NER, MAY.

J. B. MACDONALD

= senna en engpiaone a I ——— [ L 10 THE EDITOR. > i ook «\gain. LEY TERS ro 4 Tue Datiy EX AMIN SER. > | Wren joy came to the “House of a MAY 12, 1885, Ward” in the form of an unusual acces- Some Suggestions. | sion to his family, the showman exclaim- CA. ’

The Opposition and the Islands | eq, in paroxyisms of delight, “In the Or . Sir. — eee not ae ye - we . . . oe . ; ale ade il , (gp ) quaint our people of the arrival of the bo: aye. She Eaeeey aevere. | ows nore Sere . es es “at i from Pictou, by the usual or even a slightly |

—_—— up, thou balk ihead ’ shall say so at She) louder sounding of the whistle. Often the |

| pe rilof their hazard indiv idually.” In | like manner, the editor of the Patriot ap- | pears greatly uplifted over a fanc ‘ied ad- his favor by the Halifax Herald, aud he says in effect, to those ‘small politicians,” the Commissioner ot Public Works, and the Commissiover of Crown Lands, “if you'll dare shout Ex- Governor after me again you'll catch it.” If Mr. Laird had looked carefully into the words of the Herald, he would have perceived that so far from being compli- now pretend to be, all the gush and bun- | mentary, they were stingingly sarcastic combe to which they recently treated the | Nobody could see more clearly than the | House might have remained undelivered. | editor of the Herald that in his reference | They may vow talk themselves hoarse ; but | !? the summon: served on Sir John Me- | never can they rid themselves of the fact Donald, ‘0 Toronto, the Patriot’s object | that the righ’ of the Island to its share of | V4 to give a personal detraction a wider

I~ our Local House, a few weeks ago, the Grits raised a great po allusion was made in the Speech from the Throne tothe Island's share of the | Fishery Award This intended, doubt, to show the country how u triotic and unselfish they have lately become But the people know them too well by to be easily deceived by their If they had been half so mindful of the Island's interests at the | time we entered Confederation,

furere because

missic 0 in

Is no

this time empty bluster.

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the Fishery Award was withdrawn, by circulation. David Laird and Robert Poore Hay- ee ie thorne, when they, ou behalf of the Is Two Great PSE

land, negociated Terms of Union at Or. |

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Thia fi sll ne . 4 | Ip the Patriot does not succeed in|#wakened his suspicions and on making ip- tuwa. Phis fact will never be forgotten. | ae eee a Mr. L. H,| “uiries at the bank the cheque was discovered It is indelibly stampe -d upon the pages of | eee oe F on 7 : \ her to be a forgery. The case was put in the our Island’s history, and 10 amount of | Davies and Mr. James R. McLean, the | hands of Detective Arcand who Saeutraed

material must be bad beyond all endur- | the negotiators or their friends, can ever | auce Mr. Davies can scarcely snap his fingers for a page in the House of Com- |

blot it out. . : But. notwithstanding this fact. we atill| mons, but the fact is telegraphed to the | ~ | Patriot, aud published with

hold to the belief that the Island is en- i ul . . | . oe titled, both legally and equitably, to a! satioval heading “ar.

subterfuge and s« phistry on the part of |

proportionate and distinct share of the | a “look: well a ae —

** ww ° i »*"e y ‘ , was

Fishery Award. The matter is still |! coming man from the “ . ornt, | . will get the ‘heels of him.” ‘Those

ernment, has not as the Opposition,

open. Our Local Go

. > els . . f i? abendoned our cleims. | speec hes of James R’s which nobo: ly

| heard him make in the Llouse, are spread

for party purposes, are endeavoring to

make people believe over columus of the Patriot, aud the While discussing this subject it seems | Steet laughter es or eers’ come in so

strange that the Local Opposition should | naturally, Mr. I Davies is a great

man, but Mr. Cee . McLean is evi- dently greater.

i forget that Mr. L H. Davies now oc- | cupies a seat in the Dominion Perlia-| ment. This gentleman is looked apon | by them as the great champion of Island | rights. It is true, this purist, this estim- | able man, at a most critical juucture in the history of our Province, allowed over ja

Surpassed Expectations.

The anticipations indulged in by Sir John Macdonald respecting the infiux of

97 0 » ‘ e | population into the Northwest cons equent $1 250.01 0 ot our money LO pass into | on the openi ng up of the coun try by th e

other hauds. At that time he was Attor- | building of the Canada Pacific Railway are ney General and Premier of this Island.) being greatly surpassed. _ For the first year in receipt of a handsome salary paid out | the calculation was not quite sustained, but of the hard earnings of our taxpayers. | last year the number of people settling in

His political friends, however, found no the Northwest was greatly larger than was

fault in him at that time, and po doubt | ®lculated upon ; aud this year Sir John’s

shine calle tit ; a lai f his} expectations will be immensely more than iey continue approve ot his be-

; : : —o fultiled It seems to beabont time to drop trayal of our rights before the Halifax | the nonsense about the exodus. It has al- Fishery Commission.

ways been overdone, and lately the busi

But, before the last Dominion Election, | ness has been conducted on quite an un- he suddenly became aware that the Is- sound basis. It is quite inexcusab le now land had been unjustly deprived of her| fF ny well-informed person to quote for hans of the Fishery Award. To relieve example the returna of the Port Huron Col- his troubled conscience he wrote long = ae, Sees reese |

=| States to settle therein, at that port. Mr. | letters for the newspapers. On _ the John Lowe, of the Department of Lumigra- | stump too, he gave vent to his wounded | tion. has settled that report. Think of tigures feelings. The justice of our claim| to the extent of 71,474 being sifted down agaivst the Domivion formed the chief | to 2.542. You ean sce the sifting done, burden ot hissong. Our Representatives | itelligently and | honestly. There is no st Ottawa. he said, should have sub- evading Mr. Lowe’s conclusion. Of course, mitted our claim on its basis avd forced a vote on it in the House of Commons— independent of the claims of all the other Maritime Provinces.

Turning to his Election Card, we find him discoursing as follows :—

‘** | believe that we have a just claim toa share of the Fishery Awara, but I am not surprited at Sir John Macdonald’s Govern- ment rejecting it when I remember that your late representatives never submitted the claim to the consideration and vote of the House of Commons.”

bers to the United States.

turn. But just now the balance is on | Canada’s side. More Americans are com- ing to stay than Canadians going to etay | away. — Daily Evening Neits.

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Our Advertisers.

A concert of sacred music will be held in St. James’ Church, on Thursday evening next.

John T. Ferguson wiil sell or let an Vhy has not Mr, Davies done this’) eligibly situated house, containing nine He, at least, will not plead that he has | rooms.

not had lots of time. How is it that he has not seized upop the many oppor- tuvities afforded—wheu there was little doing in the House—to distinguish him- self at Ottawa ?

But let him even yet try his hand. He may, perhaps, be able to undo the wrong did this Island, as the result of his con- duct at the Halifax Commission. During the Election campaigao he used to talk

Peake Bros. & Co., announce that the barquentine ‘‘ Ethel Blanche,” Graham, master, will be on the berth at Liverpool to receive cargo about the 15th June, leaving that port for Charlottetown, about the 25th June.

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Tue following letter was sent to the Hali- fax Chronicle jast Thursday, with reference to the dynamite scare in that city:

most sen- | Davies should, | Norroy Bros.

Canadians have gone in considerable num- | Canadians will | forever go thither, some to stay, some to re- |

Steamer comes in so quietly that a great | disadvantage is experienced by those ex- | pecting friends, or having business with the | boat,

lt would be well if the Steamboat train |

‘from Summerside would adopt the signal |

of the * Northern Light” train—two long | and two short whistles—in order to apprise the very many interested in the arrival of | scid train. The cost would be trifling while the ad-| vantages would be great. Yours, Brow.

Charlottetown, May 12, 1883.

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ForGcer Caprurep.—About a month ago a ‘oung man of prepossessing appearance entered the drug store of Mr. Chive, St. Mary Street, Montreal, and bought some articles | worth $5 and tendered in a therefor 4 | cheque for $47. Mr. live accepted cheque and returned $42 2 change, but a! sending the goods to the address spec rified he found that no such person lived there. This

the crime toa man pamed Vaillancourt, now

in prisen, at Quebec for a similar crime. He

will be brought to Moutreal to be tried for the | tirst offence.

We hide

Tue best place ¢ to get your Hardware is at

{may i2 eod wly

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Tuer Triduum, celebrating the fiftieth an-

| ners of the founding of the Society of St.

| Vincent of Paul closed Sunday evening in St.

Mary's Cathedral. Halifax. The Archbishop

moe At a forcible sermon ou ‘‘Charity,” and

alluded in an especial manner to the works |

| under aken and performed by the Seciety throughout the world. After Benediction of the Blessed Secrament, the 7e Deum was sung by the choir with magnificent effect. The Rey. Father Murphy, Spiritual Director of the Society, was the celebrant. and the Arch- bishop oceupied his Throne daring the whole of the services, which were of an imposing character. Notwithstanding the unfavorable weather, the congregation was very large. ——_— se

REMEMBER that@Ncrton Bros. are selling off

the large etock on hand to make room for new. {mayl2eod wly _ S>-----

THE proposition to rent the ‘‘Great Fast- ern” as a floating hospital for the city of London, is under consideration by the civic authorities of the great metropolis.

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We have English whitelead and oils, also a | large stock of new brushes — Norton Bros [may !2eod wkly

MivrcHett, the dynamite manufacturer,

arrested at Leicester, England, has been re- | leased, the e being no evidence to show that be was in any way connested with any dyna- mite conspiracy.

_ > — ANVILs, bellows, vices and augura, at Norton Bros. [mage Seno wly

HEGULAR TRADER,

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From tenia to "tad Prince Edward Island, Direct.

MIDSUMMER TRIP, 1883.

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The well-known clipper barquentine

ETHEL BLANCHE,

399 tons Register, coppered and classed 10 years Al in English Lloyds,

Sre,—I am directed by Sir Patrick Mac- Dou: gall to express regret that, in your article of “the Fenian warning” in this day’s Chronicle your reporter should have published | aremark of the General’s referring to torpe-} does in the harbor, which was intended by |

loudly about the ivexcusable delay in submitting the Island’s claim to a vote of the House of Commons. If he stil] thinks that our claim would be advanced

by a vote there, the soover he takes} him to throw ridicule on the ‘‘scare” in action in the matter the better. We | ™@muer that seemed likely seriously to angen te it

l) know how t sanders ¢ ws ‘ . ‘

a how the leaders of the party to Tam to ada that this remark of the Gen- which he belongs, acted on a former} eral’s was made after he told your reporter occasion when the subject was under | that he was unable to communicate anything | consideration. M r. M ackenzie voted more than appeared to be already known, and |

a. 4 efore he did ; eabione square against distributing the Award therefore he did not wish his name mentioned of ™ ‘ in connection with the matter.

among the Maritime Provinces. Mr. I om sir

Blake, as usual, shirked the vote. Mr, Your obedient servant,

Davies may succeed in getting them to J.C, BARKER,

vote in favor of the Island receiving Captain A. D.C, $1.250.0( istinct at ‘ 2 ‘ - " . . $1,250, 10, distinct aud apart from the Grrat labor troubles are reported from ether Maritime Provinces His con-| Pennsylvania and elsewhere. ‘The wages of | stituents naturally expect him to do as|the coal miners in the Pittsburg raines | he promised when running his election— having b. en reduced, they instantly suspend led dad ths Gelded’s clains tb & 40%e withont work, and the mines are now completely P a BOG 8 CIB 10 B VO WIROUS | closed. The striking miners say that they | any further delay. ‘The wisdom or un- | will resist the action of their employers to | wisdom of such a course, must ouly i De procure new men, by the most determined | judged by the results | means, and unless their pay is increased to its |

the The coal miners of St. have also strnck for higher wages. They | have, as yet, committed no overt act, but | their conduct excites so much alarm on the | part of the Coal Company, that its President has called on the Governor for protection,

Fourteen huvdred employees of the Boston Shoe Manufactories, stopped work rather than | accept thenew price list. They are determined | to hold out as are also their employers. The | Union printera of University Press, ¢ anheidge, | struck work, being dissatisfied with the | present rate.

former amount, they wili refuse mines to

worked.

Cowardly.

be Louis

in refusing to publish the moderate aud couclusive letter of Hon. Wm. Camp- bell, for the childish reason thut it re— flected on himself, the editor of the Patriot gives fresh evidence of his mean- bess avd cowardice. If Mr. Laird felt that Mr. Campbell's reflections were un- just, aod his statements unfounded. could have given

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'well of never- failing water in

Jolin (\Graham, Commander,

Will be on the berth at Liverpeol to re- ceive cargoahout the 15th June, and will sail from

a| Liverpoo) for Charlottetown on or about the 25th June,

Carrying Frei. ht at through rates to Pictou’ Georgetown, Summer: ide, Souris and Shediac,

For Freight or Passage apply, in London, to John Pitcairn & Sons, 16 Great Winchester Street, E. Cj; in Liverpool to Pitcairn Brothers, 51 South John Sireet, or here to the owners,

PEAKE BROS, & CO. May 12.—6w ea tu

: Chere,

‘For Sale oT To Let,

ac AT beautifully’ sitaa situated house at ‘‘ St

Avards.”’ Mount Edward Road, outside city limits, containing vine large rooms, with kitchen, to These prem- | minutes walk of the | Post Ofhice, and include stable and coach- house, For further particulars enquire of the subscriber on the premises.

JOHN T. FE 2.—dy wkly

which is attached a force pump. ises are within fifteen

LGUSON. May I:

S now showing a magniticent stock of

_ Cloc:hing, bought in the English, I am in a position to give my customers and al best value to be had in the city.

Special attention is direc suits and ladies’ mantles, prices than ever.

Americintand Cauadian mar | who favor me with their patrovage the very

Ready-made Clothiag

Staple and Faney Dry Goods, Millinery and |

kets,ou the very best terms.

ted to the splendid range of Worsted Cloths for gentlemen’s | | ing, 33 fet by 24-feet, wien ee

Department is well stocked, and at cheaper

CUSTOM TAILORING.

Snits made to order in the latest style and good fits gusranteed and at prices that Cannot |

be beaten. Also,

warranted extra quality, sold low.

a

50 Half-Chests Fine Gongou Tea,

Wholesale and Ketail.

J. B, MACDONALD.

mms 10, B883.—wkly pat pres ne

British Warehouse.

0:0

W. & A. BROWN & CO.

HAVE

45 Cases and Bales of

SPRING

JUST OPENED

New and Fashionabie

OODS

From the London and Foreign Markets.

to hand. A lot expected.

cases) Of GLASGOW A

*

of

A large lot of BRUSSELS CARPETS (new designs) of excellent value, jist |

ER GOODS daily |

ND MANCHEST

Establishment will close every evening at 6 o'clock.

Oh’ town, May 4. 1neAa

W. & A. BROWN & (6.

LONDON HOUSE.

70:

GRAND SPRING OPENING

5 yk

DRY Goons,

Ex §. 8, Prussian, Caspian, Peruvian, Sarmatian and Brantford City,

FROM LONDON

Ch’town, April 24, re

See Re eee eineteeeeei eee

SPRING,

10,000 cases (1 1b 2,500 se “ec 500 boxes TIN PLATES,

50 pigs SOF? LEAD,

9

600 coils ROPE (6, 9, 1 10 bales MARLINE, 20 puns. MOLASSES, 30 bris. SUGAR,

750 bris. 125 brls 100 brs. 200 bris.

KILN MESS PORK,

50 brls. MESS BEEF, 100 tins LARD, 25 tubs BUTTER,

A CONCERT

of Sacred Music will be held in

Caieets,| |

} as . ‘ --- * > } eaitorl: r¢ nee nn : ' ; ¢ : 7 il prominence to Tue old reliable ‘‘ City Hardware Store,’ | 8t. Ja Res his own reply, and Mr. Campbell would | is now run by the Noxrox Bros, i be at once demolished. But the infereuce | may 12eod wly | is that Mr. Laird felt in his heart thet | ‘Thursday Evening, 17th inst.’ Mr. € mpbell’s letter was unansw erable. | TWRNTY-FIN : pac mies res of pan me ry will pe » ay g, ins wrk . . + Pec ved esty yeato and were allowed to annear ne } re “ive at the lamond om ré ae . ed ae ar, nu re | “Miramichi.” ou Mc mday. This et ony will at whic h caverel of the Church Choirs in the | t would sec unfair aud uatrathful |e salle a full and complete line of every de-| City, 3 ud other well-known musicians will | 1e re It is WOrTtnyv a notice that Ww hile Rc nTptie uu, and will be sold at unqnestioc ably | assist. ; Mr. ¢ ampbell’s ietter r appeared in Tue low prices. The advantages of the new Dia-| Doors open at 7.30 p. m.; Concert will begin

Examiner Thursday, yesterd ays Patriot

coutsius no rmerence ened tu it doubt that Mr, Chappelle will do @ largely in-

créagved trade.

mond Bookstore is unequa'led, and we have no at 8 o'clock. each.

Tickets of admission, 25 cents

Ch’tuwn, May J2,—3i

Is alt, which will be sold low ex ship.

Ga '‘town, April 28, 1883.

a o~--- eee

ISS3. SPRING.

.) TALL CANS, FLAT CANS,

25 bris. HARD BREAD, 200 chests and balf-chests TEA, 100 suits OIL CLOTHING. FLOUR (Choice Superior), DRIED CORNMEAL,

AND GLASGOW.

— ——— 10: ———- —

FULL STOCK I ALL DEPARTMENTS

Wholesale and Retail, at usal Low Prices, GEO. DAVIES & GS.

LOBSTER PACKERS’ SUPPLIES

200 ingots REFINED TIN,

5 bars COPPER (1} and 14), and 15 thread),

PRiME MESS PORK, 300 HAMS (Smoked and Green),

Now in Store and to Arrive, at Lowest Wholesale Prices. | £ |

HORACE HASZARD.

TURKS ISL

AND SALT

eee

To arrive, ina few days, per brigt.

Ch’town, April 28, 1888.

* Kitty Clyde,”

a few thousand bushels coarse

SPRING & SUMMER GOODS, AUCTION Sipe

I will sell by avotion oil on the premiges OD

‘Monday, lst day of May, a,

At the hour of 12 O'clock, poop 00 Cues

own ed by Mr, Robe rt B, Huestis, of oof Buia

twy

A well-bu

ittwo-.othr

M usard

attuched, ‘This house Coulains | ments Of 8€Ven rooms vadch. ¢ ’ Xclusive of

kitelie ‘Ds, ard are new oce Spied pb fi. Sie “watl and Mr Geo. W De Y Mr. Wy,

Ateo, & two-story thre ~seea the rr ar of the above, fronti on Danes 1D ent

‘ Lane, 24 Jeet by 48 feet, teup rooms | repement, The land od which” the above

| bull dings stend has a front of 41 feet on Gum, | her land Street, and runs through to to Baroy, | Lane—a dist: sce oY 150 feet.

The above buildings are Quite tenet

good oe. * per cent, at time cf

TERMS— the balance on de livery of deed, . aaa) te

There is a mortgage of $6.0 on ]

| ises, bearing interest at 6 per an ILLIAM bovD, 7% =

may remain,

;

Ch town, May Hi,

Great sasiadl Ub vad wi at

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fn D WARE |

-—-AT —

i. B. Huestiy sen,

SIGN OF THE PADLOGR Queen _ Street,

uO0dS 80 is than

COMPRISING |

: | Ballders: Hardware, Corr | Frimmings, Axies, Spriags, Steel, | eter, Paints, Gils and Varnishes, | Manilia Repe (all sizes), Lamps and

‘Chimneys, 20 per cent. ess tha

‘cost.

‘Great Bargains for ila FOR CASH ONLY,

May 10, 1883

“SPALLION N ROW

To imported thorou |.-heed | ra

Norman Stallion “ROMU US,”

Norman Stud Pook, ‘rance ria New JY

miteated cite en the ‘ith » sired by the cel. b:: tailion * ROMU

winner of first prize and Gold Mev of overall other Stallions at Universal £ xpesition 1878, was foaled in '879. Heat black fone whité hind foot, and i Chine | Juves to be an exceptional y tine Lote,

eplendid style and achien’ pure bred

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Registered Pediyree in pace 9313 val. 3

He

Parties wa hong to breed toa avima!. are inviced to vall and cubes horse at

Mr. W. S. MeKie's Stable,

(better known as the McGill Farm,)

where be will stand for the season and sere s | iumaited number of mares.

For particulars epply to the undersigned, BENJAMIN BEART, W. S. McKIE.

May 8—6inda Sin wh,

Ch'town,

——— WANTS. LOST, FOUND, de

POR SALE —A ance -class Whe ler & | Wilson Wine ccturing Sewing nee | nearly 1 et and in perfect order, will be | low, ddress, F, Box 85, Charlotte . O (en BS UMME R RE-1DEN B_either i uutnornishec—to let, on “pe sie ynly tea minutes drive trom Southport, eae on the harbor, Good het bing.

|Terms moderate, Apply to Hewe¥ Bess. | (may il :

| AN T E D, ‘fet the . spmmer months, # | W small fur-ished HOUSE, 4p

| fetter to r. w, 30x 28. ae

y B’: ARDERS can be zccommodatel . moderate terms by Miss MeRae, 6 9 Tip! Street, North Side of Queen : Syawre.[mad,7

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| W anees D—A good plain Coole Mre. H

A

ss ver Prince Ste | ensiey, Uj] fa ua 3B orate ca goo iW r ANTED A goo yd Cook, Apply ; Brecken, King Street. {ma | as sod | FXOR SALE—A Peddlers Weegee i Harness, Apply at the Imperial Ome Store, Richmond Str May, 7 '

nt “ocoupied oy

oe Lar The s Op at pres . ; W. H. Hutcheson, aljoining the ® of Dr. Jer — i pper Queen street. Apply ito ARCHIBALD \WWHtid |o ar26 par | /® DOZEN Warner's Kidney coro il 6 at Dodd’s Medical Hall. {ma oer

- — WRESH GARDEN SEEDS opevilé

day, at Dodd’s Medical <— towtee a ee vepiast iTWXO LET.—Thot handsome and 7 rt | on Wi duiins - Street (@ ‘ occupied b Mr. George a i r opposite residence of Dr. see @: ai ith May next. Apply to Loxo wor? i HHaszarD oa 4 POAT SAILS rhe Sul ‘ber bas 0 sit Da Mainsail and Jib, nearly Coal whic abie for a Boat from 30 to 2h fret (ays will be sold cheap- -F. L. Haszare- = i si as OUSE 10 LET—On Bi ‘iaborongt S «igh! ; if - ky © iu ire jon tal sing * pot ad sic LInY | re, * ro ms, With garret ond cellar-kitehe

HORACE HASZARD.

ik session lst May. Apply Joux Ba (sp