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VOL. XVIII, N O. 14. THE HERALD: M. H. KEEFLER, EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, At his printing offices, Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario. gummy. ONEY T0 LEND ON FIRST M. mortgage of farm property, at eight per contamtereet, in sums to suit borrowers. No corn- mismon. Apply to BLAKE & KINGSFORD, 10 Adelaide St. East, Toronto. h ONEY TO LEND.â€"$2,000 TO LOAN ON FISTâ€"CLASS MORTGAGE SECURI- TYâ€"in sums from $500 upwards. Apply to M. TEEFY, N. LYNETT, (as executors of the estate of the late Martin Brennan,) Richmond Hill. Terms of Subscription: $1.00 per annum in advance. Advertisements will be inserted on this page at l the following rates: Business Cards, one year ..... Do six month . Do three month . Transitory advertisements, fir per inch ..................................... Each subscqcnt insertion, per inch WILLIS, BANKE R. BROKE R, Insurance and Real Estate Agent. De- . posits received, subject to demand, with interest. u ‘Loans negotiated. Debentures for sale. Oflicc, An inch comprises twelve lines of Nonpareil. 20% Adelalde “met E945“: Toronto: 9‘ few (1001‘s I v Condensed advertisements. under the headings: “9"”; 0f the POSt omce' Specialities,” “ strayed.” “ Lost or Found,” “ For ‘ Sale; or To Let," “Wanted,” etc, each insertion 25 cell s. Advertisen‘leuts without written instructions will be inserted until forbid and charged transient rates. ‘ N (1130. EAKIN, ISSUER OF MAR- ; RIAGE licenses for the county of York, Real Estate and Insurance Agent. Parties , having farms or lots for sale, or wishing Insur- lanco on life or property will have their orders promptly attended to by the above. Money to , loan at 8 per cent on approved freehold security. Oflice, Court House, Toronto. ‘ Capital, $800,000; Total Assets, $1,906,306; Re- serve Fund, $203,500. 3105101.. ESTERN CANADA L O A N AND SAVINGS COMPANY. Ofliccs~No. 70 Church street, Toronto. M. M ALLOY, BARRISTER, â€"‘ Attorney, Solicitor-in-Chancery, Convey- ancer, etc. Officeâ€"No 6 Royal Insurance Build- ings, Toronto street, Toronto. ' OULTBEE & EVATT, BARRISâ€", TERS,_ Attorneys, Solicitorsâ€"in-Chancery, etc., 64 Adelaide street East, (opposite the Court House), Toronto. ALFRED BOULTDEE. IION. GEO. W. ALLAN, Senator, President. Samuel Flatt, M.P., .......... .. Viceâ€"President. DInEcTons â€" William G erham, Geo. W. Lewis, Thos. H. Lee, George Gooderham, Hon. D. L. Macpherson, Senator. _ - _ SA VINGS BANK BRANCH. E BAIN & BIEYERS‘ , Money received on deposxt, and interest allowed F at the rate of six per cent. per annum, com- Barristers, Attorneys-at-Law, Solicitorsâ€"in- pounded half yearly. Chancery. Conveyancers, etc. Ofiices~Nos 2, 4 Deposits not exceeding $3100 may be withdrawn and 6 Ontario Hall, Court street, Toronto. at 0011; $100 MAG “Dwmfdfil Sllblegll to thirty days' , , , notice, or a re uction o tiirty ays‘ interest, at THOMAS FEM “SIESAE'EJI‘ MYERSOHN BAI)‘ , the option of the Directors. To be entitled to in- ‘ ' terest, deposits must remain in the Company three months. Interest calculated from the first and 15th day of the month. The whole Assets of the Company are invested on the security of Real Estate and Municipal De~ Dentures, thereby giving the depositors un- ~doubtcd security for all money left with this ‘ Company. MONEY T0 LOAN. This Company advances Money on the security of improved City or Country Property, re-payuble by means of a Sinking Fund, which is found to be the surest and easiest mode of repaying a loan. L’s” See our reduced loan table. For further information apply at at the Offices of the Company. WALTER S. LEE, Manager. WM. \Von’rs EVATT. ETHUNE, OSLER & MOSS, BAR- RISTERS, etc.. Union Block, corner Toronto and Adelaide Sts. (opposite the new Post Office), Toronto. ' F. OSLER. JAMES BETIIUNE. \V. G. FALcoNnnIDGE. CHARLES Moss. N. \V. HoYLEs. J. H. THOM. EATTY, CHADWICK & BIG- GAR, Barristers. Attorneys-at-Law, Solici- tors in Insolvency, etc. EATTY, MILLER Sr BIGGAR, Barristers, Solicitors in Chancery, Notaries Public, etc. Officesâ€"50 King street East, Toronto, two doors ‘ east of Toronto street. W. H. BEATTY. W. NII'IIoms MILLER. , EDWARD M. CHADWICK. C. R. W. BIGGAR. " “ . “ , FARM IN VAUGHAN; D. E. THOMSON. A BARGAIN. Part of Lot No. 30, 2nd Concession. 125 Acres ,' 55 Acres imdcr Crop ; Living Spring ,- Possession first April, 1877. Price for lMllEDlATE Sale $2,625; $1,500 ‘ payable in 1881. Interest half-yearly. '0 _ “gillcllirlll. R. JAS. LANGSTAFF, RICH- MOND HILL, will be generally be found at home from ‘3 to 3 o'clock, p. in. l O. BRO WN, M.D., PHYSICIAN ( : E Sur 'con and Accoucheur. Oflice. corner of Yonge am Centre Streets, Richmond Hill. . W. W"; "WWWLWWH..- ._ _. I Address J. R. BRADBURY, Toronto, H. SANDERSON, v.s., G.T.v.c.,. e mg...“saris5.5g:sanctions:31v, ‘WO VILLAGE LOTS letterpu all diseases of horses. cattle, etc. Horses examined as to soundness, also bought and sold on commission. SANDERSON 8: SONS, CHF- I - MISTS and Druggists, corner of chge and Centre streets, Richmond Hill. Special at~ tention paid to prescriptions. , , V V 'IllIOMAS CARR, DEALER 1N HO Drugs, Medicines, \Viucs and Liquors for AT medicinal purposes, Groceries, etc., Thornliill. Jl’ICILlIOIVD IIIL L. By Royal Letters l.’_atent has been appointed Isâ€" ___ filler 0f Marriage L100n533~ l For sale on reasonable terms, the Houses and lot comprising half an acre of land, with excels l lent garden and orchard, lying south of Mr. A. L. 1, Skeele’s shop and north of Mr. Alex. Moodic's ’storc, in the village of Richmond Hill. A good . business stand. . Also the Store and Dwelling House and Garden, containing half an acre of choice fruit trees, oc- cupied by Mr. A. Moodie, subject to an unexpired lease. Apply to JAMES M. JENKINS, Laskay I10. 01‘ to M. TEEFY, Richmond Hill. FOR SALE, On Centre street west, Richmond Hill. Apply to JAMES W1 DEMAN, HERALD Oflicc. . USES AND LOTS FOR SALE gallium}: AMES C. STOKES, LICENSED Auctioneer for the county of York, respect- fully solicits ynur latroliage and friendly influ- ence. Sales attenr ed on the shortest notice and l at reasonable rates. P. 0. Address, King. April 1], 1876, ANIEL KINNEE. LICENSED V V Auctioneer for the County of York, respect- A F T fully solicits your patronage and friendly influ- ence. Sales attended on the shortest notice, and r - n P. 0. address, Teston. ‘l 116) ald Baal” Stow. ' Great Expectations, Sketches by 1302, Barnaby fudge, Old Curiosity Shop, Hard Times, and other stories. By Chm les Dickens. TWENTY ~F1VE CENTS EACH. at reasonable rates. AMUEL M. BROWN, LICENSED k Auctioneer for the County of York, respect- fully solicits your patronage and friendly influ- ence. Sales attended on the shortest notice and at reasonable rates. 1’. 0. address, Victoria Square. M. PATTERSON, LICENSED Auctioneer for the counties of York, Peel, "W ” """" Ontario and Siincoe; also Valuator and Commis- sion agent. P. 0. Address, â€" Blocmington. l L1? Chancery sales attended to. Parties requirâ€" 1 ing Mr. Patterson‘s services can make arrange- meuts and obtain particulars as to terms, etc., at THE HERALD Office. Eilificclllmcmm. , W. JARVIS, S H E RI F F OF 0 the county of York. Officeâ€"Court House, "W , Toronto. CIIMOND IIILL L I V E R Y % I i R' STABLES.â€"Horses and Vehicles for hire. ADAMS, L.D.S., Charch moderate. Opposite Sanderson .9; Sons. - Dentist, 9-; King street East, Toronto. JOHN BROWN. Proprletor- Best mineral teeth inserted in a! manner to suit Q ._ each patient. Particular attention given to the , 00D BRO‘VN preservation and regulation of the natural teeth, , ‘ A- “V keeps constantly on hand all kinds of l Splashes. Advertisements of this heading, twenty-five cents each time. six lines and less, under BORN. At 83 Wellesley-streel, outhe 24th Au- gust, the wife of Wm. Glenholme Falcon- bridge, barrister, of a son. SS CAMPBELL BEGS MI September 15th. » TITY on hand. GALE, Yorkville. gies. None else need apply. J. BRO‘WN, Propr. OCKET CUTTLE RY, VARIOUS Prices, at THE HERALD book 62 fancy store. " "9.1.037" Advertisements of six lines and less, under this heading, twenty-five cents each time. TRAYED FROM LOT NO. 27, rear of the 3rd con. Markham, about the 19th of August, 2 yearling and l aged ewes and 2 spring lambs. Any person returning the same will be suitably rewarded. AME INTO THE PREMISES J of the subscriber, Lot 30, rear of the 3rd con, Markham. about the 27th of June, :3. LARGE BLACK SOVV. The owner is requested to prove property, pay expenses, and take her away. WM BOYNTON. N O T I C E . “BIG I’USI ” LIBEL FUND. Parties intending to contribute to the “Big Push Defence Fund" will confcrafavor by for- warding their amounts, without delay, to the Treasurer, JAMES McFEETERS, Bowmanville. IBERAL CONSERVATIVE AS- SOCIATION FOR THE East Riding of York. Parties desirous of becoming members can for- ward their names to Mr John Gibson, President, Milliken P 0 Mr H J ennings, Treasurer, Victoria Square 1’ 0 Mr S T Humberstone, Sec'y, Newtonbrook P O Tillage gloomy. SOCIETIES. RIchoND LODGE. A. F. 61. A.l\I., No. '23, G. R. C.â€" Meets in the Lodge Room, Masonic Hall, on the Monday on or before full moon, at 8 o'clock pm. A. L. Skeelo, \V. M. RICHMOND L. O. I... No. 778.~Meets in the Tem- perance Hall, on the F» iday on or before full moon, at 8 o'clock pan. J. R. Boothby, W.M. RICHMOND HILL TEMPLE, No. 465, I. O. G. T.â€"â€" Meets in the Temperance Hall, every Wednes- day evening, at 8 o‘clock. Wm. Harrison, T. D. CRYSTAL LODGE, No. 372,11. T. O.â€"Meets in the Masonic Hall, every Monday evening at 8 o'clock. A. E. Mortimer, P. D. FOUNTAIN LoDGE, Juvenile No. 35, U. T. O.â€"â€"Meets in the Masonic Hall, every Monday evening at 6.30 o'clock. A. E. Mortimer, Guardian. The Methodist Sabbath shool Temperance Asso- ciation issue pledge cards every Sunday when desired. Wm. Harrison, Supt. MECHANIQS‘ INSTITUTEâ€"Library of over 1000 vol- umes open every Tuesday evening, in the Ma- sonic Hall, from 7 to 8 o'clock. R. E. Law, Li- brarian. Lectures and discussions periodically. RICHMOND HILL FIRE BRIGADEâ€"Meets for fire practice the first and third Monday of each month, at 7 o’clock pm J H Sanderson, Capt. RICHMOND HILL FIRE BRIGADE BAND. â€" Meets for practice every Tuesday and Saturday even- ing at 7:30 o’clock. A. E. Mortimer, Leader. CIIURC IIES. ST. MAnr’s EFISCOPAL (‘HURCHâ€"fiel‘vlces at 3 p to, except the third Sunday of every month. when the services and sacrament are held at 11 a m. Sunday school at 1:30 p m. Rev R Shanklin, lector. METHODIST (‘HI‘RCH or CANADA‘Services at 10:30 a in, and 0:30 p m; Sunday school at 2:30 p m; prayer illoeting every Thursday evening and S S Teachers' meeting on Friday evening. J Herbert Starr, Pastor. PausnermAN Cl‘lVRCH or CANADAâ€"~seryiccsnt 11 o‘clock am ; Bible class on Sunday evening at 6:30 o’clock. Rev J Dick, Pastor. Ron/m (‘ATHOLIc onuncnwservices in order as follows: Thornhillfit 9:00 a m, and Richmond Hill at 10:30 a m; the following Sunday at Rich- mondeill at 0:00 a in, and Thornhill at 10:30 a m, alternating with Markham every third Sunday. TRAVEL. NORTHERN RAILWAYâ€"Trains pass Richmond Hill station as follows: moving south at 9:10 am, 1:30 p in, and 8:26 p in; moving north, at 8:13 am, 1:30 p m, and 5:13 p In. Mr Palmer’s ’bus meets the morning train moving north and evening train moving smith. THE Pnoc'rnn STAGE LINEâ€"Runs in connection with the Northern Railway, meeting the morn. ing train moving south and the evening train moving north. Passengers leave the Dominion Hotel at 8:10 a m, arriving in Toronto at 10:20, and returning leave City Hall station at 4-10 p m, and Brock street station at 4:25. Single tickets, 50 cents; return, 80 cents. S. Proctor, proprietor. RICHMOND HILL OMNIBosâ€"Runs daily, leaving the Stage Hotel, Richmond Hill, at 7:30 am, arriving in Toronto at 10:30 a m. and returning, carefully avoing all unnecessary pain. SPAULDING’ Agaismm‘ wood, which will be sold for the lowest market price. Cor. Yonge and Centre St, Richmond Hill. l W- . . . R O B I N S 0 NS. L-D.S-, NEW 1 a L. c. WIDEMAN, MANU- Method of extracting teeth without pain, . . mature” of and Dealers in Granite and by the use Of Ether Sprmy’ Whmh “1%th the Marble lilonuments. Headstones, etc, Ringwood, teeth only. The tooth and gum surrounding beâ€" Ont. Satisfaction guaranteed. comes insensible with the external agency, when l , , _ , d ' ' d} P. VVIDEMAN is also issuer of Marrmge Liâ€" the tooth can be extracte With no pain an ResidencevRingwoodl Ont. without endangering the life, as in the use of cenSGS- W fly 7 _ II. & R. I’UGSLEY, BUTCH- chloroforin. Dr. Robinson will be at the follow- I. .. W iug places prepared to extract teeth with his new ' .,. i ' ERS, Richmond Hill, have always on apparatus. All office operations in Dentistry performed in a workmanliko manner: hand the best of beef, mutton, lamb, veal, pork, 'sn.usagcs.etc.. and sell at the lowest prices for Aurora, 1st, 3rd, 16th and 22nd of each month Newmarket .................. 2nd do , ’ ‘ 24‘ cash. Also corned and spiced beef, smoked and Hull 9th 15:11; 33 dried home. The highest market price given for Thornhill 23rd do cattle, sheep, lambs, etc. Maple ......... 20th do W I “Aâ€"' r - Y ' ‘7 £2333, 5:31 33 PETER s. GIBSON, P R 0 V I h- Nobleton .. 30th do CIAL Land Surveyor, Civil Engineer and Draughtsman. Orders by letter should state the concession, lot and character of survey, the subâ€" VA 7 â€" scribcr having the old FIELD Noq‘lgsl ofhthIIl 1leiilze l D. GIBSON and other surveyors, w i c i_ s on t e . “I. consultegl in many gases as toloriginall natgiu» ' NEWMARKET, out“ SUB. , merits, e c.,prev1ous o commencmg wor . ce h." . *1. (mow DENTIST, would respectfully l at Willowdale, Yonge st., in the township of York. “ '0. announce that he will visit Rich~ mond Hill the 18th of each month, at Palmer's Hotel; also attend the following places, profes- sionally, Sundays excepted: Nitrous Oxide Gas always on hand at Aurora. THE NATlONAL LIFE Newmarket..... . 3rd of each month. ‘ Sutton ...... drd and 4th do Insur ance compajny _ Perform/131.). ..... 30 M t ert.. .. o , 3511.00.01 ..... .. :13ng so CAPI'I AL, $1,000,000. Stouffville .. ' ( o â€"--â€"â€" Murkhann .. 16th do S .. - ' '5’ 4: - Aurora . . . . . . . . . . 20th do " ___«&l)1’ o 2 8’ 7 6 All branches of Dental surgery attended to. Satisfaction guaranteed. Charges moderate. A strong Stoc‘k companyv IViih low rates, definite contracts and #â€" liberal policies. "IOHN STEPHENSON, CLERK &. Treasurer of Markham Township, Clerk of Division Court, Division Registrar, etc., Main st., Unionville, will be at Hell’s Hotel, Markham, every Monday, from 0 3.133. to 4 .m.. to attend to business in connection with the ‘vmu’t. Insurance effected on the most liberal terms. WILLOUGHBY CUMMINGS, A cut. Toronto street. oronto Full information can be had at THE HERALD Office. Fichmond Hill. I leaves the Commercial Hotel, Jarvis st, at 3:20 p m, and the Bay Horse Hotel, Yonge st, at 3:30 p in. Single tickets, 40 cents; return. 75 cents. John Palmer, jr, proprietor. POST OFFICE. RICHMOND HILL PosT OFFVCE. â€" Mails close as follows: MorningflGoing south, west and east, including Maple, Thornhill, Toronto,.Markhani, etc., at 6:45; going north, 6:45. Eveningâ€"Grng south, east and west. at 6:45. Registered letters must be handed in fifteen minutes earlier. Dominion Items. Mr Blake is expected back about the 3rd September. A farmer near Granton was killed by [lighting while ploughing in his field. i The picnic of the Great Western employees ' at Port Stanley was attended by about 4,000 people. Shirkev and John Whiteside, two men arrested on suspicion for the murder of Robt. Whiteside have been discharged, but Henry Whiteside is still detained. The Ontario Rifle association matches. commenced on the garrison common Toronâ€" RAIN TILE, A LARGE QUAN- THOMAS NIGH'I‘IN- ' ANTED AT THE RICHMOND HILL LIvEnv BTABLES, alive man who understands the care of horses, harness and bug- DIED. ’l‘O intimate to her pupils and the public that she will resume her music classes on Friday, mond Bill, Beujamin Davidson, aged 71 years. At Spring Brook farm, Tcston, Vaughan, on the nlormng ofthe 27th instant, Mary, wife of Tiles. Armstrong. Esq, aged 73 years. At Yorkville, on Tuesday 29th August, Dorcas Charlotte, William Bemister, aged 50 years. i SUBSCRIPTIONS PAID â€"â€"â€"â€" Below we acknowledge subscriptions to THE HERALD received Slllce last issue: 995 D McCallum, Woodbridge. 995 E. Sei‘ger, Richmond Hill. 972 Geo Lawson, Victoria Square We take the above method ofeckuowledg- ing the receipt of subscriptions by post. Our firstthree months experience goes to show that it will be a better way than return- ing a. written receipt by mail. We trust also that this will be a. standing reminder to those who have not paid up in advance. Notes and Comments. The grape crop it,is said will be very early this season. Tuesday’s paid admission to the Cen- tennial amounted to @41309. Mr. J. L. Lewin Pres1dent 0f the Bank of New Brunswick has been ap pointed te the Senate. Mr. Archibald McLachin, editor and proprietor of the St. Themes Home Journal, has been appointed Registrar of the County of Elgin, in the place of Mr. John McKay, decescd. Matthew B. Desbrisay Esq. M. P. P. has been appointed County Court Judge for the District made up of Lunenburg, Queens’ and Sllelbourne in Nova Scotia. This will cause an election for the Local House. The Ottawa Free Press has discovered the cause of the Grit defeat in the On- tario’s. It says it was “ brought about principally by the treachery and defec- tion of the Catholic Reform vote." There is just one little flaw in this state- ment. Our Grit friends are continually telling us that there was no bargain be- tween their party on the one hand and the Catholic League on the other. Now if there was no such bargain how can there be any treachery or defection. ?. ~Slratford Herald. Our Grit friends are greatly exercised because the Conservative press will not hold their tongues adout that big push letter. It is very Wrong to say anythingl about that little affair, it annoys the ' gentle Grit mind. They would much rather ring the changes on Pacific Scand- al. But friends you must just grin and bear it. You know that a judge of the land, a political friend of your own and no enemy of Mr. Brown’s. has character izcd the letter as an attempt to obtain money for the purpose of bribing, and all the noise you make can’t alter that awk- ward filct.â€"â€" Strut/oral IIcrald \Vc would find fault with the Mail for its attack on Lieut. Governor Macdonald only for two or three reasons. In the first place it llasnot been shown that the Mail was wrong. Then again the Lieut. Governor does not occupy a position at all analagous to that occupied by the Judges, and so if a paper has good reason to believe that he has acted improperly it has a perfect right to say so. And the third reason is that we don’t care sulfi- cicntly for Grit praise to make us play the lickspittle to obtain favorable notices at the hands of our Reform contempor- aries.~â€"-~ Stratford Herald. On Friday evening last, a special Grand Train left Toronto en route for the Philadelphia Exhibition. It con- sisted of the engine and fourteen cars icontaining about fiftyfour horses sent by Ontario exhibitors. The animals were all magnificent specimens. and the agricultural and heavy draught horses will compare favourably with any that can be produced by other countries. Of the fifty-four horses, twenty-seven were collected in Toronto and twentyscven in Paris. Their total value is estimated at 386.000, an average of nearly $1,600 apiece. We observe that good free trade or- gans, like the “ London Advertiser,” are desirous that the Government should help Canadian manufacturers to open a trade with Australia. This is contrary to pure free trade notions which holds that every tub should stand on its own bottom. Tllc Government organs have curious distinctions. For the Govern- ment to help tllc Canadian manufact- urers to beat the Yankees in our home market is protection, a thing had in theory and robbery in practice. but for the Government to help our manufact. were to beat the Yankee in Australia is perfectly consistent with free trade no- ions. There is a good deal in a name with this class of politicans. Common sense ought to teach them that it is im- possible for our manufacturers to gain a foreign trade until they are thoroughly to on Tuesday. Capt W H Bruce of the 12111 Battalion took the 12th prize. Nmity head of fat cattle were shipped per the “lllanitoban” for Liverpool by Mr. Nearly 900 have Fraukland of Toronto. been shipped by the Allan line this season. established athome. There are several branches of industry that have obliter- ated the required capital, skill and ex- perieuce to fight abroad, and we hope the free trade organs will continue to enâ€" courage the Government to assist them in opening up the struggle. At his residence, Richmond street, Rich- the beloved wife of RICHMONDIIILL, ONTARIO, CANADA, SEPTEMBER 1, 1876.. “ The farmer in the absence ofa home market capable of consuming his whole produce, has to seek other markets for his surplus,” Globe. If we treated the United States in the same manner in which they treated us we would have a home market for all the produce our farmers could raise, but in seeking other markets the farmer is met by a duty of 10 to 20 per cent. whilst our model government permits the same foreign article to come in free and this is what is termed Free Trade. The Goverment organs found a cause for praise of the Goverment in the fact that an Order in Council had been pass ed subjecting goods imported for the use of the Govcrmcnt to the same duty as is paid by goods imported by private parties, thus placing the home manufact- upon equal terms with his foreign rival. 'l he order was a proper one but the Lower Province papers have unearthed the curious process by which it was put in force. It appears the Order v-lll' Council was passed on the 8th of May but the circular promulgating it was not plinted until the 12th June. It stated the order was to go into force on the lst of July but the circulars and inform- ation did not reach the maritime Custom houses until the 8th of July. Before the regulation came into force all the supplies for the Intercolonial including locomotives, cars, aud even the stoves and heating aparatus had been brought in. The circular could therefore be issued without auy fear of injuringa United States manufacturers’ feelings. It also shows the speed with which a straightforward business-like Govern- ment can transact our affairs. It took only four days more than a. month to draw up a simple circular and four days less than a month after it IS drawu up to transmit it from Ottawa to New Brunswick. This fear we commend the Globe to remember that it may be in- cluded among the Government’s prais- wortlly actions in the next “ Big Push.” â€"-Osllawa Vindicator. ABOUT SEED GRAIN. Not many farmers, we imagine, re- quire to be told that shrunken wheat is not good for seed. It is to be feared, nevertheless, that is a good deal of im~ perfectly-formed grain will be EOWD, simply on account of its being inconven- ient to obtain any better. From nearly all quarters of Ontario come similar reâ€" ports, of here and there a good crop in in quantity and quality, but in more cases of inferiority in both” respects. Already the thrashing machines tell the story of a diminished yield per acre, while millers find the new wheat gener- ally short of the standard weight, also in the number of pounds of flour per bush- el produced. Shruoken wheat Will grow after a fashion, but it is to certain ex- tent throwing away land and labour to sow any but the plumpest grain, with the most fully ripened berry. Farmers would do well to use only the best for seed, even if they have to pay a higher price for it, or go a considerable distance to obtain it. And seedsmcn and others, we suggest, might find their profit in watching for the best samples coming into market, and in securing them to be sold for seed. Much more care in sel- ection than usual will be required this season. It may be remarked, by the way, that this year the harvest generally is good in the west and only middling or infer- ici‘ in the cast. In Manitoba the pres- ent crop is the heaviest ever known, the yield in wheat, oats, and barley being wonderful. In Kansas, also in the far west, but in a more southern latitude, the yield of corn is double the average, and how to find a market for it is the question. On this side of the Rocky Mountains, both in Canada and the States, it seldom happens that a season which is good for the cast is good also for the west. The distribution of rain is generally such that when the cast has just enough, coming at the right time. the west has too little or too much, or it comes at the wrong time, and vice versa. This year it is the west that has the advantage; what is to come next year, time must tell. There is some reason to fear, however, that in districts were shrunken and imperfect grain is the rulc this year, the inevitable use of a good deal of it for seed may tell unfavourably on next year’s crop. This is no mere fanciful view, but one which farmers would do Well very carefully to consider.â€"~Mail. EASTERN WAR DISPATCIIES. CETTIGE, Aug. 20.~--The Montenegrin official newspaper publishes an article reâ€" gretting foreign mediation, and declaring that Servia and Montenegro will not abandon the conflict until the Sclavonic provinces ale completely free from the Turkish yoke. LONDON, Aug 30.----A spacml from Bel- gmde lo the Times says that the kcenesi anxiety is felt to hear ofau armistice. Evetv day increases the danger of the war spread- ing. The Servian army are fast becoming a Russian auxiliary force fighting on Servian soil. The Russians are exposillgthemseives to the brunt of battle with remarkble velour- Out of 48 men who fought as a company at Alexinatz, 30 were left dead on the field. The Servians are becoming jealous and af- raid of the Russians. They feeZIthat the con trol of their army is slipping from lheir hands, and they Will joyfully accept peace if it can be obtained on gbod terms. The seven days' fighting before Alexinalz has been greatly exaggelutcd. II is eslilnai- ed that the Servians’ entire loss is a few hundred killed and about 2,300 wounded. N0 lists of the the killed and wounded here since the beginning of the war. MA RKHAM TOWNSHIP COUNCIL A meeting of the Markham Town- ship Council was held at Sizc’s Hotel, Unionville, on the 26th inst. Members all present with the exception of Messrs. Recscr and Daugherty, (understood to be at the Centennial.) The Reeve in the chair; minutes of last meeting read and approved. Mr. Marsh reported on the two bridges at Thocnhillâ€"tllat the one near the Po- mona Mills would do in its present state some months longer, the other would have to be repaired at once. Several communications were read, one from the County Clerk, stating that the amount of taxes required from the town- ship would be, for general purposes, $4089.14; for school teachers, $1017.00. urer, in the competion for Gov’t contracts TOW]. $5.106-14- One from the Sisters of St. Joseph’s giving the information of the death of John Edmoudston. One from William Button, stating that he was willing to leave his claim against the Township to arbitration. A petition was presented from W. Granger and twenty others, in favor of granting relief to Henry Bohle and wife. On motion of Mr: Milliken, seconded by Mr. Marsh, seventy<fivc cents was granted during the pleasure of the Council. Mr. H. B. Corson’s account for print- ing voters’ lists, etc., amounting to $69.- 60, was ordered to be paid on motion of Mr. Marsh, seconded by Mr. Millikan. Mr. Marsh moved, seconded by Mr. lllillikcn, that the account of Joseph Pipher, for lumber, 39, be paid.â€" Carried. Mr. Milliken moved, seconded by Mr; Marsh, that the sum of $25 be granted to improve the hill known as Milne’s Hill, townliue between Markham and Scarboro, on condition that the munici pality of Scarboro grants an equal amountâ€"Carried. On Motion of Mr. Marsh, the Council went into consideration of By law preâ€" sented by him, authorizing the cutting down of the hill known as the Presby- terian Hill, on the sideroad, between lots 10 and 11, in the 8th concession, in accordance with a plan of P. S. Gibson ; the township to pay four-seventlis, and the Village of Markham to pay three- seventlis; and that the Reeve be ap- pointed a commissioner to superintend the same; the By-law passed to its third reading. By-law No. 277 was passed, to assess the township for taxes for general pur- poses, and county rate for the year 1876. That there shall be levied and collected from the ratable property, one mill in the dollar for township purposes, and one and one twentieth mills for county rate. Mr. Marsh, seconded by Mr. Milliken, moved that the sum of 3510 be granted for the purpose of ditching the road in front of lots 31 and 32, in the 4th con- cession ; payable to the order of 13. Mc- Donald. On motion of Mr. Marsh, it was car- ried that the sum of $52.30 be paid to Thomas Martin for hauling and putting on gravel and building a bridge in Road Division No.34. On motion it was moved and seconded that 380 be granted to repair the bridge on the sideroad. between lots 15 and 16, in the 5th concession, and that TIIOS.‘ Martin, Rob‘t. Stiver, John Patterson and the mover be appointed commie sioners to expend the sameâ€"Carried. On motion of Mr. Marsh, it was car- ried that the sum of $2.50 be paid to Joseph Sutton. for the use of ball for,‘ holding municipal election for the year‘ 1876, and for attendance as constable. Mr. Millikan moved, seconded by Mr. Marsh, that the Reeve, \V. Stctts and “7m. McDonald be appointed a comâ€" mittee to examine the bridge on the side- road between lots 10 and l]. in the 6th concession, and cause such repairs as. they may consider necessaryâ€"Carried. The Council adjourned to meet again on the 16th September. SCARBORO COUNCIL. The above CounCil met at \Voburn, on Monday, the 215i. August. The minutes of last meeting read and confirmed. Accounts were presented from various persons amounting to $265.72. Trustees of School Sections Nos. 1, 2, 1 3, 4 and 10, made application for theE following sums respectively: $5480, $929, » $1,010, $400 and $260. The account of Mr. J. Wilson, for, lumber, $30.65, was passed : also Mrs. Masterman be paid the sum of $15 for allowance and burial of a child, with $4 to Dr. Richardson for attendance; also account of Dr. Lapsley amounting to 36; also account of the Toronto chcral Hospital was ordered to be paid; also the account of H. Clark for plank, to the amount of $115, was ordered to be paid ; also two-thirds loss on sheep claimed by Mr. Heron, amount $8.66. On motion of M l'. Tredway, seconded by Mr. Chester, the following appropri- ations wcrc made to clean the ditches 0n the Danforth Road through lot 16, 20d concession, $5 ; to complete the bridge in front of same lot and concession, $20.52; to pay James Carnagban for amount expended on bridge between lots 16 and 17, lst concession, $5; for illi- provements performed on concession D, opposite lot 30. $5 ; for building bridge l on sidcroad between lots 30 and Ill, con- W HOLE, No. 945. . cession D, $13 ; to improve sideroad be-r tween lots 12 and13,2nd concession, 320. Messrs G. Chester, J. Chester and Mr. Richardson were appointed a com- mittee to examine bridge in front oflot 16, 2nd concession. 01: motion the. council adjourned, to meet on Monday the 4th of September. Summary of News -â€"-â€"â€"â€" The homestead: of planters have been fired into at Louisiana by colored desperadoes. The crops in some parts of the States will. prove a complete failure through the want of rain. The London rowing club beat the Yale Universary by one second at the Philadelphia regatta. 500,000 tons of coal sold by auction at New York on the 29th. The prices averv aged about $2.50 per ton. ’ British and Foreign The Levant Herald learns that some agitation has been caused at Zeytoun, in the district of Marash, on the Armenian border. in consequence ofa murder committed by the caimacam or local governor oneytomi. A robbery had been ell'eclcd in the gover- nor’s house, and that functionally, suspecting one of his servants, an Armenian, took the law into his own hands in the most ruthless manner. and strangled the man on the spot. A Madeira telegram to Lloyds’ states that the steamer Sultan of Sockatoo, of Glasgow. which trades between the diffierent ports on the West Coast ofAfrica, when going up the Brass river, broke a. hawser stretched across the river to obstruct. the. navigation. sixteen miles above Brass, and was obliged to discharge at llle mouth of the Niger. The vessel was fired upon, and one man was killed and sixteen wounded. The vessel her- self is reported to be riddled with shot. On Saturday after-noon a rather singular accident, which terminated fatally. occured at Thongbridgc, near Holmfirth. A cricket match between the Henlevand Thongsbridgc clubs was being played on the ground of the latter, when a ball. sent by a person named Barrow. struck Charles Swallow, the ball- man at the the other end oflhe wicket, upon the left side, near to the heart, and he died almost mmediatly. Death was caused by in- jury to the heart. Deceased, who was thirty- four years ofage leavesa widow and five childlcn- A remarkable case of longevity is report ed by Dr. Ornestein, of Athena. The man, George Stravarides, in Smyrana. at the age of 132 years. Although this Methuselah had slwacs lived an irregular life. and had con- sumed an average of more than a hundred drachmus of brandy daily, he retained full. possessizl n of his five senses, as also a com-1 plete set. of teeth, up to the moment of his death. He also contin‘ue‘d to the last to at. tend to the duties of INS avocat on a baker. This was born in 1743, in the reign Mellon. ed 1., and lived during the reigns of nine Sultans. Brisk Medical Journal. The Death of Mr. Mortimer Collins look place on Friday night week, at Richmond. The deceased. we believe. was a graduate of Cambridge University, and was an excellent mathematician. For many years he was en' geged editing various provincial newpimers. but. recently look up his residence at Knoll; hill, Ilcrks, where he has devoted his talents. principally to novel writing and verse writ- ing. Amongst his beslbceksare “Summer Son 1‘s," “ Frances,” “ Transmigralion," “The Inn of Strange Meeting," (verse). . “ Who is the Heir," and “Blacksmith and Scholar.” The funeral lookplace on Tues- day. It was very simple. there being no hearse nor carriages, and an entire absence of silk haibands, scarves, etc. I The London correspondeul‘of the Moms-w. Chester Guardian writesz-Lâ€"“It appellate-5; be understood in Conservative circles that; the desire of the Duke of Abel-corn, long since intimated, to be relieved oft-he dulielc of Viceroy of Ireland has at lengthrbeeisfi“ acceded to by the Governmcnl,and thatthu appointment of his. successor Will shortly be announced. It will be remembered that on, the formation of a Government by Mn. Disraeli in 1874 the Duke declined to resume this office, which he had held with so much approval from 1806 to 1868 : but upon its being also declined bv the Duke of Marlbor- ough. in whom the Premier then offered it; his Grace was prevailed upon to reconnldn his decision, and ullimately again undertook ille management oftlle sister country‘ It in now believed that. Mr. Disraeli has again endeavored to persuade the Duke ofM'arlbnr- ‘ough to accepl the appoullment, but again without success; and that in consequence he has offered it to the Earl of Whamclifi‘e, who, it is rumoured, has signified his consent, to be nominated." ' Noble Conduct - M. DUCAR, provost of the inefchihlh, in the city of Lyons, was a man Semitic able for the strict and impartial admin-l istration of justice. The bakers flattered; themselves that they could preva upon1 hiln to be their friend, at the expense of the public. They Waited upon him in I body, and begged leave to raise, the. price of bread. He told them that .119 would examine their petition, and Val them an answer very soon; before 1; 0y. left the room, they contrived slyly to. drop a purse containing two hundredl louis d’ors on the table: They aoonl called upon the magistrate for an answer}; not in the least doubting but the money» had effectually pleaded their cause.‘ “Gentlemen,” said M; ,Dueor“ “I have weighed your reastms in the balance of justice and find them light. I do not think the people ought to suffer under. a. pretence of the dearuess of corn, which I know to be lll‘fOllllded. As toutho _l_ilrse of money which you left with Ime,‘ I am certain that I have made aimh‘ a generous and noble use of it as you your- selves intended; I have distributed.“ among the poor objects of charity in our hospitals ; as you are opulent enough to make such large donations, I cannot pos- sibly think that you can wear any loss, in your business, and I shall thereme continue the price of bread as it was before I received your petition, ' l /. .x "up.