NOVEMBER 2,

L&85

Hditorial Notes

— Over one thousand Chieamen, who have been discharged from work on the

Canada Pacific, are leaving Brittsh Columbia for China. Each individual

Chinaman is entitled to a certificate which allows him to return to Canada without paying a license fee of $50. As there is no means taken to secure the identity of a Chinaman to whom a certi ficate is granted, it is feared that by transferring these certificates when they

reach home a fresh lot of Celestials will use them in coming over to the Dominion.

—Says the Post: The promoters of the projected railway from Shediac via Bristol and Shemogue to Cape Tormen tine are working energetically and ap pear to be much in earnest. A large sum of money has, it is alleged, been subscribed aud prelimiuary surveys are ia progress. The proposed road would open up a fine tract of country and be of considerable benefit to the people along the shore, but it is not probable that the line would have anything bot local traffic, as it could not compete with the Point du Chene route. The Post is in favar of all local enterprises calculated to open up and develop the resources of the country ; but in the present depressed state of the Provincial finances there seems but little prospect of a subsidy being granted to the projected railway.

—Protessor Bell, of the Geological Survey, who is well known in convection with Hudson Bay explorations, says that the famous steamer Alert might well be employed as a means of communication in Winter between this Province and the Mainland. In the course of an interview with the reporter of the Star, of Mon- treal, he said: —

“The Alert is a barque-rigged wooden steamer, rated at 750 tons, very strongly built of English oak, and strengthened with timbers and iron to such an extent that she is said to be the strongest ship for ice work afloat. She is about 30 years old, and has been employed in various services by the Admiralty. She was one of Sir George Nares vessels, and has been further north than any other ship in the world. At one time she was aiso employed in surveying in the south polar regions. The Alert is somewhat famous from having been presented by Great Britain to the United States to be used on the Greely relief ex- pedition of last year, and lastjspring she was re- turned with the thanks of the nation, Sheis now loaned by the Admiralty to the Canadian Gov- ernment and might be suitably employed for the Winter ferry across Northumberland Strait to Prince Edward Island.”

—E. L. Lydiard, Esq.,Customs Broker, furnishes us with the value of produce shipped in October from Queen’s and Kiog’s Counties, as follows :—

DAILY Ex~aA DeTIN The Daily Gxaminer|

BOSTON.

Interesting Letter from the Hub.

CIVIC GOVERNMENT—A CIVIC DEAD LOCK— MORALITY AND ORDER—COMPULSORY EDUCATION—S°ME NOTES BY A WELL- KNOWN CORRESPONDENT.

AccorriInG to the census just taken,

Boston has a population of over 390,000 — about forty times as large as that of Char- lottetown. The city is governed by a Mayor, a Board of Aldermen and a Common Couneil— some of them said to be very common—consisting of seventy-two mem bers; all the above being elected in Decem- ber of each year. Hitherto the salary of the Mayor has been $5,000 ; the same as that of the Governor of the State ; but by he new City Cons‘itution which came in‘o

operation inp June last, $20,000 is the sum vnamel to support the dignity of the = eftice—$10,000 for salary and the remainder for clerks

and other incidental expenses.

It may be here stated that the present incumbent, the Hun. Hugh O’Brien, a native of lreland, is the first foreign born \mericen citizen, and also the first Roman Catholic who has ever filled the office. Mr. O Brien is, or has been, connected with the Boston press; he is a gentleman of fine presence, and is said to be a very able ad- minmistrator. In politics he is a Democrat. His cflice in the City Hall is finished and furnished in elegant style, and besides other costly pictures, has on ita walls por- traits of all the Mavors of Boston.

Neither the Aldermen nor Councillors receive apy salaries. Lat it not, however, be supposed that these gentlemen ‘work for nothing and find themselves.” In looking over the Public Accounts for last year, I find the modest sum of $5,244 charged to the city for ‘‘refreshments,” for the twelve Aldermen, principally at the ‘Parker House,” just opposite the City Hall.

Nor did the Common Councillors by any means fast while attending to their arduous duties. Their annual dinner at the ‘* Parker House” Jast year cost the city $400, and they have also a farther item of $2,220 for ‘refreshments’ which term, I learn, means not only ‘‘victuals” but especi- ally ‘‘drinks.”” Whether the Aldermen—who appear to have fared more sumptuously than the Conncillors—also smoked at the public expense does not appear, but I find the sum of $22 charged to the city by the latter for cigars. I might go further, but shall stop here,—lest civic authorities else- where, not so highly favored, may become diasatisfied with their lot, and also envious of their brethren in _ Boston.

After the fashion of other cities there has for some time been

A VERY INTERESTING “* DEADLOCK”

goinz on between Mayor O’Brien and the Board of Aldermen over the appointment of a Superintendent of Streets. The right of nomination lies with the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Aldermen, and they have lately rejected three nominations for the above office which he sent in for their sanction, aud now he refuses, at least in

PoTaTOEs the meantime, to send io any other names, Colonial...... 11,796 bush = $6,690 and so the office remains vacant. What rt ro $17,294| the grounds were on which the Aldermen

OaTs— : ' |rejected the Mayor’s nominees I could not —— see0ee 41,307 bush em ascertain. It is, however, whispered that

ere aac $24,322} in nominating to office His Worship has a

BARLEY — : great partiality for his own countrymen, VEREEEEI 0+ oon, . SOY OU eke gi9g | ¥hich is perfectly natural and is also right,

Horses, CATTLE, SHEEP provided always that they possess the he tom ease 2,297 necessary qualifications. But the Mayor

sites $2,385 | has just had his revenge on the Aldermen.

EGes — cs At one of their last meetings they Foreign 106,688 doz. ue gize9{sent in a bill for His Worship’s

Fisu (all) 'lappreval from a certain Asphalt Com- Dee on oe pany which had done work on the streets to

Pee a ; $51,695 | the amount of $7,000— at least they claimed

LOBSTERS aa this sum—and the Aldermen passed the bill. one a The Mayor, however, flatly refused to : al $26,466 | sanction the payment, returned the bill,

MISCELLANEOUS a and also ordered an investigation of the pein 280r° yr matter. The affair has somewhat the

— $8,720 | appearance of a ‘* job,” but whether any $149,573 | Others besides the company are interested in An Ottawa despatch says: “Dr. Jen- it remains to be seen. The amount of money

kius, M. P., of Charlottetown, P. E. L., who is now in this city, is in commuuica- tion with the Minister of Agriculture, endeavoring to obtain assistance for the Canadian Live Stock Exhibition, it is proposed to hold in London, Eng., next

June. The plan as at present matured isto hold an exhibition of Canadian live stock at the Agricultural Hall,

Islington, next June, to show the people of England the kind of cattle that Canada raises, in the first place alive, and afier- wards in the carcass, and on the table at the restaurant in the Canada section of

the Indian aud Colonial Exhibition. Dr. Jenkins to-day, in a conversa- tion with a reporter, stated that

Prince Edward Island was at present seeking for represevtation in the Domin- ion Cabinet. In 1882 an understanding had been arrived at with the Govern- meat which contained a promise that a Minister should be appointed at an early date from amongst the members for that Province. Circumstances had, however, arisen from time to time which had prevented the fulfilment of this pro- mise, but the retirement of Sir Leonard Tilley would cause various changes to take place and the members of the pro- vince would urge their claims to office for consideration. They had waited patiently up to the present and now they thought their time had come.

Military ~A Correction

IN an article headed ‘‘Military” in our issue of Saturday, an error occured in naming No 1 Battery of Artillery, as hav- ing secvred the distinction of being the most efficient battery in the Dominion. A reference to the militia returns, shows that No. 2 Battery is now at the head of the list. Our reference was intended for the whole Brigade of Artillery in P. E. Island, which is, no doubt, the finest in the Dominion.

Supreme Court.

Sarurpay, Oct. 31.

McQuarrie vs. Bradley—Mr. Davies sup- ported the rule nisi for a new trial, Mr. Frederick Peters, contra. The court took time to consider,

The court adjourned until Munda , 16th November. ,

which yearly: passes through the hands of the Boston civic authorities is enormous. According to the report of the City Treasury Department, for the financial year ending April 30, 1885, there was expended the sum @ $19,870 230—more than double the o: di- nary revenue of the State. The citizens, however, got alarmed at this vast expendi- ture, which ran their taxes up to $17 on the thousand. They affirmed that the city funds were squandered, and it was even hinted that there was ‘‘ picking and steal- ing” going on. And in order to restrain the civic authorities, they petitioned the Legislature, at its last session, to pass a law—which was done accordingly—enacting that the taxes be limited to $14 on the thousand, believing that the amount thus raised, if carefully administered, would be sufficient to meet all the necessary require

ments of the city. The citizens were also instrumen/al in having another law enacied by the Legislature, which is proving of great advantage to the

INTERESTS OF MORALITY AND ORDER,

Previously the polica force had been under the control of Commissioners appointed by the Mayor; and, whether through design or otherwise, they always happened to be in the rum interest. The license laws were violated, illicit liquor selling and gambling were constantly taking place, but the police had their eyes shut and knew it not, By the new law the appointment of Police Commissioners has been taken from the Miyor aud vested in the Governor, who has evidently appointed men of the right stamp, and ever since the pelice have got their eyes opened and illicit rum sellers and gamblers are ferreted out and dealt with as the law directs, without fear or favor. What a pity that all other cities were not 50 fortunate in this respect ! About half a million dollars of the city’s revenue is obtained from the sale of liquor licenses ;but it will be seen that this money is dearly bought when statistics show that the greater part cf the city’s crime is due to in- temperance. Those of your readers who imagine that a license system tends to pre- vent drunkenness and crime will please take a note of this.

If the citizens pay high taxes for the current year their property is texed no higher than in Charlottetown, and they have

SOMETHING TO SHOW FOR IT, and of which they are justly proud.

The streets and sidewalks are kept in perfect order, carefully swept jand cleaned every night. The great

‘thoroughfares of the city are how lighted by electric light. It has been found, how-

ever, and I believe it is the case in every city where the latter has been introduced, that the street gas lights cannot be dis- pensed with. The electric lamp for a short distance is very brilliant—glaring is the correct word—but it dois not throw the light to a great distance, and besides, the light is flickering. The civic authorities hold that the gas light is better suited for the ordinary street, and also much less ex- pensive than electricity.

Of the many institutions supported by the city, I can at present only refer to the Public Schools For the year 1884, sixty- six thousand five hundred and eighty chil- dren between the ages of 6 and 15 at- tended the Public Scho ls of Boston endthe money expended in supporting these schools last year was a little over one and a half million of dollars. Attendance at these schools is absolutely free—not only so, but every scholar is supplied at the City’s expense with all required books and stationery, even to a slate pencil. The son of the poorest laborer can, without a cent’s cust,pass through the different grades of the common schools, also through the High and Latin Schools, and thus become quali- fied to enter any college in America. It may be added that it is

COMPULSORY ON EVERY CHILD

in Boston to attend some school for a part of the year. Besides the public schools there are several private schools of long standing, and a number of denominational schools, supported by the churches to which they belong. The Boston public school teachers are evidently well trained, and

they are also well paid, but for the sake of the profession in P. E. I. I will not mention their salaries.

The Boston Latin School, founded in 1635, is the oldest educational institution in the city, and for half a century was the only one which received public support. It was uot till 1682 that two other schools were established ‘‘for the teaching of children to write and cypher.”

It may seem strange that the first settlers of Boston should begin with establishing a Latin School. I find, however, from the Town Records that their object was to secure a body of learned scholars ‘‘who, by acquaintance with ancient tonguea,”’ should be able to obtain a knowledge of the Scriptures, and become qualified “ to discern the true sense and meaning of the original.”

W. R. F.

Boston, Oct, 26, 1885.

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Corporal Punishment in Schools.

Sin,—In your Wednesday's issue, ‘*Teacher” evidently imagines he has given the finishing stroke to the question of cor- poral punishment in schools ;. and that all may know that he has fully and finally set- tled the subject, he concludes his letter with the significent Jetters R. I. P., an abbreviation which has quite a different meaning with a large body of Christians than the onein which he has the very bad taste to use it. Having thus disposed of the subject, he declines further controversy with me. I ama little surprised at this. 1 fancied that such a doughty knight of the birchen rod, such a champion of rod rule, would not show the white feather so soon. But it seems that although he expects the children to aceevt a flailing, without mur- muring, whenever he may see fit to admin- ister it, he is not pleased when his anti- quated ideas are exposed, and he wince worse than a school boy when the lash is applied to his own back. Tyranny and cowardice are often met with in certain characters. The one is a fitting accompani: ment to the other. Whether ‘Teacher’ likes it or pot, | have a word or two to say to him in reply to his latest epistle.

And first he asks me to ‘‘read his firat let- ter over again, and to consider it as most emphatically repeated.” Towards the cloge he makes the same request, and wishes me to consider it (his letter) ‘‘confirmed in the most emphatie terms.’ Confirmed in what ? I ‘“‘most emphatically” decline his inyita- tion. Time is too precious and life tov brief to admit of one’s reading such stuff so often. Reading it through once is quite sufticient to show me that its author's views belong rather to the dark ages than to the present enlightened times. For his special edification I repeat: *‘The School Law does not give teachers any authority what- ever to inflict corporal punishment.” I am ignorant, he thinks, of the Regulations of the Board of Education. The Board of Education can neither make nor unmake the laws of the country. If they could, there would be nothing left for our legislators to do. If ‘‘ Teacher,” backed hy the authority of your Stipendiary, knows the law bearing upon the question at issue, why in the name of common sense doesn’t he give it to us, so that those who run may read it. There is no sense in keeping the public in the dark on this highly important public question. In fact, I think it would be well if the Stipendiary should himself rise and explain. He is represented as interpreting law to the satisfaction of those who believe in flogging in schools. Mr. Fitzgerald is a good lawyer, and, withal, a conscientious man. I would like to know what he really does think about the legal side of this question.

‘** Teacher” seems curious to know whe- ther I have any boys of my own or not. I don’t see what this has to do with the sub- ject; but I may tell him that Ihave. 1 neither beat them myself, nor would I allow any one else to do so, after the style which he so warmly advocates. I am, neverthe- less, not in favor of disorder and dis- obedience either at home or in the school- room. But there are other ways of manag- ing children besides beating them with rods. The best regulated and best governed homes and schools in the country are those in which the rod is dispensed with altogether. Taken altogether, a finer set of persons is not to be met with in the world than the present staff of Island teachers. Most of tbem, I flatter myself, believe as I do on the subject in questicn, and I trust to see the day when corporal punishment, in any end overy shape, shall be a thing of the past in this Island—and everywhere else where the schoolmaster is abroad.

Yours, ete , R. P.

October 29, 1885.

Horsford’s Acid Phosphate, A RELIABLE ARTICLE

Dr. E. Cutter, Boston, Mass., says: ‘I found it to realize the expectations raised, and re- gard it as a reliable article,”

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The Fitzpatrick Murder.

Arrest and Arraigement ef the Prisoners.

Tue alleged murderer of the boy Fitz. patrick, Oito Sydney Robinson, was, as our despatches announced on Saturday last, arrested on board the schooner Boreas, in Georgetown Harbor, and brought by Cor - stable John McKinnon to this city.

Constable John McKinnon, of this city, went to Georgetown on Thursday evening for the purpose of posting the Government reward and obtaining any information he could regarding tbe prisoner's where- abouts. On Saturday morning he met a relation of the prisoner’s in Georgetown who told him that Robertson left on board the schooner Boreas the previous evening. Constable McKinnon telegraphed the Attorney-General this information and instructions were sent to Canso to search all schooners passing through, particularly the schooner Boreas. Constable McKinnon, thinking the infor- mation given by the relation of the prisoner was a blind, proceeded to search various localities in Georgetown and vicinity. At one o'clock on Saturday a number of schooners returned to Georgetown, on account of adverse winds, among them the Boreas. The constables were cn the alert and made arrangements to board the schooner with Mr. John Weatherbie and make the arrest. They left Weatherbie in charge of the boat while they went to get their handcuffs, In the meantime Weather- bie and a companion rowed to the schooner and demanded the prisoner. He got on board the boat without resistance, and was rowed to the wharf where he was taken in charge by Constable McKinnon, and brought to the city.

The prisoner is a son of John Robinson, ship builder, formerly of Lot 48 but now in the State of Maine. His mother resides at Mount Stewart. He is twenty years of age, five feet eight inches tall, and slightly built. He has black hair, dark eyes, and very sallow complexion. His mouth, which is uncommonly small, is peculiarly marked on both sides by a burn received when he was a child.

The other prisoner, John Fisher, is a son of Mr. Charles Fisher, of Clyde River. He is twenty-five years of age, strong built, and has the appearance of an ordinary farm laborer.

The prisoners were arraigned at the Sti- pendiary Magistrate’s Court this forenoon on charge of the murder.

Hon. Mr. Sullivan, Attorney General, stated that there were a number of wit nesses to be examined. These witnesses could not be brought in before Wednesday, and he therefore wished the examination set down for Thursday,

Mr. Davies, Q. C., counsel for the pri- soner, Fisher, agreed.

The Court then set the examination down for Thursday, the 5th inst.

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