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a be

t whe viner HES \ ri : > 5 18 Stip ars ” - -_ « on . ot , 4 : | i tier ay F ; \ \ : \ ‘ 4 r ri s let i marl + 5 i M. A ‘ sw ‘ i I i & at the } UN i i i Siok ie > ria recely d to-day ght I KE. Prowse. jmar 2i > N ‘ Light’ reached Georcetown . enlog,. She sails on return ” oe triness indicates Ayers Sarsaparil + purines rates marl? lw wkly - s Kerean, of Augusta, Me, who Ai irge Lutoer of horses on the is'and Rankin: > b of the rew Masonic Pall { Will meet this evening (Friday) at 8 ¢ Masonic tiall, Wate: Street, ; ~~ ARY ri > wholesale liqaor store of Aahoo, aruro, Was burglarized Sunday Big id a0 ©S-U0 worth of <« gars and $ j r stoien > i Heavy Pork ir Dark sold in the} sy a Lf irned the scal at : Ano hoy solid ft a part! i weighed SOL lbs. ‘They brought | ° : > Aor 4t the Stipendiary Mazcgis- | £ - - i trate’s ¢ , Henry Connolly |

ourt this foreno

sts for a breach of tbe}

ihe case of John Jrainor was adjourn- t 23% > fish, sugar and molasses markets ilal.fax, coutiane v ry duil; bat the prospects re & iittie brighter Sugar 1s about as iow a An Well De, and tie immense quantities of Newloundiland fish thrown on the West india market early in the year, ars being| leared off. —Heraid. ~ } NOTHER - those very interesting letters com Rev. W. R. Frame will be found on our st page. a the fon irth is a beautiful poem |

ot Mr. resting

popular nov

entitled ‘**Ave Maria,” from the pen M. Bent, and an exceedingly inte

chapter of ( c

Bi ui Play.

harles Reade’s

-

Wrttram Bacwyitt, Ese, of Clyde Mills, New Wwiaszow, bi ug bt to town to- lay hity- five dead hogs. hey were raised on his tarm Curing the past ceason. Their average \ e. was something over three hundred}

Mr. Bagnall soll them to Mr. | Crockett for Z. H. Myrick, Esq. s i

Ve understand that the firemen of this} intend having a grand torchlight pro- ession, on the night of the 1éth of April, to followed the next evening by a concert and dinner. We trust the weather will prove favorable for this demonstration, and that the | uitizens will give it their unanimous support - ys Saturday night last, George Ross| yred) weat to h's house in Windgor, Ont., | fi olored man named Scott | ‘ Roas threw a lighted lamp |

i~ o~

an und auother «

with 618 mistress.

at Scott, striking him on the head and break- | |

ing thelamp. The oil took tire and burned “cott in a horribiemarner. Physicians say Scott cannot live. Ross was arrested after a | terrible struggle by Chief Baines and Officer |} Wells. He defended himself with an axe. eiiinah

Nova Scotra.—In gold returns show the largest reeult of le exception, since i671,

Goitp Mrxine IN ling the

any Vear, with @ sing

twithstauding that the yield per ton of srtz was considerably below the ordinary. ihe total pr duct for the year was 15,446

'

soa. The operations, as it appears, have |

— carried on and have pai d |

veeb more bet than formerly. The average daily earnings per man was $2 34.

i OE A

Bank or P. E. Istanp.—A _ meeting of the | reditors of tae Bank of . E. [sland will be | i at of the Liquidators (Bank of | iia), on Saturday, the 22nd instant, | a o'clock, a. m., to consider the advis- of sending a person to represent their | s the claim made by the |

the offic:

: N va ec A ‘

interests respe sting Government.

ik. P. TAYLOR, RICHARD SLOGGETY. * MEBODY appears to be very sore about the | I ment paid the Commis ssioner of Public } Works in Tak EXamiNek anent his spe ech on i

} ial ym which we made eeehes of Hon. Mr, Campbell srs. D.C, Martin and Mathe-

, bUUTress. Lhe ©

si ’ '

3 ‘Lp to have given entire sat-| |

Ista oo ig cer’ain quarters. We cann t heip;

that > we t it very discreditable to | Q f tie Legislature if he canaot speak |

men are much | }

ious, Some iy than at public speaking. S | was very well attended. |

p marke’ tu-day

Were a3 toil we: —~Be f,small, 7 to 12 cts

6 to 10 cents; mutton, 7 to 12 cents; ./wod nts; do., smail, 2 ta

| 8 vents; turkeys, $1.25 to

01.75; gee 50 to 69 cents; ducks, 25 to 35 ; fowis, oV 0 75 cents; batter, fresh, 24 |

Wa nos; do., tub, 72 to 24 cents; egus, 14) to IS cents; flour, per 109 ibs., $2.90 to $3.00; vtmeal, $2.50 to $3 00; oats, 32 to 34 cents; 10 to 43 cents; sheepskins, 60 to 0 |

ts; potatoes, 18 to 20 cents; turnips, 16 to |

S centa, —"* i

3. Coat Iypustxy.—The total sales |

y.-¢ , h J ist ¢ ] yaed aggreg ited

1.297.923 tuns, aa excess of 47,344 tons, or an}

f nearly four per cent. over those of ediug year, The saies of New Brunes- Ww ine seal 3 tons, while those of P.

! [ land show a falling off to the amount of | «U0 tons The total quantity of coal mined land during the year amounted to |

lL ton The ontpat in tens from the

: nact >? 295 ‘ f : 4.451, and Spring

bi Ket itttle wo kk was de ree

. mu od the pr dact was core i some prosp ching s area south of “pring Hill, showed 3 it seam over five feet thick ita roximtty to the a slovial and Parrsboro Katlwaya wil aff cilities for guecessful |

The aanaty of Fictéu raised |

deve}oy mt

505, obs som.

(of active

‘| composed of ‘the corps is completed he has with him

| cers of Hicks Pacha’s army.

i 4) arti une

Charlottetown, 2ist March, 1854. | Highest ter nperat ture yesterday . ......+- 37.4 | Cowes!; temperature (read at midnight),. {87.2 | Lowes!) temperature this morning). 15.8 lemperature this morning, at 80 “clock . .22.0 | Temperature this afternoon, at 1 o’clock.. 21.0 He PEL ARRIVALS, RANKIN HOUSE. March 21—W O W Parks, BD T McLellan,

| Kay, Mr. Isa;

leighty-three eet; Term S . : +1 Is easy, | the tire «f th

— en eee

THE D ALES WXxA MINER, MA

;" gy 5 ; se ne f TE: brs gt way A a4 b set . ¥ ve & v ’ , 5 a » . : ‘ss [SPecray | Weutes bo VaR PXAMENR, j Mowat to Resign. Orrawa, March 20. It is understood that Mowat will resigu , ‘ ’ the position ot Premier, and will jeave the

wis i : vernment, the ere reason being | ok } Hat he bas lost a large amount of money nmrough SFOS SHecuiathlons in the North.

retrieve his proposes to g ack to the

professi fi.

fortune he prac ae of his

—

The Legislative Seandal.

LORONTO,

M: arc a4 20) ore interesting devélopaiente is are promised by both sides in the conspiracy Ail sorts of ramors are affoat.

7 Still n

CaS —

Hon. Mr. Pope's itiness.

Orrawa, March 20 Pope pe

The Hen. J. H is still very ill.

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The Political Situation in Englaad.

Lonpon, March 20.

The Daily News, in the possibility of the ment, and urging the

tO taKe action at

an article discussing dissolution of Parlia- Liberals to be ready a moments notice, says: ‘Never, since the days of Bolingbroke, has England seen a great party so unscrupulous and unpatriotic as the Opposition, which take every advantage of the difficulties of the Government, and allies itself with any cause or party which promises to embarrass the Cabinet. Sir Statford Northcote is not the originator of these tactics, but he winks at them.” . Osman Summoning the Tribes. March 20. lt is now reported that Osman Digna has summoned the tribes to a meeting to- in order to arrange for the renewal | warlike preparations. Admiral Hewitt has withdrawn his offered reward for Osman Digna’s head.

LonpDon,

morrow,

— S$

Advancing on Khartoum.

March 20. General Gordon telegraphs from Suakin

Ladceea

A Se

P. & iSUD BAILY.

iS ‘RALED TENDERS, addressed to the

J unas rsigned, and endorsed,

“Tender for Sigaw Coal,”

will be received until Monday, April 7th, in- elusive, for the supply of five thousand five | hundred (5,500) tons of the best Fresh-mined | Round Steam Coal, for locomotive use. Ten. ders to state the price per ton of 2,240 pounds, delivered as follows:

| '

2,500 tons,

Charlottetown , ; 6 neens oes con. *

Summerside... .

~na ee

——

ROE 21, 1884.

Se een an i a TT a

‘SPRING S88B8, SPRING G08BS

Georgetown... . oe.“

Hours,

| cies eeeet we T | At least one-quarter of the whole quantity | | reguirea at each of the above mentioned Sta- | tions, to be delivered on or before the 30th of | May next, and delivery of the whole to be completed on or before the tirst day of October, | | 1884. | The first payment will be made in July, and } monthly thereafter, Ten (10) per cent. will | be retained from each payment until the! | tinal and satisfactory completion of the con- } | tract

The Department does not bind itself to ac- cept the lowest or any tender.

JAMES COLEMAN, Superintendent, Railway Office, Ch’town, March 19, 1884. [mar 2}, 3)

T ‘yy Ng NOTICE. Ne - Office of the Board of License Com- missioners, and of the Chief Inspector of Licens«s for Queen’s County, is in the Build- ing occupied by Messre. Warburton & Conroy and Messrs, McLean & Martin, as law offices, opposi’e the Post Office.

ROBERT H. GRAWFORD, “hief [pspector. March 21, 1884.—3i wkly li

FOR SALE,

SPLENDID SUIT of Drawing Room Furniture, little used, will be sold for half-price, Rare chance, Apply at tbis office, Ch'town, March 21,

1 RA. f v Subscriber will se'l - will sell by AUCTION, at |

that the rebel tribes have cut off retreat

from Khartoum. They have environed tie |

town, except by the river. Three tribes | ace advancing tv capture the town. El Mahdi Organizing.

Cairo, March 20.

Ei Mahdi is organizing an artillery corps, | Egyptian deserters. When

twelve Egyptian oft-

European and sixty

a ee

An Attack Beclared. Lonpon, March 21. Osman Digma declares he will attack the British at any cost if they advance by the Berber road. aii atii Dynamite. LONDON, March 20. it is re porte i that the intention of Eng- land to address America, in regard to the | making of dynamite, has aroused the hopes of the Russian advocates of international interference with the manufacture of ex- ylosive materials.

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A Fatal Railway Accident.

Pirrspure, Pa., March 20.

An accident happened to-day to the Chicago limited express whereby the en- gineer, fireman, and colored porter were killed. The train went overan embank- ment and the boiler burst. Full particu- lars of the accident are not yet in.

Pagilistic. New York, March 20.

A soft glove match for $250 a side, be- tween Charles Mitchell and Joe Denning to-night, was easily won by Mitchell.

eather Bulletin

Probabilities for the next 24 hours for the Provinces.

Toronto, March 21--10 a. m.

Moderate northeast to northwest winds; fair weather; not much change in temperature,

METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE,

Montreal; P C Wetmore, B B

J :mes JuDDst nD, . James Keegan, Augusta,

Blizzard, St John; Maine

MARRIED. At the Manse, March 15th, by Rev. N. Me- 1¢ Ives, of Tryon, to Miss Louisa Howatt, of the same place.

At the residence of G. W. Allen, Esq., Rox Mass., March 8th, by the Rev. v. A Coope r, Mr. Alvardo BE. Melntosh, grandson of tie lat e Hi ya, James Craswell, M. L. C. of St. Eleanor’s, to Miss Elizabeth Graham le youngest daughter o if the late John Ross, Esq , . New Glarg w, N.S.

Valuable Property’.

bu ry,

TT Hi i his Auction Room, corner of Queen and | W ater Streets, on

Wednesday, the 2nd April next

AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK, A. M., Nolasses, Sugar, Herring, Tea, PAPER BACS, WRAPPING PAPER,

Brooms, Nutmegs, Cloves and General Groceries, ALSO, BOOTS AND SHOES, DRY COODS, &C. ge” Terms at Sale.

N. J. CAMPBELL,

Auctioneers, Ch’town, March 20, 1854.

Lord's Wharl Property.

NHE undersigned will receive SHALED TENDERS, up to the 3lst March, inst., from parties desirous of renting the above Wharf, with Warehouses, Coal Sheds, Weigh- ing Machine and Office, for a term of from one year to five years. Particulars can be obtained from Mr. David Stirling, Architect, etc.

J. HAMILTON GRAY, DAVID STIRLING,

- town, Maren 20, aces.

Notice.

JE, the uw eel. executors of the \ last will and testament of the late Alexander Simpson, of Hope River, in Queen’s County, deceased, hereby notify all parties indebted to the estate to make imme. diate payment to the undersigned. Also, all parties having legal demands against said estate to present them, duly attested to,

within twelve calendar months from date. ALBERT SIMPSON, JOHN SIMPSON, Jr.,

Hope River, January 18th, 1884.

rmart3 4w wkhy 4

Trustees.

Executors’

Executors,

WANTS, LOST, FOUND, de.

N ANTED—A Second Girl for cineca \ housework, Liberal wages. “Apply at this oftice. [mar21

OY WANTED—To serve in a Grocery B Store. Apply at Bere & Gorr’s, mar21 2i

COOK WANTED IMM EDIATELY, for a Hotel. Good wages. Apply at this office. {marl9

KY ANTED—A Cook and a Housemaid. ¥ Good refe rences required, —Mrs. L, H. Davirs, ‘‘Riverside.” {marl9

W ANTED f Atlas + OST—At the Kirk Bazaar, on Wednes-

4 day, a Silver Bangle. The finder will be rewarded by leaving it at this office.

TO BUY~—A Meacham’s Apply at this office. {marl7

[marl]

~ OST— On the Street, Sunday night, a

4d Yellow Leather Pocket Book, containing $33 00. Merchant Bank bills; a few cards, and asmall enumerated list of Matthew Arnold's

works. The finder will be liberally rewarded i leaving it at Tur ExXaMUNkR OFFICE. {marl7 YOR SALE—A large fire-proof SAFE Pm early new). Apply at A. McNeill’e Auction Room. (marh¢ tf,

FOR SALE

saltliee for Known 4&8

sale the busi- | “93” QUEEN

fYVHE uacersigned ness prenilse STREET. Th

modious, running back from (Qucen Bireet; and the stand is uneger-

” »

passec, JAS, DESBRISAY. Ub’town, March 6 -evd tf

“puilding » is large and COMM |

¥ FFIC x 8 SAFE~-W: ii be sold at a bargain ( Enquire at this ;

if app! lied for at nce. (merlé

0 iHoe.

ving in their possession a Uriving Harness, taken from 20th February, will oblige by return: sheuh to the subseriver without fur- votice, Jone Naweow, [mxr8

hit i Part }" i

set ¢ $ new

ther i

Granulated a

Choice Congou,

0. India Teas (Souchong),

Choice Codfish, No. 2 dé., 25 Choice Hake,

Perkins

Ask Special attention to their Stock of the following Goods, which are, beyond

oO

Sterns

question, as good value as can be found :

550 Pieces Crey Cottons, asQ Pieces White Cottons,

300 Pieces Frint Cottons.

English, Canadian and American Knitting Cotton,

Black French Merinoes, Biack Cashmeres,

A good Stock of Canadian and American Corsets.

Black Nun’s Veiling, Black Persian Cord.

A FULL LINE OF MOURNING COODS. Table Linens, Towels, Sheetings, Pillow Cottons. Room Paper.

Rugs, Mats, Carpets, Oil Cloths, etc., all standard Goods, and prices low.

Ch’town, Feb. 26, 1884.

PERKINS & STERNS.

WEST INDIA WARERDJSE.

| Sugar.

Porto Rico Sugar, Ten hhds., Fifty brls. Confectioners A ‘* Yellow .

FOR SALE BY

fifty bris.,

,

Twenty bris., One hundred bris.,

HORACE HASZARD.

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Molasses.

Demeraraand Trinidad Fifty puns.,

FOR SALE BY

HORACE HASZARD.

China and India Teas.

Twenty Do. (Orange Pekoe), Twenty Do, (Pekoe),

FOR SALE BY

One hundred h’i-ch’ta, Fifty caddies,

cases, cases,

Ten cases,

HORACE HASZARD.

Fish.

100 Herring,

FOR SALE BY

100 quintals, do., do., 60 barrels,

HORACE HASZARD.

Feed,

Cracked Corn, Cracked Grain, W heat Shorts, Wheat Bran

FOR SALE BY

Two tons, Two tons, Five tons, Five tons,

HORACE HASZARD.

Flour, &c.

Forest City Queen (Sup. Extra), Crystal, do., Cornmeal (Am. kiln dried),

FOR SALE BY

100 bris., 100 bris., 50 bris.,

HORACE HASZARD,

Manilla Marline, Do. Ropes,

FOR SALE BY

One ton, Fifty coils,

HORACE HASZARD.

Turks’ [sland Salt, Liverpool Salt,

FOR SALE BY

1,200 bushels, 20U bags,

HORACE HASZARD.

Paints, Oils, &c.

English White Lead, 100 kegs, English Colored Paints, 50 kegs, English Patent Driers, 20 kega, Boiled and Raw Oils, 10 casks, Turpentine, 10 casks,

Pitch, Rosin, Putty, Brown Lacquer,

FOR SALE BY

HORACE H Ch’town, March 17, 1884.

ASZARD.

- ] m eod

Ground Bones.

———

lige undersigned will be prepared to sup-

ply pure ground bones, of all sizes, and

in large or small quantities, to farmers and

others about Ist April.

Highest Cash Price paid fer

id Bones,

J. W. MeGILL. Ch’town, March 14—eod 2m pat eod 2m 8) 2m

FOR SALE OR TO LET,

MeNEILL’S fronting on Mal.

ATE ALLAN STEAD, in Royalty,

peaue Road, containing about eighteen acres,

with Dwelling House and Barns,

office of PALMER &

Enquire at

McLEOD,

Ch’town, March 13—2w eod ne dw

"Fs

Home-| By the Chest, saa a2 and Quarter-Chest.

a —— ——— — ; - FN ee —_

ROYAL GANADIAN INSURANGE CO. "TL FRB.

ORDDEAMjticscam, ett as ioe

Oo -—~—--

HEAD OFFICE—Montreal. HALIFAX BRANCH — J. Scott Mitchell, Agent.

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Risks Taken on Most Favorable Terms. ¢S5e¢NT FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND:

F. H. ARNAUD, Merchants Bank of Halifax.

$2,000,000

Ch’town, Feb, 27, 1584,

TEA. TEA.

anit aT BEER & COFFS. UR TEA is giving splendid satisfaction. Prices, retail

\J 24cts., 30cts., and 36cts, Prices, wholesale, very low.

FIVE POUND TINS, (screw top), excludes the air, pre- serving the flavor and strength of the Tea. Just what is wanted,

Halt chests very cheap to the trade.

BEER & GOFF.

GREAT.SALE OF Wew Cottons.

We have just opened a large Stock of

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PRINTS, NEW SPRING STYLES, Received Before the Advance in Duty.

oY \

We have an immense stock of

GREY AND WHITE COTTON,

Purchased when the Cotton market was at the lowest point of depression.

Fleecy Cottons. sheeting Cottens, Pillow Cottons,

TABLE LINEN AND NAPKINS, Towels and Towelling,

TAPESTRY, SCOTCH AND BRUSSELS CARPETS,

And other House Furnishing Goods.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

—$—-—_——.) = ——

CHOICE TEAS, VERY CHEAP!

Also, in Packages 5, 10, 15 and 20 pounds,

GEO. DAVIES & CO.

Ch’town, Feb. 11, 1884.

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