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THE PEABODY STAiUE IN L
A late nember of the London Times, |
gives in full an account of the inaugural
ceremonies of the Peabody Statue. The)
ore of great in-|
oceasion must have been
terest, for, in addition to a brilliant civic)
procesion, there was a banqtiet at the
Mansion House, given by the Lord Mayor |
und Lady, at which the two most honored
guusts were the Prince of Wales and en
Minister, Mr. Motley. Ilis Royal High-|
ess occupied a seat on the right of the)
ind next to his Excellency |
nerican Minister, on the other hand. )
banquet being over, the guests and}
autnorities were escorted by the}
police and military to the site of the memo- |
vial on the eastern side of the Royal Ex-)
‘change. A great crowd thronged the}
route, the windows and housetops; and
surrounding the memorial was a brilliant |
circle of distinguished ladies and gentle: |
mien. Sir Benjamin Phillips, chairman of
the Memorial Committee, addressed the |
Drisce, in the course of which he rei
that ** This statue will commemorate an]
act almost without parallel in English his-
tory.” and alter further eulogizing Mr
Peabody, the speaker said, that with the}
«dusire of honoring that good man in every
possible way, ** and with the further vy
ol paying a gracetul compliment to the
country trom which he sprang [cheers]. |
wthe-Committee came to the determination |
to intrust the execution of it to his ilustri- |
ous countryman, the equally distinguished |
seulptor, Mr. Story.” |
After commencing the work of art be-|
fore them, Sir Benjamin continued :— |
“Your Royal Highness, let us hope that}
this statue, erected by the sons of free England |
tw the honor of one of Columbia's truest and |
noble t citizens, y be symboli of the)
peace and good will that exist between Ue
two countries [cheers], and that a people
springing from the same stock, speaking the!
sane languege, and inspired and animated by
the same love of freedom and liberty, may
live in uninterrupted friendship and happiness.
[Prolonged cheers }” |
is Royal Highness the Prince of Wales}
«then presentedjhimself to speak, and was
aaa, |
hailed with cuthuasiastice He}
: |
said :— H
Sir Benjamin Phillips, my Lord Mayor. |
Ladies and Gentlemen:—I feel sure that all)
those who have heard the words which have
cheers,
what has been suid. Allow me to say to you|
that amoug the
preform, and which I have the privilege of |
preforming, none could have given me greater |
pleasure than to assist and tuke partin the |
unyeciling of this statue on this occasion. ‘The |
name of George Peabody is so well known to}
all of you that really I fecl some diflleulty in)
saying anything new of that remarkable man;
Dut, at the same time, it affords me the deep-
est gratification to join in paying a mark of |
tribute and respect to the name of the great
American citizen and philanthropist—Ll may
say, that citizen of the world, [Cheers |
England can never adequately pay the debt or!
_gratitude which she owes to him [hear, hear] |
—-London, especially, where his wonderfat |
charity bas been so liberally distributed. |
Vor a man not born in this country to give a}
sam, I believe, more than a quarter of a mil-
tion of pounds sterling, for purposes of ben-
evolence, is a fact unexampled. [Cheers.}
lis name will go down to posterity as one
who, as Sir Benjamin Phillips so justly re-
marked, has tried to ameliorate the condition
of his poorcr fellow citizens, and especially
to benefit their mora! and social character.
**Thave not yet had the opportunity of see-
ing the statue which is about to be unveiled,
but having had the privilege of kn wing the
the sculptor, Mr Story, for a space of now
about ten yeurs, I feel sure that it will be one
worthy of his reputation, and worthy also of)
the man to whom it is dedicated. [Hes
hear.] Before concluding the few imper
remarks which I have ventured to address to
you, let me thank Mr. Motley, the Ameri
‘Minister, for his presence on this o
{cheers}, and assure him what pleasure it
gives me totike partin this great, and, 1
might almost say, aational ceremonial of pay-
ing atribute to the name of his great and
distinguished countryman. [Loud cheers .]
Be assured thatthe feelings winch I person-
ally entertain towards America are the same |
as they ever were. I can never forget the |
reception which 1 had there nine years ago, |
and my earnest wish and hope is that England
und America may go hand in hand in peace
ann prosperity. [Prolonged cheers. ]”
Mr. Motley, who also was received with
enthusiastic cheers, made a few brief and
happy remarks. Mr, Story being called
upon for a speech, pointed to his statue
and said ** There itis,” which was reeeiv-
ed with much merriment. Lverything |
went off well, and a most friendly teeling
was manifested by the company and the
populace toward America and Americans,
Which these ceremonies and the statue, |
and the original of the statue, have done |
much to cement.—Zion’s Herald, |
Rumors are in circulation once more
that the health of the French Em; eror
on the decline. It is said that the
avent to the Duke de Monchy’s his )
difficulty he was placed in his carvi:
his return to Saint Cloud,
An English firmer by picking over his}
seed wheat with care and planting a grain |
ina place, at intervals of a loot cach way
produced one hundred and sixty-two |
bus! cls to the acre,
Alvin Blake, a detective of Boston, is
ander arrest in Portland, Maine, charged |
with robbing Adams Express Company of |
$750, He claims to be one of the Ocean |
Junk robbers, but his story is not believed, |
As Thomas Gilmartin, of Cleveland, |
Ohio, was attemping to enter the house ot |
his lather, early on the morning of the 9th
inst, his father heard him, and thinking
it was a burglar, fired a shot killing him
instantly.
ge or
The first business of the Spanish Cortes |
on assembling iu October will be to elect
a King.
The Pacific Railioad has reduced the
fare to New York to $160 in currency aad
tw Boston $153.
The whole number of vessels so far land-
ed in Cuba with men and supplies tor the
evolutionists is nine. ‘The whole number
of fillibusters landed is 2,600 mostly
Americans.
INVENTION FOR PREVENTING THR BECALM-
ino oF Satine Vessers.—There is nothing
more vexatious, perhaps, to a shipmaster,
than to have his vessel becalmed, and the de-
luy caused by it is oftena serious injury to
owners and on igners. Exemption from
this annoying and expensive evil is one of
the advantages which has given steamers the
preference over sailing vessels to so large an
extent. ‘lo relieve sailing vessels from this
ONDON | VIEW.NG TH
| nussel mud and hauling it to their farms. 1
have heard it stated that the value of the
SUMMERSIDE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, A
& COUNTRY IN PRINCE |
EDWARD ISLAND. |
From the St. John Telegraph, Aug. 16, 1869.
What I saw ofthe farmers around Sum-
| merside, though my only time of observation |
was after sunset, led me to desire very much |
to see more of the Island mode of Agriculture.
Accordingly, pending his Excellency’s arrival, |
thongh he nearly stole a mareh onus at last,
1 arranged to make a trip from Charlottetown
almost across the [slandto the North Cost.
THE ROADS,
like the country. were pretty level, Both,
however, were more rolling than I anticipat-
ed, giving the country a picturesque and in-
teresting appearance. The road engineers
had drawn very straight lines, ‘ regardless
ed, come oll discussions, political and other-
wise; our City friend holding the balances
with grent judgement and moderation, From
our stand-point, Elder Larrp was still a little
extreme in some of his views, but we did flat-
ter gurselves that we saw the . shadow ofa
shade of regret stealing over his honest coun-
tenance for all the anti-Confederation talk in
which he indulged. May it prove as the
‘+ tittle cloud no bigger than a man’s Hand 72
omen of an ruspicious an! refreshingsseque
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CORRESPONDENCE.
FROM OUR BOSTON CORRESPONDENT.
Boston, August 19, 1869.
Mr. Eprror:—
The weather is always a convenient subject
of expense.” ‘The clevations being few, the | to be; correspondence or a communication,
C, b's seemed determined to move over the} Remarkably cool for the season!” is the
crest of each wherever they could be found,
even thongh a slight detour would lave se-
cured amore favourable grade. ‘The materi-
als of the road are soft aud yielding, so much
so that no means have yet been discovere ! of
securing good roads atthe period that they
are most needed. Early in the full they be-
ame very soft, and where the traffic is great,
round Charlottetown, they become almost |
impassable. ‘his continues until late in the |
spring. The evil is so great that the subject
of importing materials for macadamiaing the
the roads has been seriously discussed, Look-
ing at the to which blocks of the}
* Old Red’ used in fence-making, one |
would suppose thata machine for breaking |
up such recks could be found, ‘This would
help to solve the problem, and it would also,
perhaps, reveal the fact that the same stone
could be used for ballasting the Island Rail-
road, that is sure to be built ere long. ‘The
fiets just stated in regard to the common
roads go to show the necessity of the Rail-
road, but when, in addition, itis borne in
mind that it might often be the means of se-
curing ty the furmers form two to five cen
a bushel méve for their oats then they other: ‘ h
wise get, to the least, by enabling them | #8 some persons—who profess such admiration
AA Wacure fe hablece ora jl don gad | for the tr cendant virtues and honesty of
and so of other produce—the advantage of it) their native ones — represent them to be. |
will be obvious,
TUE FARMS,
Itis impossible to describe the pleasure |
with which we gazed on field after tield of|
wheat, oats, barley and potatoes, Our road
lay through one of the best wheat localities
The farmers had made quite a large ventu
in this grain, and so fur with good result
‘The oats were very heavy, we ely
an int
nhiny cases to resemble a field of green |
grass a few inches long. ‘The barley appe |
ed to bea ftir crop. Lhe buckwheat was in|
st been uttered cannot but be gratified with | its white blossom and seemed better than ny | their creeds and views on
Thad ever noticed. ‘Che potatoes were in|}
ny duties which [ have to| bloom also, and had nota spark of blight! and they worship it. They
upon them, ‘Lhe hay was being gathered in |
—ua very heavy crop. It is mowed znd raked |
by Jabor-saving machines of the most approv-
edtype. The number in the Island is in- |
credibly great. ‘Lhere were several fine fields |
of turnips on our route, though not so many
as IL expected. This crop is more cultivated
in other parts of the Island.—'The eer |
of the crops, in many cases, is largely due to
the application of
MUSSEL
in some cases to that of lime, The friable,
fertile soil of the red sandstone formation in
which the Island 1s embraced, is easily ex-
hausted. It requires to get back, in some
way, what it gives up so freely. It does so
when the mussel nud plied. —This con-
sists, in part, of oysters in the seain the days |
of those shells. —'They are so large they seem
to need to be broken before being spread on
the soil, but they crumble down gradually.
Then there are besides, the mud proper and
mussel and other sinall shell, ‘here are so}
many creeks in the Island that, generally
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MUD;
speaking, not more than tive or six miles ot
hauling are necessary to scatter, the mud al-
most as extensively as itis required. —The
number of machines for raising the mud is |
very great. Soon after the ice forms several
thousand of people may be seen in all the
creeks and indentations and rivers, taking up |
mussel mud raised in a season is very much
greater than that of the amount of the annual
revenue of the Colony—a statement which
I believe comes tar short of the truth. Every-
where we saw the effects of the mud, and
along all banks and creeks the mud itself,
raised and ready to be carted oif to the ficlds.
— When New Brunswickers waste their
winter months in lumbering and neglect
their farms, the Islanders are engagedgin |
converting mussel mud into w prolific source
of revenue.
NEW GLASGOW.
One of the prettiest settlements we saw on
our trip was New Glasgow. Itis a Scotch
settlement and reveals first-class farming, by |
men who evidently understand their}
business. A fine winding river—one which
runs front the sea, however, like most of the
so-called rivers of the Island, and not to it
—sweeys along its base, called very probably
by the name of the settlement, if nit fondly
by that ofthe Clyde. he settlement rises
gradually above it by a gentle ascent. Here
large fields, regular fences, splendid crojs
and fine residences may be seen. You meet
alittle village of mechanics as you enter it,
and they have provided steam-power fur some
of their operations. —Ilere is the homestead
of the Lainnps, of whom there are six brothers
all in prominent positions, and some of them |
are Union men, as we were glad to discover. |
0 ajesty | Mr. Jaws Lain, of New Glasgow, posses- | working man’s hands are his capital, and the
had a fainting fit, and it was with some) sesa very fine farm and miils,botn lumver and , Very instinct of selt-preservation will teach |
| grist (for oats and wheat) ofthe most approy-
ed character in regard to stones, machinery, |
mill-gear, elevators and all other modern ap- |
plitnces. de was pleasant to seu away ina
country home all the comforts and appiances |
of civinzation and luxury, all that good taste |
and ample means Could provide, But |
TILE GRANDEST VIEW
we got on the trip was five or six miles farth-
er on, at Cavendish, near New London. We |
had lett Rastico and its bay and large chapel
and famous Bank close at hand behind, We
had ascended to a fine table land that leoks
out on the Gulf, where the white sails of the
fisherman dotted the vast expanse of waters, |
where the air was soft and pure and yet brace
ing withal.—Taking our stand in the grounds |
near the residence of the Rev. Isaac Murnay |
and sweeping * round ” our ** circle,” we ob-
tained a view of the agricultural and fishing |
industries of that section of the country that
was truly enchanting.
many as five hundred sails of fishermen might
at times, be seen in the Gulf all busily en
gaged in catching mackerel and most ot them
American craft.—Our own jeople seemed
more earnest in search of the wealth of the
land than of the spoils of ocean, but possibly
they may improve in this respect.
Not far from where we stood was another
object of interest but of a different kind. It
was a clergyoan’s library. It was placed in
a quiet manse, and was of very great extent.
ere the products of the great master minds
oftar seperated ages were deposited, and
here, winie the fishermen plied their craft,
and the farmers looked after their crops and
their stock. and the mechanics and traders
persued their respective cullings, a quiet
clergyman cultivated the fields ot knowledge
and enjoy ed rewards of which they knew but
little. ic scene around might weil make
me, at any
‘undertakings which we hear of every day, are
first thing everbody says to everybody else.
‘Phe summer resorts do not present by any
means the attraction for the fashionable that
they did last summer, for it is quite comfort-
able athome, It has been about as warm, so
far, as an ordinary DP, 1. Island summer, with
this difference, that here we dispense with the
j clouds of dust which have estublished their
claim to be found among the institutions of
my native lind,
THE PROWIBITORY LAW.
Of course your readers are already aware
that chusetts has on her Statute Books
{a law which makes it « criminal offence to sell
any intoxicating liquor. It was certainly a
great triumph of the temperance purty, to
s8 such a law in spite of all the opposition
th was brought to bear against it by an
association of liquor dealers and their friends,
comprising many of the most wealthy men of
the State, who would willingly pour out their
ill-gotten gold to buy off the opposition, if it
were possible. But in spite of their gold,
rum and influence, the law was passed, which,
in my humble opinion, goes strongly to prove
that American politicians are not so Corrupt
Great reforms invariably meet with great}
opposition, The law is evaded, and for that
matter, openly violated by nuny. ‘The De- |
mocratic party in the State are organizing
their forces for the November elections.
Their war cry is * Rum! Rum!!? Political |
principles, riotism, the public good, free
trade, universal freedom, and all these qu
tions, on which candidates were, in the days
of Auld Lang Syne, required to have a poli
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or field. They appeared so even in| are not worth contending for. They are oll advertised, on Weanes
srificed in the mad haste after hum! Beer- ,
willing Germans, whiskey-loving Hihernians,
and even Bourbon-worshipping Yankees; unite
yery “question in
h they call Rum,
y ure as loud, if not
so caruest, in their appeals fot Rum, as Knox
the Reformer was in his appeal for Scothind.
* Give us Rum, or we die.” ‘They say that
moral philosophy teaches that man should be
allowed the free exercise of his own will in
these matters, and that it is taking away his
liberty tu dictate what he shall not eat or
drink. Qn the first blush, this sounds reason-
able; but this theory explodes when examin-
ed. Moral Philosophy qualifies it by saying
thit when a man exercises his choice so as to
interfere with ancther man’s liberty, that so-
ciety has a perfect right to control his actions.
Or, in other words, when anything becomes
dangerous to the public welfare, that the pab-
lic are justified in putting a stop to it, even if
it should conflict with personal liberty. For |
it were otherwise, it would be easy to justify |
murder, and like offences by this same
principle.
AFTER THE RAILROAD, WHAT ?
All great revolutions or events which are}
calculated to benefit mankind, invariably
bring in their train many pernicious evils,
which, though unavoidable, often make it
doubtful, after all, if many of those gigantic
one grand Golden Calf, wh
really « blessing to mankind. The Pacitic
Railroad is a case in point, Itis certain that
it facilitates trade and commerce, aud gives a!
fresh impetus to the industry of the country;
but, on the other hand, if it is going to be the
means of scattering through the Wastern States
hordes of semi-civilized Chinamen and Cooh
and building heathen idols and temples even
on Plymouth Rock, as a matter of Political
Economy, it will be a curse instead of a bless-
ing. There are now 100,000 Chinamen in
America, and ship loads are every week being
deposited in California. If there were no
other reasons, the influence of such an amount
of incorrigible idolatry and superstition be-
ing scattered over the land, would be enough
to condemn it, and to make the Government |
forbid their importation. Butthere is anothier |
evil connected with it. Southern planters |
are preparing to introduce them into their |
plantations, and make them work much abont
the same as the negroes used to. ‘They can-
pot become citizens, and they are such chronic
liars that the courts of justice cannot place
the least confidence in their oaths or affirma-
tions. Thus Slavery will again be revived in
another form, but twice as mischigvouy gs
Negro Slavery. ‘
Lynn is also thinking of installing them in
her boot and shoe factories. Ina few branch-
es of industry they succeed in doing a fair
day's work, especially at those in which the
power of imitation is exercised, But they
will work for the fifth part of a man’s wages,
Any one of ordinary intelligence can see
where this would end in a country like this,
where such a large proportion of the popula-
tion are mechanics and working men. A
him to get the greatest possible return for his |
capital; and therefore he would be as justi-
fied in prohibiting a Chinaman from doing a
job of work for one dollar which was worth
ve. us the City Council of Charlottetown
were it feW YOurs age te pea Yankee
speculators trom selling goods @ city by
auction cheaper than an honest man could,
lt is the same principle—protection to the
regular business men of the country. ‘The
result will inevitably be, that if John China-
man tries that game at this end of the Rail-
road, he will be exterminated. 5
zy fanatics are already loud and long inl
nasi anegonearemmiecncunausn | or
mao
persons, without either of the ahove named
qualifications, but instead, a vivid imagination
and a vast amount of hope, think that coming
to the * States” is all that is necessary to se-
cure a fortune. ‘The romance of the thing
vanishes on touching ¢erra firma. The axe
and the spade are fearful realities, and the £1
Dorado is only an air castle. ‘They learn that
success here, as in every other place, is only
e@ reward of untiring perseverance and in-
istry, and that a dollar cannot be got except
by squarely earning it. At the first blow of
adversity these enthusiasts succumb, and car-
ry home the do!orous news referred to.
Some again come here on tours of observa-
tion,—perhaps a delegate—aund on landing
on the wharf fold their garments closely
around their persons, for fear they might, by
some inadyertance, be exposed to the contami-
nating influences of American society. With
elongated visages, they march up and court
retirement from the enlarged throng in that
delectable locality known as Fleet Street.
J. H. Fletcher is a fair specimen ot this class.
He has been known to sit down and look out
from an elevated window, where what Artemas
Ward would call ** honest meanness” counsel-
led hitn to take up his abode, and from that
commanding position begin to write up Am-
farms, mills, &c., taking for his criterion the
surroundings on which his ‘‘eagle eye” fell.
lle soon finds out, however, that itis no place
to write *tsolid communications.” and he
then drinks at a few other first-class fountains
of knowledge. He again returns to his fa-
yorite window, in all the happiness of con-
scious innocence, takes a few more observa-
tions, pens a few more valuable gems of
thought, folds his mantle closer than « ver,
and majestically returns to his first-loye, de-
termined to let the public know, through the
| North Star, that he is still the original and
only J. HW. I., perfectly uncorrupted, with all
| his moral qualities intact, and imbued with a
| perfect horror of divorce la dog-tax, liter-
jury scavengers, and all other Yankee ** insti-
| tooshans.
know that there ts a do
It is ‘*quite enough for him to
g-tux.” If he serious-
ly contemplates still further enlightening hu-
Jinanity on the state of society in this country,
I would venture tosuggest tu him that human
nature in some parts of Boston shows to better
advantage than in the surroundings of the
Fleet Street hotels. ‘ A word to the wise is
suflicient,” but a mere hint will suffice in his
his case,
a TYPO,
LOT 14 TEA AND BAZAAR.
The Tea and Baz
at Lot 14 came off, as
, ay, the 18th instant,
Phe day was all that could be desired—warm
and ple isant; 1 the occasion was honored
with a large and respectable assemt At
unearly hour might be seen crowds of the
yay and light-hearted wending their way to
the Tea Party grounds, and bent on enjoying
the cutertunments and amusements ot the
day. We hope their anticipations were fully
realized. Vive ‘Tea Tables wore set in the
new Church building, which was rather taste-
fully decorated with trees of verdant foliage,
‘This structure is substantially built, and when
completed, will be a credit to the congregation;
and being situated on a gentle acelivity, will
be an ornament to the surrounding country.
‘The entrance arch and the grounds around
the Church were prettily decorated for the
occasion. ‘The tables presented a grand ap-
pearance, and were abundantly supplied with
substantial edibles, which were well intended
to gratify the tastes of the most fastidious,
Great credit is due to the managing commit-
tee for the practical and satisfactory manner
in which they discharged their respective du-
ties. Lhe Ladies, who ‘performed the most
important part, and who so politely presided
at the bountitully supplied tables, are desery-
ing praise forthe kind and generous reception
which they accorded to their visitors.
The Bazaar was held in a small apartment
of the Church. ‘Phere were few fancy and
useful articles exhibited; but those that were
displayed reflected credit upon the skill and
ingenuity of the ladies by whom they were
manntactured. The Bazaar was liberally
patronized, particularly by some fair ladies
with sparkling eyes and charming countenan-
ces—some piragons of beauty—whose pre-
sence at the social meeting had a joyous in-
fluence, and sent a thrill of delight to many
hearts.
‘The music selected for the occasion was
not the most enccanting; nor was the platform
upon which some buoyant and light-hearted
spirits amused themscives by a step ef ‘the
light fantastic toe,” the one best adapted for
such diversion, it being nothing but the bare,
hard-trodden earth. Notwithstanding, all ap-
peared to enjoy themselves, and after the
happy entertainments were at an end, the
jovial company dispersed, highly pleased with
the day’s proceedings. The whole was a fair
of success, the sum of about £45 having been
| realized,
One particularly odd personage partook of
this splendid entertainment, and the marvel-
lousness of the incidents that occurred in re-
ference to him, deserve briefly to be noticed.
It was the notorious pseudo Freemason whose
disgusting, putrescent effusions are sometimes
visible in print, and who is noted for taking
landscape observations. With his long, crane-
like neck fully extended, he was looking to
the cast and to the west, and to the north and
to the south. ‘Then, standing steadfast and
perfectly erect, he raised his huge and lofty
head towards the upper regions; and lo! he
fell into a state of torpitude. In this condi-
tion he experienced many changes. At one
time he believed himself transformed into a
blowing porpoise, swimming in ‘that place
known as the narrows,” and at another time
he felt himself metamerphosed into a large
potato. After putting himselt through various
siinilar evolutions, he suddenly took his fight,
and safely lodged himself on the ‘lands cov-
ered with the verdure of the spruce.” Indeed
an extremely wonderful occurrence !
Thus ended the grand atfair.— Com.
The new ship Palmyra, owned by James
Yeo, Msq,, Port Hill, sailed from outside
Malpepue, harbor, on Wednesday, the 18th
instant, Her cargo consists of about 500 tons
of birch, aad 4 tons of Vine timber; a few
cords of lathwood, and about 160,000 feet of
deal. Yhe Jalmyra is one of the finest
r
their appeals for giving the ballotand all other |
rights of citizenship to their new found ‘man
and brother.” Universal Suffrage sotinds |
well, but few principles will stand being car- |
ried out to their fullest extent, without caus-
ing deplorable results. If those ‘friends of
humanity” succeed in making Chinamen citi-
| zens, they will next be asking a place at the
jaune for some time,
juniper built ships, that has sailed from this
She is about 1,000
tons register; 168 feet keel; 26 feet beam,
and 21 feet depth of hold. ‘fhe materials of
) which she is built, are ofa good quality, and
the workmanship in the hold is strong and
neat. All her spars are made of Quebec
| pine; the beams, stem, and stern post are of
We were told that as table of nations for the intelligent Baboons ot | Quebec oak, ‘Phe eabin and galley are on
erican corruption, ignorance, the scarcity of
|the country. When a’general shaking up ot eek, and are large and commodious. This
| the various types of the American nation takes | ie ship is modeled both tor speed and car-
place it will be interesting to speculate on the | YN power, Carries lofty spars, and a tre-
reneral characteristics of the Yankee of 2g | Mendous spread of sail, and is classed A, 1.
FM,
years hence, jut Loyids for seven years. We understand
BLIGHTLY “ writRWAsnED.” Liitat Raiteay Mah dl ie He Mr.
Fy Z : e 5 vuinisay, how of Summerside, and fram-
fam often highly amused by paragraphs | ed under his superintendence, and that the
| which frequently appear in Colonial papers, | remaining part of the work was preformed
Fespecially Nova Scotia ones, giving the © ex- | ‘ 3 20K} .
: ¢ Alege h under the direction of a Mr. James Johnson
perience” of persons who had the temerity to|of Ne swi : : 4
: i of New Brunswick, a mechanic who is well
come to the States to better their condition, | yersed in all the branches of his fessi
j and returning without doing it. ‘These cases| ‘Phe Bark Susie, belonging 1 ate ng
j are published to the world as fair specimens, | Esq., sailed from i boone Ba Hon ha ay
and full of warning to the over-ambitious 17th } a fast ay, on Tuesday,
| Ms }, the 17th inst. laden with about 104 tons of
jyouth of N.S. From my own personal ex-! birch timber, 56,000 feet of deal Md
| perience in Massachusetts and New York a Se cee ai OU
| > * | ber of «mall spars, and bound for Appledore
can affirm that any man having a profession | England.— Com aed eg |
| of any kind, or if not, a willingness to work | ee nial
| whenever opportunity offers, need not be |
|
We are glad to hear that the steamship
disngreeable contingency, a Scotch inventor | him elgouent, in the summer ti
has contrived an apparatus which is now be-| pate, ‘Lhe great ocean, the busy hands. the
ing applied to a new ship at Dundee. Itcon-| fair ficlds, wie white sails, were all elements
sists of a four-bladed screw, four feet in) yy eloquence, and must have given to the
diameter, which when the vessel is overtaken jstudent aid the preecher a measure of in-
hy a culin, is to be fixed to the rudder and |spiration. We hardly cared to realize what
propelled by a skilful adaptation of pulleys] tie scene would be like in winter; we left the
leading over the stern of the vessel to a steam | winter seasun un the Gulf coast to tuke care
engine which is used in Joading and discharg- | or ieyeit, ’
ing. The propellor can be shipped and une |
Ko pped WHITH @reAk ense, It is enleulated
that it will give the vessel a epeed of two or wis a6 ploasant
three knots per hour, \r ign of the Gulf,
OUR RETURN TRIP
as our journey outto the
We revived, as we travel-
~
without employment if he be not too lazy to}
work,
If truth is crushed to earth, it will rise again;
therefore itis well at all times to let truth keep
uppermost. It would be well if we could
| throw off all prejudice, and accept the stern
‘logic of events and facts. 1 wish it to be un-
derstood that I myselfam as ‘trooly loil” a
; subject of her Brittanic Majesty as could be
(found in that beautiful land which is so tast
fully covered with the * verdure of the spruc
|—by way of distinction from other lands,
| These evil reports arise in this manner: Many
‘
lt does not do to misrepresent facts. |
City of Quebec may be expected to call at
| Shediac and Charlottetown once n fort-
jnight, for the remainder of the season
| both coming from Quebee to Pictou and
returning. She is a splendid side-wheel |
| Steamer, and has good accommodation
jfor passengers ler first trip here will
jbe about Friday next. We are glad to
| be able thus to report direes steam com-
jmunication with Canada, and hope that
1 ae at may prove remuneratiye,—_
at,
Summerside Journal.
——- ct roel snc noone rarer
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1869,
No notice can be taken of annonymous com-
munications. We must know the numes and
addresses of our correspondents as a guaranty
of their good faith. We cannot undertake to
return communications that are not used
PRINCE ARTHUR'S VISIT.
Saturpay next, 28th August, 1869,
will be signalised in the annals of Prince
Edward Island, by the arrival of Prince
Anruvn, of England, in Charlottetown,
‘Those of our readers who ren.ember the
visit of the Prince of Wales to our
shores, a few yeurs ago, will be under no
anxiety as to the capabilities of the Char-
lottetonians to give Prince Arthur a fit-
ting reception, ‘The heart of our coun-
try is sound and loyal, and in Charlotte-
town attachment to the Throne and Con-
stitution is a most prominent characteris-
tic of all its people, und of the whole Is-
land,
His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, is
one of the most popular personages in
Great Britain. Independent of the rela-
tion he bears to our Sovereign, his pri-
vate character is all that could Le wished.
While the Duke of Edinburgh has chosen
the Navy for his profession, his younger
brother, now visiting us, has selected the
Army. His interest in his work, augurs
well for his own future, and that of Great
Britain. The sons of Victoria are no
mere carpet Knights; but are rising
through all the degrees of their profession
by hard study and strict discipline. The
Soldier Prince seems very popular with
his brother officer: On the 3lst July
last, he was entertained at a farewell ban-
quet at Woolwich, preparatory to leaving
for Canada to join the Rifle Brigade.
The Duke of Cambridge having proposed
his health, Prince Arthur said in reply :
“The commendation and good will of
such distinguished officers as those now
present, I do not esteem lightly, and re-
gard such a reception as one of the high-
est honours that could fall to the lot of
any soldier, It has been the greatest
pleasure of my life to be associated with
the Royal Artillery at Woolwich, and I
trust to continue worthy of the good feel-
ing which you have evinced toward me
this evening.”
The acquisition of the Prince to the
great Empire, now in embryo, on the
northern part of America, is highly sug-
gestive. Britioh North Aicriva bas set
its face like flint against Republicanism.
British North America would much
sooner prefer the bold, wise, and happy
government of a Prince of the Royal
blood, and would much sooner intrust
its destinies and safety into his hands,
himself a soldier, than into the hands of
an administration liable to be set
up and pulled down at the dictation of
an Irish, German or Chinese party. A
brilliant future consequently foreshadows
itself to Prince Arruvur in Canada, He
las only to win the hearts of the people,
to render himself worthy of their confi-
dence, to be faithful to his influential
name and family, and in all probability,
in a few years the Dominion will inau-
gurate a trans-Atlantic Guelph dynasty,
by calling him to its throne !
If the Prince shovld pass tbis way,
tuking the usual route of travel, we trust
that he may be induced to land. A driye
into the surrounding country, and a Pic-
Nic, such as is proposed in Halifax,
would give our people an opportunity to
take ‘tan observation” of the Royal
stranger. Ifhe does not land, then a
deputation of our principal citizens: should
wait upon him at the steamer. We
should know at once, by telegraph, whe-
ther the Prince is coming this way, so
as to give our country friends and all
others a fair chance to see him, ‘A
word to the wise is sufficient.”
We hear that one of the propositions
made by the Dominion Government to the
people of this Island, if they join the Con.
federation, is the construction of a line
of Railway from Alberton to Georgetown
This isa big bait, and ought to catch
some good fish. No doubt but that it
would be readily swallowed by such loose
fish as the Iderald's ‘* small fry,” if the
Queen's Printing was on the hook.
New Sir Suep.—A Large Ship Shed,
owned by William Richards, Esq , of Port
Hill. is now in course of erection in his
siipyard at New Boedeford. ‘Tha. dim-
ensions of this large structure are; length
162 leet; bredth 62 feet, hight of post 30
feet, The frame is made ot very heavy
material, and is put together ina sub-
stantial and) workmanship manner. Its
stong, but neat appearance does credit
tothe person under whose snperintendence
is was planned aad erected. This is the
first shed constructed on this Island for
the purpose of building vessels under it;
and we hope it will not be the for it
must certainly be an advantage to those
whose business isin that line, Vessels
builtunder such a covering are classed tor
one year longer than those exposed to the
weather in building. It will also protect
persons employed under it from the ine
clemency of the weather; and consequent-
ly, it will be a convenience and benefit to
them, for they will be able to perform
their work without interruption, and with-
out loss of time. Its dimensions are suf-
ficiently large to admit ot building a
vessel under it of about 800 tons, e
are pleased to see that the facilities for
shipbuilding on this Island, are increas-
ing. |
A oom
TIAnrvest has commenced. Several farm-
ers have cut oats and wheat, and daring
the incoming week large quantities of
grain will be harvested. The weather has
been yery favorable for farm work, as well
as for the growth of the crops, ‘The pota-
toe crop looks very well; although in some
localities we have noticed a little blight on
the vines. It appears in spots on the
leaves, and gradually extends over the
The result may be, in such cases,
the decay of the tubers. ‘Those planted
very early seem to have escaped the blight.
We shall be glad to hear from our Farmer
readers concerning this and other crops.
Rav the verses on our first page of to-
day's paper,
field.
We learn by telegraph, that THis Royal
| Highness Prince Arthur, will arrive in
Charlottetown on Saturday next. The
Banquet and Ball will be on Monday night
Bia Freient.—On Friday night last the
Steamer Princess of Wales had the largest
freight shipped this Summer. From Char-
lottetown she took 24 horses, 26 bbls eggs,
and 7 firkins of butter, From this port
she took 10 horses, 20 bbls. eggs, 30 tubs
butter, 200 bushels oats, and other freight.
Can-mMrEN.—It is said that Summerside
beats the Capital in respect to covered
coaches in attendance when the steamer
arrives and departs. We noticed four
in attendance the other day,
Wuart SrranGens TUINK Or us ~We
publish in to-day’s paper, a very interest-
ing description of New Glasgow and other
parts of the Island, as seen by the editor
of the St. John Telegraph.
DisGraceruL SceNe.—A most shameful
scene took place on Water Street, on Mon-
day evening last. A lot of men.and boys
made a poor man, whois a victim to in-
temperance, the object of their cruelty.
They first made him drunk, and then black-
ened his face, tore his clothes, and then
pelted him with eggs. ‘Those who took
part in thus ill-treating the poor drunken
individual we refer to, ought to have been
punished, The man who gave him the
liquor should h: ve his license taken away.
The poor drunken fellow got so mad from
the effects of bad rum and _ ill-treatment,
that he would have committed some crime
had it not been for the timely interference
of the Sheriff and Magistrate Delaney.
Visirors.—A number of strangers have
come to our Island during the past two or
three weeks, A great many of them
landed here and took a coach to Char-
lottetown, in order to see the country. The
American Consul, of St. John, and his
family, were among the many who landed
here last week.
Sernoo. Marenrat.—We have received
an Illustrated Catalogue of School Furni-
ture, from J. W. Schermerhorn & Co., of
New York. We wonder that the Colleges
and Schools in this Island do not introduce
such gymnastic apparatus as is described
in this pamphlet, and such as are used in
the schools in the United States. This
apparatus is now regarded by some educa-
tors as almost as indispensable in physical
training as agricultural implements are in
suecesslul firming.
Mr. MeKay has commenced to put up
the telegraph wire onthe line between
here and Alberton.
Exuipirion.—The Industrial Exhibition
for King’s County, will be held in George-
town on Wednesday, the 6th October next
«* Pappy Tur Pirer.—-We are indebted
to our old friend, John LePage, Esq., for
a copy ol his verses addressed to the Go-
vernor General Sir John Young. ‘They
are very good—the best, we think, our
Island Bard has written for some time. In
order that those of our readers who have
not had an opportunity to read these ver-
ses, may do so. we will publish them next
week,
Tue Westminister Review for July has
been received, The contents are :—In-
dian Railway Reform; The Four Ancient
Books of Wales; Labor und Capital; Pa-
tents, Patentees and the Public; M. Mills
Analysis of the Mind; Prostitution in re-
lation to the National Wealth; Cotempo-
rary Literature.
We are obliged this week to leave out.
a number of advertisements, and an edi-
torial article prepared for this day’s paper.
We notice that James L. Holman, Esq.,
has erected another large Warehouse on
his whart. He appears determined to
make his wharf one of the best on the Is-
land. The accommodation is very good,
WE have received a very interesting
account of the travels of a young man
from this Islind to Canada, via Portland,
It will appear next week.
N Tuesday evening lasta very able and
instructive Temperance Lecture was de-
livered betore a large audicnce, in Strong's
Hah,
Tur heavy rain storm of last night will
do much dumage to the grain,
ILLusTRATED ANNUAL OF PHRENOGOGY AND
Puysiocnomy for 1870, now ready—contains
50 Engravings of leading Editors—Bryant,
Greeley, Bennett, Brooks, Marble, Dana,
Raymond, with portraits. The Male and
Female Form; why Children resemble their
Parents; Gen Grant and his Cabinet. with
portraits, Physiognomy in Politics, or * Faces:
and Places ;” Science of Conjugal Sclection;
Happy Marriages: Temperment in Wedlock ;
American Artists; The Sleep Walker; Brain
Waves; Psychological; Sir Edward Landseer
Lorenzo Dow and Peggy his wife, Royal
Ladies of the French Empire, with portraits ;
Guizot the Statesman; How to choose a Help-
mect; What is Man? and much more in this
Rich and Racy Annuat, which sells for 25
cents. S.R. Weis, Publisher, New York>
Referring to the progress of the Island,
within his recollection, the Rey. R.S. Pat-
terson, of Bedeque, speaks as follows in a
letter in which he gives an account of a recent
visit to Cascumpec :—
“Somewhere about 43 years ago, I visited
Cascumpec for the first time. ‘here were
then no carriages in this part of the country,
nor fit roads on which to drive them, The
western road was not made; few rivers were
briged. My journey to Cascumpec was pere
formed part on horseback, part on foot, part
on land, and part on water, crossing rivers
and Walking through portayes- IL was the
chief part of three days in getting to Cascum-
pee from Bedeque, But now I can leave my
own house in the morning, and arrive at Cas-
cumpec in the evening of the same day,trayel-
Inig with my own horse and wagon,”
On Thursday last as Mr. Edward Doolan,
of South Shore,was engaged in collecting sca
weed, he found the body ofa man which had
been washed ashore, and had apparently been
some time in the water, Dr. Beer held an’
inquest on the afternoon of the same day,
when the body was identified as that of Angus
McRae, of Belfast, who sailed with Capt,
Ross, in the unfortunate Sch. Alma, from
Pictou, with » lond of coal. The body was
brought to town for interment. We deeply
sympathize with the bereaved relatives. —J’at,
The bark heresa,Fraser, cleared for Glas-
gow to-day with 78 M. feet deals, some oats,
and 2 cord lathwood, The brigantine Atlanta,
McMillan, cleared for Lingan in ballast.
The Bark Undine, Balfour, master, sailed
for Liverpool yesterday with 22 tons timber,
96 M. feet deals, 6 cords lath wood, by J. C.
Pope, and 307 boxes preserved stimon, by
John Cairns. —2’at,
The Lord Bishop of Nova Scotia purposes,
D. V., to hold confirmation services in the
undermentioued Patishes, on the following
days:—
Aug. 29th, St. Eleanors and Summerside *
Aug. 3ist, New London,
Sept. 2d, Port Hill.
Sept. 4, Lot 11.
Sept. Sth, Alberton and Kildare.
Sept. 12th, St. Peter's, Charlottetown,
ill lj ils
Government Notices:
Counsil Office, 4th August, 1869.—TITis
Honor the Administrator in Council has been
pleased to establish a Court for the recovery
of Small Debts at Township Number Eleven,
under and by virtue of an Act passed in the
late Session of the General Assembly, intitul-
ed “An Act to authorize the establishment
of additional Small Debt Courts in King’s and
Prince Counties ;” and has also been pleased
to appoint Augustine Callaghan, Michael Kills
bride and Archibald Rameay, Kequires, Com~
missioners of the said Court,
THE PEABODY STAiUE IN L
A late nember of the London Times, |
gives in full an account of the inaugural
ceremonies of the Peabody Statue. The)
ore of great in-|
oceasion must have been
terest, for, in addition to a brilliant civic)
procesion, there was a banqtiet at the
Mansion House, given by the Lord Mayor |
und Lady, at which the two most honored
guusts were the Prince of Wales and en
Minister, Mr. Motley. Ilis Royal High-|
ess occupied a seat on the right of the)
ind next to his Excellency |
nerican Minister, on the other hand. )
banquet being over, the guests and}
autnorities were escorted by the}
police and military to the site of the memo- |
vial on the eastern side of the Royal Ex-)
‘change. A great crowd thronged the}
route, the windows and housetops; and
surrounding the memorial was a brilliant |
circle of distinguished ladies and gentle: |
mien. Sir Benjamin Phillips, chairman of
the Memorial Committee, addressed the |
Drisce, in the course of which he rei
that ** This statue will commemorate an]
act almost without parallel in English his-
tory.” and alter further eulogizing Mr
Peabody, the speaker said, that with the}
«dusire of honoring that good man in every
possible way, ** and with the further vy
ol paying a gracetul compliment to the
country trom which he sprang [cheers]. |
wthe-Committee came to the determination |
to intrust the execution of it to his ilustri- |
ous countryman, the equally distinguished |
seulptor, Mr. Story.” |
After commencing the work of art be-|
fore them, Sir Benjamin continued :— |
“Your Royal Highness, let us hope that}
this statue, erected by the sons of free England |
tw the honor of one of Columbia's truest and |
noble t citizens, y be symboli of the)
peace and good will that exist between Ue
two countries [cheers], and that a people
springing from the same stock, speaking the!
sane languege, and inspired and animated by
the same love of freedom and liberty, may
live in uninterrupted friendship and happiness.
[Prolonged cheers }” |
is Royal Highness the Prince of Wales}
«then presentedjhimself to speak, and was
aaa, |
hailed with cuthuasiastice He}
: |
said :— H
Sir Benjamin Phillips, my Lord Mayor. |
Ladies and Gentlemen:—I feel sure that all)
those who have heard the words which have
cheers,
what has been suid. Allow me to say to you|
that amoug the
preform, and which I have the privilege of |
preforming, none could have given me greater |
pleasure than to assist and tuke partin the |
unyeciling of this statue on this occasion. ‘The |
name of George Peabody is so well known to}
all of you that really I fecl some diflleulty in)
saying anything new of that remarkable man;
Dut, at the same time, it affords me the deep-
est gratification to join in paying a mark of |
tribute and respect to the name of the great
American citizen and philanthropist—Ll may
say, that citizen of the world, [Cheers |
England can never adequately pay the debt or!
_gratitude which she owes to him [hear, hear] |
—-London, especially, where his wonderfat |
charity bas been so liberally distributed. |
Vor a man not born in this country to give a}
sam, I believe, more than a quarter of a mil-
tion of pounds sterling, for purposes of ben-
evolence, is a fact unexampled. [Cheers.}
lis name will go down to posterity as one
who, as Sir Benjamin Phillips so justly re-
marked, has tried to ameliorate the condition
of his poorcr fellow citizens, and especially
to benefit their mora! and social character.
**Thave not yet had the opportunity of see-
ing the statue which is about to be unveiled,
but having had the privilege of kn wing the
the sculptor, Mr Story, for a space of now
about ten yeurs, I feel sure that it will be one
worthy of his reputation, and worthy also of)
the man to whom it is dedicated. [Hes
hear.] Before concluding the few imper
remarks which I have ventured to address to
you, let me thank Mr. Motley, the Ameri
‘Minister, for his presence on this o
{cheers}, and assure him what pleasure it
gives me totike partin this great, and, 1
might almost say, aational ceremonial of pay-
ing atribute to the name of his great and
distinguished countryman. [Loud cheers .]
Be assured thatthe feelings winch I person-
ally entertain towards America are the same |
as they ever were. I can never forget the |
reception which 1 had there nine years ago, |
and my earnest wish and hope is that England
und America may go hand in hand in peace
ann prosperity. [Prolonged cheers. ]”
Mr. Motley, who also was received with
enthusiastic cheers, made a few brief and
happy remarks. Mr, Story being called
upon for a speech, pointed to his statue
and said ** There itis,” which was reeeiv-
ed with much merriment. Lverything |
went off well, and a most friendly teeling
was manifested by the company and the
populace toward America and Americans,
Which these ceremonies and the statue, |
and the original of the statue, have done |
much to cement.—Zion’s Herald, |
Rumors are in circulation once more
that the health of the French Em; eror
on the decline. It is said that the
avent to the Duke de Monchy’s his )
difficulty he was placed in his carvi:
his return to Saint Cloud,
An English firmer by picking over his}
seed wheat with care and planting a grain |
ina place, at intervals of a loot cach way
produced one hundred and sixty-two |
bus! cls to the acre,
Alvin Blake, a detective of Boston, is
ander arrest in Portland, Maine, charged |
with robbing Adams Express Company of |
$750, He claims to be one of the Ocean |
Junk robbers, but his story is not believed, |
As Thomas Gilmartin, of Cleveland, |
Ohio, was attemping to enter the house ot |
his lather, early on the morning of the 9th
inst, his father heard him, and thinking
it was a burglar, fired a shot killing him
instantly.
ge or
The first business of the Spanish Cortes |
on assembling iu October will be to elect
a King.
The Pacific Railioad has reduced the
fare to New York to $160 in currency aad
tw Boston $153.
The whole number of vessels so far land-
ed in Cuba with men and supplies tor the
evolutionists is nine. ‘The whole number
of fillibusters landed is 2,600 mostly
Americans.
INVENTION FOR PREVENTING THR BECALM-
ino oF Satine Vessers.—There is nothing
more vexatious, perhaps, to a shipmaster,
than to have his vessel becalmed, and the de-
luy caused by it is oftena serious injury to
owners and on igners. Exemption from
this annoying and expensive evil is one of
the advantages which has given steamers the
preference over sailing vessels to so large an
extent. ‘lo relieve sailing vessels from this
ONDON | VIEW.NG TH
| nussel mud and hauling it to their farms. 1
have heard it stated that the value of the
SUMMERSIDE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, A
& COUNTRY IN PRINCE |
EDWARD ISLAND. |
From the St. John Telegraph, Aug. 16, 1869.
What I saw ofthe farmers around Sum-
| merside, though my only time of observation |
was after sunset, led me to desire very much |
to see more of the Island mode of Agriculture.
Accordingly, pending his Excellency’s arrival, |
thongh he nearly stole a mareh onus at last,
1 arranged to make a trip from Charlottetown
almost across the [slandto the North Cost.
THE ROADS,
like the country. were pretty level, Both,
however, were more rolling than I anticipat-
ed, giving the country a picturesque and in-
teresting appearance. The road engineers
had drawn very straight lines, ‘ regardless
ed, come oll discussions, political and other-
wise; our City friend holding the balances
with grent judgement and moderation, From
our stand-point, Elder Larrp was still a little
extreme in some of his views, but we did flat-
ter gurselves that we saw the . shadow ofa
shade of regret stealing over his honest coun-
tenance for all the anti-Confederation talk in
which he indulged. May it prove as the
‘+ tittle cloud no bigger than a man’s Hand 72
omen of an ruspicious an! refreshingsseque
4
CORRESPONDENCE.
FROM OUR BOSTON CORRESPONDENT.
Boston, August 19, 1869.
Mr. Eprror:—
The weather is always a convenient subject
of expense.” ‘The clevations being few, the | to be; correspondence or a communication,
C, b's seemed determined to move over the} Remarkably cool for the season!” is the
crest of each wherever they could be found,
even thongh a slight detour would lave se-
cured amore favourable grade. ‘The materi-
als of the road are soft aud yielding, so much
so that no means have yet been discovere ! of
securing good roads atthe period that they
are most needed. Early in the full they be-
ame very soft, and where the traffic is great,
round Charlottetown, they become almost |
impassable. ‘his continues until late in the |
spring. The evil is so great that the subject
of importing materials for macadamiaing the
the roads has been seriously discussed, Look-
ing at the to which blocks of the}
* Old Red’ used in fence-making, one |
would suppose thata machine for breaking |
up such recks could be found, ‘This would
help to solve the problem, and it would also,
perhaps, reveal the fact that the same stone
could be used for ballasting the Island Rail-
road, that is sure to be built ere long. ‘The
fiets just stated in regard to the common
roads go to show the necessity of the Rail-
road, but when, in addition, itis borne in
mind that it might often be the means of se-
curing ty the furmers form two to five cen
a bushel méve for their oats then they other: ‘ h
wise get, to the least, by enabling them | #8 some persons—who profess such admiration
AA Wacure fe hablece ora jl don gad | for the tr cendant virtues and honesty of
and so of other produce—the advantage of it) their native ones — represent them to be. |
will be obvious,
TUE FARMS,
Itis impossible to describe the pleasure |
with which we gazed on field after tield of|
wheat, oats, barley and potatoes, Our road
lay through one of the best wheat localities
The farmers had made quite a large ventu
in this grain, and so fur with good result
‘The oats were very heavy, we ely
an int
nhiny cases to resemble a field of green |
grass a few inches long. ‘The barley appe |
ed to bea ftir crop. Lhe buckwheat was in|
st been uttered cannot but be gratified with | its white blossom and seemed better than ny | their creeds and views on
Thad ever noticed. ‘Che potatoes were in|}
ny duties which [ have to| bloom also, and had nota spark of blight! and they worship it. They
upon them, ‘Lhe hay was being gathered in |
—ua very heavy crop. It is mowed znd raked |
by Jabor-saving machines of the most approv-
edtype. The number in the Island is in- |
credibly great. ‘Lhere were several fine fields |
of turnips on our route, though not so many
as IL expected. This crop is more cultivated
in other parts of the Island.—'The eer |
of the crops, in many cases, is largely due to
the application of
MUSSEL
in some cases to that of lime, The friable,
fertile soil of the red sandstone formation in
which the Island 1s embraced, is easily ex-
hausted. It requires to get back, in some
way, what it gives up so freely. It does so
when the mussel nud plied. —This con-
sists, in part, of oysters in the seain the days |
of those shells. —'They are so large they seem
to need to be broken before being spread on
the soil, but they crumble down gradually.
Then there are besides, the mud proper and
mussel and other sinall shell, ‘here are so}
many creeks in the Island that, generally
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MUD;
speaking, not more than tive or six miles ot
hauling are necessary to scatter, the mud al-
most as extensively as itis required. —The
number of machines for raising the mud is |
very great. Soon after the ice forms several
thousand of people may be seen in all the
creeks and indentations and rivers, taking up |
mussel mud raised in a season is very much
greater than that of the amount of the annual
revenue of the Colony—a statement which
I believe comes tar short of the truth. Every-
where we saw the effects of the mud, and
along all banks and creeks the mud itself,
raised and ready to be carted oif to the ficlds.
— When New Brunswickers waste their
winter months in lumbering and neglect
their farms, the Islanders are engagedgin |
converting mussel mud into w prolific source
of revenue.
NEW GLASGOW.
One of the prettiest settlements we saw on
our trip was New Glasgow. Itis a Scotch
settlement and reveals first-class farming, by |
men who evidently understand their}
business. A fine winding river—one which
runs front the sea, however, like most of the
so-called rivers of the Island, and not to it
—sweeys along its base, called very probably
by the name of the settlement, if nit fondly
by that ofthe Clyde. he settlement rises
gradually above it by a gentle ascent. Here
large fields, regular fences, splendid crojs
and fine residences may be seen. You meet
alittle village of mechanics as you enter it,
and they have provided steam-power fur some
of their operations. —Ilere is the homestead
of the Lainnps, of whom there are six brothers
all in prominent positions, and some of them |
are Union men, as we were glad to discover. |
0 ajesty | Mr. Jaws Lain, of New Glasgow, posses- | working man’s hands are his capital, and the
had a fainting fit, and it was with some) sesa very fine farm and miils,botn lumver and , Very instinct of selt-preservation will teach |
| grist (for oats and wheat) ofthe most approy-
ed character in regard to stones, machinery, |
mill-gear, elevators and all other modern ap- |
plitnces. de was pleasant to seu away ina
country home all the comforts and appiances |
of civinzation and luxury, all that good taste |
and ample means Could provide, But |
TILE GRANDEST VIEW
we got on the trip was five or six miles farth-
er on, at Cavendish, near New London. We |
had lett Rastico and its bay and large chapel
and famous Bank close at hand behind, We
had ascended to a fine table land that leoks
out on the Gulf, where the white sails of the
fisherman dotted the vast expanse of waters, |
where the air was soft and pure and yet brace
ing withal.—Taking our stand in the grounds |
near the residence of the Rev. Isaac Murnay |
and sweeping * round ” our ** circle,” we ob-
tained a view of the agricultural and fishing |
industries of that section of the country that
was truly enchanting.
many as five hundred sails of fishermen might
at times, be seen in the Gulf all busily en
gaged in catching mackerel and most ot them
American craft.—Our own jeople seemed
more earnest in search of the wealth of the
land than of the spoils of ocean, but possibly
they may improve in this respect.
Not far from where we stood was another
object of interest but of a different kind. It
was a clergyoan’s library. It was placed in
a quiet manse, and was of very great extent.
ere the products of the great master minds
oftar seperated ages were deposited, and
here, winie the fishermen plied their craft,
and the farmers looked after their crops and
their stock. and the mechanics and traders
persued their respective cullings, a quiet
clergyman cultivated the fields ot knowledge
and enjoy ed rewards of which they knew but
little. ic scene around might weil make
me, at any
‘undertakings which we hear of every day, are
first thing everbody says to everybody else.
‘Phe summer resorts do not present by any
means the attraction for the fashionable that
they did last summer, for it is quite comfort-
able athome, It has been about as warm, so
far, as an ordinary DP, 1. Island summer, with
this difference, that here we dispense with the
j clouds of dust which have estublished their
claim to be found among the institutions of
my native lind,
THE PROWIBITORY LAW.
Of course your readers are already aware
that chusetts has on her Statute Books
{a law which makes it « criminal offence to sell
any intoxicating liquor. It was certainly a
great triumph of the temperance purty, to
s8 such a law in spite of all the opposition
th was brought to bear against it by an
association of liquor dealers and their friends,
comprising many of the most wealthy men of
the State, who would willingly pour out their
ill-gotten gold to buy off the opposition, if it
were possible. But in spite of their gold,
rum and influence, the law was passed, which,
in my humble opinion, goes strongly to prove
that American politicians are not so Corrupt
Great reforms invariably meet with great}
opposition, The law is evaded, and for that
matter, openly violated by nuny. ‘The De- |
mocratic party in the State are organizing
their forces for the November elections.
Their war cry is * Rum! Rum!!? Political |
principles, riotism, the public good, free
trade, universal freedom, and all these qu
tions, on which candidates were, in the days
of Auld Lang Syne, required to have a poli
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or field. They appeared so even in| are not worth contending for. They are oll advertised, on Weanes
srificed in the mad haste after hum! Beer- ,
willing Germans, whiskey-loving Hihernians,
and even Bourbon-worshipping Yankees; unite
yery “question in
h they call Rum,
y ure as loud, if not
so caruest, in their appeals fot Rum, as Knox
the Reformer was in his appeal for Scothind.
* Give us Rum, or we die.” ‘They say that
moral philosophy teaches that man should be
allowed the free exercise of his own will in
these matters, and that it is taking away his
liberty tu dictate what he shall not eat or
drink. Qn the first blush, this sounds reason-
able; but this theory explodes when examin-
ed. Moral Philosophy qualifies it by saying
thit when a man exercises his choice so as to
interfere with ancther man’s liberty, that so-
ciety has a perfect right to control his actions.
Or, in other words, when anything becomes
dangerous to the public welfare, that the pab-
lic are justified in putting a stop to it, even if
it should conflict with personal liberty. For |
it were otherwise, it would be easy to justify |
murder, and like offences by this same
principle.
AFTER THE RAILROAD, WHAT ?
All great revolutions or events which are}
calculated to benefit mankind, invariably
bring in their train many pernicious evils,
which, though unavoidable, often make it
doubtful, after all, if many of those gigantic
one grand Golden Calf, wh
really « blessing to mankind. The Pacitic
Railroad is a case in point, Itis certain that
it facilitates trade and commerce, aud gives a!
fresh impetus to the industry of the country;
but, on the other hand, if it is going to be the
means of scattering through the Wastern States
hordes of semi-civilized Chinamen and Cooh
and building heathen idols and temples even
on Plymouth Rock, as a matter of Political
Economy, it will be a curse instead of a bless-
ing. There are now 100,000 Chinamen in
America, and ship loads are every week being
deposited in California. If there were no
other reasons, the influence of such an amount
of incorrigible idolatry and superstition be-
ing scattered over the land, would be enough
to condemn it, and to make the Government |
forbid their importation. Butthere is anothier |
evil connected with it. Southern planters |
are preparing to introduce them into their |
plantations, and make them work much abont
the same as the negroes used to. ‘They can-
pot become citizens, and they are such chronic
liars that the courts of justice cannot place
the least confidence in their oaths or affirma-
tions. Thus Slavery will again be revived in
another form, but twice as mischigvouy gs
Negro Slavery. ‘
Lynn is also thinking of installing them in
her boot and shoe factories. Ina few branch-
es of industry they succeed in doing a fair
day's work, especially at those in which the
power of imitation is exercised, But they
will work for the fifth part of a man’s wages,
Any one of ordinary intelligence can see
where this would end in a country like this,
where such a large proportion of the popula-
tion are mechanics and working men. A
him to get the greatest possible return for his |
capital; and therefore he would be as justi-
fied in prohibiting a Chinaman from doing a
job of work for one dollar which was worth
ve. us the City Council of Charlottetown
were it feW YOurs age te pea Yankee
speculators trom selling goods @ city by
auction cheaper than an honest man could,
lt is the same principle—protection to the
regular business men of the country. ‘The
result will inevitably be, that if John China-
man tries that game at this end of the Rail-
road, he will be exterminated. 5
zy fanatics are already loud and long inl
nasi anegonearemmiecncunausn | or
mao
persons, without either of the ahove named
qualifications, but instead, a vivid imagination
and a vast amount of hope, think that coming
to the * States” is all that is necessary to se-
cure a fortune. ‘The romance of the thing
vanishes on touching ¢erra firma. The axe
and the spade are fearful realities, and the £1
Dorado is only an air castle. ‘They learn that
success here, as in every other place, is only
e@ reward of untiring perseverance and in-
istry, and that a dollar cannot be got except
by squarely earning it. At the first blow of
adversity these enthusiasts succumb, and car-
ry home the do!orous news referred to.
Some again come here on tours of observa-
tion,—perhaps a delegate—aund on landing
on the wharf fold their garments closely
around their persons, for fear they might, by
some inadyertance, be exposed to the contami-
nating influences of American society. With
elongated visages, they march up and court
retirement from the enlarged throng in that
delectable locality known as Fleet Street.
J. H. Fletcher is a fair specimen ot this class.
He has been known to sit down and look out
from an elevated window, where what Artemas
Ward would call ** honest meanness” counsel-
led hitn to take up his abode, and from that
commanding position begin to write up Am-
farms, mills, &c., taking for his criterion the
surroundings on which his ‘‘eagle eye” fell.
lle soon finds out, however, that itis no place
to write *tsolid communications.” and he
then drinks at a few other first-class fountains
of knowledge. He again returns to his fa-
yorite window, in all the happiness of con-
scious innocence, takes a few more observa-
tions, pens a few more valuable gems of
thought, folds his mantle closer than « ver,
and majestically returns to his first-loye, de-
termined to let the public know, through the
| North Star, that he is still the original and
only J. HW. I., perfectly uncorrupted, with all
| his moral qualities intact, and imbued with a
| perfect horror of divorce la dog-tax, liter-
jury scavengers, and all other Yankee ** insti-
| tooshans.
know that there ts a do
It is ‘*quite enough for him to
g-tux.” If he serious-
ly contemplates still further enlightening hu-
Jinanity on the state of society in this country,
I would venture tosuggest tu him that human
nature in some parts of Boston shows to better
advantage than in the surroundings of the
Fleet Street hotels. ‘ A word to the wise is
suflicient,” but a mere hint will suffice in his
his case,
a TYPO,
LOT 14 TEA AND BAZAAR.
The Tea and Baz
at Lot 14 came off, as
, ay, the 18th instant,
Phe day was all that could be desired—warm
and ple isant; 1 the occasion was honored
with a large and respectable assemt At
unearly hour might be seen crowds of the
yay and light-hearted wending their way to
the Tea Party grounds, and bent on enjoying
the cutertunments and amusements ot the
day. We hope their anticipations were fully
realized. Vive ‘Tea Tables wore set in the
new Church building, which was rather taste-
fully decorated with trees of verdant foliage,
‘This structure is substantially built, and when
completed, will be a credit to the congregation;
and being situated on a gentle acelivity, will
be an ornament to the surrounding country.
‘The entrance arch and the grounds around
the Church were prettily decorated for the
occasion. ‘The tables presented a grand ap-
pearance, and were abundantly supplied with
substantial edibles, which were well intended
to gratify the tastes of the most fastidious,
Great credit is due to the managing commit-
tee for the practical and satisfactory manner
in which they discharged their respective du-
ties. Lhe Ladies, who ‘performed the most
important part, and who so politely presided
at the bountitully supplied tables, are desery-
ing praise forthe kind and generous reception
which they accorded to their visitors.
The Bazaar was held in a small apartment
of the Church. ‘Phere were few fancy and
useful articles exhibited; but those that were
displayed reflected credit upon the skill and
ingenuity of the ladies by whom they were
manntactured. The Bazaar was liberally
patronized, particularly by some fair ladies
with sparkling eyes and charming countenan-
ces—some piragons of beauty—whose pre-
sence at the social meeting had a joyous in-
fluence, and sent a thrill of delight to many
hearts.
‘The music selected for the occasion was
not the most enccanting; nor was the platform
upon which some buoyant and light-hearted
spirits amused themscives by a step ef ‘the
light fantastic toe,” the one best adapted for
such diversion, it being nothing but the bare,
hard-trodden earth. Notwithstanding, all ap-
peared to enjoy themselves, and after the
happy entertainments were at an end, the
jovial company dispersed, highly pleased with
the day’s proceedings. The whole was a fair
of success, the sum of about £45 having been
| realized,
One particularly odd personage partook of
this splendid entertainment, and the marvel-
lousness of the incidents that occurred in re-
ference to him, deserve briefly to be noticed.
It was the notorious pseudo Freemason whose
disgusting, putrescent effusions are sometimes
visible in print, and who is noted for taking
landscape observations. With his long, crane-
like neck fully extended, he was looking to
the cast and to the west, and to the north and
to the south. ‘Then, standing steadfast and
perfectly erect, he raised his huge and lofty
head towards the upper regions; and lo! he
fell into a state of torpitude. In this condi-
tion he experienced many changes. At one
time he believed himself transformed into a
blowing porpoise, swimming in ‘that place
known as the narrows,” and at another time
he felt himself metamerphosed into a large
potato. After putting himselt through various
siinilar evolutions, he suddenly took his fight,
and safely lodged himself on the ‘lands cov-
ered with the verdure of the spruce.” Indeed
an extremely wonderful occurrence !
Thus ended the grand atfair.— Com.
The new ship Palmyra, owned by James
Yeo, Msq,, Port Hill, sailed from outside
Malpepue, harbor, on Wednesday, the 18th
instant, Her cargo consists of about 500 tons
of birch, aad 4 tons of Vine timber; a few
cords of lathwood, and about 160,000 feet of
deal. Yhe Jalmyra is one of the finest
r
their appeals for giving the ballotand all other |
rights of citizenship to their new found ‘man
and brother.” Universal Suffrage sotinds |
well, but few principles will stand being car- |
ried out to their fullest extent, without caus-
ing deplorable results. If those ‘friends of
humanity” succeed in making Chinamen citi-
| zens, they will next be asking a place at the
jaune for some time,
juniper built ships, that has sailed from this
She is about 1,000
tons register; 168 feet keel; 26 feet beam,
and 21 feet depth of hold. ‘fhe materials of
) which she is built, are ofa good quality, and
the workmanship in the hold is strong and
neat. All her spars are made of Quebec
| pine; the beams, stem, and stern post are of
We were told that as table of nations for the intelligent Baboons ot | Quebec oak, ‘Phe eabin and galley are on
erican corruption, ignorance, the scarcity of
|the country. When a’general shaking up ot eek, and are large and commodious. This
| the various types of the American nation takes | ie ship is modeled both tor speed and car-
place it will be interesting to speculate on the | YN power, Carries lofty spars, and a tre-
reneral characteristics of the Yankee of 2g | Mendous spread of sail, and is classed A, 1.
FM,
years hence, jut Loyids for seven years. We understand
BLIGHTLY “ writRWAsnED.” Liitat Raiteay Mah dl ie He Mr.
Fy Z : e 5 vuinisay, how of Summerside, and fram-
fam often highly amused by paragraphs | ed under his superintendence, and that the
| which frequently appear in Colonial papers, | remaining part of the work was preformed
Fespecially Nova Scotia ones, giving the © ex- | ‘ 3 20K} .
: ¢ Alege h under the direction of a Mr. James Johnson
perience” of persons who had the temerity to|of Ne swi : : 4
: i of New Brunswick, a mechanic who is well
come to the States to better their condition, | yersed in all the branches of his fessi
j and returning without doing it. ‘These cases| ‘Phe Bark Susie, belonging 1 ate ng
j are published to the world as fair specimens, | Esq., sailed from i boone Ba Hon ha ay
and full of warning to the over-ambitious 17th } a fast ay, on Tuesday,
| Ms }, the 17th inst. laden with about 104 tons of
jyouth of N.S. From my own personal ex-! birch timber, 56,000 feet of deal Md
| perience in Massachusetts and New York a Se cee ai OU
| > * | ber of «mall spars, and bound for Appledore
can affirm that any man having a profession | England.— Com aed eg |
| of any kind, or if not, a willingness to work | ee nial
| whenever opportunity offers, need not be |
|
We are glad to hear that the steamship
disngreeable contingency, a Scotch inventor | him elgouent, in the summer ti
has contrived an apparatus which is now be-| pate, ‘Lhe great ocean, the busy hands. the
ing applied to a new ship at Dundee. Itcon-| fair ficlds, wie white sails, were all elements
sists of a four-bladed screw, four feet in) yy eloquence, and must have given to the
diameter, which when the vessel is overtaken jstudent aid the preecher a measure of in-
hy a culin, is to be fixed to the rudder and |spiration. We hardly cared to realize what
propelled by a skilful adaptation of pulleys] tie scene would be like in winter; we left the
leading over the stern of the vessel to a steam | winter seasun un the Gulf coast to tuke care
engine which is used in Joading and discharg- | or ieyeit, ’
ing. The propellor can be shipped and une |
Ko pped WHITH @reAk ense, It is enleulated
that it will give the vessel a epeed of two or wis a6 ploasant
three knots per hour, \r ign of the Gulf,
OUR RETURN TRIP
as our journey outto the
We revived, as we travel-
~
without employment if he be not too lazy to}
work,
If truth is crushed to earth, it will rise again;
therefore itis well at all times to let truth keep
uppermost. It would be well if we could
| throw off all prejudice, and accept the stern
‘logic of events and facts. 1 wish it to be un-
derstood that I myselfam as ‘trooly loil” a
; subject of her Brittanic Majesty as could be
(found in that beautiful land which is so tast
fully covered with the * verdure of the spruc
|—by way of distinction from other lands,
| These evil reports arise in this manner: Many
‘
lt does not do to misrepresent facts. |
City of Quebec may be expected to call at
| Shediac and Charlottetown once n fort-
jnight, for the remainder of the season
| both coming from Quebee to Pictou and
returning. She is a splendid side-wheel |
| Steamer, and has good accommodation
jfor passengers ler first trip here will
jbe about Friday next. We are glad to
| be able thus to report direes steam com-
jmunication with Canada, and hope that
1 ae at may prove remuneratiye,—_
at,
Summerside Journal.
——- ct roel snc noone rarer
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1869,
No notice can be taken of annonymous com-
munications. We must know the numes and
addresses of our correspondents as a guaranty
of their good faith. We cannot undertake to
return communications that are not used
PRINCE ARTHUR'S VISIT.
Saturpay next, 28th August, 1869,
will be signalised in the annals of Prince
Edward Island, by the arrival of Prince
Anruvn, of England, in Charlottetown,
‘Those of our readers who ren.ember the
visit of the Prince of Wales to our
shores, a few yeurs ago, will be under no
anxiety as to the capabilities of the Char-
lottetonians to give Prince Arthur a fit-
ting reception, ‘The heart of our coun-
try is sound and loyal, and in Charlotte-
town attachment to the Throne and Con-
stitution is a most prominent characteris-
tic of all its people, und of the whole Is-
land,
His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, is
one of the most popular personages in
Great Britain. Independent of the rela-
tion he bears to our Sovereign, his pri-
vate character is all that could Le wished.
While the Duke of Edinburgh has chosen
the Navy for his profession, his younger
brother, now visiting us, has selected the
Army. His interest in his work, augurs
well for his own future, and that of Great
Britain. The sons of Victoria are no
mere carpet Knights; but are rising
through all the degrees of their profession
by hard study and strict discipline. The
Soldier Prince seems very popular with
his brother officer: On the 3lst July
last, he was entertained at a farewell ban-
quet at Woolwich, preparatory to leaving
for Canada to join the Rifle Brigade.
The Duke of Cambridge having proposed
his health, Prince Arthur said in reply :
“The commendation and good will of
such distinguished officers as those now
present, I do not esteem lightly, and re-
gard such a reception as one of the high-
est honours that could fall to the lot of
any soldier, It has been the greatest
pleasure of my life to be associated with
the Royal Artillery at Woolwich, and I
trust to continue worthy of the good feel-
ing which you have evinced toward me
this evening.”
The acquisition of the Prince to the
great Empire, now in embryo, on the
northern part of America, is highly sug-
gestive. Britioh North Aicriva bas set
its face like flint against Republicanism.
British North America would much
sooner prefer the bold, wise, and happy
government of a Prince of the Royal
blood, and would much sooner intrust
its destinies and safety into his hands,
himself a soldier, than into the hands of
an administration liable to be set
up and pulled down at the dictation of
an Irish, German or Chinese party. A
brilliant future consequently foreshadows
itself to Prince Arruvur in Canada, He
las only to win the hearts of the people,
to render himself worthy of their confi-
dence, to be faithful to his influential
name and family, and in all probability,
in a few years the Dominion will inau-
gurate a trans-Atlantic Guelph dynasty,
by calling him to its throne !
If the Prince shovld pass tbis way,
tuking the usual route of travel, we trust
that he may be induced to land. A driye
into the surrounding country, and a Pic-
Nic, such as is proposed in Halifax,
would give our people an opportunity to
take ‘tan observation” of the Royal
stranger. Ifhe does not land, then a
deputation of our principal citizens: should
wait upon him at the steamer. We
should know at once, by telegraph, whe-
ther the Prince is coming this way, so
as to give our country friends and all
others a fair chance to see him, ‘A
word to the wise is sufficient.”
We hear that one of the propositions
made by the Dominion Government to the
people of this Island, if they join the Con.
federation, is the construction of a line
of Railway from Alberton to Georgetown
This isa big bait, and ought to catch
some good fish. No doubt but that it
would be readily swallowed by such loose
fish as the Iderald's ‘* small fry,” if the
Queen's Printing was on the hook.
New Sir Suep.—A Large Ship Shed,
owned by William Richards, Esq , of Port
Hill. is now in course of erection in his
siipyard at New Boedeford. ‘Tha. dim-
ensions of this large structure are; length
162 leet; bredth 62 feet, hight of post 30
feet, The frame is made ot very heavy
material, and is put together ina sub-
stantial and) workmanship manner. Its
stong, but neat appearance does credit
tothe person under whose snperintendence
is was planned aad erected. This is the
first shed constructed on this Island for
the purpose of building vessels under it;
and we hope it will not be the for it
must certainly be an advantage to those
whose business isin that line, Vessels
builtunder such a covering are classed tor
one year longer than those exposed to the
weather in building. It will also protect
persons employed under it from the ine
clemency of the weather; and consequent-
ly, it will be a convenience and benefit to
them, for they will be able to perform
their work without interruption, and with-
out loss of time. Its dimensions are suf-
ficiently large to admit ot building a
vessel under it of about 800 tons, e
are pleased to see that the facilities for
shipbuilding on this Island, are increas-
ing. |
A oom
TIAnrvest has commenced. Several farm-
ers have cut oats and wheat, and daring
the incoming week large quantities of
grain will be harvested. The weather has
been yery favorable for farm work, as well
as for the growth of the crops, ‘The pota-
toe crop looks very well; although in some
localities we have noticed a little blight on
the vines. It appears in spots on the
leaves, and gradually extends over the
The result may be, in such cases,
the decay of the tubers. ‘Those planted
very early seem to have escaped the blight.
We shall be glad to hear from our Farmer
readers concerning this and other crops.
Rav the verses on our first page of to-
day's paper,
field.
We learn by telegraph, that THis Royal
| Highness Prince Arthur, will arrive in
Charlottetown on Saturday next. The
Banquet and Ball will be on Monday night
Bia Freient.—On Friday night last the
Steamer Princess of Wales had the largest
freight shipped this Summer. From Char-
lottetown she took 24 horses, 26 bbls eggs,
and 7 firkins of butter, From this port
she took 10 horses, 20 bbls. eggs, 30 tubs
butter, 200 bushels oats, and other freight.
Can-mMrEN.—It is said that Summerside
beats the Capital in respect to covered
coaches in attendance when the steamer
arrives and departs. We noticed four
in attendance the other day,
Wuart SrranGens TUINK Or us ~We
publish in to-day’s paper, a very interest-
ing description of New Glasgow and other
parts of the Island, as seen by the editor
of the St. John Telegraph.
DisGraceruL SceNe.—A most shameful
scene took place on Water Street, on Mon-
day evening last. A lot of men.and boys
made a poor man, whois a victim to in-
temperance, the object of their cruelty.
They first made him drunk, and then black-
ened his face, tore his clothes, and then
pelted him with eggs. ‘Those who took
part in thus ill-treating the poor drunken
individual we refer to, ought to have been
punished, The man who gave him the
liquor should h: ve his license taken away.
The poor drunken fellow got so mad from
the effects of bad rum and _ ill-treatment,
that he would have committed some crime
had it not been for the timely interference
of the Sheriff and Magistrate Delaney.
Visirors.—A number of strangers have
come to our Island during the past two or
three weeks, A great many of them
landed here and took a coach to Char-
lottetown, in order to see the country. The
American Consul, of St. John, and his
family, were among the many who landed
here last week.
Sernoo. Marenrat.—We have received
an Illustrated Catalogue of School Furni-
ture, from J. W. Schermerhorn & Co., of
New York. We wonder that the Colleges
and Schools in this Island do not introduce
such gymnastic apparatus as is described
in this pamphlet, and such as are used in
the schools in the United States. This
apparatus is now regarded by some educa-
tors as almost as indispensable in physical
training as agricultural implements are in
suecesslul firming.
Mr. MeKay has commenced to put up
the telegraph wire onthe line between
here and Alberton.
Exuipirion.—The Industrial Exhibition
for King’s County, will be held in George-
town on Wednesday, the 6th October next
«* Pappy Tur Pirer.—-We are indebted
to our old friend, John LePage, Esq., for
a copy ol his verses addressed to the Go-
vernor General Sir John Young. ‘They
are very good—the best, we think, our
Island Bard has written for some time. In
order that those of our readers who have
not had an opportunity to read these ver-
ses, may do so. we will publish them next
week,
Tue Westminister Review for July has
been received, The contents are :—In-
dian Railway Reform; The Four Ancient
Books of Wales; Labor und Capital; Pa-
tents, Patentees and the Public; M. Mills
Analysis of the Mind; Prostitution in re-
lation to the National Wealth; Cotempo-
rary Literature.
We are obliged this week to leave out.
a number of advertisements, and an edi-
torial article prepared for this day’s paper.
We notice that James L. Holman, Esq.,
has erected another large Warehouse on
his whart. He appears determined to
make his wharf one of the best on the Is-
land. The accommodation is very good,
WE have received a very interesting
account of the travels of a young man
from this Islind to Canada, via Portland,
It will appear next week.
N Tuesday evening lasta very able and
instructive Temperance Lecture was de-
livered betore a large audicnce, in Strong's
Hah,
Tur heavy rain storm of last night will
do much dumage to the grain,
ILLusTRATED ANNUAL OF PHRENOGOGY AND
Puysiocnomy for 1870, now ready—contains
50 Engravings of leading Editors—Bryant,
Greeley, Bennett, Brooks, Marble, Dana,
Raymond, with portraits. The Male and
Female Form; why Children resemble their
Parents; Gen Grant and his Cabinet. with
portraits, Physiognomy in Politics, or * Faces:
and Places ;” Science of Conjugal Sclection;
Happy Marriages: Temperment in Wedlock ;
American Artists; The Sleep Walker; Brain
Waves; Psychological; Sir Edward Landseer
Lorenzo Dow and Peggy his wife, Royal
Ladies of the French Empire, with portraits ;
Guizot the Statesman; How to choose a Help-
mect; What is Man? and much more in this
Rich and Racy Annuat, which sells for 25
cents. S.R. Weis, Publisher, New York>
Referring to the progress of the Island,
within his recollection, the Rey. R.S. Pat-
terson, of Bedeque, speaks as follows in a
letter in which he gives an account of a recent
visit to Cascumpec :—
“Somewhere about 43 years ago, I visited
Cascumpec for the first time. ‘here were
then no carriages in this part of the country,
nor fit roads on which to drive them, The
western road was not made; few rivers were
briged. My journey to Cascumpec was pere
formed part on horseback, part on foot, part
on land, and part on water, crossing rivers
and Walking through portayes- IL was the
chief part of three days in getting to Cascum-
pee from Bedeque, But now I can leave my
own house in the morning, and arrive at Cas-
cumpec in the evening of the same day,trayel-
Inig with my own horse and wagon,”
On Thursday last as Mr. Edward Doolan,
of South Shore,was engaged in collecting sca
weed, he found the body ofa man which had
been washed ashore, and had apparently been
some time in the water, Dr. Beer held an’
inquest on the afternoon of the same day,
when the body was identified as that of Angus
McRae, of Belfast, who sailed with Capt,
Ross, in the unfortunate Sch. Alma, from
Pictou, with » lond of coal. The body was
brought to town for interment. We deeply
sympathize with the bereaved relatives. —J’at,
The bark heresa,Fraser, cleared for Glas-
gow to-day with 78 M. feet deals, some oats,
and 2 cord lathwood, The brigantine Atlanta,
McMillan, cleared for Lingan in ballast.
The Bark Undine, Balfour, master, sailed
for Liverpool yesterday with 22 tons timber,
96 M. feet deals, 6 cords lath wood, by J. C.
Pope, and 307 boxes preserved stimon, by
John Cairns. —2’at,
The Lord Bishop of Nova Scotia purposes,
D. V., to hold confirmation services in the
undermentioued Patishes, on the following
days:—
Aug. 29th, St. Eleanors and Summerside *
Aug. 3ist, New London,
Sept. 2d, Port Hill.
Sept. 4, Lot 11.
Sept. Sth, Alberton and Kildare.
Sept. 12th, St. Peter's, Charlottetown,
ill lj ils
Government Notices:
Counsil Office, 4th August, 1869.—TITis
Honor the Administrator in Council has been
pleased to establish a Court for the recovery
of Small Debts at Township Number Eleven,
under and by virtue of an Act passed in the
late Session of the General Assembly, intitul-
ed “An Act to authorize the establishment
of additional Small Debt Courts in King’s and
Prince Counties ;” and has also been pleased
to appoint Augustine Callaghan, Michael Kills
bride and Archibald Rameay, Kequires, Com~
missioners of the said Court,