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Local and Other Items. IMPORTANT currency changes are rumored in | Germany.

Disastrous floods have oceurred in the! north of Italy.

Six Garnet WoLsecey sailed for the Cape | on the 30th inst.

Ay influential ‘ Anti-Imperial League ” has! been formed in England.

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Emicrants from Russia fo Brazil are re- turning home in large numbers.

Tue Ship Canal Congress has adopted, by 98 to 8, the Panama and Simon Bay route.

Mon?reat dealers hav: purchased 100,000 tons of coal from Nova Scotia mine owners for delivery this summer. Sven thousand tons go to Ottawa,

Tus diving scheoner Thistle, which left Or- well a short time ago for Cape Traverse,struck a sand bank off the Cape, and shortly became a total loss.

Tut Chaudiere and +Hull mills, Ottawa, ! have commenced running again, and give em- ployment to over one thousand men who have! been idle for many months past.

In reference to the communication of ‘ Pe- destiian,”’ we are instructed to say that, at the walking mateh which is to come off on | the Ilth inst., ¢iree prizes are to be given.

A TRIAL is being made by several farmers in L’islet of the adaptability to the Canadian climate to the amber sugar cane, which, it is claimed, will ripen in the same latitude as In- dian corn.

Tue April emigration returns show a great increase in emigration from the Mersey. ‘The number of passengers was nearly 11,000, being 6,000 over the March figures, and 4,000 over those of April in last year.

Tae North Star makes the announcement that the building of the New Brunswick rail- road from Caribou to Presque Isle is certain to take place, the road to be constructed and in actual operation by July Ist, 1880.

Tur Turkish Minister of War has protested against the proposed reduction of the military estimates. He states that a credit of five} million five hundred thousand pounds will be’ necessary to maintain the army, even on a re-. duced footing.

A Vicroria (B. C.) despatch says: ‘‘ En- gineers have arrived to explore a line of rail- road through the Peace River country. It is claimed that the line through that section will be 650 miles shorter than any other con- tinental line.

Amone ‘the new lobster factories in opera- tion this year is that owned by Messrs. Alex. Dixon & Co., of Pinette. The factory is situ- ated on the north side of Point Prim, and to the rear of Cameron’s Island. This firm com- menced operations yesterday. — <4 ryits.

Tut American consul at Lisbon has informed the Department of State that the Portuguese Government has prohibited the importation of all descriptions of swine flesh from the United States. The prohibition virtually breaks up the trade in hams, etc., and is enfurced with- out inspection.

Tue Queen’s first great grandchild was ‘born on the 12th ultt., and is the first born child of the Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen an Hillbourghausen, the Princess Charlotte of Prussia, eldest danghter of the Crown Prince and Princess of Germany. Her mar- riage with Priuce Bernard took place in Feb- ruary of last year.

ENGLISH advices state that emigration to New Zealand has declined from 40,000 a year to 6,000. For the present the New Zealand Government will entertain uo further apph cation for free passage except from female do

mestic servants. Latest advices from Vic- toria indicate considerable depression in

trade.

TuHere is great excitement among the coolies at Kingston, Jamaica, who desire to return to India, at finding that their savings for years, which had been entrusted to an im- migraticn agent and his son for safe keeping, cannot be recovered. The money is gone, and the agent and his son have no means. The Governor has decided not to interfere in the matter.

A Toveu Hicuitanper. —Mr. Donald Gillis, father of Capt. J. Gillis of this city, though aged 88 years, walked, on Thursday, 22nd ult., from Montague to this city, starting from there at 9 o'clock in the morning, dined at Lot 49, calling on several friends as he came along, and arrived at tea time in this city the same evening. —Pres.

A new tobacco adulteration material has just been discovered. The fact leaked out in the first instance at Gainsborough, where a seizure was made of some so-called ‘‘ tobacco” which on analysis proved to be largely con- stituted of ‘‘camomile flowers dyed with log- wood and sweetened.” The firm of traders on whose premises it was found could only urge that they had obtained the stuff in the same condition from certain tobacco merch- ants at Birmingham. Acting on this clue, the Inland Revenue authorities next paid a visit to the Birmingham manipulators, whose whole stock was seized and submitted to analysis. Once more the dyed and sweeténed camomile

flowers came to light, and proceedings were |’

at once taken.

Mr. A. L. Patmer, Q. C., has been ap- pointed Judge in Equity of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick. He is one of New Brunswick's most prominent and able lawyers, and will, =< doubt, fill the position to which he has been promoted with much satisfaction. Mr. Palmer was born in Sackville on the 28th Aug., 1820, and consequently is now in his 59th

ear. He was called to the bar of New

runswick in 1846, and soon entered on an excellent practice. After engaging in practice for many years at Dorchester, Mr. Palmer re- moved to St. John, where he has since done a very large legal business. He was created a Queen’s Counsel in 1867. Mr. Palmer twice contested the County of Westmoreland un- successfully in the Confederate interest, pre- vious to the Union, and he was an unsuccess- ful candidate for St. John city for the Local Assembly in 1870. He was returned to the House of Commons for the County of St. John in 1872, and again elected at the general

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A scHOOXER arrived at this port from Three | Rivers, Quebec, to-day, with a cargo of pine lumber.

Last week Messrs. Forrest & UCo., of Georgetown, exported 800 boxes of Canned |

lobsters to Halifax, valued at $3,200.

to-day has beeu remarked to be very large in | proportion to the quantity of meat. The sales | of meat were much smaller than usual.

Tue quantity of fish sold at the market |

AN attempt was, last night, made to burg

lars were, evidently, put to flight by the acci- dental appearance of a watchman, or some other person.

ArcuBtisHoe Hannan, of Halifax, occupied a seat on the platform of the Academy of | Music, New York, on Wednesday evening, at | the celebration of the Moore Centenary by the | Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Chief Justice Daly presided.

RetiRING FRoM Business.—Call and get |

Our Stock for this Season surpasses

anything we have yet shown, in

VALUE, STYLE and VARIETY !

And, notwithstanding the increased duties, we can (with a few

exceptions) sell, at

LESS THAN OLD PRICES

Millinery, Dress Goods, Straw Hats & Bonnets, Lace Goods, Silk Soarfs,

| Grey & White Cottons,

PRINTED COTTONS,

CLOTHS

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Trimmings,

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election in 1874, but he was defeated at the at the general election in September last.

Ch town, May 8, 1879.

j bargains in trimmed and untrimmed Hats | ‘and Bonnets, and other articles fitting for } | summer wear, at the Ladies’ Establish-— ment, Queen Street. !

Any gentlemen wanting a very. superior finished, and handsomely situated, Private | Residence, would do well to attend the Auc- tion Sale by Mr. William Dodd, to-morrow, at 12 o'clock, on Dundas Esplanade. <A well- built, well-arranged, and conveniently fitted up Dwelling House, Out-buildings, grounds, &e., will then be sold without reserve.

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THe entertainment in the Market Hall, last evening, under the direction of Mr. John Ross and the patronage of the City School Board, was fairly attended. Hon. A. A. McDonald occupied the chair. The entertainment con- sisted of songs and recitations by the children, which were rendered remarkably well. “Those present expressed themselves well pleased at the manner in which the children acquitted themselves. ‘The entertainment reflects much credit on Mr, Ross.

Tye archbishops and bishops of the Roman Catholic Church have issued an address in re- lation to Archbishop Purcell’s debts, describ. ing the plan for his,relief, and giving a state- ment of his assets and liabilities, and the beginning gf a subscription list with fifteen thousand dollars to start with. The figure of the debt is placed at one and a-half millions, an amouut which it will probably not be difficult to raise, judging from the feeling among the Catholics in New York City.

A LARGE attendance at the market to-day. Prices were as follows: Beef, small, from 6 to 12 cents; do., pergqr., from 5 to 8 cents; mutton, from 6 to 12 cents; lamb, per qr., from 50 cents to $1.00; veal, from 3 to 8 cts., turkeys, from $1.20 to $1.40; butter, fresh, from 17 cents to 20 cents ; do. by the tub, 14 cents to 16 cents; potatoes, from 40 cents to 45 cents; oats, from 32 cents to 34 cents; eggs, from 8 to 10 cents per doz.; hay, from 35 to 40 cents ; oatmeal, per 100 Ib.s, $2.50 to $3.00, flour, per 100 Ths., $3.00 to $3.25.

A TERRIBLE story ef life in the streets of‘ Lendon was told at an inquest at -Charing Cross Hospital, on the ,body .of a child four months old. The mother, a flower seller, stated that her husband had gone into the country, owing to his being unable to pay for a hawker’s license, and during his absence she had earned a few pencé a day by selling flow- ers. She had no money to pay either for a lodging or for food, and sat down on a door- step at night and went to sleep. Her child dielin her arms. The woman bore an excel- lent character. The jury returned a verdict of death from starvation.

Campbelton, N. B., on Saturday night last. The victim was about fourteen years of age and a son of Mr. Robert Irvine, well known in St. John, having occupied the position of yard-master there before his removal to Campbelton. It appears that the youth, about seven o'clock Saturday night, was in the way of the shunting engine. He did not notice it until it was too late to get out of the way, when he was knocked down, the engive pass- ing overhim, cutting his body in two. ‘The remains of the unfortunate youth were brought to St. John for burial.

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SHIPPING NEWS. PORT OF CHARLOTTETOWN, ENTERED. ‘

June 2—Schr. Kitty Clyde, Sydney, 200 tons coal; England, Three Rivers, 6,549 pieces lumber.

3.--Schr. Ann Duncan, Halifax, 109 puns. molasses, 50 bbis. tar, 25 boxes soap, to . Connolly & Co.; Sunrise, Crapand, 900 bush. potatoes, to Dean Bros.; General Grant, New York, suhdry mdse,

CLEARED.

June 3—Schr. Annie Duncan, Crapaud, 50 bbls. tar; Lavinia, New London, sundry mise.; S. MeDonald, Pictou, bal.; Kath- licen, Bay Verte, bal.

OUTPORTS.

Crapaud, May 26—Cleared schr. William

Sencebaugh, St. Nazaire, France, 23,706

_ bush. oats and 7500 feet deals. 27—Cld schr. Trio, Shediac, potatoes and 4 barrels beef.

Georgetown, May 39—Cleared schr. Medway Bell, Halifax, 509 boxes canned lobsters and 40 bush. potatoes, by Forrest & &o.

Died. At Lot 48, of diphtheria, on Saturday, the dist ult., Amy Bell, daughter of Duncan and Catherine McKachern, aged 7 years.

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YTPHOLSTERING ef every description ' done in latest styles, of best materials | Hair, Viock, Fibre and Straw Mattrasses. | single and double, and on cheapest scales. | MARK BUTCHER, | May 1, ‘79—pres pat Im

Looking Glasses,

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ARGOSY.

The greatest achieve- ment of modern times

is accomplished in the new Argosy Suspender. By its novel construc-

tion, rubber or.any elas- tic material is entirely

There is no possible stram on any of the buttons, whatever the position of the wearer.

It is the most come; fortable suspender ever invented, Try a pair,

For Sale, Wholesals and Retail,

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TRADE SALE.

\ E will offer at AUCTION, on Satur- day next, the 7th inst., at eleven

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Puns. MOLASSES, Bbls. FLOUR, Bbls. Labrador HERRING, Casks KEROSENE, Cases do., Casks VINEGAR, Half-chests TEA, Boxes Pearl BLUE, Boxes BLACKING, Bbls. PITCH, TAR and RESIN, Boxes T. D. PIPES, Boxes CRACKERS, Boxes PEPPER, Boxes BAKING POWDER, Boxes CLOTHES PINS, Doz. BROOMS, Nests TUBS, ails, Wasboards, Wrapping Paper, Candles, Nails, Stove Brushes, Coffee, Washing * Soda, Starch, &e.

Terms at Sale. ’ HASZARD BROS, June 3, 1879.

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HE undersigned is instructed by the Hon. J. C. Por, to sell, by Public Auction, on

WEDNESDAY, the 25th

DAY OF JONE NEXT, AT 11] o’CLOCK, —AT HIS—-

Brewery Premises, St. Peter's Road, (near the City) all his

Valuable Herd of Cattle,

—CONSISTING OF— ' 24 head of pure-bred Short-hurn Cows and Heifers,. 48 head of Grade Cows and Heifers, 1 pare-bred Durham Bull (5 years old,) 1 do do (2 years old,) bred from the celebrated stock of the Hon. Senator Cochrane. 1 co ds - (Ll year old.) —ALSO— 1 Imported Thorough-bred Stallion (7 years ‘old, ) | Superior Cart Horse, weighs 1,550 Ibs, (8 years old,) 1 Superior Cart Horse, weighs about 1,500 lbs., (5 years old,) 1 White Driving Mare, from old Messenger, (7 years old,)

J Valuable Driving Mare, do (5 years old,) 1 Good Travelling Horse, ilo

(8 ‘years old,) 50 pure bred Liecester Ewes and about 40 Lambs.

The pedigree of ali the pure-bred Stock will be furnished on the day of Sale. -

As the exportation of cattle and sheep is ins creasing every year, farmers Sand _— stock- raisers should avail themselves of this first- class opportunity to purchase pure and im- proved bred cattle, the above herd being justly celebrated for their superior gualities.

Terms—-Under $50, cash; over $50, 4 nonths’ credit on approved joint notes,

_ WILLIAM DODD, Auctioneer. May 3i, 1879.—h pat pres law

Clearing-out Sale BY AUCTION!

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‘West of England House,’

“reat George Street.

“HAVE been instructed by Mr. W. W. Stumbles, to sell BY AUCTION, at EVENING SALES, commencing Saturs day evening, mext, the 31st inst., at 7.30, all his STOCK OF GOODS, consisting of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, KARTHEN- WARE, &e.

W. W. STUMBLES, Jr., Ch’town, May 27, 1879. Auctioneer,

Valuable Building Lots,

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Comfortable Private Residence CLOSE TO “THE City.

AM instructed, by Mr. W. H. LORD, to SELL AT AUOTION, on the premises now occupied by him (adjoining St. Peter's Church Cemetery, on the St. Peter’s Road},

On Thursday, the 5th June, AY 11.30 o’cLocK,

EIGHT VERY HANDSOMELY SITUATED BUILDING OR PADDOCK LOTS,

containing each about one acre of land, more or less. Also, the Commodious Two Storey (French Roof) Dwelling House, situated there- on, containing eight rooms and attic, together with Darns and other outbuildings, having a good Well of water and Orchard on the premis- es. This Valuable Property is very eligibly situ- ated withina few minutes’ walk of the city,com- manding a most extensive view of the Hills- borough River, Harbor and Bay.

Also, at the same time,a BTwele-Acre Pasture Lot, on the Union Road, near to Wright's Bridge (being Pasture Lot No, 297), having Wright's mill stream running through it.

Also, a Building Lot, 55x220 feet, situ- ated near Orwell Brash Wharf, being part of the estate of the late John Donge.

Terms—25 per cenc. down; the balance in 4 years, with uiterest at 6 per cent. Plan to be seen at the oflice of

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