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Jan. 6, 1879—
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PRINCE EDWARD RAILWAY.
TIME TABLE NO. Il.
Winter Arrangement,
ON AND AFTER
MONDAY, DECEMBER 30th, 1878,
dated ‘Trains Going West.
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Union Assurance Company, OF LONDON, ENCLAND.
1 ISLAND capita - -- $12,539,900.
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NSUKANCE effected against Fire on all
descriptions of Property thronghout the Island.
B® low rates and pRompr settlement of
losses. HORACE HASZARD, Agent for P. EK, Island. Ch’town, Dee, 20, 1878--
QUEEN INSURANCE CO'Y. OF ENGLAND. CAPITAL, . . TWO MILLIONS STERLING.
. '" rN 7 ‘ —- oo | sXe. 3 | | NSURANCE effected on all kinds of Build. saeterarmarcse itis ~ Sie = ing? Merchandise and Produce. Also, on eerguows 8 35 _ Vessels on the stocks. Cardigan 5 Special rates for isolated residences. ‘M.Stew’t Jun at x 05 « Losses settled promptly. ites a m11.90 ot GEORGE MACLEOD (Union Bank), ~~ o>. “4140 * | Agent for Prince Edward Island th'town dp 8 00am|Dp 3.90 pm| ane 1S — Royalty Jun. ~ 2 3.50 * prmciis 88 "48 BROADWAY HOUSE Hanter River ina ee ae 5.03 se 1 | Breadalbane sé ‘ ia ee 5.41 io County Line ae? 4.“ ee Y BY MACKENZIE. ° ae « sé sé Kensington aes a oa. i. HE former ‘‘City Hotel,” now the Summerside ‘in © £0 cin P's Broadway House, Great George Welli P 332 Street, opposite the Catholic Cathedral, is pe hae “416 « now open for Permanent and Transient Pr «533 « Boarders. Leary a 6.35 ne The rooms have been thoroughly renovated Alberton a 6. 40 « and newly furnished. a BF os « The tables will be supplied with the best Tignish okies the market affords, and fares reasonable.
A Suite of Rooms convenient for a small family, together with board &c., can be had
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/ STATIONS. No. 2 No. 4 Nov, 23, 1878—tf
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Port Hil 30.05 « Italian and American Marble, \Whiiaiciorside j jar 11.40 ** ‘ Monuments, Tablets, Headstones, .. dp 2.30pm) Dp 8.45 am ae
Kéisington 200 | «O15 MantTves, Cenrre TaBLe Tops, Burgau County Line “340 «1 «957 « ANpD Commopk Tops, Wasu Bow. Sinedeibane “a 3.50 «a “10.08 ‘6 Suass, &c., &c.
Huater River «498 « | «40.47 “ | Prices to suit, and satisfaction guaranteed. N. Wiltshire . 4.45 “ “11.02 : a Designs furnished on application. “Wa Royalty Jun. 5.40 - 11.65 Corner Hillsborough and Kent Streets, Char Oh town ar ottetown.
Réyalty Tus. Si, November 6, 1878.
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a, ae WAGSTAFF'S HOTEL is i ** 6.00 ** s Georgetown ar 6.25 ** as a. FE Subscriber having fitted up the Hotel
SOURIS BRANCH. formerly known as i Geing West, Going East-| = =7THE RANKIN HOUSE, No.5 | No.6 |in first-class style, is now prepared to give
_8TATIONS. Mized. \\srartons. Mixed. | eomfortable secaimtnndidions to . =
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Mordll * 9.13}| Harmony ¥Y 2. Mt.Stw’tJne} ar 9.55\|Souris ar 7.35
Cc. J. BRYDGES, WM. McKECHNIE, Gen. Sup. Gov. Railways Supt. P. KE. 1. R. Ch’town, Dee. 27, 1878. ,
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UPHOLSTERER, ETC,
AS REMOVED from McPhail’s Corner
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The “ Newfield” Discussion. Orrawa, March 9, 1879.
Last night quite a stormy discussion arose about the dismissal of Capt. Purdy from the command of the Government steamboat New- field. Mr. Burpee, who finds that Czpt. Purdy is a constituent of his, thought he would ventilate the dismissal of this supporter of his by asking for all correspondence con- cerning the matter. He may receive the sup- port of Capt. Purdy in future for his pains, but it was evident to everyone in the House, before the discussion ended upon the subject of the dismissal, that Capt. Purdy’s reputation for competency will be seriously damaged by the investigation of his would-be friends. It appears that Capt. Purdy, while master of the Newjield, and on the way to Sable Island, ran into the harbor of Whitehead, when there was no occasion for it, and, through carelessness or, perhaps, a love of extravagance, permitted the vessel to run on the rocks. The vessel was taken off the rocks, but had to go to Halifax for repairs, which cost the Depart- ment of Marine and Fisheries some $6,000 or $7,000. The
MINISTER OF MARINE AND FISHERIES:
examined the case, and from the information obtained, found that Capt. Purdy, through negligonce, had permitted public property to be wasted. He said in his speech last night that whenever he found that the public money was wasted by any Government officer in his Department through negligence or otherwise, that he would make an example of such per- son. The Minister acted with his usual energy in this matter, and caused the dis- missal of Capt. Purdy. Further inquiry into the conduct of Capt. Purdy showed that he had permitted the provisions of the ship to be wasted in the most extravagant manner. ‘That doublé quantity of provisions were placed on board the ‘‘Newfield” that she required. That also these provisions were purchased from sup- porters of the late government, and this was done, doubtless, to secure the further support of such or to reward them for past services. It must be ap- parent to every one acquainted with the Minister of Marine and Fisheries that the
uestion is one with which he is cempetent to deal. His knowledge of victualling and fitting out ships, together with his intimate acquain- tance with Marine matters, fits him to judge of the manner in which this business was done by the late Mivister of Marine. Sir Albert Smith became indignant when the charge of carelessness waslaid athis door, and accused Mr. Pope of stating that he (Sir Albert) ‘‘ Had ordered agents to buy provisions from political supporters of ihe late Government.” Mr. Pope denied making such a charge against Sir Albert, but said that $7,500 dollars’ worth of provisions had been supplied to the ‘‘ Newfield” by order of the agent, when $3,500 should have paid for all that was required, and that these provisions were bought from strong supporters of the late Government, for their benefit, no doubt. The charge he made against Sir Albert was carelessness in his department in this particu- lar case. The ‘‘ Newfield” had cost the coun- try last year $30,000, which is an extravagant sum. Sir Albert said the Minister of Marine should withdraw his charge. It was interesting and even amusing to we | one acquainted with the present Minister of Marine to observe the simplicity of the man whe asked him to with- draw as charge he had never made. Mr, Pope said he had made no such charge against Sir Albert as he had accused him (Mr. Pope) of making. The fact was that instead of seeing that the business of purchasing was done properly and the pro- visions got on the best terms, the late Minis- ter allowed agents to buy of his political friends, who charged what they liked. He could prove that statement and he could bring evidence before the House to show that the prices had been excessive. It was rich in the extreme to listen to the childish answer of the late Minister, who said that it was an ap- pointee of the Government preceding the last who purchased the supplies, and he was res- ponsible. No evidence could be stronger to prove the accusation of carelessness against Sir Albert than his own words. Sir Albert brought down upon himself the lash of some of the prominent members from Nova Seotia. The debate was engaged in by Messrs. Anglin, Domville, Daly, Ritchie, and Hon. James McDonald and Dr. Tupper. There was a vigor about the remarks of the Minister of Marine and Fisheries and the Minister of Justice that was refreshing. Mr. Burpee had aroused, by his motion, the men who had fire and force in them. Such a turn had the de- bate taken that Mr. Anglin said ‘the discus. sion would injure Capt. Purdy very much.” The incapacity of the late Minister was so completely expose that the members of the Opposition felt as though they could muzzle the unfortunate and inquisitive member who led to the debate. The Minister of Justice, in his able speech on the subject, showed that he has lost none of his vigor, and that, if members of the Opposition want to measure arms with him, they will find a foe worthy of their steel. This speech was the first deliv- ered by him since taking his seat in the House this term. said that if ever a public officerand gentleman, charged with the administration of an import- ant department, was Rees in an extremely awkward positien and one in which he failed to justify himself, the hon. member for West- moreland occupied that posi‘ion. He thought the House might congratulate the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, Mr. Pope, on the result of the discussion, Sir Albert Smith complained of the Government, and aaid they wished to deprive him of his moral character. The Government members assured him they had no desire to deprive him of the enjoy- ment or peace of mind that the contemplation of his moral character would afford him.
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A SEVERE storm of hail and rain, accom- anied by thunder and lightning, passed over the Provinces of Ontario and Quebecfrom west to east on the 9th.
In the course of his remarks he |
‘NO. 540,
The Kirst Printed Book.
| Itisaremarkable and most interesting fact
that the very first use to which the discovery (of printing was applied was the productipa of | the Bible. This was accomplished at Mentz, | between the years 14406 and 1445, Gutten- berg was the inventor of the art, and Faust, a ‘goldsmith, furnished the funds. If it had | been a single page, or an entire sheet, which | was then produced, there might have been less ‘occasion to have noticed it; but there was
| something in the whole character of the affair
which, if not unprecedented, rendered it sin- ular in the usual current of human events. he Bible was in two folio volumes, which have been justly praised for the strength and beauty of the paper, the exactness of the regis- ter and the lustre of the ink.
The work contained 1,280 pages; and, being the first ever printed, of course involved a long period of time and an immense amount of mental and mechanical labor; and yet, for a long time after it had been finished and of- fered for sale, not a human being save the art- ists themselves knew how it had been ac- complished. Of the first printed Bibles, eight- een copies are known to be in existence, four of which are printed on vellum. Two of these are in England, one being in the Greenville collection, ove in the Royal Library of Berlin, and one in the Royal Library of Paris. Of the fourteen remaining copies ten are in England— there being a copy in the Libraries of Ox- ford, Edinburgh and London, and several in the collections of different noblemen. The vellum copy has been sold as high as $6,500. James Lennox, Esq., of New York city, has a copy in his library, which was purchased by Mr. Davidson, at auction, in London, in 1874, for the sum of £500 sterling, equal to $2,200, independent of freight or duties, The Cus- tom House officials passed it free of duty in consideration of its great antiquity. It is the only copy upon this side of the Atlantic.
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Yur Montreal Star of the 4th says: ‘* One of those sad cases, which is seldom met with in 2 Canadian city, but of frequent occurrence in large towns across the border, occurred this morning at 33 Chaboillez street, at 9 o'clock. A young girl named Rachel Cruickshanks, a native of Trenton, Ont., and who resided with her sister, committed suicide by taking a large dose of Paris green. She had remained in her room all the morning, and her. sister, not understanding why she slept so long, went up stairs and found her on the bed dead. She apparently had vomited a portion of the poison atter taking it. She was a fine looking girl, cf about 2i years of age; and, in a letter which she left in her room, she blames a cer- tain young man as having seduced her under promise of marriage. Another young man, who kept company with her up to the time of her death, she entirely exonerates, but speaks bitterly of her betrayer, who enticed her into a house of ill-fame.”’
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A Lonpon despatch of the 10th says: ‘“The Ross and Emmett race was for £100 a side. setting, at the start, was six to four, and five to four on Emmett, which were freely laid. The water was tolerably smooth, The start was effected at 3.30 p.m., when Emmett oat once took the lead and maintained it by about a boat length until the soap works were reached, when Ross gradually drew away, and just below Hammersmith bridge took his op- ponent's water, and, on going under the ridge, was three or four lengths ahead, row. ing very coolly and steadily. After passing the bridge, both men felt the effect of rough water in Corney-Reach, but after they passed Chiswick the race resolved itself inte mere procession, and Ross won easily—some say by six, some by eight, and others by ten lengths. The umpire, in reply to inquiries, stated that Ross won very easily. At the close of the race. Emmett looked rather exhausted, but Ross appeared quite fresh.”
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THe Quebee Chronicle of the 10th says: ‘*Mr. Duquet, the patentee of Duquet’s tele phone. has been applied to by a resident of this city for a line to his residence, from the ehureh which he is in the habit of attending. It is supposed that this party is desirous of being able to hear the sermons preached in the church without leaving his own room. It is not at all certain but that there may be reason to fear. if it is found that the telephoue may be applied to this use, that Edison’s latest invention may have a depressing effect upon pew rents, and assist in materially dim- inishing the number ef worshippers in the various churches. Invalids, however, may yet have cause to feel grateful for the inven. tion of the telephone, as they lie in their beds, listening to the singing, prayers and sermon in a distant church.”
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birth, though born in France. His father was a wealthy cotton spinner; his mother had been a Miss Chisholm. The Antigonish, N. &., Casket of « recent date, referring to a pub- lished biography of him, gives satisfactory rea- sons for inferring that M. Waddington, the aforesaid Premicr, ‘‘ would be first cousin to the late Duncan Chisholm, Esq., of Antigon- ish, who, some twenty years ago, nearly suc- ceeded in establishing his title to the great Chisholm estate in Scotland.”
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