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money could not be got less than six per | Correspondence. cent. The present leader of the Oppostuon | t 5

is e a ——— a ws was good enough also to give his estima 1 at oe of the cust of qunstrecting the| #@” Wedo not hold ourselves reponse /9r | . f (3 ‘ CharlesTupper) hoped that the statements or opinions of our correspondents, work,and he (sir C eee eal mic 080 before refusing to adopt the proposed con-| - tract he would read from Alansard what he} 7 the Kdilor of the Patriot. | then said. His estimate had been, lor ihe section from Red River to Kamlvops. $42,-

Sin,—Any one who has received goods |

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from Pictou per ‘* Northern Light,” thence |

500,000, with eke o08 Sve eae ped ag oy rail from Georgetown, can bear testi- | > F ‘ rc ae. . ; :

Western, and $ 32,50 ),0 \ oe . 'T , this "oA imony tothe high rates ef freight charged

sections ; total, $120,000,000. ” - ichereon, Granting, as you assert, that the

, p> ‘ 7 pcnst S : ’ . has adde { s Pad 50,000 — ess “as ne writer of the communicat ion signed 6 A less the amount of receipts. | :

: } he leader of Merchant ” in your issue of yesterday may . ; . . vy? 2 ay , 2 j estimate of a maa for whom the lead i be res-

ticn had a very profound incorrect im his figures, the grievance oy. OPE gat pwst os \t a pro- {complained of —. nevertheless, and eta : gene lat muce be remedied. position See: Se ee On would ren i 4 of flour lately received via complete the road for $78,000,000. A car loa ately receivec

He | os . even ai Northern Bight’ sud Georgetown, wae ; , . ei “oF . . . (Tupper would iat billed from Guelph, Ont., to Pictou—e higher uthorits, fe So . : man wilo for five con-

distance of fully 1,200 miles—at 75 cents er barrel, equal say to 6} cents per 100 f i ; constructing the} P?*. Bi trol of = es wes 6 iain miles; and was charged 344 per barrel from > oe 9? y , A { cr » f ; 2 Fecifc ee oes whose judgment Picton to Charlottetown, equal to about wgiatpug di . es undervalue. |o42 Per 100 miles,or nearly six times the G, | SPOR eS Uv unde aLUS. TL . eee oom . ’ ne was - no oe timated the cost of r& 1. GC. R. rate. The difference is, : tien at stu a TNE COS’ OF : ’ , . That gectieman ha Bh oye ‘72. mp. tdoubtiess, to be accounted for by§ the the cent: al section at $27 ,000 per mile. The y es id oe a : pinta teed : ‘* Northern Light and our Railway Pembins branch, at first estimated to cost : a om é : . 1 h: hat. or| charging local rates. $1,760,000, had cost less than that, 01 ge. ; bs - ; ; os a ; eit What importers claim, and have a right $17,200 per mile, as the Government hac 7 ade + | to expect, is that goods coming over a con by the present arrangement, | * 4 5 oO j sstimated cost tinuous system of Government railways and the estimn cost _' 25 patho ; : steamers should be carried at threugh rates.

quote that of a years had

suceeeded " in placing a portion of

. . . he Syndicate. Mr. Macken- _ ¥ . ad ee Arrangements to this effect ought to be gie’s iotal estimate for the section : os . sone f 1946 miles, from Thunder Bay to made in due time before the ‘* Northern | ) ws) De ‘ af ait " <a « 7 ‘ z Light” commences to ply, and continue so

the Pacific, was $89,002,000, or adding ; the 650 miles of the eastern section, 120,- 000,000 in all. Tho work of Pacific Railway was indeed a vast but the question of operating it after if was completed was a work of alinost equal} mye Agent of the Marine and Fisheries

long as she can get within easy reach of the wharves at Pictou and Georgetown.

The present defective arrrangement—er | rather wantof arrangement-—-scems to be caused by not having a responsible party to take the matter in hand. e

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By AUOTION, AT MY SALES ROOM,

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Saturday, tho 13th inst.,

AT ELEVEN O CLOCK, 50 barrels Nova Scotia APPLES, 12 barrels Brown SUGAR, 37 boxes RAISINS,

Ordered for positive sale to close consign. iments.

FENTON T. NEWBERY. Ch’town, Dec 36, ’20,

CLEARING-BUT SALE. Groceries, Crockery. Hardware. Iron Safe, Shop Furniture.

WILL Sell at AUCTION at the store oc- evpied by Mr. Albert Simpsou, North Side of Queen Square, on MUNDAY, 27th inst., at Ll o'clock, the entire stock in trade, consisting of General Groceries, Crackers,

Spices, large lot of Canned Goods (in variety), allthe Sbop Furniture, Lron Safe, Counter Scales, &c., &e. se” Full details in Haud Bills. WILLIAM DODD). Auctioneer, Dee. 17th, 1886.

GRAND WINDING UP

OF THE

ae oo meapnenenrety ot RI Department appears to have no authority 3,000 m les of railway across a Conti ent | + information as to rates charged by the | Was & ‘ASK which _ ees ‘‘Nhrthern Light,” neither are the Rail- would sink from, The | Goreruent| way anhoritonsdvned in rogard ti two great burdens, the enormity ot which}, ce eae” ci ane on Isl aad was almost incomprehensible. The House Dailon : a ree pai ‘aca ae Sake eould therefore understand the pleasure = ote ¢) ~ iehiaes “Wheiahe cat “—- with which the Government presented this et greet ee = oo ae. ae the Intercolenia as would no donbt meet ae Po oe ne pO caren sos the exigency of the case and give satisfac- | its Parliament. The whole o se two},: ss ee gigantic ndertaks gs —bualding «ndop: rating ag Be gine ciyroal Ontario over the | ee ve ; ae - en Bhd cnsianit Interevlonial Railway should be carried to | he shoul ters of the country for Wie insignift-} pi... at Sees” aan en’ 00) Ml : cant sum of two million dollars per annum for oe va — thes “rs Mrs rte pis the interest on the bonus to the company. Out through Litt od Sete: ' . of the 10 ),090 ,000 acres of land erent i Hoping the matter will receive the con- yo ee alee ee i sideration of the proper authuritiesand bs t res i . i rr , sitle 0) . oe : whieh they would pay thls interest, so that it duly remedie!. + sea p i cei had beew truly said that the Pacific Railway gu angadipints e j would not cust this country a single dollar. (Loud applause.) He was particularly yrati- fGedatthe criticism the contract had received To the Biitor of the aati from the press. Heexposed the misrepe- poem be: ose . sentation of the Ottawa ‘‘ Free Press” and} 5'®,—Is it fair that coal dealers should be Toronto “ Globe,” and said that the articies | allowed to weigh aud turnish tickets of weight in those papers were the strongest that ooo sold by gg yd ae “ae re could be urged in favor of the agreement. |°™8 question wou interesting to many He severely handled the ‘‘ Citizen” and en its article and plainly read its editor out of | the party. He contrasted ths cvurse of the Opposition on this question to that of a firm who ordered the construction of a} magnific-nt vessel, The ship was launched. | Clthz It was perfect in every particular, except weight, the remedy is simple. Let them there was a little something about one of have the coal weighed a second time at the the jolly boate that they did not like, and city, or any other scales. —Ep. Examiner [ therefore declined to accept the ship. ae > oe (Laughter and applause.) The contract To the Editor of the Ex iminer. subuittted to Parliament was such that ne man in Canada dreamed of twelve months ago. Noman believed that the Govern- ment could secure such favorable terms. The contract would commend itaelf to every intelligent man in the country, and the eontractors were men of great wealth and the highest characters. He had reason to know that al! that wealth can do will be done. He had reason to know that all the skill that was necessary would be ad; he would ask whether a contract like this was not more likely to be carried out than if we had made a_ contract with the strongest capitalists in London. } If we bad made a contract with the Eng-| lish eapitalists alone what would have hap- pened would have been that we would have had an English engineer sent out with extravagant ideas about the building of the road, and without any knowledge of _accomp the land cr ite value. The result of such | Can be looked upon only with feelings of an arrangement would probably have been GuatenNae and relief. It is needless to a fail re, which would not only have ) insiat upon the importance ora good under- brough+ disaster on the contractors them- standing between England and the United selves, but might have entailed disgrace on States, but even for this too high a price the country by the failure of the Company | might be paid if it were necessary to to pay its bonds. He thought that Canada | admit all the claims advanced from time to was most fortunate and the Government; time by the adventurous and somewhat was most fortunate in having secured the | irregular diplomacey of American states-

men they had. It had been said that the | men. security was too small.

most

COAL.

Yours, &c., HovusrHo.psr.

[Weare not aware of any statute for- bidding coal dealers to weigh tha coal which they sell. If citizens suspect short

Sir,—I was very greatly surprised at seeing my name in your paper in the list of Lecturers for the Educatienal Institute.

I was requested to lecture, and, could T hare done so, it would have given me much pleasure to comply with the request; but I at once stated that it would be quite im- possible for me to lecture this winter.

Yours truly, Grorce W. St. Peter’s Clerzy House, Ch’town, loth Dec., 1880.

Hopasen.

The Fisheries. The London Times commenting editor- ially on Earl Granville’s letter of October 27 to United State’s Minister Lowell on the tisheries question, says:—-’‘ The settlement, thus on the point of being accomplished.

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In his opinion, if| the Government got throughly reliable | parties who were able to carry out the, work, the least security was taken the | Ves. siete ove Cenk on ta bia. in Blak Tt er ‘some picture of John Wesley's escape from

r. ake.—Then suppose we begin fire when 6 years ot age ; John Wesley at Ox- by striking out the milliou dollars security. | ford and at hn Seeker's Grave, for a5 eanke i "Sir Charles Tupper—i mean of course, | the Family Grecery.—R. K. Buace.—d 16 within reasonable limite. The capital CT ee senid. sae aon. who heel the Union Pacific had not been larger, NOT | sme, all glass; Chandelier, for oil or gia; a had the security; he thought that with $9,- }dozen Rogers Silver Spoons. Ladies’ and 000,000 to he paid within two years, the | Gent's Pocket Books, from 20: cents to $2.50 eountry had ample guarantee that the! each; a dozen Knives and Forks, Lamps, a box work wouid be completed. He quizzed | of McCormick’s Biscuit, a ponnd of first-class the leader of the Opposition on the}|Tea, at the Family Grocery.—R. K. Brace.

sympathy which he had affected to feel a 10.000 mev, women and children wanted to year sgo for the Province of Qcebee which ‘buy their Xmas Confectionery at B. BaLper- had spent $11,000,000 on building a! ,ioxg’y, , dO 6i railway to reach the Canada Pacific, and | YuecoLaTE CARAMEL’, “ Maple 5 Slack had not attained their object, and enquired | yi ojasses Slack, chewing candy, and Butter what was the position which Quebec, New! ...; 0h very nice. Try it. For sale by W. F. Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Eward | G,nren.—dec 2nd 2w. : Islan. and Ontario stood in to-day. If he | Acapemy of Music Billiard Hall, open day | had prophesid a year ago that by 1891 all ‘and evening. Charges Moderate.—n26 2w eod | these provinces would be brought within, _. sai ka easy sccess of the North-West, he would! THE place to get your Sleighs painted and have veen laughed at, but now we had a. uarnatee that :t would be accomplished. App/avse. )

Special Notices.

Graprs, Grapes, Grapes,—-I have just re- ceived 20 barrels choice Green Grapes, which

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isbilticias ‘I will sell very low.

—_-- ** No terra alba or glucose in ours, please.

The Candies at The Confectio. ery are mae

every day on the premises, of the purest

sugars and flavorings. Avoid the cha,

pretty, imported trash that is sold ip town.

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Great Drv Geots Sale |

: AT CHEAPSIDE,

~ WILL, POSITIVELY and WITHOUT

RESERVE, clear out at AU TION, TO-

MORROW, SATURDAY, 13th inst., com- mencing at 11 o’clock,—

The balance’ of the large Stock of DRY GOJDS remaining unsold at the Store lately occupied by Messrs. Matthew, McLean & Heartz, South Side Queen >qnare.

The Goods will be closed out a4 any price, and bargains will be in order.

WILLIAM DODD.

Dec, 17, ‘80--Li Auctioneer.

London Goods.

Received per steamer ‘‘ Prince Edward.” CASKS ENGLISH MALT VINEGAR, CASE HOLLOWAY’s MEDICINES, CASES CA*TILE SOAP, Sago, Fine bottled Salad and Castor Oils, Candied Peels, Spices, Essences, &c. Cases Murray's Wluid Magnesia, one case Fine Chemicals for dispeusing, and a general as sortment of"hest English Drags and Medicines at APOTHECARIES HALL. DesBrissy’s Corner Qugen Square. Ch’'town, Dee. 17, 1880.—1m tu f

Buffalo Robes. Wolf Robes,

Horse Blankets,

A SUPERIOR LOT HOURLY EXPECT. <& ED pe: ‘ Northern Light.”

Iutending purchasers will find it to their advantage to wait arrival, as they will be

sold very low. JOHN STUMBLES.

Gt. George St., Dec. 17, ’80—2i pat ar her li

Fancy Sale and Tea,

In aid of the Baptist Church Building Fund, will be held in the

MARKET HALL,

—- WY -—

Wednesday, 22nd December,

The sale will commenee at 2p, m, Tea on the Tables at 54 o'clock. Admission to Hall 10 canta. Hall and Tea 80 cents. Tickets for sale at the Apothecaries Hall, Medical Hall, W. R. Waton’s; and at the deor. Dec, 17, 1830.

emceenessenses eee a ata ae tat att. te CON LN Ct CCN CT CINE ET

NORTHERN LIGHT,

YNTIL FURTHER NOTICE the North-

tom Light will make daily trips, when

practicable, leaving Georgetown at 6 a. m;

and Pictou, at 1.40 p. m., on arrival of the train from Halifax.

WILLIAM MITCHELL, Agent of Dept. Dept. of Marine, Charlottetown, Dec. 16, i8Sv.

Admission to

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NEW COAL DEPOT

POWNAL WHARF.

HE subscriber has on hand a quantity of the BEST PICTOU COA ce eel and Nut; also Slack for Blacksmith’s use. For

the stores of 8S. W. Crabbe, Grafton Street ; Dodd &. Rogers, Queen Square; or

DAVID SMALL.

‘repaired, is at McDouga'd & Seaman’s. | Queen's Wiest. Ciktown: Tee, 1". O28

tae "| Labrador Harring.

A Laror stock of new and stylish sleigh&s en hand at McDougald & Seaman's. Parties having their wagons painted and

repaired in the Spring, can have them stored free of charge at McDongald & Seaman’s. ;

i¢e>p@ HARRELS. For sale by 250

W. D. STEWART. Deo. 9, 1880.

Creckery ware, Woodenware, Pickles, Sauces,

CONFECTIONERY FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

- HAVE ON HAND a very large lot of CHOICE CANDIES, and will sell them VERY LOW during the Holidays :

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}Other Candies from J2 cenfs per lb. up- warus.

| A large lot of Crystal SUGAR TOYS, such as Panoraina Eggs, Flower Pets, Hats,

fteturn Balls and Crystal Eggs (very pretty.

/\CHOILCK GREEN GRAPES only 25 cents

ner lb.

PASTRY and CAKES, very fine. ‘CAKES ICED to order. As this is nearly all home manafacture, I

cab warrant it pure. Wholesale buyers will do well to give mea

call, W. F. CARTER, Dec’ 15, 1880-101 Confectioner.

WINTER 1880 & [881 STOCK.

Hhds, Bright P. R. SUGAR,

Bbis. do. ao.,

Boxes Paris Lump SUGAR,

50 chests and half-chests ‘I’ FA, 200 bbls. Superior Extra FLOUR, 500 bbls. Choice Extra do.,

50 bbls. Kiln Dried CORNMEAL,

20 bags No. | NAVY, BREAD,

10 bags No. 2. do, do.,

20. bags fine WHEAT SHORTS, 300 bags BRAN, 30 tubs choice BUTTER, 20) quintals No, 1 CODFISH, 50 boxes Extra do., 100 quintals No. | HAKE,

50 do No. 2 .do.,

| 50 bbls. FAT MACKEREL,

60 bbls. HERRING,

20 half-barrela LABRADOR HERRING, 19 cases LUBSTERS,

ICHOICE MIXTURE only 25 cents per Ib. |

BOOKS! BOOKS!

~ AT THE-—

British American Book & Tract Sociely,

EISURE HOUR, SUNDAY AT HOME 5 Boys’ Own Annual, Giri’s Own Annual, Toy Books, Chatterbox, Infants’ Magazine, Childs’ Companion, Childs’ Own Magazina, Sunday School Books, Hymn Books and Bibles Hymnal of the Presbyterian Chureh, a variety | of other Books, Chriatmas and Dirth-day

Cards &c., &e. M. F. ELLIS,

North Side Queen Square Ch’town, Dec, 11, 1880—till 25th 2, :

ee

VALUABLE

PICTURES

AT AUCTION.

) HAVE RECEIVED A LARGE ASSoRT. if MENT OF ae

Uhromos and Uleographs,

In Alhambra Gilt Frames, from the cele. brated house of S. HiLpEsHEmerrR & Co., London, which I will se) by Auction, on

WEDNESDAY, the 22nd inst,

AT 1l o’cLoeK, A. M., AT THES

Queen Street Auction Rooms,

The Pictures will be on exhibition Mon. day, Tuesday, and Wednesday before the

day of sale. W. BD. STEWART,

Anctioneer,

Prince Kdward Island Railway

Dee. 9, 1880—

29 bbls, MESS PORK,

100 Sugar-''uved Hama, 1Q0 boxes Valencia RAISINS Ee i. | 75 boxea Lovdon Layer do., New Fruit. 20 boxes Nixey's BLACK LEAD, j 30 casea STARCH, 16 bbls WASHING SODA, 20 tins CREAM-TARTAR, 30 casks American KEROSENE O1UL, 80 tins do. do.

For sale by

HORACE HASZARD.

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Lobster Packers’ Supplies,

509 boxes TIN PLATES,

59 ingots REFINED TIN,

50 pigs LEAD

10 bars COPPER for Soldoring Irors, ‘

600 cases made CANS (1 Ib, Tins),

5 casks TURPEN LINE,

50 coils MARLINE,

50 coils ROPE, 6, 9 and 12 thread. For sale by

HORACE HASZARD.

Pork Packers’ Supplies. 50) PORK BARRELS, 1000 bush. Turk’s Island SALT. For sale by

HORACE HASZARD.

WHITE QATS FOR SEED,

126 SACKS New Zealand WHITE OATS, weighing 49 lbs. to the bush., arriving per steamer ‘* Prince Edward.”

for sale by

HORACE HASZABD.

Ch’town, Dec. 10, 1880—1m eod

XMAS. XMAS.

;

| €resse & Blackwell's CANDIED CITRON, LEMON, and ORANGE PEELS, | In 1 Ib, Bottles, at 25 cents per Bottle. PURE ESSENCES AND SPICES,

‘nail Wi

RANKIN’S DRUG STORE.

Ch’town, Dec. 6,°°80—2w eod

Sign of the Hlephant. W. R. BOREHAM

HAS JUST RECEIVED A Large Part of his Fall Steck CONSISTING OF

Men’s, Women’s and Children’s

BOOTS AND SHOES,

| In all the LEADING STYLES, and at |

the LOWEST CASH PRIUCEs.

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| convenience ef customers orders cau be left at,

Badies’ and Gents’ Hand-Made Govds a Specialty.

Our Goods are all carefully selected, of the best materials, and warranted to give satisfaction.

| sav DON'T FORGET THE PLACE Wa

W. R. BOREHAM,

Orpesitz Marks’ Hovse. | Ch’town, Sept, 26, 188C-—3m 2aw

20 bbls. PRIME MESS PORK, {

} tins LARD, ‘ ad oe | J YNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, « Passen-

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SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, CHARLOTTETOWN, Dec. 10, 1880;

J ger Train for Georgetown, to connect with steamer ‘‘Northern Light.” will leave Charlottetown at 4.45 p. m. daily, Sunday's excepted.

A Passenger Train will also leave George- town for Charlottetown daily, Sunday's: ex-

,cepted, on arrival of the ‘* Northern Light,”

L., B. ARCHIBALD, Superintendent, Dec. Ll, 1880—tf

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SPECIAL NOTICE.

A persons who have not paid their Taxes on Real Estate in the Royalty of Charlottetown for the year 1879, and likewise those whu have not settled their Poll Tax for the same year, are hereby notified that they will be dealt with asthe law directs, without any respect of persons, if not settled im-

mediately. te. C. HOOPER, ; Collector. Euston Street, Charlottetown, Dec. 13, 1880.

NoTICH.

JS Seer eo cate expecting Goods by S. 8. ‘** Northern Light” mast instruct their Agent at Pictou Landing to deliver. WILLIAM MITCHELL, . Agent of Dept. Charlottetown, Dee. 6, 1880. F r

Bulfalo. Buffalo. OF BUFFALO

SPLENDID LOT ROBES, lined and trimmed. A few JAPANESE ROBES. BEER & SONS. Deo. 1, 1880—Im

DIGBY HERRING INU BOXES CHOICE DIGBY HER- RING, direct from Digby, ex ** Northern Light.” For sale, wholesale only.

W. D. STEWART, Auctioneer,

Dec. 13, ’80.

XUBSCRIBE for the DAILY EXAMINER the Cheapest and most Newsy Paper poblished in the Provinces,

nee — Aenean om a

Wants, Lost, found,

82, .. ANTED—A general servant in a small family. Liberal wages will be given to a competent girl. Apply at this office. [d 17,

TS LET, for Daneing Assemblies, Public

A Meetings, etc.. Allin’s Hall. Apply to W. Kennepy, at ‘‘ The Confectionery.’ [de 16 6i eod

YO LET—A House, with several rooms, on Kent street. Terms moderate.— E. PALMER, jr. [de 14 3i eod

‘yO LET—Shep and Dwelling House on Great George Street. For particulars apply te E. MeDovsatt. (de 14 tf Wat a competent person, employment for the winter to make up

books and accounts. Apply at this ollice. . [de l

\ ANTED—A Good COOK. Wages liberal. Apply before 20th Dee., inst.,

to Mrs. L. H. Davies. [de 3 eod tf OARDERS—Three or four Boarders

can be accommodated with first class board and apartments at very reasonable rates, in a pleasant and one of the most con- venient localities in the city, Apply at this _ office. [no 6 tf ‘se LET—A House containing 5 rooms, with stable, coach house, and a large arden attached, fronting on Rochford Square. ossession given immedictely. Apply to J. “T, Crockxrrr, at the Fish Market. {no 2

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