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The Daily Exantiner

JANUARY 18 L880.

Communication with the Mainland

We learn that, authorized by the Lientenant-Governor in Council, the lion. Messrs. Sollivan and Ferguson will

imediately proceed to London for the

pose of supporting the prayer of the ion forwa:ded last spring to Her jesty the Queen, with respect to com-

munication between this Province and Mainl in accordance with the

ms of Confederation. The Govern- men e are sure, be borne out ino tig 1 by the whole body of the yey represent. lhe

results opal interviews are tally satisfactory than | 86 statements, how- evel r: and we have no doubt

»in London of a deputa- ion from the Province will not only serve to remove any doubt or misappre

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hension which may exist in the mind of he Secretary of State for the Colonies, but also impress the British Government ith the fact that the people of this

earnestly desire the fulfilment

Union with Canada. have such a proof that are fully alive to the e of having this matter settled

, ’ “shoo PUPLaie

Province

‘the Terms of it is pleasing to the Gros

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" thout ay.

Civic Situation.

Tae EXAMINER

matters, the situation

changed. The gentlemen in » have all along, directly

insidiously,

st time

Sevssed UlViK

in tly, openly or | the introduction of Waterworks, unmistakably that they are and @ill, if again elec'ed, take steps te obtain a system of Water- ntrol of the City or of a Company. This ph—a most signal vic- water. The for water; and all e done with respect to

<3 is to elect men of business,

wor fidence, who may be the right steps, and to economically and

cause of

ia ; now

niatter

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another question upon tlemen presently retiring

mit City Council have not expressed themselves. Thisis the ques- iou of Civie Reform. The opinion that

ought to be reduced almost universal So many years of 80 many successive “deadlocks,” causing an absolute cessa- tion of business when business was most pressing, have forced our citizens to the conclusiou that there is something radically wrong in the present constitu- tion of the City Council; and the opivion is widespread that it should be composed of only five members, each of whom should every year be elected by the col- lective body of the taxpayers.

The “ retiring” gentlemen who seek

City Couneil aud reorganized is throug t the city

blundering, and

re-election have so far expressed no opinion upon this question. They should be re yas ed so to do. Either by a@

formal! resolution passed in Council or by :‘ cards” in the newspapers over their ey should inform the elec- their intentions with respect » Civic Reform. If they fail to do this, : they ould, notwithstanding their re- uversion on the water ques- deprived of the coveted honor iag at the Council Board. some persons will ask, are these have all along been pposed to the intreduction of water- ud who are responsible for the ud mischief of which citizens so londiy, the proper gentlemen for their fine promises—to entrust with the duty of procuring waterworks ind foot a4 weasure of Civic Reform? ‘To this question the swer is: “certainly not.” Those who have been suddenly converted, and make loud professsions, are rightly regarded vith suspicion by wise men; and the of new formed convictions is isually tested daring a period of proba- n, before the convert is permitted to themout. It would, perhaps, be before again electing test in like manner the strength of Messrs. Morris, with respect to the r (uestion and Civic Reform. Apart from both these questions, it is great pity that citizens are not as care- aa possible in the selection of persons j rep. t }

their general interests and

res, th

setting on

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Winter Mail Service at the Capes.

Sin—Your correspondent, ‘‘Boat Hosk,” should not be permitted to draw the public mind away from the question atissue. As I understand the matter, the Superinten- dent of the Iceboat Service at the Capes ‘agreed with, and actually hired, Mr. Arthur Irving as captain of one division of the service—thus giving him his old place, and advancing him to a confidential position in the Marine Department ; that soon after Captain Irving accepted the position he endeavored to induce the men, who had also agreed to enter the service, to com- mence a career of deception in their inter- course with the Superintendent, to betray ‘his confidence by keeping quiet until the fleat mail to cross the Straits should arrive at the Cape, and then, with one consent, and without notice, to strike for more pay.

Imagine a captain in the merchant ser- vice advising his crew to strike for higher wages after they had signed articles, but before the ship had put to sea! It appears to me that the master of a vessel detected in any such role, no matter how long his service had been, or good his qualifications, would be dismissed on the spot, and deemed unfit to occupy a confidential place in the future.

Lf Captain Irving is guilty of the conduct attributed to him, he has, as you say, done himself a great injustice, and has put it out of the power of his friends to help him in the matter, Abuse of the former Minister and ‘a certain Capt. McEihinney,’? whom your correspondent, **‘ Boat Heok,” says was ‘* pitchforked”’ into the service, is no proper answer to the charges made against Capt. Irving. It seems to me that the only question at issue now is: Are the charges true? Until this is satisfactorily answered, there is no use discussing the appointment of Arthur Irving as Superintendent.

Yours truly, Ice Boar.

West River, Jan. 18, 1886,

The Dominion Alliance

Tez Charlottetown Dominion Alliance met Saturday afternoon, F. W. Hales, Esq., presiding. This meeting was one of the largest and most influential we have had the pleasure of attending. The clergy were especially well represented. The Riv. J M. McLeod was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late beloved Secretary, the Rev. George W. Hodgson. This appointment will be cordially endorsed by all friends of law and order on the Island. The following aro the officers elected to lead the Alliance for the coming year:—

President—F, W. Hales, Esq. (re-elected).

Vice-Presidents—Rev, Job Shenton, and Rev. W. R. Frame.

Genera! Secretary—Rev.John McL. Mc- Leod.

Recording Secretary—John J. Chappell.

Treasurer—Henry J. Cundall.

Branch of the in this city on

While the Alliance is willing to work, and if necessary lay information against offenders for the eommon good, they realize that their efforta can only be effective when backed by the Magistrate and the police. The pole» force of Charlcttetown must certainly be in sympathy with the law of the land. The law has been adopted by the votes of the people and should be carried out. The reported open violation of the law at present is an outrage on the very name of law. The MeCarthy Act ‘1883, with all its legal defects and disputes has been declared ultra vires. The Alliance is there- fore more hopeful that the Canada Temper- aca Act 1883, better known as the Scott Act, can be now better enforced than formerly, and resolutions to that end were adopted. The Alliance meet again at the call of the Executive.

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A mestine of the ‘‘ Belvidere” Gun Club was held on Saturday. The weather was everything that a sportsman could desire. Sides having been chosen by L. H Davies and Dr. Blanchard, Senator Carvell and Dr. Dodd conzented to act as referees, and A. 8B. War- burton as scorer. Three birds were to be fired at, and in case ofatie, onemore. After the first three shots each had been fired, it was declared a tie, and after firing off, Dr. Blanchard’s side was declared victorious by one bird Mr. Davies’ side, thinkiag there | must be something wrong, offered to shoot the same side again, which was accepted, and Mr Davies’ side was victorious, beating by two birds. An outside match was fired off — R. R. Fitzgerald and W. H. Hobxirk against Dr Blanchard and F W. Hyndman—which was wou by the former, who killed six birds to the latter's three. The following is the score :—

DAVIES’ TEAM. Ist Match, 2n

aM . ee I 01 1-2 01 0-1 W. C. Hobkirk........1 1 1-3 ¥ 1 1-3 F. W. Hyndman...... 11}§3 1 1 0-2 re tit> EOIN ac cuc anon 1 1 0-2 1 1 02 CoOG,. MEGRM, «os cesnes 00 0-0 8 0 0-0 DUD: «iden cet 8 BLYNCHARD’S TEAM. Dr. Blanchard........0 1 1--2 1 0 0-1 R. R. Fitzgerald...... 1 1 0-2 a a BS POCO... ccc cccsneul 11 1-3 0 0 0-0 ie Bee MEMONG. 0 ccvcsed 10 1-2 01 0-1 IO Se 00 1—1 10 O11 Teta f6cs i oc Sehs « Rebak 10 6

Farmer Brown, of Hackensack, N. J., is

d their corporate affairs. It is of Queen Elizabeth that when , great officer{was to be appeinted she ule quire particularly concerning ntegrity and fitness of the candids and Lord Bacon states that said to him: “Bacon, how can @aintain bis authority

ie in is despised?’ The wis (Jueen’s remark is evident; uld be well if the sovereign ‘ople would act as she did when mak- ' persons to sit in our nd iu our Legislative

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di + Tame — Th Gazette intimates hat the negotiations for a renewal of the fi-hery treaty with the United States are likely to fail, and advises the fishermen of the Maritime Provinces to seek new markets for their fish in the West Indies, Southern Europe aud Ontario, aod not ~ depend on the United States. It also ; Se sour there is no hope of securing a Fr; procity Treaty.

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the proud owner of a curiosity which is de:- | tined to occupy a front place in some side- show as soon as the season opens. The curiosiby is a donkey, now over a year old. There is nothing the matter with the donkey’s feet, hnt, like some pretty young women, its headlisturned, The head grows out of the back, almost a foot from the shoulders, and is unmovably tixed so that it cannot be turned in any direction, There is always a sad lock inthe dovkey’s eyes. as if he sawa man beyond the reach of his hind legs and regret- ted the fact. He can run backwards as fast asan Ordinary animal can go straight ahead. In feeding, a peck measure, filled with oats, is placed on the donkey’s back, and he has only to reach out his tongue in order to get at them Museum proprietors are eagerly competing With each other for the purchase of the wonder, but its owrer stil] holds on to it, as he considers the doukey of more value than his farm.

A MEETING of the electors of Ward 4 will be held in the Stipendiary Magistrate’s Room on Monday evening, at 8 p. m., to uominate a candidate for the approaching civic election, jan 16 21

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Carcors of frozen herring are beginning to arrive in Halifax. They are worth 45c. per 100 ; and will be shipped to the States.

THE DATIY LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

THE NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Carefully Collated by “The Wx- aminers” Reporters. There are thirty thousand colored people in New York. Victoria, B. C , erected buildings during 1885, valued at $775,000.

British Columbia exported gold last year to the amount of $713,729.

Farmers in Kentucky are combining to exterminate sheep-killing dogs.

About two thousand cases of murder were reported to the press in 1885 in the United States.

Massachusetts’ bill for caring for the in- sane during the past year was something over $1,000,000.

The fire losses in New Orleans during 1885 were $639,740, half of one per cent. of the property at risk.

Califurnia has ninety-seven banks in operation, whose resources are $152,000. 000. ‘Twenty-seven of them are savings banks.

The governor of Ohio gots a salary of $4,000 and has to pay $2,000 house rent out of it. A bill to increase; the salary to $6,000 is before the legislature.

Gov. Hoadly has pardoned a murderer from the Ohio penitentiary on the condi- tion that he will abstain from intoxicating liquors for the remainder of his life.

The state prison at Auburn and Clinton, N. Y., show for the last fiscal year defi- ciencies of about $35,000 each, while Sing Sing prison turned out a surplus of $73,-

The white population of British Co'untis, on Jan. 1, was fully 30,000. Six hundred and thirty settlers pre-empted government land last year, of which 120,000 acres was taken.

Twenty decrees of divorce were granted in Wyandotte county, Kan., during the past three weeks, and twenty divorce cases fare pending before the district court of Cherokee county, the same state

The gold dug from the mines in Thibet, writes a missionary, is so plentiful that it is used to cover the pinnacles of the pagodas, and is made into idols, chairs, couches and ornaments for the people.

A prominent New England farmer pre- dicts that Massachusetts farms, which were tilled with success by the Pilgrims and their immediate progeny, are tending towards wildness, and may some day form a propor field for the new settler.

Ezra Smith, a prominent man of Rich- mond, Ind., who had rarely been sick in his life, was sitting in his parlor, when suddenly blood spouted from his mouth and he bled to death shortly. The dectors are puzzled.

The town of Bonlay, in Lorraine, has been the scene lately of serious fires, believed to have been of incendiary origin. Placards, printed in German, threatening further conflagrations, have been mysteri- ously posted throughout the the town, The inhabitant are terror stricken.

A tall, shapely actor, when he appears as Falstaff, the rotund and rubicund sot of Shakespeare’s creation, his face is broad- ened to a puffy degree by means of wax adhesions, and his grotesque amount of corpulence is composed maicly of steel springs bent and fashioned into the right outlines.

At Kioto, in Japan, there is a curious Christian people. A congregation who had a comfortable church, convenient to their respectable dwellings and sufficient for their needs, left it for one which they built in a more populous and less stylish region, so that they might be able to exercise a jlarger influence on the people.

In a marriage register in the church of St. James, Bury St. Edmonds, says an English journal, the following curious notice appears: ‘£1882, Nov, 5, Christo- pher Newsam, Charity Morrell. Charity Morrell being entirely without arms, the ring was placed upon the fourth toe of the left foot, and she wrote her name in the register with her right foot.”

A thief in Wilmington, N. C., found his lines cast in hard places when he tried to enter a house through a chimney the other night. The lady of the house got up to find out the cause of the noise, and as the night was cold kindled a big wood fire right below where the thief was stuck. After being smoked and roasted for a couple of hours the fire-eater was pulled out of the chimney with the aid of a windlass and landed in gaol, a sadder and a wiser man.

An anecdote is told of a woman in Maine, who once said to General Grant, “I’ve come cown here a runnin’ on the clean jump nigh on to tew mile to see the man who allows the woman to do all the talkin’.” This recalls a similar remark made to Andrew Johnson as he was starting from Washington on his celebrated ‘‘swing round the cirele,’’ by the Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Browning: ‘‘l wish you a pleagan‘s trip, Mr. Presideni,” said the Secretary, ‘‘and I hope you willlet General Grant make all the speeches.” It would have saved Mr. Johnsen n° end trouble had he taken that bit of sensible advice.

The Privy Council of Great Britain have agreed to rescind the new rule with respect to the landing of live cattle in the United Kingdom. The regulation was that no cattle would be landed alive from a vessel which within thirty days had touched at a scheduled port. This would have seriously affected the Canadian live cattle trade, as a large proportion of the vessels call at Boston or Portland. Various representa- tions have been made to the authorities here, and the first Canadian cargo coming within the operations of the rule was treat- ed exceptionally and allowed to be landed.

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Tue Treasurer of the P. E, I. Hospital begs to acknowledge having received the following sums of money in aid of the above Institute : From Methodist Brick Church, per Dr. Johnson, being amount of collections f-om the Thankegiving Services, ...... $35 00 Also from a Methodist per Dr. Johnson... ie" pagans ere 3 00 $41 00

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Horsford’s Acid Phosphate, VALUABLE IN INDIGESTION.

Dr, Daniel T. Nelson, Chicago, says: ‘I find it « pleasant and valuable remedy in in- digestion, partivularly in overworked men,”

BXAMINER, JANUAR = 16, a

JAMES PATON & CO,

SUCCESSORS TO

W. A. WEERS & CoO.,

EG to announce tbat the business lately carried on in the

old store, Queen Street, under the name of W. A. WEXKS & CO., has been removed to their new establishment, Prown’s Block, Market Square (a few doors from Stamper’s Corner), where they hope to meet all their old customers and many new ones,

In the name of the old firm we tender the public our best thanks for past favors and support; end, on behalf of eur present establishment, beg to assure ycu that our earnest endeavors shall be used on all occasions to serve you well.

JAMES PATON & CO,

MARKEE SQUARE. Ch’town, Jan. 7, 1886.

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Special Sale.

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Closing-out of the Entire Stock ef GENERAL DRY

GOODS at the

LENGEN BUSH!

que cinebiieeel oO

em,

GEO. DAVIES & CO., intending to meke a change iv their present business, offer the whole ef their MAGNIFIE- CENT STOCK OF MERCHANDEZE at prices that cannot fail to make a clearance.

This isa BONA FIDE SALE, as the stock must be dis- posed of during the next few months, and will presenta Grand Opportunity to ail buyers for Cash,

Gar Wholesale Customers will be supplied on the usual Terms.

CzZO, DAVIES & CoO.

Ch’town, Dee, 9, 1885.

GREAT DISCOUNT SAL

A CHANGE AND A CHANGE.

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ixtraordinary Inducements to Purchasers of Diy Goods,

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T is our intention te make achange in our business early in the New Year, and we shall for a time offer our whole stock of STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS AND MIL- LLNERY at immense reductions in price, commencing MONDAY, the I4th inst,

Onur stock of Goods is so large it is impossible for us to enumerate it, but in every department our prices will be

REDUCED 2O to SO PER CENT

and a lot of Ojids aud Remnants will be closed out at HLALF PRICE,

Our Goods are always marked in plain figures and customers will sce that the discounts are made bona fide.

Orders by letter will receive careful and prompt attention. We wiil also prepay freight to the country on all purchases exceeding ten dollars.

The above discounts are for Cash only, but for purchazes exceeding fifty dollars we will allow three months’ credit,

This is our first Big Discount Sale, and we intend to fu'fil all the promises of our adver- tisement,

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Ch’town, Dec. 10, *85—dy wy 2mos

inden omnes HH A a

MAGNET SOAP’

Warranted Pure.

HIS SOAP is made from the BEST MATERIALS, end is Superior to any similar article manufactured. For general household and family use i: SURPASSES all others. Kes *€ will be to your interest te try it.

—FOR SALE WHOLESALE BY- -

FENTON T. NEWBERY.

July 22, 1885. 6m

PROGRAMME OF

CONCERT }

IN AID OF

Smallpox Sufferers,

TO BE HELD IN THE

NIARKET HALL,

——e..., Thursday Evealag, Jav. 2ts¢.

Instrumental

Military Band. Vocal Duet—“O Swallow, Happy Swallow”... WSUS inde nate e nine s* ins sedccekobcsl ct. Ae Mrs, Dustan and Mrs. Brown.

Vocal Solo —“‘Kate Kearny”................. Moore Mrs. Gaul. Piano Solo—“‘Voice of the Morning”,....... Wilson Master Harry Stirling. Vocal Solo—“The Return”,................ Millard Miss Hickey. Vocal Duet—“Life’s Dream is O’er”..,.... - Archer

Miss Crabbe and Mr. Earle, To Ok oe Herr Hermans. SOUS His bois res hs enue th sve dcliusk. ae Mr. Major Ga’braith. MMOD. 6.05406 58... 5b. ARS Mrs. Strickland. Piano Solo—*‘Le Cascade der Rubis”......... Smith Master Fred Morris.

Vocal Solo—“Oh! Oh! the Wild Wind Blows” EAS une ice done Tite Mattie Mr. Caven,.

Vocal—Selections from “Pinafore,” by par- DOAN ae on 8k. ow: eee dle . Sullivan Miss Earle aid Mr. Frank Beer. Instrumentals sos, 5 dss oi... chde Feds bowlh.coee.... Military Band. VOCE Gi... vccciak siti ee Miss Knight. Instrumental Duet—‘“‘La Gallina”...... Gottschalk Miss Caven and Mr. Earle.

¢°9 S90 ew OOO Cee uses oe be

Vocal Solo—‘‘She Wandered Down the RMaoutinin THOS: . 66s ERB es BBs Mrs. Dustan. “God Save the Queen,” Price of admission—Reserved seate, 35

cents ; Unreserved 25 cents.

Doors open at 7.30. Concert begins at 8 o'clock. Jan, 18th, 1886.

. , j M . Citizens’ Meeting, A PUBLIC MEETING cf the Citizens will be hold in the MARKET HALL, to-morrow, TUE:DAY EVENING, the 19th inst., at $8 o'clock, when the accounts for the past year will be submit'ed, and other mat- ters of civic importance discussed. LWENRY BEER Mayor.

Yih t, A, LECTURE COURSE,

ib first Lecture of the Winter Course, before the Young Men’s Christian Asso-

ciation, wil! be delivered by “the REV.

JAMES CARKUTHERS, in the ¥. M. CO. A,

Hall, on MONDAY Evening, 18thivet Sub.

ject : ‘Building of Our Own Monuments—the

Question of the Future,”

Chair to be taken at 8 o’clock

Admi sion, 10 Cents,

HENRY SMITH, Secretary.

Jan 18, 1836—2i

Jan, 15, 1886,

New Furniture, &e., &c,, at Auciion.

AT Rooms, Fin AY,

p. m.:— 22nd inst., at 2 o'clock,

1 Parlor Set, walnut, velvet J

do walnut and hairclot 2ePP-

1 Bedroom Set, ash and walnut,

1 do stained elm.

1 do painted,

1 Centre Table, 1 Dining Table.

2 Hat Racks, 2 Whatnots—all new and good.

3 Easy Chairs, 3 Feather Beds, 3 pairs Blank- ets, 1 Office Desk and sundry aes articles ‘ Furniture, Stoves, &c.—A first class lot.

A. H. B. MACGOWAN, Jan. 15—fri sat tu th Auctioneer,

Removal of Snow

From Sidewaiks.

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OTICE is hereby given that the Bylaw of this city, compelling every citizen to remove “so much of the Snow and Ice from the sidewalks as shall lodge immediately in front of every HOUSE, STORE, WARE- HOUSE, BUILDING or PROPERTY, ewned or occupied by him or her, to the width ef EIGHT FEET, within TWENTY- FOUR ee from and after every svow- storm, ”---wil this winter, > » rigi aie ‘ be . rigidly The following streets are subject to this By-law :— Queen Street, to Euston Street.

Pownal Street, os ‘6 Great George =, ‘6s Prince Street, ‘s ‘“

AND so much of all the streets in this city, running EAST AND WEST as lie between POM NAL Street and WEYMOUTH Street.

No further Notice wili be giver,,but all delinquents will be prosseuted for the pen- alties tixed by the Bylaw,

by order, THOMAS FLYNN, City Marshal, Ch’town, Jan, 11, 1886 —3i eod

WANTS, LGST, FOUND, ae,

we ERVANT WANTED—For general house+ work, Gool wages to» a competent per- son. Apply to Mrs. R. K. Jost, second house east of the Convent, Sydney Street.

janls tf

JQOARDERS can be comfortably scoomme- dat) d at Mra, Mebean’s, Upper Hillsboro Street, fourth house above Kuston, ja 9 6i ecd

OR SAT.E—A small Safe. EXAMINER office.

Apply at Tug jan 4

ANTED—Mr, H, Green can take two young ladies to complete an afternoon class iv thorcugh English education ; also, a small class of youmng men can be taken two evenings weekly for instruction in arithe metic; drawing class as usual—West Kent

Street. jan2 \ ANTED—A_ ticusemaid, Apply to the Matron, P. FE. I. Hospital. de29

OARDERS—Two or three gentlemen or lady Beardere may find comfortable accommodation by spplying to Mrs, Williem Kennedy, Brick House, iillsborough Park, septy tf

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