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SUPPLEMENT TO

CHARLOTTETOWN,

THE “EXAMINER

MARCH 23, 1868,

a —_ UNITED STATES.

The House Impeachment Committee is con- | tinuing its investigation of the charges befere it, and hae subpoenaed the stenegraphers who re- ported the speeches of the President during his Western tour, as well as his famous 22nd of | February speech. It will be remembered that | the reports printed of the latter differed widely from each other

The New York Times says :-—-

« The general impression in this region, and we think throughout the country, is that the Presi- dent will be convicted and deposed from office; |

then heking the floor at the bottom of the stairs.

_A fireman came up on a jump, clasped Zuleima in

his arms, and dashed down stairs, 1 mechanical- ly followed. I have saved nothing but this old wrapper which I have on. 1 have lost a com- plete wardrobe, a pair of valuable diamond ear-

Tings, a large cluster diamond ring, and a very fine

gold watch and chain, in all about $3,000 worth ‘This is the second fire from which Zuleima and myselt have been saved.

The fat woman was too much overcome with terror to volunteer any explanation.

THE LOSSES.

The list of the animals destroyed is given as foliowe :—Four lion cubs, four leopards, two hy- enas, one white bear, two lynx, four porcupines,

vet we see no aymptoms of an earthquake either | two large Loos, one panther, two black bears, one

on Wall-street or anywhere else. The general

belief is that the Senate will give the President | a fair trial, and will convict and depose him only |

if he be found guilty ; and in thatevent the whole | expected to live

country and all parties will acquiesce.”

THE ALABAMA DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

ibex, one Brazilian tiger, and four kangaroos. Besides these, two white peacocks, with all the birds, parrots and monkeys, were also burned, and the giraffe waa burned so badly that he is net

The loss of the owners of the Museum ia esti- mated at $400,000, on which there is an insurance of $150,000. The safe is in the ruins, and the

; names of the companies are not known. One The New York press generai'y comment very | hundred and thirty-five persons are thrown out of

favorably upon the tone and teraper of the debate

employment by the fire. Mr. Barnum announces

| ia i , in the House of Commons on the Alabama claims. that although this is the severest blow he has

The New York Times says .—

ever received, yet he is not utterly cast down, and that he will presently erect one of the finest places

“ The temperance and intelligence of the debate | of amusement in the city.

sre no less striking than the desire for justice aud good feeling which every speaker expressed. Ip making this remark we had no intention of draw- ing any contrast with the debate in Congress on the same question; but still it may be no harm to add, that we should think no lees either of the stateswanship or intellect of our representatives, if, after perusing this Parliamentary debate, they would give us reason to believe, next time the question is before them, that they are capable of treating it io an equally adm:rable manner and apirit. We know that displays of froth and fury, bluster and bosh, are thought by some people to be impressive—and we will not dispute the point, aa regards domestic politics; but we think that in international questions Where foreigners ob- serve our conduct, it would be well to retain as much self-possession as is consistent with the force of our determivativn.”

The Tribune contains the following criticism :—

“ The remarkable debate or the Alabama claims which took place in the British Parliament on Friday night, ougbt to conviuee us that if there is any insuperable obstacle to a speedy settlemeut of our dispute with Englaud, that obstacle must exist with ourselves. Al! parties in Great Britain are anxioue that the matter should be set at rest. There are very few who are not ready to meet us half way; and many of the leading statesmen are ready to admit nearly everything we claim, and appoint a mixed commission immediately to settle the awount of damages. What. then, is the point of difference between the two Govern- meots? Simply this: Mr. Seward maintains that the British Government acknowledged the rebels as belligerents, sooner than it Lad any right to do so; that thie acknowldgment was a tnateria} aid and comfort to them; and that an arbitrator qust take it inte consideration before the indem- nity due us can be properly adjusted. Lord Stavley will not admit this; and so the matter stands.

“Now whatever may be said of the justice of our position (and it is by no weans certain that it is just, for the first person to recognize the rebels as belligerent was not Queen Victoria but President Lincoln,) it ought not to be forgotten that what we really want is not a decision of this question of belligerency, but the payment of damages. Grant says that Lerd Staaley is nght; that the moment any large fragment of a nation takes up arms to assert its independence, all the rest of the world has a mght to acknowledge it as a belligerent; who will profit by the admission of the doctrine so much as we ourselves—we who have always beer prompt to recognize and en- courage popular insurrections against despotic powers? Besides, Mr. Seward, de it remember- ed, does not ask that an umpire shall decide upon the justice of the recognitivn. He only wants the arbiter to turn the matter over in his mind; ty sce what bearing it may have upon the question of responsibility and perhaps the amount of da- mages. But the responsibility is not seriously denied in England. Many leading statesmen are ready to admit it at the start, aud to agree to a mixed commission for settling the claims without further preliminaries. At any rate we risk little or nething by waiving Mr. Seward’s point, and swoaviog tistury ts pronounce upon the precise time when the Southern Confederates became belligerents in the sense of international Jaw. That they acquired belligerent rights in the course of the war nobody denies; that they acquired them before the Alabama put to sea, we think can hardly be disputed. Mr. Seward’s difficulty therefore is mainly a matter of sentiment, and cannot seriously affect the rea! question at issue, which is the amount of compensation Great Bri- tain ought to make us for the depredations of cruisers fitted out io her ports and with her cor- nivance. Sbe recognizes the debt and is willing to pay it. Let us not biggle over the means of getting at the amount, but meet her in a trank and friendly spirit, and a great trouble will be off our minds.”

THE COTTON CROP.

The Twines says:—‘ There are reports from many parts of the Cotton States that the rise in the price of cotton has induced great efforts by the plaatere to raise large crops. They are urged by the papers to see to the raising of the vecessaries of life, and after the South ‘s abundantly eupplied with these, it will then be time enough to attempt large cotton crops. There is no doubt that the raising of cotton will be at the best a precarious business for years to come. If this country is ever again tu obtain the ascen- dances in tha cotton markets of the worid, the planters will have greater safety and assurance than they can have under the present state of things at howe and abroad.”

BURNING OF BARNUM’S MUSEUM, NEW YORK.

Two years and a half have gone by since Bar- num’s Americav Museum, then located at the corner of Broadway and Ann street, was, with a nuinber of contiguous buildings, entirely de- streyed by fire. On the night of the 2nd of March, the structure in which Mr. Barnum had stored the little that remained of his collection on view at his down-towu establishment, together with a quantity of new curiosities and a number of valuable living animals, was also burned.

At 12.30 o'clock Broadwiy was startled by the cry of ‘fire!’ and flames was eeen issuing from the south window ou ths third floor of No. 539 Broadway. Instantly the shout was raised, * Baroum’s Museum is on fire '’ and instantly, too, every one thought and spoke of the splendid col- lection of wild animals, known as the Gordon Cumming Collection. The thought of the pos- sible escape of the avimals paralyzed the feet of many persous hurrying toward the seene, and a sence of safety overcoming curiosity, hundreds dispersed in the darkness of the side streeta. Those who faced the scene and were earliest on the spot found little of the startling to reward their enterprise.

When the fire had been in progress for more than an hour, and the entire interior of the build- ing from ceiling to roof was oue mass of surging flaune, in which it seemed impossible that any life could exist for a single instant, a sudden cry of wonder and horror from a group of firemen who

were standing near the front of the building drew all eyes to the spot, when, to the amaze- ment of ail, some poor beast, so ebarred and wasted that it was impossible to tell whether it wae a tiger, leopard, or bear, was seen faintly struggling to force its way out from the horrible pitot death. There was a moment of silence end @ recoiling of the crowd, as the wretched creature, with a desperate effort, cleared the blazing pile of combustibles that bemmed it in, and balf sprang, balf tumbled to the sidewalk. For an instant it stvod staring wildly around, uncertain which way to turn. Then with the first step to carry itself further away from the

blazing doom it bad so fearfully escaped, nature |

gave way, aod it fell strangled and struggling to ihe sidewalk. It was obvious mercy to put the poor wretch out of its ageny, and a prompt policeman drew his revolver, but burnt, strangled, exhausted as the poer creature was, its hold of jife was wonderful, and more than a dozen shots were discharged into its bedy before it fiually ceased to struggle.

STATEMENT OF MISS ANN SWAN, THE NOVA

SCOTIA GIANTESS.

The lions in the menagerie were very restless atter Iluclock. ‘The grey wolf would how! spas- wodically. And the los would grow! out a half angry. feeble reply. Although this was unusual, it was hardly worthy of notice. I did not close joy eyes, however, and seon after midnight heard a quick shout in the street, balf drowned iu @ sullen roar from the lioness. I beard Zuleima spring from the bed and raise the window. A flash of light partly illuminated the room, and I heard Zuleima cry fire, ‘Ie blaze was even

ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL.

St. Patrick's Cathedral, on Mulberry St., which has recently been rebuilt, is to be solemnly dedi- /eated on St. Patrick's day, the 17th inst. The | Most Reverend Archbishob MceClosky will offici- | ate, and the dedication sermon will be preached

| by the Rev. Father Schneider, C. 5. S. R.

| BURNING OF A CATHOLIC CHURCH IN BROOKLYN.

The Roman Catholic Church of St. Charles

Borromeo, situated on Sidney Place, near the corner of Livingstone street, Brooklyn, was des- 'troyed by fire on Sunday morning. The origin of the fire, it appears, was accidental, caused by a defect in one of the heaters (of which there | were two) in the basement. Loss estumated at ' $40,000. ——__—_—-¢<- o—_-

Should we be so unfortunate as to be visitad by the Cholera this summer, every individual should guard against an attack by all means at command, one of the most effective of which would be a frequent use of Bloed’s Rheumatic Compound and Pain Killer.

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Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders may

| be given to cattle whenever a need of condition

| medicine is indicated by loss of cud, horn-ail, and

for red water in cows. — > —____ Caution !—In our changeable climate, coughs, colds, aud lung diseases will always prevail. Consumption will claim its victims. These dis- eases, if taken in time, can be arrested and cured. The remedy is Dr. Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry.

SPRING GOODS,

N SALE

GLASGOW HOUSE,

Grey Cottons, Striped Tickings, W hite Shirtings, Blue Denims, Printed Cottons, Hollands, Furniture Cottons, Grass Cloth, Jean Shirtings, Osnaburgs, Tweed Shirtings, Towelings, Flannel Shirtings, Linens, White Flannels, Col’d Coburgs, Scarlet Flannels, Colored Lustres, Hoop Skirts, Black Coburgs, Hoisery & Gloves, Black Lustres, Ribbons and Silks, Fancy Dress Stuffs, Laces & Edgings, Fancy T'weeds, Frillings, Black Cloths, Velvet Ribbons, Colored Cloths, Threads & Reels, Mantle Cloths, Flowering Cottons, Shirts & Collars, Stamped Edgings, Haudkerchiefs & Tice.

Rubber Boots & Shoes, Children’s Boots & Shoes, LADIES’ KID BOOTS, Men's Hats & Caps, Hemp, Drugget & Felt Carpets, TABLE OIL CLOTHS, TAILORS’ TRIMMINGS, Ladies’ Cloth Jackets, Groceries, Dyestuffs, &c. &c. &c.

All at the lowest market prices, FREDERICK LEPAGE,

February 24, 1868. isl pat Eor Sale AT THE

Establishment of W. W. Lord, BY WHOLESALE!

MOLASSES in Puncheens, Tierces aud Barrels,

SUGAR in Hhds. and Barrels,

FLOUR and INDIAN MBEAL,

TEA in Chests and half Chests,

ONIONS and APPLES,

Boxes Ground COFFEE,

Boxes Ground PEPPER,

Boxes SODA and WINE BISCUIT,

Barrels PILOT BREAD,

Bags RICE,

Boxes Liverpool Brown SOAP

Boxes PIPES, ; Sa.

Any quantity of SALT, by the Bushell or

HERKINGS in Barrel and balf do. ~

25 Tons eommon BOLT IRON, 3, }, 3, a £15 cash,

STEEL, Nails, Spikes and Rope,

Second hand Rigging, Blocks, Sails, Masts, Bow- sprit, Patent Iron Work for the Windlass, and Boat for a Schooner of about 60 tons.

300 Tons Round COAL, $0 Tons Small COAL.

Ch'town, Dec. 2, 1867.

FINAL NOTICE.

LL PERSONS INDEBTED to Messrs. J.S.& J. PURDIE, whose accounts still re- main unpaid, are hereby notified that unless the amounts due by them respectively be IMMEDI- ATELY PAID to the undersigned, legal proceed- ings will be taken for their recovery, without farther notice and withont distinction. ALLEY & DAVIES, Attornies at Law. Ch'town, Feb. 24, 1868. 4i

NOTICE!

Postage Stamps.

ROM and alter this date Postage Stamps will be sold at this office only between the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m.

Persons wishing to post Letters before or after these hours, can procure stamps at the Stores of D. Laird, H. A. Harvie, E. Reilly, Mrs. Bremner, Mrs. Stamper, G. Hubbard, J. D. MeLeod, Theoph. DesBrisay, Jas. Deslrisay, ii. Haezard, G. & 8S. Davies, T. O'Connell. THOS. OWEN, P. M. G. General Post Office, Charlottetown, : ‘ Dec. 7, 1867. &

_ DAWSON’S ESTATE! IMPORTANT NOTICE:!

HE Subscribers have been instructed by the TRUSTEES of W. B. DAWSON’S | ESUATE, to SUE all parties, without any distinc- tion, whose unsettled Accounts, or Notes of Hand, ito W. B. DAWSON or GEORGE NICOLL, are | not immediately paid.

ALLEY & DAVIES,

| Attys. for Trustees of Dawson's Estate. Ch’town, Feb. 24, 1863.

A CARD. THE Subseriber begs to thank the public

fer the liberal patronage extended to bim during the last year. Having enlarged and fitted up his estublishment atthe Old Stand, Lorp’s fHARKF, is uow prepared to execute with des- pateh all orders which he may be tavored with in bis line as SHIP and GENERAL BLACK- ‘SMITH. Fishermen will find Anchors of all sizes for Boats cheaper and better than can be | found at any similar estublistment in the City. GEORGE H. FCSTER Lord's Wharf, Ch'town, ? Feb. 17, 1808. 5 ly

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