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eee — - ENE AL LT TANT TT, TA aT. 1 ene 3 42. 4 f } Loca agg? 6 Other i ‘ | ¢ ta sf } , TN. a wv : cC MHS, Late St a?) & Ke gre i h. | t ead " nd Cther items. Dis . va E> ey WAR NW } yee ms ; »* rears -+u 4+V¥ Ww. wy RYA 1S ’ LK ng have ”@ ATMOIY the ty : . * ‘ rs vcr) w 9 a7 . . . o — - | grunties of Boneton ais l vicinity. ; ~ Lesa 6, ast mitn wre TRI 8 IT i ; ' : : yee i ha ke if is ph A vay | <A pisparca from Montreal says there is I i i eel ‘ ¥ ; b een f ® ' . ‘ ‘ 4 v h ie ee avd BAL EAN s (nota stiele vessel im that barovor. ; ul hay AG P e SHC. ——-— An Ottawa correspondent, Writing on the | on , ] a” . aye ° , s ar - 10. 0. BLA Wow Pole “ot “oad Pa-|ENSEISH MEDIATION URGED, met Bore, ses they: are brighten. on y 3 ‘ 6 t é ing. lows, to be ea lod Colville” Lodge, will be ~ -_ *| S institute Lat Souris in a few days, a CuRISTMAS AND New Ysar’s.—Fresh Ca- > oe . 1 . aclis Str ‘ . New Werxty Parer.—Joe Knowles of | [ By Telegraph to Reading Room and ne a8 Citron, Lemon and Orange Peels. a 1] } tte ott 2 Dail , . Pure Spices, and flavoring extracts, at Ran- + John, Will egin tine pu lication of a | ai V Examiner. | 2 ry : ei °: 7 » ts i. om th Ga ‘ kin’s Daug Store.—di each w for 2w new Weekly paper on » 29th. Itis to be Lonpoo, Dee. 12. TT S Ty valled the mM, : R2EASURE SEEKING. — s gensati cared | lhe London Zunes urges the Government to} 4) Dar ee see ren 1€ Sensation of : malintion oad snve Pas) the day is treasure seekers in Cunard’s field > y v) 5 are 2S make Ol, <bilt says raev : , » ‘ Y ‘ Barak quantities of tobacco are being |~ ye *urKey 8 now as com-| at the North-end. Speculators have now onus to Yarmonrth, N. S. The ‘Tem-| Pletely beaten as was Austria after the fall of

perane: Reformers purchased and have re-

gently burned large quantities of the liquor.

BeuveaU ALBERLITE AND Ort Company.

We learn that about $30,000 worth — of shares in this Compaay-have been taken up ian Chi and Summerside. We Wissk the Colapany geal SUCCESS.

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Toronto “ Grose.” -——Lb. ia reported ‘that the subscript us to a new $500,000 com- pwy for the p iblication of the Toronto ii Gbe is taking considerable progress. Also, that Gurdon Brown will -be -mamger, and the Hon. George, President, with a salary of $10,U00 a yea

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Tazne will be a general meeting of the Charlottetown Temperance Reform Club this evening, in their Hall ate Athensum), to commence at 8 o'clock, sharp, to. take iato consideration the formation of a Dra- matic Club in eoismection with the Reform Club. :

PARDONED. Robert B. Davis, imprisoned iathe Penitentiary for twelve years for the killing of Tague, a blacksmith, in York County, was released on Saturday, having years and one month... The

sason assigned for his liberation was the dangerous condition of his health.—St. John

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Ar the Stipendiary Magistrate’s Conrt, ‘this morning, the Marshal called the name of “Robert White,” on charge of ‘‘ drunk and incapable.” Presently & dirty little face was poked over the rail, and answered Here.’ He was apparently ten years of age, and scarcely the height of the bar.

Boarp or Trapr.—The following gentle- men will attend the Dominion. Board of Y'vade at Ottawa in January: William El-

“der and J. DeWolf Spurr, Esquires, of St. wJobn, N. B.; R. R. Dobbell, A. Josephand "A Wood, of Quebec ; A. F. Master, John (lillespie and John Morrison, of Toronto ; Halifax delegates are not yet elected.

Deap Lerrers.—Judge Marshal, of Nova Scotia, was grieved at having a letter which ‘he recently mailed to some person in On- tarjo, returned from the Dead Letter Office at Ottawa. He says that the letter shows tiat he put a stamp on it, which he sup- posed was rubbed off. He argues that in all cases letters should be sent to their des- tination.

Tue following ‘* stand-and-deliver” letter was received on the 4th inst. by a St. John fir ; the plan of) settlenient’ proposed has certainly the merit of simplicity. ‘' Sir,- iL am selling off what little traps I have with the intention of leaving Moncton in a few days ; and in order to do so honorably, I ain going to divide what Ihave among my ereditors. I am offering (which is being ac- eepted,) 10 p. c. on whole amount of bill (cas':) and you have one week to decide in.

Awaiting your reply, dam yours, &e.”

Sap Disaseer.—The sad intelligence has been received of a collision at sea, resulting in the loss of a Nova Scotian vessel and her entire crew, save one man. The brigt. *“G. M. Jones,” Captain Gammage, was on a vuyage from New, York. to Halifax, when she was run into—(presumably by a steam- er, but the dispatch gives no ‘particulars)— and sunk; with all on board except one man. Mr. Creed, by whom the dispatch was re- cvived, had not heard farther particulars up to last night. The “‘G. M.J.” was built at Jordan River, Shelburne, 1871, and was owned in Halifax, but registered at Liver- pool, N.S. There was $10,000 insurance on the vessel, divided between two city of-

hees.—Hx. Herald.

Toe Larceny Prisoners.—Thomas En- inan, Robert Miller and Peter MacMahon, who were on ‘Tuesday before the Magis- trate for the robbery of Mr. Crabbe’s till, and who asked for their trial on that charge in the Supreme Court, were to-day tried for stealing a pair of mittens from the store of Mr. McLeod, on »Grafton Street. The evi- dence in the matter was plain, and they Were each sentenced tosix months imprison- ment witie hard labor: »Thegmiitens stolen

were the pair that todk first prize at the dicorgetown Exhibition. During the ex- amination of..the witnesses —who, were} minorg-—it was sworn that- a-good deal of liquor was drank by the witnesses and Olieriders, and it is very likely that some 0

the dealers will be brought to an account

for sellin to minors.

InrenconontaL Express ComPpany.—Ar- rangements haye been made by the Inter; colonial Express Co., by which express

matter from Europe consigned to the care cf William Blackwood, 22 Water street, Liverpool, will be forwarded by the weekly mail steamsrs of the: Allan Line to Halifax, by express to destination. Matter for Europe will also be forwarded weekly via Halifax. Express clost ig m st. Joha on Fyidays, «The merchants of $t. Joha Who so fully reaiixe that time is money wil Tho d i y ;

direct weekly’ express to and from Great Britain. ise Joh i Neors.

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No doubt. a similar arrangement vill directly be made for the convenience of

citizens and merchants of Charlottetown,

| Sadowa anc. France after the fall of Sedan.

There is great enthusiasm in St. Petersburg over the fall of Plevna. its capture is computed at 40,00) men and 400 gins.

Osman Pasha is severely and its thought

fatally wounded: ‘* Hostilities con- tinue, thongh preliminary peace negotiations will be commenced. ,

"Phe aews from Plevna had & very depres-

Reuter’s telegraph says :

sing efiect at Constantinople. d

Mehemit Pasha has been removed from his command, and his place is - filled by Baker Pasha (Col. Valentine Baker, late of the Brit- ish service).

The Couficil of State’ decided to appoint three-Christian Governors of the Province.

It is reported that the ‘Turkish \Government will take immediate steps for an armistice or peace negotiations.

New York, Dec. 12. Gold 103. Exchange from $25 to 86.

ConsTANTINOPLE, Dec. 10.

Tt is reported that the Council of State has determined that Christians shall here- after be eligible to governorships and other administrative functions of the Turkish Pro- vinces, and it is believed that the speech from thé throne at the opening of Parlia- ment will announce this resolution.

Suléiman Pasha has returned to Amhledi on the Tirnova road.

Vienna, Dec 10,

The ‘* Political Correspondence” states that negotiations are pending between Ser- via and Russian headquarters relative to the Seryian plan of operations. | Servia will lace 84 batallions in the field. The out- iréak of war on Servia’s partis now only a question of days. |

Views, Dee: 10.

Before the Foreign Affairs Committee of},

the Hungarian Delegation yesterday, Count Andrassy denied that Austria was acting In the interests of Germany, and declared no

appreciate the advantage of a}

power in Europe, could undertake a settle- ment of the Eastern question without the eo-operation of Austrie-Hungary.

GENERAL NEWS.

Montreat, Dec. 10. Nomination day for the local election in

Quebec Hast is fixed» «Murphy and Allyn are the candidates ; it is expected that the latter will be elected.

The Hall Estate’s appeal to the Privy Council, objecting to the smallness of the award of $210,000 in Mount Royal Park appropriations, has been refused with costs.

J. & R. O'Neil, wholesale dry goods firm, who failed for about $250,000, have paid a dividend of 34 cents on the dollar.

Premier McKenzie will speak on Friday next before the Workingmen’s Benefit So- ciety.

Young men are being arrested and, pun- ished. daily for carrying revolvers.

Not a single vessel remains in Montreal harbor. Hundreds are consequently im want of work.

A new Irish daily paper is. again spoken of as shortly to appear. The necessary plant for its issue has been purchased.

A boiler exploded in a flour mill at Or- angeville on the 8th. Three men who were buréed in the ruins are not expected to live.

A cablegram says the Grand Trunk direc- tors on the 8th, issued further debentures to the extent of £300,000. They makea statement that the revenue for the past half year is larger by £31,000 than for the cor- responding half of last year.

SHIPPING. INTELLIGENCE.

Apanpoxrn.—A dispatcH from “Bartow, of Novy. 23rd, saya: The Belle, of and for Char- vn, P. KE. 1, from Shoreham, ballast, with masts cnt away, in lat. 49 16, long. 23; ‘three of the erew landed -here by the Finland | barque Hermes.

| Brigt. Bitterny” Irving, «master, with cargo

? a ~ ioctevoy

‘consisting of 245 boxes lobstérs, 734 qtls. hake,

| 32 pieces of deal, 7720 bnshels of oats, shipped

3 S 7. F

\by Davies & McFayden, sailed’ from Murray

| Harbor for Liverpool, on, Exiday, the 7th inst.

REPORT,

| Captain Fox, of the Morning Star, of St.

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| Mary's, N. S., reports that on Nov, 14 sighted ° . * +: . 7° Or

lo, bark flying a signal of distress, in lat. 46 48’,

| lon.. 38°30’, which proved to be the Kwasindi, | of Charlottetown, P. E. L, since. reported! ab- }andoned, with all. bands at the ‘pumps, the captain of which vessel begged-to be taken on board, ans offered. £5. to. men to board her, ‘which waa acvepted, . Get the boat launched, the boatawain beimg crushed by doing so, and ‘could notgetthe boat from alongside. Spoke the ‘captain of the bark to stand by until the morning, and to show lights. At 7 p,m, the gale increased to a huprican had to heave to and “lost stchb of the bark, and» Kept our ‘course after tacking backward and forward, ‘many times trying to sight her.

ae) Died. | At Rustin, on the llth, Alcid, third son of j the late Francis Gallant, aged 28 years, R, 1, P,

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The Turkish loss by |

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entered on the scene, and there is a propo- sition afoot to stake the ground off as a gold district.—Hzx ‘Reporter.

THe Snow Srorm.—Last. night and all to-day our city was visited with a very soft snow storm, which has fallen up to the pre- sent, to*the depth of about ‘ten inches. SYeighs are in general use, and if the snow lasts and the weather continues mild, the Livery Stables will be well patronized.

Tue Toronto ** Mail” appears in a hand- svme new dress of type, which makes it without exception the finest. looking news- paper in the Dominion. The new manage- rinent exhibits, groat. vigor, the telegrapie mews in the ‘* Mail” beimg now fuller than that of any other Canadian journal. - Such euterprise deserves success.

“Mr. Anairy’4s Lrevrenart GovERNOR.— The Hamilton Times, usually well informed upon’ Ministerial ‘intentions, says: “ It is rumored that the Hon. Mr. Anglin will de- cline at the next session to be re-elected Speaker 6f the, Commons, Possibly, when Mr. Tilley’s term of office as Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick expires—as it will next year—one of the New Brunswick members sf the Government may take his place, and Mr. Anglin be asked to accept a seat in the Cabinet--a positien in which he can better serve the country than he can as Speaker of the House.”

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Stipendiary Magistrate’s Court.

Dee. 12.—Donald Matheson, drunk and iu- capable, was fined $2 or 8 days; Robt. Miller, Thos. Inman and Peter McMahon, for larceny, were sentenced to. six months’ imprisonment with hard labor.

Seo ge ee oe

CHEAPEST YET !

conten j

A order to reduce our Large Stock, we will Self at a great reduction on for- iner prices.

We will Sell— Good Gray Cotton, from 4 1-2 cts, Good White Cotton, from 6 cts. Good Print Cotton, from 6 cts. Good Heavy Winceys, from 6 1-2 cts, Good Tweed Dress Goods, 7 1-2 ots. Boy's Winter Tweed, 25 cts. Heavy Winter Shawls, $1.26. All Wool Flannel, 20 cts,

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ISCARFS, CLOUDS, CLOVES, VERY CHEAP. All other goods at proportionately low prices. Buying our goods for Cash, we are in a position to sell all goods at our bottom prices.

Jd. B. MACDONALD, QUEEN STREET, CHAR LOTTETOWN, Dec. 7—ne pat

Sleigh Shoeing Iron. FYXYWENTY Bdles. 14x? Refined Iron, Cut and Clinch Nails and Spikes. For sale by HASZARD BROS.

SELLING OF

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AUCTION PRICES

§ ZAVING Parchased a Large Lot bd of BANKRUPT GOOBS, at a

‘ a * g2 “ . Seale Great Sacrifice, we propose selling them

at AUCTION PRICES :— ie Heavy Wineeys | 7 cts. per ya ii

for Good Black Lustre 12 Fancy Dress Goods § ran Heavy Gray Flannel 20 ° ‘AN Wool " | Tweeds for Boys ihe, .8 ‘c Heavy Cand’an Tweedso0 80’ Shirts and Drawers 40 cite. Horse Blankets, Strapped, $1.20 Boys’ Fur Caps, 30 cts. Men's =" 50 cts.

All other goods equally cheap. Buyers

purchasing.

ROBERT ORR & CO.

Ch’town, Dec,4— HAY! HAY!

For SALE AT Ww. W. CLARKE’S. Water St., Ch’town, Dec, 1—eod ty

Fel. NEWBERY & @.

Offer Wholesale,

AT LOWEST MARKET PRICES

1,500 BARRELS CANADA PLOUR.

Patent Process, Superior Extra, Extra,

Fancy, Bide Baker's, Spring Extra, ChoiceS» perier,

GRAHAM FLOUR Barrels and Half-Barrels):

BRAN.

CORNMEAL. Yellow Kiln-Dried, White Kiln-Dried

CHOICE BARBADOES MOLASSES. Puncheons, ; ‘Tieroes,

Barrela.

SUGAR. Dry Crushed, Granulated, Cotfee Crushed, Golden Yellow, English Refined, Barbadoes.

AMERICAN KEROSENE, 120° & 160°

CANADIAN KEROSENE, 120° FINEST CONGOU & SOUCHONG TBA,

- Chests, Half-Chests and Boxes.

RANKINE'S BISCUIT.

Abernethy, .» Butter, Fruit, Graham, Wine, &c. ‘White Beans, * Split Peas, Smoked Herring, _ “Qheese, , Canned Vegetables, Baking Soda, Baking Powders, Vineger. APPLES.

Baldwins, Russets, Greenings,

RAISINS,

Layers, Valencias, Loose Muscatel,

Curvants, Coffee, Cream Tartar, Chocolate,

Cocoa Sticka, Broma.

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AUCTION SALES

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at 11 o'clock, at 5 na Wanahanaa Wo 1 Tato: Once! WaoicLUuns NU. J, W ih ter-St,

~/ : Pp awn 50 eases DbRANDY » IN gui 4

1G oe i iy cr 30 “ SHERRY WIN! » }

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mol WY Pr ] Cabin ] Wives

‘ £ Eth ‘a Aliso, meen Sa baliGs, GIN, The consignment

i8 order “l TO he sold in bond, and must be e

sed out without-reserve,

A. McNEILL, a he 2 Dee. 12,.1877—-li Auctioneer.

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LAND SALE,

Dd AUS PRECHOLD PROPERTY, LOT 63,

Pp be Sold by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Colonial Building, on FRIDAY, the 21st December, 1877, at 12 o’clock. noon, a FARM of (56) fifty-six acres of land, bounded as fol- lows : Commencing on the south side of Gray 8 Road, at the norta-east angle of land seld te Archibald Crawford; thence south forty- eight chains (48) and s¢yenty-five (75) Lnka, or to the rear line of -farms frenting on Nov- thumberland Straits; thence east eleven (11) chains and forty-eight (43) links; thence north to the road; thence alony the road to the place of commencement, containing an area of filty- six (55) acres of land. a little more or less. For conditions of Sale, apply to BRECKEN & FITZGERALD, Solicitors for Bank of P. E. Island,

GALL AND CET

OUR LIST OF

THE BEST STOCK OF

CHRISTMAS

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New Years’ Prasents, TOYS, GANES, ETC.

BREMNER BROs. Dec. 5—4i eod

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DR. H. A. PARKER, SURGEON DENTIST, (LATE OF OTTAWA),?

Office, . ,. . St. Lawrence Hotel Office Hours : 9a. m: to 6 p. m. Dec. 3-—lw*

BLANK BILL - HRADS BLANK STATEMENTS,

—-AND

BUSINESS CARDS!

Furnished promptly and cheaply, to order, at tie

EXAMINER OFFICE,

Candles, Laundry Soaps, Toilet Soaps, Blue and white Starch, Washing Sada, Washing Crystal.

TOBACCO,

Boxes T'wist, Flat 12’s, ie a Caddies Bright Smoking, Caddies Chewing,

SOLE LEATHER. Extra, No. 1 & 2,

ORATES ASSORTED EARTHENWARE.

Breoms, Blacking, Bartlett's Blueing, Pails— Grained, Painted & Varnished. Tubs, Washboards,

MATCHES, Cases, Half-Cases and Boxes:

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should call and examine our stock before,

‘ MANILLA ROPE.

all Sizes.

‘L D. Pipes, Herse Nails,

Wrapping Paper, Paper Bags

/ gar LIBERAL DISCOUNT FOR CASH “Be

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INGS’*' BUILDING,

Corner Great George an. Wtera Streets.

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Wants, ete., ete.

Ba" Advertisements under this hc-ading,in space not exe ceeding half an Lach, will be inserted for'LEN CiiNn it's per day.

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1 ge bed we —Customers for New Figs, Turkish Prunes, Eg ptian Dates, Flor-

ida Oranges, Lemons, Grayes, at’ The Confec-

tionery. declO

a nce nero — —_——

O@ST,— Enormous quantities of Cocoanut Cakes, Butter Scotch, Chocolate Creams, Almond Candy, &c., have lately disappeared at ‘Tur CONFECTIONERY.” Dee. 10, 1877. Wy Stans TO RENT—A DWELL- ING-HOUSE, contsining from rIGuT to TEN ROOMS, in a convenient part of the town. Address X. Y. Z., Office. Dec. 10—ti

; EXAMINER

EF OST—On Thursday night, between the Market Hall and Queen Sq a emall pur of OPERA GLASSES~—in a case. The

finder will be rewarded on leaving them at the

| EXAMINER OFFICE.

Dec. 7, 1877—lin

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‘ TANTED— By a young lady, a situation /- ina store, who thoroughly understands raillineyy, having paid particular attention ‘to

it. City preferred, but would accepp a sitna- tion in the country. Address “A. G.,” Char lottetown Post Office. {nov 27—

NOR SALE—A few second-hand Kerosene Oil Lamps, cheap, at Examrver OFFICER Nov. 27—

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Uy “sae Three or four good Can- : vassers for the WrEKkLy EXAMINER, Applicant must have cre mtials. ~ Liberal, Commission.

Nov. 30, 1877.

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We TO PURCHASE —A Good MILCH COW, Apply to Hox, G. W.' DEBLOIS, Chairman Commissioners Poor House.

| Ch’town, Dec. 4—

SF OS Tee oC . ae

. ms i E Tee: yrs “ a he es ya da Ux? a eee | B HAVE received; positive instrecto i i? wt. s we .~ a to Sell DY AUCLION, to-mo1 - THURSDAY. DECR 19 Atitaes Dade BFL GE AOD ide

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