s? L i.

, of Marine‘ Oit.-twa, protesting against the

"I0iVilN:iilllD ROVINCE.

Erwonrn Lr..ii:i'r..-Special meeting at 8.30 to-night.

Blunt Bi_to~i,. special sale on 2nd floor

commenced to-day.

I. 0. O. F.—R-egul-ir— Sessions of \\"ildey Lodge at 8 o'clock. Installation of otlicers. " ‘

Arrslt February let, all gold coins is- sued before the present reign will cease to be lcgal tender.

Miss Misv McLson,of Or we‘il,who has been studying in Germany is at present in Tours, France.

Tun new Baptist Church will be open- ed January llth. At the services differ- ent ministers will preach.

Hirrv New \'r..ut.—-—I{a\*e you secured any of the wonderful bargains in carpets and oilcloihi at Iii-er Bros.

A 3os'ro.\' paper announces among some P. E. Island news, that the Royal Hotel, Msrgate, was burned last week. ‘

Miss \Vii.~i-i.\"s pupils will resume les- sons at her music rooms corner Kent and Prince Streets on Monday Jan. 5th.

Soon‘ Acr supporters are requested to meet at McLe'-id’:-i [fall this Friday even- ing at 8 o'clock. Iniport..nt business.

Till Iiist of Voters for Charlottetown has been printed and is for sale at the printing oflice of Geo. W. Gardiner, Queen Street.

Tux Western Agricultural Convention-4 will meet in llsni ltm Hall on the Itlth instg Professor Shuttleworth will be present.

Tin second engineer of the Stanley has resiglodsnd left for his home in Scot- land. Thos. 'R. Ferguson, son of Wayor F , of Pictou has been appointedfi to

e vacancy.

Till: price of potatoes has again risen abroad. The steamer Halifax tiok 5000 bushels to Boston the other day. Prince‘ Edward Island can only gaze across the Straits with longing eyes and wonder when the tunnel will come.

Ta; following facetious notice was posted up in the Post Oifice yesterday morring by some wag: On account of the Clerks and P. DI. being attacked with slow fever-—the sortation of mails is deferred until further notice.

A lslrrlxo of the Board of Trade was held this forenoon, when a telegram as drawn up and forwarded to the Minister

mismanagement of the mail service. and urging that the mails be immediately transferred to the Capes route.

Hsurn is a city of social sensations. The Hnuld says another is on the tiipis. A deed of separation has been executed, but the parties still wide in the same hotel. Public sympathy is altogether with the lsdy—-who is not without friends, though in a strange country.

Tin schooner Turban, from this port for Bermuda, had a very hard passage. She encountered 22 gales, and on the third day out lost a man named White. and 5 biat. The sails were split and other damages sustained. Three horses died, two owned by Mr. W. F: Robins, city. and-the other by the Captain.

Blrlnxmu to the death notice of an infant, which appeared in at Charlotte- goym pgper, 3 correspondent at Boston writes: “This baby was known as the "Boston Small Baby," having weighed but 12 ounces. It was an attraction for hundreds of curious people. The parents are former residents of Charlottetown, and were offered five hundred dollars a week to exhibit it.”

Tun congregation of Zion Church took a now do rture on New Yeer’s ‘eve. Instead of holding their regular Wednes- dsy prayer meeting it the usual time they changed it to eleven o'clock. The meeting was well attended and service was interesting and profitable. The closing minutes of the departing year- were spent in silent prayer, and then after the usual congratulations, meeting closed with the doxology.

Tm; last few weeks have been so busy for the GUARDIAS staff that financial matters have been completely neglected. The consequence is that besides the gxpgnjelrf running the daily, our regular business has suffered from neglect. We therefore urge all subscribers to send us their amounts or to call during this week. Our annual meeting of shareholders soon aka place, and if our friends bear us in mind it will personally oblige and benefit the editor.

Bisnor Cocirrxzv.-—Litent intelligence regarding the condition of Bishop Court- ney states that after lying practically at the int of death for three weeks, his ’

hip has improved and fair hopes of his ultimate '- recov ry are now enter- tained." The attendant physicians. how- ever, state that it has become necessary for Dr. Courtney to go abroad for a_ye8l'. and this he will do when he is sufficiently strong to undertake the journey.

Tan young pet-PIG and members of the Baptist Church snl congregation on the evening of the 29th ult., gave their pas- tor end his family a genuine surprise by crowding their home, reading an addrefifi expressive of kindliest feelings of good will, warm appreciation of efforts put forth in their behalf, and hopes that the

resent relation may be of long duration.

y way of emphasis ‘they presented vdusble gifts among which were a mag- nificent hanging lamp for the study, and a beautiful silver butter cooler and knife. 11.... ug only a few of the expressions of

will that. have been presented dur- ing this holiday season.

Ll‘I'BRAI.Y.-——A copy of the first issue of Canada, the new Canadian literary v_entue, has been laid on our table. It is pub- lished in Benton, N ew Brunswick, and issued under the editorial supervision of Rev. Matthew Richey Knight. f0I‘m°_l‘lY of this Island. All the. leading Cnnadum literatcurs have promised ' 31' ¢':"i ggibutinns. If the succeeding Issues I015 the promise nf the num_bor_f0|’ J.3'"‘"Y,- we have no doubt that it will 90011 {D839 for itself .-. plsoe in the -dm.1°"!¢.1“”“' tors of our country and also m_1nIBt0!' *0 its grotwh. The Rev. Frederic Lloido of this city, has _consented to contribute three or - four articles to its pages during each year, ' '

In every way polzible the Ezaéutglgg isrcsdytoservetepu 0’ 1' nor dealers. on_ Woilne-day the

itors of the Patriot and GOA?-D113 found that the form of ballot to be III!!! on the 8th instant is not the nine as was used at the last Scott Act elect!0l\._ Tl“? correct form was immediately pubotftfltfid {gr the one whilclg fig! 191000 lghlzgrgrgg

th papers. e at Mr _ the mistake the same day, and instead pointing it out as an error attempted in I- inesn. ungentli-manly way. 10 W,‘-*9 9"’ public understand that his fellow )ournsl- ists were purposely deceiving them as to the form of ballot. The matter is 811000‘ beneath contempt, but we have heard I0 Inch expressed on the street Imcb

nlg)u,,iliscwecsssotl|0ll'

'H . Aldo notrii-_a~ww whether Gar-r

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How To MARIICYUUR BALLOTS.

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It seems we were in crroi-in stating that the Ballot. papers would be marked: For and Against.‘ the Petition. An aiiieiidiiieiit to the Scott Act. of last your shows that the ballots will read as follows :——-

roairaiiacr. x §§_§l_§l§'l' nu»: sci.

. Mark your X as above.

Islanders Injured.

It appears that the Isl-iiidcrs who were on the traizi recently Wrecked ncnr Levis, Quebec, wereiujurc-d worse than at first reported. Mrs. A. W. Ilayden. her six children, and her ncicc Miss Bertha Pope, were all slightly injured, and one of them‘ seriously about the neck. They were re- moved to the house of a Mr. Liivery.

As already stated Mrs Hstlyen and family, of St. l’etvr‘s Bay were on their way to join Mr. Iladyen in New Mexico, where he has been for nearly three years. They were in the first-class car when the accident happened. Mrs. Haydon was badly bruises on bolll sides of the face, Miss Pope hul her wrist s rained and cut, and one of the little girls was hurt on the breast. Strmige to say the tin boys csc.-ip;e-.l without a scratch. They were in the company of Mr. Albert Cotlin, wife and three children all of St. Peter's Bay, and on their way to Denver. Mr. Collin had his left knee fr.-icturetl nnd the in-ntlier fractured her coll:-.r bone and w.is for 2. while helpless from nervous pros- tratiun; Will Collin, right wrist l)l'ol(8I); Ernest Collin, contusion if right s?‘.oul- der and slight injury to right ear; the three are doing well.

The Montreal Star says: It was a most fortunate thing that the stoves were not being used,-. as the disconnection bet-ween

used for heating purposes. Had there been fire on buird the majority of the, passengers would have been roasted to death before they could have been extricated from the ruins. It appears that after all, the rumors as to the tr-.i.in going extra fast were untrue. One of the

accident occurred. Experienced railway men here‘ deem this very probable, as it Often happens that the sudden change from cold to mild weather, like we had to day, causes wheels to break. The corres- pondent says it was a most fortunate thing that the school children, who usually make it a practice to hang to the posts and enjoy the sensation of being swayed about by the heavy trains that roll over the bridge, were not about, for many of them would have been killed.

30-C Scott Act. G Wu. C.uui.-.Wm. Bryenton, (sworn)—- Idon’t know what I got at Carr's. It was some kind of liquor. I got it from a fellow in there, I think his name is

or iggin's poured out the liquor. It was poured out of a bottle. Higgins ask- ed me to have something to drink. I said all right. I did not see any money paid for it. I only got the one drink there this last month.

Jas. MacGonnell, (sworn)—I never drank or bought any liquor at Carr's.

C nvicted of first oflience and fined $50 or two months.

The case of Wm. Latter was further postponed as no witnesses appeared.

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Local Items

A’: the Police Court to-day Mary Power for being drunk was ordered to leave the city within twenty-four hours. Duncan hIcGregor drunk and incapable, fined 82; Jun. C. _G. Ellis, drunk and incapable, fined $3 or fourteen days.

SEVENTY-SIX gentlemen attended at the Lieut -Governor's Levee ye terday. A few leading politicians, the U. S. Con- sul, the Vice Consul and Judge Reddin enjoyed the right of private entree,

A 'r3Lrton.>.si to the P. O. Inspector this morning reported the Stanley stuck in the ice off Pictou Island. A telegram received ‘in the afternoon snys that she arrived in Pictou at 3.45, and that she ‘will return to-morrow.

Tm: watch meeting in the Methodist Brick Church was well attended consider- ing the extreme cold. Addresses were given by Rev. Messrs. Read, Brewer and Hr. Sutclilfe. The service was pleasant and of a highly edifying character.

Tasks was a pleasant gathering at the fgsidunce of Mrs. Barrett last evening; the occasion _was the marriage of Mr. Arthur Gates and Miss Lizzie Barrett. Mr. Geo, Auld supported the groom and Miss Maggie Barrett attended the bride. Comrratulaitions. .

Tm: fine day and good sleighing yester- day brought out a fine display of horses. '1 he centre of attraction among them was Elmo, the trotting stallion lately imported by Dr.‘ Strickland. ._ H e is a very hand- some horse, up-headed, with a beautiful head, fine legs and feet, and a rich coat of a dark chestnut color. Elmo is stand- ard (8014) and isa son of St. Elmo, and a grandson of Gen. Knox, one of the most famous trotting stallions that ever

lived. . @arri:gd.

On the 3Is" ult., at the rcgidcgce pf hllxr. ohn Ross. King Street, by t e cv. . . ffcordon, M. A., Ceplius B. Ross, of Vernon River, and Alberta 5. Wood, of Alexandra,‘ Lo‘ 49-

t the residence of the bride's parents, by 3:, 1. A. Gordon. M. A., Arthur Gates, of §t¢wgft &- Gates, and Elizabeth Barrett, both of this city.

he residence M tie poem Road, on Wednesday, Dec. Brsck Y . . lst.. Henry 1"'°l‘°l‘°“ ’“"’°‘?' °I U‘“°" frond. and Charlotte Isabel (Lottie) lxenncdio daughter of the late Charles Kennedy. E“l-_ on Dec. 9th,at the Ab_bcY. Bath. by the Rev Ii. B. Swsbcy, assisted by the l'{_eV- INI Sodcn the Rev. Maurice Swab-.3’. Vital‘ If! St Tholilts. Exctcr. and Incumbent of o|_,.ib;g,)g¢, coniof the late Capt. Swnbc . R- 1; A of Wsverrloii House, Bucks, to an p;f;u,b'¢ih, only daughter of the late C. God- fr¢7 Price. 31- A., of be-Inner Templto Barrister-at-IIV. "id °f -E'bl5i°°l" D°°b'gh'

shire.

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the engine and the balance of the train ’ bshut oil’ the supply of steam, which was

wheels must have been brolteu before the ,

of Mr. Joseph Kennedy, A

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TELEQRAPHIC

I CiiiARD1.«iiv,iilIiARL0T NEWS.

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llF SURRENDER.

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if O'Brien is made leader.

stljoux-ncd to await Dillon}; reply.

jectures or fsbi*icatioiis.” ~.:

Booth "to the Rescue.

cf the Salvation Army,

(listiw;-5:; among the poor of the Exist

[SI‘I~‘.(tlAL pssiwrciiss To run flU.\RDIAN]_

PARNELL & ll’BRIEN.

THE IRISH LEAllER’S TERMS

‘Drums, Jan. l.——It. is understood here Wm. .(‘l'Bl‘it!l'l has cabled John Dillon at how iork that Parnell consents to retire It is further lII'lLIcI'::’l.4_u_)tl tlmt Boulognc C‘.ml'erc-nce has

P.ui1s..lan. 1.~-Wm. O'Brien has is- sued this statement over his own signa- ture :—-“ In consequence of rumors con- °°""l"S my zilleged views and impressions apropos the COiI.Vt}l‘B.'\lIOII held with Par- nell iit Bouloono I am obliged t.ia-ain warn the public against crediting such statements as they are either pure cou-

Lo.\'Do.\'. Dec. .'.ll.——Gon. Booth. lender writes to the newspapers that finding the pi-emiliiig severe wciitlier is can-ling the t.lci'~.)cst

nd,

lie proposes to distribute food gratis and

at half the usual price according to cir~

cuiiistanccs, througli the Salvation

depots, and hits alre:ul_v distributed 10.000 tic '

ets for this piirp0sc.j

. Imperial Honors.

raised to the peerage; Sir Hercules

Admiralty Court is made Knight

One Kind of 8. Telegram.

cord at jumping the rope making 30s;con'ls.

JWa.rlike.

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cutter service in Behring See. next 2 by seven well arm:-d vessels.

Why Don't they Melt the ic

the supply being frozen.

— Brown regained the world's cham Weather Probabilities.

Tosoxro, Jan. 2nd, 1891.-—-lncre

temperature.

A rm y

Rob-

inson Bromes, baron-at; lion. .Io:-iiah C031“-NV Rees, Chief Justice and Judge of \'ice- “d GENTS FURNISHINGS “"9-Y3 0" hand. Wool. tiken in exchange for CLOTH Mr. Sutherliind. Chairiiiaii of the I’cn- °’ G3‘°C‘““E‘5- insuls; and Oriental Steam Nsvigatioii Company had been made A. K. C‘. M. G.

, and

At.'1}L‘It.‘f, N. Y., Jan. l.~—Fraiik Undis, of this city, has broken the world's re-

2000

skips without a break in 14 minutes and

NEW Yonx, Jan. 1.-—The Time’s Wash- ington special reports that the Govern- ment will probably augment the revenue

QESOD

é.

V1i;.\'.\'.s., J an. 1.-—Intense cold weather prevails in Hungary. Vienna is menaced by a water famine. all springs furnishing

Endurance at Club Swinging. BATH, :'vIs., Jan. l.—Yesterday Edward

pinn-

ship for endurance in club swinging by swinging nine p-mud clubs 6 hours and

41 !ni."_1.l':$8-" .l.19.Nsr93=itzed_6t?. winsaztc the minute. - . . ———-—-—+—-—————-

using

cloudinesss and some snow, slowly rising

College. This will bemuch better the customary dinner.

Tm-': students of Dalhousie College, Halifax, will celebrate Munro Day Janu- ary 13th, by giving an “ At Home” in the

than

Go to Beer and G of s for the nicest looking and purest mixture, also for new dates, figs, nuts, and the largest assort- ment of fancy confcctionary in the city.

—-SECU RED IN USING-—

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Purityt& Wll0lBS0lll8llBSS

Is the report 0 the Domifion

Government Analyst.

TEAS

Our, sixth through shipment from

CHINA DIRECT.

Our own choice brands.

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_. AND """ X . FIRST CROP SARYUNES.

STEASIIIP °‘ OANFA."

Nov. 28, '90.‘

‘New’ Season, 1890 & ‘I891. .

1231 HALF CHESTS, ’ L M .5» Co.

nix

MORSE & CO.

IMPORTERS, HALIFAX, N. S.

Dentistry in all its branches.

promptly attended to.

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speak for Dr. Murray

him as u compel, )cntist.

Charlottetown, Nov. 6th, ’9o

' in ""~ *7» ‘’;-.‘'*t- 3

Brown

_Work done at the very lowest rates, and satisfaction guaranteed,

JOHN P. MURRAY. Late of the Boston Dental College.

Office over the Dominion Boot 6“ Shoe Stan

Q“’¢fl Sure’.

lilavinglsold my Dental f~'.ooms and bug]. _ uess to Dr. Murray, Dentist, I take this op- portunity ofllmnking all those who favored -me w'th their Dental woik, and would 1;,-. 9. cc-ntinuzince-_ of their

patronage, as Ican confidently recommend

ll. BRUCE FINDLEI’, Surgeon Dentist.

DENTAL Noiltlil "UBQU,H"A.fii(11‘ _

HA}:{:‘;f1;;u;;mg,;;;,g°,g;;;;gg};a gs; Ilepresciits the following first-claiss C Fire Insursnee.-A

now better prepared than ever to practice:

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JANU

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The Luncash

Also, a full line of‘

Ch'town, March 14, ’9o. tf

W. G. 'fl.lllllEll’i,'3-. Cloth it Grocery Store Opened in Stevenson's Building,

QUEEN srneer, OPPOSITE NORTON .3- FEN~.\'I:‘.l.L’S

oso”-ognies

of all kinds, at the lowest possible prices.

Loxvox, Jan. 1.—'l‘he i..ii.§.-.-i..g ap- Tweeds.lIomespuns,Flanne]g pointinents by the Queen have been :in- I

nounced: Sir Evlw.-ird Cecil Giuhuess, m‘“‘k°““3 D"“g’°""'9 ‘I’ Y‘‘"’9 Mzinufactured by the Tnvoiv Woouzn llfr’o-

A full line of TRIMMINGS

w. c. TURNER, Agent for the 'l‘ryon Woolen M'fg. Co.

snail; DRINK,

rrs us: Auoaiause.

By P. W. L. lldore, Barrister-at-law.

-—--FOR SALE BY———~

Haszard‘ 6: Moore, Booksellers; and at the Diamond Bookstore.

The Liquor Question in a Nutshell. Price 16 cents, postpaid. ‘Dec. 29-101

NEW - YEARS.

35 brls. Red. [5 II

Dec 15

onions.

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a satin 32330501379 svnrwnn. ;; CON.S~UMP_TEN

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A The ‘Balance of Holiday Goods

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_A_'Zli' COST

sele of Your

won WIRE riuciuc

OOIOUOCII. PERIOD-

At once.

mac. 1.. camsttr,

Diamond Bookstore & Bsmr.

COMBINED

The BL’-.S‘t is (I-lZmL_z/.9 the

NEW YEARS GIFTS,

I891

me Wm, M, pammge W”, h: The Scottisli Union zuul. National, of Edinburgh, Scotlangd,-,._ ‘ , p . ire, of Manchester, Great Britain.‘ ., ' _ ' L!

The British Americu, of Toronto, Canada. “ i r ' The Commercial Union, of London, Eng!

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Cheapest.

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Boys’ Overcoats,

MEN'S SUITS!

We are showing moderate prices.

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2 r Men 8

Boys’ Overcoats, .. . - Boys’ Overcoa " '

HARRIS .2. smw

LONDON 5 HOFUSE”. *

ALL AND SEE my ‘super-lé ,.ParloI- Siiites, which I am closing out at Great Bargains. ‘ _ ' ~ . ~ CHAMBER SUITES‘ to suit everbody: _ _ , ’ SIDEBOARDS, t.lie.j’cliespest and ever offered". '

“Etagc” Hall Stands, Lounges, Chairs, Bedstehds,‘ ‘sic, Mirrors, Looking G_.lasses, Ladies’aiid Gents’i-Writing . Desks,

Dec. 27—3i

great Bargains. ~

CROCKERY.

com. no is '96-

Ijoz. Cups and Saucers, 250 dozen. Plates, I00 dox. Bowls, loo dos.

Tumblers and Goblets, 600- Butler, Cream, and Preserve Crocks, 400 Water jugs, Dinner Sets. Tea. Sets, Chamber Sets, Glass \\'nter Sets, Table Sets, 500 Bowls, a large-number of Milk Pans, Bean Pots, Flower Pois—tohc 501.1 chap, at the Cheapest Crockery Store.

W. P. COLWELL.

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All widths and slur. Soldby us or on

,'ood:‘,l»ltE!Gt»lT um. lufaruisilbn me. write