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THE WERE.
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OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
In Canada the great event las been the opening of Parliament. The Governor's Speech indicates that the Government will carry out in its integrity the policy of * Bsonomy ” plained by them before the appeal was All Islanders are, we
ani ‘* Protection,” as ex made to the polls. are sure, please to learn that the Hl.n. Mr. Brecken has been selected to perform the honorable duty of moving the Address. Through him the Island Province will must certainly be auspiciously introduced | to the notice of the new Parliament.
THE ZULU DISASTER.
Tue news of a serious disaster to the British troops in Africa, has naturally ciused a good deal of excitement. It is re- ported that the military in Halifax speak disparagingly of Lord Lord Chelmsford’s generalship. It certainly does seem as though ‘‘ some one has blundered.” Lord Caelmsford himself reports :—
“TI regret to have to report a very dis astrous engagement on the 23rd January, between the Zulus and a portion of number three column, which was left to guard the camp about ten miles in front of Roke’s drift. The Zulus came down in overwhelm ing numbers, and in spite of gallant resist- ance by five companies of first battalion of 2ith regiment, one company of second battalion of sixth, two guns, two rocket
tubes, 164 mounted men and about 800 natives, they overwhelmed them. The
Writien for the Keaminer.
Nignt-fall on the fea Coast.
Down by the moaning, melancholy sea
{ wandered, while the twilight slowly fell, An | curling breakers dashed incessantly stranded weed and gleaming bleached
shell.
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20s Ah, me! the dreary pathway of my wand ring life Hew like, alas, to that wild sea-swept strand, Where weeds of sorrow, bleaching hopes and jo js . . Like restless flotsam lie along the gleaming sand.
Che dying gteam of day fiushed m the west, —
Vhile shadows lengthened o'er the broad lagoon,
And near old ocean’s restless,
Jueen-like and radiant hung the moon.
heaving breast,
; 1 iuit-orpeu
strange sea-birds, wild, swept homeward from the weltering sea,
And sailed far inland to the moorland fens,
While in her lonely flight the timorous crane passed silently,
And sought her forest home amon; the moan- ing pines.
These birds of eve glide on their mystic flight,
“rom unknown billows of the rolling deep,
\s gleams of science, wandering through the night,
Flash o’er the restless
sleep.
dreamer’s troubled
Che boundless ocean. with its storms, its calms And deep unfathonable caves, where silence sleeps,
Seems like that vast far rolling sea of kaowl- edge that o’erwhelms ane
Some weary mariner, who sinks withia those azure cleeps.
Oh, would this body whiten on the lonely shore,
This prisoned spirit glide into the midnight wind,
And wander on to some bright mystic realm afar,
Where faint and wearied pinions rest could find.
camp, containing all the surplus ammuni- tion and transports of No. 3 colummn, was taken, and but few of its defenders escaped. Our loss, I fear, must be set down at 30 officers and 500 non-commissioned of the rank and file of Imperial troops aud 70 non- commissioned ofticers of the rank and file ot Colonial troops. A Court of inquiry has been ordered to collect evidence regarding this unfortunate affair which will be for- warded to you as soon as received, and full particulars as far as can be obtained have
The sighing gale that landward creeps at eve, While sparkling moonlight gilds the dancing sea;
Comes freshly sweet, like some melodious oft told tale,
sung by ‘‘ancestral voices” of enchantiag poesy.
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Supreme Court.
Tie case of Hughes vs. Howatt, which oc-
been sent in my despatch which will reach cupied the time of the court for the past
you by next mail. troops were enticed seme distance away
mile and a quarter outside of it. mainder of Colonel Glyn’s column re-occu
pe wee after dark same night, having| Warren, an
lt would seem that the|three days, went tothe jury last evening, and at 10 o'clock
from camp, as aciion took place about a $29.82 was returned for the plaintilf. The re- | defendant had paid $72.06 to the Court.
last night a verdict o. The
The case of Charles Roper vs. James action to recover amount of
n with me twelve miles away all day. | ¥ages for work performed at mill, is now On. thefollowingmorning wearrived at Roke’s | befure the Court.
drift post, which for twelve hours had been attacked by from three to four thousand Zulus. Its defence by some 80 men of 24th regiment was most gallant. Three hundred and around the post. I compute Zulus’ loss at 1,000 here alone. At the camp, where the disaster occurred, the loss of the enemy is computed at over 2,000 Colonel Parson, commanding Ne. 1 column, has _ been at- tacked, but he has repulsed the Zulus.”
Advices to the 11th inst. state that rein- forcements for Cape Colony have been or- dered from England to number about 7,090 men; and the only troop ship in harbor is being rapidly prepared for service at Ports- mouth. W. HU. Smith, First Lord of the Admiralty, in speaking at Westminster, stated that troops sufficient to end the strug- gle with the Zulus will be on their way to Cape Town within a week He declared he had every confidence in Lord Chelmsford.
RUSSIA RETIRING.
It is announced that the evacuation of Turkey by Russian troops has commenced. The evacuation will, it is said, be completed within forty days. Confidence is expressed that, Russia being bankrupt, the Treaty of Berlin will be carried out and the Turk will be permitted to “‘ reform” in peace.
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Small-Pox at Alberton.
Dr. Brixz, of Port Hill, has been en- gaged by the Government to take charge of the small-pox patients at Alberton.
The Government have appointed the fol- lowing Superintendents of Vaccination :—
Lots 19 and 25—Dr. Darrach. “ 1 and 2—Dr. O'Leary. ‘“ 3. 4, 5. 6, 7, 8—Dr. Beers. ‘* 26 and 27—Dr. Sutherland. © 18—Dr. Keir.
Boards of Health have also been estab- lished at Kensington an Tigaish.
Kensington Board is composed of Reuben Tuplin, Esq , .Chairman ; Thouns H. Sins, George W. Bentley, Elwin Proctor, Esqs., and De. Darrach.
Tignish Bowrd consists of Benjamin Hay- wood, Esq., Chairman; N. Coaroy, 854,., M. P. P., Hon. S. &. Perry, Capt. Frank Gallant, Messrs. J. J. Arseneault, Sylvan T. Perry and Francis Hughes.
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Iris understood that the lobster packers in Nova scotia, intend tu have aa Act iutrudaced @ the comiug scsi of the Dy aimu Par- lament to detine tie time at which ivbscer eatching and packimg shail cease. it appears $ast the Lu nness is veing overdune, aud swobs- ter meu cannot be depended on to stics to an agreewent among themselves iu tle mitter, eid have to be ioaud to keep their agree- moaats. Lobsters caugut late n tae season tre a’so said to be of in e 10r size and quality. Tie Maine people have passed, oc are ab ut co ~~ alaw of this kind, aud it would never do
allow them to preserve t. eir ows fish ris
ait with perfect liverty t» © ms down aud ce- ours. — Trento Mau.
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The Raid on Warehouses Stock.
Ovr merchants and traders anticipate
seventy bodies lay ‘close that, in the readjustment of the tariff, duties on certain articles will be increased.
In consequence of this « raid has been made on the warehouse stock, and nearly thirty thousand dollars duty has been paid into the Customs since the first of the present month. We are indebted to Mr. G. Brem- ner, of the Custons separtment, for the following statement of duties paid since the Ist inst. :—
Firms. Duty Paid. O. Connolly & Co. ‘ . $20,000 00 McEachern & Co. é ‘ 2,620 00
John Gahan ‘ ‘ ‘ 2,000 09 J. &T. Morris. ; ‘ 1,500 09 Others : : ‘ 2,745 00
Total, 28,765
Donkey Engine. ‘*A Bystander” in the Rose-Belford Cunadian Monthly has the following remarks on the relations between the Provincial and Dominion Governments :—
‘¢ The Grits themselves have just practi. cally changed the Constitution in a material point by making the Provincial Govern- ments donkey engines to the Dominion Government of the sane party. The Prime Minister of Ontario pretends that when he took the stump for the late Dominion Gov- ernment, he was acting as a private citizen, and nut as Premier. Did he divest himself, during those months, of all his influence avd patronage! What would he say if Justice Cameron, for insiance, were tu take the stu np ‘asa private citizen’ in the ap- proaching electoral campaign ?” ——-——- -—~—— —< o -— Does the Shoe Pinch ?
We recommend the following to those whom it may concern: ‘* Breathes there a man with soul so dead, who never to hin- self hath said, tuis is my own native ice ? lt lies in front of my own door ; pedes- trians tramp it o’er and o’er; some slip and fall and break their noses, while others creep on their hands and toeses, and with less fussing and less grumbling, that comes from ground and lofty tumbling. So L will | scrape the lee away, and not a trap for others lay, their bones to pulverize. Ill ‘let pedestrians walk erect, bind up the ‘lame and broken-necked, and bid the fallen | rise. Ili leave not skating parks betcre ‘my dwelling place or office door, but keep them free from frozen water, as every hon- est person ougliter. ’
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| A Tsicuers’ Associativa ias been formed
in tus city. ‘The first met ng was held last! G,aderciia’s Priuce, ae e.3 a - od a
evening, when the foll wing officers were) had a little gun, seemed the pictures ot happi-
}lcss.
Cams i D Amon : or
P.ssident—Mr. John Harper, P-incipal of | weationing ner last; but I would wform her
| that, as a rule, f keep -h2 best tll then.
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ele ted :—
Norwal School. | Viwe Pres.dent—Mr, Lemnel Miller. Secretary and ‘Treasurer--Mr. J. D man Me-tings will be he'd eyery alternate Fricay at4 clock. Teachers from the invit-d to attend.
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San Francisco, with 35 breweries, turns trespass furthcr ' present.
eut 300,000 barrels of beer a year.
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Correspondence.
Smali-!’ox at Alberton.
FROM P. CAVIN, M. P. P. To the Editor of the Examiner.
DEAR Str,— The newspapers are filled with sensational paragraphs relative to the spread of small-pox in this place, which are very much exaggerated and calculated to alarm the vhole country. If the people were dying of shis disease at the rate that the papers say shey are, the village would be cep mpithatedt ds
very short time. The fact 1s, there have een three deaths from smali-pox altogether, fa «di there are6é casesnow uuder treatment; jour i these 2re very mild cases, amd the othe: ewo are at present doubtful. There have been no 1eWw cases since inday. Tue ExXaMINER ind summerside Journal contain miss extra vasant accounts of the wake at McDonalds and the number of sick now there. The facts of the case are these: A little boy of Allan McDonald's died about a week ago. It was always a sickly child, and its death created no surprise. The doctor was there, but had no suspicion of small pox, as no eruption whatever appeared on the child. There was no such wake over the child as rported in the Sammerside /ournal. ‘here were but ten persons visited the house during the time the child was waking, and most of these stayed but a few minutes. In the meantime, Allan McDonald, the child’s father, had been complaining, but the doctor could not detect any of the symptons of smill- pox until after his death, which took place on Sunday morning last. When it was reported to the Board of Health that Macdonald had died of small-pox, the most active measures were taken; and, in a very few hours after his death, he was buried in the church yard at Cascumpec village. All communication with Macdonald’s house was forbidden, and the members of the fxmily, who were sick, proper- ly taken care of. Imay state here that, in stead of ten patients closely huddied together as the newspapers have it, there are but four persons sick in this house. They do not want for room or veutilation, or attendance, and there is but one of them whose life 1s consid ered in any danger.
The Journa! cnarges the Board of Health with incompetency and with laxity in enfore- ing quarantine regulations at Tuplin’s. With regard to the first, 1 may say that itis far vasier to charge the Board with incompetency than to show where they have erred. And as the second charge is a more serious one, | will undertake io say this for the Board of Health, that they will give $509 to any person, male or female, who cau prove that they went in or came out of 'Tuplin’s while the house was un- der quarantine. . The immunity from all epidemic diseases which the people of this Island have enjoyed hitherto has left them altogether unprepared for such a visitation as this. If there had been a Health Officer for this port and a prop- er hospital when the ‘*Corinne” came on here lust fall, we would have no small-pox to con- tend with now. { may say, in conclusion, that the Loval Government have responded promptly to the demands of the Board of Health. A building situated about a mile from the village, and isolated from other houses, has been purchased for an hospital When the patients are re- moved to this place the Board will have much better means of keeping this terrible malady under contrel. Your obedient servant, P. Gavin. Alberton, Feb. 14, 1879. —_——~———_ +>
The Grand l}'ancy-Drsss Carnival.
A SPECIATOR’S VIEW. .
To the Editor of the Examiner.
My Dear Sir,—It is not my intention to take up much of your valuable space with a lengthy account of last uight’s Carnival, as | feel certain that any description given by your humble correspondent would ‘tall short ’’— yes, very short—of the truly briiliant and mayguificent reality, which must be seen to be appreciated, ‘Ihe writer has had the pleasure ot witnessing, in other lands, various grand displays in the shape of amusements, and, whulst looking on—with soft and silvery music sounding all around—nhas felt himself arried away, or removed, so to speak, for the moment to a world of transcendeut beauty, where everything belonging to mortality seemed for- gotten. ‘his feeling, in some degree, came upon me whilst viewing, from the piatform of the Citizens’ Skating Kink, a scene of surpass- ing grandeur, wherein the fairy Land ot the most vivid imagination was pictured, with its inhabitants, arrayed in holiday attire, darting rapidly and gracefully here, there and every- where—iuvigorated by the lively airs of a brass band.
I wiil not attempt to mention in fthis com- munication eveu ouve-half of the number oi ladies and gentlemen who appeared in cos- tume, but wiil content myself with merely “oi Jking out’ of the large coliection a few iu- dividuais who ‘‘struck” me as sustaining tueir respective characters remarkably weil. The ‘* Maiden ali forlorn” and tue ** Mau ali tattered aad torn” were exceedingly good, although a laly with a less bright aud happy ex} ression would have suited the tu: mer charac- ter better. ‘The Kuight ot tue Ked Cross was a fine specimen of humanity, wiuils’t Hamlet could bear close inspection, Mars and Ceres were much admired, especially when skating together, Columbia broughs forth several compliunentary reemarks trom lowkers on, and the pretty “little Bo Peep” took many hearts my storm. Mr., Mrs. and Mis Hardcas-ie were, certainly, a most charming family, anu their costumes showed off to great adva..tage. Sir Charles s.ariow, young Marlow and Haot- ings were the possessors of handsome habii-
EXAGGERATED RUMOKS CORRECTED — LETTER
| LECTURE
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BIBLE CHRISTIAN GHURCH,
—BY THE- RNY. t¥. 8S. PASCOS,
Supsgzcr: ‘* The Soldier Priest, Why he Fought and How he Fell.”
Doors open at half-past Seven. colnmence at 8 o'clock.
Admission 15 cents. Sunday School.
This will probably be ths Jast lecture Mr. Pascoe wili deliver in Charlottetown.
February 15, 1579 —2in
ay Proceeas in
8 HALL
ST. JAMES
TENE LADIES OF ST. JAMES’ CHURCH
have made arrangement to hold a Social
in the above Hall, on Wednesday Even- ing, the {9th inst., at 7 o'clock.
Admission 10 cents. A Refreshment table
will be placed in one of the class-rooms, te which the audience may retire at intervals
marked out in the programme. The public are cordially invited. <, STIRLING MRx, STIRLING, — | Gon.
MRS. A. L. BROWN, § Charlottetown, Feb. 15, 1879—3i
Comfor’ to Travellers.
TWWHE undersigned will drive parties en route for CAPE TRAVERSE, on suitable terms, regularly, from this Station. J. W. HLOGHES. JOHN HUGHES. County Line Station, Feb. 14, 1879-—-2m
CHARLOTTETOWN
WOOLLEN FASTORY CO'Y ANNUAL MEETING.
TENHE ANNUAL MEETING of the above Company will be held on TUESDAY, the 25th of Ke ruary,at ALLIN’S HALL, Graf- ton Street, at 2 o'clock, p. m., for the election of Directors, aud tlie transaction of other busi- ness. All Shareholders should be present or re- presented by proxy.
ALBERT SIMPSON, Sec’y. Ch’town, Feb. 13, 1872-—3i
COKS LENT.
§NHE friends who have borrowed any of the following books from me will oblige by returning them as soon as convenient :— Professor Conyngton’s Virgil, Josiah Cook’s New Chemistry, Herbert Spencer’s First Principles, Currie’s Common School Education, Calkin’s Object Lessons, Dalgleish’s Grammar. EDWARD MANNING,
Ch’town, Feb. 13--3i
JAUNTING SLEIGH.
NE GOOD JAUNTING SLEIGH, neatly
trimmed and painted; 1 Set Silver- plated HARNESS ; 1 new BUFFALO ROBE, lined and trimmed (large)—all for only $40,
H. COOMBS.
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Feb. 12—ar pat 3i
FISH.
100 Quintals Prime Codfish
CHEAP FOR CASH. Wright & MacGowan, Queen’s Wharf. February 8, 1878—taw for 2m
NOTICE.
| ohne is hereby given that prosecution wiil be immediately commenced against all persons who are known to be in the pos- session of DOGS and who have not registered them and paid their Dog Tax for the current year, in couformity to the provisions of a by one this city, passed 4th December, A. D.
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A. F. TOMLINS, Clerk of the City Court. Feb. L1.
NOTICE.
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\ Wa a — $1) oa — i al) ebb Do ph
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Gcean Steamship Company of Prince Edward Island. "WHE ANNUAL MEETING of the Ocean Steamship Compauy of Prince Edwarc island will be held in the office of Peake Bros. & Co., on WEDNESDAY, the 12th day \ wf March, 1579, at 7 o'clock p.m. : GEO. PEAKE, Sec’y. Ch’town, Feb. 8. 1879.—4w ziaw
ments, Miss Nevile’s dress was suj ecb.
The costume vi Heary Vili was well “ yot up.” J. Rooster Shanghai atforded a good deal of amusemeut, ana caused many peals of laugh ter. ‘Tie gentleman who persunated Yakhout
@- ance, aud was very becoming to her style of
‘ountry ¢ . counery are of move than @ mere | ass ug notice, but, as
Khan, Mepaistopheles and tae Ancient Greck Were, as usual, perfection. Little Boy blue, aud the little man wi A pasaish lady must excuse me tor
This
7 1 i . 2 , ony and Diggory appeared in first rate rigs.
COAL !
1) Tons Round ‘*ACADIA MINES,” and a smaller lot of NUT, at our usual OW prices, Wright & MacGowan, (UEEN’S WHARF. Ch’town, Feb. §, 1879—taw for 2m
es
lady's costume had a rch and showy appear-
beauty. ineve were many otier characters worthy
your issue of last might, M~. Elitor, contained au excellent repcré of tie Caruival, | will not upon, your kindness at
FOR SALE,
“PSHE HOUSE and i’remises o:cupied by A ihe Subscriber, at the h.ad of Cueen Street. For further particulars upply to the owner on the Premises, or to ALEXANDER
SPECTATOR.
Browy, Esq. DONALD MoXENZIE.
On Wednesday, the 19th inst.’
Lecture to
aid of
ROPH. SIX TONS MANILLA,
different sizes, at Factory Prices.
Wright & MacGowan, Manufacturers Agents,
Queen's Wharff
ial Cat Sd
DRY cOODS,
CLOTHING, ETC.
The Whole Stock in Trade OF THE LATE ROBERT ORR,
—TO BE—
SOLD OFF AT SOST,
-——CONSISTING IN PART OF-—
Dress Goods, Shawls, Mantles, Millinery, Silks, Velvets, Hosiery, Gloves, Linens, Winceys, Shirtings, Sheetings, Prints, Grey and White Cottons, Hats and Bonnets, Furs, Blankets, Flannels, Pilots, Beavers, Coatings, T'weeds, etc., etc. ete.
Readymade Clothing Hats, Caps, Liaders and Drawers, Scarfs, &e.
rs
Cotton Warp, Small Wares, Xe,
The above Steck must be cleared out from this date, and our Customers, and the
public generally, can depend upen getting Bargains.
John McPhee,
Administrator. Charlottetown, Feb. 4, 1879.
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FLOUR! |
200 bbls. ‘‘GREENHOLM,” | 100 bbls. ‘‘ CAMLACHIE,” 100 bbls. ‘* NORVAL.”
A consignment for sale at_a bargain, for
cash. Wright & MacGowan, Queen’s Wharf. February, 8, 1878—taw for 2m 4
CATARRE.
Constitutional Catarrh Remedy CURES CATARRH, .
Hear what a Reverend Gentleman says of t Constitutional Ren.edy. a
T. J. B. Harpra, Esq., Brockville, Ont. :—
Dear Sir—It is now two years sinc ‘Constitutional Catarrh Remedy” was ee duced tome. Ihave waited this long to see if the cure would remain permanent before do- ing this, my duty, to you, as at first the ha ¥ effects seemed to me to be “too good to rue. i was afilicted in my head for years suspected it to be Catarrh. In Silincaeroe Vircular I saw my case described in many par- ticulars. The inward “drop” from the head had become very disagreeable, and a choking seusation often preventing me from lying long, t would feel like smothering and be compelled to sit upin the bed. My health and spirits were seriously affected. When your agent came to Walkertown in August, 1876, I secured three bottles. Before I had used a quarter of the contents of one bottle I found decided re- lief, aud when I had used two bottles and a third. I quit taking it, feeling quite cured of that ailment, and have not used y since until of late I have taken some for a cold in my head A sense of duty to sufferers from that loath. some disease, Catarrh, prompts me to send - a —— unsolicited, with leave to what use of it y Soase taht, it yon may see proper, W. TINDALL, Methodi ini Port Elgin, Ont., Aug. 24, 1878. ee Ask for Littlefield’s Constituti Remedy and take no other. oe MN
T. J. B. Harpiw ini ville, Ont NG, Dominion Agent, Brock-
For sale by all Druggi per bottle. > egists at only one Dollar
BUYIT. . . . . TRY TIT. UBSCRIBE for the DAILY EX
Ch’town, Feb, 3, 1879—2aw
AMINER the Cheapest most Paper published in the Prov nan Zost neways