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H. A. Harvir, Charlottetown.

A DaW.Hassamp, *

tT. O'CONNELL, “s

T. L, CHaPPpRtLry,

S. T. Necuegs -

G. A. AITKEN, Georgetown

D. SUTHERLAND, Souris Hast.

A. McAvutay, Head St. Peter's Bay.

D. Egax, Mount Stewart.

H. Beer, Souchport. ;

Morton S. Huenes, County Line Station.

Mrs. A. F. Dov, Summerside.

W. D. MeNem., Alberton.

Joun J. ARSENAULT, Tigaish.

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MAY 1, 1879.

Tho Railway Re-adjustment.

Iv is greatly to be regretted that the Pu!- riot will persist in stating and publishing ‘the thing that is not.” By the recent dismissals, it says, the Government have introduced the ‘‘ American principle ”— which is, ‘* To the victors belong the spoils.’ Now the victors have received no spoils. Men who have worked hard for years, and who have suffered much for the Liberal- Conservative Party, and who, perhaps, hoped to profit somewhat by the great vic tory they helped to achieve, have been ut- terly ignored in the recent readjustment. The dismissals, too, have been made with- out regard to party. Friend and foe, and those who did not bother themselves with politics at all, have suffered alike. From a party standpoint there has been no discrim- ination, whatever; and many active Liberal- Conservatives in the city and in the coun- try are disappointed and disgusted with the way the re-organizatian has been effected. The American principle has not been in- troduced; and the Patriot has no ground, whatever, for its complaints and regrets on that score.

We confess, some points in connection with the recent dismissals upon which the Patriot might fairly express dissatisfaction. The dis- missal of offcials—-and not only those who held sinecures, but also of these whe had plenty to do and were not too well paid— at one day’s notice, no fair-minded man can defend. Officials are entitled to the same consideration as would be extended to the employees of mercantile establish- ments; and they should get at least a month’s notice of dismissal. We have no doubt that representations will be made on this point ; and the wrong which has been done in this respect will, we have no doubt, be righted.

With respect to those whose salaries have been cut down, the Patriot might alse find some fault. The work seems to have becn done in a bungling way. Some of the most competent officials, who were never too well paid, have had their salaries re- duced, at one fell swoop, by $240 a year. We hope the re-adjustment will be amended in their behalf.

There are other points fairly open to the criticism of the Patriot. In fact, it could not have blundered upon a falser statement than that the dismissals are made from

however, that there are

party motives.

But, though the Party may be displeased and the officials discontented, the country at large has no right to complain. The re- adjustment will result in a saving to the

taxpayers of the Dominion of about $10,000, as follow :--— Salary of Engineer, : : § 2,200 00 “ Assistant Engineer, 800 00 ** Bridge Inspector, 1,000 00 ** Store Keeper, - . 1,000 00 ‘«* Travelling Auditor, - 1,200 00 ‘* ‘Train Dispatcher, - 1,000 00 ‘* Kagineers’ Olerks, - 1,020 00 Reduction of pay of 17 Station Mas- ters $10 per montiy, - 2,040 00 ** Paymaster’s salary, - 400 00 « §, F. Hedgson’s salary, - 120 00 «* )). M. Fraser’s salary, 320 00 ‘* J, Breen’s salary, - : 60 00

«« (, A. Sharp’s salary, - 240 00

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$10,200 00

Less additions— Chas. MeNeill’s salary, 3500 00 D. Davies, jr., 100 00 W. Bagnall, 300 00 - - 900 00 $9,300 00

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A FINAL search was made at Pugwash, N. S., last week, for the missing man John Nicholson, but without success, Nearly one hundred men were out, and the w::.'e ground between Pugwash and the Gulf s.-e was traversed.

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Tux following passengers arrived per str. Carroll last evening :— ** Miss Emily McKeen, Messrs. L. S. Hamblin, D. W. Shedd, R. OQ. Lavender, W. Veige, —-—-——Turawith and Peter Henry.

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Tue ‘*St. Lawrence” will leave to-morrow morning at 8 o'clock for Summerside and She- diac. Should she succeed in making the pas- sage, she will probably leave Shediac on NSat- urday morning, at § o'clock.

‘THE last mail by the Capes crossed yester- day, the 30th ulé., and was delivered in this city last night.

EOL DR EES

is for sale every day

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i a ee fereonnar Ss Oarmaianrey

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‘lt was a blue day

Legis! ature

a ; 7 «6h. aenressi entered Confederation. The exp on

,° Y a ea ie Pas v vO “ds as ‘3 sometimes raised by such wot i + » »? ? : So black” and ‘* mournri. Now, wie

} ce ania grounds are there for ilis dolei

. 1 | ! ; ; ] nr > » on{ it 3 an undoubted tact puudae tie

P. tie he House very most oi bY & 1 bile

that, so far, the

our enewils of Commons island has lrawn from the Dominion i housands of doilars a ys | Is that a cause of rain! We

best part of 200,000 to Inay for the fee lands. We that much better off than be.

Owing partly

» thar i} tal i :@

_putinto it. have drawn the simple oi our jare, at least, fore we entered the Union. to the extravagance of the Grits, partly to the depression of trade, and partly to the fact that it was a new undertaking, some $60,000 or $70,000 have been spent upon tthe railway every year over and above it- receipts. Thismoney has circulated through out the Province. And is this one of the (causes why we should ‘mourn the day,” ete? By Confederation we gained absolute free trade of British America. Just fancy the position wo should now be in had we not entered the Union. Shut ont from the markets of the United States by an almost prohibitory tariff, shut out from the markets of the Dominion by the tariff recently enacted,—cut off from the British

with the whole

Is this one of the reasons ?

markets for our oats by reason of the re- duction of prices, we should be obliged either to suspend trade operations almost entirely, or else to sue for Union with the United States—with its tariff varying from 25 to 85 per cent. and its billions of Na- tional debt, or we should have to turn to the Dominion with a moral certainty of making worse terms than we made in 1875. Are the prices of imported goods higher they were before Confederation? Not at all. They are lower! But in common with

the rest of the world, we have lately ex- Had we

entered the

perienced hard times. never

times before we

hard

Union ? A friend of ours, who

has an excellent memory, says’ he were up on nearly every store around Queen Square; and everyone knows that there were ‘‘ hard times” previous to Con- federation. Bat we have not suffered so severely as many other

communities. Perhaps, if the truth were Y ,

We have suffered.

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‘Known, we nave wufiered less than we should

have done had we not, before the hard times came on, obtained a claim upon the Dominion of Canada. It isa pity to hear sensible men making use of foolish, ridicu- lous and baseless expressions, calculated to breed harmful discontent. We suffer but temporarily. When the great natural re- sources of the Dominion shall have been developed—-when our mines are full of miners,and our factories and workshops sup- port a large population of thriving citizens --when we are able to produce fabrics of every description sufficient for eur our own use, as cheaply as they are preduced in England and the United States, and when home market has been established in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, the for- tunes of the Market Garden of the Gulf will be securely established for all time to come.

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PROVINGIAL LEGISLATURE,

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

WerpneEspay, April 30. Hon. Mr. Suiiivan laid on the table the Report of the Superintendent of Educatien ; also the Report of the Medical Superintend- ent of the Lunatic Asylum.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Morning Session. Tvuespay, April 29.

Mr. Rrip, from the Committee appointed to receive tenders for printing the Debates of this House, read the report of said Com- mittee, and recommended that the tender of P. R. Bowers, being the lowest, be ac- cepted. {| Mr. Borcer, from the Committee ap- pointed to receive tenders for printing the Journals of this House, presented the re- port of said Committee, and recommended that the tender of Arthur Fultz be accept- ed as being the lowest. He (Mr. B.) con- sidered it right that bends should be enter- ed into for the performance of these contracts.

Mr. Larrp said the publisher of the Datity Examtver had agreed to publish’ a

perter of the House would furnish it.

Mr. Rei, as Chairman of the Committee having under consideration the. Draft Ad- dress In answer to the speech of the Lieu- itenant Governor, desired to make a few lremarks on the topics alluded to in that idecument. With regard to the first para- igraph, all would agree that the present was a very unseasonable time for the meet- ing of the Legislature; but the necessity | was forced upon the Government on ac- jcount of the late Administration holding on to the reins of power so long, knowing: that ithey had forfeited the confidence of the

We often hear the expression How-a- Gays)

ful express- |

remembers well a time when the shutters /

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af the cuuiery wits ha autioncel ta : | here was a reference > in the specc! ta. tae Snances of the country being In an Uunsa- | tisfactory state, but as the ‘| Public Accounts wouid be Jnid | before the House, there would lthen be a better opportumity to dis-

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euss this matter. We were entitled to our ‘% = ; : : , “s € " “YT a 41

| proportion of the Fishery Award, and the Local Government

vetting this amount. The Registration and Ballot Act had not given satisfaction.

: lections, re- Bosides increasing the cost of elections, re ore : ee es ae and | visine the lists and printing cost over ¢ 5. COG a Stak, Mh 6 . vear, and this should be abolished. The

Dominion Government should have borne the expense. He was in favor of abolish- ling the Legislative Council. It was not much of a check on hasty legislation, as many of the most important measures were sent up late in the session, and not dis- cussed as fully as the otherwise would be. Were the Council abolished, the House of Assembly would be more careful in making the bills perfect. While wishing to have the Council abolished, he wished to see property-holders protected. The cost of the Civil Service should be reduced, but that would be better done by reducing the number of officials than by cutting down salaries. There was great necessity for an improvement in our public roads and bridges, but he felt himself at a loss to say how this was to be effected. Under the old Statute Labor Act, the money approprl- ated by Government was often wasted, and he had been of opinion that it would be better to let out the roads in sections, to be kept in repair the year round. The great trouble was, the roads were only repaired in spring, and then there was no person to look after them the rest of the season. The Government intended to introduce a Bill for the abolition of imprisonment for debt, and he hoped it would be a better one than that passed some yearsago. A Lien Law was required to prevent dishonest contractors from cheating mechanics and laborers. Those who let contracts would then have to who got them, or take geod The repeal of the Assessment I demanded; but a t1evenue | was required, and he believed the /Government weuld introduce a Bill which would remedy this matter, at least in part. He (Mr. Reid) had been in the midst of the small-pox, and he was sincerely thank. ful that they had got rid of that trouble- some disease. He would move that the House go into Committee on the Draft Ad- dress, and that Mr. Arnear take the Chair of that Committee.

Mr. Buens seconded the motion, and agreed with the remarks of the hen. mem- ber who had moved the Address. All would agree that Parliament should meet ata much earlier season than the present, so that more consideration could be given to the various measures brought before them. Merchants, as well as farmers, were busy at this season of the year. Public men on both sides of politics declared at the time we entered Confederation that our revenue was sufficient for many years to come ; but in five years we had to resort te direct taxation, and this was an unsatisfac tery state of affairs. We were told nearly the same thing in the Speech at the open- ing of the late session; and this was proof that the statement was true. Instead of retrenching, the late Government launched ont into more expenditure. For not mak- ing this retrenchment the late Government was swept out ef power, and the present Government should heed the voice of the people, cut off every unnecessary expen- diture, and bring the expenses within the income. He hoped the Gevernment would make every exertion to get this Island a fair share of the Fishery Award. We did not give away our right to the fisheries when we went into Confederation, and no stone should be left unturned to secure a large share of the money.. The cost of

be careinul security.

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elections was a heavy drain. A more efficient and less expensive system, he hoped, would be introduced.

The public were of opinion that one branch of the Legislature was sufficient to carry on the business of this small country. Re- garding the way in which the Legislative machinery should be reduced, there was a difference of opinion; but he hoped the Bill which the Government would bring down would be such that they could give it their hearty support. It was very neces- sary to secure the efficiency of the Public Departments. It was necessary to do away with all officers that were not required, and pay those who do the work a fair salary. Every man had new to work for less than he did some years ago. The Road Service required improvement, for last year the roads were in many places much worse that usual, He was not altogether inclined to abolish imprisonment for debt ; but as we were to have a Lien Law in connection with it, he hoped the matter could be set- tled in a satisfactory manner. He could not say that he was sorry the Assessment Law was unsatisfactory, as he never heard of class legislation being anything else. Why was the Assessment not put on all property? Why was the enterprising far- mer saddled with extra taxation on account of his improvements? This Act was intro- duced te meet the extra expenses of the schools, and the towns reaped the greatest advantages from the School Law, while ‘they were exempted from taxation. The | expenditure for education was now double /what it was when the Land Tax amounted to $14,000, and now the farmers had to pay $35,000 assessment, and the towns got

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the benefit of it. The effect of this was to ernsh the farmer, and that — | 7 3 +

would recoil on the country towns.

It was a matter of congratulation that the _small-pox in Alberton was destroyed ; and no doubt the Government of the day de- | served some credit for their action in the jmatter. With proper precautions, he | thought that dreadful disease could be pre- | vented from coming to shores at all. Re-

garding the last paragraph, he believed that

the deliberations of the present Legislature would tend to the peace, prosperity and } advancement of this Island,

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should strengthen the} hands of our Deminion representatives IM

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NEW GREY COTTONS, New White Gottons,

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New Print Cottons,

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TMIMENSE VARIETY

OF—

New spring & Summer

TW HEDS

And upon arrival of

S.S. PRINCE EDWARD,

WILL HAVE A

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British and Foreign

GOODS,

ror THE

Very Best Value,

TO OFFER TO OUR

City and Country Customers,

Sater

IKUDS & SIBTIS

ClL.’cown, May 1, 1879.

hans tap gm POR

BOXES AN KES ORANGES,

cVIONS, URAPES.

Cheapest & Best LN TOWN.

GARVELL BROS.

Ch’town, May 1, 1879.—3i eod

For Sale or to Let.

THE DWELLING HOUSE

fronting on Pleasant Street, now in possession of James Gass,

For further particulars apply to the Sub- scriber, Pr; 2 .: REA. Queen street, Ch’town, } May Jst, 1879. \ Oi

: Latest Styles.

~YPHOLSTERING of every description done in latest styles, of best materials, Hair, Flock, Fibre and Straw Mattrisses, single and double, and on cheapest scales, MARK BUTCHER, May 1, ’79—pres pat Im

Looking Glasses,

( with Marble Top Pedcstals. Swinging Glasses of all sizes and prices. Mantle Glasses. Cheap. MARK May Ist, ’79-- pres&pat lin

Mouldings ?

| F every modern pattern, in Walnut and Gilt, for Picture Frames, cheap, and made up promptly to order. MARK BUTCHER. May Ist, ’79—pres pat Im —

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BUTCHER.

Farniture in Every Variety. RAWING ROOM anc Dining Room Suits in latest styles ; Bed Room Setts in Walnut, Ash, Walnut Trimmed and Painted Setts from $20 to $150 per sett.

MARK BUTCHER. May 1, ’79—-pres pat lm

~ CHILDREN’S GOODS.

UGGIES, Chairs, Cradles, Swinging Cota, Go carts, Cots and Bedsteads, of every class, cheap for cash.

MARK BUTCHER. May 1, 1879--

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CORNICES,

N excellent assortment of Window Cor- 4\ nices and Poles. Blind Rollers and Venetian Blinds made to order, with new style of woven tapes, cheaper than in any other establishment in the city.

MARK BUTCHER. May 1, 1879—

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Job Work |

ONE in Straight and Jig Sawing, Fret-

work Sawing, every description of Turn- ing, Plain, Ornamental, ‘Twist and Elizabeth- ien, and every description of Screw Cutting in Wood, Ivory, Metel and Grinding Circular Saws with Emery Wheels.

MARK BUTCHER.

May }. ’79—pres pat lm

ODD PiECES GF FURNITURE,

EVONPORTS, Cheffoniers, LEscritoirs,

Book Cases, Wardrobes, Side Tables; Biddets with pans, Candelabras with marble tops, Cylinderical Desks, Side Boards, Screens, Umberella Stands, Butlers’ Trays, Whatnots, Earth ,Closets, Commodes and Patent Wire

Woven Mattrasses. MARK BUTCHER. May 1, '79—pres pat 1m

Painting F every description of Household Furni..

JF ture, and Varnishing and Polishing done with three year old Varnishes, very cheap and

promptly, for cash. MARK BUTCHER, May 1, ’79.--pres pat lm

Undertaking

N all its branches; Keeping Caskets, in Walnut and Rosewood, 8 of doco 7 fins constantly on hand, and with the facilities of machinery he can furnish everything for funerals, better and cheaper than any other person in the city. Hearses and Mourning Coaches of best class on shortest notice to any part of the country, and at lower prices than ever before offered te

the public. MARK BUTCHER. May 1, ’79—pres pat Im

A Large Stock

F Old Furniture, Varnish and Asphaltum

for sale very cheap, for cash only.

MARK BUTCHER. May 1, °79—pres pat 1m

SIRT