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DECEMBER 13,

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Editorial Notes. }

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The latercolonial Railway is

patching English goods from Halifax to} Rey Ww R . , .

the Upper Provinces with unprecedented celerity.

It isa good sign of the times that a bill providing for the granting of divorces has been defeated in the South Carolina Legislature.

Many of our readers will be glad to learn that the health of Rev. W. R. Frame is improving already; and will read his account of the trip to Bermuda with interest.

—A friend of Tennyson says he has a vivid recollection of hearing the poet say :—‘*When I was a young man a lord was looked upon as a small god almighty. Thank Heaven that is fast changiog.”’ Tennyson has, however, beea persuaded to become a Baron.

—Sir John Rose, in an exhaustive speech delivered at the last annual meet- ing of the Hudson Bay Company, de- clared the progress which has been made in the Canadian Northwest to be unparalleled in the history of any place in North America. This statement was not made for political purposes.

—A Federal Council is proposed for Australia. Each colony is to be repre- sented by two members, and the Crown by one member for each colony. The Council is to hold atuual sessions and to deal with intercolovial matters as well as with the relations of the colonies to the Pacific Islands. Its decisions are, of course, subject to the veto of the Crown.

—The Hamilton Spectator declares

that itis wholly untrue to say that the}

farmers of the Northwest are oppressed by the railway rates, aod challenges the Hamilton Times “to pame a railway west of the Mississippi with rates so low as those of the Cavadian Pacific.”? Of course the Zimes won’t accept the chal-

lenge. Its business is like that of the Patriot, to make strong (unfounded) statements.

~-Since immesse deposits of coal have been found in the Canadian Northwest, the wide-awake progressive people who live there have been talking of establisi- ing extensive masufactories. The Win- nipeg Commercial says: ‘‘ It must be kep' in mind that this is an exporting country, and in every instance where our products can be exported in a manufac- ed instead of a raw state, we are lessen- ing the drain upon our financial re- sources.” Apply these wordsto P. K. Islaud !

—The editor of the Monetary Times recently sent a circular to mew of busi- ness throughout the Upper Provinces ecataining the enquiry: ‘* How have you found business?’ The replies ranged from ‘fair’ to *‘very good’”—only one among those published stating that times were ‘‘dull.” Here is a sample of the replies :

‘Il have found business very good this year, with « gradual increase tor the first ten months over last year. There has been a slackening off during the last six weeks, owing to the harvest not turning out as expected. Wheat has been seriously dam- aged by frost, and oats are very light from the same cause. Prices for produce are lower this year than last. For these reasons farmers will not have so much to spend, and we must expect business to he curtailed. There is however a healthier tone and payments made in shorter time than was the custom a few years since. If merchants would set their faces resolutely against long credits, great benefit would be reaped by their customers as well az them- selves. Thanking you for your efforts in this direction.”

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ea Our Advertisers.

Wm. Dodd advertises & sale of apples, etc., at his auction room, next Saturday, at eleven o'clock.

B. Balderston invites persons desiring Christmas requisites to call at his store and inspect goods and prices.

A. McNeill will hold an auction sale of sleighs, harness, robes, etc., at Stevenson's Building, Queen Street, next Friday, at two o'clock.

John Bolger announces that he is pre- pared to accommodate permanent and tran- sient boarders at the Railway Hotel.

A. McNeill will gel] the schooner ‘‘Cora”’ at Ferry Wharf, to-morrow at twelve o'clock.

The Boston Advertiser contains a most appreciative article on the proposed con- federation of the Australian colonies. It fully justifies their desire to annex New Guinea, the New Hebrides and other neighboring islands, on the ground that France is aiming to make penal colonies of them and that ‘‘when one nation seeks to dump its felons at the gateways of another, there is good ground for resentment and protest.” It proceeds:—‘'The Australian colonies are no longer puny settlements, but fully grown governmerts, in- cluding a population of nearly three millions. The cities of Melbourne and Sydney had respectively 225,000, and 235,000 in 1880. At the date of our first American census, 1790, the population of New York was only 33,000, that of Phila- delphia 42,000, and that of Boston 18,000, while the aggregate of the States was 3,929,000, In point of numbers, then. the Rousitralians have ample ground for looking

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THE DAILY

ATRIP TO BERMUDA,

Interesting Notes of Incidents by the Way.

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| Frame Relates | his Experience.

Neither the ‘‘Northern Light” nor the | ‘Napoleon JIL” had been able on account jot the severe snow storm to return on the | previous day from Pictou, At about 8.30 a. m., however, the latter boat put is an appearance and by 9 o’clock was at her wharf, to return to Picton ati p.m. As there was a bare chance that she might reach Pictou landing in time for the accom. modation train, which would leave there for Truro at 5.30 we tock passage as the last resort.

It was 1.15 before the ‘“‘Napoleon LT” got away, and the wind and tide were against her. To the credit of this abused craft she made the run in four hours, and to the great delight of the writer and other passengers, reached the landing fifteen minutes before the train started.

Having in the meantime by telegraph secured staterooms in the Bermuda boat, we hurried to the train and arrived in Truro at about 10 p. m., and rested the Sabbath there.

We took the first train on Monday for Halifax and drove direct to the Cunard wharf, and saw our ‘trunks and traps” safely deposited on board,

On enquiry we learned that the ‘‘Sarma- tion” from Liverpool, thovgh due on Satur- day, had not yet arrived, and that the ‘*Beta” could nut leave for Bermeda until she received the English mail fiom her The ‘‘Sarmatian,’ we were told, might arrive at any moment, or might not come for a day or two, as she bad not been heard from since leaving and was not to call at St. John’s, Newfoundland.

One peculiarly weather-wise sea-faring gentleman who spoke with an air of great authority on nautical matters, assured the now assembling passengers that the English boat could not possibly arrive before Wed- nesday, as the ‘Hibernian,’ which left England two days before the ‘‘Sarmatian’’ had reached St. John’s, Newfoundland only on Saturday; consequently the latter boat must be at least still fully five hundred miles away.

Seme of his hearers, however, did not accept all this as gospel, and determined not te wander too far from the ‘‘ Beta,” and in about an hour after they had the sat- iefaction of seeing the *‘Sarmatian” pass up to her dcck.

Fears were now entertained that a num- ber of the passengers who had thus been encouraged to goand visit their friends till the following day might be left behind; but as the ‘‘Beta” extended her time of leaving for three hours, an opportunity was afforded for all to get on board.

Friends having ‘‘accompanied us to the ship,” at 3 p. m. we were off on our voyage.

The ‘‘Beta” is a three-masted iron screw boat built on the Clyde in 1873. seems somewhat narrow for her length, which is 250 feet. Her gross tonnage is 1260. She is in command of Capt. Shaw, a Nova Scotian, who combines the skill of his profession with the accomplishments of agentlewan. All the cfticers, down to the waiters, were models of politeness and at- tention, and left nothing undone te secure the comfort of the parsengers.

The table was such as to satisfy the most fastidious. It may be mentioned as a tribute to oatmeal porridge—a dish still despised by tome—that the Captain and nearly all the saloon passengers partook of it for the first course at breakfast. Though wines and liquors could be obtained on board, nothing stronger than claret was drunk at dinner, and that only by one passenger—a military gent]eman,

There was a goodly number of passen- gers of the aler miscellaneous kind. We had an old gentleman of 4 very communica- tive turn, whose great grandfather was one of the twenty-three survivors of the ‘'} lack hole” of Calcutta. Several ladies, with | their families, whose husbands were officers in the Navy, were going to Bermuda to join them there for the winter. There were also clergymen, lawyers, merchants, ‘to- gether with military officers—one being in gommand of a company of tke Royal Engiosoos {yom Halifax,

Of the passengers, some like the writer were in quest of health. One, a talented young member of the Dominion Parliament, who, at the opening of last Session, moved the address in reply to His Excellency’s speech, and who was complimented by the Leader of the Opposition for his ability and eloquence, was suffering severely from sciatica; the pain at times being excrvciat- ing,

The passage was the smoothest the steamer had .made between Halifax and Bermuda the present season. The afternoon she left the sea was a perfect calm, but in the even- ing a breeze from N. N. E. sprang up, and the sails were set, and not taken down dur- ing the voyage.

On the evening of the second day we entered the gulf stream, and on the following morning when we went on deck, found the temperatura twepiy degrees higher than on the previous eveviag.

The only incident of the voyage out of the ordinary occurred on the forenoon of the second day when the ‘‘Beta” suddenly and most wnexpectedly shipped a huge sea, A Quebec gentleman and the writer, who were out, sitting against the cabin and en- joying the sun, were wet from head to foot. The wave rolled over the deck and poured down the companion way into the saloon, Fortunately the ladies and children who were on the deck were all on the opposite side of the cabin and sheltered from the deluge. A great cry of alarm was raised and the capiain rushed out from his cabin to see what had happened. It wes found,

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upon their welfare as a preponderating con- | however, that there was “nobody killed and

sideration in the future of the Pacific. point of wealth they have even more right to assert themselves. for in 1880 their ex- ports reached the value of £48 800.000 and | their imports of £45,060,000; while in 1790. the imports of the United States did not |

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In | nobody hurt.”

When the two unfortunates

| who had received the drenching appeared | shortly after at lunch, as might be expected,

they were the subject of some good-natured mirth, which a3 a matter of course ihey submitted to with becoming fortitude.

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os seventy hours after leaving Halifax—the | ‘Beta’ lay quietly at her berth at St. George’s, and our voyage was ended. The quaint looking houses remind us that we have got to a strange land, while the Aasnat ike heat, the orange trees, the oleander in bloom, and the banana trees laden with fruit, all help us to realize that we are a thousand miles south of P. E. Island. W. R. F.

St. George’s, Nov. 22, 1885.

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—_ aE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. {Sperciat Desparcuxs to Tue Examiner, }

Disastrous Gale in England.

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Violent gales prevailed throughout Eng land last evening causing much damage in London and the provinces. At Wolver- hampton the Exhibition Building which was only partially completed was destroyed.

Lonpon, Dee. 12,

The gale of yesterday waa especially severe in Ireland, Scotland, and North Wales. Inthe Midland Counties of Eng- lond huge trees were torn up and carried away, causing great destiuction to property and personal injury; also loss of life. The low-lying districts of Birmingham were flooded. A large gas-holder near Bradford was capsized, Two large chemical works at Widness were damaged. Fears are enter- tained for the safety of the Channel steau- ers which sailed before the storm.

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Ministerial Kleptemania.

Boston, Dee. 12.

The case of Rev. Mr. Mitchell, charged with book stealing, came up in the Muni- cipal Court yesterday. It was continued on application of Mr. Mitcheli’s counsel till Dee. 27th, the ground for postponement being the ministers in a body to be present, because he is alleged to be on the verge of insanity.

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Suicide.

Toronto, Dee, 11.

Trevelyan Rideout, a well known Barris- ter of this city, mysteriously dssappeared two months ago. To-day his body was found in High Park with a revolver clutched in one hand. He had shot himself through the head. It is supposed that the rejection of his suit by a young lady unhinged his wind.

On the Defensive.

Catro, Dee. 12. Baker Pasha despairs of any advance from Suakim with his present forces, and wijl act entirely on the defensive until he feels strong enough to march across te country.

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Another Suez Canal—Cash @ffered.

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Lonpon, Dec. 12, The Cairo correspondent of the Standard says that the Anglo-Egyptian Bank has offered the Egpytian Government a loan of £10,000,000 to construct @ canal parallel to the present Suez Canal,

Interceding for O Bonnell.

New Yorr, Dee, 12. The Graphic says the Radical Club of London are signing a memorial which is being circulated soliciting the Home Secre- tary to grant a respite to O'Donnell.

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Troops for Egypt.

Lonpon, Dec. 12. It is reported that Lord Hartington, the English Secretary of State for India, has ordered six regiments of native troops to prepare to sail for Egypt. ——~————— Bisastrous Fires. Sr. Pavut, Dec. 12 The losses by the Drake block fire aggre- gate $170,000. Early this morning Reaves’ block, occupied by P. Hardenburg & Co., sadelery an hardware, next to Drake block, was burned. Less $115,000.

Banditti Killed . Mexico, Dee. 12. Three days ago # party of Federal soldiers attacked thirty-two Bandits in Oombre Deloca Mountains. They killed five, and ae =" fled. Only one soldier was illed.

Heavy Failure in England,

Lonpon,: Dec. 12. Peyton & Peyton, bedstead manufac- turers of Birmingham, have failed. Lia- bilities £100,000. eat

French Fleet.

Paris, Dec. 12. Admiral Lespes will sail to-morrow to take command of the French fleet in Chinese waters. . hte El Medhi Advancing,

Osteo, Dec. 12.

_ The government has received news that El Medhi is advancing on Darfour with 100,000 men,

kfeavy Failure in New York. New Yorg, Dec. 12. J. H. Billups & Co,, cotton merchants,

suspended to-day. There liabilities are $400,000.

Found Dead. ; Brussets, Dee, 12. Capt. Robert Dickerson, Irish political refugee, and brother-in-law of Mr. Parnell, syas foupd dem in bed ty-day.

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Home News. Orrawa, Dec. 12. | The Senate and House of Commons} Chambers will be lighted by the electric! light this sersion, Hon. Mr. Prouis, member of the Quebee Legislative Council is very ill. Commander Cheyne, R. N., bas received | a communication from the United States Secretary of State that the Secretary of War has deemed the scheme of reaching

impracticable.

t is said the Dean of Ontario has written a letter of distiissal to Rev. Dr. Wilson, of St. George’s Cathedral, for his connection with the Salvation Army.

Mr. Rlanchet, of Quebec, has forwarded to the Local Government two carloads of food for the destitute poor of Labrador.

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Probabilities for the next 24 hours for the Maritime Provinces.

Toronto, December 13--10 a. m. milder

South to southwest winds, fur

weather,

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Apples, Raisins, Herring.

Qn Saturday, 1oth instant,

At 11 o'clock, at my saleroom,

Té >ris, Wiater Keeping Apples, 50 boxes Valencia Kuisins, $00) boxes Smoked Herring,

£5 10-lb, ting French Coffee,

95 half chests T'ca,

10 doz. Buckets

WILLIAM DODD, Auctioneer, Ch'town, Dee, 13, [883.—2)

SUNDRIES.

Y AUCTION, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14th, in front of Stevenson's Building,—

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‘Stoves. . Sleighs, Robes, Harness, Furniture. Earthenware, Groceriss, &¢,

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25 Barrels Apples.

A. McNEILL, Autthoneer, Ch'fewn, Des 15, 188\—Iin

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SCHOONER =‘ GORA. ¥Y AUCTION, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14th, at twelve o'clock, noon at the Ferry Wharf where she now lies, the Ameri- can bnilt schooner ‘‘Cora,” 56 tons register,

oak bottom, with sails, anchors, chains, ele. all complete and ready for sea,

A. McNEILL, Auctioneer Charlottetown Dec. 13, 18°3,

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RAILWAY HOTEL,

(OPPOSITE DEPOT), Charlottetown, P. E, Island.

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Permanent and Transient Boarders accom.

modated. J BOLGER,

Proprietor, Dec, 13, 1883.—eod

Citizens’ Skating Rink, SEASON 1888-4,

HE DIRECTORS Lave much pleasuro in announcing th»

OPENING OF THE RINK,

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Monday, December 17th,

icCE PERMITTING).

The Band, under the management of Mr John Worth, will be in attendance.

The new brass instruments, imported ex. pressly for tbe Rink, will be used,

Tickets for sale at the Apothecaries Hai] at the following prices:

GontlomeO Si. 655: 63.44 .:.625. wae oi. $5 00 ss deli na s Weananen vee Ob ous 3,00 PUMNMNG spc ouecas cnc cere won eh ewes 1.60 Afternoon Skating (Boy’s)............ 2.FO

" (Girl's)... ole a 2.00 Single Tickets, all times. ...... ae Single Tickets, to Promenade;...:'+;:; 10

By order,

W, W. STANLEY, Secretary, Ch’town, Dec, 12, '83,

b LOT OF - BEAUTIFUL

Writing Desks, Work Boxes,

Card Cases,

In Hand Painted, Leather, Pearl and Tortoise Shell, the latest patterns, A!so tho latest styles of

AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS,

received to.day and for sale at

LBOw PRICES!

BREMNER BROS. Lec, 14, 1883,—pat 4i

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Te Annnal Meeting of the Young }jen's Christian Association wil] ba held in thé Parlorin YM. (, A. Butiding, on the even- ing of Thursday, 20th instant, at eight o’cleck, for the election of officers, etc.

By order,

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BPMBER 18 #1583.

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BALDERSTON’S

GROCERY ANT FRUIT SHOP

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CHRISTMAS GOODS.

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Chocie Tea, 25 and 30 cents. ixcellent Sugar, 8, 9and {06 cents. Raisins, *, §2 and 16 cents. Potato Farina. Corn Starch, Essences, Lemon, Orange and Citron Peel, Canned Meats,

Extracts Beef, Pickles, Savers. etc., etc. Green Grapes, Oranges, Lemons, Apples, Pears, Nuts, Candy, Figs, Dates, eic., ete.

We will sell you Gouds as cheap and as good as anybody else. Just drop in and see our Fancy Confectionery, Crockery, Glassware and Woodenware, selling off at slaughter priver,

B. BALDERSTON.

Queen Street, Charlottetown, Dec. 13, 18%3.--eod tl 25th whkly 2i

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WE WILL OFtER

BISCUITS, CRACKERS, CARE, CONFECTIGNERY, &¢.,

AT LOWER PRICES THAN EVER.

Biscuits from eight cents per lb. upwards, Retail,

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A great variety in CONFECTIONERY, comprising Panorama Eggs, Crystal Hats, Return Balls, Flower Pots, Beautiful Hearts, all made of PURE CONFECTIONERY. Also the finest lot of Cossaques and Coraucopias ever shown in the city.

Tey our Mixed Crackers in 5-lb, packages, very cheap.

Thousands and Nonpariels, for Cake decorating ; Extract of Lemon, Citron and Lemon Peel, Currants, Ruisias, ete. :

Choice Preserves, in 1 and 6-lb, packages,

Special Prices to Wholesale Buyers.

J. QUIRK,

(ify Steam Bakery, Prince Street,

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Ghristmas Presents AND REQUISITES,

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WATSON’S DRUG

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ane Dressing Cases, for Latic« ; Leathcr Dressing Cases, for Gentle men ; Odor Cases, in Plush, Leather, Cardboard, Wood ana Tortoise Shell; Painted Puff Boxes, Cut Glass and other Toilet Bottles: Smelling Bottles; Florence and other Mand Mirrers: Pocket Toilet Cases, Porcelain Feeding Cups, ete., for invalids; Walking Sticks, Pipes; Beautiful fine Loather Cigar & Cigarette Cases, Pocket Books. Fly Books, Painted Shaving Wugs, Kaz6re, Strops, Magnifying Shaving Mirrors, Whisks, Playing Cards, Spectacles, Fine Sponges; Cloth, Nail and Shaving Brushes, in variety; Exquisite Soaps, in boxes ; Sachet Powder. : » 7)

A large assortment of Choice Perfames and T.ilet Waters, at eyery price; and a great variety of ail Noilet Artictes & Preparations. ia.

Guava, Orange, Calves’ Foot, Red and Black Currant Jellies; Marmalade, Olives, Pickles and Sauces, Candied Peels, Spices, Baking Powders, Exglish Confectionery, Currants, Baking Soda, Cream of Tartar, Ess Ovffee, Capers, Currie Powder, Gelstine, Sago, Tapioca, Arrow: root, C coa, Broma, Chololate, Corn Stare, Candied Ginger, Flavoring gad Coloring Extracts, Macaronii, Vermicelli, etc., etc. .

CITY DRUG STORE, QUEEN STREET.

Ch’town, Deo. 6, 1883. — till 3ist

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Handsome Photograph Albums, in the newest styles, nae Great variety of Autograph Albums, Albums for Xmas Cards, Ladies’ aud Gents’ Pocket Books, Card Case, Purses, etc., Novelties in Vases, Statuettes, ete., Novelties in Tea Sets, . Handsome Cups, Saucers and Plates New Books for the Little Ones, New Books for Giris, New Books for Boys, New Standard Bocks for Everyone

THE POETS, in the newest and cheapest styles of binding. QHRISTMAS CARDS,

in endless variety, from one cent to five dollars,

G. H. HASZARD, Queen Square, Near Post Office

President. Ch’ town, Ded. 12, 1883,

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