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JUNE 15, LS78. Vital Statistics. we are

Wr confess with shame that ‘*

answer the question of No vital statistics are made up

come the way of all flesh,

unable to Stranger.” here. Men may and men may go. taken of them than if they This condition of things appears extraordinary when contrasted careful registry of births, marriages and deaths in other cities of Canada. And yet venture the opinion that—in the not

But no more account is were cattle. the more

with the

we dare there 1s

extend-

matter of births at least

throughout this Great Dominion g :

‘ng from Cape Breton to Vanconver—a o

» city which could show a better record

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singe , than Charlottetown. It 1s really too bad that information of public importn

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which everyone curious to know ougat t : ’ 2 Sa cannot be given because no ottic | regulation for the collection of vital statis- So . , : : Pe tics has been established. We direct tne proper antherities to this

e oF know,

attention of the important matter.

“oe

Cardigan Election.

Mr. DoxaLp FERGUSON WAS elected by Patriot has

} SX ot 1 : { LVOe} oO : A word to Say about it does nob eve hn (

the fact. Bis We are the wore surprised at this, Ibas- Patriot is a great patron 0}

two notice the

acclamation. Yet the not a

much as the native talent. It delights triumphs of those of our young jen who adverse circumstances. with

rise superior to Persons who remember the avivity \

which it seized upon the story—a false story by the way—of the young Islander calcibus, the bully of a

who

beat, prugnis et , Montreal but be,

; *) 4 } ” us, surprised—greatly sul prised-—that Patriot has no word of congratulation for e victor at Cardigan.

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the

School, cannot

the talented and a

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RECIPROCITY.

“A press telegram from Washington, says :—‘* In the House a bill was referred authorizing the appointment by the Presi- dent of three Commissioners to confer with Commissioners of Great Britain concerning a Treaty of Reciprocity with British Pro- vinces in America, establishing a system of bankruptcy procedings, imposing a duty of forty per cent. ad valorem on grape, sugar, etc., also reducing the duties on imports 15

per cent.”

The extreme eagerness with which Min- isterial organs seize upon this paragraph and declare, that, if true, it will rob the agitation of the Opposition ‘ of all its strength and force,” is proof of the truth of our contention that, if Reciprocity were once obtained, there would be few or no Protectionists in Canada—is proof of the falsity of the Patriot's assertions that a ‘‘ Chinese Wall” is wanted—‘‘ Protection tion for Protection’s sake,” etc, The truth is that the Opposition has rested its case almost wholly on the fact that Canadians are prohibited from selling in United States markets, while the manu- facturers of the United States can sell in Canada, and slaughter and destroy the in- dustries of Canada, almost without let or hindrance.

That is the reason why the Ministerial organs are so jubilant over the telegram quoted above. But to the policy of the Opposition is due any Reciprocal tendencies the United States may now have. If that policy is persisted in and carried out Reci- procity will, we believe, be obtained. But let not the people, by the mere appointment of a Commission, be constrained to deviate in the slightest degree from the independ- ent position they have taken up—or Reci- procity will not be a reality for many a long

dull year yet to come. ——.

Death of Bryant.

In one of the most exquisite of his minor poems, entitled ‘ June,” William Cullen Bryant says, after suggesting his departure :

«« And if around my place of sleep

The friends I love might come to weep, They might not haste to go ;

Soft airs and song and light and bloom

Might keep them lingering by my tomb.”

Singularly enough, he dies in June ; and the friends he loved may indeed, during the rare month, weep above his tomb ; but it is not the light nor the bloom that will keep them lingering, but the memory of that long life of rare merit and rarer work, of scholarship, honest journalism, and sweet singing, closed at last in ripe old age Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.

5 Reciprocity. if

nn NO epee tentacle a ne ~- nega ~

Tho Inevitable Reciprocity Rumor. (From the Llalifax Herald. )

Whenever, in Canada, there is any na tional movement which threatens, or Seems to threaten, the policy ov the business of the United States, we always find cropping out in the dispatches some obseure — about a possible renewal of Reciprocity with Canada.

By this time tho trick fails to excite in the Canadian mind satisfaction which, it is too readily assumed, will be caused by the announcement.

li was by means of Reciprocity that the United States obtained the use of our fish- eries once before. Reciprocity was hinted at again and again when our armed cruisers made our waters too hot to hold our neigh- hor’s poaching fishermen. — Reciprocity was whispered before the meeting of the Fishery Commission. Reciprocity was whispered after the award had been given. And now when the payment is a matter of necessity, Reciprocity is whispered again, The game is really too plain to be successta..

The Americans must have a profound con- tempt for Canadian intelligence if they imavine that the national feeling of this

2 cooled by late

ee has got stale, and hat pirat

country can be calmed or Commissions and curiously timed hints of Reciprocity. The policy of the Opposition in Canada is seen to be a National Policy. [tis known to be directed towards giving our home industries true freedom of trade in their own and with other countries. The Americans have a well-founded belief that

7 icy 1s inimical to their in- 1 at the general elec

} rieyt? | the Opp: 310102 { j b 1 will en

terests, ANC Wlii Sut

LCSLS, CECU abl Ulf iney have a ;

‘ i j hia oie » that tions. correct tradition tnat

they have had the most trouble with Sin John A. McDonald and his party, while from Mr. MeKenzie and Mr. Cartwright they have received every consideration.

it was the late Government’s policy which, : 1 . : i! ee protecting TAC fisheries, proviaing io! tink

Commission, and making the award secure,

} 1 — S he — a <7 4 a? 2 caused the ideas of Reciprocity to sprig up in the minds of Americans. It is the Na-

oliey of the Oppositi mm, which, be- Cause fT will be s causing the Americans to talk once more of they can, by vague pro- mises, and inconclusive, procrastinating,

‘ eee are oo - } Commissions, disturb the

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i

rey believe i iecessful, is

and inoperative public mind and divide the national coun- sels, they will carry on the game as long as P sible. Ifthey can give Mr. McKenzie any aid by tlese vague promises, they will vive it, for it costs them nothing to be un- tory and deceptive. If they can aid Mr. MeKenzie in making the Canadian ople believe that attempts ac obtaining iprocity have been made, they will do sc, for the cost of a Commission would be nothing compared with the gain of killing a Canadian National Policy. But the re- cords of this country are against the success of the plan. Every session since the abor- tive attempt of 1874, Mr. McKenzie has declared that nothing was being done in the matter of reciprocity, and that the Americans would have to take the initiative. But Mr. McKenzie’s policy was not such as would drive the Americans into taking that step. It is the Opposition policy which, by threatening the slaughtering process of the United States, and inducing a more general feeling in favor of a National Policy, has again induced the United States to take up the reciprocity proposition. It is not by cringing to them, and submitting to them, that anvthing can be done to bring them to their senses and induce them to agree to anything like a sensible proposition for re- ciprocal trade. [¢ is by a firm, united and national policy thet our neighbors will be brought to their senses, and induced to re- consider their policy towards us, So i alia tll Sai Sinbtajedt Employment of Capital.

Capitul and Labour, one of the few Eng- lish journals which attempted to hold the balance evenly between the employers and employed, devotes an article to the ques- tion of over-production, which it can hard- ly be doubted is the cause of the present stagnation in trade, whether it has taken place in England, in the United States or elsewhere. In addressing itself to capital- ists it says :—‘‘ Capital never seems satis fied to confine itself toa trade that it knows,

to employment that experience has enabled | lunder command of Captain Short, rode jthrough the mob with drawn swords and

it to ascertain is safe and legitimate. [t no sooner hears its neighvor is making lacge profits, than it must rush into his de- partment, and reduce the returns of both. Of all the shipbuilding and engineering

firms on the Thames twenty years ago) e Do

scarcely any have stood their ground. Coal pits that cost $30,000 to sink and furnish

are hastily excavated in rivaly to others. | 20 jagain, and with his drawn sword gave

my ine

Where are they and their owners ?

bankruptcies in the United States and here, |

do they not tell their own tale?) And what is it? Simply a total incapacity to ‘let well alone,’ a discontent with moderate profits and limited business, however safe and careful. ‘The consumer, no doubt gets his commodities for less than their cost. The working population, drawn away from the work of tillage, to the great embarrassment of the farmer, is congested into the towns, at extravagant wages for short answer the demand of eager competitors and daring speculators.” membered that the journal from which the above is quoted is published professedly in the interests of capitalists.

Miscellanscus News.

Yellow fever is reported among the ship- ping at Barbadoes.

Ten thousand natives are reported to have

—Hezx. Herald. i —— nw > 608

For water supply purposes Halifax has!

raised a loan of thirty thousand dollars on

six per cent. debentures, the money being

tendered at two and three per cent. pre-| mium,

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. . | Information has been received at Que-

bec to the effect that ree of the four young, 1e steamer Circassian

whales shipped by

been killed by a tornado which swept over the city of Canton in April last.

The Prince of Wales, out of consideration |

for English sentiment, and respect for her

ajesty’s wishes, abstains from participat- ing in Sunday races or other amusements, during his stay in Paris.

Mr. Geo. Waigley, head teacher of the Petersville schools, who has been released from his engagement on account of excessive crvelty to the pupils under his chrge,denies

for the Westministe: Aquarium have ar-| the allegation in a letter, and states that he

rived safely at Liverpool, one having died | ‘the Inspector, Mr, Dearness.

on the passage.

has demanded an official investigation by

j | ‘ } |

hours, to |

It should be re- |

Tho Situation in Quebec.

The recent Opposition victory vas gained by Mr. Price’s absence. The Montreal Star (independent) of Monday evening declares that the hope of corrupting some other member of the Opposition was the reason for protracting the debate. * Several on- servative members,” it says, “ have been appro ched, and we are informed that = attempted methods of bribery, if Tmaade be a startling revelation of

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known, would Gn corruption. — @ = Lord Dufferin.

In the course of a Times article on Lord Dutferin’s speech at Montreal, the following ‘Karl Duiferin’s Vice-regal career has been singularly brilliant throughout. Never before have our American colonies been ruled by a statesman who knew how

occurs °

to call forth the best qualities of the people by appealing to the noble sentiments and lofty aspirations. Earl’ Dufferin’s task to develop a self-reliant spirit, becoming a young nation with loyalty to its mother country, has succeeded beyond all expecta- tion. The review at Montreal represents forces which the most powerful sovereigns might be proud to command. The troops were constituted of the first offerings of Canadian loyalty, the first fruits of Cana- dian patriotism.” act ciliiinitamnityiiglstiasiyecienisiiadainnanaeen

Beaconsfield’s Pclicy.

The London correspondent of the Man- chester Guardian says: ‘*Those persons who anticipate that Beaconsfield is prepar- ing a great surprise will not be disappoint- ed. The coup may bring him much popu larity, but it will burden the country with creat responsibility. ‘lhe control of reforms in Asia Minor, and the maintenance of free- dom of Constantinople, will be undertaken by Great Britain, while Hurope in Turkey will be left to the control of the States

To satisfy

1 7 . > - . 17 . whose chiei mnterests are tnere.

. } 32 rhe - - : ity Austria ana aapUuSst questions oF indemnity will bé the chief difficulty of the Congress.

1 S iii nein nines sith Leo’ iS. i Other questions are already settled in prin- : ) MO ee ns lwa ciple. Beaconsiicid s demands wlll mvoive

even more than the } } Ixy . hey have aiready rr rermany and France, and . I . of Austria and lialy. special demands be _ satisfactor : : .s ard Beaconsfield will play a leading part in dazzling piece. As, however, his dipl policy will be a departure from the doctrine e non-intervention. he will probablv make ot non-intervention, ne wlit i COM ALY MlAKC that the justification for a dissolution of Parliament and an appeal to the country.

‘ : ae ; boregoing oOUusUNe, Yul

i ‘eived the support of si - ‘ ( to some extent,

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Astonishing effects of a South American Tidal Wave.

The United States Minister in Chili, Mr. Osborne, sends to the Department of State, an interesting despatch on the earthquake and tidal wave of May, 1877, founded on observations made during a personal visit to the scene of the disaster. The shockand wave were experienced along the whole coast from Callao to Valparaiso. The centre of greatest disturbance was near the south- ern border of Peru, not far from the Guano Islands. At Arica and Iquique the signs of damage done were conspicuous. It is said that the hull of the United States war steamer Waiteree, which was washed inland nearly a mile at Arica by-the great wave of 1868, was reached and floated aconsiderable distance further north and almost to the waters’ edge again by last year’s wave. At Pabellon de Pica, near the guane beds, the shock was terrible. The lamps were over- thrown, the town set on fire, and a few mo- ments later it was swept entirely into the sea by the tidal wave. Two hundred per- sons perished there. The wave ebbed and flowed five times during the night, and all the shipping in the harbor was destroyed. Beyond this point southward the shock de- creased greatly in intensity, and at Valpa- ‘aiso was scarcely felt.

a The Quebec Riot.

Further particulars of yesterday’s Quebec riot show that the crowd on Paul street re- fusing to disperse when ordered, and con- tinuing to assault the troops, the cavalry,

endeavored to disperse them. ‘They were met with a shower of stones, and a number of them were wounded. Capt. Short was struck on the head with a large stone, and his face was badly cut. Several rioters seized his horse, and the animal was cnocked down, but he managed to mount

several of the rioters some ugly cuts. At this juncture the Mayor read the riot Act. lt 1s the prevailing opinion that had this been done earlier a large amount of pillage and loss os property might have been pre- Its reading had no effect.. The rioters repeated the charge upon the corps, whereupon Col. Strange ordered the leading section to fire. Immediately wpon the order of “fire” being given, a portion of the mob commenced to run towards the Palace and remainder up Dog Hill, whence several volleys of stones had been received. Jt was in this direction that the soldiers fired the frst volley, which failed to disperse the A second was fired, resulting in fall of two men, one of g picked wp, was fount to be dead, and the other seriously wounded. | The second volley had the effect of clearing the streets, the mob being seen to fly in all directions; The man killed was two yeats of age, a native has been about two ye: body was removed to mc when, on | being viewed by several doctors, they could not agree as to whether death had been caused by a bullet orastone, police have been ertain, about ten people in all were wounded, but it has been impossible to ascertain their names, most of them having beeen removed their homes.

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CASH BUYERS

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4IN THE

RETATL DEPARTMENT.

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Owing to the extreme depression of trade in the Old Country, our Stock has been laid in by personal selection, Sat extraordinary Low Prices,

departments at a much cheaper

enabling us to offer goods in the following

rate than heretofore.

Faney Bress Goods Department Yournking 0., Prints and White 2,

and Grey Calica § e Costume Linen do., alatea & firass Uisith do,

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All the Novelties for the Seasen

in the Show Reom.

A most Attractive Assortment.

In the Gentlemen’s

Furnishing Department.

‘nglish, Scotch and Canadian T weeds, Black and Blue Worsted Coatings, Scotch Suitings, Black and Blue Broads and Does, Blue Serges, White and Fancy Shirts.

Suirs and Sine.e GARMENTS made up on the premises, at the shortest notice and in the best styles.

In {tho

Ready-Made Department.

A full range of Men's Clothing,

A special lot of Boys’ Suits, |

Men’s White and Fancy Marseilles

Vests—many of them at half their

actuab value. A splendid assort- ment of

chilemen’s Hats,

Silk, Drab Shell, Felt, Straw and Linen.

In the

House Furnishing Department,

A choice selection of. Carpets, Oil- cloths, Mattings, Damasks, Repps, Cretonnes, Lace, Muslin and Leno Curtains; Window Holland, Sheet- ings and Pillow Cotton; a lot of Colored Alhambra and White Marseilles Toilet Quilts, slightly soilled—at about half price.

A Choice Assortment of English GROCERIES

&= Parties from the country will save their railway fare in the purchase of a small parcel.

GEV. DAVIES & 60.

May 25, 1878—

will be paid, providing I cannot sink guse at either place, that cannot be pum the same as I did one year ago for

NEW ADVERTSIEMENT, $506 REWARD. —

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Strayed, Ran Away, or Stolegs

THE ABOVE SUM WILL BE PAID gy

SEE SEE JONES

(Inventor of the C, B. PUMP. and

person who brought it and the Tubal be to the Island, aud the only person who tell where water can be found), to any who can prove who took away the water from wells bored by Millner, Roper, Mallet, Mo, Gaurin, Hamm end others, at the ¢ “in Montague ; at the Schoolhouse at High Bay

at Stumbles’ Stables and at the Gas Houae, Charlottetown ; and at Dr. MelIntosh’s, Mur.

ray Harbor.

BS,000

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Connolly, Thomas Alley, Thomas J. Hodgson, J. S. Carvell, Robert Paul Lee, McKinnon & McLean, town; J. C. Haley, at Souris; Wm, J. Peters’ Road; John Henderso Murray bor ; Donald Livingston, High Bank. He. As I do not intend to have the Publie ‘de. I

sived, asin the past, | h iti say to aly ty ant a GOO WM hd THE LATEST IMPROVED

both Tron and Wood ; also, the best Suction and Foree Pump, for Dug and. Bored Wells, I will suit you, OR NO CHARGE.

6.6 see

Charlottetown, June 15, 1878—2w

jh

Bricks | Bricks! 8,000 si0% 7 ont Se

JAMES M, BUTCHER,

Ch’town, June 15—3i

NOTICE OF REMOVAL Jobm Bell,

FAILOR & CUTTER, having removed from Fitzroy Street (West), te Mr. George Scantlebury’s new House on

KENT STREET, will be glad to see his friends and customera, and attend to any orders he may be favored with in his line of business. ' JOHN BELL. ow sat tu th Spat m w fri

Kent St., July 15

Montreal and Acadian S.S. LINE.

‘> owe,

Charlottetown to St. John’s, New- foundiand, direct, :

HE S. S. “VALETTA.” which leaves

Montreal on or about the 16th inst., will take freight and passengers from this port te Sydney, C. B., and St. John’s, Newfoundland, at the lowest possible rates. Apply to

OWEN CONNOLLY & CO., Agents. Ch’town, June 10—pat till 19

NEW STOCKS!

ween 305

150 Chests Tea, 25 Half-Chests,

50 CAD DIES (All Warranted),

1000 bbls. Hour

490 bbls. CORNMEAL, 70 puns. MOLASSES, 20 tierces do.,

15 bhds. SUGAR,

4) bbls. do.,

30 ** White Granulated SUGAR,

10 mi 7 do.,

25 Boxes W. C. McDonalds’ i TOBACCO, 7

50 caddies very best Smoking Tobacco,

100 boxes RAISINS, ee 40 ‘“ CURRANTS,

500 sides SOLE LEATHER, No. 1, ‘é ‘<c No. &.

Superior Extra

Extra, Spring Extra,

Superior Fine,

50 bags RICE (1 ewt. each), 100 boxes SOAP, .

50 ‘* Laundry do., 40 ‘* Biue STARCH, a. White da.

35 bbls. VINEGAR, 30 boxes PICKLES, 50 jars CREAMTARTER, 7) tins MUSTARD, 75 ** PEPPER, 40 ‘* GINGER, 200 doz. BLACKING, 40 boxes Nixey BLACKLEAD, ww . Dh Pee, 100 doz. PAILS, 100 ‘* BROOMS, 409 coils 6-thread MANILLA, 200 ‘* 9-thread do., 100 ‘* 12-thread do., 140 bbls. SHIP BREAD, No. 1, D5 “sé “e No. . & 30 boxes CRACKERS,

is Lowest pessible Prices (fer CASH or GOOD NOTES, @ m

CARVELL Bros.

Ch’town, June 3, 1878—2w m & th pat wheat

Holloway's Pills & Ointment.

rn ms Supply from London, for sale at 1e

Apothecaries’ Hall (DesBrisay’s Corner). .

Ch’town, June 10- -dy pat 2w 2aw