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SUMMER ARRANGEMENT ! MONDAY, APRIL 29th, 1878, trains Going West. |

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STATIONS, | No} | No.3 | Nod , Express. | Mixed. ixed Georgetown | Dp 4.00 pm | Dp 7.39 am! Cardigan re o.op ‘* i 7 oe © yocnyes | lar 5.25 “‘ lar 9.20 “ M1. Stow FOUR | lap.5.35 ** |dp 9.30.‘ | Royalty Jun. )| ** 6.32 * |. 10.45 ** | wii jar 6.50 * larll1.05 * | P. M. Chitown =| Jdp 6.25 amjdp11.35 “ jdp5.25 Royalty Jun. |‘ 6.43 “* | “11.55 ** | “5.45 N, Wiltshire |‘ 7.J8 ‘*.) ‘112.50 pm! ‘6.42 Hunter River «| ** 7.80 “| “ 1.07 * | ‘*7.00 Breadalbane™ ™} *‘ 7.58 “* | **°2.47 ** | **7.38 County Line «| 83.0 | 18 | es heuer: ar 9.00 “ \ar 3.15 “ lar 9.00 . ' | STATION. No, 2 No.4 | No.6 + Mixed. | Mixed Tignish Dp 1.50pm} Dp paver . ee ilberton 62.30 TIT 80 oO’ x3 3.13 “ se 8.57 “e Port “ce + ee arte . Wellington ee 4. e oe . 6.15 * jar 12.05 pm) a. at Summerside ‘pg w3 dpl2.40« ‘2 : -_— “ “ e117 ‘ as bette Ln Line sé 6.23 oe se 1.57 “ 667 46 Breadalbane “ 6.32 “ |} 207 * | 7.58 Huater River | * 7.00 * | ** 2.48 * | 8.35 N. Wiltshire 60 9-92 ' 8 84 3.05 * | “8.52 ar 4.00 ** | **9.45 Royalty Jun. | “ 7.47 ‘( j}dp 4.10 “ jarl005 . ar 8.05 “ jar 4.30 * Ch'town dp 8.05. am}dp oo " ar 4. os Royalty Jun. | 9.235) (ar 200 © y (yap 410 y | dp 5 5 1 * 7.06) 4 dee 739 4

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sourn West Harsor, April 30. ‘22 Sunday morning the steamer Cimbria of the New York and Hamburg line, ar rived here. "

According to the statement of Captain Hiansens, she is chartered by an agent of the Russion Government and is proceeding to a Russian port on the Baltic. faa

She took on board six hundred men. mostly Finns, as steerage passengers, and sixty-three cabin passengers. ‘

She sailed on April 12th, and passed round the north of Scotland.

The Captain is under the orders of one of the cabin passengers, and when the steamer was'off Cape Sable, he was directed to lay her course for South West Harbor.

She has no cargo on board, but the ship stores, and is now lying here waiting orders. The captain professes utter ignor- ance of the destination of either the vessel or the men.

The cabin passenger who is in charge is a Russian, and has the bearing of a naval officer.

The Colleetor of Customs has- not yet boarded the ship, and no person else is al- lowed on board. She is full of men, and keeps steam up continually.

Bompay, April 30.

The first detatchment of troops have sailed, and numbers of fresh regiments are waiting to do so. The expedition takes stores for five months.

St. Prrersevre, April 30.

Since midnight very alarming rumors have sprung up in this city. It is reported that Turkey absolutely refuses to fullfil the stipulations of the Treaty of San Stefano, and it has been decided ‘that the Russians will occupy Constantinople immediately.

Barsunrst, April 27.

A young mah, about 20 years of age, named John Curtis, belonging to Dunlap settlement, was killed at Mill Stream yes- terday, while assisting to break a landing of logs. Some hundreds of the logs passed over his body, carrymg him forward into the river and killing himrinstantly.

It is reported here, ‘also, that a man named Deague was killed-at Belledune, two days ago, in a somewhat similar manner, but particulars ave wanting.

Destiw, April 28.

The boiler im Strong’s foundry, in Ham- mond Lane, exploded yesterday. An ad. joining house was destroyed ; 16 persons were killed and 12 injured.

Correspondence. saris —~ A —-—- —+.

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To the Editor of the Evaininer :

Str,—Haying seen in the Daily Putriot, of the 26th, the Hon. W. D. Stewart’s explana- tion of the Lunatic Asylum, I must ¢on- fess that 1 was net a little surprised to see his lengthy argunent to try to make his point good. The evidence he brought, if 1 could have recorded a good laugh at it, I would have done'so, Take notice of Mr. Lamont, the Hiram of Strathalbyn,that Mr. Stewart brings to prove that the stone were of a good quality. He states that Mr. Hiram had used more stone than any other man on this Island. IT wonder what it was in? There is no ‘work done in Strathalbyn of any account, except cellar walls and chimneys. Two years ago they brought this Mr. Hiram to condemn a wall between Mrs. Stamper and ‘Nir. Full; and he stated in his evidences in. Court that he had not built any house or laid a stone in eae. Whata judge’! So much for Strathalbyn.

Now, then, we will take the next evidence that Mr. Stewart brings—Mr. Purdy. “And, before] would commence to try’ Mr. Puardy’s skill on masonry, | would remark, as far.as Mr. Purdy’s character is concerned, [ will not for a moment touch it. But when it comes to his ability in judging stone or stonework, ] must take a different view from him. A mar- ble-cutter—or'otherwise a stone entter T have known him before he used the mallet and chisel; and T never knew of him being a builders’ So much for Mr. Purdy’s evidence. { must next turn to what he says with “regard to Mr, Sterling’s ability as an architect. Now, there are some who get too much») praise for whatthey de, and others who get too little, and I am strongly impressed that, Mr. Sterling gets more praise than he deserves, either as an architect or as inspector. He is, I think, lame in-both, Mx, Stewart need not have sent to Halifax and Canada for a certificate of Mr. Sterling's architectural -abilities.... He could have got that here. . So much for Mr. Sterling. I shall now turn to Mr. Stewart’s long speech, and see how he does labor to just’fy his own

maduct and the conduct of the contractors— which will be a task that. he never can fullfil. He can never be justified in chasing’ these men,,and making the public pay his expenses. Why did he not take the next tender, and let them go? Did he not know that he was de- stroying the Islanders and: giving their bread to strangers?) The men that have''te pay the taxes ought to have the benefit of their ‘birth- right. But he will say he wanted a better job than the Islanders could give him. Yes, and he has got it, too—on the wrong side. A con- demned job, and. so it should be. ; One of our best mechanics went out the other day to see the work, and he says the work is worse than represented ; and yet Mr. Stewart will labor to make the job a good one. Let Mr. Stewart

o down to the new foundation of the West ind School, and he will see good work done there by the same contractor. What is the reason of this? Why, it is easy to see. A different Inspector must be the cause of it, I

| would advise the taxpayers to rise and lift

1, 1878, NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

thanking the Public for the bberal patron. | years |

'a warrant for the poll-tax.

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their voices against such men as those, or they will suffer with taxation which will be worse than the old landlord and rental system by twenty fold. 1 will give you a specimen of tax-gathering. Last week a policeman entered a house that I was in, and asked for such a man. He was sent for, and he took him with He had not paid 1 in the ten days that the law required ; and he had to pay a dollar and ninety cents or go to jail for ten days! The poor fellow had to pay, very much against his will.

Now, I will conclude with an advice to the Government. You must have known the af- fair of the bungling in the Post Office, You had the means of knowing it all, and there- fore have no excuse for your present blunder- ing. You can recover yourselyes if you take the thing in time,—that is, discharge Mr. Stirling and Mr, Stewart and the contractors, and build it by the day, and you may recover yourselves,

I will conclude by asking the Editor of the Patriot to allow me space in his paper for my reply to Mr. Stewart's explanation of the Asylum. ;

1 remain yours, ete.,

CHARLES Hearrz. April 29, 1878. :

Pork Packing Industry.

Tue Halifax Herald, in 2 article on Finance and Commerce, has the following : “Some weeks ago we noticed the great ex- tent of the perk packing industry in the West, and suggested that Nova Scotia ought to be able to take ‘a hand in.’ P. BE. Island does a considerable business, but even there we think the trade could be con- siderably increased. The Cincinnati Price Current, referring to the trade in tliat city, says that the totel number packed last win- ter was 6,505,000 hogs; ave net weight, 226 4-100 Ibs.; yield of lard, 38 6-100 - cost per 100 Ibs., net, $4.99. Com

with last year there is a gain of 1,404,000 in the number of hogs packed, 10 12-100 in the average net weight and 4 53-100 in the average yield of lard, and a decrease of 19 cents in the average cost per 100 Ibs. net. The total production of purk was 723,368 barrels, being an increase of 86,101 barrels. The number packed for the 12 months end- ing March Ist was 9,048,566 hogs. The winter product of lard was 761,192 tierces; of which it is estimated that the visible ply in the West and the seaboard, including interior points, is 250,000 tierces, or 33 per” cent. of the total: The winter uct of

cured meats was 980,000,009: pounds, of

which there was at large cities in the in-

terior and at the seabosrd in the middle of

March 388,000,000 pounds, or 40 per cent,

Secret of the Count in Florida Revealed. The officials who were instrumental in: taking the vote of Flor.da from Tilden and giving it to. Hayes have unfolded the tale’ of their villany, and apparently made « clean breast of it. The: Ciiatiiatn of the Returning Board now acknowledges en oath that the State went for Tilden by a ma- jority. Nearly all the understrappers thet participated in the fraud have told hew it was done. No good can from the revel- ation. The wrong done canne% now be righted. Any serious attempt at rectifiea- tion now would do., intmite xaischief. It is a pity that Mr. Hayes’s titie is tinted with fraud, for he is doing weil.

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Sr. Jonn May Massine.—-A man named James Farre}}, who resided at 257 Brussels street, has been missing since Sunday morn- ing, Te left home between 7 and 8 o’clock, avid nothing has been heard or seen of him by his family since. Ble is a plasterer by trade, about 5 fect 7 inches in height,. side whiskers, black hair, about 47 years of age, and is lame in one leg He was dressed:in black clothes, black soft felt hat and brown: overcoat. His family will be thankfal of any information concerning him.—Free- mean.

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Aw Ottawa despatch of the 27th says; ‘* An unknown man came across the lower suspension bridge, Niagara Falls, from the American side, this Iaorning, and inquired of Mr. Murray, the gate keeper on this side where he could get a@ bey to guide him to the Falls. Procuring one, they started out together, and upon arriving at the new bride he told: the boy that he ‘imtended crossing, and when about midway over he jumped into'the river. Mr. Murray ‘des- cribes the man as about sixty years of age, fivefeet nine inches high, with gray hair. He &poke with an American accent, and looked like afarmer. In the coat which deceased left in the lower bridge office, was found an envelope addressed ‘‘ Edward M. Groat, Waterford, Racine County, Wiscon- sin. He had mailed a letter before making the fatal leap.” —-~- <— THe Japanese Envoy at Pekin has been murdered by a mob. The Canadian mis- sionary, Mackay,” was attacked at the be- ginning of the year by a crowd of Farmo- sans at Tammsi, and was threatened with death unless he left the Island, but he re- mained in spite of the threat. Englishmen seem to have lost much of their influence in China, and many trades of which they had the monopoly have new passed to the Chi- nese.

Ruors connected with the recent attempt to assassinate the St. Petersburg Chief of Police. and believed to be traceable to a Nihilist movement, are reported at Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Kieff. The outbreaks were 80 serious as to give rise at Berlin to a rumor that a revolution had broken out. The number of killed is believed to be far

greater than the ofticial accounts admit,

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