oan. eS | Entertainment in St. Patrick’s Hall. :

Tne Darty EXAMINER, JANUARY 7, 1878. 4 _ - eel

The “Northern Light.”

‘The opposition P. EK. I. EXAMINER is, or | tends te ve, dissatisfied about the winter) mer, the Northern Light, which the Domin- | . Government keeps on the route between |

island and the mainland during te winter

» very great expense. \MINER, this vessel is not run on the proper -o, the mails are not forwarded by her as |

should be, the rates of freight are excess- | iy high, &c. The one wish ot the Dominion |

““rament in this respect is to make the}

hern Light as useful as possible to the peo- |

¢ the Island, and it is to be hoped that,

- will succeed in doing 80.”

‘his is from the St. John Freeman. If | © the ene wish of the Dominion Govern- | 't to make the Northern Light useful, we |

. only say that they have adopted an ex-|

wdinary arrangement to carry it out. ery mail and passenger from the main-

i nd for this Island is delayed at Pictou as f.l'ows :—

iday’s, Wednesday's and Friday’s, 20 hours ‘ lay’s and Tuursday’s, “a ” urday’s, SC

What would the Freeman say were the E aglish mail for St. John delayed on the road—by “arrangement” —four days?

As to the rates of freight, they are simply rie rohibitory.”

Vith the route we find no fault.

The Freeman is mistaken in supposing thas only the ‘‘Opposition P. E. Island i caminer” is ‘‘ dissatisfied about the win- +.» s'eamer.” Every man in the Province who takes the slightest interest in our win- to: communications is dissatisfied.

The Patriot, we observe, lauds the North- eu Light as a “‘safe and sound boat.” Her y--eut performances prove that there is more truth in this estimate of the Northern Li sat than in other statements of the /Pat- >t, And if the Northern Light is a ‘‘safe a1 sound boat,” why keep her in dock half tie time?

he crew, we suppose, is a good one— pvid well to perform a dangerous service. W vy keep them half the time doing noth- ing! ae Government is bound by its solemn contract to keep up constant steam com- memnieation between the Mainland and this island. Why, when not the slightest ob- stacle interposes, do they not try to meet their obligations !

With a good boat and a good crew—and no ice—we might just as well as not have coustant (daily) communication with the moinland. Why donot the Dominion Gov- ernment try to keep up daily communica- tion?

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The Horrors of War.

Che following brief account of the awful sists witnessed in Plevna when the Rus- si.ns took possessien of the city, by given the correspondent of the London ‘* Daily News” describing the state of Plevna, says: —

before the recent great storm Plevna was simply a charnel house. Modern warfare has no parallel for it, and its horrors can only be compared to those which followed in the waks of Genghis Khan or Timour, as their savage Tartar hordes swept over and desolate Asia.

The famished dogs, of which they are al- ways large numbers in every Turkish town, wore feeding on the corpses of the dead and the

bo lies of the still living wounded. The sa- vave howls of the greedy brutes as they tore the pusrid flesh of the dead or crunched the iones between their teeth, the cries and groans of Lhe wounded as they vainly struggled with the degs might be heard for miles around and

mode the soul sick.

vords were pecking at the skulls, hopping

feora body to body with beaks and plumage joo neared with human blood and screaming wick fiendish delight, Dogs fought among tuonselves, and birds struggled with bird for p> session of a morsel of humay flesh and the roost indescribable horror prevailed, ‘s-one house alone thirty-seven dead and (fty-three wounded Turks were found, some of Lue former in a half-decomposed and putrid erate, and the wounded in a condition that can be more easily imagined than described. Some, o: the wounded were able to crawl about, and clutched at odd morsels of tood that were found in the band of the dead, devouring it with feverish avidity ; but thousands of them were utterly helpless and awaited death or succor with a listless fatalism.

Highteen hundred prisoners were huddled t> ether on the bank of the Vid, and the hor- rors of their position equalled those of the ercat plague which ravaged Europe in the four- tooth century. Living and dead were piled to other promiscuously in heaps like wood, and carted away. There were only three carts -silable for the work, and the confusion was deseribable.

Csman’s bravery is stained and blackened by his treatment of the Russian wounded that fell inco his hands, His gallant defence of Plevna for 2 minute blinded the victors and Europe to the fact that all prisoners were butchered by the troops under Osman’s command.

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‘ose of our readers who bear the name of Metzger will do well to spend the long winter evenings in putting their pedigrees >, order. Lieutenant-General Metzger died che Hague in 1601, leaving a fortune of

po ge 5,000,000. The Dutch Government took the estate to itself on the alleged ground of want of heirs. General Metzger was of Aloace, Some of his distant relatives there

joid claim to the property. The suit lasted 150 years, until 1704, when William UL. of

Orange declared it outlawed by time, and coutirmed the original seizure by the State. | Now proof having recently been disovered | the Metzger heirs petitioned the French, | Sy ss and American Governments to assist | ther in securing the rights of branches of | the same family, living under their protec-

tion. With simple and compound interest, it is estimated that the estate in question | ecu ls in value the whole amount of coined |

gold in the worid. —_—_ oo—_="=

We learn that about three hundred feet of fouris breakwater were washed away,

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THe entertainment which took piace, as

announced, in St. Patrick’s Hall, on I ri- |

day evening last, in aid of the funds of St.

Joseph’s Total Abstinence Society, passed | | off very successfully. The Hall was decor- ated with flags and banners of different So- |

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cieties, and presented a very neat appear-

At about 8 o'clock, the seats were

by a select audience, and the }

ance. occupied

Crete.

A London Special says : ‘Great excitement | is caused to-day by the sensational news from | the Island of Crete. It appears that qnumber | of Christian families yesterday attempted > enter Retimo, a small town of about 4,000 1n- habitants on the northern coast of the Island, but were prevented by the Turkish populace, who assaulted them, sparing neither men, women nor children. After driving the Chris- tians back, the ‘Turks closed the gates of the

jtown, and then turned their attention to the

overture played, after which the Hon. A. | British Vice-Consul, threatening his life, and

During the performance, the St. Dunstan’s | Cathedral Choir sang a few choruses in fine style and, especially the last, ‘‘ Moonlight, on the Lakes,” was loudly applauded. ‘The | choir showed signs of much improvement |

since we last had the pleasure of hearing | them, The songs sung by Professor Caven, | Dr. Creamer, and Mr. A. Hermans, will} stil! keep these gentlemen favorites with the | public, and the comic songs by Mr. J. Laws, | were loudly eneored. The duett, ‘* Home

to our Mountains,” by Mrs. Pennee and

Dr. Creamer, and the trio, ‘‘ The Distant

Chimes,” by the same lady, with Miss Mc-

Ewen and Miss Cox,were both well-rendered.

The violin solo, ‘ Jl Balen,” by Mr. Vine-

combe was played, as all pieces are by that gentleman, with much taste and skill. One of the best features of the entertainment,

was tho performanoe on the harp by Mrs.

Kickham. The sweet music played by that lady on the occasion, and the grace

with which it was executed, won the admir-

ationof theaudience. Thesong, ‘‘Faro’erthe deep blue sea,” was sung in very good voice by Mrs. Gaffney. The ‘‘Quie vive Gallop,” a piano-forte duct, was rendered in a bril- liant and effective style by Mrs. Pennee

and Miss. Quirk. The re itations by Messrs.

T. A. McLean, and James McEKachern, would reflect credit on professionals. The comic address by Mr. Coyle, was laughable, though we do not think be did_hiinself jus- tice. Mrs. Pennee, Mrs. McEwen, and Miss Newbery accompanied the different singers. Although the Programme seemed long, no time was lost between the pieces,

and the performance was brought to a close about 10 o'clock. The committee were for- tunate in securing the services of Mra.

Pennee to conduct the music of the even-

ing ; and, we understand, the ability and

experience of this accomplished lady, con-

tributed much to the success of the enter-

tainment, Quite a handsome sum was rea-

lized,

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A Horrible Story.

General Richard Taylor, son of a former President of the United States, who was one of the leading Generals of the army of the Confederate States, in an article pub- lished lately in the North American Review, makes the following shocking statement :—

After the battle of Chickamauga, in 1863, General Grant was promoted to the command of the armies of the United States, and called to Washington, Ina conference at the War Office between him, President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton, the approaching campaign in Virginia was discussed. Grant said the ad- vance on Richmond should be made by the James River. It was replied that the Gov- ernment required the interposition of an army between Lee and Washington, and would not consent at that late day to the adoption of a plan that would be taken by the public as a confession of previous error. Grant observed he was indifferent as to routes, but if the Gov- ernment preferred its own—so often tried—to the one suggested, it must be prepared for the additional loss of 100,000 men. ‘the men were promised. Grant accepted the Governmental plan of campaign, and was supported to the end. The above comes to me well authenti- cated, and I have no doubt of its correctness.

The attempt was made, and after a fear- ful loss of life the Government were forced to adopt McClellan’s plan for the advance on Richmond. The New York World says :—

This is certainly a horrible story. The im- molation of 100,000 men to avoid a confession of error on the part of an Administration matches anything in the annals of the most despotic governments on earth. To believe that the long agony which the nation endured in 1864 was borne to make good the blunders of civilians involves so much that is revolting that nothing but the reputation of the soldier who youches for the tale cou]Jd make us entertain it. General Taylor expressly and significantly says that it came to him on good authority. No authority for such an accusation can be good which is less than that of one of the men di- rectly concerned. President Lincoln was dead before Gen. Taylor came North after the war. Edwin M. Stanton was probably capable of the atrocious calculation charged, but he is not likely ever to have had an opportunity of corn- municating it to Gen. Taylor. There remains, therefore, but one source from which it could have reached Gen. Taylor, This consideration will make our readers shudder with ws at the possibility of its truth,

Next day the World said :—

‘‘Some one has told General Taylor that Mr, Lincoln was virtually pages for the hide- ous slaughter of the Wil and Cold Harbor, and it is the merest aifecta- tion to pretend to be in doubt as to his infor- mant was. The only question to be settled is whether the witness can be believed. Is the word of General Grant good on such a point of history? His truthfulness was made the sub- ee of controversy during his quarrel with

resident Johnson, and it was more recently debated in connection with his strictures upon Sumner; therefore it is possible that it may not rest unimpeached in the present case.

“Unless it can be successfully impeached,

| however, the history of the war will have to

be rewritten in colors rataer darker than it is altogether pleasant to think of,”

Sentencinc Her HuvsBanp TO BE Hancep.—Mrs. Morris, a woman Justice of the Peace of Wyoming Territory, heard; a case of scandalous character, in which her husband was defendant. She sentenced him to be hanged by the neck until dead, and was anxious to haye the sentence car- ried juto effect at once, until the Attorney explained to her that she was simply sitting as an examing court. She then held him

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in bonds of ¢18,000,000 to await the action: Jury, and said she would | one half, and

of the Gra shoot the first man that attempted to raise the sureties. Virginia City Chronicle,

erness, Spottsylvania |

According to the} 4. McDonald briefly addressed the audience. | pursuing him with knives until he found shel-

ter in the house of a brother consul. The ‘urkish soldiers quietly stooi by during all these outrages, perfectly inactive, not attempt- ing to stop the notous disturbances. It 1s be- lieved England will take temporary possession of the Island, with a view ot preventing a re- petition of the outrages.” ———--- + © Oars The War in Africa.

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A recent Times’ article on the South African situation concludes as follows :—

it is pot pleasant to remember that Cety- way, Chief of Zulus—according to those who know Zululand well—can put 40,000 well armed men into the field, and that he may choose a moment for doing #0 when when we have our hands more than full on the Caffrarion question,

Earl Carnarvon is reported to have said to a deputation of South African merchants:

Zalu King commands a very well armed and comparatively weil disciplined force, and dur- ing tae last few weeks has undoubtedly shown signs of temper which might bring about dis- airection. 4 am glad to see that tresh Colonial levies ate being raised. They will render, I have no doubt, very valuable assistance. At the same time I can confirm the report that the 19th Regiment and a battery of artillery will leave the country within the next week or ten days. Preparations are beitig urged on with all possible speed at the War Uffice.

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A Horrible Tale.

FIVE MEXICANS BURNED TO DEATH FOR PRAC- TICING WITCHCRAFT.

A Mexican correspondent declares that an

auto-do-fe, worthy of the days of Torqueman-;}

da, has been recently celebrated in the village of, St’ James, in the District of Concordeo. For six months a man named Silvester Zach- aris had been bewitched, and having drank three glasses of holy water to ‘“‘drive out the devil,” he denounced Joseph Bonilia and Diega Lugo as having bewitched him. These two persons were denounced to the prefect, and having been arrested, Judge Murino, a member of the Supreme Court of Justice, ordered them to be burned alive. At 7 o’clock in the morn- ing the witch and the wizard were bound to the stake, which stood in the center of a hill- ock of faggots. About sixty persons, armed with long Mexican knives, surrounded these criminals. ‘‘As soon as the fire reached the witches,” says the oificial report sent to the Prefect of Concordeo, ‘‘they cried out for the gods to be sent to them (probably their sooth- saying or conjuring paraphernalia). The fire was ‘extinguished, and these ‘gods’ brought. As soon as they had them in their hands. they denounced three other persons as accomplices, and these having beea compelled to mount the pile, all five were then burned to death.”

Correspondence.

gas We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions or statements of Corress pondents.

To the Editor of the Examiner:

Str,—A very violent storm raged here on the night of the 4th and forenoon of the 5th inst. Its effects were disastrous to the new Breakwater which was completed here last summer by the Dominion Government, at a cost of sixty-nine thousand dollars. About three hundred feet from the outer end of this work were carried away, and left in fragments strewn along the shore, extending from Knight’s wharf in ‘‘the Cove,” to Mr. Sterns warehouse, near the celebrated Souris Station House. It is not yet ascertained what damage was done to the submerged portion of the de- stroyed work, sutiice it to say that at low water not a vestige of the extremity 1s visible of what three days ago was considered the finest public work on the Island. ‘The attention of the Minister of Public Works for the Dominion, on his visit here last summer, was called tothe necessity of having an embankment of stone placed on the sea side of this work to protect it from the action of the angry sea. ‘ihis, it was calculated, could be done at a further outlay of ten thousand dol- lars, thereby rendering perfectly se- cure the whole work; but alas! ‘‘delays are dangerous,” and the old saying is in the pres- ent instauce unfortunately too true. The Government should at once see the actual ne- cessity of protecting the remainder.

The County Court is sittimg now for three days. Judging from the number of people at- tending, the new Court House, at present under contract, will not furnish more than one- third the required accommodation. You peo- ple of the surrounding couatry who expect to ve sued, and in fact every one interested, see to this fact, get up a petition to our own worthy Minister of Public Works to have the agreement bonds all cancelied and new specifi- cations drawn for a building that will suit the requirements. I havea word or two to say wit regard to this public official’s imsicerity on some local works around this vicinity ; but ia the hope that he will give his attention to the

above suggestion, | will keep silent. Yours, &e., j SEMPER EADEM. Souris, Jan. 5, 1878. ——— — Sale

Fish anp FishERMEN.—The catch of fish in our waters this year as compared with that of 1876, will be generally admitted to be short in all kinds. Exports of mackerel to the United States is 86,000 barrels to date, against 42,000 last year. This does not go to prove that we have had a better catch, but that in consequence of a short catch in their own waters, the United States offered a profitable market for mackerel. Latest reports from the United States show their catch of mackerel this year to be 110,- 000 barrels against 226,000 last year. Our

| Herald,

present stock of mackerel is not more thag perhaps not more than one third, of that at the close of 1876,—Hzx.

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‘| NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, | NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,

NOTICE.

R. H. J. PALMER and Mr. D. C. | M McLEOD are admitted Partners of our | Law Firm. The business will be carried on as heretofore, under the style of

PALMER & McLEOD. | Ch’town, Jan. 7, 1878—all papers 2i |

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POLITICAL MEETING.

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MEETING of the Electors of the First, Electoral District of King’s County for the Legislative Council will be held at the Court Hourse, at Head St. Peter's Bay, on FRIDAY next, at the hour of two o'clock, p. m., for tho purpose of selecting a Candidate to represent the District in the Legislative Coun- cil, for which Writs are issued, and the elec- tion will take place oa the 24th. Electors from East Point, Souris, Rollo Bay, Bay Fortune, Morell, St. Andrew's, and all other parts of the District, are invited to attend.

The Members of the District in both Houses and the Editors of the Press also are respect- fully invited to attend. CHARLES McDONALD, CAPT. JOHN STEELE, JAMES McDONALD, JOSEPH McISAAC, JOHN H. WINSLOE, PETER McLELLAN, ANDREW LEWIS, JOHN PURCELL, ANGUS McAULAY, JOHN LARKIN,

St. Peter’s Bay, Jan. 7-—

CONSIGNMENT

With Positive Instructions TO SHIT -

yD HHDs. MOLASSES, 10 do. SUGAR, 200 Bbls. APPLES, 25 Crates ONIONS, 100 Pairs Men, Women & Boys BOOTS 10,000 CIGARS.

Counter and Platform Scales,

Direct from the Factories. '

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A few Celebrated Bourne Pianofortes, Mason and Hamlin Organs,

Second-hand Instruments taken in exchange at fair valuations.

A. McNEILL, Anct’r. No. 11 Queen St., Jan. 3, 1S7S—6i taw

namie § Alma

1878 PRICE 12 CTS.

Wholesale and Retail at

HARVIE'S BOOKSTORE,

QUEEN SQUARE, and sold by all respectable dealers throughout the Island. . Jan, 3—

THE LATEST YET!! |

HE new roo CLOTHES-HORSE, the most complete ever invented, sellin cheap. Also WANTED a first-class Carries Maker. Apply to eee a a C. KEEFE, N¢ Side Queen’s S ies ties. 0 de (jueen’s Square.

Notice to the Public,

UPPLIES for the ‘Soup Kitchen” will J reih the Committee if left at the Store of Mr. Alex. Horne, corner of Queen and Fitzroy Streets. Donations of money will be received by them —— Dr. Dodd aud Mr. J. Quirk. ¥ ‘. B.—Food for the sick carefully prepared by the Committee. i nskcoaite Dec. 27—-tf

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SEE HERE MEW! —

F you want SLEIGHS or CARRIAGES

mace of best American Wood, in latest style, or your Horse Shod in FIRST-CLASS STYLE, callon the undersigned. All work warranted or no pay.

Vestine Ee C. KEEFE, North side Queen’s Squ Ch’town, Dec. 5, 1877. ’ mre

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OR SALE--A few second-hand Kerosene c Oil Lamps, cheap, at Examiner OFFICR. Nov. 27—- )

International Hotel | (FQRMERLY RANKIN HOUSE)

Corner of Pownal & Sydney Streets,

CHARLOTTETOWN, P. EF. I.

~ Private and permanent Boarders can be ac- commodated on yery moderate terms, during the winter season, at the International.

D. MCISAAC,

; Dec. 19, 1877-—2m

Proprietor.

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CITIZENS’ ~ SKATING RINK,

Grand Opening Night, MONDAY, JANUARY 7,

AT 8 O'CLOCK—ICE PERMITTING.

GALBRAITH’S BAND

WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE,

Season Ticket, Gentleman, sé se Lady, For afternoon only, . Promenade, 5 gieetig Monthly ‘Ticket, gent, . - oe ae Visitor's Ticket, Band Nights, gent, se y,

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RULES. ;

Rue 1. This Rink shall be open every after- noon, from 2 to 6 p. m. (Sundays and Thurs- days expected); and every Monday and Thursday evening, from 8 to 10 p. m., ics permitting.

Rue 2. No intoxicating liquors shall be brought into the building, and no smoking allowed on the ice.

Rue 3. Children under the age of 13 shall not skate in the evening, and no boy shall be allowed to smoke inside the building.

tuLE 4. Violent skating strictly prohibited.

Rue 5. The right of ticket-holders does not extend to Carnival nights.

Rue 6. Any violation of the above Rules and Regulations, or any unseemly or ungentle- manly conduct on the part of any ticket- holder or visitor, will be punished with expul- sion and forfeiture of ticket.

ea Tickets for sale at Apothecaries’ Hall. J. R. BRECKEN, Sec’y.

COAL! COAL! W. W. CLARKE’S.

OUND & NUT at Ch’town, Jan. 5—4w 2aw

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Provincial Normal School. The Winter Term of the Normal School

WILL BEGIN ON THE THIRD TUESDAY IN JANUARY,

and all intending students are requested to make application to the Principal, who will supply them with all necessary information in regard to the entrance examination. Studenta who intend studying for a First Class License are specially requested to attend during the winter term, in order that special attention may be given to the subjects required for their examination. All students must be present on the day of opening. JOHN HARPER, Princi Dec. 24, 1877— ” e

Important Decision | THE SEWING MACHINE AWARDS.

[From the Sewing Machine Journal. ]

The Special Medal to Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company.

Extract from the Judges’ Report : ‘The recommendation we hereby submit :—

_ “The great advantage which it obtains in ite distinctive feature, the Rotative Hook, over the class of machines using the reciprocating shuttle, is one Which needs, to show it, no spe- cial demonstration ; it being apparent at once, not only to the educated mechanic, but to any intelligent observer.”

The Report concluded :

‘“‘The tension is more easily adjusted and needs less regulating than any other that we xnow of. The range of work successfully per- formed by the apparatus known as the ‘No. 6 machine’ in our presence, was larger than we have elsewhere seen on any one machine, going from many thicknesses of tin and cloth to- gether to the finest cambric, without stopping the machine, and the sewing all perfect, show- ing the perfectment of the tension device used. The machine is well made, all its parts being fitted to guage, and consequently interchange- able. It has already received from the Amer- ican Institute all the awards and recognitions under the rules possible to a sewing machine. We consider the apparatus kuown as the No. 6 to be the most mechanical in construction and as attaining the best results of any ma- chine we know of, and we do not’ hesitate to declare it, as in our opinion, at present the best sewing apparatus in the world ; we recommend for it the highest recognition under the rules es can be awarded—the Special Medal of

“J. G. Bronanan, U.S, N. “B. F. Woop, U. 8S. N., ‘J. W. CoLtins, U.S. Rev. Mar.

The prices of these Machines have been

greatly reduced. Mr. Theo. L. Ch pelle, Diamond Bookstore, is the dena this City.

Ch’town, Dec. 29-—3i eod.

UY THE DAILY E) } B for the latest seve Sehaa eee

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Judges.

'FLOUR FLOUR

Good Family; Flour, For SALE aT

W. W. CLARKE’S. Water St., Dec. 1—eod tf

OSTRICH FEATHERS

Dyed. Also— Gent’s Clo hing, Orders left at the Shop Me ves

|Stumbles, 27 Great George Street, promptly

attended to.

_ GC, Gilmour Si a i . + Doe. 26—1m mh Dyer, etc., Fitzroy Street,

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