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Foun men were drowned at Caseyville, Ky Thursday, by the upsetting of a skiff.

Wa learn, on geing to press, that Donald Ourrie, Esq., Collector of Custems, died at

4.15 this evening.

Tye annual meeting of the St. Lawrence Marine Insurance Co. takes place to-mor- pow. See advertisement.

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Progress reports the arrival ef a flock > in Summerside. This betekens an early Spring. gewempern the Concert by the Philhar- monic Society in Y. M. C. A. Hall this even- ing, at 8 o'cleck.

Parote, the American horse, now in Eng- and, is being heavily backed at 16 to 21, for the race ip April.

A rine at Bar Mills, Me., Thuraday, des. troyed a _ mill, a box mill and a covered pridge. Lose $60,000.

Tux boys McDonald and White, arrested yesterday for vagraucy, were remanded to jail eight days.

How. J. C. Pore, Minister of Marine and Fisheries, was taken suddenly ill en Friday last ; but a despateh from the capital te-day, reports that he has completely recovered.

Tux Anoual Meeting of the Shareholders ef the Merchants’ Marine Insurance Company takes place to-morrow at 3 o’cleck at the Y. M.C. A. Hall, as advertised in another col- umn.

LoBSTER FISHING will be carried on with in- creased activity the coming summer. A firm at Mount Stewart already advertises and efers special inducements to good lobster- fishermen.

Spain is to hold Cuba this year with 38,000 pldiers. It will cost a pretty penny to main- tain them in that Island. Cuba has, in the main, been a profitable possession for Spain,

‘but the margin for prefit hereafter seems likely to be narrow.

Tut Times Paris correspondent reports that Prince Bismarck has had a long conversation with Premier DeFreycinet, in which he laid stress upon the pacific character of his new appointment. He will stay in Paris until the beginning of April.

Sr. Pact’s Cuxorca Association. ~— The debate adjeurned on account ef last Fri- day's storm, will be held in the School Reom, on next Friday evening, March 1%th. Opener: the Ven. Arehdeacon Read.

A Maw Kitiep ror Asxina 4s Eco Eon us Baraxrast.—A Denver despatch says: At Las Vegas on Thursday, a policeman shot a rough Killiers dead in a saloon dur. ing a ight, and a waiter named Allen shot a commercial traveller named Moorehead dead because tho latte?“warted’ eggs for bis break - fast.

Ar the Annual Meeting of the Dominion Rifle Association, held in Ottawa on the 3rd, Senator Haythorne was appointed Vice-Presi dent of the Asasociatien for this Province; aad Major Dogherty, Charlottetown; es F. Lengworth, do.; Capt. Brecken, M. P., do.; and Hon. Mr. Howlan, do., were appointed members ofthe Council for P. E. Island.

Tae following donations are thankfully ac- knowledgéd by the Women’s Temperance Union and Benevelent Society ;— Caledonian Club, $5: Mrs. Judge Peters, $5; Mrs. Hensley, $2; Chief Justice Palmer, $3; Mrs Higgs, vegetables; Mrs. Baldwin, clothing. Further donations earnestly solieited and will bereceived by Mrs. Kennedy, Cenfectionery Queen Street. —Mars. McRas, See’y Benevolent Society,

Tus Patriot, with characteristic unfairness,

tethe blame of the Usher ef the Black Rad's blanders, at the epening of the Session, upon ‘Mr. Sullivan and his eotleagues.” The truth is that all previous Ushers knew their duties to Her Majesty's representative with- ut receiving instructiens from Government. The Usher of the Black Rod is the servant of the Legislative Couneil for the time being, and not of the Exeeutive. Hew then can his blueders or ignorance ef his duties be attrib- uted to the Ex-cative?

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Live Steck .xp }'resu Meat SuHrpMents. ~-During the past week there has been an ac- tive export movement in live steck and fresh meats from New York and Bosten. Among the consignments from New York we notice: Adriatic, for Liverpool, 60 tons fresh meat ; Anchoria, for Glasgow, 50 bullocks, 2,200

warters fresh beef and 600 carcasses sheep ; pain, for Liverpool, 149 head cattle; Rieola, tor Cardiff, 100 head cattle) ;Ontanto, fer Hull, 70 head cattle ; Utopia, for London, 90 mules and 100 head cattle ; City of New York, 300 tous fresh meat. eee -

A large number of colored people in Ohie, tlaiming to be descendants of the slaves of Samuel Guist, of England, who settled in Virginia, are organizing to prosecute a claim for a large estate said to have been devised to them. Guist settled in Virginia and be- queathed freedom and a pertion of his estate toeach slave. The latter were brought to

hio in ignorance of the will,and the descend- auts only lately learned of it. A large i tion of the estate remains in England, while the lands are in Hanover and Amherst Coun- ties, Virginia, and include the ‘‘ Dismal Swamp.”

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For some time past the Italian Gevernment been engaged ia erecting a circle of forti-

ons around Reme. The work was cem- menced in 1877 by the simultaneous construc- on of seven forte at as many different points. is effect of this chain of ferts being to make almost impossible for an invading foe to at-

Mack the capital. Six of them rise on the hills’ front of the ancient Roman walls and the | Seventh is close te the Appian Road. This which is epproaehing completion, is said

» highly creditable to Italian defensive ®rchitecture, It contains good accomdation, With the exquisite shelter for a garrison, and

covered and bomb-proof passages are well Te utilated and osama with each other. ‘includes an ornament of 24 guns of the

size, which dominate the surrounding and the Naples railway.

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LONDON HOUSE.

NEWS BY TELEGRAPH,

TRISH IMMIGRATION! — AFGHAN AFFAIRS | Parnell’s Return.

DOMINION PARLIAMENT

Special Dispatch to the Examiner.

New York, March 8, A Dublin letter says there will probably be a large immigration to America, and Mr. Fos- ter, who offered to assist young men to immi- grate to the extent of $75,000, has received letters asking assistance for ever 2,000. CaBuL, March 8. The situation is materially unchanged:

{ There is no sign of Mahommed Jan yielding:

Abdul Rohman Khan is probably still at Sam- arcand. , Catcurra, March 8. A uacontirmed report has reached here that

the Burmese have made a raid on Munipore, and killea forty-five natives,

Lonpvon, Mareh 8.

A correspondent ef the ‘‘ Times” says it is abundantly evident that the resumption of hostilities in Afghanistan cannet be mach longer delayed. The lessons learned from Shirpur are not to be disregarded, and we may reasonably expect that resistance will quickly collapse.

Paris, March 8.

Tt is announced that Prince Orloff intends to quit Paris in April on getting leave of ab- sence. It is believed to be in consequence of the Hartman affair, as Orloff confidently ex- pected to obtain his extradition.

The warehouses of the Messagories National and great carrying Company were burned. The merchandise, estimated in value at two millions, was destroyed. Insured.

Lonpoy, March 8.

The news from Vienna of the betrothal of the Archduke Rudolph ef Austria to the Princess Stepsanie Clothilde of Belgium is official,

The Times says that it is stated that on the return of Parnell a monster meeting in favor of his scheme for the peasant proprietory will be resumed by a series of County Demon- strations in all parts of Ireland.

Orrawa, March 8.

After the usual route of proceedings Sir Samuel Tilley laid upon the table corres- pondence between the Government and the merchants of P, E. Island respecting the Fishery Award.

The Governor-General by message recom- mended the estimates to the House of Com- mons,

Among the new biile introduced was one to make provision for the winding up of insolvent incorperated banks and other companies.

Sir John said, in auswer to questions, that it was ander the consideration of the Govern- ment to subsidize aline of steamers from St. John te Panama, touching at the West Indies; that it was not the intention of the Govern- ment to introduce a measure this session to enable it to issue life insurance policies.

Bunster moved a resolution declaring that the contracts for carrying mails between Victoria and San Francisco should be awarded to Canadian or British vessels.

In the committee on Railways and Tele- graphs, this morning, the Bell Telephone Company sought, by their bill, to obtain power to enter any city, and to place their poles where they pleased, without regard to City Councils.

Messrs. Richey and Domville fought hard for the right ef the city councils to decide whether the Company sheuld have the power, They succeeded in securing some changes, but the committee refused to leave to city coun- cils to decide whether the Company could or should not enter the city and put up its poles.

Snowball has moved for returns showing rates charged on freight from all principal points from Chicago and eastward, to all points in the Maritime Provinces.

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Financial.

Tur following are the selling rates for Ex- change at the feuks here :-—

London—sight........... 10% per cent. prem.

wo. | a 9Z percent. ‘“‘ New York—cheque....... 4 per cent. Boston--cheque.......... 4 per cent, Montreal, Toronto, etc... 4 per cent. IER. bw scasectccvecess 4 per cent. St. Jehn, N. B........... 4 per cent. St. John’s, N’fid........ 2 percent. ‘ - —~ - ro -

A CARD.

RS. STAMPER would take this op- M portunity to express her sincere thanks to the Fire Department, and citizens generally, who so promptly attended at the fire which took place on Saturday evening lest, in the

remises occupied by Wm. Larter, and saved

er residence from destruction by fire; also to the many friends who labored so heroically and assisted in making preparations to re- move her furniture if required.

Charlottetown, March 9, 1880.

A Good Account.

‘To sum it up, six long years of bed-rid- den sickness and suffering, costing $200 per year, total $1,200—all which was stopped by three bottles of Hop Bitters taken by my wife, who has done her own house-

work for a year since, without the loss of a:

day, andI want everybody to knew it for

their benefit.” ; " ‘‘Joun Weexs, Butler, N. Y.” ——

=== Special Notices.

Cuxzssz only 16 cents. Dried Apples only 8 cents. Waddell’s Canned Lobsters and Mackerel at the Family Grocery. R. K. Bracg.-—{march 4, 6i]

Bostox Mixep Pickixs, in bulk, 20 cents per quart, at Hall’s Fish Market. .

Care Cop Cranssenizs, and Baldwin Apples, at Hall's Fish Market.

CLARK’S DIAMOND DUST POLISH.— Unrivalled fer cleaning Gold, Silver and Mlekel ware. Ruquire fer it.

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FURNISHING GOODS.

Carpets, in Brussels, Tapestry and Scotch, one of the largest Stocks ir. the City to select from.

Linen Table Damasks,

Cream ‘Table Damasks.

Full lines in Grey and White Cottons, Croydon Sheetings, Linen ‘ ° : ’ " Sheetings, Table Napkins and D’Oyleys.

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A Fine Lot of Black and Colored Lustres and Persian Cords, Black French Merinos and Cashmeres, Courtald’s, Crapes, &e.

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A lot of Dress Goods and other Remnants at a low Priee to clear.

A Part of Our Spring Stoek of Twreps just arrived by “Northern Light.”

Charlotttetewn, March 4, 1880.

TERMS CASH! GH. DAVIES & CG

CAUTION.

rYNHE public are hereby cautioned not te}

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_ pay to any person except the under- | signed, delits due to the firm of McKinnon,

Fraser & Co. WILLIAM JOHN FRASER, TT Hj A. . 17 55 half-chests, | CARVELL BROS Sole Leather. FOO SIDES LOGAN’S BEST,

) Strong and Exeel- | lent flavor.

Feb. 19, 1880. CHESTS, 50 Sides " No. 2.

CARVELL BRO8,

APPLES.

BARRELS BALDWINS & RUS- SETTS, CARVELL BROS.

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STRONG BAKERS ) » SPRING BXTRA { FLOUR.

A Choice Lot Cheap for Cash,

WHOLESALE AND RRBTAIL.

B. BALDERSTON. Queen Street, March 3, '80—¢w 2aw

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| Bright Molasses. . CARVELL BROS.

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Highland Whisky.

SOLE PROPRIETORS

GREENLEES*®: S&:BROTHERS

| THE PERFECTION | OF WHISKY 2a: | UNRIVALLED ror 424407 TOD DY.

: ae BE HIGHLAND WHISKY, ANALYTICAL SANITARY INSTITUTION, 54, Holborn-viaduct, E. C., London, Aug. 18, 1879 Report on the Lorne HiGHLaAND WHISKY : ‘*We have visited the bottling stores ef Mensrs. Greenlees Brothers, and have selected from the vats, samples of their Lorne Highland Whisky, and have sub- jected them to careful examination and analysis. The samples were very frag- rant, mellow, and of pleasant flavor, and possessed all the characteristics of pure and well-matured Scotch Whisky of the first quality. *‘ArTHUR Hitt, Hassaty, M. D. ‘‘Orro Heuner, F. C.8., F. 1. C.” Wholesale of the Sole Proprietors, GREENLERS Broragrs, 31 Commercial Street, Londen ; Disti leries, Argyleshire.

Agents: - ~ MESSRS. OWEN CONNOLLY & CO., Charlottetown, P.E.I, Feb, 24, 1880

Kerosene Oil.

25 QASKS STILL ON HAND. CARVELL BROS,

March 2, 1880--3i pat 21 Coal. Coal.

O* HAND, and SELLING CHEAP, by

F, S HANFORD, — 43 Water Street.

Marsh 2, ’80—3i

W. & A.

SPECS BTM, <r

BEING ABOUT TO MAKE A

Change in their Business and Firm,

Take this opportunity of informing the public that all accounts due them by

Note, Book Account, or Otherwise,

WILL REQUIRE TO BE PAID ON OR

Before the lst day of March next, Ensuing,

and all unsettled claims at that date will have to be handed over for collection.

Persene having claims against the firm are requested to furnish the same before that date for adjustment and payment, They will also close out balance of stock during said time at

a large discount. W. & A. BROWN. Charlottetown, January 8, 1880.

ESTABLISHED 1825.

CANADA CORDAGE FACTORY.

JOHN A. CONVERSE, MONTREAL. ANUFACTURER OF CORDAGE of Every Description, including all sizes Manilla Rope, Tarred Manilla Hawsers, Lobster Marlin, Tarred Hemp Rope, Houseline, Hambroline, &e., &c., equal in quality to the best American. a@” Prices on application. dan. 7, 1879.

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cas CORNED BEEF ST. JAMES’ KIRK ' Most Economical for Family 3 A Z A A Re y Use. being More than Twice a its Weicht of Uncooked

Meat.

MKisk'will Holds Bazaar forthe” Sold by the lb. and in Ting, Al

Sale of Fancy and Useful Articles, ss alee _BEER & GOFPF'S.

A Tea and Refreshment Table, sis ee tae

On the 3tst March Next,“ abrador Herring,

MARKET HALL. | ((HolcE CATCH OF 1879.

‘The proceeds to be applied to the liquida- . Smoked Salmon, tion of the debt on the Church edifice, te

Doors open at 2 o'clock, p. m. FE

Admission—Adults, 20 cents; children, | half-price. Tickets to be had at the Drug) Stores of W. R. Watson, Dr. Dodd, C. D. | Rankin, and at the door.

PrestpENT- -Mrs. McLennan.

ComM111RE—Mrs. McPherson, Mrs. Long- |

worth, Mrs. A. Kennedy, Mrs. Stirling. Mrs. | ¢ 5

Lord, Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. McLaren, Mrs. A. |

Murray, Mrs. Cavanagh, Mrs. Rankin, Mrs.

P. W. Hyndman, Miss Mackieson, Miss | a

Owen, Mrs. Malcolm McLeod. T. A. STEWART, | Secretar. |

Salt Tront, Herring, ‘* Shad, Halibut, ‘* Mackerel.

At HALL’s FISH MARKET. Feb. 15, 1380—tf

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COLDEN SYRUP.

Very Choice.

‘ 8 CTS.PER POUND, New Spring Tweeds

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