Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 12, 1876, Winnipeg, Manitoba Wednesday Jan. 12, 1876. Home it will strike our readers As it has the writer that the following statements by Bright respecting the reluctance of the Imperial parliament to Grant plainly Essen tial municipal Reform to Ireland furnishes 110 weak argument in favor of that country s demand for More control Over her own affairs. The Reform refused As above to Irish opinion was promptly conceded to Scotland several years since. Or. Bright of tub Irish sunday closing Bill. At a Public meeting in favor of the Irish sunday closing Bill held in the Birmingham town Hall the following letter from or. John Bright was read Rochdale nov. 27, 1875. Dear sir you must excuse me if i do not attend your proposed meeting at Birmingham. I do not feel that i have any thing to say on your question to my constituents. If you do not succeed in the House of commons you May blame the government and your pressure should be brought to hear upon them. They refuse you what Irish opinion asks for because they fear to break up the Alliance Between their party and the drink interest in eng land. The publicans say they placed the present government in office and the government admit their obligations to them and fearing to offend them they influence the House to reject your Bill. It is a humiliating condition of things for the land and the whole kingdom. Perhaps the Clay May come when the morality of the nation will be too Strong for the publicans till then we must suffer the degradation which now discredits us. I wish you a very great Suc Cess in your labors. I am John Biro it. To or. T. W. Russell 35 Street resolutions were passed expressing satisfaction at the fact that All classes of the Irish people had combined to demand the stoppage of the liquor traffic on sundays and indignation and regret at the course pursued by English members of parliament in opposing the Bill and calling upon the members for Birmingham and North Warwick to demand for Ireland the Concession of controlling the Sale of drink on sundays. At a Public meeting of the inhabitants of Palestine and surrounding de in compliance with instructions from the Central Relief committee by or Donald Ferguson at the House of or George Mccrea in Palestine on wednesday the 5th inst or Donald Ferguson occupied the chair and j Davidson acted As Secretary. The meeting unania Rousely elected messes Thomas Cory George Mccrea Thomas Handley and Thomas Newman committee men. A considerable discussion took place with reference to the Advance made by the Central committee of thirty three and a third per cent in the Price of seed Grain and supplies in which messes Donald Ferguson and others took part. The result was the following Resolution which was unanimously passed moved by w j Ferguson seconded by John Mason and re solved that this meeting knowing the disastrous state of affairs existing in the West Ern settlements especially Palestine and Vicinity inasmuch As the great majority of the people Are entirely destitute of Money wherewith to pay their expenses while team ing their seed Grain and provisions from Winnipeg do through their representative or c p Brown m. P., urge upon the Cen trial committee and the Dominion govern ment the necessity of having the Grain Etc. Removed to a More Western Point for distribution and if possible to have the Esteb thirty three and a third per cent taken off. On motion of or Handley the Secretary was instructed to Forward a copy of the above Resolution to or c. P., also to the Manitoba free pites Sand the to Ronto Globe. J a Davidson Secretary. Palestine Jan 5th, 1876. Improvement of Stock. To the editor of the free Hope to see that you at least take this in hand Agaid breeder. Selkirk county Jan. 7th, the inspired Genius who got off the Fol lowing must have had his mind on Winni Peg thou much Snow left on the nagging verily it is in front of the House of the Slothful Man. He sit Teth by the fire to keep himself warm neither will he depart for an armful of Wood. When the House wife Wrieth aloud for a pail of water he hath not his boots on. In the Day when the storm falleth he seclude the himself he Saith to the Snow shovel a a. Let us rest in so his sidewalk is an abomination in the eyes of the people and his name is in every Man s railways in f b Cumber land of the Northern railway has had pre pared a map of All the railways chartered and in existence in Ontario. It is said to have Cost and shows Miles of railway to have been projected including those now running. This taking the popu lation of the province at two millions would allow one mile for every Hundred and ninety persons. The robbery of a lawyer while returning Home from court in Missouri a few Daj a ago by a client whom he had defended against a criminal charged furnished a singular illustration of poetic Justice. The lawyer had robbed the client by exacting an exorbitant fee and the latter made him stand and de liver in a dark part of the Road. The chair occupied by George washing ton As worshipful master of the masonic Lodge at Alexandria va., is now in the pos session of unanimity Lodge of ancient free and accepted masons at Edenton North Carolina whither it was sent during Twe War of 1812 for Safe keeping. A Washington despatch announces As a startling event that Gen Grant and Secre tary Bristow Piave been summoned to testify in Tho Case of Bublock at St Louis. It is said that there is no Law to prevent the summoning of any official where the government itself is concerned. The newspapers Are All speculating about president Lincoln s religious belief. The Catholic Story having been set at rest it is now asserted that in religion he was a warm adherent of the doctrine of Universal Salva Tion. Urs Fues peremptory Sale of manufactured furs. Special Sale for ladies on thursday at 3 o clock Symonds main Street. C. E. Steele auctioneer insolvent act of 18t5. In the matter of Meloy that Lier hotel keepers insolvent. The undersigned will receive tenders until sat urday the 29th inst. For the Stock and Book accounts belonging to the above estate. Inventory of Stock and list of Book debts May be seen at my office during business hours. John Balsillie Assignee. Fort Garry Jan. 8th, 1876. J12.22 As we Are now looking Forward to a Short but very important session of the local House would it not be As Well for the government to do something in the interest of j act of the farming Community of this province i Al we have heard More than enough for the last six months of the abolition of the legis Tive Council and a probable saving of some now probably the government might go further and not save but make twice that amount to the country at Large by passing one or two Good measures much needed by the agricultural class. First to want Good Laws regarding fences. What Are lawful fences and in what manner shall line fences be kept in repair by neigh Bours. Secondly we want an act preventing All entire animals running at Large not restrict ing the act to any class of animals and not do injustice to cattle breeders and favor horse and sheep breeders surely the horned Stock of this country is As important a Branch of farming As any other and should be As much encouraged for i make bold to assert that four times greater an amount is in vested in it than horse Breeding and that has proper Protection. What inducement is there to breeders to invest in blood Stock of any Breed As Long As runts of bulls run at Large can he keep an expensive animal m his stables Well fed and cared for and his cows run at Large to Breed to any Stock that his neighbor May allow to run at pleasure not Only is the loss Here but his Young heifers Are in calf frequently a year too soon stopping their growth and Breeding dwarfed calves for it requires a healthy full grown dam to Breed healthy calves. These mat ters can. Only be cured by preventing bulls from running at Large and it can not be said that this is premature. The matter was duly brought before the House last session and thie longer it is put off the worse it will get., with an act of this kind passed there would. B6 some inducement to breeders to import shorthorn bulls and it is not prove that every shorthorn Bull imported arid bred from is a gain to this province of at a year. Nov editor Why should the oldest settled county of the province Selkirk be less entitled to these things than West mar our people must want to Advance with the times and rank at least equal if not ahead of any county in the province. As a member of the House i in the matter of James Fields and w. J. Land insolvent. The undersigned will receive tenders until sat urday the 22nd inst. For the Stock in Trade belong in to the above estate. The Stock list May be seen at my office during business hours. John Balsillie Assignee. Fort Garry Jan 8th, 1876. Gates skates skates just received. Acme club skates 100 pairs of first Quality. Also a Fine assortment of Gold and Silver electroplated Acme skates at. W. Chambers11. Jan Klupt Sale. Fred. J. Hosken by auction tomorrow wednesday Jan. 12th, a bankrupt Stock of boots shoes overshoes dry goods Etc also a Pony harness and Sleigh at Johnstone a tobacco store. Sale at 12 noon arid 7 . College. Re opens monday Jan. Loth. Students prepared for universities business surveying and engineering and for teaching in operation. 03.o4j7.14 beat bankrupt Sale. O t o o o o o 3 Jaq o o 5t a m 9 h h 0 co cd a 3 cd o o o 9 o o c o a f w q. Q 0 o 3 g cd Cut of m of m x m o o q 7 8 5 m h 57" co i m m o o h o 3 o cd o 3 at w. Palmer Clarkes t17intee Stock. Winter Stock. A. . Bannatyne l wholesale retail and provision merchant has on hand a full Stock or Green apples i Pokk Tongue. Peacox Deled beep Ham Laed Pemmican it dried Buffalo meat flour xxx xxx Oats. Hyson Japan Gunpowder con Gou Souchon and mixed teas in half chests and caddies. Crushed granulated Coffee and Brown sugars. Navy Gold Block Long Vir Ginia Solace and Black 10 a Etc., Etc., cigars and Che roots. Coffee and Java Green and fresh ground. Rice split peas Oatmeal currants raisins and figs dried apples peaches prunes canned fruits vegetables Chollett s compressed vegetables biscuits confectionery. Or. Price s baking powders and to Wiltshire cheese in loaves Canadian Datry cheese. Whiskies c4in, brandies port rum Sherry Champagne Claret sauternes White wines Bass ale and guineas Porter in bottles cur Ocoa absinthe and Maraschino bitters assorted if bought and sold. Lots for Sale i manufacturers building m cafes Hall s Standard a full fire burglar safes and vault doors Bigford pass Oft agents. Office and water coins j Paul Minnesota. O f i i w o o w s s3 3 fit 2 3 t 3 p o co it o o 0 it o o it p p o a 2 a o Mas a3v new furs furs Racoon goats Fin gloves fur gents fur Caps ladies fur Caps v child s far Tor sales of plans of estates and Manitoba papers Oay ;