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. Py CHES, Barlett Pears, Grapes, Sweet potatoes, Tomatoes, Lemons, Oranges, at THE CONFECTIONERY.

DEATH IN A Weii.—At Mount Stewart, serday, a little boy,—aged five years,-— _— sane . : J , of Mr. Angus Gillis, accidentally fell sol 7 ip a well and was drowned, ! >_> * Mx. JOHN Bowers is in the field for a

eat at the Licensing Board. His card to < electors will appear tosmorrow. His

‘norum ”

ticket is

-t—>e- - —_ To be DiscuarGep.-- The Moncton Times states that a heayy discharge of

workmen from the I. U. R. shops is contem- The number is variously estimated

50.

plated. gt from 50 to |

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Jot axaLisTic.—The Halifax Citizen is now issued by Mr. Annand, under the name/ and style of the Cilizen and Kvening Chron- cle. It is the largest evening daily in Nova Scotia.

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Ar the Stipendiary Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, Charles Smith, sailor, | was fined $50 cents and cost or 4 days, for drunk and incapable; Henry Ross, sailor, same oftence, fined $1 and costs or 4 days; Foster Lewis, sailor, on complaint of Capt. steele, for desertion from ship, was fined 4) cents and costs or 4 days; Nathan P. White, sailor, drunk and incapable, fined g2and costs or 8 days; Hugh Monaghan, for allowing his horse to run at large in the street, $1 and costs or 6 days.

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lus Domestic Montaty.—The September number of this popular magazine is espe- cially complete in that variety of fresh and yseful information concerning every de- partment of fashion which is demanded by readers of fashion journals. Every item of the information presented is capable of being put to practical use. In its review of fashion there is provided a full and com- prehensive account of the prevailing styles in dress, recent novelties, together with many practical suggestions of special bene-~ fit toevery lady. Following this appears precise and full descriptions of the nu- merous garments for ladies and children, illustrated; fashion jottings, and the special articles embodying the latest intelligence concerning seasonable fabrics, trimmings, coiffures, /ingerie, needle and fancy work, ete, etc. The very handsome colored plate

accompanying the number gives a repre» sentation of a very stylish breakfast toilette,

which cannot fail in being very much ads mired by the ladies. The literary contents are excellent, and consist of a continuation of Mary Cecil Hay’s charming novel, ‘‘ Her Three Lovers,’’® number of fine poems, several entertaining short stories, and the first of a series of articles on floriculture, entitled, “ Flower Talks,’ by Eben E. Rexford. The interesting miscellany, the chatty and entertaining small talk, the excellent receipts and useful hints on domestic economy in the household de~ partment, the book reviews, and well- written mosaics, afford a variety of interest. ing and instructive reading. The Domestic Monytuty is published by Blake & Company, 849 Broadway, New York, at $1.50 per year. Specimen copies, 15 cents.

Shipping Intelligence.

PORT OF CHARLOTTETOWN.

ENTERED.

Aug. 29.—Sch. Maria Alma, McGrath, Shediac, boards; Ancilla, Walpole, Picton, coal; Rustic, Wise, Buctouche, deal, plank, pailings, ete.

CLEARED,

Aug. 29.—Bark Ringwood, Trainor, I.iv- espool, G. B., 10,C00 pieces deal, 1,000 pieces deal ends, 1,500 palings, shipped by Longworth & Co.; sch. Acadian, Whidden, Halifax, bal.; Lily, Bourke, Cocagne, bal. ; Margaret, Keeping, Sydney, bal.; Alert, Manthorne, Cape George, flour, etc.; P. L. G., Anderson, Pictou, bal.

Quick Work. — The bark Ringwood, Trainor, master, arrived here from Bristol al 9 o'clock on Friday last, discharged 340 tons of cargo, and loaded a cargo of deal, consisting of 292,000 superficial feet, and Saliled yesterday at noon for Liverpool; thus discharging and loading the above cargoes in four days. Cargo was shipped by Long- worth & Co.

DESTINATION OF VESSELS IN PORT.

Lorvu's WHarr—

Brig Moravian, White, doubtful. P. L. G., Anderson, Pictou,

Lilly Alice, McDonald, Sydney. Medway Bell, McPhee, talifay. Ancilla, Walpole, Pictou. 7

YUREN’s Wuarnr—

Gazelle, Kennedy, Pictou. Prake’s No, 2 WHarr—

Lucilla, Sprague, doubtful.

Mary Jane, Forest, Cow Bay. DuNcCAN’s Wuarr—

Brig Eliza, Steel, England.

Latest } from Montreal.

LUMBER SHIPMENTS.

TYPHOID FEVER. Special Dispatch to Daily Examiner.

MontTreEAL, Aug. 29, Shipments of lumber to the United

States this season are considerably larger

than those of last year, but prices rule low and profits are small.

Typhoid fever is very prevalent in Que« bec.

Flour steady but quiet. Tall wheat flour is most enquired after:

Superior Extra, $6 20 to 6 35 Kxtra Superfine, 6 00 to 6 15 Fancy, 5 70 to 5 80 Spring Extra, > T0 to 5 80 Superfine, 5 35 to & 50 Strong Bakers’, 6 UO to 6 20 Fine, 5 00 to 5 10 Middlings, 4 65 to 4 80 Pollards, 5 50 to 5 75 U. C. Bags per 100 Ibs,, 3 50 to 3 55 City Bags, delivered, 3 10 to 3 15 Oatmeal 4 90 to5 10

WAR DISPATCHES.

GREAT BATILE!

TURKS VICTORIOUS !!

(Special to the Daily Examiner.)

Lonpon, Aug. 29, A special dispatch from Chumla states that Suleiman Pasha assaulted the Russian position at Shipka Pass yesterday morn- ing. The battle, it is reported, lasted all day. The Turks gained possession of all the earthworks at the opening of the defile and the Russians retired—losing three thousand killed and wounded.

Sir Stafford Northcote, at Plymouth, last night, declared the striciest neutrality to be the policy of Creat Britain.

The Pope is reported very ill,

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON, Aug. 8.

The Bank of England has fixed the mini- mum rate of discount at 2 per cent,

The Russians still hold Fort Nicholas, Shipka Pass. The Tarks are attacking the highest positions in Pass. Large numbers of Turkish wounded arriving at Adrianople. The Russians occupy Popheio. A battle is expected.

The Vienna correspondent of the Times telegraphs: ‘Very reliable information states positively that itu most inuflnential quarters of Russian Poland, any Polish agi. tation or movement intended to take advan- tage of difficulties in which Russia might find herself, would be regarded as a must fatal step to the interests of Poland.”’

Since yesterday afternoon and during to- day, Turks have maintained feeble fire against defence in Shipka Pass. The Rus- sians maintain all their positions. The furks hold neighboring heights, continually relieving each other in fighting. They bring up supplies on beasts of burden, and where roads are impassible for animals, the y compel$Bulgarians »o drag loads.

The Porte recently instructed Masurus Pasha to call attention of the British Gov- ernment toarmaments of Greece, declar- ing that if an oltbreak occurs it will send troops to Athens to extirpaite the evil at the root. England thereupon addressed remonstrances to the Greek Government. The latter has just sent a note to the Porte giving pacific assurance and promising, if necessary, to co-operate with Ottoman troops to represet brigandage on the trons tier.

It is expected that publicity of the pro- ceedings in Gambetta’s trial will be pro~ hibited,

New Youx, Aug, 28,

The Saratoga single scull race was won by Courtney; Riely seconi; Plaisted last. Courtney won by three lengths; time twenty minutes forty-sevea-and three.qar~ ter seconds, Plaisted ‘quit at the end of two miles,

Articles of agreement between Evan Morris, champion, and Pat Luther, for five mile scull race tor championship and two thousand dollars, have been signed at Pitts- burgh. October 13th is the date, anda course On Alleghany River, twelve miles above the ci y, is the place.

MONTREAL, Aug. 28.

Sir Henry Tyler and Hon. Mr. Childers, with Miss Childers and others, inspected Victoria bridge to-day. The report is satisfactory. They retuned on the top of the bridge, Miss Uhi‘ders baing the first lady that ever performed this feat,

OrTawa, Aug. 28,

Mr. Barney Devlin, M. P. of Montreal, is in town, on some political business.

Trouble is expected about Welland Canal contracts.

A great part of the lumber recently shipped from this poi:.t was bought up by R. W Adams, for the New York Merket. Freights are very low now, being $3 to New York, while last year, in October, as much as $6 was paid.

Watack, N. S., Aug. 28.

Two suspic 943 looking characters have been loafing around River John, Tatama- gouche. and ture the past few days. The Custom House and Post Office were broken

Bark Emma, Mason, Liverpool.

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ters and money were stolen, Chamber's witch store. at Wallace Bridge, was broken into this morning. Forty watches were stolen, one being a gold one, belonging to Senator McFarlane’s wile, he offers tilty dol-

lars reward for its recovery. Wm. Scolt’s store was also entered, revolvers, bats, and postage stamps were stolen, The store was set on fire. The fire was discovered in time to prevent total destrustion, Gangs of men are looking for the mauraders,

NEW PUBLICATIONS,

for August ** Bele

Tue ** For aightly Review ” isat hand, It is thus reviewed by ford’s Monthly ’’:—

“For several years back the “ Fortnight. ly Review’’ has been the acknowledged organ of so-called thought in England, Its unquestioned success 2s a periodical may have led its talented editor to wander farther from orthodoxy than on cool rev flection would commend itself to his own There is, indeed, an indication in the current number that Mr. Morley will not deyote so much space at least in future numbers to criticism, which, as a rule, had be’ ‘er be left to the incorrigible ‘* Westminster Review.” The undoubted ability of. the magazine (published only once a month, by the way, and not every fortnight, as its name indicates), induced its present Canadian publishers to enter into arrangements with its English pub- lishers for its publication in America, To secure accuracy, this is done every month from a duplicate set of stereotype plates, There is reason for saying that the degree of public favor extended to the venture fully justifies the Canadian - publishers in their faith of finding a market on this side of the Atlantic.

The first article in the August number on the ‘‘Secret Societies of Russia,’ by the great authority on Russian questions, Mr. D. Mackenzie Wallace, is an admirable resume Of Russian history, and a lucid ex- position of the causes which have made Russia a hot-bed of Secret Societies—nay, of the causes which have led to the present war. The history of Russia, unlike that of England, has been a succession of breaks with the past; aseries of new departures, In the reign of Peter the Great, the thread of continuity was suddenly snapped, and ever since violent reforms and violent rex actions have been the rule. The history of the present campaign in Asia Minor has so far illustrated well the Russian character and habitual mode of action. First, great enthusiasm, inordinate expectations and a haughty contempt for difficulties ; next. a

/rapid advance, obstacles surmounted with

wonderful facility ; difficult positions storm- ed with reckless, dashing gallantry, and as a result of all this, overweening confidence, whispering them that, as one of their pro- verbs graphically and quaintly puts it, *‘ if they tried to ford the ocean, the water would not rise higher than their knees.”’ Then comes a check, obstacles are met which no amount of dash and gallantry can surmount, the over-heated enthusiasm cools, the retreat begins, the imprudence of neglecting to secure firmly and method- ically the pusitions gained becomes appars ent, and the great shadowy conquest col- lapses into the most modest of acquisi tions. In the history of the nation secret societies have sprung up with most luxuri- ance in the hours of recoil. This is illus» trated by a review of the four great reforms ing epochs, which are associated with the names of Peter the Great, William II, Alexander I and Alexander II, In this review we have historical material at once instructive and amusing, the des, cription of the various secret societies, with their generosity, pedantry, wildness and utopian dreams, being especially interest-~ ing. Mr. Grant Duffs “ Plea for a Ra- tional Education’ is addressed mainly to those who can give their boys all the chances, 8nd is a strong indictment against what is called a classical education. Mr. Grant Duff, who is one of the most en- lightened men living, is not content witha destructive criticism, but formulates a sys~ tem of education,which strikes us as singus larly rational and well adapted to our needs here in Canada. One of the things, amongst others, insisted on is a good knowledge uv! at least one modern langu age ; also a general acquaintance with the laws of health; and that which our Englishs men 80 greatly lack, a knowledge of geo graphy. This is a most suggestive essay, which we recommend to our Minister of Education and the heads of universities, ‘*Sea or Mountain ?” is a discussion of the relative advantages of sea air and mount- ain air as restoratives to health. Their points of similarity are dwelt on, and how numerous their use is surprising—and their differences. What patients should choose the sea, and what mountain re- gions— at what ages we should elect one or the other a:r—the rationale of the recu- perative process—all this is shown in a clear, terse, popular style, abounding in illustration and reference. The next article, “Cavour,” is a painting of the great statesman with the history of Modern Italy for background. ‘The splendid bal. ance and patriotic ambition of Cavour are accented with his herculean labours after 1861 when he began to take every depart- ment in hand are held up to wonder—the wonder being intensified by the fact, delicately brought out that the whole time the laborious statesmen heli his own against the King—a notorious free liver. ‘© The Indian Civil Service,’’ will well re- pay perusual, But the most interesting paper in the whole number number is ‘» Three Books of the Eighteenth Century,’ by the Ejitor. The three books are by Holbach, and the writer has in addition much to say of Voltaire, Rousseau, D’Al- embert, Frederick the Great, &e. Only one of the three books is treated of in the present paper. We are quite sure that many of our readers will not agree with all that Mr. Morley says, but he must be

retty ‘‘weak in the faith’ who cannot

read the article and derive instruction and

into at River dohn on Saturday night; let-\ profit from it e

; ports $118,000, making the gross reduc-

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RUSSIAN POLICi.

Cot. Valentine Biker, who ‘= now in tha

service of thé Sultan, is of Opision tha’ if

the Czar succeeds in the pres: it War, 2 will without delay pick a quarr.. w.ia Eng- land. Enormous bodies of Russian troops, indeed the main portion ot ue Imperial army of 1,000,000 men, are be iug active y drilled in Russia in prepare son fur tia war with England. C.!. Bakvr says Li. Russian officers tak~n uv nct sek to cou- ceal this fact, which, be says, has beeu confirmed by the highest authority. In confirmation of his view he quotes the following extract from a recent anti-British utterance in the St. P«.ersburgh Gazette: ‘* Russian successes m+.0 English losses. Every blow struck by us brings us nearer Constantinople and India. This our time. With Turkey at our feet, then on to the East to put the braggart oppressors of India to the route ana modify the course of history, ‘India is rich beyond conceps tion, and our victorious soldiery shall bave their reward,”

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AN ODIOUS COMPARISON,

[From the Toronto Mail. }

President Hayes took oftice to cut down the expenditure and introduce economy into the Civil Service, In that he re« sembled Mr, Alexander McKenzie. Mr. Sherman, the Secretary of the Treasury, is now able to teil the people of the United States whit the President and his Cabinet have done since March last in the way of fulfilling those pledges. Five hundred and five persons have been discharged from the Eograving and Printing bureau, making an annual saving of $360,000. Seventyssix have been discharged from the New York Custom House, the annual amount thus saved being $256,000. Fiityxnine have been removed from the Custom House in New Orleans, making a saving of $255 000. Eightysnine have been removed from the Custom House in New Orleans, making a saving of $95,000. The reduction made at San Francisco amounts to $73,000, Phila- delphia $57,600, Boston $123,000, and other

tion in the Customs service since the 4th March last $721,000. The reduction made in other branches of the Civil Service amounts to $1,400,000 a year, or a gross reduction of $2,500,000. ‘Ihe people, Re~« publicans, and Democrats alike, are toler- ably well satisfied that the Government which in only five months eftects such a reduction as that is honestly fulfilling its past pledges.

But with Mr. McKenzie ‘ne case is tir different. When he was leader of the \)- position he used to complain to the farmers that Ottawa was overrun by pubiic em- ployees, who wedged the building from cellar to garret and fell over one another in inextricable confusion in the passages aid halis. Now, however, things se infinite:y worse; he has not only failed to int:oduce economy, but he has launched into hith« r- to unheard-of extravagance. jhe Customs expenditure which was $567,().0 when in 1873 he declared that department of the public service to be the asylum {vr worth less partizans, is now $721 (0U, although there has been a marked decicase in the revenue from Customs. Excise, then $171,000, is now $215,000. Salaries «i Ottawa, which at the time the officia’s filled both garret and cellar, were $750,. 000 a year, are now $342,000, Contin, gencies, then $281 ,00U, are now $301,000. Salaries on the canals bave increased froia $208,000 to $250,000. The cost of each immigrant has risen from $7.76 in 1873 to

26.55, the latter figure not inci vding the Mennonite expenditure; the Admimistras | tion of Justice from $399,000 to 7544,000, and the controllable expenditure of the country from $23,316,000 to 724,488,000. He promised to reduce the number oi Cabinet Ministers, but he has uot done ev. He was going to “reform” the Civi. Ser- vice, but he has forgotten iis promise. He has indeed done those thi:..s which he ought not to have done, aii left un- done those things which he c:xht to have done, and he is no longer wurtny the cons fidence of those who helped to put him where he is.

We are fond of lilting up our heads in horror at the antics of public men in the United States, but our cousins can put their President alongs.de our Premier and ask with confidence—wi..ch is the honester man ?

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Personal.

~ Rev. D. G. McDonald, who has been at- tending the Baptist Coavention at Wolf Ville, returned last evening, in the steamer ‘Princess of Wales,” from Pictou.

F. W. Fishwick, Esq., owner of the stirs “M. A. Starr” and “Edgar Stuart,’ was a passenger in the steamer from Pictou yes- terday evening.

Hotel Arrivals.

RANKIN HOUSE.

Aug. 29.—I. A. Grant, Pictou; George May, st. John ; Mr. aod Mrs. Fishwick, Halifax’; J. W. Hill, Ship Harbor, E. J. Howell, Montreal; J. W. Bartlett and daughter, St. John.

REVERE HOUSE.

Aug. 29.—W. J. McCormack, Montagne ; Mrs. R. McC. Stavert, Summerside; W. E. Stavert, do; Ella Stavert, do; Daniel Stew- art, do; Mrs, Daniel Stewart, do; H. H.. Titcomb, Montreal; A. 4. Creighton, Char. leston, S. C.; Burnside Foster, Boston; Reginald Foster, do.

«GOLD - PLATED

Brooches, Earrings, Lackets, Neckletts, Watch Chains, Scarf Pins, Sleeve Studs, Shirt & Collar Studs, Nickel-plated Alberts. A large assortment of the above Goods at W. W. WELLNERS.

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CIVIC ELECTIONS

For Licensing Board.

[Ty pursuance of an Act of the General As sembly of this Island, made and passed

in the Fortieth year of the Reign of Licr

present Majesty, intituled * An Act

, amend an Act to Incorporate the Town 0!

Charlot.etuwn,” I do hereby give public

notice tuat an Election of

A LICENSING BOARD,

(to consist of three members)

FOR THE CITY OF CHARLOTTETOWN,

will be held

ON TOURS DAY, Lhe Fourth Day off Seplember — NEXT—

at the several places following, that is to say :

In Ward No. 1—At the Store of Messrs. J. & T. Morris, corner of Queen and Water Streets,

In Ward No. 2—At the Warehouse of

Richard Heartz, Esq., tronting on

Sydney Street.

In Ward No. 3—At Market Hall.

In Ward No. 4—At the Fire Engine House,

fro iting on Kent Street. East.

In Ward No. 5—At the House of Widow Tierney, corner of Great George and Euston Streets,

And at the said Elections the Poll will be

opened at nine o'clock in the forenoon, and

continue open till five o'clock in the atfter- noon of the same day.

DESCRIPTION OF WARDS :

Number One shall comprise all that part of Charlottetown wh.ch lies south of Dor- chester Street, and the parcel of ground formerly known as the Military Barrack Ground. Number Two shall comprise all that part of Charlottetown which lies south of Richmond Street and north of Dorches- ier Street. Number Three shall comprise all that part of Charlottetown which lies south of Grafton and north of Richmond Street. Number Four shall comprise al! that part of Charlottetown which lies south of Fitzroy and north of Grafton Street. Number Five shall comprise all that part of Charlottetown which lies north of Fitzroy Street, including the Common of the said fowo. See 18 Vic., Cap. 24, intituled ‘‘An Act to Incorporate the Town of Char- lottetown, and the Acts in Amendment

thereof.” J. §. CARVELL, |

MAYOR. PETER MacGoway, City Clerk. Charlottetown, 2Uth August, 1837.—27th

OPENING OF CITY SCHOOLS.

The Board of School Trustees OF CHARLOTTETOWN

HEREBY gives notice that the following schools wiil be opened, under the provi-

sions of the ** Public Schools’ Act, 1877,”

on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd, prox., at

the hour of 9 o’clock, a. m., for the admis-

sion of pupils, viz.:—

Upper Prince Street School,

{late Methodist Academy},

Basi Kent Street Schooi, {late Normal School], Rochfort School,

[Scott's Hall], spring Lark School, [Large’s Hall, Great George Street} Kensington Schoo, [near Gas Works}.

N. B.—In order that pupils may be prop-

erly graded, it is requested that al) intend-

ing appi-cants be present on the day of

opening.

By Order of the Board. ISAAC OXENHAM,

Secretary. Ottice of School Board, Ch’town, Aug. 24, 1877. § = > sill

To the Civic Electors of Char- lottetown,

AVING attended a meeting in the Athe- neum On Friday evening last, for the pur- pose of nominating candidates forthe Licensing Board, it was agreed that the three persons re- ceiving the highest number of ballots should be the choice. Messrs. Dawson, Cundall aad Blake received the nomination. The next highest ou the list was the Hon. H. J. Callbeck. Since then Mr. Blake has declined to run. In Monday morning’s Hzaminer, Mr. Joseph Knight offers his services to the public without getting the conseat of the meeting that nominated the can- didates, although he received but very few bal- lots on Friday night. Since Mr. Knight has thought proper not to be bound by the decision of the meeting, it opens the way for others, and IJ, therefore, offer myself as a candidate tor the suffrages of the people. If elected, I shall en- deavor to discharge my duty fearlessly and im. partially. colleges, where the young are taught to drigk swear and gamble; and, if elected, I shall do my utmost to have them closed, The morals of the community must be sacredly guarded and themajesty of the law faithfully vindicated.i = JAMES CURTIS,

Ch’town,Aug. 21s 1.77.

STEAM MILL, MOUNT STEWART.

HE Subscribers are prepared to take orders for dimension Lumber of a} kinds, in Oak, Elm, White Pine, Pitch Pine Spruce or Birch; also, Spruce Knees Trenails, Wedges, Deck Plugs, and Ships Blocks of every descriptiou—al! delivered at short notice.

LONGWORTIH & CO., Water Street.

N. B.—Spruce fand Fir §Shingles very w. r.

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In our City we have taverns, ornight .

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