PANCH RAILWA) eation | =~ e iA — yl ae —_ —— during the winter He would go in, heart @ ct ‘ Vie y. GETING AT MURRAY HARROP ‘a. COOP ond hand,for the proposed railroad, because aie _— 9 - nsTRict. ‘ hol ance aaial a PuTIT ie RT he believed it would benefit the whole - ‘FRCHRS, NESOLUTION?S, PuTITI , AIX. =~. ‘Community. | railevs . . wat . , q railway wharf, Georgetown. in, *~ s ) - " . " 1 ws J ’ & Caariottetown, Oct. 15, IS¢o, a : he pro- Mr. McFayrpey, having read the follow ws _— , A! lic meeting, to consider the pr i bit i , st se | Ue Grits weelslen RETRENCHUMENT posed extension of railways through variou T tH i Robert Hodgson, Lieu- , ly + oO is onor sir hovers ‘ 9 44 sections of this [sland —particularly the : : d to the eT ‘ tenant Governor, etc., ete., etc,, an Petitions will, in the course of a feW | section extending from Southport to Murs Honoratle Executive Council weeks, be presente 1 to the Local Govern- | ray Harbor—wae held in the Hallat Murray May it please your Ilonor ment asking for the passage of an Act to| Harbor uth, on Wednesday afternoon We the undersigned inhabitants of ~— oe rhe day ne of the finest, and | his yur or ay at the coming secure the payment of a subsidy toa com- | last ihe day was one of the finest, pray that your Hlon . = y Pane ee . » nose of building | the season_one of the busiest. Yet the ats | session of the Legislature of this Is ~—" pany formed for the purpose of buiiding | Seiean ven tnphes eteidin forty and |eueare the pening of an Act providing for | idanes as | i t !

branch railways in this Island, A large

amount must, necessarily, soon be expend-

fifty persons— chiefly farmers of the vicinity

: ‘Radi |} .. Were present Little Sands was repre

ed upon our roads, bridges and ferries, | sented in the person of Duncan Munn,Esq,; : : 4 . '

It ie very expedient that branch railways Murray River settlement by Messrs. .James

be extended through thickly populated

settlements far removed from geod har- |

Cuddy, Henry Beer, August MeInnis

and Dr, MeIntoeh; White Sands by Messrs

ilit

: : “ited bors. It is absolutely necessary to keep | Thomas brehaut, James Nicolle and othe: y » \! Kk , s ) Y tT) in . the roads and bridges passable Now, Mr. James McKay was. « : rey. appoint ‘j i Chairman, an muel Peterson where's the money to come {rom The | e¢ Vaarman \ mire cant P } ; , be Secretary. > irliament may, perhaps, 0 a : Dominion rliar ‘ : } sents Welacnen, Ebe.. Was the first ‘ ss s towards the con- : , induced to give grants towards the « sie lineata eae had . ‘ oo ine ie } ‘ : : . . struction of braneh lines of ratiway NEN) ne said. been afforded other parts of the

as those proposed to be built to Murray

Provinee; and the expediency of extending

Harbor and Cape Traverse--which will | these facilities to sections still needing likely be of inter-provins ial importance. | them was now generally discussed. There So long as the Dominion retains posses: | a} neared to be a determination o1 tho sion of our railway, we have an equitable part of the people to have ® branch rails

elaim to consideration . and we trust that

' way

nltfrom Southport through Belfast

- | to Murray Hart tras to make a1

‘laim will be pressed wit all the fore n the matterthat the meeting had assem! and ability of which our representatives | 94 (wo schemes had been eel are possessed, nt in the present stste | Greet that a company Ley t of of the Domicien finances, with the heavy land unconnected with the main trunk line obligations the Dominion has already to| be formed. and the branches it and meet,—with the fearful, bungling (art managed by it: second, that the Local Go-

¢ | Vernment re-assume pro} rietorship and

wricht at the head of its Finance Depart. |

ment, and with Mr Laird in its Gorern

i management

fthe main line: obtain th

orn ; | Means of building the branches by giving ment, we fear that our cleims will De, ti security on that line, and run the whole # change takes place, but lightly regar led. concern under one management. Ie (Mi

Ia the meantime, may we not be up and doing fer ourselves “ situation. Here we have the same elabor- ate Lecislative sud

Let us look at the | There could not

vhinery we had previous to Confederation.

Thea we had too much Legislation and teo much Goverument for our goed. The seasions were ha!f spent in personal ritu-

peration, party recriminations,and ‘“‘ehild play ;’’ and the time of the Government was frittered away in diseussing and ex.

i '

the

be any

McFayden) inclined towards

in his opinion

doubt as to the advisability of having a

Governmental ma-; branch from Southport to Murray Harbor.

most thickly Murray Harbor was

The country was one or the settled on the Island Within trrentyefire miles of Pietou harbor, as ail knew, was open a great part of the year; and the line would be one of the most important and most paying in the Province. The question of building it was a matter for the people. /f they think the

its

euting the vericst trifles. Now, the heay- | proposed line feasible, their duty is to push i - rn fore te ior > 3G ws { { b in iest part of the work is done by the Do- | ‘tte force att ntion to it—and to obtain

minion. Yet we have still forty-two re- presentatires in our petty We have stil! nine men sitting at our Ex-

eeative Counci] Board. We

Parliament,

. a nave Stiii

,

ernment We still retain the elaborate

ly intricate, incomprenensible, costly, old fogyish system of transacting public afuire

if possible, the required subsidy from the Legislature. Under Mr. Gregory's scheme the burden would be equalized. Farmers might take stock in the proposed company

| —either in money, iand or labor; and the ao less than six Departments under Govy-

additional tax upon the people would be trifling — only about Bixts per head.

Mr.

en cents

James Crppy, Murray River, said it

annually |

; ; hpi y. was unnecessary to go into details of Mr. which was commenced at the first. [ast) — ,

he Lerislati iG t | Gregory's scheme, for all hands have read

egislation snd Government 0 ' i : yor* T. aegis eat ; it, and it is pretty weli understood lle j al > i co , §40,000. | ,, . 7 i this small Province cost over $40,00 ‘| thought the people of Murray Harbor des 7

Suppose that the Leyisisture and Execut- ive Council were | they could ize; that a good system of Departmental | places would benefit them. frovernment were introduced; that there | were one Legislative House insteadoftwo | ray Harbor in « special manner ; and three or four Governmental Depart- | harbor is open later in the fall and earlier in ments instead of six: and that, while the the spring than any other in the Province— work of the public was much more effici- is nearer the Mainland and more accessible ' than any other; and will,in all likelihood ently done, $10,000 were annually saved, | . ee od , and ‘ i & 3 if railway is built, be the place at which | sufficient antes. 4 ‘ — He ve | a winter steamer will eall. The scheme had | rabsidize from thirty to forty miles of rail- many advocates in other parts of the Island ! way at the rate of £5,000 per mile, with- | out inflicting the slightest sdditionasl burden upon the Provinee. Or, cur roads, |

served to go without a railway forever, if reduced to a workable not see that what builds up other In his opinion, a railway would benefit the people of Mur-

for the

! | | }

‘

who are anxious to know how the people of Murray Harbor feel in the matter. To

the question, * Shall we have a railway ?”

bridges and ferries could be greatly im- | De thought the answer should be “ Yes,’ proved by the yearly expenditure of | °* Of® mab. - ought to pull together $10,000. In our opinion this question | ong have ta ng, ‘

' : : Samver Prowsa, Esq., was always very of retrenchment is one of first rate im- | much in favor of a railway to Murray Harbor. portance. He was however, decidebly of the opinion MORE ACCOMMODATION ror|‘D* its necthern terminat =

THE PUBLIC rs rt. ibe cence that way 7 the

ee ishortest: snd the settlements rough

Barrer roads, better bridges, better | which the line will pass are without the ferries (and moreof them) are required convenience ofa harbor. But independent throughout this Province. Many roads | ly of this, he thought it inadvisable that the and bridges in the country are now totally | branch should tap the main trunk 8 rates on tie latter were very unfair and

unfit for the fall traffic; and ferry accom- | } very high

; : ‘ lhe people sccommodated by modation is wholly inadequate to the | re ‘

it are actually paying more ‘than peo- s ople. The facts are patent. | bebe tls weats of the people. T ; , | ple travelling on those expensive railways

Under acorrupt and effete system. omr) oi) cost three times as

much as it did, . , i The ferry at southport would

be an ob-

roude are fast becoming impassable.

annie ae Mian eer ae enn stacie ; but itcould be overcome. A few} ARE WE SAVING MUCH" years ago a bridge was proposed to be built oan TiNe!

across the Hillsborough ; and he believed | the time would ceme—and that soon if | the railway were biilt—when the proposal | would be carried out. He thought the | meeting should go strongly for a branch It might, however,

Frvins of rarious kinds are very pre valent ie town this fall. Several cases have proved fatal. These diseases must | imerease upon ue year by year, in our. eity andrained and unsupplied with water. To provide our tewn with water and | leave the terminus on the Murray Harbor | drainage will cost dollare. Not to provide | side for after consideration them is costing human lives. We deuht | if we are saving much.

—-+ See s- | PAIILWAY ACCIDENT.

4 TRAIN RUWS OVEN AN EXMRANKMENT AND 16 | COMPLETELY WREBCKKD—DEIYER AND FIREMAN | SEVERELY IS'CRED — MIRACTLOIS FeCaPE OF PASSENGERS.

| . . | railway to Southport.

branch with the main trunk

to Pictou ran over an embankment about! the people of Murray Harbor had to say. twenty feet high, while going round acurro— @ mile and a-half west of Hopewell Station. The engine fell on its side and the tender turned a somersaultover it The freight

and baggage cars were wrecked alongside. | st he hey le ’ The postal car went half over and hung on not see how they could, for one moment,’be

hereealled upon. Hemade a few remarks.

|

" } i a ae iat ne the passenger cars These latter were | the line would pass is one of the richest and

dragged off the track and considerably most populous on the Island. He thought | there is no part of the Island in which shaken. but the passengers—of whom | the people of Murray Harbor had missed it branches are needed more, and would be of when they refused the railway before; but | greater benefit, than in Murray Harbor and be hoped they would not miss the oppor-/ Belfast.

about thirty were on board—escaped with- | out serious injury. In the second clyss car) wes & woman with » child in heraryms. Ov- | ing to the sudden s'oppage, the ebild shot through the window and fell on the track.

The mother’s scresm sounded above the | general din , but the child escaped with its | life. The Fireman and Driver were terribly | mangled, but it is hoped they will recorer. Among the passengers were Mrs. Kobert

Longworth and Wallace Mcleod, Esq., of | people wanted; and the high tariff would this city; Mr. George Forbes, of Vernon bearoided. He thought the people should River, aod Mr. John Sellars of North River. | be anxious and enthusiastic on the subject.

| | He instanced facts im connection with the SAuians base been sesaived by telegraph | bnilding of railways through the United

to the effeet thet the American Treasury. Board has reduced the bounty grented on States, to prove that railways never depre.

Refined Sugar fifty six cents. | ciated the value of land ; but, on the con- It is feared that much disaster will be ex- trary, invariably raised its price. Farmers rienced in the mining district of Capo | *ould not opposes railway merely beeausean

reton during the winter, owing to the larga cow or & sheep might occasionally be killed. namber of tinemployed men. | They should remember that when such The display of i ole aeatio Gals ot the! accidents occur, the farmer is always indem- nified for the loss. The meeting should go

forthe proposed branch by all means. But

the direct benefits of a railway to which the people of Murray Harbor contributed their full share. however, he thought, unnecessarily high. A branch to Southport was just what the

eo

Fruit Growers Association Exhibition, was very fine, surpassing, any previous show as faras beauty of coloring, fine shape, and

i tion already enj¢

} wil

} although this appeared to be the decided | wish of the people,

first. |

| after the subsidy Act is passed, the com-

or elsewhere.

j} and he had prepared the following resolu- t ons :—

eo

etween the Isiand and the Mainland

a subsidy of Five thousand dollars per mile, from the Treasury, to joint stock companies building railways in this Island, in order that this district (in common with others where the same necessity is felt) may be afforded the benefit of railway accommoda- yyed by the inhabitants of other parts of the Island, Mr. Prowse said he was opposed to the 4 a petition

s

short o he was

time ox for atri Harber South.

rding of :t i weekly ray Before although he

trisweekly,

he stated that

wanted mail accommodation yet he would rather have it semi-weekly, provided that the courier should remain all night, so that letters might be answered that r, and thus preclude the px

ity of returning an answer to the letters

by han he should stay

turn ome {

Re

rece! till t the next mai arrived. Phis } eved was fecling of the

I rmunity t tte lie signed the petition however, and a tri-weekly mail was granted; but much to the detri- ment of the business of the community, the courier remained only one hour. Now,

of the same kind might

to tue lt did not specify that the branch

o°s8ee ’ h respect petition before th

Oo IMCCvualL.

to Murray Harbor should go to Southport,

and it might be tbat, |

pany will build the road to Mount Stewart This, he thought, should be guarded against,

Mr. McFaypen said he had anticipated

ithe objection mentioned by Mr. Prowse; |

Whereas the large and thickly populated

settlement, extending from Southport on

the north to Murray Harbor on the south,

are without the advantages of railway ac-

dicated and to the people of the Provinee

i ; ernment be

iMeulty ina op | Se . ; meet the difficulty, and he moved their | principal articles of manufacture.

| them.

| pleased very much to have a railway, bes

| manner of justice, we are

i titled to it

{ harmony, and advocate the matter wi/h a

| j

| {

Mr. W.1. Corrox, of the EXAMINER, WAS! q system to work by. As regards location,

Samcet Peraxsox—Secretary of the meet- | district to suggest any particular place, but | ing—said the scheme proposed would not | will Jeave it to the people, and what will involve the people in any way; and he could | guit them will suit me.

|

tunity now afforded.’ Such (a chance might | Grand Trunk from your doors, not again be offered for twenty years to | running it through the centre of the coun. | ble to save herself,and her brothers in the

come, People in other parts now enjoyed | try. they gave it ® great shear towards the

The tariff on that line was |

| commodation |

4nd whereas it is apparent that such ac- commodation would be materially benes ficial to the people of the settlements in~

at iarge,

Therefore Itesolveed that any feasible

| scheme, framed for the purpose of affording j}auch accommodation, ; support of this meeting

receive the warm Wherees the extension of branch railways through several sections of the Province is | considered by this meeting to be expedient and advisabie | fore Resolved that the Local Goy- petitioned to secure the pas- sage of an Act providing that a subsidy of Five thousand dollars for each mile of raik way built, be granted, and paid out of the | Public Treasury toa company or companies, |

| formed and incorporated for the purpose |

of building such branch railway These resolutions would, he thought, adoption. After offering a suggestion-—which adopted—Samuei Prov

was Esq., seconded | They were then put and carried | without one disaentient yoice.

Mr. Caantes Lacnurva said he would be | 1

j cause he hoped asteamer would come to |

the harbor then. i.2. J ~As the gentle- men present have kindly invited me to give

‘clwnts Eeg , said

| opinion on this important question, I now |

get on my feet, not with the intention of making aspeech but for the purpose of

faving something, and this I will do in very few words.

Speechifying is not my forte, }

rmination should be | and as the audience would prefer reason or

common sense toa yolume of words, I will whiitle the fer ideas which I intend to ad- vance as short and fine as possible. To begin with, I will etate that | am,and always hare been, a railway advocate, and consider t] ne line is urgently required for M ‘lfast district ; and if it is beneficial in other parts of the Island why not hare same effect here? In all

, just as much in- us Other parts of the Island. 1

am not going to dictate to the people as to

| what they should have or what they should } 7 '

not hsve, but if they are desirous of having } a branch line I will put my ‘shoulder to | the wheel’ in connection with the rest. | In order to accomplish our end aat.| isfactorily we will have to pull together in|

Let us throw aside all the petty ani- |

re

mosity, prejudice and bickering that here-~

| tofore existed, and bury them in oblivion,

Mr. MfcFapyan said that Mr. Gregory had | and no doubt, if we agitate the question, | able damage was done to the fruit and orna- _exzpreseed himself decidedly opposed to | but our claims will be granted. And asthe connecting—for the present, at least—the| most of us are inexperienced in railway

matters, we should seek as much informa-

we will in a manner feel as though we have

Iam not sufficiently acquainted with the

Dr. McIstosu said in these progressive

nuinber to oppose a branch line. I believe |

See how far they have swept the

north side of the Island. But the very fact |

of their doing so, gives you a stronger claim toa branch. Of course you and the Bel-

| fasters have very good harbors ; thus affords | ing you good fscilities of transit by water;

if there was any latent feeling of opposition |

fne growth go. Apples, in particular, ara | : noteworthy, there heing many first-class | a ve Se = oe enereed, © Fer collections. bis part he thought that if the people of

The improvement of weapons for the de- struction of Jife gors on steadily The en- nouncement is made that the Sharp Rifle Company at Hartford ure experimenting with a new magezine rifle, which can be fir- ed three timesa second. One third ofa seeond is scarcely eo sppreciable fraginent ef time, and the celerivy of firing thus, sought te be attained for a rifla becomes extraordinary when one considers how very | emall @ portion of time even a second ix, | |

would stand very much in their own light. Mr. Jons Ronains said he never was an anti-railway man. Tle believed in railroads he believes in them still.

| there would be a great traffic on the pro-

port :

and that it would earn fully as much

main trunk. /t would greatly facilita te the

Spacta. Comeiincsen ted or fourteen | Cramepost of lumber and produce o all special constables are to be sworn in to | *i@4s; and as Murray Harbor was the lo ngs an? — in Sepmnevise on Exhibition | est open in the year, it might, if a steam er

. nyse Jornal,

money, in proportion to its length, as the |

Murray iarLor refused to entertain it, they |

He thought |

posed railway from Murray Harbor to South- |

but, parts thit have perhaps, better harbors than you, can’t afford after realizing much of the benefit arising from a railroad, to dis- pense with it now, Again, those, past whose door it runs, have no greater railroad burden than you who receive no direct benefit; and why not make them sustain a share of the expenses of keeping up a branch for your convenience. I regret that { have been too late to hear a good many of the speakers’ ideas on the matter; but

judging from those I have heard, besides |

information I reecived froma gentleman at

my side, | am glad to understand that

there is not * person in this room, who is

£0 * non-progressive’’ as to give opposition

to these branches. Soon, I hope, you will

hear from your own door, the shrill whistle of the “ Iron Iforse’’—and better still— | that ere two or three years pass, you ean | enjoy a pleasure ride on the cars from Murs

ray Harbor.

Mr. Prowsa spoke of a connecting link to Montague Bridge.

Mr. Ronpins moved that the proceedings of the meeting be published in the Island | newspapers.

Mr. McFapren suggested that, if there is such a paper in the Province as the Sums merside l’rogreee, it be requested not to publish it.

The motion passed and the meeting ad-

were put on, afford a means of commun: - | journed,

ed, close to the

ment is comprised in two large buildings— the moulding shop 40x45 feet

half storeys high,

with a furnace and with appliances neces, | sary to the casting of all iron utensels or

articles.

| have been sold in King’s County during

| shorter in the beam and longer and higher

| market | increasing seems to bear out the statement:

the bank—secured ly «trong couplings with | oppose! toit. The country through which | timos | would feel ashamed to be one of a Tosh.

London and also the ferryman.

| bone broken.

“VULCAN FOUNDRY"

Vutcax Founpry ’’—owned by J. A.

Rutherford, Esq.—is very eligibly ms

and near the |

Che establish-

railway,

and the

machine shop \0x50 feet-each two and a

The former is fitted up

No less than eight different styles

of stoves are east in this shop

l, (wood)

1. Niagara, No, 2, (wood)

2. Niagara, No. Acadia, No. 8, (coal) Liberty, No. 5, (wood and coal) >. Atlantic Ship Stove, No, 2 6. Round Cannon, No. 2, (coal)

Model Parlor, No. 2, . Garnet Parlor The two latter are elegant in style and { quite equal, in our opinion, to the majority of imported stoves. The others £ 10d as stoves need be for ordinary use. | esides these, there are cast a variety of farmers’ boilers, ‘plough metals, mil Steam boilers

om-!

yi@hy

are as

machinery, ships’ castings.

‘for shipyards, and brass cuttings of all

kinds are alsomade. Six men, besides the furnace man, can be employed the moulding shop. the machine shop there are, on the first floor, a fifteen horse power steam engine (English make), a powerful turning lathe, vertical drill, and | On the second |

in In

two blacksmiths’ furnaces floor beams and handles for ploughs, etc., are | Upwards of two hundred ploughs— Rutherford’s invention and make—

is 2 workshop in which wooden made,

of Mr

the past suinmer; and the demand for them There are many ‘points’ jloughs which ‘take’ They are

is increasing. to these } farmers

peculiar

with who use them.

in the handles, so that the ploughman has

amore powerful leverage. They are nars |

row in the bottom ; the mouldsboard does |

not flatten the furrow but leaves it standing They are easily handled and light of draught. Mr. Rutherford states | that there is nota better plough in the and the fact that the demand is

well on edge.

On the third floor of the machine shop are , stored stoves and other articles, ready for | ssle. Mr. Rutherford proposes soon to extend his premises. In fact he had the | frame of a large building erected; but a He will com- We

late heavy storm levelled it. mence building again in a short time

| trust his most sanguine anticipations will |

be realized. the most go-ahead place in the world, and the man who keeps a large factory in oper-

Georgetown is not just now

‘ation and nineteen hands constantly and | busily employed there! deserves patronage. |

A dozen such men would,before many years, make the capital of King’s County quite a

| different place.

MACPHAIL’S BLOCK FACTORY. lhis factory—also in Georgetown—is pre~ vided wth a seven horse power engine— the manufacture of Messrs. W. Stiggins & Charlottetown. It is 6)x2l feet and All the maehinery is on Blocks for ships are the

Son, two storeys high. the first floor.

done. Mr. Angus McPhail is the proprietor.

LATEST NEWS SUMMARY,

ew et ee RR ee

BRITISH.

The World says that Gladstone has assur. ed his family that he will never resume she Liberal leadership.

The Prince of Wales will visit the camp excroise at Dolhi and soma of the native capitals of Central and Northern India and Caleutta, during his etay.

EUROPEAN, Fives hundred and sixty Carlists crossed

On Wednesday, 20th inst.

out without reserve,

VEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

eel

AUCTION! |

Ww. D. STEWART \S RECEIVED a large consignment of | GOODS, which he is instructed to close | on WEDNESDAY,

|

the 20th inst., comirencing at 11 o’cloek :—

FRADE SUL

New Goods ex ‘Minerva,’

Furnis | | ture is also made, and turning of all kinds |

the frontier into France and have been dias |

armed by the French authorities. Gen. Saballa wiil be summoned to appear before the Carlist’court martial for failing. Don Carlos bas ordered Sabailato be shot whers ever found. UNITED STATES.

Shephard Hall & Co., whose failure was announced some days ago were the largeat lumber dealers in the country, and their

| suspension is a serious blow to this already

sadly depressed interest. Their sales last year amounted to }20,000,00) feet of ium- ber, which is from thirty to fifty per cent larger than that of any other lumber house in the country.

lated by retail business 325.000, and just bes fore the panic of 1575 the firm showed a clear surplus of $700,000. The fact that their statement now shows a large detici- ency indicates the heavy shrinkage that has

When the firm was formed | ' some years ago, Mr. Shephard had accumus

|} made Clothing,

'A large ‘weeds, which will be made up to order at | Fur Caps from $1.50 to |

taken place in the lumber interest.

CANADIAN. Montreat, Oct. 13.—Messrs. St.

Pierre |

and Thebault, prominent lawyers, and Ald. |

| Royhbeen are indicted for being implicated | in anti-vaccination riot.

CoLtuixeweop, Oct. 12 —Over six inches of snow fell here last night, and consider-

mental trees by the weight of snow break~

| ing and bending them to the ground. Snow

still falling this morning. it is stated that there were ten forged

Dexeax Musx, Esq., had seen and talked | tion 2s possible from men conversant with, | jetters represented to the various branches with a good many persons from Lot 49, and | and experienced in such enterprises, and |

| if the northern terminus were at Southport | try and get 4s much information as possible | : . ¥

’ | | week, eact : or $4. 000, ¢ . ares 'they would go for the proposed branch. | from them as to the best course to pursue, | ; eek, eacn drawn for ee and each bear : pee hie ieee he: hat | oa | ing an endorsement certifying to the pay-~ TausSeturdsy morning train from Halifax | They were anxiously waiting to hear what | andj adopt resolutions to that effect. Then |

of the Bank of British North America or corresponding banks in their name, last

ment of £300 at Montreal. There is no doubt but that the swindles wers perpetrat- ed by an organized gang.

A melancholy drowning accident occurred at French Lake, near Sheffield, Sunbury County, N. &., on Jast Sunday forenoon, Miss London and her two brothers were crossing the Lake on the scow at [lunter’s Ferry, in charge of a young man named The lady and her brothers had a horse and wagon. Miss London remained in the wagon while the others got off.

| While crossing the lake the horse suddenly

started, and ran off the scow, taking Miss The latter was unable to swim, and although he came

| to the surface three times he finally sank Instead of | and was drowned.

Miss London was un-

| scow were paralyzed for the moment and | unable to assist her, and so she too sank to

|S Watery grave.

| Freperictoy, Oct. 13.— The temporary Railway bridge over the Tobique river broke down about 5 o'clock last evening, while fourcars loaded with rails were being push- ed over by a locomotive. The cars and lo- comotive fell to the river bed 25 feet. The hands on the locomotive seeing the bridge going saved themselves by jumping oft. The men on the cars went down with the wreck. John McDonald was killed at onee. (on- ductor Weston, son of Capt. David Weston, Daniel Pabbitt, John Yarxa, Wm. Law. rence, and aman named Rushbrook, receiv- ed injuries, Babbitt has a thigh broken, received injuries to the knee-pan, and his | face is muchecut. Weston received severe | injuries to the back, but the doctors say no | bones are broken. Yarxa lost two fingers and is much bruised. Rushbrook was se- verely bruised, and Lawrence had his collar- MeDonald’s body was found last night. It is believed here that this is the first train that has been driven across the weak structure by a locomotive—the construction cars have heretofore been pushed over singly by men ; and it is be- lieved that great recklessness has been the cause of the accident.

Dvtcu Burss.—Just received and for sale at Haszanp’s AGRICULTURAL Store, an assort- ment of Hiycenths, Tulips, Crocuses, Snowy drops, Anemonies ete., direct from Haarlem, Holland, A limited number only of finest show soris, To secure the best, call early.

Bulbs all in excellent condition, and prices will be found lower than in any other part of Canada or the United States, 3i

(ust YOUR HANDBILLS AND Posters printed at the Examiner office,

100 packages choice TEA, ex Minerva, | 150 from Halifax, | 25> hhds. MOLASSES,

10 hhda SUGAR, 100 boxes SOAP,

30 bags NUTS,

3 casks FIGS, in drums, | “0 tins COFFEE, ' “0 boxes MUSTARD, 50 *“* PEPPER, i

CREAM TARTAR, crates assorted CROCKERY, doz. BROOM&,

doz bl ICK ETS,

sides LEATHER,

reams WRAPPING PAPER, | casks WASHING SODA,

~: } 40 loo wo 100 Loo 20 “0 a0 au

LO000

gross PIPES, (Briar Root) nests TUBS,

200

HY)

hoxes Layer RAISINS, casks KEROSENE, 50 boxes Valentia RAISINS, (Fresh) l case CLOTHING, And sundry Merchandize. Terms liberal and made known at Sale.

WM. D. STEWART. Oct

. 18, 1635.

“ix SLonths’

o°-—»s

other jiate Arrivals.

WV © will offer at AUCTION, on THURS-

DAY, the 21st inst, at 11 o’cloek, Ia front of our Bales Room :— 200 bbls. FLOUR, 20 puns. MOLASSES, 20 hhds. SUGAR, 80 bbls. CRUSHED SUGAR, 100 sides SOLE LEATHER, 20 caddies TEA, 20 boxes Chewing TOBACCO, 20 caddies Chewing TOBACCO, 13 boxes STARCH, 100 boxes SOAP, 15 sacks RICE, 100 boxes RAISINS, 200 coils MANILLA, 6 and 9 thread, 100 kegs NAILS, assorted sizes, 20 boxes HORSE NAILS, 20 boxes CHOPPING AXES, 100 Ibs. CLOVES, whole, 100 boxes CONFECTIONERY, 25 ubls. CURRANTS, 10 bbls. PICKLES, 50 chests TEA, new stock, warranted, 25 boxes GLASS, assorted sizes, 4 hbls. PUTTY, 10 boxes ROCK CANDY, 30 boxes Nixey’s BLACK LEAD, 20 tins PEPPER, 20 tins MUSTARD, 20 tins GINGER, 30 boxes TABLE SALT, 60 jars CREAM TARTAR, 20 kegs BAKING SODA, 10 bbls. WASHING SODA, 20 casks KEROSENE, 30 bags NUTS, (Filberts) 100 reams WRAPPING PAPER, 20 doz. PAILS. 20 doz. BROOMS, &c., &c., «ec. Terms :—$60, three months; $150, months: $300, six months. CARVELL BROTHERS, Auctioneers. Ch'town, October 13, 1875.

four

LOST. LOST, LOST,

Cheaper than ever!

McDOUGALL & CURRIE

IE selling their choice stock of Groceries - cheaper than any other House in the trade. Choice Tea, in strength and flavor, only 40 cents. Good Retailing Sugar only 8 cents. fast, Dandelion, and French. of the best Brands cheap for cash.

of Canadian Flour, A large stock of Ready- Reefers from $5.50 up- Overcoats from $8.50 upwards. stock of English and Canadian

wards,

shortest notice.

33.00. Kid Mits and Kid Gloves from 75 cents. An elegant selection of

Ladies’ Dress Geods

ofevery description. Ladies’ Hose, Gioves, ete., etc. An extra stock of Boots and Shoes, whieh will be sold at cost and

charges. Overshoes, Rubbers, and Felt Slippers. Also a large assortment of Crockery anc Glassware, cheaper than ever

Constantly on hand: Herring, Codfish, Boneless Codfish, Pork, by the small, Lard, jutter, etc., etc. Please call at once.

McDOUGALL & CURRIE. Opp. W. E. Dawson’s, Upper Gt. Geo. St. Chtown, Oct. 18, 1875.—6m

[* STORE and to arrive next week— 300 bbis. 100 bbls. 200 bbis. 200 bbls. 100 bbls. 50 bbls. 50 bbls.

‘ Albion” EXTRA,

‘ Peacemaker,”

‘* Howland'’s Choice,”

Choice Spring Extra, ‘‘ Peel,”

Choice Superfine, ‘‘ Victoria,”

Fancy ‘** Northern,”

Superior extra ‘‘ Snow Drop. ’ FENTON T. NEWBERY.

18, 1878.—2in

Choice Apples.

25 BARRELS real nice ones, at aa *

Oct

CARVELL BROS. Ch'town, Oct. 18, 1875.—-9in

MacKENZIE & STUMBLES, Auctioneers, Commission Merchants,

GENERAL AGENTS, 77 North Side Queen Square, Charlottetown, - - P. E. Island.

October 18, 1878.—ly

AK dado THE BROADWAY

BOOK-STORE

RE-OPENED, WITH 4 CHOICE AND NEW SELECTION OF

Books. Stationery, Toys. Fancy Goods, ete.

SCHOOL BOOKS A SPECIALTY.

Bargains will be received by every buyer, and ful] satisfaction awarded. Give a cal! and see for yourselves that we CAN AND DO sell as cheap if not cheaper than any house in the eity.

T. L. CHAPPELLE. Oct. 11, 1875.

QUEEN'S COUNTY

it XN HIBITION

WILL BE HELD AT THE

Drill-Shed, Charlottetown,

—on—

Friday, October, 22nd.

I H ERNOR will open the Exhibition at 12 o'clock, noon.

Galbraith’s Band

will be in attendance.

All articles entered for Exhibition wil! be carried on the Railway at ordinary rates, and, when not changed hands, returned Free.

Passengers at single fares. ka" For full particulars see Prize List.

y order,

A. MCNEILL, , Ch'town, Oct. 11, 1876. Rony

kegs BAKING - ae VERY HANDSOME VENEERS ! ‘in Walnut, Plain, Fancy, and | Corrugated Bird-eye Maple,

wees and Hungarian Ash

and

Cotfees in Java, English break. | A select lot |

8 HONOR THE LIEUTENANT GOV. |

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

FURNITURE. CHAIRS.