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THe DAILY ‘IX AMINER.

1 ; ; APRI 28, 1S8d.

Wiacrti a Mmiections

Tue Civie Elections will be held on Sat- the 15th May nex nomination on

May. We hope

urday, Saturda will take an 1!

> Sth all citizens

THe he City, which re- ; } rTnre . ; } » cently passed the Legislature, contains the

following provisions :

ELECTIY The ; iode OL condu stig the elections re mains asit was. Within twenty days after the passage of the Act, an election m ust be

held for a Mayor and ten © Notice to appear in the newspapers. takes place one eiection

if the electiol ; | Nomination the

week Pp vious to the cate ol

Candidates for the position of require to pay 310 eacn. for the position o Cc The nomina

Mavor are Candidates ouncillor are —— to pay po e wh. tion takes plece betw ae n the forenoon afternoon of the day fixed; and no person who is wriy n for a Councillor is,

hours of twelve

> os

and four in the smart od sa on hid cl

100 Té 2A Malia Ot is 4% 1ALLUCG | candidate. Ch qualification of a

for a freeh ider the posses- sUl a at oiaer, . PUSSeS

sion of property valued at $1.00); fora leaseho!der, rental to the amount « fF $200 a year. Che qualifications of electors are:—

1. Residence i the City for at least one year.

® R>sidencs in the ward in which an eccupie votes for at least three months.

3. The possession ef property of the

value of S100; or, 4. The payment of rest tot $14 and upwards per year ; or, The amount of $2, and

i; »f r iH} fey £ 3, 6. The payment of a poll tax to the

he amount of;

payment oi income tax to the

ee + hea; ye per neau.

. , 5 ction, lowever, oniy

Ip the coming e!

householders and real estate owners will be

allowed to yete—the qualifications being as above. Annual elections will, after the first elec-| tion, be held on the fourth Wednesday in

January of each year. ‘The Mayor and tive

Councillors will go out of oftice tu January next. aud the vacancies thus created will! be filled by an years these who ure

retire,

election. In subsequent

longest in office will is heretofore.

TAXATION. We have the mode of taxation; but may

late :-

already explained

new briefly recapitt-

1. Taxes on ali real estate are to be paid |

by the aworn 2. Uader leases and tenar

owners. on a cash value fixed by ippraisers. cies nNoW in ex-

} ‘ the lax 1.

istence. the tenants are liable to the land lord fer the amount af taxation paid on

the pr perty. }

. } i] 7 } rie | , Qa2c sa we 3. There shall be levies by the assessors

upon the net iricome, salaries, or rece)pts

(1) of all residents of the City, partnerships

or cor orations carrying on any trade, bnsi. ness, employinent, profession or calling within the Province, er iployed in any office, business or trac! hin city limits ;} (2) of all residents of City not engaged |

in apy trade, business, employment pro-

fession or calling, but whe are in receipt. from any source, of any} (3) of all non-residents, gaged in any trade, | usines: the City

i come Or sSaiary ,

rrying on or en-} 5, employmer ip2r8 limits.

iptions provid-

profession er calling within The following are the exen ed :-- (1) Corporations shail be

from iocome tax on their

exempt profits, but each shareholder shal! be assessed on the incom he derives from thecompany ; (2) ina are exempt from income tax ; (5) Provin- cial oitivials are exempt from (4) al $400 are exempt from income tax.

4. Persons twenty-one years of age and up- who are not liable to pay any other

are not householders, |

income tax ;

persons receiving less income than

wards, city assessment, and shall pay $2 pol! tax.

5. Ali rate payors inay pay their rates to the City Clerk; and the City Council is per- mitted to allow a dise

eunt of 24 per cent. upon all rates paid within such time as thes | shal! appoint. After months from | the cate on which the Assessments fail due, | alist of the defaulfers shall be published! in the Royal Gazette and in one other news- |

three

paper; and after three months aegis! of this advertisement, execution and a sale | of the property of the sbhali follow. : CONTRACTS.

No contract shali be entered into by the} City Council in which an expenditure of | motu than $6,000 is involved, unless a pub- | lic iseeting shal! be given, be first held, -_-

Pous.tic Temperance Meeting to-morrow evening.

person in default:

of which thirty days notice)

f Ww hic

respecting

| voad after the last pis snow | can say it was not d

road, for he fuily ur

The Attack on Mr. Harper. opinion that Professors of Wales College

should have nothing to do with either party

Tuoveu strongly of the

the Py ince of

in politics, we do not al all sympa- thise with those who attack Mr. Harper on

of an article which recently appear- ex pe-

1ccount ed in the the Argus. Sotar as om

. ’ news! aper articles are mit iB

Tene! CES

; >

oftener mpnted LO th se who do not write } } ent toe ah ft them than te those Wao G0, es.ces, it 18

° , ? ‘ . a gross impertinence to hoid any one but

. . pee the acknowledged editor responsible ror any article to which any newspaper may give

. , , » . ° = nublicitv. If such attacks as that oi which Mr. Harper is the victim, are permitted

e meakciim stata fs af to be success(ul, ho puoile omcial is 8 tle,

Phere is no positive proof that Mir. Harper had anything to do with the article in ques- tien. Both he and the Argus posi- had. The Argus

Wales College and,

tively deny that he attacked the Prince of

its Principal leng before Mir.

Island. Against this pesitive

Harper ar-

rived on the

in ea nerside, and it will only necessitate

Mr. Thomson removing to Souris. Ag rainst Mr. Thomson t ot a word can be

‘ said, he is an obliging and efficient officer but che anges will al w: ys be

& railw: Ly, none are’ sure of their positions

or runs as permanent, and changes aro

. 1 made aoas to suitevery one as much as possible.

Mr. Grady has not own Department. Agents and Conductors are in the same Department, and a five years serv rice, I think, has qualified him for the position he is going to take

Hoping, sir, you will give this a place in the columns of your paper, I remain, yours, @fc,

WaTRPLAY.

Ch’town, April 26, 1880

- Househol BRL, AL

&C.> { ac : (esh Sires Anction ROOMS,

d Ful -niture,

&c., &c.

AUCTION,

=

,

PUBLIC

-.

and circumstantial evidence we have mere- ate ly tire lette Or the Rey. S. u. Lawson, which 0 h A il, cc wv si Fi atesion aul tink pace: Silke aaa Friday, th ine 3 th Apri : : , a¢ ° } on te iT on } point of view, the attack on Mes Harper LOCK, P. Mt, : ~ «+ a shRahle ana if a2 illeged, 7 18 2 Mosy UN LuAaAvIiSC O " it, aS ALLEL el z - - : . iid : D. Wales Callese Household Furniture, Consisting : ‘nressors Of Frince ales .. at . i [ ¢ es, ee € Ole in wpcaae of ‘ork harmonional ovether andl. r 2 - do not work harmoniously toge os G2Q i Tables, Lounges, Stoves, Scuttles, Chairs, the work of the College is thereby hindered, Floor Cloth, Oil Cloth, Lamps, Hat , , . Rank P 3 ca LW. s) st: de > ne; 9 then surely the Principal ef the Cah al x, beasteaas, Wash tand » Dureans, eer pep ; Ou 0 Glasses, Matrasses, Hall Stove (hard mets SAREE Ane FHCb, RROWH 50 es coal), China and Crockeryware, Wash ernment, and have the offender, whoever Tubs, Wash-boards, Fiat Irons, Pails,

The P

th PRE au eh - meal ad } } ld he Uoliege, ana nota subordinate, snould

: : is rinecipai of

= ee ? » . ~ooad , aa } certainiy ve AUsid respo sible tor the d

working of the staff. On the whole, we

think the attack of the A:gus wpen the

Principal of the Coilege was simply scan-

dalous ; and the attack of the Preshuterian

upon My. Harper is certainly no better,

In tiie GLOUSe OL ComnMione®, & iewW adavs

1 . ie awed cota do £ 4 ie Ist. Is it the intention of the

ment tolower the freight and passenger } ¥> .; , ra eri f..} } +2 rates on the Prince Edward Island Rail- way } nd. Is it the intention ef the Govern- ment to increase the salaries of the S supers

intendent and other employes in connection with said Railway ?

In reply, the Minister of Railways said

‘*thet when the Estimates for the Prince Edward Islan d Railway were reached, he

would state fully what the Government in-

tend todo “ts reference to the ee of h the hon. member has made inguiry.”

OT UE ER Ae

ob. a =

< on ‘és ‘span che ei ié ‘e ‘

etme ee

. ,? 22 PY hoi. ourselves responsible jer

* opinions of our corresnondente

To the Editor of the Examiner. Dsar Six, —1 paragraph in the

ig tue ap-

notice a Patriot of the 24th inst., respectu ointment of Mr. Grady to the pesition of |

Pojlwaw bahliweay.

’ i Ox mnductor on our

I . : 1d writing

Now, Ido not intend wi in the in-

terest of eitier bret, having sone knowledge of Railway matters, i wish to ession that will be ‘avelling pub-

. T}

party,

correct tne raise Lit:pi

Baskets, &e., &e. 1 Scotch Carpet (2 ply ) 26 yards ] Bedroom Suite, 4 ‘Vea se tts (42 pieces each ), | Sewing Machine ( Wheeler & Wilson. ) , W. D. STEWART, April 2: ’, LSSO—2i Auctioneer.

MARKET | HALL.

——

oN THUSIASTIC RECEPTION

Lindisy i") ite and (ig _ (a,

Tickets at Drug Stores. Apel 28, 1880.

Valuable P

nit nananrpaen GH DOR HES FER

‘ AUCTION, on the pret anne on MON- p Dav , ord May next, at 12 o'clock, noon,

the following valnable Proper tei on Dorches- ter Street (West End),-

Plot No. 1—Part of the first } i7re ntit 1 On Street 24 feat 2 inches, and exten

41 feet $ inches, together gen a

No. 70, in Dorchester ding back two-story

Town Let

DWELLING HOUSE, containing five reoms, a5 >, 1} and with a good | iank Cellar. Plot No. 2—Part of Town Lot, No. 70, 1

fronti: ng 25 feet on VDorches feet (com- w ith &

the first hundred,

ter Street, and extending back 501

prising 2009 t of nee d}, anc

Coop erage 134123eet situated thereon. TERMS AT SALE.

W j LL

Squal e fee

1AM DODD,

April? 28 *80—li Auctioneer.

created mn the mind of the t

the assertion in the ahaa sat on the road, | will detract }

ee ‘ } 221 of the road.” |

lic, by th dy has no experience

._ _ ‘ ye } iy hith on a train

Mr. Grad and piaci ug from the safety and efficiency

The w siton shows an utter want ef kn case, and leads ie tO

artic! tc }

arvlcie is |

‘] es |

owledge | =

think it has

manner in which the

or the

been written at the instigation ef an out- sider, who has suppressed some facts which |

Ll intend giving. As to Sir. having: pe

ready havin . ry tans GsrTacy Having no ex D erience on

the road, onal charge of wi train, | j gre init. Ba it let me review his service in aie the same depart ent ete always brough 10 him in that line of work. He went on the Railway nearly five vears !

. v - . . }

ago and received the appoint nent of Re- lieving Agent. Now, to be able to dis- | charge the duties appertaining te that vilice, he had to be qualified to t ake. charge ef any | station. He has been in charge of every}

station on the Railway yearly, and, con- seq ue ently, | has a practic: al knowledge of all train rules, train orders, rights” of train signals, &c., and further, he is now in charge of the Train Despaiching Depart- ment. ' {ask any man who has a knowledge of running trains, if a man who has- no ex-| perience sl hould be placed in charge of th | most important oftic e on the railw From | this office they receive their siden He | ontrols the movements of all trains, and | is responsible for the and efticient | working of trains. lic are more in | duetors : for they the movement of opening storm. Now, any one can see tuat is. ability to control and work all the trains is quite cem- | petent to take charge of a train ont on the! derstands his position. |

is Chief Con.

iM sarc

iis hands than the Con-| have to obey his orders |

«

Mr. Grady conducted the ie sa ely t ha

? a man who

In my way of inking, he ductor, | premotion.

The vacancy caused in the staff by Mr. Campbell resigning,

as possible by giving them trains that will |

bring them home. Mir. Grady has a home

New, the travelling pub- }~

their train. | 2 ' of the} Who |

and his appointment is an Irish |

led to Mr. Grady being | appointed, and as to his taking the train’ ‘running between Summerside and Char- |

OR SALE |lottetown, it has always been a rule to ac- | \aoeie every one on the trains as much

PPLES.

500

PPL i TRE! sar three years old, thirteen C& different sorts, grown by the subscriber ' from age crafts, obtained frem one of the

best Dominion Nurseries.. Will be sold cheap.

Now is the time to a, » ©, A. HYNDMAN, & a

SOLE LEATHER !

- SII ES | LOGAN’S No. 1, oa Ay sides .* ~ At lowest prices. CARVELL BROS, a we

&e.

April’? 28, 20-p at 2:

April 27, a? —

FRU TT.

RRSE ees ave per ‘** Worcester,” on Wedn day, May 5th,—

Boxe 33 OR ANGES,

Bbis. APPLES,

Boxes FIGS,

Rays PEANUTS

Bbls. WHITE BEANS. SARVELL BROS.

Apri! at, °80—2i eoc

; superior),

, ’ KER LOSENE OIL, BAKT. NG SODA, WASHING SODA, BISCUIT, &e., &c., at cur usual low

KAISINS, &c., | fAnd all staple Groceries | prices and favorable terms.

CARVELL BROS. April 27, ’80—2aw

Marmalade and Jams . BULK, AT

& GOFFP’S.

j

BECR ; int OR

| April 17, 1880.

taking place on

° i stepped out of his

!

!

We Just Received our

have first instalment of

IN EW

Spring Goods

Ex 8. 8 “ Galifornian,”

from Londen,

“Nestorian,” from Glasgow,

“

Polynesian,” frem Liverpoel,

other Steamers via Hali- fax, and

‘Prince Edward’ Direct te this Port,

will have the Balance of our New Stock of

Staple and Fancy

DRY GOODS.

As our Buyer purchased our Stock at OLD PRICES and in anticipation of large advances in the price of all kinds of DRY GOODS, bought a much larger Stock than usual. Therefore, we are in a position to give our customers the benefit of

CHEAP GOODS

DURING THIS SEASON.

With our extended premises giving us greater facilities for doing business, and our very large Stock well bought in the best

English, American and Canadian markets,

we expect to add to our present large number of customers.

It is “sip necessary to give us a call, examine our Goods,

jand you will be satisfied they

jar e right in

Price, Quality and Style.

_ We give patterns of every kind of Goods, and take pleasure in showing them whether you! purchase or not.

PKUUS & SUED

April 27, 1880.

and in a few days, on arrival of

Charlottetown to Picton,

iCE PERMITTING,

E bee E Steamer “St, Lawrence” wilj _. make firs ‘+ trip to PICTOU en THURS. DAY NEXT, the 29th inst., at seven o'clock, in the morning.

Freight received on Wednesday.

b ry order i, lf, W. HALES, ‘Secretary,

i Ch’tewn, April 7, '80.

NWOTICH,

TOTICEH is hereby given that the snail LN General Meeting of the Shareholders jn the Charlottetown Gas Light Company wil] take place at the Gas W orks, en TUESDAY, the Lith d: ay of May next, at the the hour -. of ll o’clock in the ferenoon, for the pu of electing Directors and the general trang. acting of business,

By Ord er,

:

WM. MURPHY, Manager aud Sec’y, April 27 27, 1880—city papers 2i

RITISH

WAREHOUSE,

QUEEN SQUARE.

EK IRST INSTALMENT OF

SPRING GOODS”

Received per Northern Light to-day,

se ties Worsted Cloths, Tweeds,

Cashmeres, Carpets, Mattings, Rugs, and Room Paper,

‘The Subscribers havivg enlarged and re. fitted their establishment, will, in a few days, be prepared toshow their customers a very large and well seleeted stock of Goods, Sought for Cash, which they will dispose of at their usual low prices

We & 4. BROWN & CO, 3, 1880.

be

April 2

Givars, Cigars, Cigare,

\ 7 have on hand a large Stock of Cigars, 'Y suitable for Hotel and General Store Trade, whith we will sell for Cost—to make room for on stock. : APOTHECARIES HALH CO’Y, Des Brisay’s Corner, Queen Square, April 22, D- “TS

VESSELS WANTED!

Tr lead Coal at Sydney and other panbte _ Cape Breton for Mont rec lan a New i and aud to load deals (phosphates for ballast Grain from Montreal and New York for in the United Kingdom

-— ALSsO-—— Vessels to load Deal at Halifax and near Ports for Perts in the Unite? Kingdom. so. Yessels to joal Sawn Timber and Deals at Southern Ports in the United States for Ports in the United Kingdom. The highest rates of frei ght will be given. WM. KOUGHAN, cw town, April 24, ’80. Ship Broker, [2m 2aw, ar ‘her 2m cow loa oaw 2m]

aerate enstinatarmnensatet? ee. ae

Wanis. Lest. found, &e.

Wwe Hespital for the Insane, a Cook and female attendant, to whom good wages will be given. mended,

ee

ett een

Must come recom- Apply at ‘Hospital. [ap 28

wWw* A’ 'TERB— An elderly woman to nurse two children. Apply at the EXaMmnzR office. lop 3 28, » Mi

OST—A Savings s Ban k Book. | The finder will please leave 1t at this office. [ap 28

Te

y J ANTE —A situation in a mercantile establishment; has experience in the

Grocery line.

as employment,

a. &.,

Salary not so much an object Temperance man, Address Charlottetown Pest Office. [ap 27, tf

wa AN’ TE Dp A MAN with ‘Seas te buy ggs. Must have good pe ie BRACE. {ap 24

de

Eggs tions. AK

VW? SNTE p— A Situation as $c iTTER, im

a Tailoring Establishment, by one who has had several ye ars experience in the busi- ness. Address Post Office Glass Box 48, Charlottetown, P. Kk. 1.—[ap 22—5t John Tel and Mon Times Gi

WW: NYTEB—A YOUNG MAN, suitably qualified, to learn DENTISTRY. Ap- ply to Dr. STRICKLAND. {ap 21, tf

r 1 LE rT A one- story French roof COT- TAGE, weil finished, containing 6 rooms and pantry, with a large garden ; situated at the east end of Euston Street. Enquire off

Wii LIAM FeNNELL. {ap 21, 61 M ERCHANTS AND ‘TRADESMEN a wishing accounts adjusted can av themselves of the services ef an experi¢e Accountant, by addressing ‘* ACCOUNTANT.” this office. [ap =?

He ‘SE TO LET —A large and com- modious Dwelling of 13 apartment, suit- | able for Hotel accommodation, centrally lo- cated on Hiilsborough Street, within a few | minutes walk of Railway Depot, Market House, and Post Office. Possession given Ist May proximo. Apply to Rost. BRIDGES. [alotf

LET—Good Pasturage for seven

Cows, within a convenient distance of |

the city. Apply at this office. [a . ‘eo LET FOR e HE SE ASON— Garden in high state of cultivation, w stocked with choice fruit trees; cen

situated. Apply at this office. {a9