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' Paax Street Presbyterian Church, 1115- '

lifax, has lost 31 members by death this year. I-‘nurr Cats, 1 and 2 piunds each,

baked by Christie Brown & Co., for sale at Beer & Gofl"s.

Tu: Christmas number of the Halifax Chronicle is one of the best of the kind we have seen. i

A.\' Eel. measuring 4 feet long, and

virting_8 inches, was caught recently at Viliuot ‘vet.

Piss, Cocoanut, cream, prune. apple, cranberry and mince meat made to-dav for Xmas at the City Steam Bakery. .

Tin city schools closed to-day for Christmas holidays. We understand the closing exercises were of a very pleasing character. T

Ciinss, Eccles, Scotch. Hermit, New York, Fruit and Seville Cake made to- day for Xmas at the City Steam Bikery, Prince Street.

g No stale iin rted cake at the City Steam Bakery. ut nice fresh Plsin Light Fruit, Dark Fruit and Victoria Cake from l8c. up.-A. ck C. Qcnit. SlA5|0NABl.B.-A fur otter sett. hat and °0lll_!'. was presented to D. Nicholson, tobacconist as. an Xmas box by his men,

evincing good mutual feeling.

' We are pleased to learn that a Special Musical Service has been prepared by the Choir of the Methodist Brick Church for to-morrow, Xmas morning.

Tm! concert at Cornwall this evening is

' not in ad ofths P. E. I Hospital, but of

the Woman's Missionary Society, under whose auspices it was gotten up.

. San SMALL.-—Tll8 Stanley will not leave

,Pictou before Saturday, but Mr. Chap- ‘ pelle has tel‘

phed as folluws—- “ Get Mr. mall to come Saturday, and Will pay all expenses."

It is to be hoped that we will yet have the pleasure of hearing Mr. Small.

Tnz Annual Meeting of the Sunday

S School Committee of Upper Prince Street

Methodist Chrrcli, will be held on Friday evening the 26th inst., at 7.30 o'clock.

Tar: Stanley, we regret to say, is un- able to make s trip t’)-day, and unlikely to make one before Saturday, her dam-

aged machinery having been sent to Hali- fax for repairs.

W3 regret to hear that thestore of Mr. Joe. Gallant, Rustico, was d-.-strayed by tire last evening. The cause is said to be spontaneous combustion of coal. We are informed that the store is insured with

_, Mr. Hyndman for about 82,500.

Lflssns. Iaurisr, Fisher and Cheq- uette visited the blic building this fore- noon sndsmne the oflicials, his own old inland revenue omcisls had a hand- skake with‘Mr. Lsurier. who was Min a- ter of Inland revenue under the late gov- ernment.

" -.Tns Presbytery of Mirsmichi hasac- espted the resignation of Rev. J.,H. Cain- eron, of Bass River, and a call from A-lberton, P. E, 1.. to Rev. A. F. Thomp- son Bathurst has beenreceived. A spe- takes place on Dec. 30to consider the 'latter.——Honcton Transcript

Axorins Scott Act day. Nine cases

*"-were before the magistrate. . Wm. "Don-

dfsr's case dismissed; . Mrs. ’Edmonds, postponed one week: Angus McDonald, adjourned; Charles Collins convicted of a 3rd offence and sentenced to two months in jail; Patrick Welsh, convicted of a first

, oflence. The evidence will appear Friday.

Tin Qvszx Sousa Faxes.-—In the first issue of Tris GUARDIAN we expressed the opinion that now that the Queen Square fence is not needod the Minister

, of Public Works might be induced to se-

‘éept somebedy's tender for it. To-day we has the satisfaction of seeing it piled up against the Post Oflice where it is to

.until the spring.

.Ias. Pam! & Co's splendid dry goods ’iItore' will‘ be worth visiting to-night,

"T150! Ire‘ selling everything at reduced ‘holiday

prices, and are ofl'ering furs, silk handkerchiefs, and other things suitable ins. Call _vo_-night whether you wish to uy or not

.gnd you can a d an hour or two very pleasantly in king at the goods. “I be e that on the bat-

tle to be fought on the 8th of January depends the future prosperity, both moral and social, of this - my native city ”--Mayor Haviland.

Ownto to damage to one of the steam

of the Stanley she will be laid up for three days. The mails have been order- .ed bythe Capes. A special“ leaves with “mails and passengers at 8 o'clock local time this evening for Cape Traverse. flog, Mr. Laurier and companions will bognong the number. They will cross to mo;-row inorni , and mails will be re- ceived from a if the weather per- nita, on Friday.

‘T’ Tris Tryon,Woolen Manufacturing Co. have issued a circular stating that in View of their steadily increasing trade. they, they have decided upon making Charlotte- gown their head quarters, that all orders will, in the future, be filled from their Wu-ehouse, Queen Street. They also contemplate this cl'i1lP8°. “‘ l"h°“' business. All correspondence must '36

addressed P. 0. Box 47.3. Charlottetown-

KEXSINGTOX Hau..——0n_ Friday in ht next therewillbes Public Tee in t 18 Hall. For some time past the workers have been to’ ' hard, and have succeed- .5‘ in bggutif y decorating the plxcfii aiid on Friday night we expect ‘hf ff? tables will Nthugls If 110‘ 3‘"'P““v ‘.9 8 corations of . H811-_

They have placed tickets for sale at the stores of W. C. Turner and H881-mi 3- Moore's, for 20, cents each.

~ .. will besomewhat b3:igt’hr:'°fi¢2.“0“ W °'°‘“."3 9‘ es. 23rd oclhrtlw m°°“ "*”"“°“‘ ecli at five minutes to “CM! bl“ an shag: will for the h“‘.'° already passed sill. ind ll‘ l‘ ml!’ W Eastern countries and st th0_ N1“P°d°* thatherfscegthat eve . will 1” 5°99 wholly obscured. It be othowifi with the total eclipse of out‘ “Wt”:- uhicli will begin at 35 minutes ,3 on the 15th of November M133" “'1 no sllllliltlfll tells ucwill he -am‘? "“f}' is whitlllile:.ncI‘l0mg:3ll’:;t.k‘: nduy W slides! in timeutg witness the Pl‘9"°"‘°’ mpg. There will be two sols!’ marina visi . , fl eclipse on the upper - n at two minutes psltfiflfll of ' use ;, the other. I

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Mr. Davies‘ Speech.

The following short summary of Mr.

(?a\'ies' speech was crowded out yester- -IV.

. r. Davies was satisfied tlizit the best tribute of respect that could be paid to the Liberal leader was the large a.SSBIlll)- lage that had gathered to hear him. He had been accustomed to tell his friends that all that was necessary to explain why Mr. Laurier was chosen to hi! the place vacated.by Hon. Mr. Blake was to hear _l’llS glowing eloquence, and to learn of his love of freedom and his true patriotism to Canada‘ and Canada's Queen. He was greatly l_‘e]0li.‘0(l by tlieenthusiustic recep- tion which was shown at the meeting at St. John and Halifax, and he felt sure that when the time came a large majority would array themselves on the side of free trade. The Liberals were charged with being pessimists. We deny the °lM|‘8°. we have as great faith in the country as our opponents have, and as we look at the great resources and capabili- ties. we regret that it has not that it should en)oyr The true optimist is the man who sees danger and difliculties and faces them. He also disclsimed the taunt of disloyalty that was laid against the Liber- al party by their opponents. Ile yielded to no man in his loyalty to the British empire. He then went on to show how the policy of Sir John McDonald had al- most precipitated the greatest calamity that could befall the empire, in fact that could befall humanity, a conflict betweeii Great Britain and America. He then discussed the trade relations, referred to the contrast and annoying changes that were msdeiu the tariff; and how the ac- tion of the Conservatives was largely re- sponsible for the passage of the McKin- lsy Bill.

After reviewing the course of trade and the trade policy of the Conservatives. Mr. Davies closed with an eloquent sp- peal in behalf of the Liberal party, ex- pressing his conviction that the enthusi- asm no 4: displayed was a prestige of vic- tory for his party in the next contest.

After a few remarks from Mr. Welsh, ii vote of thanks to Messrs. Lziurier and Fisher was moved by Hon. Senator flav- thorne, seconded by Mr. Perry, M. P., and enthusiastically carried.

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Our Daily.

We are much gratified at the kind recep- tion which is being accorded the Duty GUARDIAN. To feel that it is appreciated amply repays us for the busy days and wearisome nights employed in its every issue. The issue of Monday has been particularly praised. Many have mid it was the best sample of a live daily ever published in this city. The Press too have been very kind in their remarks. We have onl space for a few notices. The Halifax Vyoice says :

“TEEIISLAND GUARDIAN, of Charlotte- town, P. E. I., has bloomed out into a Daily and will continue so until after the Scott. Act election, if no longer. It is one of the most sensible and outspoken Canadian temperance papers that come to us, and very well edited. The Voice wishes it every success in its new ven- ture."

The Moncton;Transcn'pt says: “Mr. B. D. Higgs, one of the ablest as well as the youngest editor in the provinces is nnblishing the Isnaxn GUARDIAN ss ii daily during the Scott Act campaign at Charlottetown. . It is in fsvoi-.of theScott Act ; and isjn its general aspect an excel-- lent newspaper."

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Fooled Again.

With reference to a letter in the Ex- aminer of last Friday about . certain re- port which the Stipendisry magistrate is alleged to have made to the ‘authorities in Ottawa seine four or live years after the Scott Act was in operation in this city- and purporting to be unfavorable to it, we have interviewed Mr. Fitzgerald liim- self on the matter: with the following re- sults. He says he has no definite recol- lection of having made the alleged report. All he does remember is that he once sent replies to some questions pertaining to the working of the Canada Temperance Act which Mr. Chapleau asked him. As to anything unfavorable to the Scott Act he says his statements were brief and non- committal. He further says that he has noiemembrsnce of being asked for its publication’ by any one.

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Worse Than Murderers.

Snt,—I understand that liquor is being freely and gratutiously dealt out on all sides by our respectable(?) fellow-towns men, the rumsellers, in view of the forth- coming struggle in which their nefarious business occupies such an uneiiviable position. This Iknow to_ be fact, and it is done in order to make it appear that the Scott Act is useless. Last night I lifted ed‘ the middle of one of our streets "ii young man of eighteen years old who was lying there helplessly intoxicated, and led him 'to his home. As I went along an aged woman with a tattered shawl carelessly thrown over her head ran out to meet me and anxiously en- quired: “ Is that one of my boys, Sir '1" Looking at my helpless charge she found he was not. She told me that her two sons—mere youths—were drinking, had not been heard of for many hours. and turning sadlygsway declared that “ the rumsellers of Charlottetown were worse than murderers ! "-

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A At the residence of Capt. Rood, Grafton st., on the 8th inst., bv the lle v. ]as. Carruthcis, William A. 'Ioivnsh-~nd. of Rollo Bay,_ and Ida'Melinda Aitken, of Bay Fortune.

At the manse of St: ]sme’s church, on the 0;}, inst; by the Rev. James Carruthcrs, John McPherson, of Rrooklyn, P E. I,, and Mag- gie Mclaean. of Middleton, P. E. I.

Mr. Donald A. McLeod. teacher. l’¢t¢|"5 Road‘ to Miss Catherine Stewart, eldest ‘ ' 1 Mr Donald Stewart daughter of the ate - : Creek River, by the Rev. John Sutherland, flow. 2;. at the Manse, Cal-.doins.

' .Lo: 6 Dec. sun. by Rev- A.A; .1}?ntds Pclliiy, E5‘!-. and Miss C eon. , ‘ “cg”, flr. obert Wells Dobson. 0‘ C1P¢ ,, N_ 3_s to M5,; Chg-isty Ellen Mac- I(lPl°l:r0.n ofuouiit Pleasant, Lot is, F. E. I.

o. the min last» in ‘Fremont T¢.mPl°o Boston .fig5s, by the Rev. Emory J. Haynes. D, D.,’ Benjamin Broadhnfsto °f B°5i°"v_ lb" megly of Bristol, England, to Margaret I-.l;;L.. est dsugter of the MC .l‘“'°‘ '

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BISHOP c_q_ii_sTu£v

ll Ai.ir.i_\', Dec. 23.~—'I‘|icgravest anxiety exists with regard to the lieeltli of aihllup

to Germany its soonas. ll.t5 can be moved. It is likely that should his lordship'§ in- Clispositiun continue an administrator of the diocese will ere long be .appoiiited. ’ A Woman Hung. LoxD0.\', Dec. 23.——-Mrs. Nellie Pear- cey was him ed this morning for the mur- der nf Mrs. egg and baby. Mrs. Hog was the wife of a London porter who had been intimate with the Pearcey woman. The prisoner admitted her guilt. The execution of Mrs. Pearcey was to have taken plaice last week, but was postponed by order of the Home Secretary to allow an investigation of the prisoner's sanity but he denied a cominutat-ion. Evidence was furnished showing that on four occa- sions the woniaii had attempted suicide and that she was subject to epilepsy. Dr. Forbes Wiiislow, who had studied the case, is convinced that if Mrs. Pearcey did commit the murder she was not re- sponsible at the time for her action. .__...————-¢_.—.--———

Thc Sawtelle Murder.

DOVER, N.H., Dec. 23.-—Chief Justice Doe this afternoon rejected the petition filed by the defendants Counsel on the first day of the Sawtelle trial praying that the State be compelled to elect one count" of the indictment on which to rely. The effect of this decision is to allow the ini- dictinent to stand as the trial jury may render a verdict of guilty on either of the three counts. The defence made his opening argument this afternoon. He claimed the evidence of the State did not ‘connect Isaac with the crime, and that -the murder of the man whose body was The defence This afternoon their testimony goes to show that the witnes- ses who claimed to hear the shots could not have been on the road at the time they said. .

Telegraghic Briefs.

W.isHi.\'oro.\', Dec. 23. —The Presi- dent to-day sent to the Senate the nomin- ations of Henry B. Brown, of Michigan, as associate Justice of tlie-Snpe’eme Court vice Samuel F. Miller decefisd.

HALIFAX, N. S., Dec. 23.--Four more bodies were recovered to-day from the scene of the coal shed horror at Cunsi-d's wharf. They were embedded in the coal. The body of Nicholas Baldwin is now the only one still unrccovercd. The coroner‘: jury returned a verdict “ acci- dental death.” The cause of the collapse is as great ii mystery as ever.

LONDON, _Dec. 23.-A despiitch from Pernainbuco. says the Hamburg ship Librissn collided with and sank the Brit- tish ship Talookdar from Calcutta for London. ‘The captain and twenty-two members of...the crew .of. the Talaokdsr: vvere drowned. '

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The West ladies and Canada.

Lo.~'nox,-“Dec. 23.——A cable ilespatch published in all the leading English pap- ers announces that the visit of Minister Foster, to the West Indies, and the con- ference held early in Autumn between the Canadian and Newfoundland’ minis- ters were likely to lead to the admission of Newfoundland and the British West India Islands to the Canadian Confedera- tion. It was added that Mr. Foster was sent to the West Indies to negotiate terms with those colonies. Imperial Fed- ra- tion circles were naturally much eluted by the report. Your corres ndcnt at once instituted enquiries att e colonial office and one of the highest authorities of that ofiice stated most empli~\tic:illy that no- thing of the sort had ever been mooted to the British Government.

The Manufacture of Liquor Ex- posed. -

DEAR Sin:—-Having had the pleasure of attending a very interesting lecture on the manufacture of liquors and their adul- terations, delivered by Prof. McBride, and presuming that it may‘be interesting to many of your readers, I venture, through the medium of your paper," to furnish them with anepitome of it-.

Professor McBride having produced a bottle of pure alcohol, said there was no such thing as a glass of pure whiskey. He then took a tumbler and filled it about two-thirds full of alcohol and t-hen adding enough water to make it drinkable. he sweetened it with sugar andstated that this was the basis and the substance of all liquor; this is what is drunk whether it is called whiskey,:ruin, gin, brandy ‘or any, other spirituous liquor. Dropping a few drops of extract of prunes into the above be said ths was what was sold as Scotch whiaky—two thirds alcohol a little sugar, and a few drops of extract of prunes. Then taking up the [glass of Scotch whiskey, the --Professor added a few drops of caramel, making it " a light brown color, which has [the reputation of bein the color of good Irish whiskey, the on y difference between Scotch and Irish whiskey being several drops of caramel, the effect- of which is butiilittle difference of color. But. he asked, why is Irish whiskey colored"? Because those who drink it think it must be a certain color—therefore this menu- facturers color it to please them. Think but for a_ moment what color it should Certainly colorless. Is it not supposed to come direct frointhe still, and is not every fluid. colorless when it comes from it still 3 He then made a glassof rum by adding a little tincture of orange. as slgo a little more caramel to make it darker in color. Taking then another glass of al- cohol and water and sugar, as above ' pre- pared, it being the basis of all _spirituous liquors, he dropped a little ,oil of Cognac into it, so ing, “ThlI[ls brandy'..'tl!° m°'_5§ ruinous 0 all liquors" Beware of it, the only flavorin being oil of Cognac, which- ls poison, his, I would enti-est, you not to drink; in fact. if you tlllo my .I|lVl¢-‘O you will not drink spirits at all; but if you must drink spirits then take a little whiskey straight--b which term I mean slcoliol reduced wi

wstei'—-this is the the least hurtful of all spirits.” ' ' ‘ ' I was fortunate enough to r-bts'n a seat nag: a person who had been bro lit up in the distilling busiuflls Ind h‘ I 13‘ that all tilt! Q5010 WQ3 P9l‘fQ°*~lY l‘".l°a_|¢ldf mg the qtatement the it was principally thg aaesices and oils that caused ddlrlfll (regime, and not so inll.oh.th9 _Il°9l1?]g' . ' ‘ Yfillkfl ifilthinllas. A (510. hi H! -i 0- “-

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