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MAY 3

1, 18353.

P. &. Island Railway.

Mr. Coreman, Superintendent, | completed his inspection of the Island Railway. We are pleased to learn that he found the road in excellent condition. Both eastern and western sections are in splendid order for the season, a fact

has

whieh reflects great credit on Track- maste® McPherson and Houle. The

Folliie Stock, too, under the superintend- esce OF Mr. Unsworth, was found in a high. state of efficiency, On the whole, Mr.Coleman believes the road, as regards its present equipment, to be inferior to few 06 the coatinent.

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Civic Taxation.

Tue City Fathers of Toronto having seen fit. to increase the Civic expenditure whateseems to the trifling sum of 1§ mills on the dollar, for the ensuing year, The Globe of that city takes a very seriots view of the situation. Referring to this fact the Glode

“It is trne that times are pretty good how, sat no capital businees man in this city weilld thiuk of increasing his expendi ture just nom We do not wish to take an alarmist view of the situation. Butif we go Of ficreasing our expenditure now, we shall Gértainly be carving out heavy punish- nient for ourselves.”

Ewer since 1875 the rate of taxation in Toronto has been on the downward grade) and» at present only amovnts to 16% milla on the dollar, or a little over 1¥ per cent. When we recollect that Torosito is the second city in the Domi- nion, that it boasts a population of about 80.000 people, or eight times as many as Charloite‘own, that it maintains a very expétsive system of water works, has magonificent* parks, has a_ great many streets and sidewalks to keep in repair, and by repair proper condition is meant, besides having a very large police force and aumerous Civic officers, it does seem strange and somewhat surprising to us, that it should reqmire a tax of 14 per ceut.to meet the @xpenditures counected with-our own little city, Nor would we be inclined to grumble if we saw, that any

says:

possible good was being derived from |

it. But- at present, as every citizen koows right well, our sidewalks are in a disgraceful state of repair, while none, or hardly any effort is made to keep the streets in a cleanly condition. Sach be- ing the case, we feel that before long a complete and thorough change must be made in the manajement of the Corpor- ations. Ia the larger cities of the Do- minion, the very best business men that ean be had are chosen to control civic affairs. Why Charlottetown should be an exception to this rule, and prefer to elect as Councillors, inferior instead of her best and most experienced, is some- thing we canuot understand. But we trust that before long the citizens will wake up to the fact that in comparison with other cities we are taxed too much by far, whilst little or no corresponding benefit is derived from this taxation.

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Summerside Exports.

SumMersiveE, 30th, 1885. Shipped by steamer ‘‘Princess of Wales,” eron, master :—

205 bags Potatoes................-$ 147.00 2 bbis. Lobsters........ 6.00 ee, eK se 1 » vide vedeeds 950.00

NN Fiisveigs s cle ev sidiiess 786.00

es of 550. 00 1000 Ibs. Leather.........-. 400.00 als oe 16.00 $2865.00

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The London Times analyzes the House Commens’ vote on the Affirmation bill, and brings out some exceptional facts. The vote stood ayes, 289; noes, 292; total, 581. The House may have 658 members, but practically never has. At the time of the affiirmation vote it had 640 members. Of these 59 are to be accounted for, or, after deducting the Speaker and the four tellers, 54. Of these latter, 32 were Liberals, 16 Home Rulers, and but six Conservatives. Of these six, two were abroad, two were ill, one was paired, and the Hn. P. Wyndham was simply absent. The non-voters were mostly Irish Liberals or Home Rulers and English Whigs. Among the former was the Attorney General for Ire- land, and among the non-voting Whigs was the Marquis of Safford. The 289 who supported Mr. Gladstone were Liberals to aman. The 292 who veted against him, included, besid+ the Conservatives, 46 Home Rulers and 9 Liberala, among them Sir E. Warkin, and the only Roman Catho- lic who sits for an English constituency. Oo Mirch Lich, 1873, Mr Gladstone was beaten by a similar vote-—287 to 384—and left office, the point then in issus being a Cabinet question. On the closure reseln- lution, 612 members out of 637 voted, and in 1859 Lord Derby was displaced when 633 members out of 652 voted

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Alexandra Princess of Wales, and Dag- mar Empress of Rassiiare sisters. The former being the older of the two. They are both very beantiful women, and they are both Gll high position. How diff-rent their lot in some respects. Alexandra is the joy and pride of ihe British people, moves freely among them in city and country, welcome everywhere. Poor Dag- mar has, since her husband’s accession to the throne, been immured with her little family for the most part in a sort of palace- prison, living in constant dread of assassina- tion. She has at last been crowned with her husband; but the probabilities are that she will still live in daily terror of assassin- ation. She pays dear for the splendor by which she is surrounded,

centri lpities

An Ottawa rumor says that the retire: ment of the Marquis of Lorne will be made the occasion for the conferring, by command of Her Majesty, of some new a k of royal favor upon Sir John Mac-

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The End of A Long War.

(From the Si John Sun.)

Late cable advices report that a treaty of peace has been signed by Chili and Peru, thus terminating the war waged between the two countries since 1879—a war notable for ite disastrous consequences to Peru, which has been compelled to cede a large portion of its territory to the victors. The terms of the treaty include the cession to Chili for ten years of the cities of Arica and S'acana, provision been made that, on the expiration of that term, the question to whom shall the territory thereupon belong, shall be submitted to a popular of the people of the territory. The country to whom the territory is voted should pay to the other 10,000,000 before acquiring final posses- sion. The treaty provides for the occu. pation by Chili of the ceded territory during the ten years covered by the terms of cession, and, in all probability, the Chilian army of occupation, now in Lima, will remain there till the Peruvian Government is fully organized and order entirely re- stored. The Province of Tarapaca, with all its cuano and nitrate wealth, 1s ceded to Chili—Chili to assume the arrangement of the foreign debt for which these deposits were mortgaged. It is believed that this Province will soon repay Chili for the ex- penses incurred in the long and costly cam- paign, upon which she entered for the ex- press purpose of obtaining possession of this very territory.

fhe war begun by Chili in 1878, when a pretext being readily found for a quarrel with Bolivia, she seized the chief Bolivian ports and invaded the interior. Peru there- upon cfifered her services as a mediator, under treaty obligations with Bolivia, and Chili in return demanded the abrogation of the alliance. This not being complied with, Chili still§ bent upon the annexation of the nitrate district, early in 1879, having com- pleted her preparations, declared war upon Peru. Victery on sea and on land every-

vote

where crowned the Chilian attack, the only |

reverse being the sinking of the Chilian corvette “ Esmerelda’”’ early in the war by the ram ‘* Huascar,” with the loss of 150 ives but five months later the ‘‘Huascar”’ was compelled to surrender after a gallant ight with the entire Chilian navy, and Peru was thus left without a ship to defend her 1,400 miles of sea coast. Then followed the wholesale inva- sion of Peravian soil. Tarapaca, Callao and finally Lima, the capital, fell in succes- sion, and from early in 1881 to the close of the war, Peru was ravaged with fire and sword. The losses on, both sides were enormons, the combatants actually losing more than the total number of troops they bad under arms at the opening of hostil- ities. Chili’s peace establishment in 1878 consisted of 3,573 men. She lost 3,276 killed, 5,610 wounded, without counting 390 prisoners. Bolivia possessed a small force of 2,000 men. Nine hundred and twenty Bolivians were killed, 1,210 wound- ed and 300 taken prisoners. The losses of the Peruvians were the most serious. At the end of 1878 Peru possessed a force of 13,200 men of allarms. At the close of

the tighting she had to deplore the ioss of |

9,072 killed, 4,431 wounded, while 2,000 had been taken prisoners. >.

The Quebec Chronicle says :—-‘‘ The Gov- ernor-Greneral and Princoss leave Ottawa on the Slst of May for Toronto. They will formally open the exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts in that city, though the pictures have been on view to the public since the 2ist. Our Toronto contemporaries speak in the highest terms of the exhibition, and award great praise to some notable bits of canvas in oil and in water-color This year the studies are unusually fine and suggestive. On the 15th of June the Vice- regal party is expected to arrive in Quebec Their Excellencies, after a brief stay here, will proceed to their fishing grounds on the Grand Cascapedia for a few days’ sport, and will return to the Citadel and spend some weeks in our city.”

The first sea-serpent story of the season comes from Los Angelos. The monster—it is always a monster, no matter in what lati- tude it is seen or in what language it is described—lay along the water in great coils. Then, to quote the graphic words of the lookers-on, ‘he lifted a huge head, large as a hogshead, high above the waves and shot like lightning through them, lash- ing the sea into foam a hundred feet behind where his head glided through the air. The serpent was at least 80 feet long, and as large as a barrel.’’ This is very good to start on, as it will take a fertile imagination to inrprove on this mythical denizen of the deep.

DecipEDLY Coot.—A man whose name is unknown, went into the grocery store of Messrs. J. Tait & Co,. Yonge street, Toronto, a few days ago, in the absence of the clerks, and at once set to work filling his pockets with eggs, and at the same time keeping a strict watch on the back entrance. Before he had taken many, to his great surprise, he saw one of the firm watching him froin the front door, He at once emptied his pockets and cooliy passed out of the store, saying, “I have wade a mistake; itis the wrong store.” He was allowed tu vo away.

It sometimes makes a great difference whether aspede is called a spade, or an agricultural implement. For instance, Prof. Huxley recently wiote to advocate, in con- nection with the teaching of social economy, the ‘idea of developing the conception of social duty from a foundation which is not shaken by the battles of the theologians.’ If the Professor had merely urged the se- paration of religious from social studies, he would have said exactly the same thing; but would not have said it in so picturesque a& Way.

Thirty-one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five persons have signed the pledge and donned the blue ribbon in Belfast during a fortnight’s mission, which has just been concluded by the Irish Temperance League. Over fourteen thousand signed in shops and offices. It is computed that in Belfast out of a population of two hundred and twenty thousand there are sixty-two thousand personal abstainers, and forty-six thousand wearing ribbon. —Irish Times.

A meeting under the auspices of the Mayor was held in Cork on the 25th to support the Parnell testimonial. Subserip- tions amounting to £350 were received, and a resolution adopled approving of Mr. Par- nell’s action and thanking the convention for supporting him,

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LETTERS £0 T

Mr. Eprror,—I have personally to ex-

press to you my acknowledgments for the

publication of my letter in your issue of

yesterday, as also, 1m my capacity as a

member of the community, for the moral

lecture upon trust, integrity and contidence

to which you treat your readers, in the

form of a comment upon {my communica-

tion The tone of this lecture is unexcep- | tionable—its morality is in accordance

with the strictest code -and, so long as you

confined yourself to a hypothetical case, its

application was perfectly in Order; but

when you undertook to address it to me,

you fell into several errors, which 1 pur-

pose briefly to correct. You say ‘‘ Mr.

Chappelle sent for publication certain let-

ters, in his own handwriting, and led the “ditor of Tue Examiner to believe that ne was their author.” The contrary is the

fact. lL informed your representative in

the editcrial chair that | was not the author,

but rather the medinm through which they were to be handed to you. You also say that “tin the second place, he sent for publication a letter.over his own signa- ture in which he denied that he was at all interested in these letters.’ My answer to this charge is included in the foregoing. ' You further remark that ‘* he thus deceived the Editor and made Tar Examiner the medium by which he conveyed to the public a false impression.” I have shown that your premises are incorrect; your con- clusion that I have deceived you has, therefore, no foundation. I conveyed neither to you nor the public any false impression; and your dissertativa, apart from the fact that it is very ambignous and exceedingly incoherent, falls flat so far as 1 am concerned, stood, that 1 went over the town prating about the letters and proclaiming my authorship, and you complain that your integrity and reputation were thus com- promised. Your insinuation is cowardly jand false, for you know I did nothing of the kind.

There are, doubtless, duties which cor- respondents owe to editorg and the public; but there are no less cligations which editors owe to correspondents. I, yester- day, handed you a letter from the real author of ‘‘One Per Cent.,” explaining the reasons why they were not delivered in his own handwriting; and requesting you to do me justice before the public. This you promised me you would do; but you have chosen, however, to forget this obli- gation, and suppress all megtion of it. ‘*Let the public jedge whether you did right or wrong,” and, if I am receiving justice at your hands or not. ;

Yours, Treo. L. CHAaprEeLLe.

Ch'town., May 31, 1883.

|The statements in the above letter may be taken for what they are worth. The letter of ‘Citizen’ is withheld. We prefer to let Mr. Chappelle drop as easily as _pos- sible. —Epiror Examiner. |

LINES

MEMORY OF HALEY M. Into the silence of the morning’s splendor She has passed like a golden dream; Kissed by sunshine to divine surrender, Biooms a enowy lily in the stream. Soft south wiads the hidden Mayflowers woo; And between the tangled leaves in view— Hush ! I sce the sunlight, Sunlight, Sunlight floating through.

MY DFAREST DOULIL.,

TO THE FRIEND,

Drops in rose-leaf vradles sottly shaken,

Locked in the moonlight by the breeze; Loitering on their perfumed pillows, waken

To the murmured transport of the trees. Night’s lament is told in tears of dew; Willow bloom ia bathed to crystal hue—

Hush ! I see the sunlight, Sunlight, Sunlight flashing through.

Climbs the sun with ecstacy of shining, From the blush of rising into gold; And the river’s heart, with close defining. Tells the samesweet story it is told, All is veiled in tender mists anew; But from the skies unshadowed blue— Hush ! I see the sunlight,

Sunlight, Sunlight flooding through. Some years ago Walter H. Smith,

manager of the Merchants’ Bank in Sarnia, absconded with thirty-two thousand dollars which the Citizens’ Guarantee Company, of Moutreal, had to pay. The defaulter settled in Nebraska and prospered there. He died two years ago, leaving consider able wealth behind, which the Guarantee Company has made a claim on and is now suing for in the American courts. A com- mission to take evidence was held in Mon- treal last week,

‘* Excuse this bit of sarcasm,” said Smith. to Jones,” * but L must say that you are an infamous liar and scoundrel’ ‘‘Pardon this bit of irony,” said Jones to Smith, as he knocked him over with a yx ker,

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ALL our drvgyists now heartily endorse the amazing success of Mack’s Magnetic Medicine, and recommend it for both sexes in all crees of sexual weakness. Sold in Charlottetown at Apothicaries Hall. See advertisement is an- other column. [may28 lw wkly

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John Bright will be presented with a desert service and his own portrait at a celebration in Birmingham, on June 13, of the fortieth anniversary of his election to

Parliament. —_-

Horsford’s Acid Phesphate AS A BRAIN FoobD.

Dr. 8. F. Newcomer, M. D., Greenfield, 0. says :—“‘In cases of general debility, and = of mind and body, it does exceedingly well,

Anthracite Coal.

RIGT. “JOSEPH,” is now on her way to

this port, with 360 tons of Philadelphia Red and White Ash Coal. Also, schooners on their way with Sydney Old Mine and Acadia Nut and Round Coal.

Parties wishing the above or any other Coal can be supplied by leaving written orders with W. W. Clark, at Lord’s Weigh Scales, or with the Subscriber.

Terms— Cash.

THOS, CASELEY,

Ch’tuwn, May 28,—wkly li

You wish it to be under- |

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WER, MAY DILD.

In this city, on the 31st instant, Susan Adelia, beloved wife of J. P. Mullin, of the | Custom’s Department, in the 35th year of her | age. {Funeral will take place from her late res:- | dence, at Bayfield Street, at 5.450 clock, on} Saturday morning | |

SHIP NEWS,

CHARLOTTETOWN,

ENTERED,

PURkT OF

May 30. Morning Star, Power, Shemogue, lumber; N & J, Chipman, Halifax, mdse. 31—Quick Step, Murray, Caledonia, coal; Florence May, Furlong, Crapaud, bal,

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HEADQUARTERS -

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TURNIP SEED.

(}() LBS. Carter’s Imperial, 850 ibs. 1,0 Champion, besides a quantity of each of the following varieties,

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and Aberdeen Yellow.

SPECIAL MAIL Or FER;

Tn order to introduce the Carter's Im. perial more generally throughout the Island, I will send mail, prepaid, for 3) cents per Ib, my retail price from store,

I will supply merchants and dealers at

Lowest Wholesalg Rates,

Orders should be sent at once, otherwise I may be sold out of some varieties,

GEORGE CARTER,

Upper Great Ceorge Sireet, CHARLOTTETOWN, May 3!.—4i Jaw wkly 4i pd

SHINGLES.

Y AUCTION, at POWNAL WHARF, TO-MORROW,

‘ ~y . s 4 . Thursday, 3ist inst., AT SIX O'CLOCK,

40 M. Split PINE SHINGLES, 45 M. Split CEDAR SHINGLES,

CAMPBELL & RAYDER,

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See testimonials in advt.

MARKET HALL,

CHARLOTTETOWN,

Kmerson Grand Goneert Co.

Mirth, Music, Mimicry. Two great attrac. tions in one, for two nights only,

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Friday and Saturday, June Ist and 2nd.

GRAND MATINEER, 8 iturday, at 2.30 p. m.

Evening Prices, 35 and 50 cents; Matinee Prices, 15 and 25 cents.

Tickets for sale at Dodd’s Drug Store.

Doors open at 7.30; Concert at 8.

EK. H. STARR, Manager,

Mm. H, BARNSTEAD, Business Ag May 29.—tu th fr gent,

SEED OATS.

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FEW HUNDRED BUSHELS choi White Seed Oats. For sale i choice

HORACE HASZARD, Ch’town, May 26.—-lw eod .

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GOOD VALUE! Good VaLye

THE BOOT AND SHOE FACTORY

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BOOTS AND SHoxs.

Every Pair of Our Gwn Make Warranted,

DORSEY, GOFF & og, ————

Ch'town, May 81, 1883,.—-2aw whly

MR. B. LAURANCE

—THE-

Eminent English Oculist’s Optician, —

will attend personally at the

RANKIN HOUSE, CHARLOTTETOWN,

THURSDAY, 318T MAY, igs,

And wiil remain a few days only. —0:0— Kead the following, out of hundreds of Testimonials; Lieut. Gen. Sir Patrick McDougall, K. ©. M. G.. writes: Mr. Laurence hy,

supplied me with a pair of spectacles, which i tind to be very satisfactory,

Chief Justice Jas. McDonald, N.S., writes: ‘1 beg to say that Ihave used the spectacles with which you have fitted me, a sufficient time to test them theroughly, and I am pleased to say that they have g:ven me the highest satisfaction in every way.”

Ex-Chief Justice Sir William Young writes: “I have pleasure in that the two pairs of spectacles | have purchased from Mr, Laurance gives & CLEARER ayp PURER LIGHT, especially under gas, than any | have previously obtained, HERE OR ELSEWHERE,”

reading, both by natural and artificial light, have proved themselves to be all

desired. I strongly recommend any person wishing to save strain upon their ¢€

comfort while reading, to apply to you to tit them with lenses adapted to their Teehoh | sight.” :

Rev. Br. Hill, Halifax, writes: **The glasses with which you have clic me er be

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_ Hon. W. J. Almon, M. D., writes: “By the aid of the glasses you lest fitted me with | was enabled last night, by lamplight, to read with comfort, a thing I hed not done

for some time previous,”

A J. Bisir, Premier of N, B, writes: ‘I have very great pleasuve in certifying from you,

to the comfort and assistance I have experienced in the use of the eye-ylasses I had

Hon. Judge Wetmore, N. B., writes: ‘From the flatt ring notice of your glasses and spectacles, 1 was induced to purchase a pair of each, and | am happy te have proved quite equal to your recommendation, and have given eutireé satisfaction,”

: Hon. T. F. Gillespie, President of the Lxecutive Council, X. B., writes;

Having purchased eye-glasses and spectacles from you that suit my siglit admirably and make it equal to what it was a few years ago, I confidently recommend them teany person whoce sight demands improvement.”

Hon. Sudge Weldon writes: ‘I have obtained from Mr. Lanrance a pair of glasses and spectacles, which are superior to auy i have had for the last thirty ventions

used glasses for that period,” 1 eee:

br. Rand, Chief Superintendent of Education, N. B., writes: Dear Sit,— The glasses supplied to me at your shop by Mr. Laurance are very satisfactory. ten years past I have suffered with pain in my eyes, The glasses have alreadya relieved the pain.”’

Dr. Jenning’s writes: “Mr. B. Laurance, of London, has shown me a great variety of spectacles, all of which bear close examination. The Jenses are well polished, and the mounting beautifuland substantial. I can see more distinctly through his glasses than aay others I have tried, I will recommend them te my patients.”

Dr. Tobin writes: ‘I here certify that I have examined several specimens of lenses

and spectacles made by Mr. B. Laurance, of London, and have found them well femt and mounted, and thoroughly serviceable articles, ”

Sir,— Il have examined your stock ot lenses, and can oly say that they are the most perfect set of glasses I have seen in Halifax. I believe you to be well posted in your business and thorouzily well able to correct the various defects of vision in those who may consult you.”

Dy. Slayter writes: “ Dear

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‘ — oe . oh : - H. C. Kerbert, Surgeon Major A. M. B., writes: Mr Laurance has fitted me with glasses which SUIT ME ADMIRABLY: and 1 recommend persons whose vision is defec- tive to consult him when lenses are required ™

Ch'town, May 30, 18832.— 2w

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TAILORING

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JUST OPENED,

2 Cases Scotch Tweeds, 2 * Canadian « i & W orsteds,

NOBBY PATTERNS.

Suits Made at Bottom Prices for Cash. JOHN McLEOD & CO,

Two doors above Apothecaries Hall.

Ch’town, May 30, 1883. —4i

_ SS ee SEENG, SEED, —AT.- BEER & COFF’S. Fresh Garden Seeds, Fresh Flower Seeds, Timothy and Clover Seat,

Wert.

Turnip Seed—Carter’s Imperial, Champion, Laing’s Purple Top, Sharp's

Norfolk, and other choice varieties, BEER & GOFF.

Ch’town, April 24, 1883,—2aw whly