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’ : 7" 4 : ~ ~~“ * . ~ ~~ « ferent and Other Items. PRARLIF i Ve | ‘ cy? os Race ' 3 So w& ty “3. V 18 na I [SPECIAL DESPaTocurs To The EXAMINER. } ~ | aa The Piers Question. i Orrawa, March 24 twild sno ti eason Was in ans : ; wild, gos ot tn fay et In om wer to & question by Mr. Davies, eh ies, Evg , cankin, | Mr. McLelan, Minister of Marine and | 5 Fisheries, stated that the supplime ntary | | — mann estim ten would indicate, when br ught —AND - ne to | rthe | of hig |SO*%", “Be policy of the Government in| , respect to P. E. Island piera, SHEET oy : S TING: — Hudsen Bay Compauy. ns ‘ e® Wii chinese " ' ——— Orr ‘ ") x . , te aie’ i ws A, March 24. | \ ) E will hold a Special Cheap Sale of the) + of the Anglo-| : A n son Bay Committee, Mr. remainder of our stock of ; , I Saealls Meee Die a ith, Deputy Minister of Marine, pro- | eel. uced the logbooks of the Tudson Bay | : + : ° Vompany tor some vears back and yi o! Whit (i th | NH b J | \ 2 cz, ¢ rave \ ‘ tuk place on Hills-| from them much valuable information re-| b p Olls dill ob 0 s Monday nex t} will } specting the feagib) ty of the Hudson Bay | i I S Wuil be bar : i “iS ; During This Mouth Only, Daily expected, a large quoentity ' ‘a. J a i » Tous tae nt "¢ } S st. in WI Russian. Manitol Phe Megantic Railway. to make room for our New Stock, now at} t oP Ou a if — | Pictou, Ladies about to buy should see (mar25 dy wkly Ortawa, March 24. those goods, They are fresh and good, and
| rye , : Che Government will, to-morrow, consi-
the feast o a oie i :
AY being the feast of the Annunciation | der the Megantic Railway route
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was observed as} r a y, day by th Roman Catholics of this yen Sz
Serious Situation ef Gen. Gordon, e oid Lonpon, March 24.
The latest Egyptian advices indi rea : at NY an advices indic; f shortly alter eleven, and left immediately for the whole co. ry = a 7 —
d 1@ WhOle co intry south of Berber is In re- volt. The rebels have snrrounded Khar- toum on all sides, and cut off alj communi- cation with thecity. The situation of Gen. | Gordon is serious, but not alarming. |
& mai’s which left Cape Tormentine at
this morning, reached Cape Travers:
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> ) 2m | auction for $735, at
Mr. John Heury
HARSHMAX’s borse, “Sir Wil Ace, was svld by
. ry ot Summerside on Tuesday.
was the purchaser Se a —; ; A Battle Expected Te-morrow. A DISPATCH from the Magdalen Is!ands denise
siates that the ice on the coest isso heavy that sealing vessels are prevented from proces ding | on their voyages. 7
ited }*% Wervish.
Svuakin, March 24.
Osman Digma has assumed the dress of
iis followers estimated at
PARTIES wishing to stuay telegrapby should | from 1,000 to 5,000, are exhorting him to
immediate application to Mr. Vi R, | fight the third time with promises of
Mclanis, ‘Rocklin House,” as he will com-|success It is expected a battle will be mence the next term on Ist April. fought to-morrow.
sisal lioee
Ar the Educatiove!l Institute, on Friday
evening next, Dr. Leeming will read a paper
on ‘Decimal Notation aud the Properties of |
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make
a a eee
Weather Bulietin.
or the next 24 hours for the Provine 8.
Preba bal Lies Marityume
Number.” Chair to be taken at eight o'clock. | -
Mriuirary.— We see by the Canada Catette Toronto, March 25--10 a. m,
that Major George Russell Freeland, Brigade Major of this District, has been promoted to/| the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Militia. Moderate to fresh northwest to southwest tl Nel winds, fair to cloudy weather; not much LaRcesy.—A man named Millard Wallace | Change in temperature. was sentenced by the Stipendiary Magistrate, | to-day, to fourteen days imprisonment, for | METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, stealing a can of varnish from Mr. William Charlottetown, 25th March, 1854, McKie. The Carroll robbery case was further Highest temperature yesterday . ...... 42.4 postponed. | Lowest temperature (read at midnight), ..25.6 sees | Lowest temperature this morning ........29 1 Angus McDoxatp, who died recently at/ Temperature this morning, at 8 o'clock. .32 9 Rochester, N. Y.. was supposed to be worth | Tempcrature this afternoon, at 1 o'clock. ..33.2 between $70.000 and $100,000. Donald Mce- Sween and Mra. Mary Haggarty, of North Sydney, were his nearest relatives and heir
under the wi!!
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An Austrian Execution. THE CONDEMNED MAN BY THE HEELS TO TIGHTEN THE ROPE.
anita AN error occurred inthe article on our | PULLING mnblic schools, published in yesterday’s Ex- | aU INER, regarding the cost of maivtaining the —_—— nee of Wales College. The cost, instead| The Vienna correspondent of the London of being $10,463.16, was, according to the; Daily Telegraph gives an account of the Public Accounts, 1853, $5,610.63. }execution of Sponga and the other mur- ; eed _ |derers of Chief Justice Majlath, which Tue Keeper of Citizens’ Skating Rink will) .j,.,5s 9 somewhat peeuliar meitaed’ it dis-
—— —_ LO et AECL Oy np A RCRA CANTO ERIN TT AE EI I TE ND hx AMIN ER, IMA RC 25, 1838+.
te ene lL A
CHEAP SALE » SERING BEES
the
PRICES ARE BONA FIDE,
AND BEING
BELOW THE COST,
to clear out, must command a rapid sale,
Lot 1, 800 yds, at 3} cts; regular price, 6 cts.
Lot 2, 1,225 yds., stout English Cotton, at 5} cts.; former price, 9 cts.
Lot 5, 1,400 yds., 35-inch wide.
at 9 cts.; former price, 12 cts
Lot 4, 1,800 yds., 36-inch, at 11
cts.; former price, 15 cts.
Lot 5, 600 yds., 36-inch, heavy
English night-gown Cotton, at 15 cts.; former price, 20 cts. WILL ALSO OFFER
trey Cottous, Tickings, Sheet-
ings, Pillow Cottons, &e.
AT A BIG REDUCTION,
FOR CASH ONLY.
Wd WEEAS & OO,
Signa of the Lion,
Ch’town, March 6, 1884.—eod wkly.
| | 5
eae
receive a Benefit, on Friday evening next. It will be attended by the City Band. A} nominal admission will be charged. Ticket} holders, who have all been courteously treated | by the keeper during the past season, will no | doubt attend in a body. salidedilineetaiien
Tae Dominion Government is being strongly urged to make an appropriation this year for deepening the St. Lawrence canals to the depth of fourteen feet, thus making them uni- | form with the Welland Canal, that vessels of | that draught of water may run from Lake| Superior to Atlantic ports without breaking | bulk.
mintaiimniand
Mr. A. E. Morrison, of the Charlottetown telegraph office will read a paper before tie Literary and Scientific Association, this ever- ing, on the **Electric Telegraph.” An electro- magnetic battery and telegraphic instroments will be used to illustrate the paper. A device to show the method of the signals cr com- munications by the Atlantic cables will be exhibited,
peoentinienad Tue steamship ‘“‘Aurania,” of the Cunard | Line, recently made atrial trip, the repairs and imprevements in ber engines having been finished. She ran from Glasgow to Liverpool, | a distance of over 200 miles, in less than 12} irs, She attained during this trip a speed |
174 knots, or 20} miles an hour. She will sail from Liverpool for New York on April the 12th
—_—> JENKINSON, director of the Irish criminal
investigation department, has appointed filty
datectives in London to be under special pay}
and have special duties. Twelve are English, |
eight Irish and eight American, and the rest
Russian, French, German, Austrian, Italian,
Spanish and Canadian. Irish constables have
been appointed to actas detectives in English seaports
> —
Tue services of Lientenant Joseph Sproule
us an officer of the ‘‘Simcoe, Ont., Foresters’
en dispensed with and his name remov-
ie list of officers of the Active
Dominion fr having refused and
» attend the Annual Drill of
‘ ny f sft ro ving b ey legally n tified £0
todo. For which refusal and neglect he was
ei. and fined by a Justice of the Peace,
a sion on appeal was susiained by the
4. Ses ns of the P
his |
Peace. ate Oa Thursday last sbout twenty ve Oddfellows paid
‘ ’ : , - . - ’ ar “ -, im Summerside, afriendly visit. After |
seailale evening | lodge |
nad come toa close, 2nout repaired to the
sé | Joy } Wolseley Hous where an excellent oyster
supper bad been prepared for them. This item of tn programm drunk, speeches were made and songs
+
Lou eo npection with the last-menti ned, it may
be proper to add that Messrs Benj. Bremner |
and A. Wohte, of Charlottetown, added materi- ally tothe fun. About 12.30 the party broke up, feeling good and happy.— Pioneer.
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Tae creditors of the Bank of P. E. Island have, as we before stated, appointed Patrick jiake, Feq., M, P. P., to represent their ittver Do.winion Governwent au the part of that defuact Bank Mr. Blake obtained leave of absence yesterday from the House of Assembly he is a popular member, and will The parties
or which ,
leave home for Ottawa to day.
intereated have acted wisely in selecting Mr. |
Hiake, who is a large creditor of the old Bank, and whose personal knowledge of the unfortauate circumstances of bia fellow-
sufferers, will enable him to place their case clearly before the anthorities at Ottawa.
| the centre.
| circle, while in the centre stood the judges
| the post. | : . : ‘ ad : attached to his legs simultaneously pulled
| who was the principal author of the crime, land of sallow complexion.
over, toasts were | of the three, by name Brece Z, Was & big, ‘ | ; ag : . subg. | -hambling fellow, with a Newgate slouch,
posing of condemned criminals. Sixty per- sons were a'lowed to witness the execution, which took place in a small courtyard inside the prison. Three posts, about eight feet high and four feet apart, were erected in At the top of each post was a small hook, and at the bottom a pulley. The three men were brought out at seven precisely, and placed each with his back ageinst one ef the pests. They) were not blindfelded. Each of them was attended by a priest. In front of them the troops and spectators formed an irregular semi-
of the last Court of Appeal, in ordinary morning dress. Some little time was occu- pied by the reading of the sentence, a most unnecessary formality which had been gone through jalready, in presence of the three criminals, the previous day, at the Court of Appeal. On a signal given by the public prosecutioner, the execution was then pro- ce eded with. ON THE SCAFFOLD.
Sponga, who was placed to the left, was the first +o suffer the penalty of the law. Two steps were placed at the foot of the post, which the convict was bidden to mount, his hand being then pinioned to his left thigh. He looked pale, but kept his nerve and asked pardon of the Majlath family and of the authorities. A screen of wood was put between him and the two others, after which the chief executioner mounted a ladder, and taking out of his pocket a rope with a lsop at both ends, passed it round the culprits neck, and, securing a
knot under the left ear, tightened it. Meanwhile one of the assistants tied his feet together with another rope, and
passing it through the pulley kept the other end in his hand. The chief executioner then gave the sigral, and with the aid of another assistant the convict was lifted by the rope attached to his neck about six inches and hung on the hook at the top of The attendant holding the rope
with force, while his chief placed his hands
on the criminal’s mvuth and eyes. Death ensued in about two minutes, not, as some accounts state, in seventeen.
SPONGA S COMPANIONS. The execution of the others then took place in the same way. The man Pitely,
had aruffianly countenance, beetle-browed In this case
| death resclted iu half a minute, The last
an eegle nose and an Oriental cast of coun- tenance. He lost his nerve and had to be supported to the stake. He kissed the crucifix, and balled upon the Almighty to ‘curse his judges. The president of the ‘Court of Appeals thereupon ordered the | drums to play, so as to drown his voice.
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London and Liverpool.
BARK
THE CLIPPER
“MOS ELLE,”
500 tons Register, classed ten years Al at English Lloyds,
Alex. Moclecd, Commander,
WILL Sail from Liverpool for Charlottetown,
ABOUT THE 25th MARCH,
Followed by the well-known fast-sailing
barkentine
“ETHEL BLANCHE,”
400 tons Register, classed ten years Al at Lloyds,
John Graham, Commander,
(NOW ON THE BERTH) Sailing about the Ist April.
Also, the clipper Barkentine
‘6 ES NEA,” 9 . 300 tons Register, classed nine years Al at Lloyds, R. RENDLE Commander, (NOW ON THE BERTH)
Will Sail from Londen for Charlottetown
Death with him was instantaneous, but his
terest in regard to their claim made by the| face, unlike that of his accomplice, was|
fearfully distorted, The principal priest lin attendance then knelt down, and the spectators, with uncovered heads, listened to a chort prayer for the souls of the de- | parted. Within fifteen minutes three doc- tors had successfully examined the bodies with stethoscopes, and declared life to be ‘extinct, The bodies were left hanging ‘half an hour, and then removed to a dis- ‘ secting room.
ABOUT THE ist APRIL.
The above vessels will carry Freight at | through rates to Pictou, Georgetown, Souris, Summerside and Shediac.
For Freight or } assage apply in London to i John Pitcairn & Sons, 16 Great Winchester | Street; in i2verpool to Pitcairn Brothers, 51 South Joba Street, or here to the owners,
}
| PEAKE BROS. & C0.
Ch’town, Feb. 14, 1884,—eud
¢
| | |
Perkins &
Ch’town, Feb. 26, 1884.
— a some Saati i
“0:
Received Before the
Fieecy Cottons,
Towels
Uh’town, Feb. 11, 1884.
SS :
a
RESUMEL
Ch’town, March 6, 1884.—dy wkly
cl = oe
The Great Sale of Cotton Goods at the Londen House wil!
be continued for 36 ‘days, for cash, at @ still further reduc-
tion in prices.
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Myrch 7, 1884.
Black French Merinoes, Black Cashmeres,
A FULL LINE OF MOURNING COODS. Table Linens, Towels, Sheetings, Pillow Cottons. Room Paper.
Rugs, Mats, Carpets, Oil Cloths, ete., all standard Goods, and prices low.
—
GREAT SALE OF Rew Cottons.
We have just opened a large Stock of
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PRINTS, NEW SPRING STYLES, Advance in Duty.
We have an immense stock of
GREY AND WHITE COTTONS,
Purchased when the Cotton market was at the lowest point of depression.
Sheeting Cottens,
TABLE LINEN AND NAPKINS, and Towelling,
TAPESTRY, SCOTCH AND BRUSSELS CARPETS,
And other House Furnishing Goods. WHOLESALE AND RETALL. CHOICE TEAS, VERY CHEAP!
By the Chest, Half-Chest, and Quarter-Chest. Also, in Packages of 5, 10, 15 and 20 pounds.
GEO. DAVIES & CO.
W.& A. BREWN & £8.
—HAVE—
BUSINESS
FOR THE PRESENT, IN THE
Store formerly occupied by H. A. Harvie,
QUEEN STREET, NEARLY OPPOSITE WATSON’S DRUG STORE.)
NS
Hay Presses ‘For Sale,
1 Dedrick Perpetual Hey Press, Bales 14x38 inches, 4 to 4 feet !ong. 1 Railroad Hay Prees, Bales 2 feet square by 4 feet long. Enquire at Merchants Bank of P. E,
Island,
Ch'town, March 14, 1884.
0
50 Pieces Crey Cottons, 280 Pieces White Cottons,
Sterns
Ask Special attention to their Stock of the following Goods, which are, beyond question, as good value as can be found :
, BPRING G8BE5
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300 Pieces Frint Cottons.
English, Canadian and American Knitting Cotton,
A good Stock of Canadian and American Corsets.
Black Nun’s Veiling,
Biack Persian Cord.
PERKINS & STERNS.
Pillow Cottons,
W. McLEAN, Casbier.
‘UBSCRIBE for the WEEKLY EXAMI. LS ER, the Ch
pub
t and Best Newspoper ed on P.*R, Inland. Only $1 per yerr
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
rg HIS certifies that the Partnership hereto-
fore subsisting between the undersigned, doing business under the style of ‘Campbell & Rayden,” is this day dissolved by mutual consent.
All amounts due the late firm are to be paid to N. J. Campbell, by whom all the liabilities of the firm will be discharged.
Dated at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, this first day of March, 1884.
N. J. CAMPBELL, WILLIAM RAYDEN,
Referring to the above, the undersigned begs to announce that he will coutinue busi- ness as Wholesale Grocer, Auctioneer, Ship Broker, Insurance and General Agent, at the old stand, and hopes, by strict personal at tention to the same, to merit and receive a continuance of the liberal patronage bestowed upon the late firm.
N. J. CAMPBELL. March 11, 1884.—3i law tu
ants ae Sy aALL—— STATIONERS TROUCKOUT He WORLD}
‘Piano Tuning.
M. RELD announces that he is prepared . to tune and repair Pianos of all kinds, Broken or defective wires replaced. Pianos tuned by the year. Orders may be left at the store of Miller Bros., Queen Street, or at his own residence, Kent Street. Feb. 18, 1884—dy 4i wky 2i pd
PATENTS
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® LET,
fQVWE RAILWAY HOUSE, situated on Richmond Street, near London Louse. Also a shop adjoining, 16x30 feet. Apply to THOMAS CAMPBELL. Oh town, Feb, 283, 1884.—tf
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(BEFORE. ) (AFTER, ) VLECTRO-VOLTAIC BELT and other ELrorric
Is Apriiances are sent on S80 Days’ Trial TO MEN ONLY, YOUNG OR OLD, who @re suffer- ing from Nervovs Desmiry, Lost Vira.iry,
ASTING Wes kyvesses, and all those diseases of @ PERSONAL Nature, resulting from AsBusms andl OTrnHern Causes. Specdy relief and complete restoration to Fira.ru, Vicor and MaxHoOD
ounce for L[lustrated
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INFALLIBLE, Hyeirxic,CURATIVE, PREVEN- give. Price $1,50, including Bulbe Syringe. Sold by all Druggists, or sent free by mail securely sealed, on receipt of price. Descrip- tive Treatise free on application. AMEKICA. AGENCY “66” MEDICINE CO., Detroit, Mich., and Windsor, Ont.
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