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EDWARD ISLAND, FRIDAY, MAY 30

1879,

NO. 8

BAGS COARSE CORN MEAL, Ch’town, April 18, ’78—6w 3aw

Cracked Corn and Bran.

FOR SALE LOW: Lot | Owen Connolly & Co. PAINTING, &c.

JOUSE and SIGN PAINTING, WHITE. | “WASHING, PAPER HANGING, &e., |

at Moderate rates. ay : PARKER & POWER. Corner Dorchester and Weymouth Sts. Charlottetown, May 5, 1S70—2w

~ FURNITURE REPAIRED

ND RE-PAINTED- Chairs Re-Caned— Looking-Glass Frames Retittec, and all kinds of Machine Work done with satisfaction

and promptness, at JOHN NEWSON’S.

April 1, 1879—3m a IRON BEDSTEADS. CVINGLE & DOUBLE—Best kinds—Cheap.

s April 1, 1879—3im

JOHN NEWSON.

~ UPHOLSTERY WORK.

N “ODERN STYLES—Best Finish—Cheap- est—Promptly delivered. JOHN NEWSON. April, 1, 1879—3m

Looking Glasses and Mirrors. EW STYLES—Cheap. JOHN NEWSON. April 1, 1879 —3m

PARLOR & DRAWING-ROOM 100 SUITES, in raw Silk Poil, Silk Cota- line, Silk Repp and Hair Cloth—Styles un rivalled—Stock large—Prices at cost.

BEDROOM or CHAMBER SUITES 15 —Every variety of design and price—

Never before so cheap. JOHN NEWSON.

April 1, 1879—3m

FURNITURE.

ARGEST STOCK —Greatest Varicty — Best Quality—Cheapest in every grade. Call and examine.

JOHN NEWSON. April 1, 1879-—3m Bedding, atrasses & Pillows EST MATERIAL—Hair, Flock, Excel-

sior, Straw. JOHN NEWSON.

Property for Sale. -

Tat: BAPTIST CHURCH PROPERTY, situate on Great George street, will shortly ba vacatel, and is now offered for sale by private contract. Apply to either of the undersigned. JOHN SCOTT, Kent st., | Teadhoun JAMES DESBRISAY, |} : April 14, 1879-—eod tf

FLOUR. = LOUK. IN STORE AND FOR SALE BBLS BAIN’S CHOICE, 100 “* TROPICAL — Celebrated and Choice Brands. 300 ** BAKERS’ CHOICE, 500 ** EXTRA and SUPERFINE, 200 ‘* Kiln Dried CORNMEAL, @wen Connolly & Co. Ch’town, April_18, ’79—6w 3aw

NO. 68. NEW BOOKS

JUST FROM LONDON.

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HYMNS FOR ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, HYMNS, ANCIENT AND MODERN, (Also with Prayer Book in Moroceo Case.)

METHODIST HYMNS

Reference and Gelic Bibles, Prayer Books, Tracts, Church Services, Catechisms; etc. Books, Cards, Papers for Sunday Schools, Lett’s Diaries.

A FEW SCHOOL BOOKS,

Can now be had at

6S Great GEORGE STREET Opposite Lewis’ Photograpa Gallery. Ch'town, April 26, 1879.

COMMERCEAL Union Assurances Company, OF LONDON, ENGLAND. CAPITAL - - $12,500,900. Perce sficeet aprons Fico on ll

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sar Low rates and PRompr settlement of

HORACE HASZARD, Agent for P, E. Island.

Ch’town, Dec, 20, 1878—

Queen Street.

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New Spring & Summer

GOODS,

Ex ‘* Prince Edward” and other Steamers.

All carefully selected in the Best and Cheap- est markets.

Dress Materials,

Dress Fringes, ete.

Black Silks & Velvets

MILLINERY,

a really Good <Assort- ment.

Hats, Heathers, i'lowers,

very attractive.

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Lace Curtains

at prices to suit all customers.

Ladies’ and Gents’

UNDER CLOTHING,

Good and Cheap.

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HOSIERY,

in variety.

Grey Cottons, White Cottons,

| Print Cottons, Towels,

Towelling, Table Damasks, Tweeds, etc.

Best Value Tet (iffered, JAS. DaBRISAY

The Battle of Gingihlovo and Relief of Hkowe.

The mail has brought full particulars of the engagement at Gingihlovo which cleared the way for the relief of Colonel Pearson at Ekowe. Accounts of the battle, forwarded by telegraph, have already appeared, but in the following narrative there are some further interesting details: We slept the night through quietly, and waking at daybreak heard our pickets challenging and the scout- ing parties coming quietly m. At half-past five the ‘‘alert” was sounded, and the cavalry and pickets were drawn within the lines, the men standing to their arms, and the ammuni- tion was served out. A swarm of the enemy was seen advancing rapidly from the the dis- tance, and ina short time they threw out the ‘‘horus” which have been spoken of on prior occasions, and the surrounding movement began as usual. When within about 900 yards of our right front, they began skirting rapidly round the right and left, and Rinelbsie at the same time towards our front. When within 600 yards the Rifles and one of the Galtings opened fire. The Zulus answered smartly, and their bullets struck up the earth of the entrenchment, and struck the wagons with a sharp crack. ‘They pushed steadily forware without flinching before the heavy fire which was kept up, and finally reached within 30 yards of our en- trenchments. Here, however, they were checked by the fierce fire of the Rifles, aud fell back pressing towards the right and leit, and re-forming under the hills in our rear and on our right and left flanks. At 25 minutes past six the Rifles ceased firing, and as they did so, the enemy made another determined rush on the right and left flank and rear. They fought us steadily there for 20 minutes, hid- ing in the bushes, rising up to fire and drop- ping after discharging their pieces. Many, however, rose no more after they had fallen, for the heavy fire of the three regiments swept the ground Jike hail. The Galtings, nine- pounders, and the rockets also played upon them, and although the Zulus fought with narvellous bravery, it was impossible for any human beings to continue to stand against such aftire as that which rained upon them. At a quarter to seven they fell back. Our cavalry charged out on them, cutting them down in the bushes, while from the rear poured out the Native Contingent and made short work of any Zulus they could overtake, eutting them down with sword and assegai. It was no use offering merey to the Zulus. The wounded, as our men came up, fought on to the last, firing- their rifles, stabbing with their assegais, and even seizing the natives as they passed over them with their teeth, biting like dogs, so, in spite of the efforts of our officers, they were all cut down. When all was over, and we counted the dead, there lay, within a radius of 500 yards, 473 Zulus. They lay in groups, in some places, of from 15 to 30 dead, mowed down by thefire of the Gatling, which tells upon them more than the fire of the rifles, for they are so full of vitality that unless struck in a mortal part they manage to earry off the ball after the wound which would utterly disable a white man. At the third shot from the enemy Colonel Northey, of the 60th Rifles, fell, fatally wounded in the arm, the ball working threugh to the spine. Mr. Johnson, of the 99th, was shot through the heart, dying immediately, and Dr. Ling- ficld, of the Naval _ Brigade, badly wounded in the arm. Mr. Hinxman, of the -3]th.. also wounded. Five men of the différent regiments were killed and 28 wounded, The attacking force con- sisted of five of the principal regiments, num- bering in all about 13,000, and were young and picked men. ‘The principal officers of the Zulu army ured strongly the inadvisability of attacking us before we moved, and were of opinion that their best chance of success lay in lying in ambush for us along the road we should have to pursue on the morrow; but Da- pulmanzi, the warrior-brother of the Zulu King, differed, saying, ** Let us attack them where they are; the rain will have prevented their burrowing,’ and his arguments prevailed. During the attack General Lord Chelmsford was actively engaged in directing operations. As soon as the alarm was given he was up, and, dressed in only such things as he had on during the night, including boots and night- cap, he encouraged the troops, ordering them to fire steadily and slowly. He was often un- der the fire of the enemy; as a gallant general and good soldier he knew no danger. ‘The re- sult of our victory was that we were able to march up to the relief of Pearson without meeting with any opposition. What feelings of gladness must those who held the fort have experienced when they saw the convoy com- ing. During their many weeks of imprison- ment they liad cheered themselves by singing, as was afterwards learnt from several of the gallant fellows :—

Hold the fort, a convoy’s coming; Work, lads, with a will. Vlash the signal back.to Hopton,

We are jolly still. The advance division, consisting of the 60th Rifles under Colonel Pemberton, liaving pushed on with the General ahead, all at once Lord Chelmsford shouted, ‘‘Here’s Pearson,’’ as that gallant officer on a grey charger dashed round the corner of a hilldvem the camp, and hastened to meet the General. ‘‘ How are you,” asked his lordship, as he grasped the hand of the colonel and hurried on with him to the long-beleagured encampment at Ekowe. The shouts, cheers and congratulations that sounded and resounded through the camp as the relieving forces entered were deafening, the pipers of the gallant 9lst bringing up the rear with their bagpipes playing... The con- dition of the camp was happily not so Lal as had been expected. The stock of provisions was not exhausted, having being helped out by frequent additions of maizé and pumpkins gatixered from the gardens of Zulu kraals in the surrounding country. ‘There was no lack of meat, but the fare, although it suited men in robust health, was not of the kind to sustain

the less strong and the sick.

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A dispatch from Cape Town, via Cape Vin- cent, says the Zulus had fired the s be- tween Ingenia and Black Umvalookie, thus

destroyiug the forage and immensely increas- ing the difficulties of advance.

Senator Haviland on the Salaries of Judges.

In a speech delivered, towards the end of |

the session, —

Hon. Mr. Havitann said: He regretted that he had not beenin his place when the Bill relating to the Prince Edward Island County County Court Judges was read the third time. He fully endorsed the principle laid down by the hon. member for Richmond that the Judges of the Supreme Courts should be all placed on an equal footing with regard to salaries. They were judges appointed not by the Provincial, but by the Dominion Gov- ernment, and they ranked the same as judges in Ontario; they required to have the same training and experience and the same know!l- edge ot the various laws as administered in the different Provinces before they were elevated to the Bench. He could not see, therefore, why it was that the Chief Justice ot Ontario should receive $7,000 a year, and the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia and New Bruns- wick only $5,000, and the Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island only $3,000 a year. He did not blame the Government for imereasing the salaries of the County Court Judges, but he contended that they should have increased the salaries of the Supreme Coyrt Judges in the same proportion, The County Court Judges had only been in office a couple of years, whereas the Judges of the Supreme Court had, some of them, been on the Bench over a quarter of a century and received only a pittance. it was well known that the Su- preme Court Judges in his Province could not live on their salaries, and the consequence was, instead of every subject in Prince Edward Island having the right to have his case argued before the three Judges, in many cases he had only the benefit of one, because the Judges, being unable to live upon their salaries, had to supplement them by being presidents of banks and gas companies. The consequence was, when a case came before the Court, in which a bank or a gas company was interested, with which the Judge had any connection, he could not preside. He confessed he felt grievously hurt that this discriminatiou should have been shown-—when the salaries of the County Court Judges were being increased, those of the Su- preme Court Judges should have received the game consideration.

The Stanleys.

Lord Derby is now one of the half-dozen wealthiest men in England in the sense of having an enormous amount of spending mon- ey. His income is little short of a million. He is childless, and his wife has a jointure of $20,000 a year from her late husband, Lord Salisbury. Unlike many other great noble- men, his resources are not depleted by having various ‘places to keep up, for except a villa at Kent, he has no rural abode save Knowlsley Hall, He has, moreover, no expcnsive tastes, cares nothing for sport, and rarely enters his stables. In fact, he is just one of those wha would have been as happy, or happier, as an

active, hard-working professional man, His only brother, Colonel Stanley, now

Secretary for War, inherited a fortune from his father of $500,000. Lord Derby and his father had few tastes or sym- pathies in common, and Col. Stanley was the favorite son. ‘The house of Stanley and the citizens of Liverpool have for a long time been on the most friendly terms, though mterchange of courtesies between them are few and far between. Lord Derby takes lis title from the hundred of West Derby, im the Vounty of Lancashire, not from the county or town of the nzine in mid-England. ‘The senior branch of the Stanleys is represented in direct line by Sir John Stanley, who, like all his ancestors, is 2 Roman Catholic. Theancient family seat, Hooton, in Cheshire, was sold about twenty years ago to a Liverpool banker, in, conse- quence of the .extravagance of- Sir John’s brother. It had been tive hundred years in the family.

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A Toronto despatch says:—The Jewish feast of Pentecost was celebrated in the Syna- gogue here to-day. The edifice was luxuriant- ly decorated with flowers, conspicuous among which were lilac trees in full bloom and fine plants and evergreens wound their way up the pillars and the support of the ark and the effect was enchanting. The service was long and varied. During it prayers ascended for the Queen and Royal Family: The singing of the choir, composed principally of boys, under the direction of Mr. Jacobs, is scarcely equal- led by that of any choir in the city. The Rey. Dr. DeSola preached a most learned discourse from Isaiah :—‘‘ And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee with the shadow of Mine hand’’—which was. listened to with rapt attention.

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Tur Dersy.—This great race, the most im- portant of the year in England, was won by Sir Bevys, an outsider, who was not even named in the betting quotations of the day be- fore, although ‘ese quotations included horses against avhom 50 to ] was laid. He was one of the herses whose credentials were consider- ed to be far below first class, yet he has won the Derby, a fact which goes to show the great uncertainity of horse racing.

A Newcasre despatch of the 24th says :— ‘‘It was reported here this morning that Campbell & Co,’s mill on Beaubeur Island was destroyed by fire at 12 o'clock last night. The mill was well fitted up for sawing deals, dimension lumber, clapboards, laths, shingles and barrel staves. No insurance. Wm. Mce- Fayden, of Prince Edw:: | Island, had an in- terest in the mill.” ri

Intelligence of a terrible disaster off the coast has just reached here from Calcutta. The steamer ‘‘ Ava” for London, has been sunk in collision with the steamer ‘‘ Bren- hilda,”’ off the Sand Head, and sixty of her crew were drowued.

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The Duke of Edinburgh will not assume command of the British North American and West Indian stations this year.

Mr. Délorme, the newly appointed Clerk of the Quebec Legislative Asseinbly, will assume office on the Ist of June. J

apace SSCS 5 BAGS, powerful fertilizer for Gardens or general purposes.

CARVELL BROS. May 19, 1879—pat 2aw Im.

HOUSE TO LET.

NE half of that double Tenement Briek Edouse on Upper Queen Street, con- taining nine large roooms, (with or without the stable.) at present occupied by F. L. McNutt, Esq. Possession given about the 7th June next. Apply to ALEXANDER HORNE.

Ch’town, May 14, 1879. 3taw. Aperient Fruit Lozenges

Prepared Frem the Bark of the Rhamnus Frangula. MEDICINE which has been described, 4A. on. high authority, as ‘‘the only real aperient we have”; all others usually classed under that name being drastic in their opera- tion, and often injurious in their after effect. ‘These Lozenges are’ extremely palatable, and children take them readily as a sweet meat. Prepared by H. C. Batnpon & Sox, Edin- burg. 8a Sold at APOTHECARIES’ HALL, DesBrisay’s Corner, Ch’town, May 9, '79-—2w 3aw

CRANGES!

WE SHALL BE RECEIVING rRESHE LOTTs EVERY WEEK DURING THE SEASON —AT THE—

FLOUR AND TEA STURh !

And will Sell them Cheap for Cash by the Box.

2% Boxes Received this Date, SEND IN YOUR ORDERS.

BEER & GOFF.

Ch’town, April 26, 1879.

«GATS WANTED.

NHE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE paid for OATS, if delivered immediately. D. FARQUHARSON, Cl’town, May 21, 1879—

AROMATIC MONTSERRAT QUININE CORDIAL,

which is a combination of Pure Quinine, with Lime Fruit Juice, cordialised by, the addition of Aromatics, but

ENTIRELY FREE FROM ALCOHGL.

Upon the medicinal virtues of Lime Juice and Quinine it is unnecessary to dilate. The combination of two agents of such universally acknowledged value, in at ence a —— innocuous form, has been a disideratum long sought, but only nowsuccessfully accomplished ; for aithough the J'onic qualities of Quinine have been popularised in the form of QUININE WINES, it is well known these combinations have been attended with serious evils conse- quent upon the Alcoholic Stimulants they all contain, at once prejudicial to health and de- moralising in their tendency.

Aromatic Montserrat Quinine Cordial is guar- anteed to contain one grain of Quinine in each wineglassful, and to be entirely free from al- cohol, being prepared selely from the Mont- serrat Lime Fruit Juice combined with Aro- matics.

Sold 2t Apoihecaries’ Hall, Des Brisay’s Corner. Ch'town, May 21—2w eod

VALE COLLIERY. Nut and: Round Coal

Furnished at the usual prices, and of same quality which gave such excellent satisfaction last year.

Orders issued by

CARVELL BROS, Agents for P. E. Island. Ch’town, May 13, 1879-—taw2w

(anadian Seed Wheat !

10 BUSHELS Scotch’ Fife Wheat

—cave the very best satisfaction last year. ;

FLOUR AND CORNMEAL, Wholesale and Retail.

50 BBLS. APPLES

expected ina few days. ~ B. BALDERSTON. No. Il Queen strect, May $—3w

Clover and Timothy Sead,

9 O00 POUNDS ALSJKE CLOVER, : 10,000 do. RED CLOVER, 300 Bush. TIMOTHY SEED, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

Owen Connolly & Ca. Ch’town, April 18, ’78—G6w 3aw