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, ._SUMMERSIDE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1809. |g) -

The city advertising costs New York|
$500,000 a year,

For the ladies —The best of all ways to
lengthen your days, is to go to bed early
and never wear stays.

There are 115 savings banks in Massa-
ehusetts, which have deposits to the amount
ot $100,000,000,

There have been thirty patents for. ve-
locipedes granted in the United States
Sinee Jan. 1, 1869.

The *+ Grecian Bepd” was invented by a
Parisian lady who had a crooked spine.
She wore it to hide the detormity, This
a ought to make the “ Bend” very pop-
vular.

A sentimental young gentleman adver-

‘tised for board in a Cheistign family, where |

-his example and conversation would an-
swer for cxsh, He didu't succeed,

Disuse of envelopes is becoming fashion-
:able in Paris. The sheet on which the
Jetter is written is fulded in the old style
that was in use belgre envelopes were in-
»vented.

A European letter says the ox-Empress
‘Carlotta will make a journey to England
and America this year, in care of her phy-
-sician and several friends, in the hope that
tmvel may restore her sanity.

A horse plague has lately appegred in
‘New York, which baffles the best veterin-
ary surgeons, and proves tatal in 24 hours
from the first attack. Many animals.have
died: from the disease.

‘London claims to be a3'large,as Now
“York, Philadelphia, Chi¢ago, Cincinnati,
:St. Louis, Boston, Brooklyn, Baltimore,
-New Orleang, Buffalo and Louisville com-

bined

The methodists of Naw York city have
done a sensible thing. Whey have voted
‘to raise halfa million of dollars to convert
‘the heathen iu. their own city, under their
\Wery noses.

he Directors of the Guif Ports Steam-
sship Company are expending large sums
of money in fitting out their steamships
between Quebee and Pictou, for the com-
fort aud uccommodation of passenger's for
the ensuing season. An iron deck is being
added to the Secret, and a wooden deck to
the iron steamer City of Quebec. Both will
be beautifully fitted’ out with gentlemen
nnd ladies’ cabins, state-rooms, &e. ‘The
steamship Gaspe is being overhauled in
her machinery. and will be in complete
order for the summer's navigation.

Chicago is eertainly a wonderlul place.
The last freak of its moral inhabitants was
to celebrate the anniversary of the birth
of Tom Payne, the infidel. There were
ee about three hundred persons, one-

alfof whom were women. They had a
sumptuous repast, followed by speeches,
songs and dances, all in honor of a de-
funct infidel, and that, too, on the Sabbath
day. Kesolutions in praise of Payne and
his writings, were adopted, among which
was the following: **Kesolved—That we
recognize in Thoinas Payne the foremost
promoter of American independence, the
undoubted champion of the rights of man,
andanoble and unselfish Lenefactor ot
his race.”

AGnanp Strer.—The Methodists of New
York have taken a grand step in the work
ofevangelizing their city. About thirty
of our prominent clergymen and Jaity met
at the house of J. B. Cornel!, Esq., to con-
sider the condition of the masses und the
duty of the Church. After a tull cenver-
sation, it was determined to raise half a

million of dollars lor purchasing sites, und
Billion of dollars Une Hith ont, obe hin

dred thousand dollars, was at once sub-
sciibed. The balance will be raised.
Within three years, they have started four-
feen mission schools, with about 4,000
pupils, gathered 1,200 converts into church-
‘es, erected four chapels, and raised $175,-
000. A church is projected, to cost $60,000,
as the outgrowth of one of these chapels.
This is a grand work. It is the greatest
step yet taken to redeem that city to God.
Only by planting Christ can the Devil be
uprooted, Boston is moving after the me-
tropolis. Four societies have been formed
hore within as short a time, and one chapei
built. But we are a great ways behind
New York. Let this zeal stir up every
church in every city to like liberality and
wisdom,—Zion's Herald.

Texas is to be cutin two. West Texas
is the name of the new State. Cannot it
find a better one? Rio Grando or Cordil-
leras is better. It has adopted some ex-
cellent articles in its new Constitution ;
giving the wile full control over her own
property, legalizing all the slave mar-
riages, compelling railroads to pay for
jives killed by accidents, and authorizing
the Legislature to prehibit the sale ot in-
foxiexting liquors in the vicinity of any
college or seminary, unless these happen
ut a country seat or the capital. The leg-
islators and lawyers cannot forego their
drinks for the benefit of the ** boys.” It is

A great step forward to have any prohibi- |

tion in a Lexas State Constitution.—Zion's
dlerald,

DIsastens TO Tne ** Ronent Goprney.”
—Captain Urquhart, of the Good Hope,
from New York, at London, February 3,
received the following report from’ the
barque Robert Godfrey (Taylor), of St.
John (N: B.), from Baltimore, for Liver-
‘pool; met her in 41 N., 46 W., Jan. 22:—

*On Jan, 20 we were boarded by a sea,
over the stern, which carried away halt
the wheel, skylight companion, and com-
pletely swept the poop; man.at the wheel
was washed overboard and lost, anather
of the crew had his legs broken, and the
boatswain and second mate were much
injured. Staid out to steer her until we
got in sail forward and hove to, when, at
4 p.m, while lying to, s tremeudous sea
struck the bowsprit and took it out, and
shortly alter the foremast went by the
deck, taking the mainmast with it. Am
foing to try to get up jury masts, and pro-
ceed. Ship is not making much water.”

(The above is the ship from which the
son of James Gourlie, Ksq., of this place,
was lost last full. ‘This is the second time
she hae been yery nearly lost.—Ep. Jour ]

Snanrr.—It is sharp things that tell. No
barber ever got ahead trying to shave his
customers with a handsaw orarasp. Clergy-
‘men, or lawyers, or editors, don't convince
people so much by formal arguments. as by
ome sharp, pertinent, live statement—the
thing put in a nutshell, unless the shell is
thicker than the heads of some hearers and
readers. Itis a shurp thing that penetra.ces
‘atid goes liome.

The hingman hae disappeared from Utah.
Shooting is the preferred mode of capital

hishment. Judge Drake of Utah eounty,
arc sentenced Chauncey Millard, for mur
der, ** to be shot by the Sheriff, at Provo City,

ishop lately

on the 29th,

‘Two wives of a be hee fot
into trouble about their children, Wife No.
1 punished the child of wife No. 2; wife No.
2 became indignant, and held wife No. 1
while her angry children returned the whip-
ping which they had received.

The parents of Miss Elwood, recently re-

| Tuesday, the 16thins

An A¥aLancar in Carg Brerox.—On
t., the tlwelling house

| of Mr. D. McEachren ot 2

| of Inverness, was swep

| anche,

t

it away by an aval-
The house stood on a steep bank
nearthe highway, and at a little distance
| behind it the bill or cralg tron which; the
} place takes its name, rises toa great height

and almost perpendicular, Near the top,
| a place not quite so steep as the other parts
| of the cliff, formed a sort of resting place
| in which an immense quantity of snow had
|} accumulated.’ The rain that fell on the.
16th had the effect of loosening this mass
of snow and detatching it from its resting
place, when it was hurled down the de-
clivity with resistless force, falling upon
and completely destroying Mr. Me-
Eachren’s house, and carrying the greater
portion of the tragments a distance of 300
or 400 yards on Lo the ice in the bay. ‘The
inmates had not a moment's waruing of the
calamity, and were swept away with the
wreck of their heme, but fortunately no
lives were lost, although several members
ofthe family were severely wnjured.—Citizea

News from India is to the effect that the
long-dreaded famine has come, and is
spreading fast in largely populated dis-
tricts. ‘The Government is making every
etfort to relieve distress by tarnishing both
foo and employment to those who need
it. To one native State the sum of £10,
000 has been lent on the security of its re-
venues, to be used in this way.

Not having heard from the debating so
cieties in relation to the conundrum, ‘* Why
do hens always lay eggs in the day-time?”
& coatemporary answers, ** because at
night they are * roosters.’ ”

A citizen of New Orleans, with fifteen
revolvers in bis pockets, has been arrested
as a ‘* dangerous man,”

The latest style of collar in Ontario is
called the * Sanfield McDonald.” It is
about cight inches high.

There is a boy in Cheshire, Mass., who

Piapiess to be considerable of « man.

Ie is sixteen years old, and measures six
feet three.

A New York boot black has $6,000 in
the bank. A newspaper says that he has
‘improved the shining hou’' to some ad-
vantage.

The Grecian ministry have issued in-
structions to the military and naval officers,
couaterinanding previous orders for war-
like preparations.

Times being rather dull in St. John,
merchants and others amuse themsel ves at
**snow balling frolics "—not the most edi-
fying amusement in the world,

California's population is only one fourth
female. In Nevada there are eight men
to one woman, and the proportion in Co-
lerado is twenty to one.

One thousand barrels of whiskey were
seized by the revenue inspectors oa their
arrival in New York trom Chicago, no
brands being on the heads, as required by
the collector, in addition to the usual stamp

A cespatch from Augusta, Maine, says:
The Legielative Committee on Federal re-
lations bave reported a resolve in favor of
reciprocal, commercial intercourse be-
tween the United States and the British
North Aimerican Provinces,

Ata recent fire in St. Louis a young man
threw a looking-glass out of an upper
window, and very carefully lowered a cat
to the ground by a string tied to her tuil.

Au Institution has been organized in St.

Tohn's Nowfoun, id. for the i at
street beggars: Tha Asti area a

on the 13th ult. The Courier says—Between
three and four hundred assembled, of all
grades of poverty, and ofall ages—arrang-
ments not being completed for putting them
to work, they were regaled with tea and bie-
cenit, and dismissed for the day. Yesterday
about 305 females—women and girls—applied
for admission; they were furnished, as on the
day preceding, with tea and bread, but the
arrangments for affording employmont being
yet untinished, they were dismissed, with the
exception of about ninety, who were put to
work at net-making, knitting, sewing, &¢.—
dz Express.

The present Protestant population of France
ia estimated at 1,200,000.

Mollie Horton, of Louisville, heiress to
$40,000, was taken up for vagrancy lately.

The passengers’ travel between Englandand
France last year, was only 306,330.

Springficld, Ind., has discharged its entire
police force for complicity with thieves.

The lace flounces worn by some of the
ladies at a charity ball in New York, were
valued at $300 a yard.

A Dill incorporating the Niagara Ship Canal
| Company was introduced in the New York
State Senate. recently.

The amount of Australian gold shipped to
England last year was 1,801,581 ounces—
equal to about $45,000,000.

The Pope's exchequer is six millions of
livres short this year, and he expects the
ecumenical Council to make up the de-
ficiency.

Victor Emmanuel is said to be bankrupt,
so fur as his personal property is concerned.
He is unable to give expensive dinner-parties.

The proposed new grain elevator for the
Northern Railway, Ontario, is to cost $150,
000; with total stowage capacity of 275,000
bushels.

Lord Byron wrote, ‘‘I date my first im-
pression aginst religion from having witness-
ed how little its votarics were actuated by
true christian charity.

Some of the minor streets of Montreal have
disappeared from view and lie buried in some
instances under ten feet of snow. ‘They will
have to be dug out.

The Italian journals announce that the
sculptor Gagliardi, in Florence, has received
a commission for a monument in Lincoln,
which is to cost fifty thousand dollars.

Three thousand men were at work night
and day for a month before Christmas on the
new Metropolitan District Railway, London,
in order to get it ready for the holiday traffic.

A Buffalo detective lately affected green-
ness at Niagara Falls, and allowed the swind-
ling guides to ** puthim through,” after which
he had the rare pleasure of ** putting them
through .”

A person on trial in Dubuque, the other
day, told the justice he lied. His Honor de-
scended fromm the bench, and, with a scientific
punch in the head, convinced the contemptuous
culprit of his veracity,

A Berkshiro girl walked fifteen miles
through the snow the other day, to marry a
young man who could’nt come to her house
for fear of a six-shooter which the stern parent
carried.

A farmer and one of his hired men were
recently discovered, in Salt Luke City, under
blanket on top of a load of hay, while it was
being weigied. The farmer was fined $50
and his man $15.

M. Gachard, a French Millionare, died re-
eently at Rochelle. He made a fortune by
selling fish-bait, which every expert who ex-
amined it pronounced a 1
advertised liberally, and it #

A patent has been granted for a threshing
machine which takes out the grain and leaves
the straw suitably for cobbler sucking.’ ’

Grant and Farragut were weighed at Balti-

presented in indecent costume as Mercury, at
the Buffalo Skating Rink, ina pictorial paper,

have brought a eyit for damage, it is said,

against Frank Leslie, the alleged proprictor
of the paper, for $50,000.

Oe

moro, Thursday, and when it wis found’ that
Farragut weighed 161 and Grant 155 pounds,
the old sailor accused the séldier of having

Creignish, County -

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To rue Eviror or Tax Journat,
Sir:

There is a proverb to the effect that ‘the
moon does not regard the barking gf) dogs,”
meaning thata person who is trying to enlight-
en the community in which he lives, is sure
to be assailed by the clamour of the bigoted
and ignofant. Thus it is in regard to those
| who act in defence of the female Teachéte of
this Island. In the Journal of the 1th ult.,
there appears an article over the signature of
‘ Pedayogue,” containing, as he supposes, a
refutation of some of the statements made by
* A ‘Teacher,” but which are simply a tissue
of falsehoods from beginning to end.

The sentence which appears to have called
forth the tre of this Herculean defender of the
male ‘Teachers, is what I said in refe. ence to
the most intelligent student in the Normal
School being a young lady, which he informs
the public is * incorrect.” “and a teacher
niust have been misinformed,” and enforces
his statements by telling us he was a ** frequent
visitor to the Normal School,” both during
Mr. Webster's time, and after Mr. Lawson's
acceptation to officé; ‘but notwithstanding
Pedagocue’s* frequent visits to the Normuai

chool,” his enconiums in support of the male
portion of the school, and all his conceits on
the subject, **A Teacher was not missinform-
ed,” for the most intelligent student in the
Normal School, during the term alluded to,
was nota *‘ young man from Graham's Koad,”
but a young lady, from Cavendish, named
Miss Crark; and if ** Pedagegue” cannot
rely upon my statements, he had better refer
the question to Mr. Lawson, the present
teacher of the Normal School, and give his
reply to the public.

But Mr, Editor, itis a remarkable circum-
stance, if ** Pedagogue” was a ** frequent vi-
sitor to the Normal School,” that he should
have intormed the public that Mr. Webster,
late teacher of said school, taught two months
of the term alluded to, when he taught only
a few days over one month. Ah! Mr, Peda-
gogue! better you had * let A Teacher's letter
go tor what itis worth,” than display ignor-
ance so freely,

Then he concludes his highly eulogistical
letter by informing us die reason ‘why female
teachers do not rece.ve so high a salary as
males,” for which they, as a class, should feel
deeply indebted. And now, behold! hearken!
all ye who compose that degraded class—
female Teachers. ‘* Although they get the
sume questions to answer and the same pro-
blems to solve, yet the board are not so strict
with them as they are with the males; for if
they were, not one out of every ten who apply
for licenses would receive them,”

/

And now what think ye of our modern So-
erates. Logical! very! is it not. ‘Ihls‘dis-
quisition of the subject reflects much credit
on the gentlemen who compose our honour-
able Board of Education, does it not? Now,
Mr. Editor, 1 deny the assertion, and can
proveit by the members comprising the Board,
and also by three students who have passed
as teachers, that there ts any distinclion made
between the male and female students attending
the Normal School, etther during the term, or
aé the final examination; nor is it needed, for
as | have betore stated, the females are not
inferior to the males in ‘‘ intelligence or na-
tural talent.” During the term thatpreceded
the one alluded to, there was but one male
student out of thirty who attended, that could
in any way compete with the females of the
the school, and by Mr, Webster, the females
were considered tar superior.

Before concluding however I will give
** Pedagogue” some advice, which it acted
upon, may be of service to him in future.
Become thoroughly acquainted with a subject
ere yourush into print; study the rules of
Syntax, particularly Rule twenty-ninth, and
then inform the public that the ‘: young

gentleman whose name you forget,” was Mr.
reuugogue, woo was & scduent tn wie wore

mal School during the term alluded to, and
felt chagrined to think that a young lady was
superior to him. Iam, &c.,

A TEACHER,
New London, March 5, 1869.

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so ree rate ee tee eee oe ee ere eee ee

GIFT ENTERPRISE VICTIMS.

Enitor Jourxat,
Str:—This is truly a progressive age;

which promises to richly reward the ecnter-
prising speculator. Sometimes the fortunate
possessor of surplus cash is induced to invest

other times in factories or the fishing busi-
ness. and not unfrequently bank stock is held
up to be the safest, readiest, and easiest way
of accumulating the coveted pile. But ail
those have been suddenly eclipsed by a num-
ber of Gift Enterprise Companies which have
lately sprung into existence in the neighboring
Republic, and which offer untold wealth for
the trifling sum of twenty-five cents—Green-
backs, too, at that. &

My attention was called to an advertisement
which appeared in the Island newspapers in
the early part of this winter, headed *'Great
Distribution of Metropolitan Gift Company !”
**Cash Gifts to the Amount of $250,000!"
“Every Ticket draws a Prize!” and further
down, ‘No Blanks!” and again, ‘ Every
Package of Sealed Envelopes contains one
Cash Gift!” Who could resist the temptation?
Here is a perfectly fuir (1 wont say honest)
transaction. ‘The favorable opinions of the
press arecited. Only address Messrs, Parker,
Moore & Co., enclose 25 cents, and the pro-
bability is you may be the tortunate winner
of $10,000 cash! Why not invest? **No
Blanks,” remember. Very good. Let us
now enquire into the result. Jt appears that
quite a number of the good citizens. of this
town, induced by the th ttering prospect of
beconiing suddenly rich, embarked. seme of
their capital in this apparently fair business.
Some enclosed 25 cents, some one, others
two, and the more sanguine, determining to
give fickle fortune a fair chance, forwarded
tive dollars to Megsrs. Parker, Moore’ & Co.,
195 Broadway, New York, In only ote ‘ease,
T understand, has an answer been ‘réturned,
and in that case the fortunate person is in-
formed thut his ticket has drawn a prize, and
that if he sends one dollar more it will be for-
warded to him. 1 don't know whether the
dollar has been forwarded, but if it has. the
probability is that, like the other dupes, it is
the Just will be heard of it, and if it leaves our
friend not a richer man, it is to be hoped it
will a wiser one at least.

Now, Sir, I contend that it is unfair for
public journalists to give their countenance to
such swindling transactions, without first in-
quiring into their duings, Such advertise-
ments appearing in the columns of a respect-
able newspaper are calculated to lead the
unwary astray.
nal ferrets out and publishes all such huambugs
for the benefit of its readers, and if our Island
papers would do likewise, instead of printing
their advertisements, it would be a benefit to
the gullible at least.

PRO BONO PUBLICO.
Summerside, March 9, 1869.
a Ai Ci
Mr. Eprror;

The rapidity with whiok the Goyernm=nt

elsewhere, looks as if there was coming some
threatened danger. It cannot be ‘that: ther)
fear, when the navigation opens, a Fenian
raid; if so, they should be careful not to ap-
intfenian sympathisers and disloyal sub-
jects to so impurtunt a position. A few years
ago gentlemen of integrity, ability, and those
that were well known to possess the neces-
sary qualifications to discharge the duties of
so important an office, were appointed. I ask
the “able men” is itso now? Or is it the
individual who ean make the mos; noise at the

‘*bummerised” four pounds of tobacco to
make up the weight. : ;

of the Herald, if he is not still balancing him: |

'\ the most dangerous of the two following

; " |
there is never wanting sume new scheme, |

in Railway or ‘Velegriph speculations, at)

The Scottish American Jour: |

are i ppointing J. P's. ‘in Summerside and!

'gourses. “The conduct of the late Govern-
| mentin dismissing, and the refusitl of the pre-
Pent Government to'reingtute, the Inte tus-
| tice’s of the Peace who were so unfortunate |
| As to be seen (not heard) in a Tenant League

meeting ; or the conduct of the present Govern-
| ment in appointing men to the Comnission of
the Peace who have openly expres cd them- |
selves in f.. vor of more disloyal and danger- |
ous association than ever the Tenant League
was?” Answer that master brooks.

Ifthe Government wish toretain the sup-
port of the old liberals of this district, and
appoint more Justices df the Peace, let
them chovse from material. of a better
qvality than that recently selected,

AN OLD LIBERAL:

Lot 17, March 9, 1869.

'

Jounal.

Summerside

THURSDAY, MARCH 1l, 1869.

No notice can be taken of annonymous com,
munications. We must know the names and
addresses of our correspondents as a guaranty
of their good tauith. We cannot undertake to
return communications that are not used,

THE RAILROAD PETITION,

As we have always acted upon the
principle that merely party interests
should not be sufficient to interfere with
the fair and just consideration of matters
affecting the welfare of the whole com-
munity, irrespectively of the comp:rative
merits of ‘Tory or Lileral, Whig or Radi-
cal, we take the liberty of Mercvtio, in
writing a ** plague on both their houses,”
so long as the pursuit of their personal
and party objects shall render them blind
or indifferent to matters of importance to
the whole community. }

With these views, we invite the atten-
tion of our readers to the copy of the pe-
tition fora survey and estimate of a Rail-
road or Railroads, which we publish be-
low. Copies of this document have been
|sent for signatures to different parts of
j the County, and we trust that no man,

who shall have the opportunity of signi-
| fying his approval of the subject matter,
will hesitate in affirming its statements
by his signature,

To those of our farming population
whose limited experience of the world
outside the Island, has prevented them
from forming an opinion of the benefits
accruing to a country from improved
means of communication, we wouid re-
commend a reference to the results which
have taken place in other countries where
they have been introduced, and we can
promise our reatlers that we shall, as
soon as thé necessary statistics can be
procured, show.them that they have every
{reason to believe that in. advocating the
prayer of the petition to which we reter,
they will be at thé same time advancing’
the material interests of the country, and
benefitting themselves sensibly, as.soon
as the active operations for the running
of the iron horse shall have been com-
menced. lo

The prayer of the petition is moderate,
and a cofhpliance with it easily within

the means of the Government, andif it
Should Be 1Vvuna suCOMTCuIGAY “CO Cons

mence the construction of a line of Rail-
road immediately, we can, at least, afford
to pay for a survey and estimate of cost,
which would be at all times serviceable
as a guide to the Government of the day,
with reference to the probable cost they
may have to incur, in the realization of
whic!, to most of us, has hitherto been a
dream, but toour neighbors a substan-
tial and highly profitable reality.

[Cory ]

To the Honorable the Member's of the House of
Assembly, of Prince Edward Island, in
Legislative Session, convened,

The petition of the undersigned inhabitants
of Prince County, in the said Island, most re-
spectfully sheweth:

That, in the opinion of your petitioners, the
circumstances of the Island not only warrant,
but render necessary, the adoption by the
Legislature, of some action conducive to the
establishment of Railroads,

‘The benefit which would result to the Colo-
ny from the increased facilities of communi-
cation and traffic; the greater inducement to
| strangers to visit and settle in the Island; the
| stimulus to the expansion of business of all
| kinds; the profitable employment of many of
| our own population, and that of other coun-
| tries, arising from the introduction of Rail-
| Ways, are so apparent, that your petitioners
merely refer to them as their justification for
bringing the subject to the notice of your
Honorable House,

That the level character of the Country and
its freedom from rocks and other engineering
obstacles, render the construction of such
works far cheaper than in other eountries
where great natural difficulties ‘lave to be
overcome,

That your petitioners earnestly commend
to your favorable consideration the grant of a
sum suflicient to secure the employment of a
competent and experienced civil engineer, by
whom a survey of the most eligible line of
Road from the Western portion of the Island
to Charlottetown, and theace to Georgetown
should be made, and an estimate of the cost
prepared, and handed to the Government.

Such a course, while involving but a trifling |
outlay, would be available at any tithe at
_which it might be considered expedient to
| commence the construction oPiny portiqn of
| the road, and would have the immiediate effect

| Of thi

€

The Patriot of the 4th contains the repor
of the Meiliecal “Superintendent” of “the
Lunatic Asylum sforsthe years’ 1

Tt says that fitty-six lumatics have be

and eleven females. There have

ighteen.

ready recovered, furnishin
per cent of recoveries in a

i

Assylums of much higher pretensions,

a female from a trophy or wasting.

treatment, viz; twenty-four nmles and six
teen females.

The much improved to

teen,
reduced to two—one of whom isa suffer.

Lord Nelson’s Inyineibles,

pointed to meet in Lot 14 Church o

568-69.

en
placed under treatment in the Asylum
‘during the last twelve months, viz? thitty-
ithree males and twénty-three females.
s number thirty-one remained in
Hospital at Jast-report, viz: twent, monies
mad-
mitted during tle year twenty-five new
eases, ‘The number discharged has been
Of. the Jast twenty-five cases
aduitted during the year, filteen have al-
aratio of sixty
recent cascs—
& proportion not frequently attained by

Durirg the past: year twe- deaths -have
occured in the Asylum,—one an elderly
man, from climacteri¢ deeay ; the other is
Forty
patients now remain in hospital under

The unimproved cases
aionnt to Séyon; ‘Phe improved to fifteen,
{teen; and the
total recoveries during the year to seven-
The number of paupers has been

froma neglected dislocation of the thigh;

the other is a mariner, aged 89—a vene-
rable specimen of the few remaining of

Tur Presbytery of PE. Island is ap-

The February Term of the Supreme Court

for King’s County commenced on ‘Tuesday

last, Mr. Justice Peters presiding. ‘The fol-

lowing gentlemen composed the Grand Jury :—

ohn McDonald, foreman; George Wight-

man, Gebdrge Alley, Joan F. Morrow, John

Walker, Darius D. Clay, John Stewart,

Donald McDonald, Charles P. Fraser, Wil-

liam Young, Andrew McLure, John Scrim-

ageour, Michael Hession, Lauchlan Matheson,

Andrew Miller, David Creighton, ‘Thomas

Brehaut and Donald Stewart, Esqra. ct

The’ Docket contained. 5’ record ‘cakes, 4

summary, suits and 13 appeals. In the Crim-

inal Calendar there were three larcenity, 2°
assaults on constables and one aa ng case.

The latter was not tried, as the prosegutor

was absent. when the case was called on, Of
the parties charge with larceny, one confes=

sed. Of the criminals tried, not a single

conviction was secured, though it is said that

the offences were all clearly proved. :In so}
instances the evidence and the Judge's cha:
were wholly disregarded. Let King’s County
juries continue to actin this way, and the
administration of justice in that part of the
Island will soon become a by-word and re~
proach. “As the hooest‘and law-abiding men
of the county are interested in keeping up its,
good name, we trust they will exert their in-
fluence in frowing down every sort of crime.
and wrong-doing.—Jat.

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The Literary Committee in connection with
the Young Men’s Christian Association, beg

n | to acknowledge donations of Books from the

Puesday the 16th inst,, at.L1 o'clock, A.M.,
for the ordination ‘and induction of Mr.
Robert Cummings, preacher of the Gospel
to the pastoral charge of the Congregation
ot Richmohd Bay West. Rev. W. Stuart
to preach, Rev. R. S. Patterson to ordain,

Rev, RK. Laird to address the pastor, and} 7

following brethren, in addition to those ac-
knowledged in th? annual report

Hon. Geo. Beer,
Geo. Davies, Esq,
Dr. Hobkirk,

W. Cundall, Esq.,

Rey. Alex, Falconer, - :
Geo. R. Beer, Esq.,
J. S. Carvell. Esq,
Thos. Dodd, Esq., >»:

Ir, Jenkins, Henry Palmer, Esq.,

Rev. W. R, Frame the congregation.

and bad roads,

Col. Beer, formed the guard of honor.
Tut next Baptist Quarterly Mecting wi

(D.V.), at 7 o'clock, p.m,

the wind blowing very high from the nort
east.
impassable.
we read of the Alps.

trust it will go out like a lamb.

from the. Hon. R. B. Reid,
manner. For the space ot an hour and
and faStidious audience.

tesearch, and: evinced

of nations.

easy.--CoM, f
x "CBLIC MEETING was held m Centr

Vall on Monday evening last, to consider tl

of extending the Telegraph to: Alberton,
Secretary.

appointed ‘to solicit subscriptions: Day
Mr. T. Kirwan.

by order of the Chairman.
Finlay McNeill, £sq., broached the subje

adjourned wi
road question.— Progress. «

In consequence of the non-arrival of t!

time of going to press, we are unable to fu
nish a summary of the proceedings of tl

backs to jourfialism fort
capital.”

Charlottetown since Thursday Iast.

a distance West, and yet the mail carrie

venture out,
the inland mails of this Islan

** iron horse.”

derstun and Oxemhaa,

the old Direetors were all re-elected.

during the past year.

standing,

of attracting the attention Of people’ in the |
| neighboring Dominion and the United States, |
| ty the resources of the Island. a result which |
| could not operate otherwise than beneficiall

| to its interests May it therefore please your |
| Honourable House to grant such amount ds |
‘in your wisdom you may deem adequate for |

|such service,

|

A CORRESPONDENT in to-day's paper,
complains of us inserting the advertisement
ot the * Metropolitan itt Company,” as
jhe says itis a swindle, When we recviv-
| ed the advertisement, we-were led to be-
| lieve it genuine from the certificates ac-
|companying it, Several persons wished
|to send for tickets through us, but we!
| refused taking their money, telling thénn |
| to wait until we had ascertained whether |
| the thing was a hoax or not. Some fow.
persons had not the patience to do this,
and so it appears they now consider the
money forwarded by them as lost, they not
receiving any answer, One individual
received an auswer, and a ticket telling
him his 26 cents had drawn a gold chain;
| whether he wiii ever get it or not is a
| question, . That such a company exists, we
| fully believe, ind that it is coniposed of a
| set of swindle’s, we bave not the least
|doubt, We would advise those who may

|

hustings, but who may not be able to write | be wishing to invest in this affair to keep, useful, espocially
his own name legibly. Let the great man | their money. We will hereafter endeavor family,

to ascertain the character of any such

| self on the funee, informrthe pablic which is | company before we insert their notices,

We liave received the Thirtieth Annual
Report of the Prince Edward Island Auxiliary
It contains

show-
thk work
roughout the Jifferent mis-
We notice that no gontributions were
received from Summerside for that year.
This must certainly be owing to the neglect
i We feel pretty sure the} -
tame will not have to be recorded next year,
as Mrs. Frame is at present actively engaged
We trust that her
praiseworthy effurts may meet with niuch

Bible Society for the year 1867,
a large amount of useful information
ing the progress jof the society and
performed by it th

sions,

of the collectors,

in soliciting subscriptions.

success,

Oar attention was directed the other day

by J Higgins,Esq., of Charlottetown,to hi
stock ot Singer's celebrated Sewin

Machines, ‘They certaialy area nice ar-
ticle, and from what we have heard from
those who have had them in use for seye-
ral years, we judgo that they are all that
Ho has found
ready sale for a large quantity during the
past year, and in no case have they tailed
price,
considering the size and quality of the
the
pany alone sold 43,053
eing 4998 more than
Nothing is more
where there is a large
machine,
Call and inspoot “tr, Higgins’ Stock, or

he warrants them to be.

to. give general satisfaction. Lhe

machine, is very moderate. Dari
year 1867, one com
ol these machines,

any other company,
than & good sewing

send for a circular,

Tue Sale of goods, &c., advertised for
‘Tuesday lust, by Jas. Campbell & Co., did
not take place in consequence of the storm

Ty our notice of the opening of the House
on Wednesday last, we Were ‘Wrong in
stating that Capt. Morris's Artillery formed
the guard of honor; they fired the salute,
and the Prince of Wales, Irishj and Prince
Edward Volunteers, commanded by Lieut.

be held in Tryon, commencing Mareh 19th

Tite snow storm of the season set in on
Friday last, and continued all day Sunday,

The snow drifted iv all directions,
and in many places the roads ave almost
Even in the town here theve
are piles of snow that reminds one of what!
s. March certainly
came in, or very near it, like a lion; we

Lecture ar A.nerron.—On Tuecday
evening we were favored with a Lecture
delivere
under the auspices of the ‘Alberton De-
bating Society.” His subject was ‘Political
Economy,” which he treated in a masterly

quarter he rivetted the attention of a large
He evidently has
made the subject one of deep study andi
throughows the
whole lecture an intimate acquaintance
with the fresh principles of the science of
** Political Economy,” and a thorough
knowledge of what constitutes the wealth
Ilis views were particularly
broad and comprehensive, and his style

‘ab

propriety of assisting by contribution the work
R
Hunt, Esq., High Sheriff, was called to the
chair, and Mr, John Gatfney chosén io act as
Hon, Mr, Nowlan, J. H. DuVar,
Ksq., agd others, explained the mi. tter to the
meeting, whén the following committee was

Rogers, Esq., Colin McLenfian, Esq, and
A noisy individual, under
the influence of liquor, attempting to disturb
the meeting, at this juncture, was turned out

of railroads,-but was opposed by Mr. Iowlan;
when, it being late in the evening. the meeting
thout taking action on the rail-

mail carrier from Charlottetown, up to the

Legislature, and the latest news.” Having to
put up with thege things is one of the draw-
y miles from the

We have not received a maijldirect Uae
No
person would expect the mail carrier to
travel through ‘the-storm of Saturday or
Monday last, but there was nothing under
the sun to prevent the mail reaching here
on ‘Puesday or Wednesday if it had been
dispatched from Charlottetown. | Several
persons travelled on those ays from
Bagnall’s to Summerside, and also from

who is paid for his service and bound to
fulfill his contract, could not\and did not
The irregularity. with which
are carried
ow is a strong argument in favor of, the

The seme Reporters are employed by the
House of Assembly this session, as were en-
gaged last year. viz: Messrs. Gordon, Bal-

Atthe Annual General Meeting of the Bank
of P, E. Island. held on ‘Tuesday the 8d inst.,

On Wednosday the 4th, at the Annual
General meeting of the Union Bank, the samie
Board of Directors were elected as served
We understand that
both of the above Banks are in excellent

H. A. Harvie, Esqg., David Laird, Esq.,
Mr, Geo, Bremver, Mr. W. C. ‘Trowan,
J. DesBrisay, Esq., J.D. Mason, Esq.
Tho Committee will thankfully receive any
further donations of Books, as there is yet
room on the shelves for several hundreds of
volumes, . A
~
Oardigan Temperance and Debating Society

On Tuesday evening, Feb. 9th., the subject
for discussion was, ‘* Would it be advisable
for P. KE. Island to enter Confederation upon
reasonable terms !”’ The debate was opened *
by Walliam P. Lewis, Hsq., in faver of Con-*
federation. He was asked to mention terms,
He said he would leave that to abler minds;
but his opinion was, that the grand chain of
Intercolonial Railway could not be finished
until P, BE. Island formed links in that chain,
He thought a proper Steam boat should ply
in winter between ‘Three Rivers and the main
land, when it could possibly be accomplished.
He also thought that we had a right to receive
an annuity, the same as New’ Brunswick and
Noya Scotia. The subject was warmly dis-
cussed that evening, and adjourned till Tues-
day evening the 16th, when it was closely
contested until a late hour. When the house
divided, there aj peared 33 in favor of Con-
federation upon terms to the above effect, and
14 stuck to no terms.
W. Srewanr, Sec'y.

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Scuumersipe ‘* Lireranr Instirgte.”—
Jolin Sharp, Esq., of Kensington, lectured
before the above Anstitution, at Central Hall,
on ‘Tuesday evening Just. The subject of the
lectinxe, was ‘ Robert Burus, as a Voet anda
Man,"» subject upon which Mr. Sharp is ud-
mirably calculated to treat, on being a Scot
from the neighborhood of the Poet's birth
place. ‘The lecturer entertained a respectable
audience for nearly two hours.—/yo,

— Wolds Ban shor Minabang
contident—W oman is diflidant and unas-
suming. Man is great in action—Woman
in suffering. Man shines abroad—Woman
at home. Man talks to convincee—Woman
to persuade and please. Man.bas a rug-
ged heart—Womian a soft and tender one.
Man prevents misery—Woman relieves it,
Man has science—Woman taste. Man has
judgment—Woman sensibility, Mun is a
ving of justice—Woman of mercy.—Com.
Ile who sedulously rttends, pointedly
asks, calmly speaks, coolly answers, aud
ceases whev hv has no more to say, is in
possession of some of the best requisites of
nan.—Com,

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A good old Baptist Deacon, who accidentally
fell overboard, said he was not afraid of water,
but objected to that method of application.
‘The simple application of Grice’s Celebrated
Salve to sores and wounds, and all cutaneous
diseases and eruptions, is a sure cure,

If Congress had employed as nvuch scicn-
tific skill in the arrangement of its -* Recon-
struction Policy” at the closé¢, as the’ War
Department did in the beginning of the war,
in arranging for the manufacture of what was
called Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders
for the use of the cavalry horses, no doubt the
Union would have been restoréd. long ayo.—
Exchange,

We noticed in one of our exchanges thie
weck the statement of Dei. John Hodgkins.
of South Jefferson, Me., whose son Was cured
of incipient consumption by the use of John-
son's Anodyne Liniment, We refer to this at
this time as tending to corroborate the state-
ment we made last week in relation to this
Liniment as applied to consumption,

At North Bedeque, on Saturday, the 6th
inst., by the Rev. Robert “f. Patterson, Mr.
Charles W. Clark, of Wilmot Valley, to Miss
Margaret Ann Lefurgy, of Lot 19, ° ~
At the manse, Georgetown, on the 24th
inst, by. the Rev, Alex. McWilliam, Mr,
Maleolm Docherty, St. Peter's Road, to Miss
Christina McQueen, Orwell.

On Monday, the Ist inst., by the Rev,
Thomas Duncan, Mr. William Benny Morrison
Druggisty, of Charlottetown, tb Liazie A.
Howe, ‘danghter of DD. P. Howe; Esy., of St.
John, New Brunswick.

On Feb. 18th, by Rev. A, Fraser, Mr.
Robert Hardy, to Margaret, daughter of Mr,
Thomas Methorall, both of Mil River, Cus-
cumpec.

On Beb, 23rd, by Rev. A. Fraser, Mr.
William Kelly, to Miss Ellen Wells, both of
Alberton.

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Died.

At his residence, Fitzroy Street, Charlotte-
town, on the morning of the 27th ult., after
a long and painful ilness which he bore with
exemplary patience to: the Divine will, Mr.
Robert Clements, aged 72 years, ‘The: ile-
ceased was a native of Devonshire, England.
At West River, Lot 65, on 281h February,
Mr. Robert Laurie, former] of County Down,
Ireland, in the 94th year of his age,

On Saturday, the 6th ingt., after a lingering
illnes#s, Mr. Israel Gren, Mount Ploasadt,
Lot 12, aged 75 years,

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Memoranda,

St. George's Bermuda, Feb. 4.—Schr.
Arrow, McDonald, from Halifax, bound to
New York, on slip. Brig Robert C. Wright,
Walker, at New York, from St. Domingo,
experienced very heavy weather, between lat
8O and 35; lost and split sada, stove bulwarks,
&e, Reports. Jan. 17, white at St, Domingo.
Edward Brush of P. BL, one of the erew,
was stabbed by a shipmate, ‘named rt
Hinwthorne, avd died almost instantly. Haw-
thorne was arrested by the locul authorities,
and is now in Privon at St. Domingo city,