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7 - » VOL. 5. BAGS COARSE CORNMEAL, Ch’town, April 18, °"78—6w Saw Looking-Glass Frames Retittéd, and all

ppl ade eect Cracked Corn and Bran. FOR SALE LOW: — 15 130 “ BRAN. ; Owen Connolly & Co.

FURNITURE REPAIRED

ND RE-PAINTED- Chairs Re-Caned— kinds of Machine Work done with satisfaction and promptness, at

JOHN NEWSON’S. April 1, 1879—3m

IRON BEDSTEADS.

pga & DOUBLE—Best kinds—-Cheap.

JOHN NEWSON. April 1, 1879—3m

UPHOLSTERY WORK.

ODERN STYLES—Best Finish—Clhreap- a est—Promptly delivered. JOHN NEWSON.

April, 1, 1879--3m

Looking Glasses and Mirrors.

ATEW STYLES—Cheap. JOHN NEWSON. April 1, 1879—3m

PARLOR & DRAWING-ROOM 100 SUITES, in raw Silk Poil, Silk Cota- line, Silk Repp and Hair Cloth—Styles un rivalled—Stock large—Prices at cost. ~/\ BEDROOM or CHAMBER SUITES 1 —Every variety of design and price— Never before 80 cheap. JOHN NEWSON.

April 1, 1879—3m

FURNITURE.

BP ARGEST STOCK—Greatest Variety — Best Quality—Cheapest in every grade.

Call and examine. JOHN NEWSON. April 1, 1879—3m

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Bedding, Matrasses & Pillows

EST MATERIAL~—Uair, Flock, Excel- sior, Straw. JOHN NEWSON.

April 4, 187g--3m_ i Coal. Coal. /

N HAND, and ready for delivery, Round and Nut COAL, fresh from the Mines. Terms cash. Ne CAPT.,JOHN HUGHES, : oar SY Wratér Street. _ Charlottetown, April 28, 1879—Ilm

Property for Sale. —

YHE BAPTIST CHURCH PROPERTY, situate on Great George street, will shortly be vacated, and is now offered for sale by private contraet. Apply to either of the undersigned. OHN SCOTT, Kent st., iin

JAMES DESBRISAY, April 14, 1879-—eod tf

FLOUR. FLOUR.

IN STORE AND. FOR SALE G5 BBLS BAEN’S CHOICE,

100 ** TROPICAL — Celebrated and Choice Brands.

300 ‘“* BAKERS’ CHOICE,

500 ‘* EXTRA’ and SUPERFINE,

200 ‘* Kiln Dried CORNMEAL.

Owen Connolly & Co. Ch’town, April 18, °79—6w Baw |

_ WO. 68. _ NEW BOOKS

JUST FROM LONDON.

HYMNS FOR ST. PAUL’S CHURCH, HYMNS, ANGIENT AND MODERN, (Also with Prayer Book in Moroceo,Case. ) ~ METHODIST HYMNS

Reference and Gelic Bibles, Prayer Books, Tracts, Church Services, Catechisms, etc.

Books, Cards, Papers for Sunday. Schools, - Lett’s Diaries. A FEW.SCHOOL BOOKS, Can now be had at

6S GREAT GEORGE STREET

Opposite Lewis’ Photograph Gallery. Ch’town, April 26, 1879. °

COMMERCIAL Unish ‘Assurance Company, OF LONDON, CAPITAL. - -

NSURANCE elected against Fire~ on al escriptions 0 throughout the ae ae sar Low rates and prompt settlement of La ; fi cn HORACE HASZARD, ' - Agent for P. E. Island. Ch’town, Dec, 20, 1878—

ENGLAND. =~. $12,500,000. |.

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Our Stock for this Season surpasses

anything we have yet shown, in

VALUE, STYLE ad VARIETY !

And, notwithstaading the increased duties, we can (with a few

exceptions) sell, at

LESS THAN OLDPRICES

Millinery,

.. Dress Goods, straw Hats & Bonnets,

Lace Goods, Silk Scarfs,

Grey & White Coitons,

PRINTED COTTONS, CLOTHS

—AND—

TW EEDS Trimmings,

—AND—

EVERY NOVELTY

OF THE SEASON:

have marked

very low FOR

~ .Ch town, May 8, 1879.

CH EDWARD ISLAND,

A Bloody Naval Engagement.

A cable despatch of the 29th from Lima brings news of a bloedy naval engagement off the coast of Peru, between the Chilian wooden war vessels Hsmeralda and Cova- donga and the Peruvian iron-clad Indeper- dencia—three vessels which have been watching each others movements some days, and finally came to close quarters off Iquique, a little seaport town in the south-

fern portion of Peru.. They ail carried ex-

ceedingly heavy armaments, and the fight- ing must have been of the most desperate character, and the slaughter fearful, as all three vessels were finally sunk. It is not stated how many lives were lost, neither is it even intimated how many escaped from the doomed vessels. The Esmeralda was originally a Spanish gunboat. The Jnde- pendencia was the mest important vessel in the Peruvian navy. Her armament con- sisted entirely of Armstrong guns—twelve twenty-two pounders and two pivot a hun dred-and-fifty pounders.

A later despatch says: ‘‘ A Chilian de- spatch via Rio Janeire, dated the 28th, re- ports the Chilian fleet repulsed, and that the Peruvian fleet is off Iquique. A report received from Buenos Ayres says that on the 5th inst. a crowd gathered and made enthusiastic demonstrations in favor of Peru and Bolivia, and hooted the Chilian representative.” Details received from Chilian sources confirm previous reports of naval engagement off Iquique. The Peru- vians made an attack during the absence of Chilian iron-clads. The Huasco took part’ in the battle and came out of it safely.

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The War in South America. The war which is now being carried on in South America, between Peru and Bolivia on the one side and Chili on the other, is an unfortunate one for the commercial world, which is already suffering enough from depression without anything to aggra vate its difficulties. The Republic of South America have always been noted for their revolutionary and belligerent instincts, and in the present case the conflict seems to be a most unnecessary one. Chili, astate with two million inhabitants, is charged with originating the quarrel, and it commenced hostilities against Peru- in advance of the declaration of war by blockading the port of Iquique. Peru has an ally, however, in Bolivia, a state with as large a population as Chili, although wit _& Navy, Peruvians have a considerable navy, in- cluding several ironclads, but so far they have been able to make no head against the navy of Chili, which is the su- perio ferce. The Chilian navy gained an unenviable notoriety by the bombardment of several Peru- vian towns, and the ordering away of neu- tral vessels. The representatives of Eng- land, Italy, Franee, Germany and the United States united in sending to the Chilian Government a remonstrance about bombarding undefended ports without giving due warning to foreigners to remove their property. The ships leading guano at the southern d¢posits have been ordered away by the Chilian Admiral, and have been compelled to take refuge in Callao. Genoral Daza, the Bolivian President, is now at Tacna with an army of 6,000 men, and.it is supposed that a combined move- ment will soon be made, the Bolivian forces marching down the coast to join the army of Peru stationed im the Province of Tara- paca, while the Peruvian squadron was to follow a similar direction towards Iquique. Ex U. 8. Minister Gibbs, who has just re- turned from Peru, thinks that the magni- tude of England’s interests in South Amer- ica will cause her to mediate between the belligerent Republics, and bring about a reconciliation. —St. John Telegraph.

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An Act of Heroism.

Shortly after five o'clock on Thursday afternoon, as the Sussex special train was approaching the bridge on the Marsh Creek near the One Mile House, a small boy named Jarvis Campbell attempted to run across the bridge in front of the train. Be- fore he got half way acress he lost his pres- ence of mind and laid down on the track on the bridge. Lieut. Kilgore Shives, who was returning from Drury Range in com- pany with several others, was abont to ctoss the bridge, and saw at a glance the extreme peril of the lad. The train was approaching rapidly, and as the lad showed no signs of moving, a sudden and terrible death seemed coming upon him. But with a couple of vigorous bounds Lieut. Shives reached the Jad, caught him up and turned to run back in the face of the now very near engine and train, beneath the merciless wheels of which both he and -the iad in his arms would surely be crushed and mangled if his foot slipped or his nerve failed him. He ran as far as he could, and when the train got too near and made it unsafe to perce any further, with a mighty effort

e jumped from the bridge with the boy in his arms and landed safely on the bank of the creek. ‘Lient. Shives deserves the ut- most credit for his heroic and noble deed, and perhaps even more for the self-sacri- ficing spirit he displayed. The act shows of what stuff our New Brunswick boys are made. — St. John Sun.

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Mr. Woodbridge, ef Hillsboro, Texas, went into a drug store, drew a revolver compelled a cierk to give him some sttych-

nine, said that he would shoot anybody

who tried to prevent his suicide, took. the poison, and died with the cocked’ weapon in his hands.

MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1879.

Stanley at Zanzibar.

Mr. Stanley arrived at Zanzibar in his little vessel the Albion, on the 18th of March. The secret of the objects of his new African expedition had been well kept up to the time of the departure of the last mail, but it was generally supposed that his destination was the Congo, it having been remarked that he carries with him a steam launch and a large cutter, with a quantity of pierced iron plates evidently intended to form a shield round the boats in case of attack—in short, a sort of preparation just suited for river navigation in a hostile region such as Mr. Stanley passed through on his memorable descent on the Congo. He has engaged a large number of his old followers at Zanzibar and paid them ad- vanced wages, promising them that they shall see Europe when their work is over.

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Discovery of the North-East Passage.

One of the most notable achievements of modern times is the discovery, which has just been announced, of a north-east pas- sage between the Atlantic and Pacific Jceans. Professor Nordenskjold, to whom the world is indebted for this discovery, in the years 1875 and 1876 made two sutccess- ful journeys to the Kara Sea, and fhus, in a measure, prepared the way for the greater achievement which he has just compassed. In his last expedition he left Gottenburg on the 4th July, 1878, in a steamer named the Vega. She joined her companion ‘steamer, the Lena, at Tromsoe, Norway, and on August 5th, both vessels passed through Yugar Strait, which separates Nova Zembla from the mainland, and on the following day anchored at Port Dickinson, near the mouth of the Yenisei River, in Northern Asia. From thence they sailed for the dreaded Taimier Land and North Cape of Asia, which the Vega rounded Aug. 20th, reaching the mouth of the Lena River, Aug. 27th. From the time of the expedition leaving the mouth of the Lena River, nothing more was heard of it until a tele- gram was received from St. Petersburg, stating that a despatch from Skulock, dated Sunday, reported that intelligence was re- ceived at Yakutsk on the 3rd of May that the steamer Vega was out of danger and in the Behring Straits. Thus it appears that Professor Nordensjold has succeeded in traversing the whole worthern coast of Europe and Asia fromthe , antic to the Pacific, and in demonstrating that there is a North East as well as a North West Passage. This discovery may have no commercial value, yet it is interesting, nevertheless, and brings still another per- tion of the earth’s surface to the knowledge of man. When the details of the gallant Professor's voyage are received, it will probably be found that it was accomplished without much difficulty, and it is at best satisfactory to learn that he and his companions are all well. 1

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Miscellaneous News. A heavy fruit crop is expected along the Hudson,

Grasshoppers are doing fearful damage in

Nebraska.

Archbishop Lynch, of Toronto, will leave for Rome early in June. —

Mrs. E. Brockington, of Brantford, Ont., was found drowhed ina cistern on Satur- day.

The United States Senate has confirmed Eugene Schuyler as Consul-General at Rome.

A Dakota land register reports that he has received applications for 192,000 acres in one week.

Vice-President Wheeler is troubled with chronic sleeplessness, the disease that killed Horace Greeley.

Ice formed to the thickness of a quarter of an inch in some parts of Chatham, N. B., on Monday night last. ‘

Lowell, Mass., has six savings banks, with deposits aggregating eleven and a quarter million dollars. —

The Boston beot and shoe trade is report- ed to be very gqod for the season, and the volume is steadily Increasing.

During last week 5,799 tons of coal were shipped from Pictou mines ; Halifax, 2,648; Acadia, 975; Intercolonial, 172. Total, 15,532 tons. :

The Oriental Powder Company’s magazine near Brighton, Lll., containing 50,000 kegs of powder, was struck by lightning Saturday and entirely consumed.

At Pemberton Portage, British Colu:nbia, Thomas Pool and his two children, boy and girl, were murdered and their house birned by, it is thought, Indians, looking for plunder.

Four million dollars is said to be-in- vested in the lumber mills ef Manistee, Michigan. all, and«they expect te saw the coming year 200,000,000 feet of lumber and 400,- 000,000 shingles.

Joseph Morea, a carter of South Quebec,

hanged himself on Thursday afternoon, | about two o'clock, in his own shéd. The’

dece seemed to have been most deter-

min ‘was so hear the ground that he must have

bent his legs under him, in order to prevent

his feet touching the ground.

There are thirty-two mills in|:

NO. 10.

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CARD.

L J. WILLIAMS, formerly of the firm of id, Williams & Crowley, Meridian Street, Boston, and late CUTTER with Mr. C. E. Robertson, begs leave to inform his friends and the public that he has opened a

Custom Tailoring

ESTABLISHMENT,

Ar 24 QuEEN STREET, OPPOSITE THE ANCLO-AMERICAN TELE- GRAPH OFFICE,

Where he is prepared to Cut, Trim, and make Garments in the

LATEST FASHION,

AND AT .

MODERATE PRICES.

Satisfaction Guaranteed. Ch’town, May 13, 1879.-—eod.

AROMATIC MONTSERRAT

QUININE -CORDIAL

which is a combination of Pure Quinine, with Lime Fruit Juice, cordialised by the addition of Aromatics, but

ENTIRELY FREE FROM ALCOHOL.

Upon the medicinal virtues of Lime Juice and Quinine it is unnecessary to dilate. The combination of two agents of such universally acknowledged value, in at once a palatable and innocuous form, has been a disideratum long sought, but only powsuccessfully accomplished; for although the Tonic qualities of Quinine have been popularised in the form of QUININE WINES, it is well known these combinations have been attended with serious evils conse- quent upon the Alcoholic Stimulants they all contain, at once prejudicial to health and de- moralising in their tendency.

Aromatic Montserrat Quinine Cordial is guar- anteed to contain one grain of Quinine in each wineglassful, and to be entirely free from al- cohol, being prépared solely from the Mont- setrat Lime Frait Juice combined with Aro- matics.

Sold at Apothecaries’ Hall, Brisay’s Corner. Chitown, May 21-—2w eod

- GUANO!

5 BAGS, powerful fertilizer for Gardens

or general purposes. ' CARVELL BROS, May 19, 1879—pat 2aw Im.

PICTOU, N. S.

CEYLACK and ROUND COAL can now be 5 obtained at the above mentioned Mines. For orders apply to G. W. DeBLOIS, Sole Agent for P. E. Island. Office, No. 35 Water St., Ch’town. Ch’town, May 6, 1879. pat tf .

SUMMER RESIDENCE

YXO LET—That beautifully situated Sum-

mer Kesidence known as “GLEN STEWART, Possession given. immedi- ately.

Yor particulars, apply to HENRY BEER, Southport, or to V. i. HASZARD, Charlottetown.

May 22, 1879-—2w

OATS WANTED.

WHE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE paid . for OATS, if delivered immediately. D. FARGUHARSON, Ch’'town, May 2), 1879— :

TO SELL OR TO LET.

HAT Two-Story Dwelling House, Garden, Coach House, Stable,” etc., on Graftou Street (West) opposite the residence of the undersigned, and having a {ine view of the harbor. Possession Ist June. Apply to JOHN W. MORRISON,

May 17, 1879.

House to Let.

NE HALF that desicable Two-and-a-half

Story Dwelling House situate on the

eastern side of Upper Prince street, adjoining

the grounds of the Hon. Jadge Hensley, Possession given immediately. Apply to

E. R. BROW, at Messrs, Hodgson & McLeod’s, Water st. May 7—eod

MOORE & MCDONALD,

CABINET-MAKERS, UPHOLSTERERS,. ETC.

NHAMBER-SETTS, in Black Walnut, Ash,

/ &c.; Parlor, Hall and Diniag-Room Fur-

niture, in the latest styles.—We are prepared

to meet the wants of our customers with punc- tuality and despatch.

upon taking his life, since the rope

REPAIRING neatly executed.

' Picrvre Frames and Mouldings tantly ‘on hand or made to order. All ds of Household Furniture furnished. sa Don’t

forget the place: Opposite Mrs. Robertson's Hotel, Souris East, P. E, Esiand. April 12--2m eod

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