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A. Arrxen, Georgetown. SUTHERLAN), Souris Fast, McAutay, Head St. Peter’s Bay.

>). Eagan, Movat Stewart.

H. Baer, Sout!:port.

Gro. O'Neiit, Halfway House.

Moxtow J. Huguss, County Line Station.

Epmonp Camppett, Prince County Book- store, Summerside.

VV. D. McNBgitt, Alberton.

Joun J. Arsnravx, Tignish.

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DECEMBER 23, 1878.

Christmas Hive.

To-morrow is Christmas Eve; and with it the Christmas holidays will practically com- mence. There will, of course, be a general hurrying to and fro—and universal buying of Christmas gifts. All will be materially aided in their labors of love if they consult the advertizing columns of Tur EXAMINER It is worthy of remark that everyone who has on sale anything worth buying adver- tizes in Tue Damy Examiner. To-morrow night the refulgent Christmas Tree wil! blaze in many homes; and happy hearts will dance for joy as its particular glories are re vealed. The Christmas Tree is, we believe, an ancient German custom. It was intro- duced into England by the late revered Prince Consort; and has since grown up in America. We observe that Mr. Kennedy has a very fine one at the Confectionery. It was on Christmas Eve that, in the golden times of old, the ponderous Yule log was cut and drawn in triumph to the wide hearth of the Baronial Hall or moated Castle. Each wayfarer raised his hat as it passed; for he well knew that it was full of good promises,—that its flame would burn out old wrongs and heart burnings and cause the liquor te bubble in the wassail- bowl which was quaffed to the drowning of ancient feuds and animosities. For a pic- ture of Christmas Eve in the olden time, we can desire none more graphic than that furnished by Sir Walter Scott in Marmion :

On Christmas Eve the bells were rung; On Uhristmas Eve the mass was sung; That only night, in all the year,

Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. he damsel donned her kirtle sheen; The hall was dressed with holly green; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the mistletoe.

Thea opened wide the baron’s hall

‘To vassal, tenant, serf, and all;

Power laid his rod of rule aside,

And Ceremony doffed his pride.

The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose. The lord, underogating, share The vuigar game of ‘* post aud pair.” All hailed, with uncontrolled delight And general voice, the happy night, That to the cottage as to the crown, Brought tidings ot salvation down !

The fire, with well dried logs supplied, Went roaring up the chimney wide; The huge hall-table’s vaken face, Scrubbeu till it shoue, the day to grace; Bore then upon its .aassive board

No mark to part the squire ‘and lord. Then was brought in the lusty brawn, By old blue-ceated serving-man;

Then tae grim boar s-head frowned on high, Crested with bays and rosemary.

Well can the green-garbed ranger tell, How, when, and where the monster fell; What dogs before his death he tore, And all the baiting of the boar.

The wassail round in good brown bowls, Garnished with rmbbons, blithely trowls. There the huge sirloin reeked; hard by Plum-porridge stood, and Christmas-pye; Nor tailed oid Scotland to produce,

At such high-tide, her savory goose. Then came the merry masquers in,

And carols roared with blithesome din; If unmelodious was the song,

it was a hearty note, and strong.

Who lists may in their murmuring see Traces of ancieat mystery;

White shirts supplied the masquerade, And smutted cheeks the visors made; But, oh ! what masquers, richly dight, Can boast of bosoms half so light! England was merry England, when

Old Uhristmas brought his sports again.

*Twas Christmas told the merriest tale; A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man's heart through half the year.

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CONFEDERATION.

THz Ottawa Herald says: ‘‘ Confedera- tion has not benefitted Canada,” and the Patriot chimes in ‘* Too true.” Not bene- fitted Canada! Has Confederation not broken down the walls of six hostile tariff., and do we live to hear the ‘‘ free trade’ (‘) Patrivt declare that it has not benefitted

Canada! Has it not bound together in one strong nationality a number of weak, dis- jointed Colonies / and has it not opened up to the emulation of the sons of even the smallest and weakest Province, the highest offices in a great state? Does the Patriot, therefore, say that Confederation has not benefitted Canadians? As truly say that union has been a weakness to the United States as to say that ‘‘ Confederation has not benefited Canada.” It is worthy of note that the Ottawa Herald and the Char- lottetown Patriot croak about Confedera- tion not having ‘‘ benefitted Canada” just ae the sweets of Confederation are being wrested from them.

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THE FORGERY CASE.

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Examination of the Forger—Others Apparently Implicated.

Tue Stipendiary Magistrate’s Court was the centre of attraction this forenoon. The room was thronged to excess, and the in- terest taken in the forgery case appeared to be intense. Shortly after ten o'clock, Charles Herrol responded from the dock to his real name, and the examination com- Charles Palmer, Esq., appeared The prisoner was

menced. on behalf of the Bank.

| not represented by counsel.

Mr. Georar Macieop, the Cashier, was the first witness called. He gave a brief aceount of the apprehension of the forger ; repeated the cunversation which he had with him in his office ; presented the checkt that were acknowledged by Mr. McDonald to the Court, and showed the difference between the real ones and the forgeries, and swore frem his knowledge of handwrit- ing that the check presented by Herrol was atorgery. He stated that Mr. McDonald was at present in St. John’s, Newfound- land; that he had telegraphed for him, and had received an answer that he would re- turn to the Island by first boat.

Cuantes Parmer, Esq., was also exarm- ined. He repeated the conversation which took place between himself and the person in Mr. Macleod’s office, while Mr. Macleod was making a complaint of the forgery be- fore the Stipendiasy Magistrate.

Mr. J. Weturneton McLegop identified the check as the one presented to him, and also the prisoner as the person who present- ed it.

Joun Ssiuar, sworn—I formerly resided at North River. Iknow the prisoner well. His name is Charles Herrol. He lived with me for twelve months, four years ago. His father was also living with me at the time. He was my limeburner for five or six years. I never heard him called James McLean. I knew the prisoner for six ur seven years. There is a James Mc- Lean that lives somewhere near McEwen’s wharf, about three miles from Angus Me- L-nald’s. The prisoner and George Dock- dorff were last week at the North River. Isaw them together different times this Fall. Mr. Dockendorff owed me a balance on coal, and I sent a clerk of mine out to get it. Mr. Dockendorff said that, as Her- rel was in town and had the purse, he could not pay it. Herrol and Dockendorff seem to be doing business together. Docken- dorff has a place of business alongside where I was doing business, at North River.

Cnas. DocksnporFF, sworn: I reside at lower North River. three miles from the Bridge. I knew the prisoner at the bar for ten years. He lived in Cornwall with his father; latterly he has been in the employ of my brother George Dockendorff and Mr. John Sellar. He has been in the employ- ment of my biother George since last spring. Benj. Deckendorff is my brother. He lives along side of us. I don’t think the prisoner has any business connections with my brother George. I never saw any documents with their naines. I always thought he was hired. I think he can write his name. I never saw him write. | don’t think I saw my brother and the pris oner since Sunday week. They wer then at my father’s and George White’s. { aim not aware that my brother deals with any bank. My father joined a note witi him on the Merchants Bank of Halifax ; that is all the bank transactions I know of. [loaned my brother George $80 about a month ago. I ratsed that money from produce sold to Angus McDonald. I pre- sented the check Mr. McDonald gave me. [t amounted to $380, and was drawn, i think, in favor of myself. McDonald left that check at my father’s house. I do not know a man named James Stewart or James Burke nor James McKinnon. = I never got acheck on any name unless my own or wy father’s. The only conversation I had about a check was with James Crosby. I met him in Charlottetown and he had two checks. Heo said he had been work- ing with a man_ named _ Ranton, who ran a boiler shop, and that Ranton gave him the bill to coilect, which McKinnon of the foundry owed him and McKinnon was owed by Angus Mc- Donald, of West River. He gave Crosby this note. Crosby said the signature was McDonald’s. I did not advance any money on it, because I was dubious that he did not come by it honestly. I had some con- versation with Herroi about two not:s which were drawn on the Union Bank, in iavor of James McLean. One was for eighty odd dollars and the other for about one hundred and fifty. At the time he showed them to me they were past date. I think the notes he showed me were the same date as these notes (showing the notes forged). Angus McDonald's name was signed, and they were drawn in favor of James McLean. MHerrol told me he got them from Crosby. By the way he spoke I thought he was dubious about them, too. I thought the checks originated in MeKinnon and McLean’s. I never saw the checks afterwards. He did not show the checks to my brocher George. He told me he did not, because he (George) would | give him a going over for spending money /on check that he was suspicious about. I!

understood it was his own money that he| paid for the checks. I conversed with Daniel Gordon about forged notes in this city, a short time ago. I cannot tell what I said to him at the time we were talking. | I thought of the notes tliat Crosby had. I did not say to him that it was an easy mat- ter to forge notes. I never saw that hand- writing (showing one of the forged notes.) It is not like mine. I never saw Crosby’s handwriting. The prisoner never told me that he passed the checks. Crosby tuld) me that the checks were good, and that, they passed in the bank. ‘The note which, was found in the prisoner's possession, he| said was like one of the two which he show- ed a month ago.

rtuxtaM DockgNDOoRPYF swore that he

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did not know or hear anything of the tran- saction till yesterday.

Georcr DockeNporrr sworn—I know the prisoner at the bar, His name 1s Charles Herrol. He is in my employ asa laborer. Since I opened the shop a week ago I alléwed him to sell goods. He is not aman able to deal heavily in banks. | have not seen any bank checks with him. Enever seen him writing unless a mans name with alead pencil on a shingle or something. Iam nota very good writer (writes Angus McDonald’s name). I never saw the notes before (that is, the forged ones). I never advanced the prisoner any money beyond his wages. If he says I did he states what is incorrect. The last money [ paid him was $20. I did not know what he did with it until he paid it to Crosby on the North River Road for two checks. I was going down to visit my father. It was Saturday evening about 224 November last. We met Crosby on the road about dusk. We put up at George White’s that night. At White's gate Crosby took the prisoner away, and they struck a match. 1 went towards them as

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Not aay so. I will not swear that I didn’t Say that I, in company with Wm. Docken- dorff, went to Seller's place and shaved Mr. Seller’s horse’s tail. =

To Mr. Shaw—-While we were in jail we

had ddeal of ‘‘gassing.” What was nid oes hte If f caid that Docken-

said was in fun. th dorffs set fire to the building if was not true. It was said in fun.

Freperick Davey, sworn—i know Ab- raham Rapsom. T had some conversation with him in the jail, on the 17th of Novem- ber. There were present at the time, John ‘MecNevin, myself and Rapsom. McNevin asked Rapsoin if he knew the Dockendorffs. He said he did, and he knew something about them that if he told they would get “shoved” for it. We asked him what it was, and he said that he and Wm. Docken- dorff went to Seller’s house, sometime last spring, in the middle of the night, and set tire to his premises. He said he got ten dollars for it. I asked him if Docken- dortf gave him the money ont of his own pocket. He said, ‘* No,” that it was made up between them—mentioning George and Benjamin Dockendorff’s names. He spoke

they looked at the notes, and when they of the matter on the 25th, and said that the

saw me they put out the match and that was all I saw of them. Charles, my brother, told me that Herrol had bought the notes. Herrol never mentioned about them to me. There was a bill between me and John Sellars. The clerk came out and I told him that Herrol took all the change I had to town. I did not tell him that Herrol had taken the purse to town. I swear positively that I did not know anything about the notes. I had no idea that he would bring home any money out of town on Saturday.

Geo. Canter, sworn—Said that the pris- oner had gone to town, and that he had taken five or seven dollars with him. 1 understood him to say that Angus Me- Donald had gone away, and that he was owing Dockendorff some money ; that Her- roll had gone to town to raise this money, and that he would pay me on the way goig out. This was about ten o’clock on Satur- day morning last. I understood from Dockendorff that Angus McDonald had shipped potatoes for Mr. Wall, and that the prisoner had gone in to get the money. (Here witness got weak and was removed from the Court.)

The prisoner was then remanded eight days, for further examination.

ARSON.

Incendriaam at North River.

George Dockendorff, William Dockendorff and Abraham Rapsom stand charged with burning the premises of John Sellar at North River. The two first named were yesterday arrested, and Rapsom—who is in iail for larceny—was, as the others, served with a warrant. They appeared be- fore the Stipehdiary Magistrate this after- noon.

Joun Setter, sworn—I lived, about two years ago, at North River Bridge. | had two buildings burned. The first fire took place on the 25th of last January, be- tween the hours of 11 and 1 o’clock in the night. I went out early next morning. There was a store burned and a small-sized warehouse. It was my opinion at the time that they were set on fire. The next fire took place on the 15th of September last. I went out in the middle of the night. I thought the whole family were burned. They just had time to escape with their lives. There were two barns and a piggery burned, along with a dwelling house, part of which was used as a store. 1 did not know the origin of the fire. I had some suspicions as to its cause.

AprauaM Rapsom, sworn—I belong to Morell. I was living before I went to jail with John Rodd of Milton, and at Mira- michi previous to that time. I lived there a month in the spring. I could not tell what month I was home previous to that time. I was a week from home before I went to Mirimichi. I was living at Don- ald McMillan’s about a mouth besides liv- ing at Rodd’s. Idon’t know the Docken- dortfs only to see them. I knew them when I lived at Sandy McKinley’s at North River about two yearsago. He lived next farm. Ido not remember ever being in Dockendorff's house. I was in the yard once or twice. I never went to Docken- dortf’s on an errand. I saw George Dock- endorff. I don’t know any of the other Dockendorff boys. I spoke to George one day when we were threshing over at White’s. I know Frederick Davy. Ue was in the same room with me in jail for three weeks. I know John McNevin. He was also in the

room. I had a little conversation with them. I did not know Mr. Seller. ITknow where he lived at North River. I was

hauling coal from Mr. Seller’s place some months ago for Mr. Rodd. I never met any of the Dockendorffs while hauling coal from Seller's. I did not see any of them since I left McKinley’s. When I was haul- ing coal Mr. Seller’s buildings were not burned. I heard that Seller's buildings were burned when I lived with John Rodd. That was the first fire. I heard them speaking of cutting the horses’ tails. I

fire went all right the second time; that there was a good breeze blowing. He said ie got fourteen dollars for the second time he went. He said that he, Geo. Dockendorff and Wiliiam Dockendorff went to Mr. Seller's farm and caught the horses and shaved their tails. He said William put the bridle on the horses and they took thim toa fence and got their tails between two longers and clipped them. He also told about stealing fifty tleeces of wool from A. McKinlay’s barn in June last, and they hid it in the woods for three or four days. That he and William Dockendorff took 1¢ to town and sold it to Mr. Hooper at Gallows Hill for $80, and he got $16 for his share. He said that William Dockendortf had a pistol with him the night they set the fire, and that he stopped on the road. The next morning after that he came out of his cell laughin: and said, ‘I did not tell you the worst I did yet.” ‘‘Well,” said I, ‘you did not do anything worse than burn Sellar out.” “Yes,” he said, ‘myself and a fellow named McQueen tore up the Railrvad track one time, and the train came along and nearly ran off. I am perfectly sure [Rapsom made these statements in earnest. [ro BE CONTINUED. |

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To commence at 8 o'clock. Admission onLY TEN CENTS. Dec. 23—3in

FREEHOLD FARM

FOR SALE.

EY BE SOLD, by private contract, that valuable FARM of 50 acres of excellent Land, vituate at Graham’s Road, Township No. 20, now in possession of Aineas Brenan. This well-known Farm is eligibly situated in the immediate cicinity of Churches, Schools and Mills, and is in a good state of cultivation.

For terms and particulars apply at the office of Longworth & Shaw, Solicitors, Ch’town.

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NEW YEAR, 1879!

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The Confectionery Is the best place in town for the sale of Fruit, Confectionery, Cals, Fastry, Sc.

A Large Assortment of Holiday Confections, Cakes, &c., for the little ones, at ieasonable

rices.

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don’t think I heard him say who was sus-’ pected. I think I was talking to Fred’k | Davy about the burning of Seller’s build-! ing. Iwas alsotalkingto McNevin about it. { did not say to Davy or McNevin that the Dockendorffs set the fire. I might have said 1 did. I don’t recollect telling them that I received anything for setting the! first fire. I might have said so, I do not! mind saying that the Dockendorffs had paid | me $10 for setting the first fire. I might. have said so. I don’t think I said at the | time the first fire was set that George Dock- | endorff went with me and waited on the! road till I set the fire. I might have said} so. I might have said that Dockendorffs paid me $14 for setting | the second fire. I won’t swear I did. [, might have said so in fun. I might have’ said to them in fun that I knew who shaved | Seller’s horse’s tail.

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I will not swear i did!

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SEALED ENVELOPE, containing a No. representing an article, worth from

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The distribution will commence on Monday, the 23rd inst. Charlottetown, Dee. 21-

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