_ obtained by working longer hours, but to com-

tecal aud Other Items.

g mails arrived by train at® four o’cloc!

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“Northern Light” is

rhe stiil icebound

mar , - run ExamMrNer will not be issued to-mor- row food Friday o ‘ : I t a, e young burglars has been . i unt Tuesday.

- \ 8} ‘ cial scssion of Port la campment will be held at Oddfellows

i ; Hall this thursday) evening, at half past seven o'clock, for the purpose of conferring degrec 8.

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Biruines has let the cat out of the |

bag. He says the Michigan millionaire, Hunt didn't die and leave his fanny fellows, because ‘‘there never was no such person F

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A meeting of the Ladies’ Hospital Aid

Society will be held in the basement parlor | of the Y. M. ©. A. on Saturday, April 12th, 63.30 p m. A fall and punctual atterdance |

1g Speci ly req vested. “ “

Tue Rev. J. W. Wadman, B, A., will | preach in the Methodist (Brick) Charch, to- i morrow morning, at 10.30 'clock, The usual | collection in aid of the poor, will be taken up | at the close of the service.

> Previous to his departure for Ottawa, the veal Government instructed Patrick Blake, sq., M. P. P., to purchase a stock horse, to| stationed in King’s ‘‘oanty. Mr. Blake| will, no doubt, make a good selection. - -

Me. Frep. Mrrcuee., formerly Agent of the Merchants Bank of Halifax, has been ap- pointed Cashier of the Merchants Bank of P E. Island, in place of William McLean, Erq., who held that position since the institution was established.

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- > Seven foreigners, who were locking for work, while walking on the Delaware & Lack- wana Western Raiircad at Scranton, Pa.. on Thursday last, were struck by a backing engine. Four were killed, one fataily injured, one had an arm broken, and one escaped un- hurt. The bodies of the killed were horribly mutilated, pa At one of the battles in the Soudan the native horsemen retreated three miles on a gallop before anyone was caught. ‘The first prisoner wasa woman, who, her sex unre- cognizible, escaped through the first line of the Bri ish, and being discovered and spared by the second, displayed her savage gratitude by firing a musket after the men who had saved her. Laide Ix Canada the failures for the first quarter of 1884 numbered 461, with liabilities of $5,006 014, as compared with 398 failures and $5,366,482 liabilities in the first quarter in 1883, an increase of sixty-three in the number of failures, but a decrease in the amount of liabilities. The showing is favorable in Canada, indicating that the maximum limit

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Tae Rep Granite Inpvostry.—The Sz. Croiz (N. B.) Courier says that the shipments of red granite last year trom St. George were worth more than those cf lumberin any year during the palmiest days of thattrade, Five concerns are engaged in getting it out, the p*y-roll of the largest being $1,200 per month This does not include the shipment to Red (;esnite Company at Carleton. More orders are received than can be filled, one obstacle being lack of capital.

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Tue Fall River operatives are soliciting money aid throughout Canada. This is a little anomalous. They complain that their wages are between 40 and 50 per cent. lower than they were 10 years ago; but we are in- formed that they are still earning at least 2 per cent. higher wages than the operatives in England. Six and a half per cent. of this is

engate for this the companies in the United Fates work their machinery much slower, which is much easier for the operatives than the English system of hard concentrated energy within ashort day. The American operatives have more enjoyment in life than the hard working English hands in the old country.

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‘*‘Lacteps,” a clever correspondent of the Montreal Gazette, says :—An esteemed corres- pondent, ‘L,’ writes that a friend from P. E. Island gives him a description of the tradition- al costume of the French population there, who constitute simply a branch of the Acadian stock. The costame which, very much to the disgust of the old men, is now in general repudiated by the young women, consis‘s of a large black handkerchief over the head, tied beneath the chin and showing a red border turned back above the forehead; a waist, which he desoribes as of a similar material to that used for prunella shoes, and a handsome skirt shot vertically with broad stripes of various combinations of color. ‘‘L’s” friend, who admires this costume highly, says that any visitor to Rustico Beach could see it worn within two miles of the hotel. The fishwives formerly wore it in large numbers when they came to Charlottetown market.

eee Last night when the obstructionists held high carnival in the House of Assembly, one member became inspired and commenced to write poetry. Here are two samples relative to matters diseussed during the might :—

Ferguson says Matheson gave a coat, To some poor devilish Grit to vote; Matliesow admits that he gave the coat, : but chargec. the poor devil when he got his vote,

Vhere was 3 House

Got in a Touse,

About a piece of land;

They fought all night

Until daylight,

But some could

Searcely stand;

When the sun arose

They near came to blows

About the Souris member;

But McFadyen bold,

fortune to some of the |

; past nine | saw throngh the mist a faint} whenshe sank.

THE Datt-y+-

. = Ee es ate am owe

mn oO ; ‘ | : : The Sambro Dircaster. almost immediately afterwards went down.

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{ ~ “le ‘X papers contain full reports of the to the life boat and got in at the stern. Pl e a saster it s rm ro l land. J us at that moment a h avy wave swept

" rhe fare two of the principal state- Over the ship, und-r which it sank. A mweuts: -

CAPTAIN SCHOONHOVEN le 7 RO ee eee resi : ’ ow had deen cut, but not saan of out forty far sh ery sr. The ree wan a

, at ary g Out an ideal- | leoking sailor. The Herald re perter found! . him very much ex:i ed, confused, and|* ith the ship, and as she went down I sprang naterally unwilling to be questioned. He/°@* of her stern and into the jolly boat. I had already | repared a ited ben ot. tnd don't know anything about the bouts on the wanted to confine himself to it. In reply | rae oe side When I called the first mate to enquiries, he said: The weather bad|) notice that he put oa his gold watch and a been rough and fogey for several days. Had iz ring on his finger, These were presented Bay kk al days, ‘4 |) to hia at his marriage, six months ago. But been on the bridge all Tuesday and Wed-| whe his body sa ‘Whenal "Ol . atalioh gintite ot ay | When bis body was brought ashor~ on the y. ® ts. i day evening there island, by the fishermen, they were boti was considerable fog, with occasional heavy | Missing. IJ remember seeing the doctor and | rain and brilliant flashes of lightning. | chief steward on the bridge as the ship went rhere was not wuch wind, but a heavy sea | down. IT was saved in the jilly boat and on. At six o’elock | landed on the island.

those at the

THE LIFE BOAT WEXT DOWN BOW FIRST

THERE WAS GREAT EXCITEMENT by dead reckoning | on the ship after she struck. Passengers and

and sounding tore west vow alik | :

A ennth tialiaal crew alike we s : rying : ‘

> south } y compass, and | judge was twenty | s were _— ng. crying, swearing In the consternation and ex-

WHAT I THOUGHT WAS CHERUC TO LIGHT

' ; * |and praying hve miles distant ! steamed i co ile i eit, i t . it a »AC aeat . - : : slow, steering west } gout} - : as | citemeat that prevailed. it is impossible for ; : ring est 80 ‘ h , . ° . i : r i 1 ant 45102 | me even to form sn idea of the time that

soundings every hour. At twenty minutes | elapsed between when the ship first struck and

; I had worked on the ‘ Daniel light, located two points on starboard bow. for eighteen month:. I regard It apy eared only at intervals. Still think- , Capt. Schoonhoven as a capable and thorough ing it was Chebucto Head Light, I kept | Seaman

the ship on her course accordingly, the oan soundings giving thirty fathoms. Between Our Advertisers.

ten and twenty minutes later, | discovered that it was

Stelnman..”

The Methodist Choir, assisted by the THE FIXED LIGHT AT SAMBRO, | Orchestral Club, will give a grand concert it now appearing clear; and at the same | 10 the Y. M. C. A. Hall, next Monday lime making out a faint glimmer of what [|°¥eleg. See programme elsewhere.

took to be Chebucto light, about four points| Martin Whittey has rented the premises on our sterboard bow. The soundingz | on Grafton Street, owned by Mrs. W. B. then gave twenty-six fathoms. 1 was going; Allen, where, after the 1st of May, he will dead slow when the steamer struck lightly | be prepared to accommodate boarders.

on a rock. At that minute, heard the} 4. McNeill is daily expecting a quantity whistle sound forthe first time. 1 ordered! of pew seed wheat. which he. will sell at the helm hard-a-port, anda minute or 80) xuction immediately on arrival.

later struck again heavily. She refused to . answer helm. The rudder and propeller had been injured or carried away. ‘The| passengers were now all on deck. I ordered | the crew up, and told the first and secend

mates to launch the boats and get the

women and children in them. After

striking the second time, the ship drifted off into deep water, and | ordered the anchor

te be Jet go. G od order was preserved,

and the crew were working with a will.

All this time breakers were visible all

around, and the sea was dashing over them.

The anchor was !et goin 26 fathoms, but

the ship continued to drift. I rushed down

from the bridge and forward to see if the

chain cable had parted. Most of the

passengers and crew had gons aft or were at

the boats. Just thea.

A TREMENDOUS WAVE

New Perth Notes.

There is every indication here of an early spring. Under the influence of the mild and generous weather of the past few weeks the snow has aimost entirely disap- peared, thus exposing to view the natural as;ect of the country, which shows the farmer that seed time is once more rapidly approaching. No doubt yeu are aware that the people of this vicinity, or some of them at least, take a very active part in temperance. A branch of the I. O. G. Templars, styled Fidelity Lodge, was formed by J, C. Underhay, Esq, and is meeting with the hearty support of all irrespective of class, creedand nationality. It continues to flourish magnificently, thus promoting a struct the ship, and washed off scores of healthy temperance centiment in this section passengers; the vessel gave a violent thump | of the country. and sank like a flash of lightning. I judge; i is commonly reported that the beer it was then about ten o'clock. As the ship shops in Georgetown are closed, and the struck the last time, I caught hold of the public dens of iniquity at Montague are rigging, but she sunk so fast that I Jet go! (1.115 dying out, their proprietors seeking and rose with the water, and finally got on | (ther means ot earning a livelihood, in the yard arm, which was above wate. I} pace of mesmerizing, by insinuating smiles had not been long there when a man swam | ,..4 poisoned liquors, the poor, the illiter- up to the yard, ate, and the easily persuaded of every com- AND WAS ALSO SAVED, munity, not only debauching and degrading He proved to be one of the passengers, a | their bodies, but ripening their souls for young man named Saco Nikolo, who was perdition, bound for New York. I had succeeded in} Our schovl, which was advanced to the divesting myself of my coats, vest and boots, first class rank last June, is ina very pros- in order that if the worst came I should] perous condition. The Principal, Mr. be prepared to swim to the shore. Butthe| W. C. West, although having charge of the masts stood secure, and we remained in/two departments in one, does the work our perilous position for seven hours, until) more thoroughly and systematically than rescued by that heroic man over there| was ever done here before. This is duly (indica'ing Mr. Gilkie) coming for us 1n | attested by the attendance of pupils of the one of our own boats. Up to that time I highest grade from different parts of had not been aware that anybody, the Island— Montague, Rustico, Sum§ EXCEP® MYSELF AND THE PASSENGER 1 | mertville and Roseneath. Of his many RESCUED successful scholars, some have highly dis- had been saved, and was agreeably sur- tinguished themselves. a oo obtained prised to find these men here when we scholarship ey from the Government, landed. I cannot account for how I man-| While another defeated the whole Island at aged to get so far out of my course, except the late August matriculation examination. on the following grouuds: We had had {n short, by his noble and affable conduct

foggy weather for several days previous to to all, by his untiring efforts to -ppranes the accident, on the last two of which I had the school under his direction, Mr. West been unable to take any observations what- has left no cause for domestic factions, but ever; added to this there must have been | ©PJoy® the respect and esteem of all his an exceedingly strong easterly current, and acquaintances.

my compasses must have been subject to some attraction. The passengers were all families of from four to six children, seventeen of whom were to be landed at Halifax. No one of any family was saved. W@ile we were on the yard we did not ob-

7 : : been paying attention to a dash- pests nadine floating past. I think the ing “grass widow who boards in the vessel -has the

same hotel, and aj the same time has been

PROJECTION OF SOME LEDGE es with sas seme — THROUGH HER, marricd lady. In an indiscreet moment he

; : : sonfided to each of the fair ones a verygunflat-

at about her centre, which keeps her in a rae ceiaden of AES Stkary wine owt steady position, as sie sits on an rs it is ssid, a most unparliamentary epithet ing keel, the masts being perfectly upright. s0 doing. Shortly after the two ladies met do not think any of the freight will get out) ond in che heat of a jealous diseussion each or the vessel break up, unless a very heavy} jot ont what had been said of the other by easterly blow En on. page oe I os — object . —_ mnee ane. aoe re- re what I suppose to be the correct) sult was that one of the ladies entered an Seer my log, een, etc., all went down | action for de famation of character against the ith the ship gay Lothario. The latter, who expected his " , , true and lawful wife to arrive,in a few days, —_— ee ech ‘ not knowing what to do, left the matter {o Fritz Nich, second boatswain 0° the arbitration of his friends of both sides, who ‘Daniel Steinmann,” said: The weather | decided that the fickle M, P, should hand was bad on Wednesday and Thursday night. oyer the sum of $1,000 ta soothe the lady's It was foggy, blowing heavily, with rain an: wounded feelings, snow. About pine the rain held up, and it ——~ a looked as though it was going to clear up. Prysiczans and Dru ggists have been in the The captain had been on the bridge two | habit of charging patients and cneteaiers attre I saw the second mate take sound- | than many of them are able to pay. | a He reported thirty- glad to inform our readers that Mack’s Mag- netic Medicine is sold at the low price of fifty

cents a box, a quantity sufficient to last over Sold in Charlottetown at Apothe- Read the advertisement in an- {a7 lw wkly

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Tue Ottawa correspondent of the Montreal Herald writes :—A choice bit of scandal, in which a prominent M. P. is implicated, has just come to light. It seems that this gentle- man, who is a married man, _ has

PROTRU DIN‘

nights, 1 | ings at nine o'clock. five fathoms. Half or three — of - te hour later he threw the lead and repor optic em a aty-six fathoms. Just then [ heard the | *¥° weeks

: : : caries’ Hall. fog whistle. After the first soundings were other column.

taken nein I SAW THE CAPTAIN GO ALOFT

to see if he could make out the light. When

MARRIED,

In this city, ow the 5th instant, by the Rev.

Got up and told Souris to surrender, a

Wa call this true Oddfellowship ;—A Mary- land brother recently visited a lodge in Wheel- ing, and found active measures in progress for the relief of brethern who suffered by the flood in that immediate section. In their report the committee appointed « purpose recommended a long list of sufferers for relief in this wise; Bro, ——-, a house

damaged, $40; Bro ——, horse drowned and |

wagyon lost, $150; Bro. , house and furni- ture gone, $200, and so on; and as far es the treasury of the lodge would allow, sums were voted, as also for the assistance of those who had become sick from exposure and want. It isin such casesas this that the

value of Oddfellowship is seen, and sacrifice |

becomes one of the highest virtues. The

bretiren of the West have earned for them- |

selves not only the edmiration of the order everywhere, but the respect of every friend of humanity by the gengrons provision they have mate fox the unates by disaster.— Baltimore Teldgram.

for the

he came down he omen Oe <a Dr. Knox, Mr, Alexander Smallwood, of the oe ee me ‘Wien aren ‘being Royalty, and Miss Louisa Bovyer, of Bunbury,

hauled in, the ship struck easily. The ship Lot 45. ; [ was in) ==

‘at this time was going dead slow. ithe act of calling the first mate when the DIED. | | ship strack. All the passengers were below! 4+ (harjottetown, ou the 9th inst., Robert | at that time, but they soon rushed on deck. May, fourth aon of the late Robert May, Esq, The first mate ordered the baats to = oh of Greenwich, England, ia the 32nd year of ‘ready. Within fifteen minutes after the sh'p | j.'s age. : . at shania she struck the second time vin [Funeral at 10a. * test a Be ., é ble. | late residence, Great George treet, St. ‘ereat force, and became unmanagea | late re nee, ‘ . |Then I ben to the bow to help to get out Peter's Church, thence to Southpo

| port anchor. Cemetery. |

; 1 J At Central, Lot 16, of heart disease, on ALL THE CREW HAD BEEN CALLED UP Wedseslay, ar esis’ ich ih aaeie Seni:

after the ship struck the first t me and daughter of Martha and Montague Gardiner, | were now on ceck, and with the pas:emsers | i, her 18th year. }

were at or near the boats, while I was he!p-| [uneral will trke place on Friday at 2 ing to get ont the anchor. From the time) >, m.]

v : he time of | —— a — a Giret strack 9p {9 © OB VRINTING of every description

second time,

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| the ship op {9 tking i throwing th chor, I ha een working . 4 bat “the first lifeboat on the port ae ? esorntel, aun - 3oR ot oe — | While the anchor was running out the) s) ML raat Gaorge Straat. ‘ship strack violently the third time, and Viva Sy OOF. Weber end

UOT SEP ARN AN a

AX AL IME TINT As soon asl left the anchor I rushed back

number of the people jumped into the boat repes at the

Pee — ar - SPE Capenenniny —s LO AE OAL OO Ap tte Emre © Se an TAB ae nat

R, APRIL iO, 1884.

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550 Pieces Crey Cottons,

En glish, Canadian and American Knitting Cotton,

Black French Merinoes, Biack Cashbmeres,

Ch’town, Feb. 26, 1884.

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SPRING GEEBS, SPRING S8BES

Perkins & Sterns

Ask Special attention to their Stock of the following Goods, which are, beyond question, as good value as can be found:

230 Fieces White Cottons, 300 Pieces Frint Cottons.

A good Stock of Canadian and American Corsets.

Black Nun’s Veiting, Biack Persian Cord.

A FULL LINE OF MOURNING COODS. Table Linens, Towels, Sheetings, Pillow Cottons. Room Paper.

Rugs, Mats, Carpets, Oil Cloths, ete., all standard Goods, and prices low.

PERKINS & STERNS.

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WING to the Big Fire W. & A. BROWN & CO. will clear

out, during the next six months, their 1

WHOLE STOCK ATA BiG DISCOUNT.

LOOK OUT EARLY FOR BARGAINS.

This offer is positive, as we mean clearing out to be ready for new premises.

Remember the Place: Mr. H. A. Harvie’s Old Stand,

NEARLY OPPOSITE WATSON’S DRUG STORE.

W.& A. BROWN & CO. Ch’town, April 2, 1884.—dy wkly

GREAT SALE OF Wew Cottons.

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We have just opened a large Stock of

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PRINTS,

NEW SPRING STYLES,

Received Before the Advance in Duty.

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We have an immense stock of

GREY AND WHITE COTTONS,

Purebared when the Cotton market was at the lowest point of depression.

Fleecy Cottons, Sheeting Cottens, Pillow Cottons,

TABLE LINEN AND NAPKINS, Towels and ‘'Towelling,

TAPESTRY, SCOTCH GMD BRUSSELS CARPETS,

And other House Furnishin@#Goods.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

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CHOICE TEAS, VERY CHEAP!

By the Chest, Half-Chest, and Quarter-Chest. Also, in Packges of 5, 10, 15 and 20 pounds,

GEO. DAVIES & CO.

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NOTICE TO Farmers & Horse Breeders

AVING purchased in England a Shire Horse, named OAK’S HEART, who is bow on the passage out, I hereby notify the above that they will do well to wait until he artives before they engage any otber horse, OAK’S HEART is by the celebrated Heart ef Oak, out of a grand Montgomeryehire Mare, Heart of Oak, when exhibited by the Stand Stud Company at the Shropshire and West Midland Show, at Ludlow, in 1878, won the especial £100 prize for the best Cart Stallion to travel the district. Heart of Oak was undoubtedly one of the best Stalliens ever exbibited, and his stock are now very valuable, the more especially as be himseif is now dead, OAKS HEART is arich brown in color, nearly 17 bands, and from his immense power and substance, is bound to get valu- able big-boned horses. OAK’S REART is half-brother to Enter- prise, who won the champion and other prizes at the late Cart Horse Show at Isling- ton, and was afterwards sold for 1,000 Guineas to Sir H, Allsopp, being the largest sum ever paid for a cart horse,

G. TWEEDY, Charlottetown, April 4, 1884—1w wkly li

TARIFF, i884.

“N order to supply a want among merchants

and others we are printiog, in book form, copy of Customs ‘Tariff, with alterations made therein during present cession of Par- liament. The Book will coatain the follow- ing information; —~ Sections from Customs Act relating to Entries . List of Customs Ports, Outports, and Preven- tive Stations. Exchange Tables, showing value in dellars and cents from sterling, francs and rix- marks. Interest Tables, Postage Rates, Parcel Rates, to all parts of the world. Directory of leading business houses in Canada and the States, etc., ete. Subscribers fee of 50 cents wili include all privileges and one copy. Tariff alone, 30 cents.

RAY & WATSON, Toronto, E. L. LYDIARD, Broker, Charlottetown, Agent.

April 1—6i eod

A Tea and Fancy Table

In aid of the P. E. Island Hospital, will be held in the

MAREET HALL,

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Thursday, April 17th.

Contributions will be thankfully received by

Mrs. H. Aitken, Mrs. C. Palmer, Mrs. Burwash. Mrs. Whitman, Mrs. Jas. DesBrisay, Miss Ball,

Mrs. R. Johnson, Miss Millie Beer, Mrs, Laird, Miss Madge Beer, Mrs. John Macleod, Miss B. Maclennan, Mrs, Donald Macneill, Miss Macleod.

Contributions of Flowers will be received by Miss K Hensley and Miss Brecken,

Doors open at four p.m. Admission, 10 cents. Tickets for Tea, 25 cents,

March 31, 1884 —dy wkly

PATENTS

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Ground Bones.

HE undersigned will be prepared to sup-

ply pure ground bones, of ell sizes, and in large or small quantities, to farmers and others abont ist April,

Highest Cash Price paid fer Old Bones.

3. W. McGILL.

Ch’town, Feb. 11, 1884.

Ch’town, March 14—eod 2m pat eod Im gj 2m

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