The Daily Gxammer DECEMBER 9,188. | Two Lessons
We have mow good grounds for the) hope that the visitation of smalipox will | soon be nothing more in Charlottetown than asad remembrance of meral evil and civic apathy and neglect. Whether | we regard the beginning or the progress | of the disease, it was evidently due to impurity of life on the part of some, | and insvnsibility to that impurity on the) part of others,—though in this visitation, | as in every visitation of the kind, the good suffer with the bad. Short as it was, the whole city, the whole Provinee, has been more or less injured ; and some of our best and worthiest men and women, not fo speak of the imnocent children, have been swept away by the plague. The first lesson, then, to be | drawo from the “experiecce” we have had, is the lively interest those who are themselves moral have in rooting out the houses of ill fame and the low groggeries, and io maintaining a healthy mora! tove throughout the community. We have been too apt to thiuk that moral evils are not practical evils, 80 far at. least as we are concerued; and we have selfishly permitted them to remain aud grow in the community, under our eyes, without making any § sufficient effort to remove them. But the lesson of the smallpox visitation proves that moral evils do concern, very materially, all who are in avy degree withiu the range of their bad influences; aud out magistrates, our police, our clergymen, our Press, and every moral agency, and every moral person, ought vow to be alert and vigorous in suppressing vice and upholding virtue; for it is now seep that all are vitally iuterested.
The other lesson to be drawn from the smallpox visitaton is the importance of having all the children vaceiuated. As aresult of our former good fortune, the smallpox, when at last it came, found a large proportion of our people unvac- cinated, and consequently, for abont a week, it made great headway; but as soon as the vaccine matier got into the blood allj over the city, its progress was immediately stayed, Mavy instacces of the power of vaccination might be given. Mrs. Forrest's family of ten small children was saved, though she had lived with them io the intimate relation ota mother until the moment that she lefts tor the hospital, where she died: the children were all vaccinated. Mrs. McAree’s family were saved in like mapper. Two of the Misses Lawson stayed with Mrs. Thompsen at her house the greater’ part of a day, and did not take the disease: they were vaccin- ated. Mrs. John James slept with her mother on the night previous to the re- moval of her mother-tothe hospital, and neither she nor any of her large family were infected by the disease: they were protected by vaccination. In the Prenty family, the only child that wasu't vaccinated was taken. Many other’ facts of this kind might be adduced --facts which prove beyoud a doubt that the plague was stayed, not so much by the other precautionary measures of the Health officers, as by the prompt and general application to vaccine lymph. The facts with respect to those who died in the hospital are not fully known; but it is certain that the Worst cases were those of persons who had never been vaccivated, while all the light cases were those of persons who had,either recently or at @ more or less remote period, been properly vaccioated. So that the im- portance of vaccination has been sufficieutly demonstrated iv the experi- ence of Char ottetown ; and—seeing that we are like the rest of the world, liable to smalipox—we trust all pareuts and guardians of children, all trustees of schools, the City Couneil and the Local Legislature will take such measures as will secure the vaccination of every child at ap early age.
The strength of the epidemie is now, we are rejoiced to say, almost comple! e- ly spent. The present position of the smallpox in Char'cttetown may be likeued to a fire which, having obtained headway and burved fiercely for atime, has been quenched by the prompt and evergetic measures of the firemen, but is still smoking avd needs to be watched, In a short time it will be entirely out,— thanks to the officials, and the merciful Providence which guides and governs all. It has often been remarked that no pec- ple are more Careless than those of Charlottetown in taking precautions agaiust disease and fire; but on the other hand y, may be truly said that po people are more energetic and brave in | the henr of trial when disease and fire | are raging in their midst.
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THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
—The N. Y. World says that the, Democratic House of Representatives is | bound to abolish war tsxes and to 1e-/ duce the public burdens as much as possible. * * The Democratic House is bound to readjust the tariff so as to remove irrezularities to prevent disci imination in favor of capital against | labor, &e. Asthe World is the foremost jourvalistic representative of the party in power, it may be that there really is something in the s'atement, so frequently made before the American elections, that the success of the Democrats would open the way to reasonable reciprocity ar-| rangements with Canada.
The petrified skeleton of ao whale, over “) feet long, has been discovered by an cthcer of the California Coast Survey, on a range of pountais in Monterey County, over ’ feet abovy bby evel.
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DBATHS AND CONDITIONS OF PATIENTS.
Dr. Jenkins, at noon today made the
following repor?: To the Chairman of the Board of Health:
Srrx,—-I report the death of Thomas Strathman, a Germar: who was employed as cook. He suffered from asthma and chronic bronchitis. On Friday he showed symptoms of smallpox. The attack was severe, but acute bronchitis set in and he quickly succumbed.
Kinsman and Corney are very low. Christy Bell had a good night. Mrs, Waughan has metro-hemorrhage, which
makes her case critical. There is no change to report in the convalescent. I have, &c., J. T. JENKINS, Health Officer.
THE SITUATION.
Dr. Johnson this forenoon made the fol- lowing report to the Board of Health : -
Heatta OFFICE, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1885.
To His Worship the Mayor, Chairman of the Board of Health.
Six,—In order to allay all needlees fears, and to reassure the public mind in so far as the facts of the case will warrant, I beg to present the following report for publica- tion, should your Board deem it advisable :
Sines the night of November 12:h last, when information was first given to me of the disease being in the family of Mrs Thompson, and it was recognized to be fully developed smallpox of the severest type, no efforts have been spared which could be put forth for the prompt suppres- sion of the epidemic. On that night the tenement of Mrs. Thompson, in which were four cates of the disease, and che adjoining tenement of Mra, O'Hare, in which she was then developing the disease, were quarantioed, and the remaining mem- bers of the family were promptly vaccina- ted. On the following day, evidence rapidly accumulated of the wide diffusion of the infeetion in the immediate neighbor- hood and elsewhere, and a large number of houses have since then been uecessarily quarantin.d, owing to the actuel existence of the disease therein, or the tracing of direct exposure of one or more inmates to the infection. My records show that up to the present one hu»dred and seventeen houses have been isviated, in s:me of which patients are being treated, or from which they have been sent to tho hospital, or in which the necessary time tests of the re- sults of exposure to infection have been or are being applied ,and the process of disinfec- tion is being conducted. LHignty-seven patients have been sent to the hospital, with regard to whom you have been re- ceiving daily reports frow Dr. Jenkins.
Twenty-five patients have ben retained for treatment at their several homes, and this for various reasons. In some instances because the stages of the disease and the eondition of the patients at the time of the frat attendarce, rendered removal from the house inadvisable ; in others, because of the temporary overcrowding of the Hos- pital, and in others again, because of the milder type of the disease, the convenience of the house for the entice separation of the patients from other members of the family, and the good nursing which was available.
At this date, eighty-four have been re- leased from quarantine, and it is most
satisfactory and assuring to be able to : Strathmann, the cook at the smallpox
report that as the result of prompt veecina- tion and careful disinfection, there have been as yet butsix instances in whivh more than the first case of smallpox in the same house has occurred, and in one or two of these, circumstances were as unfavorable te’ prevention as it is easily possible to conceive.
In this connection, and as special evi- dence of the protective power of vaccin- ation, it is to be noted that in many of the houses and small tenements in which the disease broke out, there were crowded families, in some instances to the number of eight or ten members, all of whom have escaped the disease thus far.
There are now but thirty-six houses re- taaining under quarantine, and the follow- ing record of those in which patients have been retained, aleo shows the results of treatment to the present :—
HOUSES, LOCATION. PATIENTS, RESULTS
Dr Cox Kent St. daughter, conval'’nt
MrJ Whear do do do
C Davy do son do
Miss Callaghan do self do
do do Miss Caulkland
{varioloid doing well
J W Mitchell Euston St, self conval'pt
Cept Walsh Queen St. daughter do
JM Duncan Bayfield St o died
Mrs Cronan Fitzroy St self conval'nt
Mr Redmond Great Geo St do oO
Mrs Waiters do son doing well
Chas Heartz Queen St self do
Mr Tynen, Long St daughter conval’nt
Mr McPherson, do do de
Mrs McMahon Sydney St self grave symptoms [but doing well 4 child’n mild attack
chiid died
do do Mr Prenty, jr East End
Mrs Thompson Long St son (Jas) do do do son (Dave) do do do daght’r (Hattie] do
conval’nt doing well
do do Mrs McInnis Kent St
son (John) child
Since noon of Monday up to the present hour (11 a.i.) no new cases are known to have occurred.
The present indications are that with proper vigilance and care still to be observ- ed, the city will soon be freed from the ravages of thia dire pestilence, which may, God grant in answer to the earnest prayers of His people, and in reward of the patient, persevering and diligent eiforts of thse upon whem have develved the dangerous ex- posures, the ouerous duties and grave re- eponsibilites of the occasion.
I am. Sir, Your obedient servant, RioearD JoHNSow, Health Officer.
ACENOW LEDGMENTS.
Mayor Beer acknowledges with thanks the following donations for the patients in the smallpox hospital :— Mrs. B. Rogers, 1 box canned fruit and jelly; A friend, 1 bex biscuit; Mrs. D. Deull, 2 bottles apple jelly; Mra. Capt. Murchison, North River, 2 bottles wine, jar preserves; Mra Theoph. DesBrieay, undercio' hing; Mrs. R Reddin, children’s clothing; A good old man, towels and linen.
Crapaup, Dee, 9. Henry Beer, Esq., Mayor.
‘True Brothers ’ Lodge of Free and Acveptd Masons, ‘Tryon, voted twenty-fvy
THE DAILY
dollars for the benefit of the smallpox
patients. The cash was mailed to-day.
O. B. WapMAn, Secretary.
FROM BERMUDA.
The following subscriptions were made on board the brigt. Zslica, at Bermuda, in aid of the smallpox patients in Charlotte- town Smallpox Hospital :—Peter \ urchi- sou (Captain), $2; Andrew Robertron (mate), $1; Simon A. Murchison (2d mate), $1; Solomon Coliy, cook and steward, $1; Norman McLeod, A. B., $1; Angue McLeod, A. B., $1; John Neilson, A. B., $1; Neil Neilson, A. B., $1. Total, $9.00. The amount was made payable at Peake Bros. & Co.’s, owners of vessel.
The following acknowledgement was omitted last week :—A number of children, for their sick little brothers and sisters, a parcel of toys and picture books, collected by Miss Louisa Hales.
THE ELDON BOARD OF HEALTH SPEAKS OUT.
The Board of Health for Lots 57 and 58 met here again this afternoon, and began business by expressing great thankfulness to Almighty God that their precinct was so far free from the affliction of smallpox ; and also expressing their disappoiutment and indignation at the action of Capt. Hugh McLean, of the steamer Leather Belle, in utterly disregarding and openly violating an order of this Board, made on the 3)ih uit., forbidding him to land any passenger or passengers, resident or von-resident of Charlottetown or any other infected district, at either Halliday’s or Brosh wharves, it being well known that several passengers, chiefly ladies residing in Charlottetown, were allowed on board the boat, and landed therefrom at Halliday’s wharf on the lst inst., after a copy of the said order had been delivered to him. Ina view of the above facts the fullowing resolution was passed ;—
Whereas, A resolution was passed by this Board on the 30th ult., prohibiting the Captain of the steamer Heather Belle from janding any pas- senger or passengers, resident or residents of Charlottetown orany other infected district, or any passenger or passengers resident of any dis- trict not yet infected, who may have remained in Charlottetown over night, or any persons under the infiuence of intoxicating liquors, at either Halliday’s or Brush wharves. ;
And Whereas, It is evident that the said Cap tain of steamer Heather Belle has violated said order, : 5
Therefore Resolved, That this Board notify the said Captain of steamer Heather Belle that any further violation of said order will be dealt with as the jaw in puch cases directs.
Resolved That Alexander McMillan and James St. C. Mcore, Esqs., wait on and consuit H. D. Johnson, on the propriety and justice of making the sum of sixteen cents a general charge for vac- cination, when parties meet him on appointed days in the respective school houses,
D. A. MceLeop, Chairman. Jonny O'ConxELL, Secretary. Kidon, Deo. 7, 1885.
NOTES. No new casos to-day.
Wanted at Hospital—Men’s Undercloth- ing, Linders, Drawers and Socks.
Mr. Bourke, of the bark Lucy Pope, at Quar ntine Hospital, is convalescent. Dr. Warburton tcok the nurse from the Hos- pital this forenoon.
Mrs. Pickard and her two daughters, and Mra, Way, would have been discharged from the smallpox hospital to-day had the weather beex favorable,
The houses of William Murphy and Ailan Stewart, Southport, have been flagged, because some of the inmates were reported as visiting the infected district in this city. A
It is currently reported that Thomas
hospital, died from the effects of drinking a quantity of medicine given to him to be applied externally for rheumatism. Such is not the case. It is true he drank the medicine, but he had fully recovered from its effects befure he contracted smallpox.
Damage to Souris Breakwater.
Tue storm of Saturday and Monday last did considerable damage along our coast. The Souris Breakwater has been badly in- jured, the outer wall from the end of the slope to the shore—the part bnilt by Tay- lor & Wilson onder the late government— having been carried away. The outer sec- lion, though severely tested, withstood the storm. The work recently done hy way of repairs is also uninjared. Mr, C J, Haley’s Lobster Factory, at the inner end of the Breakwater, received more or less
damage. The wharf known as Store’s wharf also shows the effect of heary weather.
wk EE it Summerside Notes.
Up till to-day, the 8th December, the Princess of Wales has, with one or two exceptions, made her trips between here and Point duChene with strict regularity. Indeed we may say the service has been, this season, satisfactorily performed. At nine o'clock this morning she took her departure for Charlottetown, and we have seen the last of Captain Cameron and his steamer until next spring.
The ice is making around the wharves. It never found Summerside better prepared for winter. The vessels that were intended for sea have all been loaded and away. The Larkentine Roland, loaded and owned by the Hon. John Lafurgey, is still lying outside.
The smallpox excitemect appears to have subsided. The town is fall of country people every day. On Saturday last we had a market that would have done no discredit to Charlottetown. Lverythivy was bonght up, either for local consumpticn or export. Business generally is good.
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The revenue statement to 30th Novem- ber shows the receipts to be $12,453,074. This is a decrease of $1,635,640, compared with the same tive months last year. The chief decreases in customs are owing to the great decreases in imports of breadstuffs and provisions. The receipts from excise are rapidiy picking up. Of the decrease $400,000 is accounted for by the fsct that the payment of interest by theC. P. R was last session changed from November to next January. The expenditure side for the five months just ended, shows a total ordinary expeuditare of $12,811,762, winich is $71,800 more thau the corresponding months of the previous fiscal year. lo addition te the ordinary expenditures, the wer expenditure during thé past five’ monhty hax been $1,018.
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pecia! Sale.
soentlianindiiaitintcnalhae
Closivg-out of the Entire Stock of GENERAL DRY
GOODS at the
LENBEN HOUSE!
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GEO. DAVIES & CO@., intending te make a change in their present business. effer the whole of their MAGNIFI- CENT STOCK OF MERCHARDEZE at prices that cannot fail
to make a clearanee.
This isa BONA FIDE SALE, as the stock must be dis- posed of duriig the next few monils, and will present a Grand Opportunity to all buyers for Cash.
Gur Wholesale Customers will be supplied on the usual
Terms.
CHO, DAVIES & CO.
Ch’town, Dec. 9, 1885.
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A Change & a Chance
CONFIDENCE
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RESTORED
emcee () capensis \
BUSINESS AGAIN TO THE FRORT
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Extraordinary Inducements to Purchasers ef Diy Goods
Our Advertisement of Big Discounts Bargains
and tare
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will appear
morrow He ready for it.
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Ch’town. Dee. 9, ’85.
NOW THEN FOR
D. A. BRUCE’S
——OFFER OF——
CLOTHING & GEN
TS’ FURNISHINGS
E have on hand one case Cloths, one” cass Gents’ Furnishings, sent by mistake,
and sold to us at a big advantage rather than return them.
these cloths into
We are manufacturing
SUITS AND OVERCOATS,
charging only FIVE PER CENT. OVER COST! and from $4.50 to 96 for making and trimming Overcoats ; from $5 to $7 for makiug and trimming Suite with Good ‘Trimmings and
GOOD WoOoREMANSHIP.
Overceats, made to order. not called for
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CLOTH, by the yard or piece, Very Cheap.
We have on hand a few Suits snd
SELLING AT COST
This ought to convince you that there is money lost if you don’t purchase from us,
instead of buying imported clothing.
PREMISES. No $3 Overcoats,
ALL OUR CLOTHING IS MADE ON THE
The Custom Tailoring,
under the manageraent of MR JAMES McLEOD, leads all othors for Al work,
Prices in this department will be found lower than ever.
guarantee to secure your future confidence.
Our past record is sufficient
A large portion of our Neckwear has been manufactu i ' i ne tured to our special patterns that-will be found the very thing you want. r rye
LD. A, BRUCE,
72 QUEEN STREET.
Ch’town, Dec. 3, 1885.—eod wky 2mos
RESUMED,
On Monday, December 7ih
Factory.
AUCTION. O be Sold by Public Auctic é ¥4 a aon on the premises of
_ Donald Mc8 . URDAY, lth inst: iver, Lot 48, on SAT-
Two M meee five other COWS, and thirteen
*? head of S
work will be resumed at cur) _Dec. 7s
All fers a j rb. | bing will salpgeetecitke FIRE INSURANCE.
cuted 28 UsuA..
HARK WRIGHT & Ov. |
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ede. ‘NCE effected, at lowest Raster, in i “m panies.
e J. MACLACHELN,
Nov. 13 —tm fri mo
the strongest Mnglish ¢
Agent
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| WOT JAPANES
CURIOS. But Substantial, Sensible, Eoonomi- _ cal Xmas Presents for your ¢ hil.
| dren, Brothers, Sisters, Wives
Husbands, Cousius and Aunts, at Prices Within the Reach of the Poorest.
EN 8 REEFERS, $2 25, $4.59, # ana
Mt — Keeters and Overcoats, sz $1, $5 aint, gate parma! Feat neat an cane be arene ae } » $1.25, $1.50, go gs oes es Suits, made to measure, $11, $12, Tryon Tweed Ulsters, andup.
aa — Tweed Pants, to moasure, $2.75, $3.59 onal . ne Suits, to measure, worth en Tweed Rants, made to measure, ape Se staan, CO store a Caps in all the (Zant aocta, up.” OCF 985 Clot orgin eevee alee gris made Wien ts wens . aah - ‘to and Worsted Overcosis, fashion, 81.75, #3 and” up. (= holon amy
Youths’ Suits, in Scocch and Canadian makes,
i ry tg te a il Shirts and D i poets Sas tees ae 40cts up. ss re ¥ . oben Seis to ench in cloth, flannel and rena kor ma sold xiving satisfaction, only S5cts, a Ladies’ Cloth, Ringwood, and Jersey Gloves,
20cts up. Ladies’ Collars only 6cta, up; N vets a e y p; Neck Frilling zdies* Ulsters and Jackets, $1.65 Conan made.) ote, O16, 0, Ms and “P Ladies’ Jackets, made to measur fit warranted, cheap, ene Scotch, Cocoon, Canadian and Try Snitting Yarns. Tyee Se Men’s Cardigan weights, ee, up. Cotton Fiannels, All-wool Flannels ing, e aiptes. — Table Damask, in Turkey Red 25cts, up. 2 -_ Bnet, Acres of Men’s Mufflers and § wool, 25cts up. ee, te teal Saxony Woo! “7 paces, Woeth $1.40. /elvet Picture Frames, cabinet only 7icts, “ee $1.50. oe ' zadies’ und Gents Pocket Books, Mirro Cigar os Salvee. &e. 7 aaa ne of the Finest Stocks of Gents’ as city. we pi a Men's American Felt Hets and other goods numerous to mention. -
The celebrated Gibsons’ Cott saan t s’ Cottons, a yard wide,
REID BROS. CAMERON BLOCK, Ch’town, Dec. 9, 1885,
to measure. $19, $12
Jackets, very heavy winter
Tweeds, winter weights,
Just View the Display
AT THE
DIAMOND BOOKSTORE.
THEO. L, CHAPPELLE.
Ch’town, Dec. 5, '85 -eed
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J. BELE & C0, Custom Boot & Shos Makers,
‘oy STOM work cot up in the latest styles, neat and up to the times. Good stock and workmapehip second to none.
Orders Filled Promp!—Priees Reasonable.
_ Wealso keep on hand a q»antity cf “hos Vindings, with a good assortment of Fashion abie =Losts, in Men's, Women's, Boys’, Misses’, Gente’ and Children’s, which we sell Cheap,
J. H. BELL & CO,
Sign of the BIG BOOr, Upper Great George St., 2n'1 door tou Knight & Son. Nov. 30, 18°5—Imo 2aw
name
We NFS, LOST, OG Web, ae.
| OST—On Tuesday morning 4 small,
| #4 brown Spanish Cup, white nose
| breast; short tail. Anyone giving informs
| tion which will lead to recovery of ‘same
be liberally rewarded. -W. H ! ocbhead. dcco—3t
qr SALE by the bex, of Pownal Street.
xes of Chewing Gas, Madigan’s store, head dec9— 9% pd
CO bh st R,
4vOR SAL'"—A balance of 15 barrels of Cement, to clear, et $3.25 ; geveral priee Apply at this office octl9 ti
scseusitattasstissztiztitassssuaisamasni
aia Two or three gentismen oF
indy HKoarders may find comfortable
accommodation by applying to Mrs. Williem
Kennedy, Prick Honse, Hilleb rouzb Park. sap td if
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2 SALE — 500 loads nice dry Kwdling if" Wood; 309 loads Hardwood, at Woed | Yard, corner cf Prince and Fitzroy Streets | Delivered in any part of the city, —Wuilas Burnes, ou tf—owe
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