Tue Datry EXAMINER. DECEMBER 8, i883. in

The New Standard Time.

Ix view of the probable adoption by the Railway of “The New Standard Time,” which is being adopted over this Continent, what are the citizens of Char- lottecown and the people of this Province going todo? The inconveniences of having ove time for the Railway to ruo on and another for the people to live in need not be pointed out. On the other hand maby persons will be found to object to a change in the time in which they were born and have so far lived and moved and had their being. What's to be done about it?

The P. E. Island Railway will probably be governed by the new Stand ard on and after Monday next, and will then be ‘‘on time” with the other rail- wavs in North America. According to the New Standard, the United States and Canada are divided into —_— five sections of 15 degrees of longtitude each. The sun is just one hour in passing over fifteen degrees, so that the Standard of time will be one hour different in each division. But although there is a differ- euce of one hour, the minute and second hands of a!l time-pieces will agree all over the country. The divisions are to be knowo as the ‘Inter-Colonial,” in which the time is taken from the 60th degree, near Halifax, and is four hours slower than (greenwich meaa time; the ‘Eastern,’ in which the time is taken from the 75th degree near Philadel- phia; the “Central,” in which the time is taken from the 90th degree near Chicago ; the “Mountain,” in which the time is taken from the 105th degree at Denver; and the “Pacific,” in which the time the time.is taken from the 120th degree near San Francisco. When it is 12 o'clock at Halifax, it is just one hour earlier in each division west. That is, ll a.m.,in the Eastern division, 10 a. m. in the Central, 9 a.m.in the Moup- tain. and 8 a. m. in the Pacific.

Had time of the ‘* Intercolonial Division” beeu adopted for this section of the continent, the difference between the standard and the local time would have been small—ouly some twelve minutes; but for some reason the time of the * Eastern Division” has been adopted, thus giving us identical time with the rest of the country as far west as Lake Huron, and making the difler- ence between the local time and the standard time forty-seven minutes and twenly seconds (47.20) as near as may be.

This will undoubtedly throw people out of their reckoning. To make exactly 47.20 difference ip the time for getting up in the morning, going to work, taking meals, returning to rest, etc.. will be difficult. Still (in the short days, especially) it is too much time to lose. Cau the difficulty be overcome ?

Mr. Cundall proposes that, in the event of the change being adopted, the differ- euce shall be (instead of 47.20) exactly one hour. For instance, those who now rise at six o'clock will rise at five and go to work at six instead of seven; those who now get up at eight will get up at seven and go to their offices and stores at eight instead of nine ; those who now go to Church at eleven will go at ten, and those who go at half-past ten will go at half-past nine; and so in the various affairs of life, The advantages to be gained by adopting this proposal, would be, (1) we should gain twelve minutes and forty seconds instead of losing forty-seven minutes and twenty seconds; (2) we should seem to the world (aod perhaps to ourselves) to be a mueh smarter people than we have been; and (3) we should be up in time to catch the trains.

As the new standard time has been adopted in the Sister Provinces, and as it would be more convepient to many persons to be on time with them, and as it would be decidedly inconvenient to be out fof time with the P. E. I, Railway, aod as no ivsuperable difficulties seem likely to be incident to the change, why should not the change be made?

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Another Victim.

ANOTHER victim stung to death by the adder {aleohol! Another helpless family of orphans added to the thousands who mouro the death of a father by strong drink.

It is to be regretted that the

evidence taken in this case was not a little more definite. The liquor we are told was got ata saloon! Who’s

saloon? People should know who par- ticipated in this man’s slaughter.

It isto be hoped that a last strong effort will be made to crush the adder. Down with the illegal man destroying dens of this City and Province.

—In another column will be found an article from the Maritime Register on the subject of lighted buoys. Should tne proposal be adopted by the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, we suggest Hillsborough Bay and Shediac harbor as localities in which the lighted buoys might be tried with advantage.

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—Tae followiog is the verdict of the Coroner's Jury respecting the fatal shoot- iog at the charivari in Westmoreland, N. B.:~“That the deceased Benjamin Smith came to his death by a shot fired from a gun in the hands of a party un- kpowv, durivg a charivari at Titus Lowther's, Also, that a leather wad had been used. The jury would further vanes their most empbativ disapproval

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DROWNED.

INQUEST ON THE BOLY OF THOMAS GRIMBS DROWNED ON SATURDAY NIGHT,

i Dr, Conroy, Coroner for Queen’s County, |

on Sunday, at 2 o clock, held an inguest)

on the body of Thomas Grimes. fireman of the steamer “‘Heather Belle,” who was drowned at Steam Navigation wharf on Saturday night. The facts of the case will be found in the evidence published below, folowing which is*the verdict of the jury:

Sernarv GILLAN, (sworn)—The deceased and Lawrence Deroche came on board str. ‘‘Heather Belle’ at about half-past nine on Saturday night. I went out to see them. I met them aft. They went into the galley. Deroche said, “Let us have a drink.” He then took a flask out of his pocket, broke the seal off it, poured the liquor into a tumbler, aad offered it to Joseph Ryan, who was in the galley, but Ryan refused to take it. He then passed the bottle to Grimes, and he poured some liquor out, and handed the bottle back. Grimes did not take the liquor, but poured it into a scuttle of coal. Ryan then asked Grimes to give him the tumbler and he would put it away. Grimes said he could put it away himself. Grimes got vexed, and in placing the tumbler on the table broke it. They had some cross words, Deroche also talked loud. I took him out on the wharf, as [ was on watch. Just then Walter Ogar came down and I left Deroche with him. I then went on board again and Ogar and Deroche followed me on board. On going towards the gal'ey, | met Grimes coming out. I caught him and took him up the opposite side of the steamer. He was angry and I asked the others—Oyar and Deroche —to go on the wharf for Heaven's sake. | then endeavored to pacify Grimes, but some of those on the wharf said something and Grimes made a bound for- ward on the wharf. Deroche and Grimes had no cross words on board. When Grimes got on the wharf he and Deroche got in holds. Grimes had liquor of some kind in him. I could not tell whether the scuffle between Deroche and he was in fun or earnest. I went on the wharf to try and get him away. They both took hold of me by the overhaul and I got clear of them by letting them tear it off. | was not safe among the three of them and and I wertt aboard. Before 1 got on board |they were separated. As I was going aboard 1 heard a splash in the water, and Oggr shouted ‘‘Grimes is overboard.” I then ran to where Ryan was on board, and we both ran up the alley way out on the wharf. 1 got down with my breast on the wharf and Ryan held me while | reached over to Grimes. I caught him and we took him out of the water. There was around log between him and the wharf. I think in grasping Grimes I took hold of this log first. The log was not supporting

As faras I know he had no hold of anything. I thought he might have struck the leg going in. I don’t know whether he was moving his legs or whether his hands were on the log. He was about four or five miputes in the water. Deroche was not pursuing Grimes when he went over the wharf. We did not think he was dead when we took him on the wharf. We did not notice him breathing. We took him on board the steamer and laid him on the boiler deck. Assistance then came from the ‘Northern Light,”’ and they got a barrel and commenced rolling him upon it. We sent for a doctor and took him into the saloon. The deceased was half an hour ont of the water when the doctor arrived Deroche or Ogar did net make any attempt to get him out of the water, Ogar was under the influence of liquor.

Watrer Ocar, (sworn)—At half-past nine o'clock I was on board the ‘* Heather Belle.”’ Deroche had some high words with Grimes Gillan came up and teld me if 1 would go on the wharf be might follow. I went on the wharf and Deroche followed me singing

strugyling.

Then Grimes came on the wharf and got in scuffle with Deroche. I was standing on the middle of the wharf. They -parted shortly, and Deroche, as I thought, started up the wharf. As Deroche turned to go up. Grimes started to go aboard the boat, He did not go on the gangway but walked over the side of the wharf and his head struck the boat. I got excited and could give no assistance ; but I gave the alarm. I did not see them strike blows. Grimes and Deroche did not appear to be very angry with each other. They appeared to part in good friends. Both men appeared to be under the influence of liquor.

JosrrH Goprxery testified that Deroche came to his door at 9.45, and asked for a coat and hat. [asked him where his coat was. He eaid there wasa musson the wharf, and } +» had taken it off to show ‘*fair box.” He also said something about a man falling over the wharf. I gave him acoat and hat. He was under the in- fluence of liquor. I went down on the wharf then, and saw the deceased, Deroche went with me.

Josera Ryan corroborated the testinony of the witness Gillan.

Dr. McLrop, (sworn)—Testified that on arrival he found the deceazed pulseless. Tried artificial respiration about five minutes. I then put him on a table near the stove, covered him with hot blankets, and tried further respiration for fifteen minutes, | then asked the bystanders how long it was since the accident. Finding it was ap hour, I discontinued further efforts at resuscitation. The surface of the face wes slightly livid, froth appeared at the mouth and nostrils; the pupila of the eyes were delated and the body was quite dead. There was a slight bruise over the left eyebrow, also others at the janction of the forehead and scalp. No other marks cf violence. The deceased being in the water from four to five minutes would be sufficient to cause death. The bruises on the forehead might have been caused by falling on the log mentioned, or by the blow of a fist. They were not suf- ficient to cause death. Believed that the deceased came to his death by drowning.

Lawrence Derocur, (sworn).-—At 9.30

I was ina saloon and Grimes and Wise eame iu. We had a drink from Grimes and [asked Wise to have another with me but he refused and went away. We remained until about 10 o'clock. I said we will get a drop and go aboard and have a drink. We then had another drink and I got a bottle and we went aboard. Gillan was on deck and Ryan wasin the galley. Grimes asked for a tumbler and after he got it he broke it. Ryan said something to him for

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then went out of the galley and round the back way. When I was coming back I raw Grimes coming towards me with his coat off. I said ‘‘What’s the matter?” He said ‘Is that you?’ I then caught hold of him and held him. He said ‘Let me go I am going to give it to some of them fellows.” TU let him go. After a while I went on the wharf. Ogar was there. I looked round and saw Gillan holding Grimes on board. He let him go and Grimes came running on the whatf. I caught him and we both got into a scuffle. Gillan came on the wharf and three of us got in holds. As soon as I go got clear of them I ran up the wharf as far as Godfrey’s. I thought when Grimes came on the wharf he was going to tight with Ogar, and I.took off my coat to prevent it. I, therefore, cavght him by the shoulder to hold him back. I did not call Grimes out of the boat. I don't remember telling Godfrey that a man fell over the wharf. I might have told him so.

After a short deliberation the following verdict was returned: ‘*That the deceased, Thomas Grimes, came to his death by being accidentally drowned.”

Hveu McLean,

Foreman. Hvueu Fintayson, Daniet Topviy, Joun McPrerson, ANDREW CLARKE, Joun McLeop.

On hearing the evidence in the case, the Stipendiary Magistrate decided to hold Lawrence Deroche, who was arrested by the police in connection with the drowning, for further examination, to-morrow.

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Our Advertisers. Dr. Bennet calls attention to the electro magnetic corset.

James Coleman, Superintendent P. E. I. R., calls for tenders for sleepers, fence posts, ete,

Margaret Maria McDonald, announces the sale of certain valuable property in Charlottetown.

A fancy sale and tea, in aid of the Baptist Chureh building fund, will be held in the Market Hall, on the 19th inst.

Bremner Bros. inform the publie that the stock of photograph albums now on sale at their branch store, is the most mag- nificent ever imported here.

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Lighted Buoys.

( New York Maritime Register.)

It is stated that the Canadian Minister of Marine is considering the subject of having buoys in the St. Lawrence river i/luminated at night by gas in order q facilitate navi- gation after sunset. It is to be hoped that the Minister will make a favorable decision in this matter. The advantages from lighted buoys are so many, the drawbacks so few that it seems only reasonable to expect that they will be largely used in the future. This matter of lighted buoys is no longer a problematical point. It has now been proved beyond question that such buoys can be made and their light maintained for any desired period at comparatively little expense. Both abroad and on our own coasts trials with these buoys have been sticcessful alf@* in every case, as far as we can learn, navigators and others who depend upon similar beacons have declared that the lighted buoys are material aids to safe navigation of coasts. Every buoy on our coast, every buoy that marks out a channel in our harbors:is the strongest argument that can be offered in favor of lighted buoys. Nun and spar buoys are excellent guiding points inthe day time. They mark out the way so that to the navigator the chanriel is as plain before him as the well paved street to the pedestrian. After sun- set, however, these points disappear and be- yond lighthouses, which throw out their warning rays, the shipmaster is un- certain as to the track; and in many in- stances when near harbors must perforce lay to, or proceed very slowly until daybreak. Lighthouses do not, therefore, accomplish all that is wanted and more guiding points are needed at night. Whenever a heavy fog hides the buoys in the day time, fog bells clang and sirens send out their hoarse notes, so that the buoy service is supple- mented by the fog signals. When night instead of a fog concea!s these buoys, why should not their positions be indicated by a light? Whatever argument is put forward in favor of lighthouses and fog signals must apply with equal force in favor of lighted buoys. They are not only an additional safeguard to navigators, but they facilitate the movements of vessels at night with what economy of time is patent to every ship-owner. The advantages of hav- ing well-lighted streets are obvious to every man. And the advantages of having the ship-channels of our principal harbors well marked out at night by lighted buoys must be equaliy obvious.

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Immigration to Canada and Australia.

Ir is curious that the flow of emigration from the Mother Country to Australia is larger than to Canada. For the ten months ending October 31, there left the British Isles for Canada 52,288 emigrants, against 52,031 in the same ten months of 1882, an increase of 257. But, asa matter of fact, the number of emigrants of British origin who left for Canada in 1883 was 42,997, as against 39,226 in the same months of 1882, an increase which is under ten per cent. To Australasia there went of British origin 60,008, as against 29,508 in 1882.

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Newsprarers IN Scnoors.—What they cali ‘newspaper geography” has been intro- duced into some of the New Haven schools. The teacher takes the morning paper, reads such news as seems best to him, and the pupils are required to find out on the map the places mentioned. By a well informed teacher—and with a little trouble any intel- ligent teacher could keep informed npen the news of the day-—such a lesson might be made the most interesting and most in- siructive on the programme. It might easily include history and biography as well as geography.

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TONIC FOR OVEKRWORKED MEN, Dr. J. C. Wilson, Philadelphia, Pa., says:—

‘I have uved it as a general tonic, and in par-

xX A MIN ER,

Tole sold BY AUCTION,

On Wednesday, Sth instant,

at 11 o'clock, at the Subscriber's Room,

75 barrels Winter Keeping Apples, 500 boxes Smoked Herrings

WILLIAM DODD,

Auctioneer. Ch’town, Dee, 3, 1883.

PHOTOGRAPH — LLBUKS.

fFVHE mort magnificent Stock of Albums

ever imported to Charlottetown is now

on exhibition in our new store—next to our

general] store The leading qualities are

beauty, originality, durability and cheapnery,

Most of our Albums have the “ PATENT SPRING CLASP.”

BREMNER BROS. Dec, 3, 1783. —3i

FANCY SALE

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7 aid of the BAPTIST CHURCH BUILD. ING FUND, will be beld in the

MARKET HALL,

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Wednesday, the 19th Decomber

The sale will begin at two p. m. Tea on the tables at five p.m. Refreshments during the afternoon and evening. Admission to Hall, 10 cents; Tes, 25 cents.

Ch’town, Dec, 3

DR. BENNET

ALLS attention to “THE ELECTRO MAGNETIC CORSET.” exact pattern ag worn by the Princess of Wales, the health- giving powers of which, especially in female diseas«s, are very great, Can be had at FRASER & REDDIN’S. To be worn as an ordinary corset, and lasting longer and fitting superbly trimmed with Valencienes lace. Dec. 3, 1883,

PE. ISLAND RAILWAY. TENDERS FOR

Sleepers, Fence Posts, Fence Rails. ete.

Q EALED TENDERS, addressed to the KO undersigned, and marked “Tender,” will be received until

Saturday, December 8th, 1883,

for the supply of

60,000 Sleepers, as per Specification, 35 sets Sawn Switch Sleepers (price per 1.000 feet), 54 Sawn Cattle Guard Stringers, 11 feet long, 12in x '4in (price per 1,000 feet), 30 Sawn Cattle Guard Stringers, 8 feet long, 12in x 14in (price per 1,000 feet), 3,800 Cedar Fence Posts, 7 feet Jong, 6 inches at small end, 170 Cedar Gate Posts, 8 feet long, 8 inches at small end, 430 Cedar Snow-fence Posts, 12 feet long, 8 inches at small en‘,

43.) Spruce Snow-fence Posts, 12 feet long, 6,000 Spruce Fence Poles, 14 feet long, not Je:s than 34 inches at small end.

2,200 Spruce Fence Pickets, 7 feet long, not less than 2 inches at small end.

#orms of Tender for Sleepers, with speci- cation endorsed thereon, may be had at all Bobvking Stations.

No Tender for Sleepers will be considered, unless made in accordance with and upon the printed Form supplied.

Tenders will not be considered for less quantities than;

500 Sleepers, 1,000 Cedar Fence Posts, 2,000 Spruce Fence Poles, 500 Spruce Fence Pickets,

The Department reserves the right to reject the lowest or any Tender, JAMES COLEMAN, Supt. Railway Office, Ch’town, Nov. 28, 1883.—w 2i

“MORTGAGE SALE,

rPYBERE will be sold by Public Auction, on

Monday, the Seventh day of January, next, A. D. 1884, at the hour of twelve o'clock, noon, on the premises, in Charlotte- town, all that tract, piece, and parcel of land, hereditaments and premises, situate, lying and being in Charlottetown, being part of Town Lot Number Six, in the first hundred of Town: lots, in Charlottetown, aforesaid, bounded and described as” follows, that is to say: Commencing on Water Strect, at the distance of fifty-two feet from the corner of Pownal and Water Streets, and ruuning east- wardly along the northern boundary line of Water Street, to the distance of thirty-four feet; thence by a line at right angles north- wardly to the distance of forty-three feet; thence at right angles westwardly to the dis- tance of ten feet; thence northwardly to the distance of eleven feet; thence westwardly by a line parallel with Water Street, aforesaid, to the distance of twenty-four feet; thence southwardly, by a line parallel with Pownal Strect, toa distance of fifty-four feet, or to the place of commencement; together with all buildings, rights, and appurtenances to the said land and premises belopging or apper- taining.

The above sale is ma’e under and by virtue of a Power of Sale, contained in an Indenture of Mortgage, made between Donald Mce- Denald, of Point Prim, in Queen's County, in Prince Edward Island, master mariner, and Flora McDonald, his wife, of the one part, and Thomas Cascley, of Charlottetown, in Queen’s County, in ssid Island, Trader, of the other part, and bearing date the First day of August, A D. 1879, of which the undersigned became the assignee.

For further particulars apply to Messrs. McLean & Martin, Solicitors.

Dated at Charlottetown the first day of December, 1883,

MARGARET MARIA McDONALD,

tioalas Pre det dd Pei

Assignee. Det, 3, 1883.—3w Imw mon pd i

DECEMBER 3. Anples and Herings,

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Our Stare Closes Every Evening at Six p. m (saturday Exceptes).

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Carpet Department:

[In this Department we are doing a very large trade, in Axminster, Velvet Pile, Brussels, Tapestry, Scotch Hemp and Twine Cu: pets, Hearth Rugs and Mats. The reason is we buy from tne very best British markets, keep the newest designs and styles, and sell at a small advance on cost,

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Crand Assortment of

Silk Plushes, Velvets and Velveteens, 100 boxes to choose tium, at prices lower than ever before offered.

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Mantle Department:

These goods are selling rapidly.

They are the best and newest makes and grand value.

Cloth Department ;

The 200 pieces Job, Jacket and Ulster Cloths have been selling wonderfully fast. The prices are very low for the quality.

—_—_—_—_—_—_U A large lot Seal Cloth from $3.50 to $8.25 per yard, pieces Oiicloths (nuglish), from Z-yard to 34-yard.

WELOLERSALEH & RETAIL. W. & A. BROWN & CO,

Cl’town, Noy. 23, 1883.—dy wkly

Daily expected, 30

WINTER G@O0DS

SELLING VERY CHRAP FOR CASH, AT THR

LONDON HOUSE.

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Men’s Fop Coats, Men’s Ulsters, Men’s Fur Overeests, Men’s Reefing Jackets,

fNien’s Woo! Underelothiing. Men’s Flannel Shirts, Men’s Cardigan Jackets, Men’s Fur Caps, : Men’s Gloves, fiitts & Scarfs. Ladies Cloth Sacques, Ladies’ Cloth Ulsters, Ladies’ Fur-lined Cirentars, Ladies’ Astracan Jachets, Ladies’ Fur Caps and Muffs, Buffalo: Robes, Japanese Wolf Robes, Biankets,

Horse Zugs, Railway Wrapper s, cic

GEO. DAVIES & CO.

Ch'town, Noy. 13, 1883,

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I883. FALL AND WINTER. 1884.

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J. B. MACDONALD

| | AS now completed hie Fail Importations, the most extensive yet shown by him. Cash buyers will find it to their advantage to buy at his store

their

DRY GOODS, CLOTHING AND TEAs,

AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES,

WiiOLESALE AND RETAIL.

J. B. MACDONALD,

Mh’town, Nov. 18, 1882.—2aw wkly Queen Street.

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FURNITURE,

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FURNITURE, AT COST. Opposite Fost Office, Charlottetown.

EDSTEADS, Chairs, Tables, Washstands, Sofas, Lounges, Parlor, and Drawing Room Bedroom Suits, Looking Glasses and Mirrors, Window Furniture, Picture Frames and

Picture Mouldings. JOHN NEWSON,

Charlot*stown, Jen, @, 1283, ~ ty