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CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1879.

NO, 121

OCEAN STRAMSHIP COMPANY

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OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. FALL TRIP, 1879.

THE FIRST

RINGE EDWARD

1364 tons register,classed 100 Al which is the highest class at Lloyds,

ROBERT FRASER, COMMANDER,

BE ON THE BERTH AT

LASS TRON SCREW STEAMSHIP

WILL

Liverpool, to Receive Cargo,

-- ABOUT THE—

25th October,

AND WILL SAIL FROM

Liverpool for Charlottetown

About the ist November,

Carying Freight at through rates from Lon- don and Ulasgow, deliverable at Char- lottetown, Georgetown, Summerside, Alberton, Souris and Pictou.

For Freight, apply in London to JoHN Prrearren & >oNns, 16 Great Winchester Street; in Glasgow, to James Kexso, 134 St. Vincent Street; in Liverpool to Prrcarrn Broruers, 51 South John Street; in Pictou, N. 58., to Noowan & Davies, or here to

PEAKE Bro’s & Co. Managers. Charlottetown, 23rd Sept., 1879.

Fire, Life. Marine,

HORACE HASZARD, General Insurance Agent,

REPRESENTING :

Commercial Union Fire Assurance Company, of Loudon, England, Capital, £2,500,000 stg.

British-American Fire Assurance Company. of Toronto, Ont., Capital (paid up in full), $500,000 00.

Sun Mutual Life and Accident. In- surance Company, of Montreal. MARINE INSURANCE ALSO EFFECTED.

Office, south side Queen Square. Sept. 16—!w eod

No: 85 Water St.,

Charlottetown.

Prince Edward Island Branch

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NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE FIRE AND LIFE.

INSURANCE 60.

Subscribed Capital, $9,733,332.00 Paid up Capital, - 1,216,666.00

CHIEF Ol FICES—Edinburgh, 64 Princess Street ; London, 61 Threadneedle Street.

Nine-Tenths of the Protits of the Life Assur- ance Business are divided every Five Years. The Tables of Kates are moderate.

Fire Insurances effected on nearly every description of Property, at the LowEST RATES of Premium. corresponding to the nature of the risk.

Losses settled with promptitude and liber-

ality. G. W. DEBLOIs, General Agent.

Dee. 14.

BRITISH AMERICA

Assurance Company. FIRE AND MARINE. Cash Capital & Assets , $1,176,491.43,

INCORPORATED 1833. Head Office, - Toronto, Ont.

Risks taken on all descriptions of Property at lowest rates.

PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES. HORACE HASZARD, Agent.

Office, South Side Queen Square. July 10,1879,” pes

New Maniles, New Friilings. New Ulsters, New Cottons, New Flannels,

Come o

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This is a bona fide sale. selves.

Charlottetown, October™8, 1879.

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BRITISH WAREHOUSE.

As W. & A, BROWN are about. making a change in _ their

Firm, thev are now selling their Large Stock of

FALL & WINTER GOODS,

At prices that defy competition.

New Cloths, New Tweeds, New Dress Goods, New Clouds, New Velveteens,

And a large line of Woollen Goods, of every description, all of which they intend to close out within the next five months.

ne, come all, and see for your-

& A. BROWN.

New

For

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For For For

Fall Goods.

NEW DRESS GOODS, very Cheap, , go to J. B. MacDONALD'S NEW MANTLES go to

J. B. MaecDONALD’S

NEW WINCEYS and CLOTHS go to J. B. MacDONALD’S NEW HATS and BONNETS

zo to J. B. MacDONALD’S

For

NEW FLOWERS and FEATHERS

vo to J.B. MacDONALD'S

For MENS’ and BOYS’

For MENS’ and BOYS’

For

CLOTHING

vo to J. B. MacDonatp's

UNDERCLOTHING.

ne ; go to J. B. MacDonaxp’s GREY and WHITE COTTONS,

CHEAPEST YHT,

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Queen Street, Charlottetown, Sept. 15, 1879.

J. B.

MACDONALD’S.

AILS for Great Britain will be closed at

10 o'clock, p. m., on THURSDAY in each week, to be forwarded via Rimouski, and also on MONDAY, the 13th and 27th inst., at 4 o'clock, a. m., to be forwarded via Halifax.

Mails to be forwarded via Summerside and Shediac and also for all places on the route to Summerside and in Prince County, will be closed daily at 5.30 o'clock, a. m., also for Summerside direct, at 5 p. m.

Mails to be forwarded via Steamers to Pictou will be closed every MONDAY, | WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and SATUR.- DAY, at 5 o’clock, a. m.

Mails for Georgetown and Souris East, and all places on those routes, will be closed daily at 6 o'clock, a. m.

Post Office open from 8, a.m., till 9, p. m.

A. A. MACDONALD, Postmaster. }

Post Office Charlottetown, Oct. Sth, 1879.

ANTHRAGITE GOAL.

re ARRIVE in a few days, 150 tons of the best Lehigh, Chestnut and Egg Coal. Parties wanting to be supplied will please send in their orders at once, as the first in will be first supplied. There will be no two prices. Orders left at the Post Office or at the subscriber’s will be attended to. THOMAS CASELEY.

Oct. 1, 1879—w stf

NOTICE.

OX and after MONDAY, the 30th Sep- tember, I intend adopting the strictly

CASH SYSTEM

in my business.

ALBERT SIMPSON, i Sept, 25, 1879—1m

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MAIL NOTICE, | FURTHER REDUCTION

IN PRICE OF

Albion Mines (Pictou, N. 8.) SLACK COAL.

NLACK and ROUND COAL can_ now be obtained at the above-mentioned Mines. Slack Coal, only $1.30 per tons Round Coal, $2.00. For orders, apply to G. W. DeBLOIS, Sole Agent for P, E. Island. OrFrice: No, 35 Water street. Ch’town, June 23, 1879—patsj kca h sp2m

MAGLEAN & MARTIN, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Newson’s Building, Opp. Post Office,

Charlottetown, P. E. I. A, A. McLEAN. BD. C. MARTIN.

June 18, 1879..—ex2aw

UNION HOUSE,

Queen Street, Charlottetown. P. P. GILLIS, . . +» PROPRIETOR.

CHOICEST WINES & LIQUORS. NEW YORK LAGER BEER.

LES set at all hours, with every luxury of the season. Fresu Oysters received daily. Rooms large and comfortably furnished. CoacueEs from this House meet all Trains and

Steamboats.

First Class Barser SHoP. July 4, 1979—8m

NEWS BY TELEGRAPY.

CANADIAN. Monrrear, Oct. 8. To-day John Monk entered an action in

the Superior Court to recover from Sir Francis Hincks, R. J. Reekie, John Ran- kin, Hugh McKay, W. W. Ogilvie, John Grant, and J. B. Kenny, the sum of $35,- 000. Another suit was entered against the Consolidated Bank for a similar amount.

The new board of directors of the Con- solidated Bank are endeavoring to make an arrangement which, it is confidently ex- pected, will shortly be consummated and which will enable them to open the doors for specie payment. In such event the shareholders would be in a much better position to realize upon the assets of the Bank than they would should they be forced into insolvency.

THE AFGHAN TROUBLE.

Lonvon, Oct. 8 9.30 p.m. Sir Fredeaick Roberts, telegraphs from Charasiab on the 6th at 8 o’clock, in the evening that the Afghans had advanced from Cabul in force, and there was heavy fighting all day. The Afghan position was carried and twelve guns captured. The British loss was about 80 killed and wound- ed. General Roberts hoped to be able. to

march close to Cabul next day(Tuesday).

New York, Oct. 8. A cable special from London says there is general widespread disapprobation in the United Kingdom over the recent army regulation which prohibits newspaper cor- respondents from accompanying the troops now in Afghanistan, afid reporting what is taking place in the field, aud especially in front of Cabul, and the consequent dead silence which prevails. Only army officers are allowed to have any knowledge of oper- ations to communicate to the press. The

London press is especially indignant.

LATER.

London, Oct. 8.

General Roberts, in his despatch dated Charasiab, Oct. 6, 8 p.m., says :—Recon- noitering parties have been sent out on all the roads leading to Cabul. At daybreak this morning it was reported that the enemy were advancing in great force from the di- rection of the city. These parties had to retire soon afterwards. The high range of hills intervening between Charasiab and Cabul was crowned with troops and people from the city, while parties of Ghilzais ap- peared on the hills running along both flan of the camp, and reports were received tha the road to Zahedabas were threatened. Along this road McPherson was advancing with a large convoy of stores and ammuni- tion. Warning wassent to McPherson and some assistance in cavalry. It was abso- lutely necessary to carry the height in front before entering—a very difficult duty,which he completed in a most admirable manner. He sent a party under Major White, of the 92nd Highlanders, consisting of a wing of that Regiment, three guns of the 8th Bat- tery Third Brigade Royal Artillery, 100 of 23rd Pioneers, and two squadrons of the 25th Punjaub Cavalry, to advance by the right of the gorge. After obstinate resist- ance, Major White succeeded in driving the enemy off the main hills, and later in the day he captured twelve guns. Our loss here was four killed and nine wounded. Baker, with the 72nd Highlanders, a wing of the 5th Ghoorkas, 100 of the 5th Pun- jaub Infantry, the remainder of the 23rd Pioneers, four guns of No. 2 Mountain Battery and eight Gatling guns made a turning movement to the left and was soon hotly engaged. He reports that the advance of the troops was made to his satisfaction,

were as follows : Capt. Young, of the Pan- jaub Infantry; Lieut. Ferguson, of the 72nd Highlanders, and Dr. Duncan, of the 23rd Pionners, wounded; about 70 men were killed and wounded. The enemy’s loss is unknown, but must have been .consider- able, as they fled in great confusion, and lost two standards. We have strong pickets posted, as a large number of Ghilzais are still in the neighborhoed; but I hope to be able, to-morrow, to march within short distance of Cabul. the palace of Bala Hissar is no longer in po-

| session of people he can trust.

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Of European nations Germany stands first as to fighting trim. She can put in the field at twenty-four hours’ notice twelve hundred thousand men of the line, the re- serve, and the Landwehr. The grand total of the German army is two million two hundred thousand men, exclusive of two hundred thousand not reckoned on the field strength, but reduced as garrisons, The strength of the second Landwehr and the Landstrum is generally exaggerated, but they are thoroughly efficient soldiers, ihe best in the army. France has a nominal strength of three million and a half of men, but practically it must be decreased to two millions, and even of tliis total a very large proportion is stillin process of organization.

It is not believed that France could place}

in the first line more than eight hundred theusand men.

A big ship, the largest ever built in Yar- mouth County, is the ‘‘William Law,” sent from a Tusket yard last week, 209 feet keel, 1,668 tons carpenter's measurement.

The Boston Traveller says: It is under- stood that in a few days Sir Leonard Tilley, Canadian Minister of Finance, will visit

] Washington on important state matters.

height after height been carried. Our losses | P°

The Ameer states that} Y

| Correspondence.

gar ~=We do not hold ourselves responsible for the statements or opinions of eur correspondents,

Letter From a Producer.

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WHAT ABOUT PRICES. To the Ediior of the Examiner.

Sir,—In yesterday's issue appears the spirited and timely speech of our Lieut. - Governor at the opening of the Exhibition, From his speech we (country people) gather the following two clear facts, viz., first : that England requires an immense amount of grain and potatoes, etc., this season owing to the short crops there ; and second : that cur sheep are being bought up by middlemen and shipped from the Island to Quebec thence to England.

Both of these facts plainly tell that there is something wrong somewhere. We either have no men capable of beginning this direct sheep and meat trade, or those we have are unable or unwilling to take the ‘risk. The same is equally true as regards our oats and potatoes. In the face of the great scarcity in England and France. No oats has yet been stored or loaded for Europe; and unless eur Island traders commence at once, other far-seeing specu- lators will come here and buy our grain; and probably cheat our traders in the mat- ter of profits, as its well understood that grain must be good stock to invest in.

The country people think that our news- papers should make known. to the trading world the fact that hundreds of - cargoes of oats can now be had here, and thereby at- tract the attention of foreign traders. As we have the grain and wish to sell it,—but not at so low a figure as 30 or 32 cts., whilst Europe is steadily advancing in prices. If your spirited wide-spread daily was to quote tle English markets once a fortnight, the farmers of this Island would not be slow to acknowledge the favor. It would be considered as Governor Haviland’s speech is—a hit in the right direction.

Yours c., PRODUCE.

Queen’s County, Oct. 9. 1879.

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Washington Letter.

The Bureau of Education in this city has done great good in the promotion of correct ideas in methods of education. It has now gone into a new field, and has published an elaborate treatise on the importance of education to labor. The work is well written, and offers many valuable sugges- tions to educators as Wellas to those who need education. It shows very clearly how educated labor goes ahead of the mere human machine, and how much more efficient even the man who wields the sledge may be with the aid of intelligent study.

There was great rejoicing in Washington when the despatch was received from P. M. General Tyner, announcing the safety of his party. It was known that they had crossed the hostile Ute district, and for several da succeeding the late massacre no word cou be got from them. Mr. Tyner has many friends at the Capital, and he is a general favorite with his party especially.

The dispute as to Gen. Grant’s future residence will have to be settled by him- self, as will the question of his entering the political field once more. He had con- cluded here that he would make Washing- ton his home, at least in the winter. e likes and is liked by citizens of the capital; and this, perhaps, is why we came to the conclusion we did. But LIllinoisians, in- cluding Mr. Washburne, say that Galena will be his home, and his only home. Se we are at sea again. As to his going into litics agein, the interview with Judge Settle, of North Carolina, settles nothing.

against a third term in 1876; but three years is a long time to give a genuine Yan- kee like Gen. Grant in which to change his mind. However, many people are still of the faith that he will not run for Presi- dent next year, preferring to live a private citizen to entering a contest in which he would again experience the ‘‘campaign of slander, so much to his dislike in former ears.

The Butler men here profess to have great news from Massachussets. It is to the effect that nebody is willing to run against him on a Democratic ticket, and that conse- quently the ‘‘old war horse” will have a walk over. The Republicans assert that it is of no sort of consequence whether Abbott or C. F. Adams, or Thompson, or anybody or nobody else will run against Butler, he will be beaten worse than last year. This is the mixed news to which we are treated here on various topies, leaving us to judge for ourselves. As an independent searcher after truth, I should say thatit is very dif- ficult to see where Butler is going to pick

25,000 majority against him last year, es- pecially as the “regular” Democrats are working as hard against him as the Repub- licans are.

Mr. Tilden still denies that he said what was attributed to him touching the methods of the Southern Democrats, but there is a concurrence of testimony against him. There can be no doubt that he got his bleod up with reference to his rather sharp treat- ment of some of the Southern leaders, and struck back at them. It was quite natural, if not statesmanlike; and it is quite natural that he should be a little shy of its conse- quences, since the Southern Democrats have freed their minds upon his alleged in- terview.

The Judge says the General declared.

up new votes enough to overcome the

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