t

(an cc

We are indebted to Mr. Harvie for the

cut representing the appearance of the sun |

when eclipsed on Monday.

Tue brig Zinga, McLeod, owned by Peake

Bros. & Co., with salt from Liverpool, ar- |

rived here on the 24th inst.

Tue Hon. John S. Saunders, President of the Legislative Council of New Bruns- wick, died at Fredricton on Wednesday.

A $10.00 Brit will be paid to the first person (find the rest)

THERE is good authority for contradicting the statement that Mr. Archibald is to be re-appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

_ THe gas syphon at the foot of Queen Street is directly in the centre of the thorough- fare, and projects nearly a foot above the surface. It is dangerous to horses, and should he attended to.

Many a weary pedestrian would bless the Steam Navigation Company, if they caused several lamps to be placed along the Steamboat Wharf. Ona dark night it is ac- tually dangerous.

THE members of the St. James’ Total Abstinence Society of Georgetcwn, intend holding a grand Picnic in August. ‘The “* Advertiser says extensive preparations are being made for it.

OLE-FASHIONED ‘‘ Beavers” made _ into the present style by Landis & Gatchell. (See advt.)

Sr. James’ Cuurcnu.—The Rev. Dr. Jenkirs, of Montreal, will ofticiate to-mor-

_ Pow forenoon (11 o’clock), and the Rev. Dr.

Co per, of the R. E. Church, in the evens

~ ing (6.30).

Bartist Cruurcn.—The pulpit of the Baptist Church will be occupied by Rev. Mr. Bastow, of Boston, to-morrow morning, at 11 o'clock; and by the Pastor, Rev. G. McDonald, in the evening at 6.30 o’clock.

THe McCarthy murder is being discussed from the pulpit in New Brunswick. A reverend divine of Westminister, after com- menting on the matter, quotes Scripture in such a way as to make it appear that hang- ing is unscriptural.

THe Rezsular Meeting of the “ Sir John A.” Hook and Ladder Co. for this month, occurs on Monday evening next, at which time the Captain wishes all members to be present, as business of importance to the Company is to be transacted.

Wuo will bring to Lanpts & Garcustn (continued)

Many farmers are complaining of the failure of the Turnip crop. The ‘ Eastern Chronicle,” of New Glasgow, says it is due to the drought that prevailed in the plant- ing season; and late accounts go to show that the ‘‘ fly” is destroying them in many places’

Votunteers, Atrention !—A meeting of the Charlottetown Engineers, will be held at my. Warerooms on Monday Evening next, the 2th inst., at 8 o'clock, shary, for the purpose of signing service roll, and other business connected with the company. Ten or twelve good men wanted to complete the corps..—G. L. Doguerty, Major com-

: manding Charlottetown Engineers.

Aw old Silk Hat that they can’t make as . good as new.

. Sappata Service.—The Rev. Dr. Jen- kins, of Montreal, Moderator of the Gener-

> al Assembly of the Canadian Presbyterian

Church, will officiate to-morrow evening at 6.30 in the Prince Street Methodist Church

‘.of this city. The morning service will be

‘conducted by the pastor of the church, Rev. J. Lathern, who has just returned from the

_.Quebec General Conference Committee.

Tue unification of Methodism seems to be looming up in the near future. The great event of the recent Irish Conference, an event which will make it historical, was the formal consummation of the union between the Primitive Methodists and the Wesleyan Methodist Church, which are thenceforth to be known as the Methodist -@hurch of Ireland.— Wesleyan.

~ -Tue higher education in Halifax has en-

“tered upon a new and welcome enterprise. Though a High School has been in suczess- ful operation for some months, a building was still required suited to this work. Last eweek the corner-stone of a High School, to be of magnificent proportions and appear-

‘ance, was laid by the Freemasons, whose appearance on the occasion was very im-

“posing. — Wesleyan.

Lanpis & Gatcne t, Silk Hatters, opp. P. O., South Side.

Goop Fisutne.—The Truro * Sun” was @ little astray in its calculations about the salmon caught ‘‘ up north” by Rey, Mr. Townend. The weight of the fish caught was 600 lbs., not 200, as sunnily report- ed. In four days the Rev. gentlemen took 30 salmon, (average weight 20 ibs.) and 12 grilse. But this catch is far exceeded by that of Mr. Wilmot, Curator of Salmon,and Superintendent of the fish breeding estab- lishments at Bedford and elsewhere. In 17 days he took 80 salmon, the work of one single day being 13 fish, weighing 320 lbs. But there has been extraordi tishing all over the rivers. Capt. Althorre, R. E., was on the Cascapedia, for something less than a month, and he took 70 salmon, and on one morning before breakfast he took six fish, of an average weight 32 lbs. Sev- eral of our citizens also have made big catches, and it is hard to tell who is (as the fish town paper puts it) “ high line” of the salmon fishers. —Ha. Herald.

Attempted Suicide. (

~!|& SAILOR OF WELFORD, MASS., FEELS TIRED |

OF LIFE, AND ATTEMPTS SUICIDE BY | TAKING LAUDANUM.

| YESTERDAY evening a stranger, having ‘the appearance of an American fisherman, |

‘entered the Apothecaries Hall and pur- | | chased two ounces of laudanum from Mr. | ‘George Hughes. He left the store, and | ‘after two hours had elapsed, returned and | interrogated Mr. Hughes as to what quan- taty of laudanum made a dose. When he was informed of the number of drops gen- erally taken, he stated secretly that he drank the two ounces which he had pur- chased without feeling much affected by it. The stranger then left the store and pro- ceeded down Queen Street. Mr. Hughes immediately informed the City Marshal of the matter, described the stranger’s appear- ance, and told him the direction he took. The Marshal instantly followed, and found him staggering down Steam Navigation Whart, a short distance from the ‘‘Revere.” He was accosted and questioned about the landanum. At first he refused to tell any-

to drinking the poisonous drug with a view of ending his existence. He then, at the request of the Marshal, produced the bottle out of which he drank the poison. There was no label on it. the label, and when asked his reason for ‘doing so, said: ‘‘He expected that the poison would kill him; the bottle would then be found on his person, the label would show whom he got it from; the per- son who gave it to him would get into trouble, and he did not want any person to get into trouble about him.” He was then taken to the Police Station and searched. A loaded revolver and one dollar and twenty cents owas found on _ his person. When arrested by the Mar- shal the drug was evidently taking ef- fect. He was staggering; his lips were parched and withered, and his eyes were yellow and sunk in their sockets. Shortly after their arrival at the Police Station an emetic was administered to him. He vom. ited immediately, and was therefore re- lieved of much of the poison. He continued to vomit during the night, aud on his ap- pearance at the Magistrate’s this forenoon he looked all right. It is the opinion of medical men that he took an overdose of laudanum, and his life was thus saved by an easy emetic. His name is Winsloe Hawes, He belongs to Wellford, Mass. , where he has a wife and family. He came here on Thursday night with a view of joining a vessel for a port in the United States. He is very intelligent, and is 27 years of age. He appeared for trial before the Stipendiary Magistrate this morning, and was remanded to jail for eight days. His statement and the evidence of the Marshal show that he purchased the laudanum yesterday evening, and proceeded to a grove of bushes in the vicinity of St. Dunstan’s College, where he sat down, cut tobacco, saturated it with laudanum, and filled his pipe with the to- bacco. Ue then drank what laudanum re- mained in the bottle, and stretched himself on the ground to die. Finding that the poison did not operate, he came to the City and was, no doubt, going to end his exist- ence properly when arrested by the Mar- shal. When asked by the Marshal what reason he had for doing away with his life, he said he did not believe there was a hell except this earth, and he was on it long enough. When asked the same question by the Stipendiary Magistrate, he said he thought he might as well commit suicide ; he was tired of this life, and he wanted to die. He had no idea that it was against the law to commit sui- cide; had he known it was against the law he would not attempt to do it in this coun- try. The Magistrate said: ‘‘Was it not God gave you your life; and what right have you to do away with it?” He replied that God never told him anything to the con- trary. He thought he had a perfect right to take it away. Hawes is a Free Thinker, belongs to the Congregationalist religion, and is a bright specimen of the free think- ing engendered by the Republican institu- tions across the border. Married. At the Manse, on 25th inst., by Rev. J. M. McLeod, Mr. Neil McPhail, Argyle Shore, to Miss Mary Ellen McKay, of the same place.

Died.

At Boston House, Rustico, the residence of Isaac Hall, Esq., on Friday, the 25th July, of diptheria, Reginald Jitzalan Stewart, of Strath Gartney, aged cighteen years.

HOTEL ARRIVALS. |

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RANKIN HOUSE. July 56.—Geo. O. Edwards, Montreal; W. Grindlay, do.; Fred. C. Taylor, Lindsay, Ont. ; Edmund Gregory, do.; R. W. Oliver and wife, do.; W. F. Holmes, Westfield; W. C. Bray- ley, Portland; R. T. Clark, New York; W. M. Inglis, Montgomery. OSBORNE HOUSE, July 26.—D. Gordon, Charlottetown; R. D. McEwen, Mount Stewart; J. W. Foster, Jr., Montreal; W. C. Archibald, Wolfville, N. 8.; D. H. Eaton, Summerside; D. McDonald, do.

REVERE HOUSE. July 26.—Thomas Clark, Truro, N. 8.; A. Macaulay and wife, Montreal; Miss Macaulay, do.; Master Herbert Macaulay, co,

SEASIDE HOTEL, July 19.—Mrs. K. J. Hodgson, Charlotte- town; Miss Williams, do.; T. J. Conroy, do.; Dr. Taylor, do.; ¥. A. Adams, Montpelier, Vermont. July 20.—Miss Morrow, Halifax; Miss L, W. Stair, do.; Gavin Laing Stair, do. July 21.—Dr. Taylor, Charlottetown; Miss A. Morrison, Boston; Arthur Hull Ewell, Lon- don, Eng.; N. P. Leech, Montreal; L. 8. Brown, ton; J. J. Foster, Toronto; N. Corby, Bellew, Ont.; Geo. O. Edwards, Mon- treal; J. A. Waugh, Waugh’s River, N. 8.; Rufus B, Oxley, Halifax. July 22.—Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, Mon- treal; Miss Holt, Quebec. July 23.-—Dr. Taylor, Charlottetown.

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A Bye-Law for Levying an Asse ment on Real Property in the City of Charlottetown,

(Passed by the City Council 19th July, 1878.) : HEREAS, it is necessary and expedient to pass a By-Law for the purpose of levy- ing an Assessment on the rental of Freehold and Leasehold Property in the City of Char- lottetown, for City and School purposes, for the current yearending on the twenty sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thou- sand eight hundred and seventy nine, —

Be it therefore enacted by the City Council of the City of Charlottetown as follows :—

1. There shall be paid by the occupants or owners of Freehold or Leasehold Property within the City of Charlottetown, for City and School purposes, the following sum, that is to say. the sum of Twelve Cents onevery Dollar of the rental for the current year ending on the twenty-sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred seventy- nine, according to the valuations entered against the names of each and every person in the Valuation Book of Real Property made by the Assessors of of the City of Charlottetown, and returned by

thing about the matter, but finally owned ;the said Assessors to the said City Council on

the twelfth day of July, in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-eight.

2. In cases where the occupant named in the Assessment Book of real property, made by the said Assessors of the City of Cherlotte- town, shall have left the premises so assessed before the time of giving the notice of assess- ment required by law, such notice shall be served upon the person or persons actually in possession ; and, if the premises be vacant, then such notice shall be served upon the owner or owners thereof, or his or their agent ; and such owner or owners shall be deemed, for the purposes of this law, the occupant or 5 occupants ; and such occupant or occupants, owner or owners in the cases aforesaid, shall be severally liable for the payment of the sum entered against the name of the original occu- pant or occupants in the Assessment Book of Real Property madeup bythe said Assessors of the said City, and deposited with the City Clerk, subject to the same right of appeal as the person orpersons originally assessed was or were entitled to.

3. In cases where tenement houses contain- ing two or more occupants, and where either the owner or one occupant was originally as- sessed, the City Collector shall have power and authority to divide and apportion such as- sessment between the several occupants in proportion to their several or respective rents, in order that the notices for assessment may be served on such occupants in due form.

‘ Th 7 | di §, CARY ELL, “* "* | Mayor of the City of Charlottetown. \W. B. Morrison, City Clerk. Charlottetown, July 19, 1878.

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“ACADIA TWIST.”

CARVELL [BRO’S.

Ch’town, June 27, 1878. pat 4in

FOR SALH,

a NEW DWELLING HOUSES, two stories each, with Mansard Roofs, situated on Weymouth Street (nearly opposite the former residence of Daniel Hodgson, Esq. ) They are fitted throughout with iron gas pipes, register grates, &c., &c., and contain 9 rooms each, with pantry, 4 closets and unfinished attic. 8@ Price reasonable. For further par-

ticulars apply to JAMES M, BUTCHER. July 19--dy pat 3aw

WOTICE..

R. POMEROY has returned to Charlotte town, and is staying at the Sf. Law- rence Hotel, where he can be cousulted for a few weeks. Jaly 11—lw eod* ne her ar pres pat

COAL! COAL!

15 TONS NUT & ROUND COAL, cheap from Shed, by Head Lord’s Wharf,

W. W. CLARKE, Agent. Charlottetown, June 24.

CARVELL BROS.— Wholesale the very best qualities of TEA, in chests, ‘half-chests, and 21 Ib. boxes—i86 Packages landing from ‘“ Prince Edward,”

Ch’town, July 12, 1878S.

UBSCRIBE for the DAILY EX- AMINER, the Cheapest and most newsy Paper published in the Province.

SS-

SYDNEY COAL.

OS

| REBUSTION IN PRICE!

| NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC!

Para GENERAL MINING ASSOCIA- a TION (Limited) beg to intimate to the

| Public that the price of SYDNEY COAL has been

Reduced to $2 per ton of 2240 Ibs., (a price which it is hoped will piace it within {the reach of all consumers.

The opening of the new winning at ‘‘ THE SYDNEY MINES” and the fact that the SYDNEY COAL now being shipped is all from the DEEP taken in connection with re cent improvements in the process of screening, affords purchasers a positive guarantee of the very superior quality and condition of the SYDNEY COAL now offered for sale.

It is a well-know fact that for many years past the prices of other Cape Breton coals have been regulated by the rates fixed for SYDNEY COAL; but while it is true that other coals, to get a sale at all, have been pressed on the market at various prices under the current rate of SYDNEY COAT, it is no less true that, taking into account the superior lastin quahties of SYDNEY COAL when compare with other Cape Breton coals, the advantage, both as to economy and convenience, is in favor of SYDNEY COAL, even at a much higher price.

The General Mining Association (Limited) regret that they should again have to caution the Public against the attempts being made from time to time to induce them to buy in- ferior coals purporting to be ‘‘ EQUAL TO SYDNEY,” *“*SUPERIOR TO SYDNEY,” etc., etc., while some yet more unscrupulous vendors have not hesitated to advertise their coal as SY DNEY CUAL (from some designated locality). All these efforts to sell coal by such means are only so many admissions on the part of those who make them of the sraNDARD character of SYDNEY COAL.

it has come to the knowledge of the Asso- ciation that in frequent instances parties giving orders to truckmen and others for SYDNEY COAL have been furnished with other and inferior coal. ‘The Public are cautioned against permitting themselves to be imposed apon in this way.

Every vessel loaded at THE SYDNEY MINES is furnished witha certificate of her cargo being Sydney Coal. Parties purchasing should satisfy themselves by demanding the production of this certiticate.

The ‘‘ Sydney Coal” is registered under the laws of the Dominion, and unauthorized parties using the Trade Mark “SYDNEY COAL” are liable to prosecution,

CUNARD & MORROW, Agents G. M. A., Halifax, N. §.

G. W. DeBLOIs,

CHARLOTTETOWN,

Sole Agent for P. E Island. July 15, 1878—3m

PUBLIC MEETING

AT HEAD ST. PETER’S BAY.

PUBLIC MEETING will be held in the Court House at the above mentioned lace, on MONDAY. THE 29TH. INSTANT, at the hour of 2 o’clock, p. m., tor the purpose of discussing the petitical questions of the day in connection with Do- minion Politics, and of choosing Candidates to represent the County in the Dominion Parlia- ment.

JOHN JARDIN. J. P. JAMES HOGAN, J. P. DAVID ANDERSON, J. P. WILLIAM HOOPER, J. P.

St. Peter’s Bay, July 20, 1878.

BORIVED 0-DAY IN EW"

2 (CHSICE PATTERNS)

seri nies

KING SQUARE HOUSE Tailoring Department

BEER & SONS.

Ch’town, June 18, 1878.

Tinsmithing, Gasitting, &c..

YGVHE Subscriber thankful for past patron. age, would inform his friends and the

public generally, that he is still prepared to do all work in his linc. TVinsmithing, Gasfitting, and General Jobbing punctually attended to.

On hand, a lot of Tinware, which will be sold very cheap, wholesale and retail.

Also wanted, a good steady man to peddle Tinware-

GEO. E. MILLNER, Cor. Great George & Fitzroy Sts. Ch’town, May 16—

Wants, Lost, Found, &

Advertisements under this heading, in space not exceeding half an inch, will be insert ed for Ten Cents per day.

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0 LET—A House, reatly fitted up,-con- taining 6 rooms, situated in a pleasant locality, near Spring Park. Rent moderate. Inquire of ARTHUR CLARK, at J. B. Mc- Donald’s, 68 Queen Street. Ch’town, July 17—eod pres tf

TRAYVED—From Godkin’s Pasture, on Monday, the 15th inst., a white and red spotted COW, Any person knowing of her whereabouts will be suitably rewarded by

July 34.—James Dupee, Boston; Henry Bil- lings, Newton, Mass.; D. McDonald, ers rich,

Ont.; P. Holt, do.; J. T, Yarrow, do,

leaving information at the Revere Hovse, July 22—

NOTICE OF REMOVAL. wohn Bell,

TAILGR & CUTTER, having removed from Fitzroy Sireet (West), Mr. George Scantlebury’s new House on

KENT STREET,

with in his line of business. JOHN BELL. Kent St., July 15—3w sat tuth patmwf

HIE place toget your Printing done is at the EXAMINER Printing Rooms

will be glad to see his friends and customers | and attend to any orders he may be favored |

AUCTION SALES.

150 Bbls, Choics Labrador Herring, BY AUCTION, on Connotty’s Wuarr, MONDAY, JULY 29,

AT 1l O'CLOCK.

A. McNEILL, Auctioneer, July 27—li

66 KENWITH.” EXTENSIVE SALE OF

FARM LANDS |

Building & Pasture Lots,

I AM instructed to sell at AUCTION, on

Thursday, the 8th August,

commencing at 11 o'clock, on the premises at ** Kenwith,” the property of the late Hon. John Myrie Holl, situated about

Five Miles from the}City, on the Malpeque Road, about

Vix Hundred Acres of Valuable Farm Lands,

—WHICH, WITH THE—

S TONE HOUSE & OUT-BUILDINCS, comprised the estate known as ‘‘ Kenwith.” The land has been divided as follows :—

Nine Lots, of # to 1 acre each, front on the apper Malpeque Road, adjoining Winsloe Station, on the P. E. I. Railway, which inter- sects the property.

Six Lots, of 34 to 5 acres each, front on the line of Railway.

Four Lots, of 3 to 61 acres each, front on the Lower Malpeque Road.

Three Lots, each 37}, 41 and 41} acres, and on the latter of which the Stone Dwelli House and out-buildings are situated, front on to the upper and lower Malpeque Roads, and, together, form one of the most eligible Farms near the City.

Seven Lots, of 12{ to 51} acres each, frop on the lower Malpeque Road.

Three Lots, of 6, 32 and 42 acres each, exe tend westwardly to the North River.

v a For full descriptions, see plan on hand- ills.

This valuable property is beautifully situ- ated on high land, commanding some charm- ing views of the surrounding country. Part of the land has been under pasture for some years, and is in splendid condition for b i up ; the remainder is beautifully wooded,

TERMS : 20 per cent. at the time of sale; the balance in five yearly instalments, with interest at 6 per cent.

<efreshments on the grounds.

WILLIAM DODD, Auctioneer. July 25, 1878-—

EXAMINATION

—FOR—

SCHOLARSHIPS

{iN CONNECTION WITH THE

Prince of Wales College,

ist and 2nd August.

Open to all Candidates, 18 years of age and under, except to those from Charlottetown,

In Eneuisu.--Parsing, Analysis, English Grammar (Currie’s Grammar), Writing to Die- tation.

In History and GrocrApiy.—History of England, Geography of North America,

In Maruermatics, — Arithmetic, Algebra, to end of first set of Simple Equations, in Col- enso’s Algebra. — Geometry: Ist Book of Euclid’s Elements.

In Latin.---Bryce’s ist Latin Reader—the passage to be selected for translation to be taken from the Roman History, at the end.

The Board of Education has authorized Kirkland & Seott’s Elementary Arithmetic for usein the Publie Schools, and has also retained Smith and MeMurchy’s smaller Arithmetic. »

EDWARD MANNING, Sup’t of Education Ch’town, July 5—2w

Steamer ‘ Heather Belle,”

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‘SUMMER ARRANGEMENT 1878.

ILL leave Charlottetown ‘for Orwell every Monpay and WEDNESDAY even

ings.

Seusl Orwell for Charlottetown every TUES- pAY and Tuurspay mornings, at 7 o’clock,

Leaving Charlottetown for Orwell same evening, at 3 o'clock.

teturning from Orwell to Charlottetown same evening, arriving at Charlottetown about 8.30 o'clock.

Leave Charlottetown for Mount Stewart every Wrpnespay and Fripay mornings, at 4 o'clock.

Leave Mount Stewart for Charlottetow pm 7 o'clock,

Leaving Charlottetown for Mount Stewart same evenings, at from 2 to 3 o'clock, accord- ing to tide.

Return to Charlottetown same evenings.

Leave Charlottetown for Crapaud a SaTURDAY, weather and tide permitting, every alternate Saturday will make a return trip.

All goods should be prepaid at Charlotte. town, otherwise they will be stored at their destination, at the risk and expense of the

owners. JOHN HUGHES, Agent. Ch’town, P, E. Island, April 25, 1878, 3m jaw pat pres her ne ar law 3m

RICE!

= 50 BAGS—nice quality, CARVELL BROS,

July 11--3i

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