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ing places!

H. A. Harvie, Charlottetown. A. DeW. Haszarp,. * Tl, O'CONNELL, ty

T. L. CHAPPELLF,

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H. Beer, Southport, CyARces LAFFERTY, Summersice. Lroxnarp Morris, ™

(;, A. ArrkEeN, Georgetown.

L). SUTHERLAND, Souris East. Morron S. Huaues, County, Line Station. A, McAutay, Head St. Peter’s Bay,

1). Ecax, Mount Stewart.

W. D. MeNerir, Alberton.

Jousn J, Ansensurr, Tignish.

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The Meat Scandal.

Tne saying that “‘ Those whom (the gods would destroy they first make mad,” was never better illustrated than in the dis- closures now made in reference to the sup- ply of meat to the Lunatic Asylum and Poor House. Under the benign sway of Stewart & Co., Chance’s No. 2 glass was attempted to be passed off for Chance’s No. 1, and ‘men high up were interested in the little same. But far worse was the jobbery going on in connection with the supply of meat for the Poor House and Lunatic Asy- lum. Sergeant Allen’s letter will speak for itself. While W. D. Stewart, Thomas W. Dodd and L. H. Davies were enjoying fat ofices, clothed in broadcloth and fine linen and faring sumptuously every day, the “* nd- ders of cows,” ‘‘necks,” and other scrap meat was doled out in “ half-pounds” to the most helpless of God’s creatures. present Government deserve credit for this, if for nothing else, that they have put a stop to this disgraceful state of things.

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The Wimbledon Team.

GREAT DISSATISFACTION exists respecting the selection of the Wimbledon Team. The St. John Telegraph remarks that Nova Scotia has no representative on the Wimble- don team at all. Prince Edward Island and all the remaining Provinces stand in the same position, without a representative

on the team. Yet we find that one of the Ontario men, Lieut. Waldo, who has been sent to England and allowed to compete for prizes, does not appear to have been one of the competitors for a place on the Wimble- don team at all, er if he was a competitor his score was solow that it was net pub- lished in the official report. Capt. Boyd, of Quebec, who went on the team, had a score of only 288 in the competitions for Wimbledon, a score which was exceeded by eleven other Quebec men, by fourteen New Brunswickers, by eight Nova Scotians, by five Prince Edward Islanders, and by two marksmen of Manitoba and one of British Columbia, who did not go with the team to England. Why were more than forty better marksmen passed over and Capt. Boyd taken to Wimbledon ? —__—_—_-<ee-——_—

The Sea Serpent.

AS SEEN BY AN ISLAND CAPTAIN,

Capratin Joun Sampson, of the schooner Louisa Montgomery, reports, that on Sun- day. the 13th inst., when between Cape

Bear and Cape George,—about ten miles to the eastward of Pictou Island,—he saw, coming towards the vessel, an enormeus serpent. It passed within a hundred yards of the vessel. The weather being fine and the water calm, he could see it quite plainly ; and he judges that the monster showed about a hundred feet above the surface, and that the body was about as large around as a barrel. It had a long tapering head similar to that of a land snake, and its back was black. It was going straight along, at the rate of about seven knots an hour—the foam breaking on each side as when a steamer is under way.

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Supreme Court.—In the case of Roper vs. Roper the jury returned a verdict of $97.79 for the plaintiff. ‘The case of H. B. Smith vs. the Union Bank is now before the Court.

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A pesratcH of the 22nd to the Halifax Chronicle, from Pugwash, says that a boy named Henry Vanbuskirk, about 11 years of age, was found dead on the 21st, near a cart, having hung himself accidentally with a piece of repe.

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As Mrs. Patrick Rogan and her husband, of Brighton, were returning from Woodstock, on last Sunday (where they attend church) at the watering place, Lower Brighton, Mr. Rogan

ot oat of che wagon for the purpose of water- ing his horse. The horse took fright and started suddenly, and running very fast, Mrs. Rogau jumped out of the wagon receiving such injuries as caused her death. She died on Wednesday evening.

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Lorne Hore..—-Persons wishing to visit the north shore for recreation can take the train at 6.50 a. m., and 4.30 p. m., for Bedford Station and will find carriages there to con- vey them to Lorne Hotel. Leaving in the early train will arrive at the Lorne at at 8.30, and remain all day at the sea shore, leaving the Lorne at © p. m. for the the down train, arrive in town at 7.50. Leaving in the afternoon train arrive at the Lorne at 6 p. m., return- ing in the morning, leave the Lorne at 8.15, arrive in the City at 9.55. Carriages may be had at the Hotel for visitors.

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ofCommons+John Bright upon America vs. Europe sult of Ameriban Competition in Engiand and the Continent Do they want Raciprocity ?

In the House of Commons, on the even- ling of ‘the 4th. inst., Mr. Chaplin, on the | motion for going into committee of supply, lrose to move: ** That an humble address Ibe presented to Her Majesty, praying Her | Majesty that she will be graciously pleased |to appoint a Royal Cemmission to inquire into the depressed condition of, the agricul- turalinterést and the cause: to whiclr it is owing, whether those canses are of a porary or of a permanent how far they have been created or can be remedied by legislation.” He, by no means, dete that distress had ‘on + forimer*® dcta- sions existed, but it was nothing so severe as this,.and as an authority on this point he referred to a statement by Lord Bea

consfield recently, that ‘* though... he could recall several periods of suffering none of them had _— ever

equalled the present.” Could we look without concern upon the farms vacant In England and the withdrawal of capital from the business which now ceased to pay ! in Scotland, where, north and south, the landed interest was affected’? The distress was undoubtedly not confined to agricul- ture, and, but fer two reasons, he should have embraced trade generally in his refer- ence. First, many other honorable mem- bers were more competent to deal with the subject ; next, he doubted whether any commission could, within reasonable time, grapple with so enormous a question. The source of the distress was that farming had ceased to be profitable.

UNPRECEDENTED AGRICULTURAL DEPRNSSION,

agricultural depression was the bad yield and the bad prices obtainable for produce. They had of late been growing less corn and receiving less money for it, as well as for meat, wool and cheese, and for nearly every farming commodity. The loss in consequence was last season alone estimated at £58,000,000 ($290,000,000.) If the prices lately received continued to prevail, the duration of agriculture in England must and could only be short. He did not believe in the possibility of any reduction in the cost of productien, unless it be by reducing the rents, but even supposing the whole of the rents could be remitted, the cost of production in bad seasons would be greater than the return. If the cost of pro- duction could not be reduced, it was ob- vious they had only to look to the prices which they had to receive fer the produce, and these prices would be governed not by the market at home, but by the market abroad—viz : in America.

What they really wanted to arrive at was, what was the least price at which American food, ineluding cost of freight and transport, could be supplied here with a profit tothe importer’ That was the price they would in the future have to adopt as their own. If it were one which would fairly remnnerate the English pro- ducer, all well and good, and the present depression would pass away. If, on the other hand, it found that America could supply food at a price cheaper than they could produce it, he did not know how it was possible for them to resist the state- ment {that [English agriculture must pass away unless the country took steps to pre- vent it. It would be nothing less than the ruin of the country, for agricuiture was by far the largest national industry. This was nota question of class, but a national question of the greatest and largest importance. It was certain that there would be no harvest at all unless it paid to produce it. How far that was likely to be depended upon, whether America vould undersell' them in food in future in their own country. He admitted that there was much speculation in any opinion formed on the point, but it was significant that in 1875 330 head of cattle were imported from America, 1100 in 1876, 30,000 in 1877, 68,000 in 1878, and he found that the importation had reached 20,- 000 during the first tive months—and they winter months—of the present year, not- withstanding the order in council that all cattle were to be slaughtered at the port of debarkation. (Opposition cheers). It was only right that he should ask for the speedy removal of all restrictions and taxes which were at present imposed on productious of food at home.

ENGLAND'S MANUFACTURERS RUINED.

Mr. Melver had no desire to underate the importance of the export trade of the country, but it seemed to him that English home trade was even more important, and that manufactures and agriculture had common interests. If the English manu- facturing population were idle they could not buy agricultural products; and if agri- culture remained depressed her manufac- turing industries would be depressed, too, because those who lived by agriculture had less money to spend in manufactures. We were, he thought, too much dependent upon foreign nations for our supply of food, world that would now take our manufac- tures in exchange. The character of our exports had changed, and we were now ex-

sent manufactures, and we were even to

» woollei manufactures were rapidly ,dlecreas- ing, and ourimports of the same goods as

manutactures in iron and steel, of silks and of cottons. He remembered when large quanti- ties of rails from South Wales went to the United States ; but now their largest export was “‘speigel,” a description of ore the special usefulness of which was to erable the Ameri-

Cyrus Tay, Manager, j [july 12, Gi eod arg & pat. ]

cans to make steel rails for. themselves, He remembered, too, the time when lines from

The Rs-; j Sans jthem at the cost of starvation.

. ar a : ae lsays the English produce decided the market, j but that the produce from the

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character, andey

What was the cause of the distress!

The real and sole cause of the present

There was not a country in the)

America,in large quantities, but toala; quantities were smal. | Shethe}d now the duties. The work was done 1 America which used to efploy people here. Our imantifacturets were ruined, and Sheihield arti had the mockery ot cheap food offered tuo ENORMOUS iMPORTS AMERICA ?

Mr. John Bright replied : The member for Lincolushire has spoken on the influence of American produce upon English produce. He

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United. States, or it may be from the Dominion of Canada, will henceforth fix the market in this country, and there is a great deal of truth in that. but let this commission inquire, if it can, how it coune seth tet hes lamlignd® ofthis country ali the farmers are hot only alarmed, but jin ter ror at the produce in corn and cattle that has to be brought 4000 or 5090 miles trom the other side of the Atlantic. ‘This is a question, { think, that they may fairly examine (cheers) and | confess that I am not sure that the statements made have been extravagant or exaggerated... I have inet within the last two or three weeks two gentlemen very intimately connected with these matters in the United States, and I have been very much startled by some facts which they have related to: me. The land that is being occupied in Minnesota in the United States and within the Dominion of Canada is of magnificent quality, 1 am told, for the production of wheat. — Liverpool at this moment is as near to these farms as New York was a short time ago. IS THIS A CONVERSATION WITH VANDERBILT? The gentleman I spoke to the other day was chairman of one of the most prosperous and best managed railways in America, and he said that the change that had taken place m the cost of transportation had been astonish- ing to everybody who looks into it. 1 know there are some people who dv not like to hear these things. A farmer who was very much troubled and distressed on the subject, said, ‘Well, you know, I wish that cursed coun- try had never been discovered.” (Laughter. ) he fact is that the country has been discoy- ered, although they are now trying to find out where the discoverer was buried. But Col umbus lived and discovered America, and from being peopled by savages the country now has nearly 50,000,000 of our own English- speaking people on the northern continent, and it will increase in the course of thirty- five years more, in all probability. to not less than 100,000,000. Now, I will tell honor- able gentlemen opposite, and it will not add to their comfort, that the growth in the west- ern states is such that land iu the eastern states is decreasing in value. There is one reason for it which is not here. There the protective system of the United States has diverted all capital in the eastern states into the manufacture of protected articles with the expectation of getting increased profits, and the capital has therefore been to a large extent withdrawn from those states ; and, therefore you find inthe New England states and in New York, and I believe to some extent in Pennsylvania, that there is much land which men do not think it worth while to plough, and which is annually lessening in value and going gradually ont of cultivation. “If these western states had had so much effect on land near them what will be the effect on land in

this country ? (Cheers.) EUROPE CANNOT STAND AMERICAN COMPE- TITION.

When they will have a 100,000,060 of pop- ulation they will have paid their debt ; their taxes will be at a minimum ; they have almost no army and no navy, as we have in Europe ; they have no ‘‘spirited foreign policy "— (laughter);—taxes, in proportion to the popu- lation, will grow less and iess ; and how Eng- Jand and Europe will stand the competition of America in regard to the policy of European nations, with regard to armaments and taxes, anybody might try to imagine it, but I will not try to describe it. There are farmers in America, as you kuow, who have no rent, no tithes, no poor rate. You have all these. With you labor has risen. Labor is very dear in America, You are glad that the laborers are well paid ; they will have to be still bet- ter paid. You complain of the education rate and the schools. The effect under the present state of things must be to drive the educated and spirited young men from the coun- try into the towns. or to emigrate. These are matters which I trust this commission and the House will well con- sider. Your laws as they now are would make the laborer’s condition perpetual. In America as a poet has expressed it,

‘They till the land who own the land they till.’ That is the great difference between the land and its cultivation in America ard the land and its cultivation in this country. Now, I would ask honorable gentlemen opposite not to be afraid of these questions and of the com- mission, Recently | had a conversation with Sir William Ingles, who was member for Somersetshire, and he did not allow me to tell him, but I may tell you, that I believe it would increase the price of land’ all over the country if you would abolish all the ancient and stupidand mischievous legislation by which itis embarrassed in every step you take in dealing with the land. Let us have an inquiry but let us have it wisely and honestly con- ducted. You cannot escape it; but if you meet it boldly it will be no more than a spec- tre. But break down the monopoly which damages the labor on farms and causes it to disappear and pauperize the labor which re- mains. Out of what remains when you have broken down the monopoly there will arise a fairer prospect, and although it is not possible that {| shall live to see it, a time will come when you will have homes of comfort and in- dependence throughout the land of England, which will attest forever the wisdom and

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The Meat Swindle.

Tu dlon, D, Ferguson.

Sir,—In reply to your uote of this day’s date, [ must state that the meat furnished by Mr. Bridges was inferior to that supphed by Mr. Blake ja-4877.. Qn some occasions I con- sidered it &crap\iheat, ‘neck, udder of cattle, ete. I did complain toetbe Rev. Mr. Hodg- son and also to Mr. Bridzes’ man, which | lcousidered sufficient. In support of what I rsay L subjoin the following statement Trom the cook of thesustiyaa = &§ 4 eM

‘The meat supplied for the use of the Poor House, for the past year, was not good. 1 got a half pound for each inmate, and, when cook- ed, there was scarcely enough te divide, and had to go to the Master’s own table for more. There was more than the allowance of udder, fat and negk sent. . ‘

& see sed Ts 08080 Risetak J. Carron.”

Lam, Sir,,' Your Obedient Servant, JOHN ALLEN, Master of Poor House. Lunatic ASYLUM, Ch’town, P. E. L, 25th July, 1879. Hon, D. Ferguson, Com. Public Works.

Deak Srr,—I am in receipt of your favor of to-day’s date.

In reply thereto, I beg to state that the beef supplied the Lunatic Asylum during the past year was of inferior quality.

l am, yours, etc., E. S. BLANCHARD, Med. Sup. <-2_s- -

Hole and Corner Meeting.

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To the Editor of the Examiner.

Srr,—In I®king over your paper of last evening, I was considerably surprised on read- ing a communicated account of a meeting held at McDougall, Hewson & Seaman’s carriage factory, on Thursday evening, July 23, which I feel it my duty «to contradict, for the infor- mation of the residents of Ward Five gener- ally, as well as in justice to Messrs. Smith and Mitchell, who, I understand, are also candidates for Civic honors at the approach- ing election in the above Ward. In the first place, then, allow me to state that there was no ‘‘ duly organized meeting’ on the occasion above referred to. That a number of resi- dents of the Ward assembled together, I ad- mit, and the names of Mr. Angus D. Martin and Mr. Benjamin Hooper mentioned as per- sons suitable to represent this Ward ; when, after considerable conversation and loud talk, Angus DeRoche suggested that Mr. Benjamin Hooper had better Run for Councilman, after which ‘‘ Charlie Trotter” cried out: ‘I sec- ond the motion,” and then commenced to dance for the amusement ef the crowd. After a while Mr. Fennell was proposed; but, as he could not obtain a seconder, he very modestly ‘‘declined’’ in Mr. Hooper’s favor. Thus ended the proceedings on the occasion, the account of which was so glowingly por- trayed by some interested one in favor of Mr. Benj. Hooper, and evidently in order to pre- judice the voters against the other two candi- dates for Ward Five. For the same reason, ne doubt, the names of Mr. Fennell, as pro- poser, and Mr. Coombs, as seconder, appeared in that report instead of the names t tave given. J suppose Angus DeRoche or Charlie Trotter was not considered — high toned enough to be acknowledged as Mr. Benjamin Hooper’s spokesmen, but quite good enough as voters.

In common justice to all concerned, Mr. Editor, I give the above unvarnished state- ment of facts, as witnessed by

OnE WHO WAS PRESENT. Ward Five, July 25, 1879.

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Married. On the the 10th inst., by D. Gordon, J. P., Mr. Peter Finlayson and Miss Flora A. Mc- Kinnon, both of Morell, Township No. 52.

ee Died.

At his residence, Stanhope Road, Lot 51, on Monday, the 14th inst., after an illmess of a few days, Thomas Curran, in the 57th year of his age. Deceased was a native of Uounty Monaghan, Ireland, and emigrated to this Island in 1843. May he rest in peace.

For Sale by Public Auction.

N WEDNESDAY, the 6th day of August

next, at 12 o'clock, noon, at Lord’s

Wharf, I will sell by Public Auction, the fast- sailing American

Schr, “Julia Franklin,”

Of 71 tons Register, with all her apparel, tackle, furniture, ete. This vessel is copper- fastened and built of white oak. Also on the same day and place, the

Schr. ‘Margaret Jane,’’

Of 65 tons register, will be sold. This vessel is in good sea-going order, and ready for im- mediate use. Both vessels are now lying at Lord’s Wharf, and can be inspected by in- tending purchasers.

THOMAS CASELY,

a Administrator. Ch'town, July 25, 1879-—eod pat

blessedness of the new policy you have ad-} opted. (Loud cheers. ) The motion was finally agreed to.

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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

porting raw materials which were formerly |

Hampton.

some extent importing manufactures from those who had formerly. | sent u3 raw materials. Our exports of

rapidly increasing ; and the same was true of |

SEASIDE HOTEL, July 19.—E L Russel,gBoston ; L Carvell,

July 22.—Henry Carver, Boston, Lambeth, do; Miss Ray, Halifax. Jaly 22.—Joseph E McLennan, Roston: J

H Burke, do.

Mrs.

RANKIN HOUSE,

July 24.—G L Irwin, Montreal; Rufus Atkinson, Toronto; J Brown and wife Boston; W Yirax, St. John; Miss Logan, Pictou ; Miss A McPherson, New Glasgow ; Miss Creelman, Halifax ; Miss A Mitchell, do; James H Bull, Penna; G W Howlan, Cascum- pec ; J. Walker Donald, Bangor, Me.

TENDERS. \ENDERS will be received by this Depart- ment at Ottawa, up to the lith August next, for the construction of a Dwelling for the Light Keeper at Sea Cow Head, Prince County, P. E. L Plans and Specifications can be seen, and Forms of Tender procured by intending Con- tractors, at this Department, here, at the Agency of this Department, Charlottetown,

‘and at the Office of the Collector of Customs,

Summerside.

Tenders to be addressed to the undersigned, and marked on the outside “Tender for Sea Cow Head Dwelling.”

4 a SMITH. epuiy Minister o i Department of Mantis, etary

) : Ottawa, 12th July, 1879. § july 25, i

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| A PRIME ARTICLE,

At Reduced Price. Wholesale ) FENTON T. NEWBERY & CO. Charlottetown, July 25, 1879—~pat h 2i

RINGS...

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| DIAMONDS, RUBIES, CARNETS, PEARLS

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RECEIVED TO-DAY. | W. W. WELLNER,

Ch’town, July 25, 1879—4i

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SHINGLES

FOR SALE.

100 M. Sawn Cedar No. 1, 100 M. Sawn Spruce No. 1, 100 M,. Split Cedar No. 1.

For Sale, Cheap fer Cash, L. M. POOLE,

Queen’s Wharf

Ch’town, July 24, 1879.

VENDERS will be received by this Depart-

ment, at Ottawa, up to the 20th August next, for the removal of the obstruction to Navigation caused by the wrecked bark “Emigrant” now lying in Charlottetown Har- bor, Prince Edward Island. Tenders to state a bulk sum for the complete and satisfactory removal of the obstruction. Tenders to be be addressed to the under- signed, and marked on the outside ‘“Tender for removal of bark ‘‘Emigrant.”

WM. SMITH, Deputy Ministerof Marine.

Department of Marine ‘nly 24 Ottawa, 19th July, 1879. 5 / % Ts

John Murphy

BGS leave to inform the citizens of Char- lottetown that he has opened a

BAKERY

On Great George Street, a few doors below W. k. Dawson's, where he will supply all kinds of Bread, Cake and Pastry. All orders promptly attended to.

JOHN MURPHY, Ch’town, July 24, 1879.

SALT! SALT!

FOR SALE.

DAVID SMALL,

QUEEN STREET.

Charlottetown, July 22, 1879. -- 2w

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NOTICE.

DR. POMEROY

Is again in Charlottetown, and may be con- sulted at the St. Lawrence Hotel until further notice.

July 21 1879—6in, city weekly papers 2in

“Lorne Hicutanp gWuisky.—Sole pro- prietors, Greenlees Brothers, London and Argyleshire.. This Whisky is a pure unadul- terated spirit, very mellow, in quality excel- lent, and in our opinion perfectly wholesome, Wl eve a stimulant is required, it is to be pre- ferre1 to brandy.”—London Medical Review. Agents : .- MESSRS. OWEN CONNOLLY & CO., Charlottetown, P.E.I. June 24, 1879.—6m

NOR SALE-—The Fast-sailing Pleasure

Yacht ** Carita,” well finished and found in every respect, with good Cabin ac- commodation. Length of keel about 30 feet.

Fer particulars apply to EAKE BROS, & CO. | Ch’town, June 19—2i wkly tf

A LOT 0% LADIES’ FANCY RINGS

YACHT FOR SALE. \ ”