we et

ight the important lesson tha . gmes are—under eXist- ul ayailable and utterly

fn ou: Otvealld Piiv ss

res

“ os —

less The plain truth of the matter is,

thas Wwe are w0W ~s regards fire—at the marey of the elements. Unless runners are hogvided or stronger andesteadier teams ob- +simed the ett¢ines will besunable to reach 2| fis . while snéw remains upon the eround, |.

1 we may wake up some’ frosty morning

an Py . * .

to {i dutselvés “‘sans everything,” We ident that our “enefgetic Chief oi 5 . ¢ e772 : , 1

T re Vepartl HOHt wild take tne iesson to heart.and imu uediately provide the Engines with a means of locomotion. . Perhaps, run- nets eould be Maace into which the wheels

of the Engines « vild be set. - oe - Uuvopularity of the Local Gov- ernment. th® measures of the Davies-Stewart Combination ts ‘attr icting attention abroad. A) New Dransw ick ex

y . . 6 rehlulbas.

nm, Arid art?) r Whe unpopularity of

‘Phe agitation excited in; Prince Edward by the ope ‘ation of the General Asress- mont act apy ; to. grow stronger every day. ‘wory paper we reeeive from the Island con- tains ie report of at least one publie meeting, ard inevery case -resolations condemnimg the evtravagance o the Government, the mainten ance of useless oflitens, &c., and demanding the ropeal or emendineat of the Assessment Act, are passed. ‘ihe pre ailing opimion appears to be in favor of repeal. The abolitioa of the Legislative Co uncil is also pretty generally de-

manded.”

Island

<-ap'e-

What about that $4,940 ?

Cuvitor Poxxrcomes to Senator Brown's

re cue in this st

‘‘\M-rational men, know that. bothan .dip- lomacy and ia war, or civil combinations, there are occasions When information must be gained, aul sempiges secured which can only be had by money. Ve never yet heard that outlay for

aes. vo

these purposes was ‘looked upon as dishenor- able on tue part of those whe made it ; ‘and it is gertain buat le who shoukd decline to make itavanid often sacrifice the interests committed to his charge. Wel, Mr. Brown guing to

Washington three years ago to negotiate an- otier treaty had toexpend, or catise to be ex- penled, a good deal of money in various way 3° Vhis, if it is anything, is an admission that Mr. Brown “spent the $4,940 he used out of the $10,000: appropriation he obtained from Mr. Me ‘Kenzie in “* various ways.’ Bat as Mr. Brown, in his ‘solemn denial on the 13th, said, ‘‘Not one shilling was paid by the Cana lian Commi issioner, or by any- body else, to Dr. Young,” it follows that De Young was, not the ‘* various ways.’ And yet ta ne Coumnittee say Dr. Young was ‘improp: perly interested.”’ The case is ber comirg co mixed that nothing short of a de- tailed statement, showing how the $4,940 a sppeared, will clear it up satisfactorily. We shonld hi i ) . hear fram Senator Simp- son on the subject.—Mad. _~ oom ---+—

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YWrook,.of Prayer.

Tur following arrangements have been the observance of the Week ot Charlottctown, viz., ‘meetings

each evening during the week

maue ior

Prayer in shail bedheld as follows, —

Mon pay, JANUARY 7th. - —Baptist Church, — Prayer dnd Praise: Rememberance, of. per sonal — relative mercies; Prayer for the Divipe blessiug on p: vst blessing, om past priyi- cy for a humble and contrite spirit,

tsp Aas JANUAR¥ Sth. —Methodist Ciurch. —Prayer for-tae Crarel of Carist ma all lands: for il ‘deliveran se from error; for its increase Lobiess, and ua power a3 a witness of tae Lord Jesus Christ; ior the grace and guidance oi the iloly Spanit,

Werpnespay, January 9th. -— St. James’ Church.—Prayer for. Christian Families: For aick and afilieted “members; for children at school y fer young men entering’ upon the active business of i:fe, and for those abroad ; for our sons and daughters openly confessing Cimst,

lll Lalth age ,

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16th. — St. Paul’s School Room.—Prayer sor Nations; For rulers, magistrates, and statesmen; for the Army and Navy ; for tiie be: nevolent and philanthrophic instmutions ; for reigious liberty and for the ening of doors gre at and effectual for pub- lisning the Gospel ; for the cessation of war and for ithe reign of rignteousness and peace.

Mgioay, JANUASY, Lith. — Bible Christian Chico “aad Upps r Prince Street Methodist Chiusch.—Prdjyer jor. Christian Misssons to the Jew? ant Gentiles: Por Sanday Schools, and for the eee blessing on all efforts to spread the glad tidings of the 2 Gospel of Salvation.

SATURDAY, Jaxvkny 2th,—Zion Church. — Prater for the Circulation of the Bible: For the o}:crvanee of the Sabbath; for the removal! of inteifperance 5 for the rescue of the fallen ; for the Jatety of those who travel by land and by watur.

StpAy, “Jaxcary 13th.—Sermons: Chris-|; tian life. “Set your light shine.” Matt. v. con Sérvices to commence each evening at 7} o'clock and to close at 9° o'clock. “At the close of each meeting a collection will be taicn forthe poor.

. Josuru Hewnstey,

: President.

J. ML McLzop,

T | A

The British ram “ih epibel.: from thens for Retumo. Theré is no war n

ntnap—mwniip ie P oS tr

Vice in Livarpcol.

upert’

ews to-day.

The Super aoe of Police of Liverpool as just rt shed his report— ad emment very appropriately ddfied the ‘* Black Book —from

whieh it appears that the number of convic- tions du? int@the past year for crimes of vari- ous kinds has been one im ten thousand of the entire popalation-—sarcly: a terrible showing for that great comm veial city. The secret ot this crimunality may perbaps be read an’ the words of the Atev, MroNug gent, a Roman Ca- tholic prison ch: yplai by who recently said of the Livernool wot neu of the lower classes;. ‘‘Drink is making terrible havoe upon the female pop- ulation of this town, not only demoralizing the

young and leading them step by step into e lowest depths of vice, but de- character of family life,

and eh anging wives and mothers into brutai 3avaces. The poker, the knife, the bottle and the giass have become the ordi nary weapons of attack and defence under its uncontroliable in- fluence, producing th e most fatal consequences. Not a.week passes without some one. being brought to prise mW Mes n drink has maddened of all fem ale decene > whose

and rouved 4 * . a. 1 ian wzuaze and actions are so horrible that taney

erime and th stroy:ng ti 1 sacrer 1

seeni NO ane ere beings, but lends.” | Yet it is said that many of the rulers of the

Fad

per-abundant public houses whose tmoral traffic causes all this accumulation of misery and woe.

city are among the ae st ownars of the su

+> ———--—- A’ Two Fest Gaugo Railway.

ra railway with a guage of only two feet ire eh biult in Mas sachusetts, starting from the Bostap, Lowell, aud Nashua Rail- road at North Billerica,” running through Billerica Car itre, South Be lerica and Bed- ford Springs, and connecting with the Lex- ington ant Arti gton branch at Bedford. The trains ran now about double, as fast as the tiains of the P. “E. Island Railway, or at the rate of twenty miles‘an hour. The road tyas formally oper ned for travel and tratiic a short time ago, the opening excur- sion being accomplished without hiteh or ac- cident of any kind,

scihetitnsid tthe’

Foreign News.

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The relations betweem Italy and Greece are strengthening.

‘YT:

} Osman Pasha has arrived at Bucharest. His wound is progressing favorably.

Servia will address a note to the Great Pow- ers, justifying her warlike actions against tT wkey.

A Berlin special says the naval estimates for the German navy are moreased for next year 95 miilou marks.

The 7'im-s’ Paris despatch says negotiations are proceedi: ng f forthe reception of the Papal Nuncio in Mexico.

New fortificatious around Pozen and Kon- igsberg, Germany, are being rapidly completed, the War Uffice being auxious to finish defences on the Russian frontier as early as possible.

It is stated that Bishop, the Englishman re- eentiy arrested on suspicion of treason, hail handed to the French Government “some Ger- man military papers which he obtained from the clerk ‘in “the war offic

The Pope heh la.consistory at the Vatican on the 25th alt, °M grs.. Moretti and Peilegrine were dbmbinated as cardinals and some bishops appol uted. The Pope read a short allocntion, thatking them for their solicitude concerning his health, and asking them to pray to God to help the Church and preserve unimpaired the mind of its head, whose body was ailing.

The ap; ointment of Waddington as Minis- ter of Foreign Afiairs, in the French Cabinet, and’ of the Ma rg ais de Saint Vallier to be french Ambassador to Berlin, is an earnest of better relations between Germany and_ France. Lhe Marquis de Saint Vailier is: acceptable both foc nis own sake and. as a successor of Viscount Kegoutant Biron, retiring ambassa dor. who had. the reputation of being an Ultramostanist, and certainly Was a persona quota in the iliastr ious ¢cireles supposed to dis- approve of the ecclesiastical policy of the Gov- ernment.

A sort of informal synod. was convened. by the Archbishop of Canterbury on the 13th inst. to consider Canon -Farrar’s sermon on Kternal Punishment. He was present\ and said that he knew that he had been treading on the hereditary prejudices of Enghsh Church- wien, bat be felt himself compelled to say what, as a scholar he was certain of, that the Greek word which in our version ~is translated ‘eternal,” does not mean endless. No ac- tion was taken, bus it is said the matter will be further considered in regular synod.

-—— res Tax Cons vention of @1l the Temperance

‘ 2 aii . ah ith Ne eS RII la ret Se ~9 a aera ~~ 7 oh. oe . a ! . ‘ ’ - } . ; =) . 2} AVL iD 1aK) , > 4% VV.s79 ivr 4 YT; r atant y Pore? sa il. ' oe ‘ ‘ PP ALLY uX AMINE i, biel SE A. a Ue! cz , ? , =~ = ——ne ‘the Prine of VV ales bully varee. * . : 7 . } ’ ’ nv ha af ay 2 , un Matua urAng@Company Q2s Gee | j i. ¥ : IS] a. i roy 7 * ( : . f Ba. ‘SS 3/2 } (7 lay a dl ent of jour per ceut. Prouble in “Crefél — calffeds civideat ot tour pe fat Me i ae tune Ceneet | Wue trighof 193 p.rg6ms, arrgted at BS hs lL Vek VOULL —— Pe eters burg » tor qurry! ig O.1 as od ihiy us propa | | . . + ° iors cafifla the Ve, 13 In progress. | a li es paid into the City Treas f By Telegraph to Reading fioone and : 0% ala at > Manito- | ” ‘ Ht (7 a ; : . ° } Nir, SMOITiIS, CxX-4 it. Governor Of | swat! ‘ / “ii j wi urt § vi oe Y “ ‘ 4 ha ni j 3 @ | Small deot Vourt S10" ‘ Duily Laaminer. | lba. met with a warm reception trom tae poo r v is Of the past year, S600. + 4 “ple of Peértu, om bis arrival at tilat place on x vw « ’ : j wiole Oi tie previous yea rs 419.7% \ RONDF, Jan, o. cf 4h ult. . ‘ ‘ } i } Vil ontus of last year hore is verv uncertain news irom Crete. An Ontario volunteer. c oben has cabled le of the previous \ darvse- number of © nristian famtites ate hic british Goverumenht pias iheir services veal 1.80 ( >apted to enter the town oi Beh r but the Gasposal oi the Juu pire ia the event Ob Als, Vsati) Liiwt 2 av ; : . cy - bo hows the a Ivantage of care | Fere ut the gates Of Ute towh by nag cowila 1tissia. nc eood ort 1§.—-sncli a i e -Wholw 7 opula e, Wado ale pi iC]; ely Johanna’ ponovan, the’ virazo who, dress a ret |} } Lavsdbe x La ue ‘i ¥aid\Js I t - : * Sh, 4 ; ; the oresent Clerk of fixe | 1 rks, and. were assaul ced, neitier men, aS & i10.D, ad the m ly ‘waich buULLeEU née; ( t . | Ww mer ,or..c lildren. be ng spa ed. Afver vroes ahd gatteu houses in bew York im Lo5v3, ee ; OM. pbb dlal as V4 S é - < : . 5 : “4 eS ut ee ect aabarie-tie neds | itiving them back the gates were closed. arreSied on tcc Zeth ult:; tor spi.tting hea uh LV Lid baw ha a * ‘ oe , } , or : P ~ — 7 eK. ; . 4 } } : Loe *y ay ] S LCA Wilis dal Ave = 8 tre “Tite Morning. | ii cy then atiacieG wie bi a Uc nan, Se P - ! 441 1: ow agen pour ned him to a-brother consi = With Knives. ; proj rietors of the Auan ine 2 steam. | , 17 ae me > , ' sal ate fe : : eee i st ‘ r NOTING, though a small af-| “he Turtisl soldiers stood by inactl ve ps re avout to add es ney. Veer ig orks : 1ey axe tu de largzei

lalrcady splemdic ilect. than any of the steamers. now owned by the

compeLy. ‘Lhe cotton masters of North and Northeast- ern Lancashire have asked their, employees to

joiméhevi-in an agitation for the repeal of the

indian import.duty on-cotton gyois, rem

this invitation it is belitved that the mas vers. lave aband at eck the ide a of FAD ORS tire men’ >

<

Coffee houses have Seeome so miuch the rage

in fan gis wid that a company hy: is beeu started ia London called “The London Cvuifee flows se improvement C me ’ which lends money,

bre mers, to,those».desire gg businéss and aiverbise eter |. ‘rhe capital of the com- jusand shares of £5

In inpitabian el.to to etpparls. in 2mperance houses. pany is $00,000, m ten thi eadh:

oo

We don't know what there is about a man- tel@iece that imparts coniidence to the man trusting eee tu it. Bat there is, no doubt, a certain degree of ins spin: vtfon in ib, forat is a fact tat the seahieh mania a social gathering always sits, if possible, under the o amt vel lie |natarally gravitates to that pia , aad isnot at | res t until he reaches it. W Teh ‘the top of his his head pressed against the under side of tae shelf he will sit for hours..at a time as immov- able! as a mort, 250, and appai outiy as deeply

iti nO ¥ i¥ C108.

the number that ply to ijaliax. The Whinte Cross line of steamers announce the ‘* Herman Ludwig’ irom Autwerp tor bis viliax, via Lon don ia time for the spring trade. iiahiax am- ports largely trom Aniwer p, but bas hitherto been compeiled to use sailing vessels.

Tue British Government has permitted Capt. Burton, the traveller, although holding the position of Vongubat Trieste, to superinitend tlie researches into those old Lgyptiaa mines whi Sho. it is. supposed, may bg re-worked. to profié Capt. Burton hag ‘also a scheme for

in Seraste ad in W ha at 1s goin ge on abc ut hi —

_* ANDEHED steamship line is to be added tal decided

Grand Suess

—-AT TEL

London House

THE GREAT

Advertised during the months of November which

has given such univer-

and December,

‘sal satisfaction in town and country, we kave to continue from the beginning of the year, offering still Greater Attractions to

those who wish to buy.)

opeumyg up oer tai: 1 districts of Ventral Africa, andthe Kfedive has proposed to him to accept tlie Governorship of Darieur.

The country round a iffe

tergibl y tpom the war. ‘Lhe price of wood tor ine | has increased five fold, and the poorer clesa sufiering from frost bites, Ail kinds of pro- visious have increased in price 200 per cent ; foreizm commodities are alanost unobiainaiie. M the neiguborhood of Kazan the failure vi the crops ‘has téd to the peasants eating br ead made of rye meal and acorns. Much sickness has been occassioned by this unwholesome diet.

A London hotel-1 keeper, w ho is something of a statesman, Visited Baris just betove MeMa- hon sudmitted, ant seut the leading citazens of the French, capital the following circular; “Il have.éhe honor of enclosing you my card. Ti, on the Approach of the | érisis ~which-amenaces France, you repair to London, I will do my uitmost to make your stay agreeable: “You will find at my estabirshment first rate actotmoda- ran ion, and, considering the season, at reduced

rates... "Yow ean be sea by letter or telegraph the rooms you desire, and your orders will be

yome diaveiy attended to.”

‘per Duke of Portland, who has given such magnificent donations for the relief cf the sick and woul ide 1 in the Kast, ts a hypochondriac of 70, with an income of $790, G0Ua year. He sulfers fromhandistiguring malady, and lives in seclusion, porter at Welbeck Abbey, his seat in NottingNanish lire, th® most famots of those places known as ‘the dukeries,” orin London. in the lat ter he inhabits a vast gloomy man- sion in Cayenlish Square. The Duke cannot bear to be seen, and nus érected at the back of lis house an immense screen “of iron and glass which Cmpletély prevents the nei; ghbors trom gratifyiag the ir curiosity. Iitiss said that afte: dark he may be seen pac ‘ing the garden in the midst of Cave ndiah pity we. Neither he nor is brothers, all dead, ever married. One of them Lord Ge who was‘cut off in his prima, % was the lh ype af the ‘Tory party, aud the first ‘‘turfite” in England.

A Bvuriep Town Brotvexr ro Licut.—An interesting arcize logical discovery has just been made in Italy—tiat of a buried town, a new Pompeii, unexpected ly found .near Man tredonia, atthe footof Mownt Gargeno. A temple of Diana was first brought-to light, and then'a portico about 20 metr es in n length, vith columns witheut capi ttals, and, finally, a ne-\ cropolis covering 15,000 square metres (about 3? acres). 1A large rtindseld of inscriptions has been collected d, end gore of them-has been sent té the museum gi, Naples. , ‘Ese town discov ere: lis tite’ ancient Sipontum of whith Strabo, Polybeus, arid Livy spéak, and which ‘was bur- ied’ by a1 n earthquake, ‘The houses are 20 feet below the wufta ge, of flie sdil.. The Tidbian Government has taken measures to continue the excawations ona large -seale: » Lyery day some fresh object of mterest turns we The latest 18 a mdntnent erected in honor of Pom- pey atter his victory over the pirates, and .a large quantity of coins In gold and copper.

FOR ‘SALE!

E EAMER

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Reform Clubs of this Island met in the Re-! form Club Rooms this. afternoon at 3 o’clogk.. There are a large. number in at- tendanec xc, A mammouth topchlight? (proces- n will parade the streets of this city at 7 Helook iE | ERRIBLE Tragepy Iv Britis CoLumera. | —One day last week, one Dunfield, an oid | pioneer, cut his wife's throat from ear to ear, at Seattle, B. C., after which he cut his | daughter's, and then took a dose of poisea} and shot. himself. Duntield and his wife!

has , Secretary,

the ae will survive,

are beth dead, and there is little hope int: Ch’town, P. E. L,

FATHER BELLE,

;with all her Miachjinery, . Boats, oe Ww ng be offenéd at Private-Sale, untill | TRURSD: i¥, the ‘Wth day~ == * January , 1878 Should the Steamer not — be sold at Pri-

I vate Sale, she will be offered at PT ELEC

AUCTIGN, at 12 o'clock, noon, on Ture. day, the i0th day of January. For terms and-particulars apply to JOHN HUGHES, Avent.

Dec, 26, 1877. ” Zaw pat a ne till 10th

bout Odessa is suffering |)

‘The latest Instalment of _NEW

‘GEO. DAVIES & CO.!

A Choice Lot of ENGLISH TEAS, by chest and small package, marked very lov

GREAT

INDUCENIENTS

Are. offered. in the Cloth Department, and

parties in want of Suits

}

or Single Garments, can have them made up at. the

notice, and in the best

shortest

style. -

GOOBS just received by _ “Northern Light,” via Halifax.

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CASH SALE

ANEW ADVERTISEMENTS, = - - = ae

*) ! } ‘' a! Sil ’ Pn ’ Nem mber the Grand Susieal & Literary

ENTERTAINMENT

ON

Filey, ii’, thet inst,

ST; PATRICK'S HALL,

iy Mp OE THE rt xps or

St. Joseph’s T.: Av Society.

The minsic, for the evening, will be under the direétich of Mrs: Penne Some of the best performers in our city, on thee Harp, Vio iia, Cvoruel, Piano, as Well-as yme of our well- Known Vocailsts .aad de ecuers , DAVE kindly consented hb ive their services on the gcga- $102. : Vor particulars, see programme. ai 7 o dock; entertainment at 8. Ticket, 24 cts; for sale at the Medfeal Hall, and at the store of J. B. McDonald, ane, and at the door. Ch’town, Jan. 3, 1878,—1i

ANOTHER SUPPLY

PRANG’S

New Year tards!

THE BEST YET.

Just received per ‘NORTHERN LIGHT.’

: BREMNER BROS. PUBLIC SGHOJL

The School lately known as the

ST. PATRICK’S SCHOOL

will be Re-opened_as_a Public School, uncer the provisi ms of ae ” ee lic Sdligole’ Act, 1877,” %

MONDAY, » 7th. “INST:

ATO O'CLOCK, ALB. tee By order of the @ity SehboM Board” aes ISA AC OXEN HAM; See’y.

Ch’town, Jan. 3, 7 78-—~era- pat Hi ex thur sat a J it rs & ee ar 3

Harries Almanae

Les 7S: PRICE 12 CTS.

Wholesaic and Retail at

HARVIE’'S BOOKSTORE,

a eee RE:

ayd'sold by all respectable dealers ti

the Island. > : 8 thronghout Jan, 3<r |;

PUBLIC NOTICE.

hoi: WHE Subseriber, haying re-opene#’on the old Stand, ‘with a larg Stoek of Drugs, Chemicals, Toilet Requisites, Dye Stuffs, ete. , will be g lad to sée all his old customers back again, aud as many more as can find time to come. : P.G. FRASER, Druggist.” ? Queen Street, Ch’town, ) : Jan. 3, 1878. ;

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NODC.

de S Book Debts of SYL\ VANUS KEITH . ©U., of Charlottetown, Merchant.

ailoks. having been made over to me, under a. ill of-Sale, I-here by give notice to persons in- debted to said ‘ylvanus Keith & Co. that the #nounts of their reapective accounrs are pay- able to me, and me on ily; and immediaté pay- meni of the same is rex ques ed,

i hie. HAYDEN,

QD, d Jan. a 1875.—3ineod

MORE S buy -Harvie’s

FoR 1878—PRICE Jan. 8=

Doors open

Ch’town

bo oo

imanac

i2 CENTS.”

een :

PUBLISHED !

: —PRE ACHED IN-

St. Patus CHURCH

REV. 2. F . FITZGERALD,

The Divinity of Jesus Christ’

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" Cripiures, ;

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62” The above Sermais’ (hiblished by fe

quest) arg ign sale: at rvie’ Store. | Price 16 cents. = - ‘Boon

Dec. 22—4j

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ti ADVENT, 1877, :

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