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VOL. 6. CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27,1879. NO. 6

Hewson, eDougall & Seaman

EG leave to acknowledge thanks to the public generally for the very liberal pat ronage extenied to them since commencin business, an! intimate that they have on han a large and select stock of material for the manufacture of Sleighs, etc. They have re- cently received photos of all the latest prize sleighs of the Ottawa Exhibition. Parties re- uiring new sleighs would do well to call at their factory and examine before ordering elsewhere.

They keep on hand and make to order Top Buggies, Phaetons, the famous Dexter Spring Wagons, and carriages of every description. Repairing of all kinds done with neatness and despatch, ant warranted to give satisfaction to those who favor them with a call, at prices to suit the times.

N. B.—Parties having their Sleighs repaired and painted would do well to leave them at once in order to have them in time for the first snow.

am Wagons stored at moderate charges. Parties having their wagous repaired and

inted in the spring will have them stored on of charge for the winter.

Ch’town, ct 27th, 1879.

BRITISH AMERICA

Assurance Company. FIRE AND MARINE.

Cash Capital & Assets . $1,176, 491.46,

INCORPORATED 1833. Head Oifice, - Toronto, Ont.

Risks taken on all descriptionsfof Property at lowest rates.

PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES. HORACK HASZARD, Agent.

Office, South Side Queen Square. July 10, 1579.

DR. P. W. G CANNING,

Licentiate Royal Colleges Physicians and Surgeons of Edinburgh.

LICENTIATE MIDWIFERY. RESIDENCE :

Upper Hillsborough St., corner Hillsborough and Euston Streets, Charlottetown. OFFICE HOURS: 8:30 to 11 a.m.; 7 to 9 p.m.

Charlottetown, June 24, 1879.—eod

QUEEN INSURANCE UY,

OF ENGLAND.

CAPITAL, . . TWO MILLIONS STERLING,

NSURANCE effected on all kinds of Build- ings, Merchandise and Produce. Also, on

Vessels on the stocks. : Special rates for isolated residences.

Losses settled promptly. GEORGE MACLEOD (Union Bank), Agent for Prince Edward Island June, 1877—

No. 35 Water St.,

Charlottetown. ‘

Prince Edward Island Branch

—OF THK—

NORTH SRITISH & MERCANTILE FIRE AND LIFE.

INSURANCE CO.

Subscribed Capital, $9,733,332.00 Paid up Capital, - 1,216,666.00

CHIEF OF FICES—Edinburgh, 64 Princess Street ; London, 61 Threadneedle Street.

Nine-Tentlis of the Profits of the Life Assur- ance Business are divided every Five Years. The Tables of Rates are moderate.

Fire Insurances effected on nearly every description of Property, at the LOWEST RATES ef Premium. corresponding to the nature of the risk.

Losszs settled with promptitude and liber-

ality. G. W. DEBLOIs,

General Agent.

Dee, 14.

MAIL NOTICH.

AILS for Great Britain will be closed at M 10 o'clock, p. m., on THURSDAY in each week, to be forwarded via Pictou, for Canadian mail, steamers leaving Halifax every Saturday.

A mail will be closed on Friday, the 21st inst., at 10 r. m., for mail steamers leaving Halifax on Tuesday, the 25th, and supplemen- tary matter will also be forwarded by MON- DAY evening’s boat for Pictou.

Mails to be forwarded vta steamers to Pictou will be closed after the 22nd inst., on every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, and SATURDAY. at 5 o'clock a.M., until close of navigatlon. .

Mails to be forwarded via Summerside and Shediac will be closed at 5.30 a.m.; also for Summerside direct at 5 p.m, and for George- town, Souris and places on those routes at 6 o'clock a. M., daily. ;

Post Office open from 8, a.m., till 9, p. m.

A. A. MACDONALD, Postmaster.

Post Office Charlottetown, Nov, 20th, 1879.

GENTLEMEN:

W®* HAVE ABOUT COMPLETED THE

Most Choice Collection

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SCOTCH TWEEDS,

Canadian Tweeds,

West:of England

CLOTHS,

Overcoatings,

&e., &e., &e.,

We have yet offered to the Public.

Manufactured on the Premises

IN THE

LATEST STYLES

And With Despatch. BEER & SONS.

Oct. 11, 1879.—tf

RAISINS.

100 boxes NEW LAYERS; 100 ‘* VALENCIA,

CARVELL BROS.

Nov. 20, 1879—2aw 2w

In Stock and Daily Expected,

The EG The Largest ay. Best Stock A Qualities HENVETOPES. The The x Nicest Cheapest ra Assortment

OF ENVELOPES IN P. E. ISLAND, By Quarter, Half and whole Thousands.

C. HERBERT HASZARD,

18 Queen Street Nov. 13, 187y—1m

BISCUITS |

NICE LOT OF PEEK FREENS 4A. celebrated English Biscuits at

BEER & GOFP’S.

Nov. 1, 1879.

BASKETS!

Inns STOCK of over §QOQ—cheapest lot yet, at

BEER & GOFF’S. Nov. 1, 1879.

SALT! SALT!

And Mackerel Barrels, FOR SALE,

DAVID SMALLI,

Queen Street Charlottetown, Oct. 13, 1879—tf

1,000 Ibs. MOIR & KEILER’S

CELEBRATED

Jams and Marmalade |

ARMALADE 22 cents per lb., in bulk ; a7 lb. tin for $1.35; 1&2 Ib. tins at 25 cents per 1b.; 1 lb. crocks, 28 cents.

JAM 25 cents per lb. in bulk ; 1 1b. crocks 28 cents.

Strawbery, Raspbery.Black & Red Currant, Gooseberry, Green- gage, Damson and Pium Jams, at

BEER & GOFP'S.

Nov. 1, 1875.

Valuable Property for sale.

4 ig BE SOLD, all that part of Town Lot No, 74, in the first hundred of Town Lots in Charlottetown; having a front of 67 feet, Dor- ehester Street, and running back 80 feet, to- gether with the buildings thereon erected.

For further particulars apply to Messrs, Hopeson & MoLnop Charlottetown.

Sept. 18, 1879.

GHEAPSIDE

WAREHOUSE,

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Matthew, Mclean & Heartz

—INTEND MAKING A—

CHANGE IN THEIR BUSINESS,

AND WILL

Sell the Whole of Their Large Stock of

DRY GOODS

AT FROM

Twenty to Thirtv Per Cent. Discount.

FOR CASH ONLY.

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Now ‘is the Time to Get Bargains,

—AS THE—

WHOLE STOCK

Must be Cleared Out in a Few Months.

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Just Call and Examine our Reduced Prices, as we Mean Business.

Dress Goods,

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Cashmeres, French Merinos, Persian Cords, Serges, Lustres and Coburgs, at Cost.

Fancy Dress Goods for 8 cents per yard. Heavy Winceys for 6 cents per yard. Good Black Lustre for 12 cents per yard. Heavy Tweeds for 50 cents per yard. Woollen Shawls from 70 cents upwards. Ladies Wool Clouds and Scarfs at Cost. Ladies Cloth Sacques at Great Reductions. A Lot of Fur Muffs at Less than cost. Black and Colored Silks, Satins, Mantle and Bonnet Velvets, Velveteens and Trimming Silks at Cost.

Heavy OQvercoats, Ulsters, Reefers, Pants and Vests

AT COST.

Mens’

Mens’ Fur and Cloth Caps, Shirts and Drawers, At Prices that Must Seli Them.

White and Grey Blankets and Mantle Cloths at a Bargain.

White and Grey Cotton from 5 Cents Upwards.

If you want Cheap Goods give us a call, as we are confident the prices will give satisfaction.

Matthew, Welean & Heartz,

Charlottetown, Nov. 3, 1879. _

NEWS BY TELEGRAPH,

IRELAND. Dounpeze, Nov. 25. There was a great demonstration here last night, at which 3,000 persons were present. The resolutions which were passed condemned the arrest of the Sligo prison- ers.

Lonpon, Noy. 25.

The prominent Home Ruler whose pre- sence Beaconsfield requested at his resi- dence on Saturday is Phiilip Callan, mem- ber for Dundalk. Callan laid before Beaconsfield the result of a personal ex- amination in the Northwest and Western districts of Ireland, which showed that the farmers and laborers in the remote districts peened help in the way of both food and fuel.

Attention is called to the brisk trade doing at Irish fairs in old Government rifies.

It is stated that the excitement through- out the west of Ireland shows no signs of abatement. Large meetings are being held at all populous places in the counties of Mayo and Sligo. Parnell, in addressing a large meeting last night in Sligo, asked the people to persevere in agitation, and re- member his advice to keep a firm grip on the land,

Suico, Nov. 25.

The Court to-day was again crowded. Kilien and Davitt appeared perfectly cheer- ful. Monrose said if he could prove the ut- terance of Mr. Davitt’s alleged words that ‘*the manhood of Ireland should spring to its feet and say it would tolerate landlords and landholders no longer,” the magistrates would be bound tocommit him. Police evi- dence was called to prove this utterance. Davitt who had been occupied all the morn- ing preparing a written defenee, before commencing to deliver it, protested against Monroe’s remark that he had already expe- rienced the clemency of the Crown, and de- clared that he was innocent of the charges on which he was convicted in 1878.

Daly, since .his release from jail, com- plains of his treatment while in prison.

Munroe, in his remarks, said Davitt was probably the most dangerous of Irish agita- tors, and specially pointed to his language, in comparing the Zulu assegai to the Irish pike.

Davitt is now, 8 p. m., examining wit- nesses, ,

LATER. .Stico, Nov. 25.

Davitt, during the trial, declared that he had been convicted of Fenianism in Eng- land on the evidence of professional perjar- ers. His cross-examination of police wit- nesses failed to weaken the evidence against him. He was committed for trial, bail being accepted.

UNITED STATES. New Yorks, Nov. 25.

The President, Cashier, and all the Di- rectors of the First National Bank of But- ler, Pa., were arrested yesterday by the direction of the Solicitor of the Treasury for false statements, frauds and perjury.

Denver, Noy. 25.

Despatches from Los Pinos state that up to Monday the hostile Indians had not re- turned to that point, though it was re- ported they were preparing to come in. Ouray said the hostilities were coming, evi- dently fearing trouble. Despatches do not indicate much more, and it is reported that plans of a campaign have already been ar- ranged. One command is to mareh from Mill Creek, one from Utan and two from the South. The commission are still bar- ricaded and prepared to resist any attack.

Norwicu, Conn., Nev. 25.

A little child here waa recently punished by its teacher and attempted to run home, The teacher caught her at the door, and in shutting it caught her head between the door and jamb, inflicting a severe bruise; last week the child died. There is a good deal of excitement over the affair.

New Yorn, Nov. 25.

Despatches state that the large pier of the Pacific Mail Company at Aspinwall has been destroyed by a storm. Several small vessels have been wrecked.

New Yoru, Nov. 26.

Early Sunday morning John Leach was found frozen stiff and hugging close to a a pile on the dock in Jersey City. He had fallen into the water and climbed on the pile, where he remained three hours before being rescued.

Derapwoop, D. T., Nov. 24.

This town, which was burned down eight weeks ago, has been compietely rebuilt with superior buildings.

New York, Nov. -25.

Ship ‘‘ Royal Charter,” before reported abandoned at sea, was fallen in with by the barque ‘‘ Maria,” and a crew put on board on the 5th mst., which would try to take her to some European port. The hull was in good condition and was easily pumped dry. Her decks gave evidence of having been abandoned in ahurry. The “‘ R. C.” was owned by N. Churchill, of Yarmouth, N. S., and others, is 1,300 tons, and is val- ued at $40,000; she had a eargo of wheat valued at $100,000. It appears her crew was taken off by a vessel that arrived at Amsterdam last Saturday.

MitwavKkee, Nov. 25.

The propeller ‘‘ City of New York” sunk at Ludington yesterday. She was valued

at $10,000. The cargo will probably be a total loss; insured. Steamer ‘‘John A, Dix” also sank in Minister Harbor. Loss $25,000 ; insured.

Wasuainaton, Nov. 25.

Many Congressmen favor a renewal of duty on tea and coffee to supply the deficit made by the reduction of the tobacco tax. The treasury department also favors a smali duty on tea and coffee. The Presi- dent’s message is in type but the telegrams purporting to give its substance are purely imaginary. It will recommend that no financial legislation whatever be had.

RUSSIA. Vienna, Nov. 25.

Gortschakoff, Schouvaloff and d’Oubril will arrive at St. Petersburg on the 2nd of December to meet the Czar. This gather- ing gives rise to the impression that im- portant decisions are pending and that extensive internal reforms will be under- taken.

THE PERUVIAN DEFEAT. Lonpon, Nov. 25.

A pitched battle has been fought before Inquige, and resulted in an overwhelming defeat of the allied armies. The defeat was disastrous, and if the despatches are to be fully credited nearly one half of the Peruvian and Bolivian troops were destroyed. The generalship of the Chilian commanders proved to be far superior to that of their antagonists. and the bravery of the allies was not a sufficient match for their opponents. The popularity of the Government in consequence of this splendid victory is greatly enhanced. The effect of this serious loss upon the war spirit of Peruvian people is very depressing, and it is not improbable that preparations for pur- chase of a substitute of the Huascar, for which sufficient funds have already been raised, will give place to general desire for peace on the best obtainable terms. This disposition is all the more strengthened by victories obtained by Chilians on sea.

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Taxing Babies.

Under Wiiliam III. registration was for the first time turned to account as a means of raising revenue. The earliest statute having this object was called ‘‘An act for granting to his Majesty certain rates and duties upon marriages, deaths and burials, and upon bachelors, and widowers, for the term of five years, to carry on the war against France with viger. The duty on marriage under this act ranged from 2s 6d to £60, in proportion to the rank of the bridegroom ; that for births from 2s to £30 ; and that for burials from 4s to more than £50. The statute also exacted from bachelors and widowers above the age of 25 a yearly sum varying from ls to £12 10s. It imposed a penalty of £100 on those of the clergy who shouid neglect registration, and empowered the De ear toexamine the registers without feo. As might have been expected, births were now concealed that the cost of the registration might be es- eaped. This led to a further enactment, which required parents, under penalty, to give notice of births to the clergy within five days of their occurrence.—Cornhill Magazine.

The Queen and the Poet Laureate.

Speaking of Tennyson’s hospitality, a re- cent anecdote runs thus: Her Majesty the Queen announced it to be her good pleas- ure to honor the poet laureate with a visit. Unfortunately she did not say precisely what day she would arrive. In duty bound the whole family were put into their best ‘** beb and tucker.” The children agonized in their best rig and were rigorously ‘‘pent” indoors ; Mrs. Tennyson was bedecked with her state raiment, and the great author himself was gotten up to perfection and in the latest invention of his tailor. Four or five days went by in the same atmosphere of expectation and grandeur, but no royal guest came driving up. At last it became unbearable. Ordinary manners were pro- claimed ; everybody sighed with relief and hung aside too violent etiquette with too belaced and beribboned attire. The chil- dren resumed their intimacies with mud- pies and rocking-horses. Mrs. Tennyson began to enjoy a novel and a wrapper, and casting aside romance, Mr. Tennyson took up a hoo and began to weed his garden, and with glowing cheeks and animated eyes tried ‘‘to make two blades of grass grow where before there was only one.” Of course when everything was jogging along in this cosy and homelike way the queen and her escort arrived. At first there was a general flutter of fright and excitement. Everybody was embarrassed and ill at ease. But the grand old fellow, coming up to the house with soiled hands and sweat-drops on his lofty brow, made it all right ina few words. ‘‘ My sovereign, we expected you for several days, and were prepared to re- ceive you as should become those who are honored by their queen ;. but to-day we did not know of your intention, and are there- fore only so far prepared as loyalty and love can make us.” It is needless to say that the visit was a very friendly and pleas- ant affair, and, we doubt not, far better en- joyed by so sensible a woman as Queen Victoria than it would have been had it been attended with courtly formality and state.

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