty-one eg would answer every purpose in. finitely better, mako better legislation, doit in half the time and effect an annual saving to the Province of about $50,000. Then we have our * 'Qouties' Councils scattered all over the Provinée each 'of them containing at least four timesmore members than "can be of pny use except to waste time and cause four times as much expense a8 there is any necessity for. Will this matter ba taken up or shall we de along in the old rut, happy-go- lik a lot ot milksops who de- Barve tobe flooced jul legislated to apopman aba ars aa oa would-be guardisns of the peace.-- The blind and silly tyrant is made to believe that all is the work ot the Nihilists and the well paid, traitorous, tinued in office, and thus the fraud goes on, the oppression of the people continues and 'the innocent sufter for the guilty. France, Italy, Germany and Austria are in a stew over Egyp- tian affairs, not that they eare what may become ofEgypt but should there be any plundér eash would like to have a finger in the pie but in their mutual jealosy of each other they cannot afferd to cripple their ener- gies even to oblain plunder. Britain has her hands full those times at home and -abroad, the brunt of the Egyptian squabble will be thrown on her shoulders. Irish affairs absorb thealmost un- devided attention of the legislature and eo far from providing a remedy things become daily worse and there is no knowing where it may ond. Irish member&of the legislature are being expelled or rathor suspended by the score and this is only adding fuel to the flame, The prospects of the European barvest are rather cheerfal on the whole, in some parts of England they are dark in others fair but much very much depends on the woather of the present and next month ; some of the clergy are already ordering prayers in that direction. ------ Guiteau the wretched assassin, three parts devil and ene part tool, ended his miserable eareer on the scaffold at Wadiogh on Friday last. If the entire surroundings were less diabol- ical they might be termed a farce but p 'muddle; the several nations the entire scene from the hellish plot the overloaded | down of the Presideut, and the infam- te tt fons bogs yd he il of the dislike 0 pandering 10 the morbid | sentiment of tho few wha'elish' hsuch garbage; wo o owe much, minuto, discriptions of the horrid crimes 'by which society is ao frequently shock- ed 10} the spreading broadcast of those details in our public journals. It is said by some that such is only it serves ds a mirror 10 depraved natures from which to copy, corrupt natures assume tho bravado copy tho dotgils and go forth and do likewise; the demon and the assassin are made |' lions of in the public journals, their notoriefy envied and their example followed by kindred spirits. 1tisa aasty bird that soils hisown most. We much regret for the well merited, fair fame of our prosperous, peaceful apd order loving town to be forced to state that on Monday evening lust we bad inour midst a manifesta. tivo of aggravated rowdyism. About 8 o'clock of the evening of the 3rd inat. three or four of our young men got into a row three of whom kicked and abused Mr.C Lattimor to sach an extent as will disable him for months to come if not endanger his life. We care nothing for such details they are neither entertaining, instructive nor profitable, but we do say with all the emphasis of which we are capable, Let us have peace! let this be the last exhibition of the kind given in Port Perry. The rowdy element must at whatever cost, be"suppressed and stamped out. Let every order loving townsman, every friend of the young and every well wisher of this com- fortable and enterprising town con- centrate his inflience and 'volunteer his services to nip in the bud and completely eradicate every germ of the rowdy element trom our town; it is a disgrace to any community and acts like deadly "poison on the habits of the youth of any locality where it is tolerated. Much sympathy is felt for the young man who is on a bed of great suffering and bruised and bai tered by the r kicks of his assailants. Side Walks. The matter of side walks is fast coming into prominence in the several municipalities, large amounts of money are being expended on them from|' year to year and still many of them are in an unsafe condition for a.large portion of the year. In the first place they are often imperfectly built, the parties who build them either not 'knowing how or careless over it.-- When it is considered that horsés, cows and hogs are allowed to run at large it is little wonder that side walks 800n got destroyed, become dangerous to walk over, bring corporations into costs for accidents to passers and ne- ocessitate 'a large annual outlay to keep them in repair, There can be no' doubt that the present modb of mastiaging the side walks is costly, un- satisfactory and unsafe. + Gorgors, tions sre responsible for Tn | sideration, if one oti of al ingen we Th an Soviseae] edin each village to place a broken ¢ parties who d themselves or the celobration of Dominion Day in 5 dire of » good and generous yield ' Ho "The satoritg fof ahd carrying out [of all the several crops. "Our Cart. [* to ber wright friends mako less bluster than | pousa poundage PortPerry were by common consent | most other townships but few town. oil left in the bands of the Suns -of Eng. land and no one hiss cause 10 eom- plain of the managoment. y The weathor was rather udfavor- sbleinappearancontlaast, and. Aooded | however we had a largo intilligont und gonuiue celebration gathering mustered from all the surroundings. The programme wis a generous one, o choice variety of games und sports and if the prizes wore not large they were at loast respoctable. The aquatic sports camo first and mustered a lot of active competitors. The Skiff Race brought only iwo to the scratch but it proved most in- teresting through out Messrs. Perry, of Whitby, and Bowerman of Port Perry, wero the competitors and no'- withstanding that Perry, is a'profas- sional Bowerman drove him pretty bard, . ; The Amateur Skiff Race was a good one, Whitby and Port Perry, Mr. Perry (not the professional) répresent- ed the former and Mr. Corrin the latter, but Whitby had no business in the same water with Port Perry, Corrin came in a magnificent lead. The Double Canoe race bronght wo pairs of good men to the water. Brown & Raimes and Bowerman & Corrin. The first two had the advan. tage being sailors and got ina liftle ahead of their competitors two lands men from Port Perry. The Athletic Games were Very good, Whitby, Oshawa 'and Bowmanville were: well represented i An the games and sustiined themselves' wll in the several contests. they will always be welcome in this locality. The Lacrosse Match brought out a lot of active, intelligent young men on both sides but Oshawa proved too much for Port Perry. The thanks of the Committee and in fact, of the entire town are due and we take the liberty of conveying them to the generous triends who contribut- ed so largely to the prize fund, to thoge who came forward to contest the sev. | eral games and to the general public who came in to Witness the sports and take part in the celebration. PRIZE LIST. AQUATI SPORTS. Skiff Race--3 entries--1st prize Chas | Bowerman. Peny, Whitby ; 20d J. Double Canoe race--3 entries--1st Raimes | SCB00IS and Brown of the steamer Anglo-Saxon ; 2nd Bowerman and Corrln, ~~ Amateur Skiff Race--4 entries--1st Wm | OUST Corrin ; Sud -- Porry, Whitby. Log racemmtut J. Morrison, . AviLETIO-o.ANms & ships in. the proyinos are making oll that s desirable than the of Cartwright 3s now The village of Williamsburg looked tidy and ° attractive with business moving comfortably on; the stores supplied with choiob goods at low. priots. The Royal has chafige pro- prietors, Mr. J.A. Mason having bought 'tout: Mr, Lattimor is putting forth every effort to meet the wants of the public and successfully cater for the convenience -and comfort of his guests. This fine hotel together with the Com- mercial kept by Mr. P. Holt afford an abundance of choice hotel accommoda- tion of just such a character as makes guests te] comfcriable and pleased to call. when the wish such aceomoda- tion. Mine host Holt is indefatigable in his attention to the wants of his guests, his table and bar would do credit to any hotel in the Province for the choice quality of the supplies, Tae TweLrrs or Jury ar WiLriaus- sure.--The Orange Brethren of Cart- wright and its sttroundings will cele- brate the Anniversary of the Boyne at Williamsburg, on Wednesday, J. uly twelfth and a grand and interesting celebration may be looked for. There are few localities in which the aims and objeets of the celebration are bet- ter understood and few indeed in which the Anniversary services are conduetéd with more intelligence and better results. given in the town tlle on the evening of Dominion Day under the auspices:ot the M. E. Church, was a grand sue- cess; 8 crowded house greeted the performance. Circumstances over which he had no control deprived us of the pleasure of being present. 8. Decided Barges ot T.-C. Forma & Bun's.--Go and sce the graud bargains fn Prints, Dress Goodsand Silks belng given at .C. Forman & Son's closing sale. All should go and see the goods and prices (See adv.) reference toa survey and the right of way for & branch of the Ontario and Quebes rail- way to Port Porry. On motion of Mr. Bruce, $2 was refunded to Mr. Ham for assistance given to anjn- digent. A general talk.as-you-please was now in- dulged in concerning the generat condition of the highways in present and the stress of Port Perry in particular: as might be expected -the conversation drifted iato that modern Styx which takes its rise on Lilla street and meanders its black, foul, filthy' length through the heart of the town, On motion of Mr, Bruce, Mr. McKoight was instructed fo wait on the parties owning the property through which the gutter, rambles asking permission on bebalf of the: Sorption todig a proper drain through Ir premises 10 secure the escapo of the water and prevent the accumulation of filth, An impreseive discussion now took place as lo the dimensions of the proposed dite; it was finally agreed that it should haven theoritical width of two feet at the bottom with propeily slanting sides, The duties, privileges and powers of pound keepers wore now taken SP 80d dis. Mr. McKnight, town commissions made application for an increase of salary, he said ho bad long hours not alone all day but frequently a giéat portion of the night, it now costs much more to maintain a house than formerly, the chief articles of food he. ing so much dearer, his pay was only $1; 124 wday and he did not consider that ho was asking too much when he asked to have it raised to $1.25 per day, The Council admitted that the demand was a reasonable one. wi aid |, on a mea' the Coun A Sad Bnd to a Mad Practice. -- Por Horx, June 30. ~Yeatorday "afternoon | as Mr. Alex. , butcher, was vom.' ing in from the country with bis butchers rig another war with a team attempted to puss him. 'The result was a hardly contest- od race with his competitor, who finally succeeded in getting slightly ahead and made an effort to get directly in front of Mr, Thompson's horses. In doing soa whiffle- tree or wheel struck the latter, causing them to plunge and throw Mr. Thompson and a companion into the ditch. Thompson was fatally hurt by the fall, and never spoke afterwards, dying last' night about twelve o'clock. He was an aged man, 45d Jven family of adults. - re i ---- an. Short Work. --Those small and large caterpillars which may bo seen in 80 many trees in gardens and orchards throughout the country should have & burning torch appli- ed to them, avd a great deal will be saved +| thereby. Extermination fn this way is the most effective means that can be employed, A web of this kind contains from three hundred to as many. thousand caterpillars, To kill out this great host of devouring worms, would require only a few minutes, Lut if they are left to unfold themselves from thei silken enclosure, no means what over would bo sufficient to put trem out of existence, Every farmer should devote a number of hours to this work. A day's work at no part of farm work Will beucfit him more. ee Gerrans 'Worth Trying. ®a motion of ets ny of the|' Tn these days when di diseases of the throat town commissioner was raised t0'$1.25 per day, to commence July 3rd, 1883, A memorial was here read from Messrs. Bigelow and Ebbels calling the attention of the council tv tho necessity for repaits on McDonald; St, and | asking an approprintion for that purpose, Mr, McKnight represented that the men employed on the streets of the corporati would not continue to work unless their pay isadvanced to $1.25 a day they can easily get that olse where, they are first class men and they will not continue for less, On motion the pay of the men referred was raised to $1.25 per day from this date, Mr. Jamieson Same Before the council he said he had contracted much too low for watering the strects, $2 a day was no pay for the work. He finds it necessary to employ - two horses and one man besides himself and be bas been ats large expénce in onion ing a Grel-class waterer but ithe can't get more he will giveup the wholo thing, $3 a | day a ae ia fhe Town Hall lost event. |i the sine" of the lich be the gnage of success it was a bridge boys got the and they dre worthy t, their play rele; It a no disgrase lo cur oy nek play, the: tran 00 much. for the work; if the are so universally prevalent, and in 80 many cases fatal, we eel it our duty to say a word in behalf of a most effectual,'if not * positive care for sore throat, For many yearsein~ doed, we may say dating the whole of 8 life of more than forty years we have been subject to sore throat, snd to a dry; hacking, cough, h 18 not only n] distressing to oursel it to our aod those with wi we are Bought into business contact. Last fall we were induced to try what virtue there was in common salt, We commenced by using it three times a day ~~morning, noon and night, We. dissolved. 4 tablespoonful' of pure salt in about & half small tumbler full of water." With this ve gargled the: throat most thoroughly just fore mual time. "The regult has Jus ee during the entire win wo were not oul)' free from coughs colds, but the dry, hacking cough has entirely disappenttd We Seba these mtiiactry results solely to -qordinily 3 a day for July and | ® ihject uigtist Be will accept of $2 a day for the rest of thé season. The reeve said there would be a rebellion if the Sotmell: 'Were Su grin $3 a day for watering the streets, * Ja a ou ew ug to give $2.25 'would: do. - Mr, Ham said ote man bad offerd to 'do Shear Bo, pe smn : It wast "On motion of iy ordered to "be built feom, the sidewalk. 1 (hat $2.50 pl ing their way" northward through. the Ine dian Territory, and that tiearly one hundred thousand grass.fud cattle will be sent for- ward daring the. present season. : But this is nok all for Vegetables are getting plentiful and cheap The period of phenomenally high prices foc potatoes is nearly averand as a Jarge acreage is planted molerate rates: will prevail. Strawberries and. peaches Abundant, Ccral' crops look well. A great declive in prices cannof be averted in the St Naw Yorx, June 29, A London cal through private sources says: --There is an effort in-officiul circlos to veil the disquistuds' folt in conse- quence of the crisis in _Egyptisn affairs. la tho event of war with Egypt, it is under- A stood to bo the intention of the 'revolution ary party in Ireland fo take advantage of England's' embarrassed condition to pre- cipitate a general. rising, The news of a turcatened revolution In Iroland causes con- siderable excitement, ----e-- Peterboro Sows 8nd Others Reap. The town of Peterboro bad a Pedestrian Tournament a fow days ago which ended disastrously for the Lome artiole, ontwiders in' every instance 'carrying off "the lsurels.-- - The Braminer saya :--4Tho threo mill ----; 4. by five laps, in 26 misotes, Wai. Hazlitt, of "Toronto, tgajnst W Bpence, town, The one mile Smatear rece was wom dy A. Elliott, of Omemes against Gregor, town. Fur the one mile pro- onal race, J, Raitie, Ottawa, J. Watson, tows, sod ra Williaws, Omemee, entered, Baine winsing cagily, Tho boy's walk wis wot by J. Hannab. The Wve mile profes sional tace brought out M, Bird, town, lo champion, and Raine of Ottawa. was a close match, Sine only winning aliout ten scoondls. Helly rt J pans car you, Vio