*

PI IP en ~

PS

THE EXAMINER

is Printed and P'blished every Fonday Forenoo, BY iu, <otton,

ae

WV illinam OFT

“aa 4 “ie wee &

=o

r GE : nt Wiem Ctnaate Corner Q nd King Streets. TERMS—?* Pablisher, 81.40 ulvat Sl. within the yea oo if not paid

the vear.

prepaid by 62 if paid

within

Annum, Postage

CLUB RAT ES :

Tur Examiner will be forwarded to Clubs att ving rate per year— yvayment strict ¥ ulvance

5 ‘anies mn rvidre mee = 3s 6.00 10 “ mae 10.00 oo. SO’ a we toe y

Clubs may b tany time, but

for asi than a year.

wet

for a shor ————

Ae EE an A A

Ghe Grauiner.

Charlottetown, Aucust 16, ES75,

THE LICENSE QUESTION.

lr the opini m of the he ‘order be cor- rect.—if the City Council has no power taverns which shall

to fix the number of be in the shall, or who

town. nor to determine who shall not, have a it had; and to

of its first and

tavern license, it is high time

acquire the power is one

most important duties. If some persons ° . .

would but remember that it is the pro

vince of the Dominion Government to

regulate the importation of liquors while it is the province of the Local Govern- meat te recu talk less rubbish about the right of the Civie Government to give or withhold True, it would be a

cs tavern licenses

| plaints and murmurings in this Island ; | ast.

}

|

| | {

arr

THE FLOODS IN ENGLAND.

Ture extraordinary rain fall, this sum- }

has been the cause of many com~|

mer,

but really our people have reason to be | thankful.

: weet less, been spoiled, but our losses have, so | |

fur, been nil, compared with the losses

' + oot *

of farmers in Great Britain and Europe. . > > ’ ‘as » 1 ¢ 1 - } For instance, in Coventry, the inhabit |

ants of Spon-end and other parts or the

tions in the neighborhood, in consequence

lcity, were awakened by serious inunda. | |

e their sale, they would |

» ¥ . « . } of the overflow of the Sherborne, a small

| river taking a winding course through the | tre of the town. An incessant rain | tad fallen during the past two days, and | s¢ was noticed that the river had greatly llen, although no damage was anti leipated. During the previous night, | however, it had risen as much as five or |

| six feet, and, rushing over its banks, en- tered the dwelling—houses, the lower parts of which were quickly filled with water ere

[ he

|

} . whole of }

| the gardens, of which there are a great

‘to the depth of two feet. number in the neighborhood, were com- pletely submerged, great damage being done to the crops. Several articles of furniture were washed down the river, and all oat-buildings, such as pig-sties, fowl pens, ete., were earried away by the force of the water, and it was with great difficulty that any portion of the stock was saved. In some instances sheep and pigs were washed down the river, and a narrow Several

horse had a escape.

factories were stopped in consequence of

| the water getting into the fires, and it was ‘some time before they could be started fagain, The rain subsided during the | early part of the morning, and the river

gradually lowered and the water went | into its proper course, but not before great

. } an i ssible task } f difficulc, perhaps an impossible task, to | damage had been done both to property

absolutely prevent

“ i * . . of while the Dominion Government permits |

their importatic n; or, te go to the root of

the matter, whi

Scalia But, ‘prohibition ts not asked by our | Serious.

citizens. They merely demand and ex-

peet that the y Council shall regulate and control, as tar as possible, the sale ot liquors—sh ill dictate where they shall be sold, and who shall sell them—so that their sale and consumption may not be- come a nuisance in the town. to

y have not the

City Councillors will not attempt

shirk their duty. If th

power, let them obtain it.

-_>-. MISMANAGEMENT. cise

st, a Baldwin Engine the line between apd Summerside; and a

RAILWAY

On Tuesday i

became disabled on

Charlottetown

the sale of liquors} and crops.

In the neighborhood of Coventry the rains have done great dam-

‘ave to standing field crops, and the tar-

men love strong drink. | mers fear the consequence will be very

Large quantities of hay have beeu washed away, it having been cut bu

not gathered.” °

We hope

——ee

THE LAND COMMISSION.

Tue arbitrators open their Court to-day. The estate of William Cundall, Esq., will be the first subject to their award ; that

| of Miss Cundall will be second; and, we

| low in rotation

presume, others will, without delay, fol- We learn that the fol-

| lowing proprietors have appointed Mr. Hal-

large number of pissengers were delayed. | This accident could not, perhaps, I

been helped. engine, half mended, was again attached

to a train, and in broke down. The

nce was

CONS quer

ng them some of the leading

men of the province —anxious to get to

sengers—amit the city on business, were delayed two or three hours—their plans frastrated, their | engagements, perbips, unmet.

On the 4th of August, five mowing machines were placed in a ear at Sum- merside and despatched to Souris. They

reached

their destination on the evening

13th—having the rounds of Georgetown in the meantim These are but

’ ‘ min + Nov , a88SUMINg taat ,

of the

occurrences, the

general superintendent, the mechanical men who conclude

Railway

engineer, and many others, are understand their that the mangement of the

pusiness, we

is either secretly controlled by a party | cy

desiring to restrict its usefulness, or that the staff of the badly needs “

Just as we were going to press we re- ceived a letter, in which the writer says:

‘¢‘ The inefficiency of the engines of our Railroad cars protracted the journey from four o’clock p.m., to lial!-past nine p.m., from

ist n mmerside,

Railway department

» Tee : 9 weecing out.

Charlottetown to S on the 12th inst., and it is sail that some other journeys i I Officers all did

wi very much ionger. ; ; ¢

But the next day, the same |

; f every day }

| John Appolinarius Mac! oanell.

that forty or fifty pas- |

iburton their Arbitrator: Miss Sullivan, Robert Bruce Stewart, Sir Graham Mont- gomery, Bart., Hon. Spencer Cecil Bra- bazon Posonby Fane, the Lord Viscount Melville, Maria Susanna Matilda Fan- ning, Lieut. Colonel Bensinck Harry Cumberland and Margaret William Tryon Cumberland, James F. Montgomery, and We are informed that all the proprietors—or, at

| least, ali who are known—have been noti-

| public,

|

}

their very best to better the situation, but to no purpose. Conductor Wood, than whom a mere lal civil and obliging officer | ‘ rarceiy be found, was very much dis— Sati l,and pas ers subjected to all the disappointment and loss of time consequent

thereon, also tired, weary and hungry.” ai sil wiilealisccae lac SOUTHPORT FERRY.

ALTHoven the inanagement of south- port Ferry has, this season, been greatly improved, there is yet cause for com— ints are daily made. ccurred last Wednes- on his way to New to tako the steamer ursday morning, ar- about nine lay evening. To his fiture be found that d runaing and were

plaints; and comp! A notable instance day. <A gentleman, Brunswick, wishing for Shediac on T! rived at Southport Wednes surprise and disco the boats had stop; moored at the wharf for the night, al- though they were « lvertized to ply until eleven o'clock, After an annoying delay, he was obliged to contract with the boat- man to take him across at an advance of nearly a hundred per cent over the or- dinary ferriage rates. On enquiry, it was found that the ///in was laid up for repairs, and that tlose in command re- {used to allow the Southport to take her place. In plain language, the former couldn't, and the latter wouldn’t.

As a remedy tor this unsatisfactory state of things, we beg to suggest to the Government, the propriety of making one of the Captains Commodore—placing the minazement of the ferry boats, and the respoaribility of runaing them in such a manner that the public may be satisfac- torily served, entirely upon his shoulders,

wharf

o’clock on

STEAM ON WEST RIVER.

One of the most popular acts of the present Goverament, during this summer, is the running of th Southport on West River. The Steamer isa great accommo- dation to people who travel for business or for pleasure. The high rates charged are, however, a grievance. We trust the Government will, us soon as possible, re- duce them toa par with those charged on the East River. The 7imes notices another grievance. It says: ‘There are two publie wharfs at Westville, yet the South- port touches at a private wharf covered with lumber, ete., while the public wharfs are unencumbered. many complaints about the matter,”’

——_—-

City Avprrons.—Messrs, F. {lyndman and I. Wadman have been appointed City Auditors for the ensuing year.

We hear a good.

fiod to appoint an arbitrator. Samuel R Thompson, Esq., a leading member of the Bar of New Brunswick—is retained

| with L. IH. Davies, Esq., on behalf of the

E. J.

for the Proprietors.

Hodgson, Esq., appears It is, perhaps, con-

| sistent with the eternal fitaess of things

that the Land Question should be finally

| settled in the Legislative Assembly Room.

—_*~>om >

E ARMY WORM.

rvrr hii

Tumis scourge has visited the sister Pro.

vineces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. |

The progress of the campaign has been eastward from the middle States of the Union, On Sunday, the Sth instant, the luxurant fields of Sussex Vale were attack~ The St. John Telegraph reports :—

‘“« The first point of attack by the invading army was a barley field belonging to Hugh McMonagle, Esq. This field was about six acres in extent, and the creatures swarming in millions in every direction completely covered it in parts, and in anincredibly short space of Lime entirely destroyed the crop. Specimens of the barley have been left at this office, and show that the caterpillar aitack the stalk in such a way as to completely des- trov the vitality ofthe grain. The heads of the barley are thoroughly divested of the beard, and in some cases the grains of barley are stripped off from the stock. The destruc- tion is complete, for the worm moves with such celerity and accomplishes its work in such a short time that it is useless to at- tempt to battle with it-after it has once gain- ed the scene of its depredations. A number of other fields in the vicinity of Sussex have been attacked, and the farmers are now en- deavoring to save themseives by digging deep trenches in which it entrap their un- welcome visitors. Itis doubtful if this will be of avail,for the worm appears to sur- mountall obstacles, and to pass with great determination every barrier in its path. The immense quantities of the creature en- able it to defy the efforts to kill it, and the endeavors to this effect have no apparent benelical result, The numbers are beyond any attempt at computation, and, as the name implies, the caterpillars travel in close mul. titude, like a well organized army. They travel in one direction as if under the guid- ance of an unseen leader and separate only to make divisions to render their attacks more effectual, In Sussex they are moving in an easterly direction, rapidly passing over the ground they have devastated to seek some objects for destruction. In this way they will in a short time traverse a large exient of country, carrying victory before them. They appear to eat grains and grasses with equal avidity, and to reach these will cross roads, overrun houses, and never hesitate until they reach that for which they are in search.”

A Dennysvill correspondent of the East- port Sentinel says :—

“There is a worm that has made its ap- pearance in some of the fields in this place, destroying all ofthe grass wherever it goes. It has been through three fields at present, and parts of them look as though the fire had gone over them. IJtis from one half to two inches long ofa dark gray color, and looks something like the army worm we had _ here several years ago."

The St. John News of the 13th reports :—

“The army worm made its appearance yesterday in the fields in the vicinity of the Mahogney Road in great numbers but of asmaller size than noticed elsewhere and evidently a young fry. They were first seen in fields belonging to Mr. Sutton and Mr. Ellis, and several distinct bands were seen moving slowly, and appearing to emerge from the ground, Great numbers of them were killed by putting a little ammonia over them. In other sections of this Province they are causing much damage and alarm to the farmers. In St. Andrew’s they attack the trees in some parts of the town and com- pletely denuded them of leaves.”’

Halifax papers contain accounts of the ravages of the army worm in the vicinity of Halifax. Jt first made its appearance on the farm and field of \r. Peter Kennedy, about three miles from Darmouth, and he had to cut his barley and oats in order to save them, and even then lost a portion of his crop. Advices from St. Juhn, report that it appeared there on the llth inst. We sympathise with our neighbors in their losses. The scourge jas not, we are glad to report, made its appearance in this Island. We trust the Straits of Northum- berland may prove a sufficient obstacle to their approach.

Wuoorine Coven is very prevalent in the city. We hear that three children died from it om Saturday last,

omy

‘on th Considerable hay has, doubt- |

THE WATER QUES ION.

i i ‘the reorganized |

Av the first mecting of the reorgan ed iy wav evening

City Council, held on Tuesday evening et : Sitad tha fol +. ex- Mayor Rankin submitted the fol- ; 1 lowing report :- | Pictou, N. 8., dh ¢ Ws

}

ed—this would cost an additional one dollar per foot, for every 100 feet further.

cases of great leakage, and when the hole caves in from some unforseen cause. We

the neeessily

the ‘Diamond Drill Machine’ is exactly known before- hand.

The ‘circular brick tank’ of the size tioned, with a slated roof, cemented and fur- nished with a ventilator, can be built com plete for $600, allowing it necessary to 50 500 feet., which it may not, and tube hole, each reservoir would cost $2,600. They could be placed in any locality desired, and easily kept supplied with a two and a half inch hole, the sizeof the one we would bore. Ifit did not require ‘ tubing’ we would make it larger at a small advance, but would not advise putting down a larger hole until the quantity of water was known, as a fine stream in this hole might not rise in the larger one,

However, should it be decided to bore— and you give us a chanee—we will do our best to give satisfaction.

Yours, truly, ROBY. =_-

THE DOMINION FINANCES.

men-

P, FRASER.

The other day we from Mr. James i al LPs

Young’s article in the Cunad

gave

some figures relating to the trade of Canada

during the twelve months which ended

30th June last. The Monetary Times has obtained some additionai figures if anything further were required, they in a strong light the incompetency of Nr.

on

; and,

place

Cartwright for the office of Finance Min- ister,

Mr the operations of the year in the session of

Cartwright, in foreshadowing

1874, estimated the expenditure at $2 549,080, and the revenue at $22 000 O00.

‘ zy

His estimate of revenue was based on the old tariff, and the apparent deficit was made the groundwork of the additional taxation. The actual results, as approximately ascer- tained are—

Revenue of 1874-5, Expenditure of 1874-5

$23,648,801 20,093,511

$3,555,290

Surplus,

anda half. We do the Government no injustice when we say that it was incum- bent upon them to prove their case by making revenue and expenditure agree as nearly as possible , but notwithstanding all their efforts at expenditure they are coms pelled to show a surplus of half more than the amount which the Finance

Minister declared would be

a million

produced by

his first Budget speech, he finds himself in

possession of a surplus equal to that w

he obtained by his meddlesome interfer< Po with the tariffand his cross disturb- lance of alltrade matters. Mr. Cartwright ae not require any one outside of the

| Finance Department to write him down,

und dur-

"

The receipts of Consolidated ¥ ing 1S74-’5, were derived from the follow- ing sources .—

Customs, $14,965,975 24 Excise, 5 038.045 66 Post Office, 1,068,840 32

Revenue from l’ublic Works, including Railway,

Bill stamps,

Miscellaneous,

1,542,190 ¢ 241,874 70 791,875 19

>

Total $23,648,801 49

In Customs there was an increase over last year of over $6 0,000, Excise, on the other hand, declined over half a million. There the Post Office receipts; and in the revenue from railways and other public works asmall advance The entire receipts of the previous fiscal year were $24,205,092; more than halfa million in excess of those of the year which Nation.

is also a decline in

has just closed, — Yoronto <<ews

PROGRESS OF THE ODD FELLOWS.

Tue Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Gdd Fellows in the Maritime Pro- vinces met in Charlottetown on Tuesday last. About fifty dele ious subordinate Lod Judging by the reports submitted the Order is in aftourishing condition, and sixty-three members were initiated last year, showing an increase on the previous year of fully fifty per cent. The total membership is 1363. an increase of thirty~ four per cent over that given in the last return. The receipts of the subordinate Lodges amount to $3,929. During past year the Order in those Provinces

ites—from the var-

03

ges—Were >

present,

; Four hundred

he

distressed, the burial of the dead and other charitable objects incidental to the princi- ples of the Order. The receipts of the Grand Lodge for the year are $1,728. The balance in favor of the Grand Loge is $786. The session is reported to have been a very harmonious one. The election of officers resulted as follows: Robert Hockin, Pictou, Grand Master. (Gilbert Murdoch, St. John, Deputy Grand Master. William Williams, Halifax, Grand Warden. W. Kilby Dimock, Halifax, Grand Secretary. R. Radford Barnes and W. K. Dimock, G. Reps. Harris Van Blarcom G. . L. M. Ledley,G. Con. John Pringle, G. Chap. Robert Willis, G. G. P. \'cG. Chisholm, G. H. The next session will be held in Fredericton.

On Tuesday evening about two hundred

from Pictou ; and, on Wednesday, there was an imposing procession through our streets, and a pic-nic at West River. The latter was under the auspices of St, Law-

rence Lodge

ige. It was a very pleasant affair.

Tuert or a GoLtp Watcn.—-A man named

day arrested on the charge of stealing a gold watch valued at $120, from Captain Sicard. It appears that Craig was too late to obtain admittance to his lodgings on Saturday night, and that he was acs commodated by the Captain who gave him a bed in his cabin. On Sunday morning, after Craig had leit, the Captain’s watch was missing. Suspicion, of course, fell upon him, and he was forthwith arrested by Sergeant Richards.

PepsonaL.—Mr. Finley—late of the firm af Weeks & Finley-—returned from Cali- fornia last week. He was favorably im- pressed with the country.

for first 300 ft., and 50¢ a foot more | prietors, and that the But this ‘tubing’ may not be required, as it is only done in | the measure.

Here is a clear surplus of three millions }

the increased taxation which he imposed in the session of 1874. At tie end of eighteen months from the time he made |

paid 1.479 for the relief of the sick and |

excursionists arrived in the steamer Alber? }

. . - - | William Craig—a native of the Island, but | lately of the United States—was yester- |

eg rn RN ZNSREESIO ETISRRLIE E T CARMELD ALODE TINY. PRINCK EDWARD ISLAND, [rom the Toronto Leader.)

Not

thing could be found in proof, if proof

quired, of the greatadv 4 ’ s

lonies have made in the

than a debate which recently took place in

the Hlouse of Lords on the 25th ultimo.

ince the Cow

were re

march of Empire,

Council | lonial mal-administration of the day, for 2 | reyolution ha ng broken out in Kokhand,

M Res, SAR a | The subject was the sale of lands in Prince oe a ae | Hdward Island, ‘The difficulty is well When here the other day | was speaking | known in the Dominion, Over a century

| to you about your city and its water Sup }ago the Island was ‘ put up,” by the Cos

BY now write to see what vour

think about recommending th » citizens ; | lottery. “In one day,” said Lord Carnarvon, | put down artesian wells, 2 ia saath al in his explanation ‘sixty-seven lots were i" - 1 Sa i a ( ibee a. raffled for, each containing 20,000 acres of ' T . lis uld | 1 rT ny | ot 1’ Itis not dificult to understand the byte oy nee ES coals eS rt. | ion that h s ensued from this early . a | ad hold ) : 45,6 | pe | blackleg treatmont of what is now 1000 finp. ¢ an y Ld |an i nt Province of the Empire. We | a's rhand for fire | - f cou » familiar with the difficulty i a. rt a Vitea 7 that, naturally, ar in the island, in cons | ai a3 | i 11 iting of the owners, that | ioe me kale 1 dane it + 2 aia y now to enlarge upon it. 2 : s | Asa whole, the decision of the Canadian

| Snataren conse a ‘ean | Houses of Parliament must be taken—as bore for the sum of . ; per os {, { neta : _ the Secretacy of Sinte call in ie Haase of this, the price would increase, lor every hn | nis--and. though not by any means per- oe . <2 ae ee, eee 7 a cat. oa or s sataeian ould uae eelf ee ee | a. camenal amen | to the consi leration and favour of the pro-~

Governor-General has exercised a wise discretion in assenting to A continuance of the pre- vailing evil—for evil it was—would have in- evitably produced disastrous Consequences,

have vet not been required to do it, but with | and the wrong done by so monstrous a pro-

ceeding. as the distribution of the Island by a lottery, has very properly been right. led. Full justice will, we have no doubt | be meted ont to the proprietors.

_-<+e--

{GEDY AT SEA. A brief mention of this sad occurrence | has already been made, but a fuller account

1 i { / ' R

the '

appears in the London Daily Telegraph of July 20th, “A full-rigged ship, of 886 tons register | —the glance, of London, owned by Mr. Pel- lier, of St. Metiers, Jersey—arrived in the Thames last Thursday, and in due course was docked at the Eastwood wharf, West | India dock. ‘The Glance left Adelaide, | Australia, under the command of Captain Barrette, a Jersey man, with a crew of twenty-two, all told, including nine able | bodies and three apprentices, on Friday | March 12th, laden pretty deeply with a | general Australian cargo, of which a portion was wool and flour, She was making her | way by the Cape Verd Islands when a trade wind took her from her north-eastward course and drove her up to the Azores, and beyond this group of islands to latitude be- | tween 40 deg. to 45., right facing, though a long way distant from the coast of News | foundland. In the fine weather and under easy sail, the Glance, in these north west» ern latitudes, relieved from the pressure of | the trade wiad, was tacking to steer an | eastward, homeward course, when ahead of her buta short distance a flag of distress was seen hoisted on a vessel which turned ‘ut to be the Jessie Osborne, a ship of from 80) to 990 tons burden, which, as afterward appeared, was bound for Falmouth. This was on the morning of Sunday, June 27th |about three o’clock. ‘The captain of the Glance at once hid sail shortened, and _ his ship hove to. A boat, containing the mate and two seamen of the Jessie Osborne, put | off from the vessel and came alongside the Glance. Having come on board, the mate, pginting to the fore cross-trees of the | Jessie Osborne, ealled the attention of | Capt. Barrette to the figure of a seaman, | half-clothed, swaying to and fro upon them, The crew of the Glance could see that the sailorin question was hacking with some instrument at the rigging of the ship, and that blocks and pieces of ropes were falling on deck. ‘The mate of the Jessie Osborne told Capt. Barrette that the man was an Italian. and that he had been very unwell | during the whole passage from India, He | had, in fact, been in his berth the entire i time, but one day he jumped up, when | they all thought he could scarcely move, }and, armed witha knife, chisel, and some other tools, went aloft. Fortwo or three | days ne remained in the cross-trees ; and | owing to the danger in which any one ap- proaching him would have to place himself, ilor would venture near him, He was lasked to come down repeatedly, and the ltalian’s invariable answer was the cutting with the knife of 2 portion of the rigging. Before resorting to any actua! violence, the captain of the Jessie Osborne awaited the influence of hunger; but while he thus temporized the madman had so cut away the rigging that all the sails, from the ups per topsail to the royal, were loosened from their holdings. At last the captain fired at the man from the deck many times, seeing that the ship was placed in great jeopardy ; and having expended his ammunition after wounding, but not killing him, he sent his mate to the Glance for ammunition. This was given by Capt. Barrette. In the mean- time the mad sailor threw a heavy block upon the deck of the Jessie Osborne, which struck the boatswan and broke his arm. The mate and men of the Jessie Osborne having returned to their ship, the captain recommenced his attack with a revolver upon the lunatic, and in the meantime the Giance came so close to the Jessie Osborne that their yards almost fouléd. After he had been wounded several times, and as two or three sailors of the Jessie Osborne were about to run up the rigging to bring down the appearantly dying man, the lats ter fell upon the deck a corpse. The body was disposed of after the usual custom of sliding it overboard, and the ships parted company.

The Telegraph says :

mo sa

lig Oa + <i _ LIMSOLU’S PROTEST,

Phe following is a copy of the ‘ protest’ made by Mr. Plimsoll in the House of Commons on the 22d ult, :—

‘‘T protest in the name of God against any further delay in proceeding with the Shipping Bill. The bill itself is an atro- cious sham, but there is enough humanity and knowledge in the House of Commons | to change it into a good measure. At this moment there are 2,654 ships afloat which have run through their classes just like the Bard of Avon, and yet at this moment any of the owners, captain’s mates, ship’s huss bands, and consignee’ of those ships may, without warrant, arrest British subjects who, having carelessly agreed to sail in them, find when too late that the only alternative before them is gaol or death. I charge the Government that they are, wittingly and unwittingly—for they are both—playing into the hands of the mari- time murderers, inside the House and outs side the House, to secure a further cons tinuance of the present murderous system, What is demanded by humanity is that rotten ships should be broken up or res paired, that ships should not be overs loaded ; that grain cargoes should not be carried in bulk, so as to expose the lives of those on board to deadly peril; and deck cargoes, the source of unutterable agony to many and death to many more, should be put an end to. The Govern, ment bill provides for none of these things, it provides only heavier penalties and severer punishments against our unfortus nate fellow-subjects, whose necessities take them tosea. | desire to unmask the vil lians who sit in the House, fit represeata~ tives of the more numerous. but not greater villains who are Outside of the House, and in the name of our common humanity, [ demand that this bill shall be proceeded with immediately, as the report on the Agricultural Holdings bill will send scores of county members out of town, members who, toa man, would support the cause of justice, humanity and mercy, and thus leave to the Government and the ship. owners, the power to prolong the horrible state of things which now exist. In the | name of the God of all justice and of all mercy, | protest against any further delay, | 1 demand that the Merchant Shipping bill be proceeded with from this hour de die in diea until through committee, ani, failing | this, I lay upon the head of the Prime | Ministerand his fellows the blood of all the /men who shall perish next winter from preventable causes, and J denounce against him and against them the wrath of that God who has said, ‘Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto Me, J will surely hear their ery, and My wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows and your children fatherless.’ How much hotter, then, shall be His in. dignation and wrath against those who rex |, duce unhappy women and children to that deplorable condition, and who leave their own fellow-creatures guilty of no crime, to

MR,

|

a violent and sudden death!”

Be ees

LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.

OE ee eh ere,

! Count Von Arnim is nearly restored to health,

The Merchantile shipping Bill has passed the House of Lords.

The town of Truro wants to borrow $25,- 000 for water purposes. Agricultural returns from all Australia are very favorable. Two thousand Turkish troops have been despatched to Herzegovina,

Despatches Central Asia report a

parts of

Thousands of acresof grain in Ontario have been damaged by heavy rains last | week.

An additional $100,000 in specie has been recovered from the wreck of the Schiller.

A serious riot took place in Glasgow on Saturday between the Orangemen and Home Rulers.

A gentleman and lady were, last weeks, drowned at Niagara Falls while near the ‘Cave of the Winds.’ The Mark Lane Express says the corm crop has just been saved by the fine weather, and there are still good prospects of a moderate harvest.

C.S. Wood, the new Ontario Treasurer, was elected for South Victoria, defeating his opponent the opposition candidate by the small majority of 74.

Alexander Collie, the principal of the de- faulting firm in London bearing his name, has absconded, and a heavy reward is offer- ed for his apprehension.

Mr. Crosskill, proprietor of the Halifax Reporter, has been fortunate enough to draw a painting valued at £180 sterling in the Royal Association of Scotland.

A proposition to intreduce compulsory vaccination in Montreal, was vigorously op< posed by French Canadians on Monday night, who behaved in a riotous manner be- fore the City Council.

Cholera is raging in Damascus; 400 cases are reported daily. The Christian quarter of the town is said to be entirely abandons ed, and there are no physicians or medicine for the plague-stricken populace.

It is reported that the Carlists will short- ly have to evacuate Leo D’Urgel unless re- lieved, The Alfonsists are awaiting the arrival of additional heavy guns to continue the prosecution of the seige with renewed vigor.

The Local Government of Nova Scotia have appointed Mr, FitzGerald Cochran to be Chief Game Keeper for the Province, under the Act of 1875 ‘to amend the law for the preservation of useful birds and animals,’

During the past week twelve commercial firms in Montreal, perfectly sound, as far as assets and liabilities are concerned, have been obliged to make special arrange- ments with their creditors te secure an extension of time.

In Montreal there is moderately active enquiry for flour on ’Change, but buyers had not sufficient confidence in the ad- vanced rates, which were asked, sellers, in many instances, holding stocks in expec- tation of further improvement.

Unless the late flood destroyed the bright prospects of a couple of weeks ago, this yeac’s crop in most of the Southern States will be the largest since the war. Tor ten years the Southern crops have been com< paratively poor.

The Toronto abortionists, ‘Dr.’ Davis and his wife, have been committed for trial. Tue Toronto papers bring full reports of the horrible crime, and the evidence seems to point irresistibly to the accused as the guilty parties,

A fifteen-mile flume has just been com. pleted in Nevada ata cost of a quarter of a million, which opens up a 12,000-acre tract of woodland at Truckee Meadows, and as wood out that way is some $12 a cord, it isa good investment,

Mucrper in Guoucester, Mass. —A fisher- man named John Halley, belonging to the American fishing schooner ‘ Fred Garring,’ and a native of Cape Breton, was fatally stabbed in a drinking saloon at Gloucecster, Mass., on Wednesday last.

The London Post publishes a report of a serious scuffle between Russia and frontier guards at Domfroun on the boundry line between Russia and Booka, The affair was provoked by Russians, who trespassed on German territory. Several guards were wounded.

The Alfovsists are vigonously at work upon the Carlists sirongholds, and claims to have achieved several successes ,of late. The Carlists are concentrated at Navarre. The Government has ordered a levy of 100,-~ 000 additional men to finish the struggle.

Charles Bradlaugh in opposing'the Prince of Wales visit to India, takes the ground that it is not a state visit but merely to en- able Hl. R. H. toshare in the exciting pastime of Indian Princes, viz., ‘lion and tiger hunting, pigsticking and crocodile fishing.’

Hayti ison the European market for a loan of $16,000. The money thus to be secured is to be used in developing the internal resources of the country and in establishing a semi-monthly line of steam- ers between Hayti and New York, under the Haytian flag.

The native press in China and Japan is rapidly gaining in numbers and influence, Those hoary old empires will soon resound with editoria! squibs, quarrels and sensas tions. The mandarine and Daimois will get stirred up, new ideas will be promul- gated, and there will be music generally.

Yarmouth, N.S., has distinguished itself above its neighbors this year in the matter of picnics. About 4,/00 persons connected with the Sunday Schoois, last week journeyed about fifteen miles (to Brazil Lake), where they were met by an- other thousand, and spent a day of great enjoyment as a Union Sunday School Pic- nic—as enjoyable as it was unique.

It has transpired that the paragraph on Sir Arthur Helps, which followed the poli« tical editorials the day after the death of the clerk of the council, was written by the Queen herself. It ran as follows: - By the death of Sir Arthur Helps the Queen has sustained a loss which has caused Her Majesty great affliction. Asa loyal subject, as a kind friend, he rendered Her Majesty very important service. He assisted with a delicacy of feeling and an amount of sympathy which Her Majesty can never forget, in the pubjicatioa of her records of the Prince Consort’s speeches and of her ‘Life in the Highlands,’ to which he will- ingly devoted the powers of his enlighten- ed and accomplished mind. The Queen feels that in him she has lost a true and devoted friend.”

An Esormovus Peacu Crop.—The estimates of the coming peach crop all point to the same being of remarkable magnitude, the aggregate number of baskets being fixed at from eight to ten millions from the Maryland and Delaware peninsula alone, Strenuous efforts are being made to find markets for the yield. and a degree of enterprise is manifesting itself among the fruit growers which can hardly fail to win merited remuneration. A special train will be despatched daily over the Balti. more and Vhio railroad to carry supplies to the cities of the West. 1,150 cars have been chartered to transport the fruit to New York and other eastern cities, and it is stated that the American Steamship Company of Philadelphia are fitting up huge refrigerators in their vessels, so that from 25,000 to 30,000 baskets may be carried to Liverpool at each trip.