and Other Hems,
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' ITATOWS ar ling : Pr day Vormentine dente. ‘are selling ia North Sydney at 35 | - : . . : . > Tas Bi N. S., Times has dire | S | | SENATORS Hayruon “= ndred and thirty-live | arrived home a — Moatzgomery, een ) tawa this evening j i 4 > _ Tus foreiy ai : : un mails were forw Pee eteamer Summersid ‘ “a ; : e forwarded Tae | _ . “it ". Capt. A. Camer- | Northern Light by regular train this aeeaiae on, ' ( this atternoon with freight | She leaves for Picton to-morrow morni 7 lpn morning, - > 6 TERE ar t < persons confined in the | ¢! a Northera Light arrived in Georgetown ‘ ’ torenoon 4 ‘cial trai , ‘
. Sie , » A Special train was despatche S i af present, onlw two of despatched : , ' ‘ to take her passep ;
BSED ger ate wl arrive here at ae oe oe ae cxty. it i. lere at Swenty minutes to tive o'clock. Iris rum that J. E. B. McCready wifi! oa +) « the excirte al ‘ i ' CHat part ot Water Street n r the R il shortly assun litorial mansvement of a} ; iad we ee gew cveaing peper in St. John House requires to be drained. The stench X —— from the gutt»rin front of Mr. Bolver’s : KR \ |} to-day, is abominable, The lurve RuevMarisM and Catarrh, cause d by poor | gh: sida i a 7 The City Surveyor or corrupted biood, are cured by Aver’s ' rhs: ont . a Sareapariiia jap? yr wly 1 : 4 \ap2l lw wly. ” \ FULL attendarce of the members of = | Metropolitan Lodge No 1. I. 0. G ee ne rate of taxatior ; fo ; i ‘saa Pi eo iT, " Ee I pe Se — Halifax for 1884 8 | requested at Scote’s Hall, this (Thursday) 1@ IWeSL fears— ; | : ; aoe $1.10, : en yeare—made up as | evening at eight o'clock. for elect}. . ee folluws int S$ cts.; schools, 32 cts. : cit lp ® BON 2 CAOCk, tor e-ection of officers. ol} noty, S cts.;s a, de CB.; City, | By order of W. ©. T.—Prercy € - oe ots { « A Re ERCY CRAWFORD, ] t Secretary, a } Remewber the meeting of the Young ae
Women's Christian Association te be held this evening at 8 o'clock, in the basement parlor ¢ fthe Y¥. MC. A. > ~ Me. A. McKrixynoxn—not of Esdale Foundry was muderously assaulted at Indiantown,
N. B., a few nivhte ago. He received a serious bullet wound in the head, nisesieaid A Lonpow despatch states that the steam-
ship Faraday cleared for Nova Scotia on the
16th. It carries the first instalment of the |
Mackay-Bennett cable, 1,100 miles in length. Pe tietl
Fiower Sxxeps.--My Flower Seeds are from the well-known house of James Vick, of Rochester, N. Y., and are all fresh. I have a large stock of all the best varieties. —Grorce Carrer, Great George Street. [ap24 3i eod
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Josepy McALerr was arraigned before the Stipeddiary Magistrate this forenoon for stealing a quantity of kindlingwood from the North Americana Hotel property. The evidence being insufficient, the case was dismissed.
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Tas Mississippi River has commenced to fall, and the chazices are that it will recede svufticiently in a few days to allow work to be resumed on the inundated plantations. The baffalo gnats continue to create havock with stock. Thousands of cattle and other stock have perished from their poisonous bites.
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Tue Lighthcuse at Summerside is threaten- ed with destruction. The ice is piled high apon the breakwater, and if a heavy gele comes up much damage will be done. Mr, Walsh, the Keeper, did not think it safe to stay at the Lighthouse last night and abandon- ed it. Mr. Lord left this afternoon to ex- amine the works.
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Szeps —For early sowing and hot-beds. Beet, Borecole, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Cress, Cucumber, Leek, Melon, Mus- tard, Lettace, Onion, Parsnip, Parsley, Peas, Pepper, Radish, Pawpkin, Squash, Spinach,
Tomato. 32-page Oat logue free, Call for it, —GrorGe CARTER, ° man, Great George Street. fap24 3i eod
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It is said that William Walsh, Esq., hae made application to the Court to be allowed a hearing to show the cause why the compro-
‘-e that was made, with the consent o: the » ade, between the Directors and the liqui- dators of the Bank of P. E. Island, should be set aside. The Judge has, we understand, appointed a day on which to hear the case.
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& xuMBER of Citizens complain that the watermen do not give attention to the cleanli- ness of their carts. As a consequence the water sold by themis impure. We are ia- formed by a gentieman, shat the water left at bis residence yesterday was so impure that it was unfit for use, He was unfortunate enough to drink of it, and it sickened him. His servant also suffered from the bad effects of a drink of the same water. This being the case we think the water and carts should receive attention from the proper authorities.
A Sineutar Disarrearance.—A few days ago two young men arrived here from Bridgewater, N. S., and patup ata private boarding house. In the evening one of the young men expressed his intentiou of having a stroll about town and left the house. After an absence of aboot an _ hour he returned to the boarding house and asked his friend to lend him $180, explaining that he intended to pur- chase some of the bogus money made by the North Star Company. He received the money and started outagain. As he did not return his friend became uneasy about him and com- menced searching for him bat without avail. The young man who had been so badly taken in remained in the city for several days hoping that his friend would turn up, but was at length obliged to return to his home without either his friend or his money.—<St, John Sun.
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Miss Bextas Grace Born, daughter of the light keeper at Sprace Peint, St. Croix River, N. B., has been presented witha gold watch by the Government. This modern Grace Darling seems to deserve it. Here is the cause assigned by the St. Stephen Courier: On a dark night in October, of 1882, loud ealis for help were heard by eccupants of the light keeper's house at Sprace Point. The inmates, the mother and two daughters, were aroused and hurrying
forth, launched the boat that was lying on the bank. The mother and elder daughter became terrified when the shore was reached
further. Miss Bertha her- self embarkel and, seizing the oars, rowed to the resene. About half a mile of water had te be traversed before the drowning men, who were clinging to the bottom of their up- turned boat iu a nearly exhausted condition, were reached. They were safely hauled into the pore boat, taken to the shore and oared for.
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- _ . Sor ‘T , r j Nor aut “P. E. I’s."—The proprietor of s large woodamen’s bearding house says too
much of the howling, growting and breaking of noses is laid to the natives of P. E. Island and states that the P. E. Islander’s are mad
aboutit. The New Branswickers, he claims, are fully as noisy, and perhaps worse, than | the Islanders, acd can hold more rum and yet be able to tell the sun from the moon. The boarding house keeper says lots of good men come from P. E, Island, but with the wheat comes the chaff, etc, as a matter of course, ard the chaff, as Gus Wiltiams would say, “gifeder whole name a bad lace.” Jt is probable that not many people could distinguish between a New Brunswicker and a P, E&. Islander, but all
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Tue six days horse versus bicycle tourna- ment, riding I2 horses per day, terminated at San Fancisco, on the 20th, at one o'clock. Anderson had a change of 15 hours and John U, Prince and Miss Armaindo aiternately on bicyeles. The latter two male 1,073 miles, the best score on record, beating Hersey’s by a mile and a quarter.
. c — a _ Tur Montreal Gazet'e says: Owinz to more liberal supplies of refined sugar, prices here have further receded, the sale of a large quantity of granulated being reported at 7c, but quotations for ordinary size lots are 7}c to ige We understand the St. Lawrence eugar refinery is already in the field again offering samples. Yellows are easier.
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A “AN by the name of Adam McKeen, bas been lost in the woods between Sheet Harbor and Caledonia. He belongs to the neighbor- hood of Cross Roads, St. Mary’s. A party of men have been out searching, but so far with- out avail. It is conjectured that he may either have got off the track or gone through the ice or some lake. —New Glasgow Chronicle.
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DANIfL CAMPBELL, an old gefttleman, re- siding near Millfield, Ohio, on Monday climbed a tree to the height of nearly €0 feet, and, perching himself ona limb, gave several! wild screams, and hurled himself headlong to the ground. He was picked up a mass of mangled flesh aud bones by several friends who witnessed bis horrible leap.
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Mrs. Pemserton, a lady who was going from Ohio after an absence of several years to visit friends at Shubenacadie, died on the LC. R, train on Friday, just before reaching her destination, and the friends as:embled to welcome her after a long and tedious journey were horrified to find only her corpse. She had been somewhat unwell, and her illness was aggravated by the lung ride in the cars
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Tue London Jimes says Henry M. Stanley has resolved before leaving Africa, to break up entirely new ground asl solve the problem which will excite the gratitude of geograph- ers, He jntends to reach from the Congo country one of the Egyptian stations in the Mombutter country, on the Wellemonka river, This is the task General Gordon was intended to attempt before he was diverted to Khartonm.
A LIFE Boag? service for the Atlantic coast was discussed at a meeting of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce last week, and the following resolution was passed: Resolved, That this meeting instruct the committee on pilotage and harbor regulations to press upon the Domiaion Government the great impor- tance of life boats and life saving apparatus being placed at such points on the coast of this and other counties, as may be deemed_ best for the endin view—the saving of life and property.
LS AS ST P,. EB. Island Hospital.
The Ladies’ Hospital A.d Gociety offers sincere thanks to numerous kind friends for the following gifts to the P. E. Island Hospital: Messrs. McDonald & Westaway, Georgetown, a valuable box of groceries, 5 yards sheeting. Received per Mrs. Stanlake, Wilmot Creek: Mrs. William Lefurgey, $1; Mrs. Thomas Schurman, 25 cts.; Mrs. G. Price, Summerside, $1; Mrs. W. Cairns, 50 cts.; Mrs. Murdoch McLeod, 20 cts.; Mre. R. Glover, sen., 10 cts.; Mrs. John Stavert, 50 cts.; Mra. A. Small, Wilnot Creek, 50 cts.; Mrs. H Lefurgey, New Village, 20 cts.; Mrs. G Stavert, Summerside, 2 pillow cases; Mre. Stanlake, Wilmot Creek, 1 pair blankets; Mrs.” John Hall, Crapaud, 1 pillow, 4 doz. pillow cases, 1 blanket, 7 towels, 1 damask table cloth, 1 pair sheets, $ doz. silver- plated teaspoons; Mrs. Ebenzer Bearisto, Greenmount, Lot 3, 1 blanket; Miss Ann McLeod, Portage, Belfast, 1 feather pillow, 2 pillow cases; Mrs J. Matheson, Campbel- ton, $5; a friend, Belfast, per Mrs. John- son, $3; a lady, Alberton, $3; Mrs. Thomas Dodd, 1 quart milk per day since Ist Feb. ; Mrs. Dr. Beer, 2. pillows; Mrs. Sellars, 2 bed tables; Mrs. Wade, 1 rug; a friend, 1 easy chair; Mr. B. Wright, 100 weight flour, 2 bushels potatoes; Messrs. Saunders & Campbell, beefsteak; Mr. H. Longworth, oatmeal; Miss Snaddon, 1 pair sheets, 6 yards colton.
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Our Advertisers.
An Orange Tea is to be heid at Pownal on the 12th July.
Geo. Davies & Co., are offering great bargains in room paper.
Geo. Tweedy advertises route of stallion Oaks Heart for the incoming season,
Wm. Wheatley, Commission Merchant, Halifax, gives special attention to sales of Island produce.
W. W. Stanley intimates that the annual meeting of the Shareholders of Citizens’ Skating Rink will be held on the 14th May, at 8 p. m.
Maclennan publishes a list of the me ‘odeane the Prince Edward
Island Hospital, together with some in- formation for visitors and others.
MARRIED.
At St. John’s Charch, Crapaud, by the tev, T. W. Johnston, Mr. William H. Collett,
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Provincials have come to be called “‘P. E. L.
boys,” just because it is a handy name. While | no injustice is intended by press or public to | the decent, peaceable Provincialists who come |
here, the actions of the majority have given the impression genorally that the labors of the Salvation Army are sadly needed in Bangor whea ‘“‘the men come out” or ‘‘the logs come down,” —Wemyir Clmnewerchet,
of Sweet Clover Farm, Westmoreland, to Alice, daughter of Mr. James Moore, of the game place,
| Atthe Methodist Parsonage, Summerside, | on March 3ist, by Rev. J. 5, Allen, Lewis 5. Mattart, Esq., to Miss Minnie, youngest daughter of tems Clarke, Esy., all of Cape Traverwy.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR,
The Chancery Act, 1884.
Str,—There is one section of the Chan- cery Act, (section six) which will bear with peculiar hardship on the defendant when there has been an unintentional delay on his part in appearing, and undcr which the costs will be largely increased, for no reason that I can discover.
Of course it is quite right to compel de- fendants to appear promptly, but when through mere misadventure, as for instance | the miscurriage of a letter, then upon satis- fying the Judge, that he has not been guilty of negligence, that his default has been unintenticnal and thet he has really a defence, he should be permitied to ap- pear and defend upon the payment of such costs as have been incurred,—which would necessarily be of a trifling amount This is the rule in the Supreme Court and the County Court, and it has been found to work well, for it isa fair and a just rule.
Under this section the defendant must not only convince the Judge that his failure to appear was unintentional, but he must also satisfy him ‘‘on sworn evidence” that the plaintiff's decree is wroag on the merits.
The following is an illustration of what may be the practical effect of this pro- vision :—
A man residing, say at West Cape, re- turns to his home to find that a writ has been left with his wife a few days before. He mails it to his solicitor with instructions to appear forhim. From the state of the roads, or some delay in the Post Office, it does not reach his solicitor until after the eighth day from which the writ was left at his home, and he finds a decree has been made in the suit. Having a perfectly good defence to the action, he naturally objects to a judgment by default.
But to remove it is no easy matter. In addition to explaining the cause of his delay, he must produce his witnesses before the Judge, or their evidence by affidavit, and prove that the Plaintiff is not entitled
to his decree. He is compelled to go into his whole case, _pro- duce every document, sunimon_ every
witnes>. All the costs ‘of this hearing, witnesses’ fees, counsel fees, the expenses of every kind must be borne by the defendant. The plaintiff may ulti- mat+ly fail, and lose the suit, yet the de- fendant must pay all these costs. The Judge is deprived of all discretion with regard to them; for the Act says; ‘‘No order shall be made, except upon payment of the costs incurred by reason of such non- appeaiance,
And then, when the defendant has been permitted to appear, this trial before the Judge goes for nothing; for the case has to be heard over again. The witnesses will have to be re-sammoned and re-examined; for their testimony, already taken, cannot be used again.
And the plaintiff has every object to gain in forcing his opponent to produce every scrap of testimony, and in offering every obstacle to his efforts to be allowed to de- fend himself; for he is fighting at the de- fendant's expense. However unreasonable, however unjust the plaintiff's opposition, he gets paid for it all, the terms as te costs, in the sixth section being so general as to include those of both sides,
I have made a careful estimate of the costs which the defendent will, under these circumstances, be compelled to pay. I do not think that they can be less then $50, while, if the witnesses lived far from town, and there were many of them, the costs would be twice or three times that amount.
If this statement be gnestioned by any one I can furnish you with the details of the charges.
It will be supposed that the Solicitors receive all these costs, but that will not be so. The amount will be divided between them, and the Registrar, the Masters in Chancery, the Sheriff, the Witnesses and the Prothonotary, for the services of all these will haye been called into requisition before the defendent can remove his unin- tentional default. This, however, will be 4 poor satisfaction to him, he will feel, and very properly feel, that he has been made the victim of a very grcat injustice.
Yours, etc., Epwarp J. Hopeson,
Hillsborough House, April 23, 1884.
A Suggestion.
Srr,—TI noticed in your paper, a few days ago, a suggestion concerning the placing of
a letter-box at the Apothecaries Hall, for [
the benefit of persons living at a distance from the Post Office. The suggestion is a good one, and will, no doubt, be acted upon. Permit me to suggest, further, that at least four boxes be placed in such locali- ties as shall be deemed most beneficial to persons residing at the extreme ends of the city and in the Royalty. Under the pre- sent (as well as the old) order of things, people are compelled to travel a great dic- tance, in all kinds of weather, a hardship, which, if the suggestion made is adopted, there will be no necessity for. All the expense connected with the matter would be the cost of building, as either the mes- senger or one of the junior clerks could visit the boxes previous to the closing of mails and remove their contents to the Post Office. Hoping the Postal authorities will give this suggestion their very serious con- sideration, i remain, Yours, ete,, PROGRESS. Charlottetown, April 24, 1884.
“Voted Out.”
Srx,— Your correspondent “Citizen” might have gone a little further and have stated that gas was ‘S‘voted” out of Kennedy's and kerosene oil “voted” in, and in consequence neatly the entire block ‘‘yoted” out of existence,—that the insurance losses have been so heavy that the premiums have been voted” double, and some of the best offices may yet be ‘‘woted” out of the city altogether unless a change for the better takes place in the shape of more —
Wate.
April 24, 1884.
Another Enigma.
To 5 and 5, an? '0 times 5, The first «i locters add; You'll find « thing Tovexakiig, | ef And drive & wise man mad, . Pp, M, B,
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Perkins &
S60 Pieces Crey Cottons,
English, Canadian and American Knitting Cotton,
Black French Merinoes, Black Cashmeres,
Ch'town, Feb. 26, 1884.
SPRING GEES, SPRING BBB
Sterns
Ask Special attention to their. Stock of the following Goods, which are, beyond question, a8 goud value as can be found:
230 Fiseces White Cottons, 300 Pieces Print Cottons.
A good Stock of Canadian and American Corsets.
Black Nun’s Veiling, Biack Persian Cord.
A FULL LINE OF MOURNING GOODS. Table Linens, Towels, Sheetings, Pillow Cottons, Room Paper.
Rugs, Mats, Carpets, Oil Cloths, etc., all standard Goods, and prices low.
PERKINS & STERNS.
NEW SPRING GOODS.
J. B. Cr
MACDONALD
S now showing an extensive range of NEW PRINTS, bought before the advance in duty, consisting of,— 650 pieces, in all the Newest Besigns, 20 baies (S00 pieces) Grey Cottons, White Cottons, in the Different Makes, Sheetings and Pillow Cottons, Toewellings and Stair Linens,
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A Large Variety of Carpets, in Brussels, Tapestry, Scotch and Butch Carpets, Stair Carpets, Hearth Rugs, and Door Mats. :
SOLD AT THE LOWEST CASH PRICES, J. B. MACDONALD.
Ch’town, Feb. 28, 1884.—2aw wkly, rey - rh\ TEAS! 9 TEAS!
OF THE LION.
TEAS !
AT SIGN WH OFFER |
CHOICE TEAS AT LOW PRICES,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. W.A. WHEEERS & CO.,
April 4, 1884—wkly QUES STREET.
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FIRE INBURAN Hi,
HORACE HASZARD,
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT,
—REPRESENTING—
Western Fire Assurance Company, Torento, Ontario, CAPITAL, $800,000.00.
Commercial Union Assurance Company, London, Eng. CAPITAL, $12,166,666,00.
British American Marine Insurance Company, Toronto, CAPITAL, $500,000.00.
Risks taken on all descriptions of insurable property.
OFFICES —Corner of Queen and Lower Water Streets.
Ch’town, March 17, 1884. —1m eod
P BR Island Pottery. LORNE HOTEL FOR SALE. \ E are Agents for the P. E. Island
Pottery. Orders sent to us will re- bing Subscriber offers for sale the “Lorne ceive prompt attention, Jars, Jugs, Bean Hotel” situate at Tracadie Beach, with Pots, Mugs, Flower Pots, Spitoous, Stove| furniture, fixings, boais, etc., complete, Stones, ete., etc., in stock. ready to open this spring, If not sold at pri- vate sale, it will be offered at Auction, and
BEER & GOFF SOLD on the 30th Ape. “ ee
{ENTS The building and furniture, as 1 ear stands, cost close upon $9,000, and will be
id at a bargain, ccna 0. A. HYNDMAN,
Ch’town, Oct, 26, 83. " DVERTISE in the DAILY EXAMINER Rates maverate,
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AUCTION SALES
By A. MeNeill, Auctioneer,
FURNITURE, &c., April 25th, at two o’elock, p. mi.
UNCLAIMED GOODS, at Railway Freight House, April 26th, at ten o'clock a. m., (Eastern Standard Time).
SCHOONER ‘MARY CHARLES,” at Peake’s Wharf, No, 1, April 28th, at twelve o’clock, noon,
ROYALTY LOTS, on St. Peter’s Road tnear the city), May Ist, at twelve o’clock, non,
MRS. COOMBS’ HOUSE AND PREMISES, Creat George Street, May 5th, at twelve o'clock, noon.
YACHT “CLARIBEL,” at Peake’s Wharf, No, 3, May 6th, at twelve o'clock, noon.
A. McNEILI, Auctioneer, Ch’town, April 21, 1884.—-tf
PE ISLANB RAILWAY. Sale of Unclaimed Goods,
OTICE is hereby given that alk Freight
aud Baggage unclaimed by consignees up to November 15, 1583, will (if not previ- ously claimed and all expenses paid) be sold by Peblic Auction, at the Preight House, Charlottetown, on SATURDAY, APRIL 26, instant, at ten o'clock, a. m. (Eastern Standard Time),°in accordance with clause 76 of the Corsolidated Railway Act, 1881. A list of such articles, showing names of con- signees, can be seen at all booking stations, on and after 16th instant,
JAMES COLEMAN, Superintendent. Railway Office, Ch’town, April 12, 1584. {ex dy pat eod her pres ne jour pio tl sale
MONUMENTS. YARTIES wishing neat and elegant monv-
ments for their departed triends are invited to examine the choice assortment of Italian, White and Colored American Marble Monuments, Tablets and Headstones, ia subscriber's saleroom, made from the must
approved modern designs, at prices that cannot fail to give satisfaction,
JAMES PHILLIPS,
Kent Street. Ch’town, April 9—2aw wkly 2m
SEALED TENDERS
ILL be received up to April 26th, for the erection of e Brick Building oa the South Side Queen Square.
Plans and specification to be seen at the office of Phillips & Chappell, Full’s Building, Queen Street,
A large portion of materials will be found by the -.adersigned,
J. G. HAMILTON BROWN Ch’town, April 16, 1884.
PATENTS
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ngland, France, Germany, ete. Hand atents sent free, Thirty-seven years’ experience. Patents obtained through MU NN & CO. are noticed in the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAY, the largest, best, and ost widely circulated scientific pager. $3.2) a year. eekly. Splendid engravings and interesting in- ormation. Specimen copy of the Scientific Amere an sent free. Address Ml NN & CO., ScIENTILIO ERICAN OfSce, 251 Broadway, New York.
New Seed Wheat.
AILY EXPECTED, and will be sold
BY AUCTION, on arrival, via “North. ern Light,” a quantity of New Seed Wheat direct from Colling wood, Ontario,
A. MoNEILI,, Anctioneer,
April 10, 1884. —tf wkly 2i
BSOKILBE for the WEEKLY EX ASHE. BG Oaly ONE a your,
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