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Sales Agents of the Daily Examiner.

Yur Datty Examiner is for sale every day on the trains east and west, and at the follow- ing places‘ —

H. A. Harvie, Charlottetown.

A. D. Haszarb, oe

T. O'CONNELL, 66 T. L. CHAPPE Le, a S. T. Necmes * P. N. Pate. cor. Pownal and Euston streets.

G. A. -ArrK en, Georgetown.

D. SurH#EeRtaND, Souris East.

A. McAvtay, Hea: St. Peter’s Bay.

D. Earn, Mount Stewart.

H. Beer, Southport.

Gro. O'Neiit, Halfway House.

Morton 8S. Heeus, County Line Station.

Eomenp Campse.t, Prince County Book- store, Summersite.

W. D. MeNeriz, Alberton.

Joun J. Ansngaux, Tignish.

KX AMINER,

FEBRUAR 9.

Opening of Parliament.

PARLIAMENT was opened to-day by Chief Justice Ritchie. The Commons were sent back to their Chamber to select a Speaker. They chose Dr. Blanchet; and now await the grand State ceremony—incident to the de- livery of the Governor General's Speech. This will take place to-morrow afternoon.

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The Tariff.

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Tue Ottawa correspondent of the Sun says that Mr. Tilley continues to receive deputations on the tariff. Both he and the Minister of Customs and their principal officers aro at work daily and until mid- night on this important matter, and sugges- tions and advice are pouring in from all quarters. The opinion gains ground that the tariff will be brought up at an early stage in the Session, perhaps not later than the third week.

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The New Speaker.

Tue Hon. Lirvrenanr Cotonet JosEPH Goprricn Brancner, M. D., is a gentle- man in every way competent to perform the duties and uphold the dignity apper- taining to the First Commoner of Canada. His family is one of the first established in La Novvelle France. He has been fifty years in the world ; and has had many ex- periences. In 1871 he was elected Honor- ary President of the Cercle de Quebec; in 1872, President of the Levis and Kenebec Railway, and in 1873 a member of the Ro- man Catholic section of the Council of Pub- lic Instruction fur the Prevince of Quebec. In 1865, he commanded the 3rd Admin- istrative Battalion on Frontier Service dur- ing St. Albans Raid ; and in 1866 and again in 1870 he was in command of the Active Militia Force on the South Shere of the St. Lawrence during the Fenian Raids. He was Speaker of the House of Assembly of the Province of Quebec from the meeting of the first Parliament after the Union in 1867 until the dissolution of the second Pariiament in 1875. He was Mayor of the town of Levi during six years. He has sat in Parliament nearly every year since 1861. He is a clear-headed, high-minded French Canadian ; and he will adorn the high posi- tion to which he has been raised by the Liberal-Censervative Government. He has an advantage over his exceedingly able pre- decessor in that he speaks both the English and the French languages with fluency and

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Small-Pox at Alberton.

Upon enquiry at the Provincial Secre tary’s Office to-day as to the cases of sinall- pox at Alberton,Mr. DesBrisay showed us a telegram which had just been received from Dr. Bearisto, as follows: ‘* Four small-pox patients, one bad, three mild; also two doubtful cases; three deaths.” He also in- formed us that the Government have been, for these two days past,in cemmunication with the Alberton Board of Health, and in

| Pohce Statistics of this City.

The Stipendiary Magistrate, for the in-

| THE WAR IN AFRICA.

‘Overwhelming Defeat of the British

formation of the Council and the citizens |. ATTACK MADE BY 20,000 zULUS, ONE-

‘generally, presents the following Report for |

the year ending December Jlst, 1878 :— The Police Force of the City, consisting of a Marshal, sixteen Policemen and ‘were on the first day of September last, at the request of your Council, reduced by me toa Marshal, teu Policemen and a Bailiff, at which number it now remains. The following table will show the business of the Court for the year: | on rMINAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING Zist DEC., 1878.

é{/,tic. | 23|2 213 8] < OrreNnces. |22 oe = si | Beis 8|s5 rr | ? 1" BI. | ae Abusive language....... ean Assault ...... ee 67 |....| 39 | 116 Brothel, keeping and fre-| : quenting........---++- | 6 j-.-- feel 6 Bye-Laws, Breach of ....) 37 [----| 4 | At Contempt of Court...... B ges eepeses t Drunkenness.......-.+++ 357 13 | 370 Forgery..... «-++-+++- ced ee 3 Housebreaking.......... dee th oe eee EMPOONY sc 5-00 ciscccese ss 24 | 44] 20 48 Liquor Licse Law, Breach) 15 | 1 | 16 cena dea yee ee ees Merchants Shipping Act,| 4 Me sesee’ © Manslaughter..........- an .| 2 |...-] 2 MeiebeGhs.. ..- 05h eye 81 | 3 | 84 Police, interfering with..| 3 1 4 Attempted suicide...... PS veete aes I TROOUMAS.; os oc es ns eens G1:..i4 83738 Threatening Letters..... At Ata 8 Vagrancy ......-0..e005 ....i%3 | @ ! 623; 10 } 101! 745 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS FROM THE POLICE REGISTER. Lamps reported not lighted 68S Pumps reported out of order 1170 Dangerous sidewalks, consisting of broken 2 planks and holes, reported, 148 Fire alarms given. ; ‘ 16 Nuisance on sidewalks reported 102 Cows impounded ‘ . ‘ é 68 Horses impounded. ; ‘ : 21 Lights reported in bar-rooms after hours 8 Robberies reported. ; . : 13 Stolen Goods recovered (to the value of $301.00) . ‘ ‘ . ; 9 Disorderly driving . ; ‘ : 2 Horses run away : , . ‘ 22 Men taken in Station for protection . 40 Women do do 1 Disorderly houses reported ‘ 2 Bar-rooms open after hours reported 6 Shop doors found open at night re- ported ‘ ; . ‘ ; 39 Man found dead reported . ] Children found dead do 2 Children found abandoned 6 Dogs shot . : ; ; 4 Children ran over and reported . 3 Dangerous approach to the ice reported 2 Dirty yards reported . 350 Dirty privies reported 221 Total reports in Register. 2931 APPEALS. There have been three appeals to the

Supreme Court during the past year, in all of which the Magistrate’s decisions were up- held.

RECEIPTS.

The total receipts of the Court for the year are $1,637.67.

During the past year, in order that I might ascertain the exact number of the criminal class in the City, and the proportionate num- ber of recommittals, I kept a daily record or Black 35><, in which wis entered the nam and age of every offender, and the offences committed by him within the year. The fol- lowing analysis taken from it shows that— ist. The total uumber of persons who came before me charged with offence, with-

in the year, was ‘ . 479 2nd. Of this number there were under 18 57 3rd. That 59 offenders were re-committed twice ; 37 three times; 10 four times ;

10 five times; 4 six times ; 2 seven times ; | ten times. Total number of offenders, 123.

4th. Total number of offenders,? recom- committed : . 123 5th. ‘The actual number of convicted thieves. . “ <a 23 Gth. The actual number of persons com- mitting assaults . ‘ : 50 7th. The actual number of convicted drunkards ; ; ° 253

I have further particularized as against each individual number of recommittals for larceny, Assault and Drunkness, which though useful to me in determining the measure of punish- ment, will not be necessary here. I will mere- ly say that almost the entire number of recom- mittals were made in the three several above mentioned offences. This analysis shows that there are at least 123 offenders who wanta severer punishment than I can now give them under the present system of Jail discipline.

A tread mill in our Jail or hard labor on

a Bailiff, |

ARE KILLED AND ENGLISH SOLDIERS OFFICERS—AN AP-

FOURTH OF WHOM wouNDED — 500 KILLED, BESIDES PEAL TO ENGLAND.

{ Carr Town. Jan. 21, } ria St. Vincent, Feb. 10. §

| On the 2st inst., the sritish column, lconsisting of a portion of the 24th Regi |ment, a battery of artillery and 600 native ‘auxiliaries, were utterly annihilated by | 20,000 Zalus, who captured a valuable con- ‘voy of 102 wagons, 1,000 oxen, 2 cannon, 400 shot and shell, 1,000 rifles, 250,000 rounds of ammunitivn, 60,000 lbs. weight of provisions and the colors of the 24th Regiment. It is estimated that 5,000 Zulus were killed and wounded in the bat- tle. Among the killed on the British side are two majors, four captains, twelve lieu- tenants and the quartermaster of the 24th Regiment; two captains of the Royal Artillery; a colonel, cap- (tain, four lieutenants and surgeon-major of the Engineers, besides twenty-one other British officers commanding native corps. Seven attacks were subsequently made by the Zulus, who have been repulsed, and the colony is now somewhat recovering from the utter consternation which at first prevailed. Natal, however, is in great danger and dis- turbances are feared in Pongo land. Lord Chelmsford, commander of the expedition, has been forced to retire in consequence of his defeat. It is estimated that 500 sol- diers were killed, besides the officers enumerated above.

The Governor, Sir Bartle Frere, has sent an appeal to England and Mauritius fer re- inforcements. ‘The mail steamer for Eng: land was despitched one day earlier than usual, with a request for six regiments of infantry and a brigade of cavalry.

The men-of-war are active, and the Tenedos has been ashore. She is seriously injured and is obliged to go into dock at Simons Bay.

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British Colum)ia.

GOOD CROPS—THE COAL INDUSTRY—FISH- ERIES-—GOOD OPENINGS,

oe

Mr. Banster, M. P. for Vancover, B. C., gives the following interesting information respecting the Province of British Colum bia :—

Good crops are expected in British Colum- bia next season. ‘There has been an un- usually mild winter. The farmers are all preparing for large crops.

Five coal mines are in full blast at Na- naims, and two others are beiog opencd. It is expected that British Columbia will export one millon tons this year.

‘fhe Vancouver Coal Company has im- ported adiamond drill from England at a cost of something like £10,000.

The British Columbian fishermen have had a successful season. Nearly a million dollars worth of fish was exported to Eng- land and the Australian markets last year. The trade is shut out fromthe American markets, in consequence of the duty, as the United States will not alluw British Colum- bia to participate in the benefits of the Washington Treaty, it having been made before the Province entered Cunfederation. A hatchery is very desirable in British Columbia, and the fishery capitalists are willing to be taxed for the expeuses if the Government will assist in establishing it. The lumer interest is looking very prou - ising, which is the result of the suj erior quality of lumber grown in British Cculum- bia. There are now seven mills in active operation, shipping large quantities, and three more in course of construction. Next season they expect to export over a million dollars’s worth.

Dog-fish vil and whale oil are attracting capitalists’ attention. One company is building. a steamer and putting up very large works. ‘he fish are very plentiful. An American company, being so pleased with the quality of the marble on Texada Island, have established works for exten- sively quarrying the same, with a view of sending it to San Francisco and other markets.

The gold mines last year gave a greater yield than for years. past, and the miners ‘are confident that there will be more gold taken out of the mines the present year than there ever Was before in any one year. This is in consequence of the dis- covery of very rich veins of quartz, and several large quartz

i

ithe erection of mills.

There is a splendid opening for a woolen mijl or two in the province. <A few cheese factories would make a rapid fortune, as

consultation with leading physicians, as to|the streets of the City would effectually'good cheese is now worth %5 cents per

the best means to be adopted for preventing the spread of the disease. Vaccination is being freely resorted to, the patients have been completely isolated, and an hospital is being fitted up for their better care. The Government have also ordered the employ- ment of a special physician to take charge of the cases.

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Stipendiary Magistrate’s Report.

Tux Report of the Stipendiary Mayis- trate, published in another column, shows a marked and pleasing decrease in the crime and drunkeness of the City. The Magis- trate asks for power to make convicted eriminals work on the streets of Charlotte- town as they doon those of Halifax and other cities. He thinks a little hard labor in public weuld have a deterrent effect upon

rascals, and we think so too. Besides, it,

would be a real advantage to have the ruts and the pitches regularly filled up.

Tue value of the annual importation of food ‘a Great Britain is about , 000, 000,

deter most of the criminals from a second commission of the same offence. I would again press upon your Council the ne- cessity of urging the Provincial Legislature to legalize and permit such modes of punishment. I have at present no authority to award even

sons guilty of infraction ot any City Bye-Law. This power should be given to the Magistrate. It would at least insure that constant offend ers perform some work during their imprison- ment.

It is with much satisfaction that I note the marked decrease of crime in this city compared with the criminal statistics of the previous year. The total number of persons charged with offen es before me for the year ending

Decestber Diet 1877, was.............. 1,297 pg ye Ae Oe 7 Making a decrease of.......... "553

Drunkenness has largely decreased. . This year total number of persons charged, 370 Last year “ ‘é «é ‘sé 737

The increased power of . punishment given me by the Dominion Statutes, and the bene- ficial influence of the Temperance movement | mainly contribute to this. Occasional crime is \comparatively rare. With power rigorously to ‘punish professional criminals, I am convinced, ‘from my past experience, that our city would enjoy almost a total immunity from vagabond- ‘ism and theft.

the present hard labor to drunkards and per-

pound. Parties who understand the curing .of bacon would realize a good profit on the ‘investment of some capital in this branch of trade. | Farm laborers are scarce,

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Disease Among Canadian Horses.

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We have already pointed out the preva- lence of the disease among horses in several sections of the Dominion. Similar reports come from the United States. In spring- field and its neighborhood the disease of glanders or farcy in horses, which spreads by contagion, and is invariably, although not suddenly fatal, is prevalent to an ex- tent that is causing alarm, and the ‘ Re. publican” urges upon the City Council the necessity of prompt measures of prevent ing the spreading of it. A veterinary sur- geon of that city, judging from his own ex- perience, infers that within the last ten months the number of cases has increased 1100 per cent. over the total four years pre- vious.

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VALENTINEs have just arrived at Kent Street Book and Stationery Store. Nice Scented Satchels. Between Great George and Prince Streets, near Mr. Sellar’s Grocery.

Fob. 7—- 8. - NELMEs.

CHARLOTTETOWN

WOOLLEN FACTORY C0'Y ANNUAL MEETING.

ANNUAL MEETING of the above : held on TUESDAY, the 25th of Fevruary, at ALLIN’S HALL, Graf- oe street, at 2.u'clock, p. m., for the election cf Directors, aud the transaction of other busi-

rQuue Company will be

ness.

All Shareholders should be present or re-

presented by proxy. ts Pe

: ALBERT SIMPSON, Sec’y. ry *)*

Ch’town, Feb. 14, 1379--01

‘BOOKS LENT.

7HNHE friends who have borrowed any of the I following books from me will oblige by returning them as soon as convenient aoa v Professor Conyngton’s Virgil, Josiah Cook’s New Chemistry, Herbert Spencer's First

Principles, Currie’s Common School Education, Calkin’s Object Lessons, Dalgleish’s Grammar. EDWARD MANNING.

Ch’town, Feb. 13-31

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DEPARTMENT oF Marine & FIsHertrs, Fisueris BRANCH, Orrawa, 24th January, 1879.

YRITTEN OFFERS will be received to \ 30th April next, for the SALMON ANGLING PRIVILEGES cf the following rivers :— River Kezashka (North Shore. ) ‘+ Washecootai do

‘¢ Romaine do ‘+ St. John do ‘** Corneille do ‘* Agwaiuus ao * Calumet do ‘¢ St. Margaret do ‘¢ Trout ' do ‘* Escoumains do ‘«* Portneuf do

‘* Dartmouth (Gaspe)

‘* Little Cascapedia (Baie des Chaleurs.)

‘* Malbaie (near Perce. )

** Grand River do

‘© Kedgewick (Restigouche. )

‘* Magdalen (South Shore.)

‘« Jupiter (Anticosti Island.)

‘* Salmon do Rent per annum to stated: payable in ad- vance, Leases to run for from one to five years. Lessees tu employ guardians at private cost.

By order, W. F. WHITCHER, Commissioner of Fisheries.

Feb. 12, 1879,

JAUNTING SLEIGH.

CO? GOOB JAUNTING SLEIGH, neatly trimmed and painted; 1 Set Silver- plated HARNESS ; 1 new BUFFALO ROBE, lined and trimmed (large)--all for only $40. H. COOMBS.

Feb. 12—-ar pat 3i

LABRADOR HERRING. WPVY AUCTION, in front of Market House, on FRADAY next, Feb. l4th, at 12 o’clock—]§G BBLS. NU. LAB. HERRING. ga” Terms CASH. NO RYSERVE. “Ga A. McNEELL, Auctioneer.

Feb. 12—2i

NOTICE.

OTICE is hereby given that prosecution z wiil be immediately commenced against ail persons who are known to be in the pos- session of DUGS and who have not registered them and paid their Dog Tax for the current year, in couformity to the provisions of a by iaw of this city, passed 4th December, A. D.

1878. A. F. TOMLINS, Cierk of tue City Court.

Feb. 11. CATARRE.

Constitutional Catarrh Remedy CURES CATARRE.

Hear what a Reverend Gentleman says of the Constitutional Ren.edy.

T. J. B. Harpixe, Esq., Brockville, Ont. :—

Dear Srr—It is now two years since your ‘Constitutional Catarrh Kemedy” was intro- duced tome. Ihave waited this long to see if the cure would remain permanent before do- ing this, my duty, to you, as at first the happy effects seemed to me to be “‘too good to ‘ true.”

I was afflicted in my head for years before I suspected it to be Catarrh. In reading in your Circular I saw my case described in many par- ticulars. The inward “drop” from the head had become very disagreeable, and a choking sensation often preventing me from lying long, { would feel like smothering and be compelled to sit upin the bed. My health and spirits were seriously affected. When your agent came to Walkertown in August, 1876, I secured three bottles. Before I had used a quarter of the contents of one bottle I found decided re- lief, and when I had used two bottles and a third. I quit taking it, feeling quite cured of that ailment, and have not used any since until of late I have taken some for aeold in my head.

A sense of duty to suiferers from that loath- some disease, Catarrh, prompts me to send _ this “arse ger unsolicited, with leave to make what use of it yon may see pr ; Yours truly, ; i ees

W. TINDALL, Methodist Minister,

Port Elgin, Ont., Aug. 24, 1878.

Remedy and take no other.

ville, Ont. For sale by all Druggists at onl aa gg only one Dollar

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a Inventors aud Mechanics,

| deasitanesiminee l-PPATENTS and how to obtain them. Pamph- ~ Jet of 60 pages free upon receipt of stamps for postage. Address

GILMORE, SMITH & ©O., Solicitors of Patents,{Washington, D.C,

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WING to ill heaith I shall be unable to

return to the Island before March, and I would respectfully scquest my customers to reserve their orders until that time. Mean- while any party desiring to communicate with me can do so by addressing letters to me, Post Office box 188, Montreal.

JOHN H. CATHRAE,

Agent for Reinach’s, Nephew & Co., Teas,

London, England; Wilson, Matheson &

Co., Dry Goods, Glasgow. Feb. 3, 1879—6i pat 21 —OFr=

DRY GOODS,

CLOTHING, ETC

The Whole Stock in Trade CF THE LATE ROBERT ORR, -

—TO. BE—

SOLD OFF AT COST,

—CONSISTING IN PART OF— Dress Goods, Shawls, Mantles, Millinery, Silks, Velvets, Hosiery, Gloves, Linens, Winceys, Shirtings, Sheetings,

Prints, Grey and White Cottons,

Hats and Bonnets, Furs, Blankets, Flannels, Pilots, Beavers, Coatings,

T weeds, ete., ete. ete.

Readymade Clothing Hats, Caps, Linders and Drawers, Searfs, &e.

Cotton Warp, Small Wares, Xe,

The above Stock must be cleared out from this date, and our Customers, and the public generally, can depend upon getting Bargains,

John McPhee,

Administrator. Charlottetown, Feb. 4, 1879.

A GREAT RUN

—TO THE—

FLOUR & TEA STORE!

And it cannot be stopped while they are selling

SUCH EXCELLENT TEA

Por 35c., 49¢., and 44e. per Ib.

GOOD SUGAR

For 7}c., 8c., 84c., and 9c. per Ib. °

CHOICH FLOUR

From $5.50 to $6.00 per bbL, and

UTHER GROCERIES

RIGHT CHEAP.

&#& Save your money by buying at

BEER & GOFPF’S,

Ch’town, Jan. 17—

McKAY'S LIVERY STABLES.

Ask for Littlefield’s Constitutional Catarrh |

T. J. B. Harvine, Dominion Agent, Brock. | IRST CLASS Single and Double Teams

NORTH SIDE QUFEN SQUARE. : to hire at shortest notice. TERMS MODERAIE.

Orders left at J. F. McKay's promptly at- A. J, MeKAY,

pris to. + TRY IT.'ch’town, Dec, 30, 1878—