feeal ani

o- Wil ned on - | il x with oo. U Matthew % t J our n - ' ns tton mills ti ist instant > | M rranean t at KEDDIN’sS i4 2 e ] t Uay formentine at yi le Lape i “ lect with water-boat 4 r thlscity a f ur > | z the Government St : vil 4a DY auction on the . W " ay) April 5th, at +W > Pee try was small. Prices, with t x ‘ and epg u hanged , 24 to 30 ts l egus at o rH plementary estimates laid on the table of ! ; [ Commons, on tie Slst ult,, sontains an item of compensation for injuries | received various persens through accident, | in A SSO. on Prince Edward Island Railway, amount to $23, 250. ~ We understand that Mr. J. C. Fieming, of | tne ii is accep ed the offer of the pro- | . << @ , m } pristors of the Montreal Daily Post, and will | r s old position as editor of that paper. | Mr. Fie ig wil leave for Montreal next | , Th 1y, much to the regref of his many | friends _nariottetown | -— “ i Cigars, Briar Pipes, Myrtle Navy Cut and | Plug, Old Geld, Uld Rip, ete., at a discount | ' to clear Reporn’s Drug Store. {ad 2: | - . . , joun. Harper, Ese., Ph. D., rector of the | High School, Quebec, and for some time |

Prin pal of the Normal School here, has been elected a delegate to the Royal Society of Canada by the Quebec Literary and Historical Society. The appointment is an eXceli-nt

ne, and we beth the Doctor

0 awi the Society. i

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congratulate

am Cae Havirax Garrison. —The Halifax city | liceuse commissioners, on enquiry of the mili- tary authorities as to the exact strength of the | garrison at Halifax, were infermed that the | total number of troops, according to the lust | erumeration there, was 1,910. This brings | e regular population up to over 38,000, and | the Board estimate that the number of the uavy here in the summer is about 3,000 addi- tional, > —_

A most disastrous wind storm strack Denver, Col., on Thursday last, unrooling many of the fisest buildings of the city, iu- cluding the City Hall and the Moffatt & Hussier and Symes & Clifford blocks. at | awnings were torn down and scattered

ywhere. For several consecutive hours tue wind maintained a volocity of sixty miles | per hour. Several persons were injured, but none fatally.

Signs

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Taree years ago Mr. Kers, manager of the Royal Opera, in Poronto, mysteriously dis- appeared. Mr. Gillespie, a weil known citizen of Toronto, who bas just returned from a two years stay in [reland, says he met a friend there who told him that an American friend of his stated that he had knocked Kers on the head, robbed him of $3,000 and pitched bim over the suspension bridge into the river from atrainas they were travelling from Toronto to Buffalo.

ilagiieags

R. K. Brace has, in cosequence of an in- creased trade, taken the store adjoining the Dairy House and Family Grocery, and has fitted it up very nicely. He intends it for a first-class Grocery and Fruit Store. The old store will be occupied for Creamers, Churns, Eggs, and Urockery, etc. Besides prizes, which he will give for Creamer Butter at the coming Exhibition, he intends to give prizes for Eggs thissummer. It will pay farmers to patronize business men of this stamp. Look out for advertisement in weekly.

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The Halifax Herald of the Ist ‘Judgment was given in the (jneen va. Lyons, in the Supreme Court yester day. There were quite a number of liquor cases on the docket and teis was taken as & representative one. This was a motion to quash a conviction under the Seott Act. The conviction was qaashed im this case as well

coTr Act.

1st. si1ys

as some thirty-four others. The Supreme Court decided that the Scott Act was not, and could net be in force, in any County

in Nova Scotia where licenses were not in existence at the time of the prociama- tion. The practical effect of this decision 1s

to render illegal all ] roceedings taken under the “eott Act, in every county of the Prov- ince w t has been adopted. Meanwhile actions for damaves have already been entered tor false imprisonment by these who have been punished. Confusion is now worse con- founde — > —

NeBRASKA it appears is a bad State for

emivrauts U. s. Deputy Surveyor Fairo-

sile in arecent report says, ‘the whole of northwestern Nebraska is occupied and ran by

capitalists engaged in esttle raising. They

have hundreds of miles of wire fence construct- ed acd enc'ose ell desirable land. Notices posted at intervals say ‘the m»n who opens a fence hal better lock out for his scalp.’ Per-

sons going there to settle are notified that the

fanchmen will freeze them out, that th y Willnot employ a manu who settles on or giaimos land, and he cannot get employment from any cattle men in the whole country

There is wholesale destruction of valuable timber on the government land in this whole region by cattle men who pretend to own it There are now acre after acre of bare stumps, Which a short time ago were covered with

| publishing establishments.

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CREDA BIEN ir TE CRABRIC NEWS.

{SprcraL Prsparcurs to Tur Ex AMINER, |

tee Hummock Again.

Care TORMENTINE, April 4,

, CG ? . “pen water from board ice to board ice. | DOAL Crossing with mails and passen-

Wate ? ReTra to d -¥ leer Hum™ock.

The Government's Ceyptinan Policy.

Lonpon, April 3. In the House of Comme

Sie we } ; ; = Sir Stafford Noitheote moved an aq journ-

eat to discuss the Government’s Egyptian pores He said that the horor of England was pisaged to ibeure the safety of Cer cas ae” Cat. Ba uf

en Gordon. Mr, Giadstene ecmplained

garnet the Opposition for constantly raising det ate inregard to Egypt. The motion of Sir Stafford Northcote he said was mische-

ous. He believed that the object of the Opposition was to consume the time of Par- lament in order to weaken the resources of the H. use bill. Sir Stafford negatived, Mr,

Northcote’s motion waa Gladstone said the time had not yet arrived for sending peremptory orders to Gen. Gordon to withdraw from Khartoum, at the same time Gen. Gordon was not uncer orders to remain, he could leave at any time he felt disp sed, The ltatercolonia!l Railway. Otrawa, April 3.

During the discussion over the vote of $2,500,000 for the Intercolonial Railway, Sir Charles Tupper stated in reply to Mr. Vail that practically the Allan Steamship Company are upon par in regard to excep- tional advantages for shipment of freight over the Iutercolonial. The arrangement, he stated, had been in operation for two years, but was not permanent beyond the present year.

Disastrous Fire in Leadon,

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Lonpon, April 8.

A fire originating in the printing houce of Paydon & Sons, Lovell’s Court, Pater- noster Row, spread rapidly and destroyed eleven buildings, chiefly Lookbinding and The favorable direction of the wind saved St. Paul’s Cathedral. Overhead the wires were bent double by the intense heat.

Discrediting Reports. Lennon, April 3.

Gen, Graham discredits the reports of spies that Osman Digna is mustering a fresh force. He deems it altogether unlikely that Osman will attack friendly tribes

The Prussian Crewn Prince in England.

Lonvon, April 3. Prince Frederick William has to attend the funeral of Prince

Crown arrived

Leopold.

Tie Forty-ninth Victim.

Cincinn tt, April 3.

Wm. White, wounded during the ricte, died last night, making the forty-ninth victim,

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The Friendly Tribes at Work. Suakiy, April 3. Friendly tribes, numbering two thousand men, will attack the rebels on Monday. Five Hen Killed. + Winnivec, April 3. Five men were killed by a_ blasting accident at Port Arthur, yesterday, and several others were injured.

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Eliness of John Bright.

Lonvon, April 3.

John Bright is seriously ill.

Dominion Political News. Orrawa, April 3.

The House met at 3.50.

On motion of Sir John the House went into consideration on the message from the Senate respecting the adoption of the Address to Her Majesty of condolence on the death of Prince Leopold. Sir John spoke toa hushed Chamter. He spoke very feelingly. Blake fo'lowedj in much the same strain as Sir John had spoke. The motion was passed,

Sir John stated in the House that the rumor that the Canadian Pacific Railway Company had applied to the Government for further assistance was untrue.

Weather Bulletin

Probabilities for the next 24 hours for the Maritime Provinces. Toronto, April 4--10 a. m. Strong wisds and gales from the north and northwest: cloudy weather with areas of snow or rain, followed by partially clearing weather fc-night; not much change im temperature.

METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, : Charlottetown, 4th April, 1854.

Highest temperature yesterday . -...-++ 40.2 Lowest temperature (read at midnight), ..31.1 Lowest temperature this morning -....-. 34 0 Temperature this morning, at 8 o'clock. .37 .

Tempcrature this afternoon, at 1 o’clock...39

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‘TO BUILDERS.

growing timber.” we

Leorvre ar Seat Riyer.—A. MeNeiil, Kisq , delivered a lecture in Seal River School- house, ou \\ ednesday evening, the 26th ult. It was atten led by aD appreciative audience. Mr. John MeGilvray presided. The subject of the le-ture was “Intellectual Improvement based upon Woman's Social and Political Rights The lecturer showed that the pre- V+liing custom of the age and the education pep! eive, hamper women’s energies, and conting their splere of life and action to the

duties of the househol¢, while their intellectual e¢idowwents, when properly developed, are such as to enable them to yrapple with questing of paramount importance in muudans aifairs. At the close of the lecture, laconic complimen‘ary speeches were made by Messrs John G. MeKenzie, Robert U. McRae, David P. Irving. and Patrick F» Doyle, after which a vote of thanks was tendered to the lecturer. —Com,

“EALED TENDERS will be received by s the subscriber, at her residence, on Queen Street, until Saturday, the 12th of April, at twelve o'clock, noon, from anv person or pere

gons willing to contract for the crectio: of a | Brick Building, on the South side of Queen

Square. Plans and specification to be seen

at the office of Thomas Alley, Princo Street.

The snbscribes does not bind herself to take | the lowes§ or any tender.

CATHERINE N. STAMIER, Ch’town, March 29,~4i sa ta fr tu

LAA ts OL -

is this evening |

in regard to the franchise |

last weck, on buslt ess cx

| Bulletin, that “It is e

xe A IME TING Mr. W. C. Van Horne, General Manager of the Canadian Pacific, while ia New York pnected with his road, made the statement, acc rding to the et spected ‘hat the road will be completed all the way from Montreal

| to the Pacific coast by the end of next year. |

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HR. APRIT 4.

| Nearly 10,000 men are now at work on the O |line around the north skore of Lake |e | Superior, Work on this section has}

heen prosecuted § all winter.

' . fern extens'on, which is | to the

| tains, Ot

summit of the Moun

Rocky

| 1 400 miles west from Lake Superior. Only | 290 remains yet to be completed between ithe summit of the Rocky Mountains and Reg#rding the Van Horne said that, owing to the reduction of

aud the Pacitie coast. }emigrant business this season, Mr. | emigrant rates on seahoard business by | his Company to $9.75 from Montreal te | Winnipeg, a large proportion of the foreign emigration is expected to setile along the | line of the road.” ~«>-

Five HUNDRED Walking Sticks will be sold ; at your own offer at Repptin’s Drug > tore fad 2i

Bin TE,

At Fredericton, Lot 67, on Friday, March 2ist, Mrs. James Sellick, of a daughter.

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MARRIED, At the residence of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Nathaniel Coffin, of the Head of Hillsborough, April 2ad, by Rev. D. H Lodge, G. ‘D.

| YVouglas McEwen, of Morell, to Maggie L.

Coftin.

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DIED.

At his residence, St. Peter's Road. near Mount Stewart, on Tuesday, the 25th March, of pluerisy, a‘t-r a brief illness of two weeks, Daniel MeLauchlan, in the 63rd year of his age. Deceased leaves a sorrowiug wife, three daughters, and one son to mourn the loss of an affectionate husband and father.—R. I, P.

At Launching, on the 13th March, Christina McDonald, wife of the late John McDonald, E-q , of Launching Pond, aged 90 years.

At Cliften, Lot 48, April Ist, Myrtel Blanch, infaxt child of James L. and Bessie Farquharson, aged eight months and ten days.

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Pari nt Mevicines, Hop Bitters, Beef, Lron and Wine, Vegetine, at Krpprn’s Drug Store. [a4 2i

A Tea and Fancy Table In aid of the P, E, Island Hospital,

will be held in the MARKET ot. Md Dt dnts

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Thursday, April 17th.

Contributions will be thankfully received by Mrs. H. Aitken, Mrs. C. Palmer, Mrs. Burwash, Mrs. Whitman, Mrs. T. DesBrisay, Miss Ball,

Mrs. R. Johnson, Miss Millie Beer, Mrs. Laird, Miss Madge Beer, Mrs. John Macleod, Miss B. Maclennan,

Mrs. Donald Macneill, Miss Macleod.

Contributions of Flowers will be received by Miss K Hensley and Miss Brecken.

Doors open at four p.m. Admission, 10 cents. Tickets for Tea, 25 cents.

March 3}, 1884.—dy wkly

SEED WHEAT.

Ce eae Russian Wheat ed), for sale by

(im port-

F. L, MACNUTT. Water Street, March 24—6i eod wkly 2i

OB PRINTING of every descrittion ey) executed with Neatriess and Desyatch

at the EXAMINER JCR PRINTING ROOM, ace Wetor and Grant Crorge Treat.

WANTS, LOST, FOUND, ce.

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Fen cc ip eeenreenceanni

ioe On Queen Street, on Friday, a

emall sum of money. The owner will be directed to the finder by calling at this office. [ap3 2i

TOR SALE—One Single WAGON (Pheton style) pearly new, will be sold cheap. Apply to C. 8S. Howarr, McKinnon & Co’s. Office. {ap3 y 7 ANTED TO PURCHASE—A second- hand Child’s Carriage, in good order.

[ap3 3i

Apply at Examiner Office.

\ ANTED—Any person having a DRY CU W, in good condition, for sale, can find a purchaser on »pplication at this office. fap? 4i

OST—On March 2nd, between Brighton L Road and Zon Church, a Gold Bracelet, set with one Garnet, The finder will be re- warded by leaving it at Tue FxamixeR Office.

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N guaranteed salaries—with Commision— Q ‘ur first-class positions for men of good a ‘dress, — BRADLEY, GAERETSON & Co., Order Department, St. John, N. B.

[mar 27 dy wkly tf

rg-O LET—On the St. Peter’s Road, half ‘ a mile from the city, a reat, well finished Cottage, with half an acre of land attached. Pleasantly situated. Formerly oceupied by Mr. Cook. Apply to. Hector McLeod, St. Peter’s Road, East Royalty. {mar27

Y ANTEO—A Cook and a Housemaid, to whom high wages will be paid. Apply at EXAMINER OFFICE. {mar22

rkE\O BE LET, about the Ist of May next,

a Cottage containing nine rooms, with a good Yard, Garden and Stable, pleasantly situated on Upper Hillsborough Street, nearly opposite the residence of Mr, W, Leitch. Apply at Examiner OFFICE. [mar22 eod

COOK WANTED IMMEDIATELY, LA for a Hotel. Good wages. Apply at this cffice. {marl9®

large fire-proof SAFE Ayp'y at A. MeNeill’s {marl 4 tf

NOR SALE’ (nearly ‘+ »). Auction Rocia.

rQrHeE Parties having in their possession a i set of new Driving Harness, taken from the fire of the 20th February, will oblige by

vAnrnteg them to the su wftlront i ther notice. —JOuN Newvox,

Work |

| has also been resumed azain on the west-

° We Pepitis miles west from Winnipeg, or

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SPRING EGOBS, SPRING S88E8 & Sterns

Ask Special attention to their Stock of the following Goods, which are, beyond

question, as good value as can be found :

S50 Pieces Grey Cottons,

| 280 Pieces White Cottons, | 300 Pieces Print Cottons.

En glish, Canadian and American Knitting Cotton,

Black French Merinoes, Black Cashmeres,

A FULL LINE

Ch’town, Feb. 26, 1884.

ROYAL CANADIAN INSURANCE CO. BAYT RE.

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CAPITAL, - + - © = = =

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HEAD OFFICE—Montreal. HALIFAX BRANCH - J. Scott Mitchell, Agent.

$2,000,000

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Risks Taken en Most Favorable Terms. 4GY@NT FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND:

F. H. ARNAUD, Merchants Bank of Halifax.

Ch’town, Feb, 27, 1884.

LS NS ee a nae

WANTED. WANTED.

O~_—— ~ QO CARPENTERS and Workingmen will be wanted to build up the burnt part of ol ) Charlottetown, and to buy their

T DORSEY, GOFF & (O'S BOOTS END SHOES AT DORSET, . ee () — Ly ry a: d t lat h and READ THIS. rene Titcd wits good pair of Solid Leather Boots, at the lowest price. Thestyle, quality and fit of our work can’t be beat. Come and see for yourself. Sole Leather, Whoilessle and Retail. DORSEY, GOFF & CO.

Ch’town, March 12, 1884.—eodwhety

GRAND SALE OF

DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING.

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OHN MACPHEE & CO. will, during the HOLIDAY SEASON, give special bargains in

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Dress Goods, Knit Wool Goods Mantle, Shawls, Flannels, Hosiery, Gloves, &c

70:

CLOTHING. CLOTHINC.

Men's Overcoats, $3.90, $5.00, $6.50, $7.50, up. Men's Ulsters, $4.95, $6.25, $7.00, up. Men’s Reefers, $2.95, $3, $3.50, $5, $4.50, $5.50 up.

Fur Caps, Kid Mits and Gloves, Cardigan Jackets, Worsted Tweeds, Under- clothing, Buffalo Robes, Horse Rugs, Small Wares, etc.

PARKS WARP, CHEAP.

Cash Buyers can depend on getting REAL BARGAINS in every Department,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

JOHN MACPHEE & CO,

ROBERT ORR’S OLD STAND. Ch’town, Dec, 12, 1883,—2aw wkly pres pat

The Great ‘Sale of J, As CHIPMAN & C0,

Cotton Goods at the) 47 (fering ex Warehouse, London House wil! wo brls. Medium and H’gh Grade Patents

(American ano Canadian),

be continued for BO 125 brs Low Grade Bakers, ;

N. B—We are now prepared to receive still further FPECAUC# orders for Spring Importation- Flour, Corn- tion in prices. | ing Barley for sale would do well to call

J. F. SHATFORD,

|meal, ete. Alo, parties having Uats or Malt- s4. Merch 7, 1884 iconk

FOR SALE,

eo Old Baptist Church Property, on! Great George Street, next to premises

lately oecupied by the Bank of P. E. Island. rEXHE sa ae ISK. situate For terms of sale and other particulars” I Se ee ee ne a =

spply to | Also a shop adjoining, 16x30 feet. Apply te F. H. ARNAUD, Agent,

Merchants Bank of Halifax. THOMAS CAMPBELL. Ch,town, Feb. 23, 1884.—tf

Ch’town, March 13.

TO LET,

March 1, 1884.

A good Stock of Canadian and American Corsets.

Black Nun’s Veiling, Black

OF MOURNING COODS. Table Linens, Towels, Sheetings, Pillow Cottons. Room Paper.

Rugs, Mats, Carpets, Oil Cloths, etc., all standard Goods, and prices low.

PERKINS & STERNS.

Persian Cord.

Se

NOTICE.

LL persons owing Robert Young, of

Charlottetown, merchant, are hereby not fied to make payment foribwith to the subscriber, agent of Messrs. Daniel & Boyd, assignees of said debts, at Robert Young's store, 77 Queen Street, Charlottetown.

W. J. ROBERTSON. Ch’town, March 28, 1°84—6i

$500 REWARD.

REWARD of five hundred dollare will

be paid by the undersigned to the per- son giving such information as wil) convict the party or parties who feloniously de- stroyed by fie, onthe night of the 26th instant, the stable situate at the head of Knight’s Wharf, in Souris East.

JAMES McFARLANE, VERNON H ENIGHT, Trustees of Estate of late John Knight.

Souris, March 28, 1884,

FOR SALE OR TO LET,

ATE ALLAN McNEILL’S HOME

STEAD, in Royalty, fronting on Mal. peque Road, containing about cighleen acres, with Dwelling House aud Barne, Enquire at office of

PALMER & MeLEGD, Oh‘town, March 18—%w eod rio Iw

FOR SALE SPLENDID SOIT of Drawing Room Furniture, little used, will be sold for

half-price, Rare chance. Apply at this

office. Ch’town, March 21.

Executors’ Notice.

E, the undrsigned, executors of the

last will and testament of the late Alexander Simpson, of Hope River, in Queen’s County, deceased, hereby notify all parties indebted to the estate to make imme- diate payment to the undersigned, Also, all parties having legal demande against said estate to present them, duly attested to, within twelve calendar months from date,

ALBERT SIMPSON, atthe JOHN SIMPSON, Jr, a Hope River, January 18th, 1884. fmarl3 4w whkly 4i

WHITE RUSSIAN SEED WHEAT.

VHE best producer yet tried on the Island,

Call and examine and see testimonials

at my Furniture Store, J. D. McLeod’s corner.

JOHN NEWSON, Ch’town, March 8.

LOBSTER FACTORY FOR SAL.

The Subscribers are instructed to offer for sale, on private terms, the Lobster Factory situated at Belle Creek, Lot 62, on the farm of Mr. Archibald Bell, hitherto run by Messrs. Duncan Mana & Sons, The Factory is 75 feet by 19 feet, with a shed attached, A spring of water runs near it. Boats can land tobsters at the Factory door. The Plank consists of 200 sccond-hand lobster traps, 3 Doilers, trays, and everything re- quired, 300 new traps end 20 cords of wood cen be supplied if requived, It is not more than haifa mile from the Belle O:cek Main Post Road, The fishing is fairly good, and ihe place sheltered from the north end east winds. No other Factory within 1§ miles on either side, 400 cases were packed the season of 1882 from 300 traps. Terme lib- eral, Apply to

GEORGE DAVIES & CO, Ch’towu, March 22—6i eod pat 6i eod

‘UBSORIBE for the WREKLY FXAMMN.-

ono ES

ER. Oxty ONE DOLLAR a year,