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LOOK HERE | BRITISH WAREHOUSE.
As we intend to make
end the vear, we
a change in our bu
usINess at the
are now closing out our
Large and Well-Assorted Steck of
DRY Goonds
At Unusually Low Prices, Which, we are Sure, Will
Meet the
Hard
Times,
Se a 8p
Dress Goods from 6 cents upwards. Grey ( Jottons from 4 cents ugwards. Prints from 6 cents upwards.
Hemp Carpeting from 12 cents upwards. Tapes'ry from 59 cents upwards
Brusseis lines
All other Competition.
we are
from $!.00 upwards. losing out at Prices that Defy
W. & A. BROWN.
Charlottetown, June 30, 1879.
MORE NEW CLOTHS |
BEER & SONS’ Gaston are Department.
June 19, is7 9 "
TURNIP SEED.
LOT of that special kind = which} 44 gave such excellent satisfaction last year. Also, Laing’s, Skirving’s, and Green
. op.
BEER & SONS.
No. 35 Water St.,
Charlottetown.
Prinee Rdward Island Branch
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NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE FIRE AND LIFE.
INSURANCE GO.
Subscribed Capital, $9,735,352.00 Paid up Capital, - 1,216,666.00
CHIEF OF FJ CRS—Edinburgh, 64 Princess Street ; London, 61 Threadneedle Street.
Nine-Tenths of the Profits of the Life Assur- ance Business are divided every Five Years. The Tables of Rates are moderate.
Fire Insurances effected on nearly every description of Property, at the LOWEST RATES of Premium. corresponding to the nature of the risk.
Losses settled with promptitude and lber-
ality. ’ (. W. DEBLOIS,
General Agent.
Dec. 14.
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QUEEN INSURANCE CO'Y.
OF ENGLAND.
CAPITAL, . . TWO MILLIONS STERLING,
NSURANCE effected on ali kinds of Build- ings, Merchandise and Produce, Also, on Vessels on the stocks. Special rates for isolated residences, Losses settled promptly. GEORGE MACLiLOD (Union Bank), Avent for Prince Edward Island June, 1877—
NOTICE. ue
BEG to inform the » the TRADE of Charlotte- town, and Prince Edward Island gen erally, that Messrs. Roserrson, Linron & Co.
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Montreal, have appointed me. their Agent for |
the Island for the ‘sale of Canadian Cot-
tons, Tweeds and Weollens, and _
Imported Pry Goods. Samples of these manufactures will be on hand in good time for Fall orders, and will be in charge of Mr. Ben. Davies, jr., who will, “after 16th June, be | associated with me in business. Any orders entrustea to Mr. Davies will receive the most careful attention.
{ hope to be on the Island early in July with full lines of samples from the various houses whom | represent,
JOHN -H. CATHRAE.,
—AGENT FOR—
Messrs, Reinach’ 8, Nephew & Co., London. “ Robertson, Linton & Co., "Montreal. ** __ L. Gnaedinger. Son & =—
The North American Rubber Co., "Quebec. June 16, 1879—3taw
PIANO Fi FOR SALE.
( NE FIRST CLASS Sec ASS Second-hand PIANO will be sold cheap. Good terms. Apply | at this office. June 21—4i eod
- THA. 190
THA TEA
Packages Now in Stock.
Something very superior, and at
BEER & SONS.
‘very Low Figures.
May 22, 1879.
Glass. Glass. Glass.
300 BOXES, all sizes, VERY CHEAP. BEER & SONS.
May 22, 1879.
BEST
TO. i London White Lead, Turpentine, Oils, Colours, Gold Leaf, cheap.
BEER & SONS.
une 10, 1878 ra
SUGAR, MOLASSES,
PnOU Ff.
10 Hhds. Porto Rice Sugar,
10 Bbls. ~
10 Puns, Cienfeugos Molasses, 200 Bbis. Flour.
On Consignment—Fer Sale CHEAP.
WRIGHT & MACGOWAN, (Jueen’s ‘Vharf.
im 2aw ne pat
ete ee
Jul ic an
E. G. HUNTER,
—\Ttalian and American Harble, ‘Monuments, Tablets, Headstones,
MANTLES, CENTRE TABLE Tops, AND ‘CoMMODE Tors, WasH Bown Srass, &e., &¢.
Prices to suit, and satisfaction guaranteed, ga Designs furnished on application, @@ Corner Hillsborough and Kent Streets, Char lotte town.
November 6, 1578.
Boston Marine Insurance Co.
RISKS OW CARGGSES AND FREIGHTS taken at regular rates. SHIPMENTS by veqular lines of Steamers
at Special Rates. CARVELL BRGS., AGENTS. May 12, 1379— 2aw bw
House to Let.
NE. HALF that desirable Two-and-a-half
tory Dwelling House situate on the
eastern side of Upper Prince street, adjoining the grounds of the Hon. Judge Hensley,
Possession given immediately. Apply to EK. Rk. BROW,
at Messrs, Hodgson & McLeod’s, W ater st. May 7—eod
Looking Glasses and Mirrors,
EW STYLES—Cheap. JOHN NEWSON,
( ‘h'te mw,
ee
April J, 1879—3m
BuREAU |
CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE i DWARD ISLAN
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HX AMINER.
83 ueen Street.
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NEw
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EX ‘ Prince Edward” and other Steamers, All carefully selected in the sEsT and Cuearest Markets.
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“By Ack
DRESS SILKS
Best Value ever offered in the City.
SHIRTS,
DRAWERS,
Ss & .
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FROM 6C. PER PAIR.
SUSPENDEBS, oo. Cheap
LADIES’ COTTON HOSE, CEN TDS’
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EMBROIDERY,
From 4c. per yard, a ereat’ selection. ADIES’
DRESS REATERIALS!
all at Old Tariff prices.
Millinery, .
Hats,. Feathers ars & Flowers.
Lace Curtains
at prices to suit all customers.
Best: Value p Yet (fered,
JAS. DisBRISAY
May 31, 1879.
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D, WE DN ESDAY, JULY ‘, 1879, NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
QUEBEC. | . MonrrealL, * The following distinguished visitors are | at the Windsor ‘Lotel : The Earl of Caitl- ‘ness and Lord Berriedale, Scotland; Gen. | W. 'T. Sherman, Gen. Potter and Colonel Auden Reid, U. S. Army; Baren Von |Eade and Count Doutnieff, Washington ; Sir Alexander Cainpbell, Postmaster Gen- eral; General M, Degedatais and Captain Chebourg, France.
Amos Holden & Co. are about to build a large boot and shoe factory on Victoria Square.
The St. Lawrence Sugar Refining Co. have completed a new building. They have bought out the interest of the Decastro SyrupCo. Sugar refining operations will be begun in August.
Thomas Swinyard, managing director, and Chas. R. Hosmer, superintendent of the Dominior Telegraph Co., left for New York this morning, it is supposed on busi ness connected with the late agreement with the American Union Telegraph Com- pany.
At the Mechanics’ Bank meeting, to-day, it was stated that the obligations of the bank would be met in full. There was no discussion, and the following were elected directors: C. J. Brydges, President ; Walter Shanley, Vice-President; John MacDougall, F. E. Gillman and Wilham Notman. ——
NEWS. Orrawa, July 7.
July 7.
ONTARIO
Sir John A. McDenald passed a good day yesterday, and is much better this merning.
It is expected that ten ef the smalli-pox patients who are convalescent will leave the hospital to-day, thus leaving only eleven cases under treatment. During the past week only two new cases were re- ported.
Judge Feurnier, of the Supreme Court, with his family, has left for Berthier, his country residence.
Last night, a three-year-old daughter of Mr. Augustin Vaudetta, who resides in St. Patrick street, met her death in rather a melancholy manner. It appears that her breiher, aged seven years, was playing with a revolver, and by some means it was (is- charged, the ball entering the head. The child has since died.
THE ELECTION IN YAMASKA.
Montreal, July 7
The election in Yamaska has resulted in the election of Mr. Vanasse (Conservative) over Mr. Goiun by 193 majority.
UNITED STATES. Ricurorp, Vt., July 7.
At East Farnham, Quebec, there is a boy who says his name is Charley Ress and an- swers the description very well ; he says he was brought from New York by two men a long time. ago, lives with a man whe speaks no ~ English and is reticent and> sullen when questioned about the boy or himself. He says he does not know or care who the boy is; he is paid $150 for his keeping, drafts being sent from New York every six months ; these drafts are signed ‘*Edward Pierson,’ ’ payable at Molson’s Bank, Mon- treal. Mr. Ross and partiés from Phila- delphia are expected here to investigate.
PoucHKEEPsiz£, N. Y., July 7.
Miss Jessie Dunbar, aged 21, was walk- ing in the street at Mattewan, when some boys behind her threw a fire-crackar under her skirt, ind her clothing took fire ; she was burned in a horrible snanner and died this evening.
A powder mill employe at Gambo Falls, Me., named Stephens, while trying to fire two reunds per minute last evening, was killed by the bursting of the cannon, which
blew off both arms and tore his stomach out. = Chas. D. Brown, a Canadian, returned
to New York from an excursion with his wife yesterday, and after reaching home, while Jboth were intoxicated, quarelled ; he struck her several times on the head ; ‘her injuries are fatal. Brown was jailed. Oliver B. Goldsmith, 76 years of age, a well-known New York professor of pen- manship, was shot in the back while stand- ing in front of his residence yesterday morning, by 2 »#y who was passing by. The boy ran away and has not been ar- rested. The wound is not considered dan- gerous. Mrs. Mary Anderson, of Williamsburg, New York, with a baby ene year old on her arm, attempted to light a fire with kerosene, when the can expleded, and the mother and child were badly burned. Her son, aged 6, leaped out of a window and fell to the sidewalk; he cannot recover. While making an excavation at Togban- nic Falls, near Trumansburg, New York a well preserved and petrified body was dis- covered 13 inches below the surface. Close ‘inspection showed that the feet were round and had claws like a paniher;.the dimen- | sions were 6 feet 3 inches loag, 18 inches across the shoulder; the head was large and the forehead prominent. Numbers are flocking to examine the bedy, and it bids fair to furnish a snbjectof study for scie n- tific men.
MARINE. Parts, July 7.
lt is reported that in a hurridane on the ‘River Doubs, in the east of France, a steamer with 53 passengers on board sunk,
dand only five were saved.
trate ae .
cing hesitant soem tokens nti
SOUTH AMERICA.
Lima, June 18, via New York, July 7
A report has prevailed of a battle at Calamar resulting in its capture frem the |Chilians by the Peruvians and _ Bolivians, the Chilians losing 1,500 killed.
Four Chilian war vessels are reported blockading Iquique.
A report was current en the 19th that the Peruvian iron-clad ‘‘ Huscar” had dis- abled the Chilian frigate ‘*‘ Blance Encala- da” in an engagement, and that two Chilian corvettes had gone to Valpariso for re- pairs.
Large numbers of the inhabitants of Iquique have left in fear of bombardment.
Twelve thousand rifles and six million cartridges have been landed for the Beliy- ians at Arica.
Vessels at Callao have been ordered to anchor further outside to avoid the cress fire from the forts. There are 177 vessels at Callao, and efforts are being made to de clare the guano islands neutral.
RUSSIA. Lonpon, July 7.
A Berlin correspondent draws a gloomy picture of the state of Russia, owing to the Nihilists, the failure of the crops and the ravages of the corn beetle. Fifty thousand reubles have been appropriated to. exter- minate the latter.
HAVANA. Havana, July 7. Advices from the City of Mexico say that on the 26th ult. the crew -yef: the Mexican war steamer Liberta, in the harbor of Vera Cruz, mutinied and seized the steamer while the commander was on shore, and, simultaneonsly, some officers of Vera Cruz Garrison attempted to raise a revolt at the instigation of some discontented persons. Nine mutineers were killed. The Liberta went to sea, and the war steamer Jindepen- dencia has gone in pursuit. All the Vera Cruz merchants are hostile to the Govern- ment on account of the passage of the law against the contraband trade, and, ever since, they have been in a state of quasi re volt Kinesron, Jamaica, July 7. Advices from Hayti state that the city of Port au Prince is in flames. Business is suspended. Whele blocks of buildings are inashes. The Custom House is closed in consequence of the revoluticn.
INDIA, . SIMxA, July 7.
Major Cavagnari has started for Cabul, and is expected to reach Kuram on the 14th, and Cabul on the 3lst. He bears a letter from the Viceroy to the Ameer, an- neuncing his appointment as Envoy and Plenipotentiary. His escort consists of twenty-six cavalrymen and fifty infantry- men. Lonpon, July 7.
A Rangoon despatch says that cholera has appeared among the British troops at Thayetmao, and several have died.
ae Sr. Prersrspure, July 7.
The Chinese Ried retaken Kashgar. A portion of the Mussulman population fled, but many people were massacred and 8 large body of citizens shut in the citadel. The inhabitants of Kuldia are determined to fly if the town and province is restored to China,
THE ZULU WAR. Lonpon, July 7.
- A Cape Town despatch of June 15 says Cetew ayo occupies an impregnable position on the north east of Ulundi. The Tugela column advances on the 20th. The Ninety- first Regiment has evacuated. Fort Chelmsford and it will defend the frontier and be combined with the advance shortly.
A telegram frem Chelmsford, received at the War Office to- day, states that Cetewayo has not yet yiekled to the proposals made to him.
GERMANY’S NEW TARIFF. Lonxpon, July 7.
A eishibit to the ‘‘Post” from Berlin says prospects now regarded certain of early adoption of high protective tariff caused merchants.,to import large quanti- ties of goodsin advance, so as to escape increased duties. Bismarck in face of serious objections, insists upon increase in duty on foreign. corn. ‘“Times’” corres- pondent at Berlin says: Tariff will prob- ably be completed on Saturday, the 12th inst., when it is intended to prorogue Reichstag. Liberals and Socialists inade desperate stand against duties on coffee and petroleum, Herr Babel declaring that they would breed much discontent and furnish fresh stimulus for Social and Democrat agitation.
Berwin, July 7.
The National Liberals, except twelve, de- cided to vote against Tariff bill, but this is not likely to affect result.
ES A TLE TO
Mysterious MURDERS are becomming very common in New York. On the morning of the 4th July an old gentlemen named Sdey- mour, who resided in the General. Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church, New York, was found dead on the grounds of that institution with a pistol shot wound in his breast. No one can tell who killed him or why he was killed. He is supposed to have been shot by some tramp that he was driving off the grounds.j