i XAMINER.

DAILY

AUGUST 23, 18383

THe

The Grit Organ Agaip

ine ff f, as we expected, takes exception to our views On the present prosperous condition of the Island. We still contend thet this Province was never more prosperous than it is at the present but the Pat ot io say that this statement is simply un- * Would our polite contemporary

the period at

Time,

true. kindly point out to us which the Island was more prosperous than now. Surely it was during these five years of deadly depression, when all Canada was under the thraldom of grit misrule. ‘The years from 1873 to L878 furnish a sad period of Canadian hist forgotten, and we

believe that

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ry not easily

even the local organ will

hardly point to that period with pride. |

Then indeed might our representatives portray in Parliament our Island's as it shared in the dire depression which held all Canada in the throes of bank

ruptey and ruin. But uo sooner was the wise fiscal policy of Sir Leonard Tilley inaugurated than a

brighter prospect dawned upon our coun- try. Already its good effects have been felt here in our increased inter-provincial trade, aflording us a ready market at our door for our surplus products. And if our Island has not shared so fully as other portions of the Dominion in the general prosperity, it is not the fault of the National Policy, but due to causes altogether distinct from the fiscal policy of the country. Ifthe hum of machin- ery is not heard resounding throughout our Province the N. P, is not to blame for it. But we hope yet to see many new manufactories started here—despite the feeble efforts of the Patriot and his school of politicians too disparage the country.

The Patriot wishes to score a point by dragging in the patronage question. Any allusion to political greed comes with very bad grace from that quarter. Nor is the time beyond our recollection when seventy relatives of a leading grit politician held remunerative offices at the expense of the taxpayers of the country.

—Entries for the St. John Dominion Exhibition are coming in fast, and the Secretary of the Advisary Board informs us that already the number of animals eutered are quite creditable to the Pro- vince. To-morrow beiog Market day a large number of entries will be made and on Monday next the Committee will proceed on their tour of inspection. The St. John Dominion Exhibition being in close proximity to the Island affords a rare chance for our Stock raisers and Agriculurists generally to compete with their sister Maritime Proviuces in which competition we have every reason to believe they will holdtheir own on this 23 on former occasions.

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—Various movements are now on foot to bring out to Canada German emi- grants, and it is to be hoped that these movements will be successful. No better class of settlers can be had to people a new country. Hitherto the United States has received almost exclus- ively the whole stream of German emi- gration, Canada been comparatively unknown inthe Fatherland. The visit of Sir Charles Tupper to Berlin and the visit of Prince Hohenlohe to Canada, the former for the purpose of acquainting the Germans with the great inducements the Dominion offers to intending settlers, the latter for the purpose of acquainting himself with the actual re- sources of our country, will do much to turn hitherward the tide of emigration which formerly flowed into the United States. Prince Hohenlobe and his party, consisting of many eminent European jourvalists, already express themselves as much gratified with the prosperous condition of this new country, or rather with the prospercus condition of what they have as yet seen of it. Especially were they delighted with the region of the Ottawa Valley, which, for agricul- tura) capabilities in their opinion is hard to rival anywhere. After their return from the Northwest, we will have given us probably the most reliable statements as to the advantages of settling in that country,—its fertility of soil and its mineral wealth—that have yet been made public. Having come out here for the purpose of m»king a thorough exam- ination of Canadian resources, and to satisfy themselves whether or not the Northwest is a desirable place for intend- ing settlers, no varnished accounts may be looked for, but plain straightforward facts. We have little doubt but that when the Prince goes home again to Germany he will exert his influence to induce those Germans desirous of settling in anew country to come Canadawards.

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—A syndicate of Halifax and Canso Capitalists has been formed for the pur- pose of building and operating a dock at Canso. The capital of the Company is $75,000 in 750 shares of $100 each, of which 500 are ordinary subscription shares and 250 founders stock. The syndicate which may hereafter be con- verted into a limited liability company, will build and operate an iron floating depositing dock (after the patent of Clark & Stanfield, London) with the special object of providing easy and ex- peditious dock accomodation for the large number of fishing schooners, es- timated at between three thousand and four thousand, calling at that harbor of refuge auuvally for fish, bait, ice and general provisions, and for periodical and

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exceptional repairs, when necessary. As| its cost is less than that of an ordinary | dock and its accommodation unlimited, | it is evident that where there exists suflicient trade, it is capable of earning a dividend many times greater than that One of these docks is equivalent in power to four, six, or a dozen ordinary graving

| docks, and, iacluding staging for several

the

vessels, can be provided at about be

aame dock. It can worked economically.

as one stone

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

The New Hospital.

Sin,—A short time ago [ received a cir- cular, over the signatures of six leading Protestant clergymen and seven laymen, setting forth the necessity for a public hos- pital, to be conducted on the non-sectarian principle, etc. Whether those gentlemen referred to originated the scheme embodied in that circular or not, 1 cannot tell. It is just possible that the great necessity for a public hospital, either sectarian or non- sectarian, in the city of Charlottetown, exists in the minds of certain medical gen- tlemen and nowhere else. I am strongly inclined to suspect that the leading motive with the last named fraternity is self- aggrandizement, instead of a tender regard for the ills of paupers.

Qur poor are not 80 numerous, nor atilicted with disease to so great an extent, as to require a public hospital to accom- A few dozen paupers, who may happen to ail occasionally, in a little town of ten or twelve thousand people, like Charlottetown, can find sufficient room in the Poorhouse. There are no paupers in the country places worth speaking of, and when a poor person gets sick, he receives medical treatment gratis from the nearest physician. I think [ reflect the views of the people of this Province when I say that they will be found willing to contribute their money to a more laudable enterprise than the erection of a public hospital, for

| the aggrandizement of a few medical mea

in Charlottetown. Yours, etc., ULYSSES. oo

Aug. 22, 1883.

Items from Souris.

We are waiting for the appearance of the American war steamer, as it will be some- thing exciting to see a chip of Jonathan’s Navy.

The young lad—son of Mr. Keays--who was much injured some days ago, by an ex plosion of gunpowder, is progressing favor- ably under the treatment of Dr. McLean.

Our packing companies are doing good business in canning mackerel, and there are still good catches of the larger number of the finny tribe. Some of the fish-houses along our wharves make quite a display of hake. ‘The latter go off as boneless fish.

There is a boom in mackerel. Some of our merchants have shipped off consider- able quantities. The catch is favorable tinancially to our hardy fishermen. Some small beats hook over 1,000 at a morning’s work, and the evening trips add hundreds more.

King Alcohol held high carnival one evening last week. He makes fools of his subjects in a most extraordinary manner. They dance and jump, and shout and yell, displaying a wonderful amount of rocks and axe handles. Nobody was killed, but there was a disgusting amount of tale tall: and obscene language.

Some of us are having a quiet smile at the Halifax Chronicle. ‘That journal goes for the Herald for its ‘‘facetious criticism’ upon some ‘specimens of bad spelling” said to have appeared in some letters by the Hon. Isadore LeBlanc. The Herald poked fun about the word ‘‘bridge” being spelled without the ‘‘g,” making it read ‘*bride’— oh happy bridge. But it seems that the Herald spelled ‘‘bride” with a ‘‘g,” and turned somebody into a ‘‘bridge-groom;”’ heace the Chronicle's retort. The fun of the thing is, that the (hrunicle in replying to the Hera/d spells ‘‘that” as ‘thatt.” Its issue of the 18th inst., tells the tale.

There was a harrowing rumor afloat some days ago, that the Magdalen Islands had burst or flown off like an earthquake. There was serious talk of detaining the ‘‘Beaver” inside our breakwater, rather than let her incur the risk of meeting some of the floating pieces. ‘‘Perhaps,” said a verdant youth, ‘‘the ‘Alliance’ is coming round to gather up the fragments, and hitch them on somewhere to the States.” Be that as it may, it is really too bad that the facts reduce the sensationalism of the case, to an excruciating degree. The Magdalen’s are still anchored in the same spot, and all the talk only amonnts, after all, to scomebody’s gun going off, at the risk of sending some- body else to Kingdom come, without previous warning as to what sort of pro- perty he would inherit there. We are happy to relate that our young friend has returned to the bosom of P. E. Island, without the degree of ‘‘gunaside.”

LANCASTER,

Souris, Aug. 21, 18883.

Branch Railway Notes.

Things are booming at Cape Traverse. Some twenty men are employed tearing down the old wharf, to make way for one for the use of the new railway. The valu- ator, Mr. William Haslam, seems to have completed his work and done so ina manner satisfactory to all parties. Mr. Brown, the Engineer, deserves great credit for the pushing manner in which he made the survey. Heis making friends for himself every day. The work on the railway is, we understand, to be completed and trains to be running before the snow flies.

The crops throughout the country are looking excellent, and what with prospects of Railway communication, and an abundant harvest, the farmers are jubilant. —Com.

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Horsford’s Acid Phosphate

IN ABUSE OF ALCOHOL,

Dr. Jno. P. Wheeler, Hudson, N. Y., says: ‘| have given it with present decided benefit ina case of innutrition of the brain, from abuse of alcohol.” {aug20 2w eod wkly |

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Local and Other Items.

| } Very nice Apples at Kaunepy's. aug 23 2i | amssettiaseaiaaad Livery Bronze Room Paper at the Diamond Bookstore. jang23 1; oe ~ Peacnes and Bananas at KENNEDY’s. aug 23 2i ny ’ Tue ‘“Summe.side” has not yet arrived but | is hourly expected,

| | =e: ‘ Tomarors and Bartlett Pears cheap at | KENNEDY'S. aug 23 21 eoitaea ie Tue platform around the Market Hall is in

a wretched condition.

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Have you seen those at the Diamond Bookstore.

- | splendid wax dolls | aug 23 li | wr Qeuoice Bartlett Pears and Apples very low at George Carter's Grocery Store, Great Geor_e Street. aug 23 2i - a = i

Tue first female vote recorded at Ottawa was polled on the 2lst in connection with the vote on the bonus bye-laws.

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HALL THIEVES are again on the rounds, and we would advise housekeepers to have their front doors latched after dark.

tangles

Evanceuisr Preacuine by Rev. G. W. Connitt, on Sunday, Aug. 26th, at eight o'clock, p. m., in the Academy of Music, on the near coming of the Lord, [aug23 21

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Dox’r fail to go and hear Col. Hickman, in the Y. M. C. A, Hall, this evening, at eight p. m., who has done so much for the cause of temperance by his energy, eloquence and oratory.

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So enthusiastic are the Moncton police in the discharge of their duties that there is quite a discussion going on now in the Mone- ton papers as to which of the officers was the first to give the alarm at a recent fire in that town.

~ ae - tev. T. J. Broyprick, of Baltimore, Md, brother of the late Father James Broydrick, of this city, arrived from Halifax last eveniug. He is accompanied by his brother, Mr. Patrick Broydrick, of Halifax. On Sunday last, Mr. Broydrick occupied the pulpit of St. Mary’s Cathedral, in Halifax, and preached an eloquent sermon. We are pleased to see he 1s enjoying excellent health.

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THE sporting season is now upon us and with it comes many humorous incidents. Yesterday «sporting party of three started for MclLeod’s Island plover shooting. They were armed to the teeth and threatened the delicate golden birds with dire destruction. Judge of their chagrin when, on arrival at the Isiand, they found they had three double barrelled guns and not one cartridge. They were doubtless, crabbed, on the return to the ship with blank game bags.

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Tue Late I. C. R. Fire.—Within twelve hours after the destruction by iireofthe 1 . R. blacksmith saop, a building 40x16 feet was erected, the roof shingled, the doors hung and windows set in position, and a fire going, and, in fact, operations were begun inside within the time mentioned. Yester- day a number of carpenters were at work on the frame of a building, to occupy the same site as the old one—55x38 feet—and to be used as a blacksmith shop..— Transcript.

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THE Moncton 7imes says:—On Monday about 3 o'clock, Vincent Sackler, who is em- ployed by Mr. Burch, caretaker of the Monc- ton Rural Cemetery, found the body of a dead baby in the bushes on the Irishtown road, about 200 yards from the entrance to the cemetery. ‘The body, which was about two feet long, was enclosed in a wooden box, The seull was broken in, and the flesh all decayed. The child was dressed in a long infants skirt, white, trimmed with lace, and had on a bib, also trimmed with lace. Mr. Burch had the body temporaily interred and yesterday re- ported the case to Coroner Wortman. An inquest will be held.

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THOosE who intend going to the West or Northwest should, before purchasing through tickets, consult Mr. Geo. A. Sharp, Ticket Agent and Station Master, of the P. E. Island Railway. Mr. Sharpsells through tickets to all points in the West and Northwest, gives the purchaser the choice of three routes, and sells at the lowest rates. The route which we would recommend to those going West is the Intercolonial, which is an all Canadian route. It is the quickest, and all baggage is chequed right through. It is getting very popular and yesterday Mr. Sharp sold no less than seven through tickets by it.—six being for Montana, pi one for Dakota. Besides selling cheap tickets Mr, Sharp is well able to give all information which one going West necessarilyrequires, We advise all who in- tend to take a trip West to give him an early call.

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Hymexerat,—St. Paul’s Church was crowd- ed to excess, this afterncon, with a fashion- able congregation, who assembled to witness the aaa of A. Bannerman Warburton, Ksqy., Barrister and Attorney-at-Law, to Miss Helen, ouly daughter of Hon. Daniel Davies. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Fitzgerald, Rector of St. Paul’s, assisted by the Curate, Rev. Mr. O’Meara. The bridesmaids were Miss May Haviland, Miss Kate Davies, Miss J. Stewart and Miss DesBrisay, and the groomsmen were Dr. Jas. Warburton, Mr. H. Haszard, Mr. Arther Peters, and Mr. Arthur Holroyd. The bride was given away by her father. The guests were numerous. During the ceremony they occupied the seats in front of the chancel while the bride, bridegroom, brides- maids and grooms-men in the chancel pre- sented a beautiful appearance—the bride iu particular looking remarkably _ well. The happy .couple left by the four o'clock train and will take the steamer at Georgetown and proceed on the bridal tour. They are accompanied by the congratula- tions of a host of friends. We wish them every success.

TEMPERANCE MERTING AT SOURIS.

fFuHE King’s County Brexch of the Domin- ion Alliance will meet at Souris, on

Tuesday, the 28th instant,

AT TWO O'CLOCK, P. M.

There will be a public meeting at 7.39 p m. Ail who are interested in the temperance movement arecordially invited to attend.

J, C. McDONALD, President K. C. Branch of Dom, Alliance. Georgetown, Aug. 24.--wkly li

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WE ARE SHOWIRG A HEAVY STCCK OF

Crey Cottons, White Cottons,

Bought since the

Ch’town, August 17, 1883.

ecent Reduction

Bed Tickings,

Sheetines,

Denims, &c.

in Wrices, ami

vtarked Accordingty.

GEO, DAVIES & CQ.

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AVE now opened the completion of their |

SUMMER

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elsewhere.

Ch'tewn, June 1, 1882.— wkly

They are offering special inducement~ to ear

British Warehouse,

Fo the Wheolesate an. Retail Trade.

10! ~-—

W.&A. BROWN & CO.

arge stock of SPRING AND

DRY GOODS.

h buyers.

It will be to your advantage to in+pecct their stock before purchasing Establishment closes every evening at 4). ‘clock (Saturdays excepted.)

a. & A. BROWN & C0.

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generally,

At Rock Bottom

Furniture, MARK WRIGHT & CO.

SELLING AT THEIR

NEW WAREROOMS, 83 QUEEN ST. PARLOR SETS, BEDROOM SETS,

Sideboards, Hall S.ands, Music Stands, Chairs, Tables, Bedsteads, Lounges, Looking Glasses, Window Poles (new styles), Cornices, and

Furniture

Prices.

Woven Wire Matrasses (the best bed in use) very cheap; Matrasses, in Hair, Moss, Fibre, Wool, Flock, Excelsior and Straw.

GIVE US A CALL AS WE MEAN BUSINESS,

Ch’town, Aug, 11, 1883.—2w wkly Im

——FOR THE—-

Charlottetown Boot and

IT IS A GREAT BENEF

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Ch'town, Jnly 9, 1883.—2aw wkly

HURRAH! HURRAH!

Shoe Factory.

IT TO THE ISLAND, THEIR BOOTS AND SHOES TAKE THE LEAD.

née This is the best place to spend your money for Boots.

DORSEY, GOFF & CoO.

FURNITURE,

Opposite Post Office,

Picture Mouldings.