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THe EXAMINER.

VOL 2. CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBE

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A. McNEILL, huctioneer and Commission Merchant NO. .1 QUREN STRET.

CHARLOTTETOWN, P. B. ISLAND

Re AUCTION SALES, of ail descrip- ne. aleepded to in city and country al rates.

tious, moderate

May 21, 1877.

STEAM COOKING.

MAYO'S STEAM

CULINARY BOILER !

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LL the condensed steam is carried back A into the boiler-- preventing unpleasant odors in the kitchen. Meat, Vegetables, Puddings. &c.. may all be cooked at the saine time, without mingling the favors, while each article retuins all its strength and aroma, and is more palatable and nu- tritious than when cooked by any other

mode. ; Qn exhibition and for sale at

BEER & GOFF 5.

FLOUR FLOUR

Good Family Flour, For SaLE AT W. W. CLARKE’S. Water St., Dec. 1—eod tf

MORTGAGE SALE,

rev be Sold, by PUBLIC AUVTION, on I TURBSDAY, the 12th day of FEBRUARY, 1878 atthe Court House in Charlottetown, at thehour of 12 o’clock, ncon, of the same day, under and by virtue of a Power of Sale con- tained iv o certain Indenture of Mortgage, dated the 3rd day of January, 1860, and made betweea Perer McInnis aod Mary his wife, of the one part, and Joun Kyicut, now deceased, of the other part —All that Piece aod Parcel ofLand being partof Township No. 45, and situtuated near the head of Sours River, bounded ou the west and north by land then n occupation of Donald McCormack, and on the east by land then in the possession of Angus McDenald, and oa the south by Souris River—containing fifty- one acres of land, being the farm then and until lately in oc@upation of the said Peter McIunis, together with all the Buildings and Appurten- ances connected therewith. For terms aod conditions of sale, apply to Messrs. Hodgson & McLeod. Dated 9th day of November 1877. JAMES McFARLANE, EDWARD J. HODGSON, yERNON H. KNIGHT Trustees and Devisees under the will of thelat Jobo Knight. Nov. 10—t sale

SINGERS

SEWING MACHINES

The Perfection of Mechanism. So Light and Simple that a

Child can Work them,

So Durable that they last

A Lifetime,

Kight Thousand Machines now Manufactured every Week. To be had only from the Authorized Agent,

Robert Youn,

South Side Queen Square. Ch’town, Sept. 13, 1877.

NEWFOUNDLAND PORT WINE

JUST RECEIVED,

From St. Johns, per Brig * Fleetwood,” a supply of this Fine Old Wine, which will be sold at our usual MODERATE PRICES.

MACEACHERN & CO

Oet. 24—

ROYAL HOTEL,

4ing Square, Saint John.

HAVE much pleasure in informing my ow

merous friends and the public generally, that

ave leased the Hotel formerly known as the CONTINENTAL, and thoroughly resovated she same,making it, asthe ROYAL always had _be.reputation ot being, one of the best Hotels in “he Provinces. ; “Excellent Bill of Fere, First-class Wines? qpawers and Cigars, aod superior accommoda) “100.

Blackhall’s Livery Stable attached. Fras THOS, F. RAYMOND. July 3, 1877—6m

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The above Waltzes are really good. Get a copy. For sale at FLETCHER’S MUSIC STORE, Queen Street.

Nov. 22, 1877.

Clocks & Timepieces

A VAKIED ASSURTMENT, FROM

$1.25 UPWARDS,

WARRANTED, AT

J. F. McKAY’S,

North Side Queen Square, Nov. 24--

VIOLIN CLASS.

N R. VINNICOMBE has opened a Violin

Class over Mr. Fletcher’s Music Store. Ages of pupils preferred—from Eleven to Fifteen years.

TerMs—$10a quarter, half in advance. Twenty-four Lessons a quarter; each Les- son one hour’s duration.

Orders for TUNING may be ieft at the above Store.

October 13, '77.

DR. WILLIAM GRAY’S SPECIFIC MEDICINE. The Great English Rem- .

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ba “Sold in Charlottetown by W. R Watson, P. . Fraser, C. D. Rankin, Dr Dodd, and a Apothecaries’ Hall, and by all druggistsany where

GROCERIES !

Of all kinds, Cheap,

TO BE FOUND AT Ww. W. CLARKE’s, Water St., Ch’town, Deo. 1—eod tf

GRAIN BAGS.

1,000 GRAIN BAGS

For sale low, at J. B. McDON ALD’S,

50 HALR-CHESTS THA

Warranted Good,

39 boxes RASINS,

3 barrels CURRANTS,

3 bags RICK Scotch, Refined and Porte Rico Sugar

in hhds. or bbls, For sale low, at 27 J. B. McDONALD’S,

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member or of every family in City, Vi e

Prince Edward Isiand

SPEAMERS.

SUMMER ARRANGEMENT. Nova Scotia.

Leave Charlottetown for Pictou everv MoNnDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, & SATURDAY mornings, at 5 o'clock, con- vecting there at 10 a. m., with train for Haiifax. Fare to Halifax, $4.10. Picnic Parties of Twenty and apwards can obtain Return Tlckets at Charlotte- town Office to Pictou and back same day $1.00 each.

Returning to Chariottet own.

Leave Pictou every Tugspay, WEDNESDAY Frpay and SaTuRDAY, about 2.30 p.m. on arrival of evening train from Hali- fax.

CAPE BRETON.

ave Pictou for Hawkesbury every Mon- pay and THURSDAY, on arrival of morning train from Halifax, connecting both ways with stage and Steamer ‘*Neptune,” to and from Sydney and Bras d'Or Lake.

Returning to Pictou same nights, connect- i.g with 10 a.m. Train TursDay and Fri- DAY for Halifax.

New Brenswick, Canada and United Siates,

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Returning, leaves SHEDIAC every day (Sundays excepted) on arrival of day train trom St. Jony, for Summerside; connect there, without delay, with train for Char- lottetown. Also, leaves Summerside for Charlottetown every Saturday evening, about 6 o’clock.

Agents: ALmon & Macrxrosn, Halifax; Noonan & DavikEs, Pictou; A Grant & Uo Hawkesbury * HanFrp,jBros., St. John.§

F. W. HALES

M®. D. McRAE, a teacher of upwards of 25 years experience in the Province of Ontario, ex-Superintendent of Schools for the Township of Kingston, intends (if sufficient encouragement offers) to open, during the winter months, Evening Classes, in Writing, Arithmetic, Algebra and Elocu

tion.

Mr. McRae would give his earnest atten- tion to Posting Books, Making out Ac- counts, Collecting, kc. Apply at 124 Kent Street.

Two permanent boarders can be accom- modated.

Ch town, Nov. 15, 1877—

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July24 1877.

ROBERT YOUNG

HAS JUST RECEIVED, Per S. S. Prince Edward,

A MAGNIFICENT ASSORTMENT

NEW GOODS,

Which he_is offering at

EXTRAORDINARY LOW PRICES

October 1, 1877.

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| MacMahon used those memorable words when ‘he had found his way into the Malakoff at!

it becomes after all merely a matter of ba

MacMahon.

The Red Republican papers have frequently of late repeated, as if he constantly uttered it, the saying ‘there I am and here I remain.” Perhaps tew of our readers remember that

Sebastapol. The following description of that | gallant affair we tind in an exchange, taken from the French of Paul Estienne :—

The appointe! sour of attack approached. The General-in-Chief had selected the Bran- cian redoubt as his post of observation, and around him were grouped Gen. Niel, Gen. Thierry, Gen. Martunimprey, and a brilliant and numerous stall. Gen. Bosquet had taken up his position in the sixth parallel, which, tuough greatly exposed and exceedingly dan- gerous, Was a splendid vantage ground of ob- servation. At the head of the first brigade, and as close as it was possible to approach to the outworks of Malakotfl, stood Gen. Mac- Mahon. His night hand grasped his sword hilt, while in the left he held his watch, and with his head bent and eyes fixed, the General calmly awaited for the final moment. The few minutes preceding the hour were most solemn. Not asound or a whisper disturbed the fatal silence. The troops were handled in the trenches; and the advance guards were reclining within eight yards of Malakoff. The Zouaves and the Legionaries were in front, and their eyes were steadfastly fixed on their General, awaiting but his look to rush forward. The time was fixed at twelve, midnight, and for a few seconds every breath was stilled, and MacMahon’s intensity of calmness was su- preme. The General’s watch was consigned to his breast-pocket, and in an instant after his eye hadrun along the whole line. His sword gleamed inthe air, and at the same moment the bugle sounded ‘‘The charge.” Every mouth cried ‘‘en avant!” and the cry was re-echoed from rank to rank and from front to rear. The Zouaves, with MacMahon at their head, reached fhe fosse, and some climbing by scaling ladders, some mounting back over back and others reaching the para- pet, no one knew how, the French entered the tort. The Russians poured musketry shot and cannon shot iato those onward rushing lines, but despite shot and repeated bayonet charges, General MacMahon held his own, and the Russians fell back before the headlong charge of Zouaves and Legionaries. Knowing that the Malakoff was the key to Sebastopol, the Russians poured shot and shell on the de- voted troops of MacMahon. Within the fort the conflict was terrible, but MacMahon was stern and his only order was ‘‘ en avant !”

Meanwhile, it was rumored that the Mala- koff was mined, and Marshal Pellisier, irre- spective of this rumor, felt that the odds were

MeaeMahon, and he accord- | jasted f

ingly dispatched an aid-de-camp, begging the General to make his escape from so dangerous and so exposed a position. ‘‘I’m_ here, and here I remain,” was the dry and only answer MacMahon sent back. The Russian General determined on one more effort to regain the Malakoff. A storm of grapeshot and shell were poured in, and was succeeded by bayon- et charges of the best and bravest of the Rus- sian troops. Twenty times repulsed, twenty times did the Russians return the charge. The bravest Generals fell at the head of their columns. ‘The Zouaves of the Imperial Guard, and the Brigade of General Douay, were sent to reinforce MacMahon. The Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard, headed by Colonel Brette- ville, and General Wimoffen’s Brigade, were next sent to his assistance. The Russians fought with more than bravery—thev fought as fights a forlorn hope. As line after line was broken and scattered, still they came on, in black masses, and hurled themselves against the French ranks. Marshal Pellisier grew ter- rified and nervous as to the result, and he dis- patched aid-de-camp after aid-de-camp, beg- ging MacMahon to relinquish the dangerous post, and to save his life. Wearied with such orders, MacMahon at length replied with im- patience, ‘(Que le diable—am I not master of my own skin?’ I have taken the place, and I'll keep it.” The Malakoff was taken after a terrible loss of life, but it secured the success of the war. During the murderous straggle MacMahon was ever in the front, led charge after charge, and, when the victory was as- sured, was heard to say: ‘‘ Well, now, per- haps they wou’t ask me to leave it.”” For this act of bravery and heroism MacMahon was named to the Grand Cross of the Legion of

Honor. —_—. +++» —-——_——

Money Notes as a Vehicle of Disease.

A Quebee contemporary says :—‘‘ We would bring under the notice of the proper authori- ties, the exceedingly filthy condition of the $1 and $2 bills of the Dominion of Canada, which are now current. They are untit to be used by any man who desires to keep his bands clean; whatis of greater consequence is, the public health is mjured. A teller in one of our Banks has had the small-pox in a very virulent form, and he has no doubt thgt it was caused by the filthiness of the no which he had to handle,” Quebec is not alone so far as suffering from this evil is concerned. It would not be amiss if persons having old notes, in cities where opportunities are atford- ed, would take the trouble to return them to the proper collecting centre and obtain new ones in exchange. Half the circulating Do- minion notes are in rags at present. and very likely are, in certain cases, as the Quebec Chronicle says, vehicles of contagious disease. The Department of Finance, no doubt, makes a large profit on lost bills, but the loss to the public is as great, and hence, in the ree, hiro

ce. It would be much better if the Government was to call in its notes after their first issue, in a systematic manner, and burn them, after the | manner of the bank of England. But we learn on good authority that old notes are at times re-issued. The complaint of the Quebec Chron- icle is, however, in a sanitary sense, worthy of notice. — Leader.

wonscecintenlg alienate

Are schoolhouses cheaper than state prisous? asks fan exchange—The last are cheapest to live in.

The printing office of one of the Pittsburg

A Seaman’s Wonderful Presence of Mine.

_ On the last trip of the schooner Lola, from Vallejo to this port. the wind having fallen off and the vessel being in four fathoms of water, the anchor was let go, pursuant to order of the master, Hughes, who had gone forward to give it. As the anchor was let slip, a two anda half inch line by which a buoy was made fast to its chain accientally took a turn around the master’s leg and whipped him over the side and dowa into sea Ashe went rushing feet lirst to the bottom, he drew and opened a pocket-knife, and with one desperate effort of strength against tne pressure of water he stooped down and severed the line, having to cut deep into the flesh of his leg todo se. As he shot up almost as quickly as he had gone down, he returned the knife to his pocket and when he reached the surface was picked up with only a lanced ankle as the result of what would have been a dive to death but for = coolness and nerve.—San Francisco €".0%- “lk,

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A Nice Little Tale.

Nicholas I. was very fond of masquerade balls, and one night appeared at one ia the character ef the devil, with grinning face, horns and tail, and appeared to enjoy his char- acter very much. About 3 o’clock in the morning he went out, and throwing over him some furs, he called a coachman and ordered him to take him to the Quay Anglais. As it was very cold he fell asleep, and when he found that the man had taken’ him in the wrong direction, for the Quay Anglais is one of ttie most elegant portions of St. Petersburg while before him were only same miserable houses. Nicholas began to remonstrate. The coachman paid no heed to him, and presentiy passing through a stone gateway, brought him to a cemetery, and taking a large knife from his girdle and pointing it to his employer's throat, said: ‘Give me your money and your furs or I will kill you.” ‘And do you give me your soul?’ exclaimed Nicholas. as he threw off his furs, and disclosed his per- isa some of the devil. The Russians are very superstitious, and the chachman terrified that he feil senseless on the cae.

and the Emperor drove hi i tae ove himself back to his

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Politics and, Fraud.

The actual pre-eminence, says the Saturday Review, in the course of an article on American politics, ‘‘of the Republicans in public cor- ruption and dishonesty is fully explained by their long tenure of power, which has now or half a ion. Many symptoms show that for their own purpuses they would now do well to place impediments in the way of official malversation. Notwithstanding the late rally of the Republican party, their ad- versaries gain ground ; and, provably, before the end of the actual Preside tial term, the Democrats will control the Senate as well as the House. There is no reason to suppose that they will be in any respect more scrupul- — — sy predecessors. It is difficult to ‘udge how far the startling frequency of pri- vate frauds in the United States 18 at he with political iustitutions. The condition of society has probably a more direct relation to the low state of commercial morality ; but tolerated laxity in dealing with public prop- erty naturally encourages a correspond- ing licence among agents, bankers and trustees. The notorious Boss Tweed, who has perhaps practised theft on a larger scale than any living or dead, is evi- dently in some sense still popular, while he recounts from day to day the details of his vil- lany. * * * European swindlers are dis. armed by discovery and exposure. Tweed and his confederatss were placed and kept in office for purposes of plunder, in the well- founded hope tbat they would be liberal! in turn to their constituents and supporters. ‘Lhe separation of political power from liability to taxation furmshes one obvious explanation to the facility and popularity of corrupt prac- tices. The miscellaneous rabble which elected Tweed paid no taxes, and consequently they were not disposed to restrain the dealings of their nominee and patron with the property of respectable citizens.”

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_ According to one of the consular reports Shettield, England, is at last convinced that it will require ail her energy to keep pace with America in the hardware line.

The Rev. Mr. Shirra had repeatedly nominat ed one of his hearers to an office in the Kirk- session, but the office-bearer elect had always made some excuse immediafely prior to his ordination. As the Dr. was proceeding to the act of ordination on one occasion the person in question rose and said thvt he was not suited for such an office. Mr. Shirra promptly answered his hesitating hearer, ‘‘ Come awa doon ; do ye no ken that the Master had ance need of an ass !”’

The manse of Melrose is situated close by the fine ruin of the Cathedral, ang commands an interesting view of the Eldon Hills, but in the immediate foreground is the parish bury- ing-ground. A lady having remarked to the Rev. Mr. Thomson, a late incumbent, that it must be melancholy to live so near the church. yard, received the reply, ‘‘ Madam, there is a beautiful prospect beyond the grave.”

Tur Cuampion Story, wirh aN Errecriyz Enpinc. — A Chicago paper publishes the champion Charley Ross story. It relates in detail several sad cases of supposed abduction at Lakeville, Illinois, and the discovery, near a thick swamp, of a lank and weird old man in the act of seizing a small coloured boy, whose grandfather was cutting poles near by. This led to # vigorous search by the populace for the hoary and hairy, but scantily-clad, abduc- tor, At last his cave was found, paved with infant bones, and the old wretch was roused from his lair. Being closely pursued, be sprang to the lower branch of an oak tree, hastily clambered through the thick foliage to the top, then stooping down and seizing the bough on which he stood, ‘‘ without any per-

daily papers was completely burned Saturday morning, ‘

ceptible violent effort, pulled up the tree after him‘and disappeared.” '

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