August 10, 1867

DOMINION ELECTIONS

The Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald and the Minister of Militia, Hon. George-Étienne Cartier are the only cabinet ministers remaining in Ottawa as of last night. Hon. Alexander Campbell (Post Master General) has departed for Kingston and Hon. Alexander Galt (Finance) will have arrived in Montreal as of this writing. According to one observer’s count, Mr. Galt has spent little more than seven days in Ottawa out of the last forty-one.

The prime minister has spent another day laid up at home.

ONTARIO ELECTION

It is heard on authority that writs for some forty Ontario constituencies were dropped in the mail over the last two days.

OTTAWA MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

The writs have been issued for municipal and county elections in Ottawa. The polls will be held on August 26 and 27, 1867. Nomination day is August 19, 1967.