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The petition against Sir John Macdonald’s return for Lennox in the House of Commons is to be tried next week at ananee ‘before Judge Armour. The pfi‘rtieulars contain 132 charges of corrupt practices. A motion was made on Tuesday to C. J. Wilson, and "par, 1ially discussed, to strike out several of the charges on the ground that they are not proper particulars. The motion stands un- til Fiiday, when Mr. Bethune, Q. 0., ,will osposo in on behalf of the petitioners. oypose fiICHMUND H1LL,' FRIDAY, Ochi2. '83. Gassip is sometimes a harmless thing. It is natural for men and ,wnmen to talk about one another, and if kept Within bounds there is nothing wrong in it. The worst of it ‘is gossip is so often ill-natured. and much of it is simply devilish, '1 here i& so much of it, which in the most harofnced way, is man- ufactured out of whole cloth, and stamped with the signet ring of approval of Satan the father of Hes. How then is the right kind to be kept so and no harm done, or where is the line to be drawn ? Temperance sentiment continues to grow stronger in our Dominion year by year. Last year some of .3116 provincial branches of the Dominion Alliance requestea the clergy- men of the various churches to set apart the work of a glven Sunday for the advocacy of temperance principles. This is a prelimnary step and finding it to work well the Council of the Alliance has recommmded that the 2151: inst. he set apart throughout the D0- minion for temperance ka. It is not fully decided, but it is more than probable, that the Alliance will adopt the recommendation King Alfonso of Spain has been calling on his neighbors. He set out to visit England, France, Germany, Russia, 6w. Queen Vic- toria was “ not at home " on account of ill health, but thoughtfully sent word he could see some of her folks on the Continent. [’re‘illent Grevy of France was at home, but the French mob was too, and as they think Alfonso is too friendly with their neighbor William over the Rhine, they insulted His Majesty of opain with hisses and shouts of an nncomplimentnry character. Thereat Spain is wrath, Germany is buffed, and France is out of temper, and Alfonso went home again. So it scems when kings as well 21:; old women go gndding about, mischeif is apt to be stirred up. of the Council. 'Au Ottawa despatch says :fl” Althoth Sir John thdonald‘s organs have been fe- nouncmg th_e Ontmgio Govel‘nmsnt for not forcing the sheriff ofyAIgoma to act as rc- tm‘ning officer, the Premier has not hesitat- ed to pass over the sheriff of Lunenburg and select as returning officer for that county a violent pnrtimn named H. W. Jost. In de- fence of the Government's conduct it is oh uged that the sheriff of Lunenburg is the ‘ creature’ of the Local Government, which happens to be Liberal. This defence com- pletely answers the Tory charges in reference to the Algoma: ofli‘cer, for the sheriff of that fiistrict is appointed by the Ontario Govern- ment, and according to argument is as much the ‘oreathro’ of that Government as the returning officer. @1112, :éggV/ilisml. Goldwin Smith , though he wrote and spoke in favor of the Tory party when the} were fighting for offices in 1878, is not. by any means enamored with the taxation policy which the present Government has carried, on since its advent. In Bystander, jus issued, he says :-â€"“ The boom is over, and we have come to that sansou of depression which follows the use of‘fulse stimulants m the case of protectionist legislation, as well as in the case of brandy. Cotton men are holding councils to limit production, and of Course employment at the same time. \Ve commend to them ighe policy oi" the protect- ionists of Java who used to burn all the spices nbove a certain quantity in order to keep up the price. ‘Wo-uld that the Finance Minister had adhered to the policy of com- mon sense.” ‘ V There is always a plentiful supply of prophâ€" ets who fix the date of the ‘lestructicn of the world near at hand. The failure of em 11 does not deter the others. The latest is Charles W. Connolly, a secnnd advemist of Florida. Connolly has writton a book pre- dictmg the end of the world, and the second coming of Christ m-xt month, Within ten dm‘s after the visible appearance of the new mom). He says the original computation, luadn by William Miller, of Southaihpton, N. I, in 1843, fixing the second coming of Christ for that year, was correct ; that Miller was t 5 much called to preach the second ad- unit of Christ as John the Baptist was the first, but his message was in caived wixh no more favor by the Gentile Church than the first advent messge by John the Baptist was by the Jewish Church, and as God manth forty ycars’ mercy to the Jewish Church from the baptism of Christ to the destruction of the temple, he has also grant- ~d fox-fly years’ mercy from 1843 to 1883 to t 2:- Gtâ€"ntilv Church.” Algoma Election. ’ .The people of Algome have viewed things in a. sensible light and elected Mr. Lyon, the Liberal Candidate, by a. majority of123â€"not very largeit is true â€"â€"hut the wonder is, con- sidering the influences that were brought to bear, and the means resorted to, that. it is as large as it is. One thing alone brought ahput thievissue, viz., the fact that the peo- ple of the entire district felt that Ontario’s and Algoma‘s interests demande'd’that‘ 11 man represent them in\ the Legislature whose sup; port could not be purchased 101' a. mess -,of pottege, and who would not sell his constit- uency at the bidding of Ottawa gormundiiei'e and politich tyrants. The people of the dis- puted territory felt also that it was a serious moment, an hour fraught with weal or woe, for them, and with a noble and patriotic de- termination they struck a. blow at Ottawa interference and the Macdonnldâ€"Norqunyâ€" Shields-Plummer combination with telling efiect. The result of the election is a sur- prise to the entire ranks of Toryisni as with such men in the field its Shields, Wilkinson. Kirwiu, Pingle, Aucheson,Wnllace and others employed by the Dominion Gmernment to distribute the corruption funds and peddle frozen whiskey it was confidently anticipated that the result would have been. otherwise. The Tory organs are indignant because Mr. Mowat did open polling places in the most convenient localities for them to have run in the large bogus vote to be found in certain sections of the district, where the railroad nuvvies are numerous. They storm. because Mr. Mowat did not appoint the Sher- ifi of Thunder Bay Returning Officer, while- they are aware that oflicer declined to act thorugh physical inability. They rage be_ cause Messrs. Hardy and Perdy, members of the Government, entered the field .and ad- dressed the people, while Shields & Co. was deeling out watered whiskey in thick bottom- ed tumblers. And all their bluster is to draw away public attention from the un. blushing coxruption being practiced. Why did not Messrs. Mere ith, Lauder, Morris, or Creighton, lehding members of the Oppo- sition take the field 7 Because their cause was so weak that it was not to be advocated or Creighton, lehdiug memBers of the Oppo- sition take the field 7 Because their cause was so weak that it was not to be advocated on the platfoxm and so other tactics had to be resorted to, tactics which even Messrs. Meredith, Lauder, Morris and compeny, in their servile subservmg to Ottawa hierarchy: could not be entrusted with, but are set a- side in favor of Shields, Wilkinson 76': Co. This is a redeemfii’g ieutui‘e in the Opposition- ists in the local legislature, that Sir John must select parties outside of it to do his dirtiest work. But every true patriot ion Ou-‘ tario, be he Reform or Conservative-r will rs- icice that the désnoiiers of our fair province have been defeated in their efimts to trample dowu the queen Province of our Dominion. A Tory journal makes the ingenious dis- covery that the time when the N. P. benefits the farmer is when his crops are a failure and he has nothing to sell ; the tariff keeps Yankee grain out of Canadian markets. At such a. time it is also a boon to those who have to buy bread. A reply to “ A W1tness.”. A word from us is necessary in reply to statements of an anonymous writer in last week’s issue of the York Herald, who, by the Way, is a greater success as a. maligner and deiamer of character than he is a. newspaper correspondent. Without dc'nling with some important points which that communi- cation inters, we will briefly refer to the statements made by “ A Witness," who is ashamed of revealing his namepbut fails to conceal his identity. In reference to the letters advertised for, ‘~ A Witness," says, “ because he has them either in his own possession, or he knows what has become of them. as he took possession of them in n Verydiahonoruble way.” This is simply un- true in everv particular. The evidence at the trial shOWed; First.‘ that the letters were handed the defendant by his wife, and not us the principal and accomplices would luve the public believe that " he took possession of them in a. very dishonorable way.” Second, that they were not in his possession but alcw minutes and that he has not seen or known anything; of them since. These are uncontrovertahie facts. “ Witness” says: “ At the trial he ud‘ mitted writing the letters, and it was shown by parties present,who had read them, whut they contained.” The first part of this statement is true, the latter part false. The defendant admitted having written the letters, but there was so much misrepresen»_ tution, and twrsliirg to suit purposes, .und they were so thoroughly falsified by some who pretended to have read them and some who did hot even make this pretence, that this, togrther with the fact that one of the letters, or a portion of one, is known to be in the possession of the maligners, and \t is be. lievod that the whole of thcm are in their possession, induced us to offer the reward for their producnon. Ed these letters been produced at the trial, and we fully ex- pected they would have been, and were taken by surprise when they were not, they would have spoken for themselves, but this would not have suited their purpose. The evidence of their own witnesses showed that it was only when taken in connection with representations made by the principal that they could be construed to mean what they ‘1)11 L/l'i. L) 1‘. U want Mrs. A. Nelson, Brantford, writes: I was a sufferer from Chronic Dyspepsia. for eleven years. Always after eating, an intense burning: sensation, at times very distressing, caused a drooping. and languid feeling, which would last for sev- eral hours after eating. I was recom- mended by Mr. P0pplewell, druggist of our city, to try Northrup & Lynlan’s Vegetable Discovery and Dyspeptic Cure and I am thamkfnl to say that L have not been better for years; that burning sen- sation and languid feeling has all gone, and food does not‘lie heavy on my stom- ach. Others of my family have ,used, it with best results. but et the present those letters are in the passession of either the principal or her assistants in the adheme, and. to draw at. tention away from this fact they lay the accusation eisewheree 'And as the attitude of 'iWitness,”than whom none know better when the letters me, would imdicute that thereiis little prospect of their production, we need ouly‘éate'thut the reason of their nonsppearu‘ncp is, that they would prove the whole of the witnesses ‘ither the silly and willing dupes or‘ the unprincipled ac- complices of h‘debp laid blackmailing plot. ‘ Now we ehaucnge the anonymous writer to produce his true ’signature and thus reveal to his readers who he is. This is only e. justice to the parties concerned and to the tublic. There is no surer evidence that there is something wrong when an individual is unwilling to shoulder the responsibility of his own statemeilts. The public would 19 interested to know whether " A Witness ” is a reliable or a respectable man. J. A. STURG’EON Smmwmr. I Mr. 3‘ Leist, warehouseman for ‘Lutz Bros., Buffalo, N. Y.. says he had a swelling on his foot which he attributed tn chilblains. He used Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil, and is troubled no longer. Urn Thomas’ Eclentric 011 may be Imitat- ed in Its appearance and name. but not in its vn'tuea. The best way to repair strength and increase the bodily substance is to invigâ€" orate the stomach and improve the cir- culation with Northrop 62 Lyman’s Vege- table Discovery and Dye-peptic Cure. Simultaneously with the disappearance of indigestimi it relieves that morbid desv pondencv. and the nervousness which are as much the product of dyspepsia as the weakness of the stomach and 10ss of vigor and flesh which proceeded from it; as a blond purifier it has no equal. ‘- ~ A WOMAN’S TRUE FRIEJD A me.fo in need is a friend indeed. This none can deny, especiallv when assistance is ten- dered when one is smer afflicted with disease, more particular those complaints and weaknesses so common to our female population. Every woman should know that Electric Bitters are woman’s true friend, and will positively restore her to health, even when all other remedies fail. A single trial always proves our assertion. They are pleasant to the taste and only cost fifty cents abuttle. Sold by R. E. Luw, Richmond Hill, and T. A. Hewitt & 00., Thornliill. Of 1111 tha sweets of whlch mortals can dtenm, There is nthught to excel strawberries & cream. Neither is there any remedy known to mortals that can excel Dr. Fowler’s Ex- tract of \Vild Strawberry as - a cure for Cholera Murbus, Cholera Infantum and all Bowel Complaints. The proprietors have often been surprised at the receipt of orders from remote coun- tries, where theyhad never made gm efl‘ortfur its introduction. HAIR RENEWER was the first preparation perfectly adapted to cure diseases of the scalp, and the first suex oessful restorer of faded or gray hair to its natural color, growth, and youthful beauty. It has had many imitators, but none have 59 fully met all the requirements nectlful for the pmper treatment of the hair and scalp. HALL’S HAIR RENEWER has steadily grown in favorY and spread its fame and usefulness to every quarter of the globg. lts unparal- leled success can be attributed to but one cause: the entire fulfilment of its promises. The use for a short time of HALL’S HAIR RENEWER wonderfully improves the per- sonal appearance. It, cleanses the scalp from all impurities, cures all humors, fever, and dryness, and thus prevents baldness. lt stimulates the weakened glands, and enables them to push forward a new and vigorous growth. The effects of this article are not transient, like those of alcoholic prepara- tions,but remain a, long time, which makes its use a matter of economy. Will change the board to a natural brown, or black, as desired. It produces a permanent color that will not wash away. Consisting of a single preparation, it is applied without trouble. HALL’S PREPARED BY R. P. HALL 81 00.,Nashua, N. H. BUGKINGHAM’S DYE Ayer’s .V$arsaparilla. Sold by all Dmggfists ; $1: six bottleslfififi Vegetable Sicilian Sold by all Dealers in Medicines. WHISKERS FOR ALL THE FORMS Scrofulous, Mercurial, and Blood Disorders, the best remedy, because the most searching and thorough blood-purifier, 15 FOR THE Sontag: 7 and fiapadian‘ Tweedsg AND ENGLISH WORSTED. Every gent should see those Tweeds and note prices before: placing order for fall suit. ‘ In READEr MADE CIJO'I‘HING We can suit every body. can be found in our stqck and Trimmings in Brocaded Vel- vets, Flushes, Satins, Velveteens, Velvet Riboons, &c., to match the shade and at prices to suit every one. ' I Our Ulster cloth; Mantle cloth Matalasse are particularly" nice, every lady should see them.‘ I . Groceries To choose from at prices aWay dimm. Our new goods make GREY CUTTON at less than mama. * facturers prices. I r POPULAR DRYâ€"GOODS HOUSE, 1:52 YONG'E STREET; We beg to announce to the Ladies of Toronto and vicinâ€" ity, that,- in order to effect a speedy clearance of our large stock, we have made immense reductions in all departments and have commenced a ' ‘ GRAND 1 CLEARANCE SALE CLEARINQ SALE, 2 ' . ’KEflWN’S O'f'Silks, Satins, Dress Goods, ,Velvets, Grenadines, Cashâ€" meres, Brocades, Ottoman Cord, S'k Moiresfiand Moire Stripes, Hosiery, Gloves, Silk Taffat ,Lisle and Kid,’Laces, Lace Neckware, Hamburg Embroideries and Insertions, Lined Collars and Cuffs, Ribbons, Corsets. Dress Buttons and Trimmings, Ladies’ and Gents, 'Underware, Linen. Pocket Handkerchiefs, Prints, Sateens, Ginghams, Grey' and White Cot-tons, Table Linens, Napkins, Sheetings, Pillow Casings, Towels. ToWelings, Lace Lambrequins, LaceCurtains, Piano Covers, Stair Linens, Table 'Covers, Rough Brown H‘ollands, Toilet Covers, Honeycomb and Marseillies Quilts, Ladies’ Summer Ulstering, etc., etc. The Autumn storms drive customers to the CONCRETE ‘ ’ .for WaE‘m Clothing. Magnificent Stack 2‘ VERY FINE DISPLAY; Reduced to 80., 100.; and 12120, per yard. 5,000 Yards New Mixtures, at 16%â€" cents, 18 cents, 20 cents and 25 cents per yard. 7,000 Yards New Combination Dress Goodsâ€"Choicest Colorings and Styles from 30 cts. to 75 cts. per yard. 200 pieces of our Celebrated Black and Colored Cashmeres, at 250., 300, 350, 40c., and upwards. ALL THESE GOODS OFFERED AT 40 PER CENT. BELOW VALUE. SPECIAL DRIVES IN DRESS” GOODS CON‘CBETE HOUSE- Black Gross Grain Silksâ€"â€"â€"Great Bargains at 850., $1.00, $1.25 and upwards. Colored Gross Grain Silks. reduced to 400., 500., 62:}-c., and 75c, per yard. Fancy Striped and Checked Summer Silks, 500., to 750., per yard. A big lot of Colored Satin and Moir Stripes reduced to $1.00. v v That all our goods are this season’s importa- J tlon, and are now offered at these prices be- cause we are overstocked, and don’t want to carry‘over a. dollar’s Worth to next season. This is a. grand opportunity to secure Genuine Bargains, a'nd House-Keepers, Hotel Free prletors, and Heads of Families, should avaii themselves 01 this chance, whmh _mav not». occur again. Ladies are requested to cull anfl'exnmme our etqck a'n‘d compare our“ p'riceg.. NW WM:th CONTENUE' ‘I'JFAYS'. A‘_¢( ILA xplete. EVery'houSe-keeper sh0,u1d see our II ‘ugar, and try Pearline and Liquid Blue. We show a very fine stock of GRAND Every shade of W. ATKINSQN.