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DAILY KXAMINER.

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VIARCH 30, 1550.

lhe Public Accounts. ae ; |

Waren Mr. Louis Henry Davies informs,

j has!

the readers of the Patriot i found th ef replying to our articies|

‘* wearisome W

that he

task

rk.’ most of his readers! ° 7 ? i 7 7

will be inclined te believe hin. fis iatest

ip, extending, as it

does, over|

product

neariy theee columns of the /’atriof is, in|

, ' nif conscience, *' weary en ragh ; and, we}

1 . 3 ' might acd, dre ry enouz. also, But these |

are not its greatest defects. It is sadly

lacking iv what a venerable Nova Scotia}

A a Lada - = aan nea Sener

| order will be to quote Mr. W. D. Stewart's i } | }

eeetesremmmmntie

ivow, and

‘opinion as settling the whole question,

These gentlemen appear te think that by

quoting each others’ reckless statements

land repeating them in athousand forms the

public willat length be induced te believe

them. In'this respect they remind us of the fable of the Brahmin and the Dog.

The man who has waded through the six

columns of Mr. Davies’ ‘‘ wearisome iet

(ers i! 10 } > avor ) * li ‘ far Ds ° . ters, will not be averse to reading a fable ‘single gun, on Lake Ontario, and two such

from sop.

‘4 yjous Brahmin, it is written, made a row that ona certain day he would sacrifice a sheep, and on the appointed merping he went forth to buy one. ‘There lived ia hie neighborhood three rogues knew af his laid a scheme for profiting by it, said, $* Oh. Brah win,

} wie

met him and

he first

i? LOr o Divinity would eall the C88€R- | wilt thou buy a sheep > 1 have one fit for sacri. ‘ “BA? : ric ’ ‘et » ten thas o > wurte watii

tial element Wa have only time te eal) lice. it 18 jer Foal very puro 6, Salt the

“e a 5 - | holy man, *‘that 1 came forth this day. phen Bamtions { aot the 1 iyinstances im;., “ i 1.

at ntion ta ene O11 Gia Tr) tiij i tiie ithe impostor opened the pay and wr uugnt out

which the ex-Premier has plainly and, we}

are sorry t

truth. ‘amongst all the

i! s4y3

usion and contradiction now referonc broad facts sire to ca'l public attention to them. “hat for the first time since Con-|

‘+ Pet

of it an unclean beast, an ugiy dog, lame and ‘Thereon the -Lirabmin cried

impure, and ut:

Plime. Out, “Wretcb, who touchest things terest things untrue, callest thou that cur: sheep 2” ‘* Truly,” answered theo! ler, “itis sheep of the finest fleece, an {of the sweetest flesh. Oh, Brahmin, it will be an offering in sh ac ceptable to the x i Sg xi Friend,’ ther thon or | muat be

saia the Brahain, ‘* %

ail as ‘* Juat then one of the accomplices came up.

ist. " federation, we have a debt against the | ‘‘Praised be the vols,” said this second Province.’ iregue, **that I have been saved the trouble Wow. sarainst’ this tad fect” Wo. 1. | of yoing to the market fora sheep ! This is ro = +, }such a sheep as wanted. For hew mucl

we will place the words of Mr & H lwilt thou seliit?” When the Brahmin hear Davies in 1875. He thea said ‘this, his mind waved to and fro, like one eo . . 4 swinging in the air at a holy festival. ‘** Sir,’

he actual debt of the Yolo . = | said he to the new comer, “take heed wha:

been increased during the past year, 894} thon dost; this is no sheep, but an unclear the larger our debt became the lesa reV-i eyr,” ** Oh, Brahmin,” said the new comer

¢ sc t enue we would receive irom the Dominion.

! } ots . ce

ot Owing to the increase of our: debt and the consequent diminution of the; interest to be paid us, the annual subsidy | to be pad us would, this year, be less than | in 1874.-- Vion Partiamextary Report- |

— wa 4 i } Re 123 o)

Now, weask if the Ex-Premier spoke

the truth in 1875, when he said that we debt” at that time, and}

had an ** actual

which was being ‘‘ increased,” how can he;

. Cd : ° ’ an @** broad fact, admitted on

now assert

all sides,’ that for the first time since Cen-

federatien we have a debt against the Pro-| vine t this is not the worst. On tho i [ ylast, this same Mr. Lani:

Fi iwies wrote a letter te the press,

in ¥ 1 he said :—

The Speech which the present Adniia istration put into the Governer’s hands at) the open ng of the Legislature, contained 2 statemen’ that there was at present a pub lic debt on the Island, and that they were about devising measures—to use their own choice language—to extinguish that debt. Tho publication of that statement certainly ae because [ kuew it to be abso-

startled Jutely untrue.

‘We find ovurselves possessing actual! avcilable aszets, amounting in valwe to} over @1,615,533.75, at the very time that our rulers make the announcement in the Governors’ Speech, that there is a pulstic indebiedness.’

We now leave Mr. L. H. Davies to re-}

eoncile | is various statements in reference | to the public debt, and to assist him in the task which, we dare say, he will pronounce)

, ‘ j very ‘‘ wearisome work,’ we will recapitu-|

late as fcllows :—

Ist. His declaration in 1876, that the; Colony was in debt at that time,

2nd. Uis declaration in May, 1879, that!

we could have no public debt, while we had | lands ‘a cur possession te the value of} $708,700.63, and assets at Ottawa, amount- ing to $906,872. 12.

3. His declaration in the last Patriot in which he says ‘‘ihe broad fact is admitted on all sides that for the first ‘time since Con- a debt against the

federation we havo Province.”

The man whe on three separte occasions has mace solemn declarations in reference to our pubiie debt, any one of which gives the lie :o the other two, is not to be trusted in anything he may say in reference te the finance; of this Province.

We lave the satisfactien of knowing that notwithstanding Mr. Davies’ leng, labered and “‘ wearisome” letters, and the earnest labours of his equally ‘‘ wearisome” and un- scrupuous assistants,—Messrs. Frederick W. Hyudmaa and W. D. Stewart—the de cision of the intelligent public may be summed up ina few words.

Ist. That the present Government on taking charge of the Treasury, found nearly $80,000 of the current revenue expended in the ‘irst two months of the year, moat of which had been applied in the payment of debis belonging to 1878, amongst which was $21,164.16, as teachers’ salaries only three «uarters of such being paid in 1878.

2. Tnat the present Government have abolished sinecures, amalgamated certain offices, reduced the salaries all reund, and great! their yolicy of retrenchment, as well as by their judicious and honest expenditure of the public funds.

reduced the people's burdens by

”

3. “hat the full fruits of the economical reforr s introduced last spring could not bs expecied to appear in 1878—the) new. Civil Service Act only taking effect on the Ist of July.

yt

lhe amusing part ef Mr. Davies’ letter is

i my senses,

t . aemte , ; IS JOINS, +

| House of March, 1879!

Whe

single day.

' “thon art drunk or mad !”

‘* At this time the third confederate drev

near. ‘*‘Let us ask this man,” said the Brahmin, ‘‘ what the creature is, and [ will

stand by what he shall say.” To this the others ayreed ; and the Brahmin called out

h, stranger, what dost ther call this beast?” ‘‘Surely, oh, Brahmin,’ said the

knave, ‘‘itisafine sheep” Then, the Brah tnin said, “Surely the gods have taken away’| and he asked parden of him wh} carried the dog, and bought it for a measur? of rice and a pot of ghee, and offered it up t>

the gods, who, be}? y W roth at this unciean

sacrifice, smote him with a sore (igease in all

¥

} ne 7 It apnears that Mir. Davies has * s&s

hia opponents under am immense obligation, He ‘‘has never so much as entered ths Assembly as a ‘spectator’ sines What marvellous kinc will deubt after this the troth of his disclainner—-that he would not ‘hasten tha dissolution of the present Government by 1+ liad AL. FH. only shown himself in the House of Assem-

Davies, Esquire, bly as a spectator, he would have proved a

veritable king of terrers to the whole

iiouse. The announcement now made i so patronizing a manner may, however, fi | the minds of our praesent Legislators witi fine morning

may act the

gloomy forebodings. Some

our impatient statesman part of Oliver Cromwell, i dissolving the Accompanied by his

Parliament.

Long

worthy Lieutenant, W.D. Stewart, and fo! J ‘ ,

lowed by a numerous train of needy re! ations, he may swoop dows en an as-

}

sembled wisdom and utter the talisman c

words : ‘Get you gone, and give place to better men.” -_> - Afraid of Caneda.

THE UNITED STATES QUEBRED.

HOW COULD BE COYN-

_ The Inspector of Artiliery of the Domin- ion has recently made a comprehensive rs- port on the military strength and resources of Canada, which is deemed of sufficieat importance for republication by our own Ordnance Department. This report makes a pretty formidable showing for the Domn- inien, which would be by no meana a con- temptible enemy when supported by tre military and naval power of Great Britain. An officer of the United States army stationed at Columbus barracks, who has been studying this cocunient, writes a long letter to the Cinetnnati Lnguirer, some- what in the spirit of a scare, setting forth our helplessness in the early stageaof a sudden war.

We do not share his apprehensions, but it is well enouyh to recognize the fact that the Dominion has six hundred thousand enrolled militia ; that ferty-three thousand three hundred and and _ sixty-five of these are armed, organized and drilled; that she is very strong in garrison and field artillery and has great abundance of cavalry horses; that her militia is so organized that fourteen thousand new men come In every year tor three years’ drill, and that the same nun-

DRY GOODS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS,

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danger and it is the duty of our Govern- ment to provide against it, At the out- break of a war the first thing we should at tempt would be to seize the Welland canal. But Canada could pour forth troops faster for its defence that we could land them for itscepture. Itisindepensable that we adopt efticient measures for preventing the ap- pearance of a British fleet on the upper lakes, which are innecessible to our navy. iVhere is a treaty by which the United States and Great Britain stipulate to main- tain only one stall vessel each, with a

vessels each on the upper lakes. But this treaty would be abrogated by a declaration of war. Great Britain could send armed steamers through the Welland Canal in four or tive days from Quebec, and we should have uo naval foree on the lakes until we could build it. Meanwhile our populons lake cities would lie at the mercy of long range British guns,

itis for our military engineers to judge what is most suitable to be done; but one of the first things that suggests itself is the construction ef strong and heavily armed forts on the New York bank of the St. Law- rence, which world completely command the river, and, with the aid of torpedoes, would make it impossible for any British ship to pass up into Lake Ontario. Indeed, this seems one of the most indispensable measures for natioual defence.—N. Y. Herald,

Waghter Wark

THE ENTIRE STOCK

~—-AT THE—

Queen Street Auction Rooms,

WILL BE DISPOSED OF

To-Morrow, dlsh inst.,

WITHOUT RESERVE,

BOOTS & SHOES,

rsy

Room Paper, Tea, &c., Sheemrnkers’ Machinery, Tilton & MeFariand Safe,

W. D. STEWART,

March 30, “80. Auctioneer,

. LECTURE

the Auspisas of St, Vincent

~y

Under

dg Paul Society,

—_—

EN compliance with a Requisition from a number of prominent Gentlemen,

PROFESSOR CAVEN deliver his Lecture on

WISEMAN,”

Baz cenzented to

~ ad

4

VIARKET HALL,

in ent

Wednesday, 7th April,

a: 8 0 CLOCK.

The proceeds to be devoted to the relief of the Poor. Admission !0 cents; Keserved Seats 20 conts. by order,

HUGH WALKER, Sec’y of Com. March 30, '80—tu s tu, h ne ar pres pat

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Pa cife

FEXENDERS tor a second 106 miles section ji West of Red River will be reeeived by the undersigned until noon on MONDAY, the 29th of March next.

The section will extend from the end of the 48th Contract—near the western boundary of Manitoba—to a point on the west side of the valley of Bird-Tail Creek,

Tenders must be on the printed form, which, with all other information, may be had at the Pacific Railway Engineer’s Offices, in Ottawa, and Winnipeg, on and after the Ist day of March next.

By Order, F. BRAUN, Secretary.

Canadian Railway,

Dept. oF Raruways & Caxats, Ottawa, llsh February 1580.

The reception of the above ‘lenders ia post-

of enrolled militia who have received in- struction and training and would be in- mediately available in a sudden emergency. This isa a greater force than could be put at onee into the field by our States wnich i border on the Dominion. Our regular larry is s@ small, and the bulk of it is at sneha distance in the Western Territories, thit it would be of little use in a contest with Canada. . Troops conld be sent over front Great Britain more rapidly than eur regular army could be recruited, There is a popular netion that in case of war we could make a complete conqueat of Canada in a single month; but it might not prove so easy a task.

ber pasa ont every year te increase the |} st |

poned until neon oh FRIDAY,9th April next.

83.

QUEEN STREET, Upposite Ball Tower,

The Best place to Buy

DRESS GOODS.

Printed, White ad Grey CO7 TONS,

MILLINERY |!

OF ALL KINDS,

Beddings, Tablings, &c., &C.,

TWEEDS,

Suitings, &c., READYMADE

CLOTHING,

FLATS, &C.

CARPET

A G00 ASSORTMENT,

AE.

"3s

Room Papers,

A GREAT VARIETY.

DELICIOUS TEAS,

ALL KINDS OF

i By Order; Fr. BRAUN,

Depr. of Rattways & Canais, Ottawa, 22nd March, 1880,

BILLS OF LADING

—FOR SALE—

9th April

ee

Wanted, Wanted,

{ Im one respect this exposition ef the military strength of Canada is of no great importance. The completion of the en- larged Welland Cana! next year will give ready access ty the upper iakes for British

where he quotes the Patriot as an authority

~ on tho Pabjie Accounts. The next thing in

gim-beats and ships of war which could shell and destroy our wealthy but defer.ce- jless cities on the Jakes. This is a real

( LD IRON (wrought scraps preferred), GLD PRASS, OLD COPPER,

OLY ROPE, OLD CANVAS,

HORSE HAIR, PEWTER.

; For which highest Cash Price will be paid.

H. COOMBS. Ch’tewn, March 29, '80—3i

mae timcene-celle

A? THE EXAMINER OFFICE,

=/DRY GOODS!

| AT VERY LOW PRICES, AT

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TREMAINE & ETGALF’S,

83 QUEEN STREET.

@a’town, March 30, 1360.

oe

meen ee

Clearing -Out Sale!

—OF-—

DRY Goods,

‘Boots and Shoes, Tea, Flour and iHolasses, and 1 Tilton and MeoWarlane Safe.

The Subscriber will Sell at PUBLIC AUCTION at the

Queen Stresi Auction Rooms,

TO COMMENCE ON

Weduesday, the 31st Mareh, at 11 o'clock, a. m.,

A large Assortment of DRY GOODS —(turther particulars iu a few days)

1000 Rolls ROUM PAPER, 1200 Pairs BOOTS and SHOES— ordere| for positive Sale without reserve, A Large lot of RUBBERS, 40 Packages TEA (broken) 200 Bole. FLOUR (Canadian Extras,) 20 Puns. MOLASSES, i Til on & McFarlane SAFE—owned the st, Lawrenee Marine Insurance ('o,

TERMS AS USUAL.

W. DB. STEWART,

farch 27.1880 ; March 22, 1S80—eod Auctioneer,

Meeting of Parliament, ST. JAMES’ KIRK

BAZAAR!

ri HE Ladies in connection with St. James’ Kirk will hold a Bazaar for the

Sale of Fency and Useful Articles,

--ALSO—

A Tea and Refreshment Table, Qn the 3lst March Next,

——-IN THE—

MARKET HALL.

_ The proceeds to be applied to the liquida- tion of the debt on the Church edifice. Doors open at 2 o’clock, p. m. ‘ Admission—Adults, 20 cents; childrens, half-price. Tickets to be had at the J] Stores of W. KR. Watson, Dr. Dodd. C. D, Rankin, and at the door, PResipENT -Mrs. McLennan, ComMiiteEc—Mrs. McPherson, Mrs. Long. worth, Mrs. A. Kennedy, Mrs. Stirling, Mra, Lord,\ Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. McLaren, Mrs. A. Murray, Mrs. Cavanagh, Mrs. Rankin, Mra. P. W. Hyndman, Miss Mackieson, Miss Owen, Mrs. Malcolm MeLeod. T. A. STEWART, Secretary.

Feb. 19, 1880.

+ dita sna ean ag A

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QPEN FOR CHARTER.

Qe “PRINCE EDWARD” will be due at Charlottetown,

About the ist of May Next,

and will carry Potatoes, Oats, Barley, Butter, and other Produce of the Island, on freight.

The upper deck room of this steamer is also open for charter for either Horses, Cattle or Sheep.

Parties wishing. to avail themselves of this opportunity, will please apply early, in order to secure room.

Should a full cargo be engaged, the ‘*Prines Edward” would sail about the 10th May for a port in Great Britain, as may hereafter be agreed on.

Should the reom for 5,000 barrels be engag- ed within ten days, the ‘‘ Prince Edward” w be Jaid on the berth and sail for Liverpool, G. B. direct, about the 10th May.

For particulars apply to

Peake Bros. & Co.,

MANAGERS

Charlottetown, March 11, 1880.

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Wants, Lost, Found, Ve.

\ ANTED—A Woman te take the management of an infant and two children under nine years of age. Must have. references as to character aud qualilications. Apply at Examixer office. jm #, —_——]? OUSEMAID WANTED.—A_ agit with good recommendations. Apply at EXAMINER Office, jm

et

r¥XO LET—TWO HOUSES—One contain- ing 8 rooms, the other 6 rooms. Apply. to JoHN STENTIFORD: {m 27, oaw tt

@ST—On Sunday last an EYEGLASS with black ribbon attached. The finder will please leave it at this effice. (mo Fi

rao L£& T—One-half of a double-tenement Dwelling House on Sydney Street. ad: joining the residence of H. J. Callbeck, Esq.

Francis P. McCarron.

r¥°O LET —On or about the first April, the ‘ House now occupied by Mr. Benjamia

Davies, junr., fronting on Water Street.

information apply te W. W. Crarge. fn}