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CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE

J. B. MacDonald’s

SPRING

STOCK !

NOW COMPLETE. Bugets wm Town and from the Couatry will find this Stock unexcelled in Variety. Styles,

&: Quality and Low Prices by any House in this City.

We will

quote a few articles to show the correctness of our remarks.

YOU CAN BUY 20 YARDS GOt YOU CAN BUY 10 YARDS PR YOU CAN BUY 10 YARDS DR YOU CAN BUY LADIES’

UMBRELLAS FOR

YD GREY COTTONS FOR $1.00 INT COTTONS FOR 70c. ESS GOODS FOR $1.20

WOna tot ek SS

EACH

OUR LADIES TRIMMED HATS

ARE CERTAINLY

THE CHEAPEST.

Flowers, Feathers, Ribbons, Gloves, Hoisery, Fringes, Laces, Collars, Ties, Frillings, at Bottom Prices.

t In Gentlemen’s Out-fitting Dey

) yartment, we have a full Stock

RHADY-MADE CLhLOTEHIN G

Mens aud Boys

150 PIECES TWEEDS, 50 PIECES WORSTEDS, )

in Great Variety, Very Cheap.

‘Wade te Order. Good Fits Guaranteed.

INSPECTION SOLICITED.

Queen Street, Charlottetown, May 15, 1879

Steam Navigation Go, Steamers MAY, 1879.

oye TT ss) E YNTIL FURTHER NOTICE the Steam- ers * St. Lawrence” and * Prin- cess of Wales” will leave as under :— NOVA SCOTIA. From Charlottetown to Pictou, every MON- DAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and

SATUR ' morui at five oclock. Returning from Pictou every TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY,

on arri¥al of morning train from Halifax.

FOR CANADA AND UNITED STATES.

Summerside for Point Du Chene EVERY DAY about 9a. m., on arrival of morning train from Charlottetown.

Returning to Summerside EVERY NOON, on arrival of morning train from St. John.

By order, F. W. HALES. Charlottetown, May 6, 1879.

ee 5s oe eu oy

Bedding, Matrasses & Pillows

EST MATERIAL —MWair, Flock, Excel-

sior, Straw. JOHN NEWSON. April |, 187¥—Sm

IRON BEDSTEADS.

Ss 8 ePPU EEE ope kinds+Cheap.

“JOHN NEWSON: April 1, 1879—3m

“UPHOLSTERY WORK. —

ODERN ST YLES—Best Finish—Cheap- I est —Promptly delivered. JOHN NEWSON.

April, 1, 1879—3m

Looking Glasses and Mirrors. ISTY LES Cheap.

Nyy, it JOHN NEWSON. 1, 1879—3m-

Picture Frames & Moulding.

A LL the Modern Patterns — Cheapest— Best Workmanship—Promptly delivered.

JOHN NEWSON.

April 1, 1879 ou Q : SX DRAWING-ROOM

U if raw Silk Poil, Silk Cota- line, Silk Rep rivalled—Stock large—Prices at cost.

BEDROOM or CHAMBER SUITES 15 —Every variety of design and price— Never before so cheap. JOHN NEWSON. April 1, 1879—3m

FURNITURE.

y ARGEST STOCK—Greatest Variety — Best Quality—Cheapest in every grade. Call and examine.

JOHN NEWSON. April 1, 1879—3m

GHAIR. FACTORY.

r E SUBSCRIBER wishes to give notice

to the inhabitants of the Island pany that he is manufacturing at Messrs. McKinnon & Fraser's Spring Park Carriage Factory

CHAIRS superior to any imported from Can-

ada or the United States, made of the best

materi d wood bottom, Rocking Chairs,

= nand Nurse; Children’s Table and Small airs.

Also, Cane Seats renewed. Repairing, Repainting and all kinds of Turn ing done to order. ; PRICE LIST:

ee : Ulbd

April 22, 1879.—1m

and Hair Cloth—Styles un |

B. MACDONALD.

‘WHOLESALE SUPPLIES. Special Inducements

For Gash or Short Credit,

MOLASSES, 75 puns. ) 18 bbls. §

SUGAR, 10 hhas. Bright P. Rico. Chests,

. Half-chests, ‘ Boxes 21 lbs. FLOUR, 200 bbls. S ring Extra, 200 do Superfine, 150 do Extra, 109 do Superior Extra, 50 do Haxall Patent.

CORNMEAL, 150 Bbls.

TOBACCO, 25 Boxes Flat, 30 Cads. Smoking,

10 Kegs Twist. SOLE-LEATHER, 280 Sides Logan’s No. 1, 170 do No. 2.

BROOMS AND PAILS, 59 «loz. Brooms,

50 doz. Pails. PIPES, 150 Boxes,

MANILLA, 500 Coils 6-thread, 300 Coils 9-thread, 100 12-thread, 75 Coils large size. SPiGES, 130 tins ) Pepper, Ginger, Mustard,

STARCH, 25 Boxes Blue, 10 Boxes White.

SODAS, 70 kegs Bkg. Soda, 25 bbls. Washing, etc., etc., etc.

CARVELL BROS,

Ch’town, May 12, 1879—pat.a3w

FURNITURE REPAIRED

ND RE-PAINTED~- Chairs Re-Caned—

Looking-Glass Frames Retitted, and all

kinds of Machine Work done with satisfaction and promptuess, at

very choice.

| TEA( Warranted) 224 Pkges.

‘ JOHN NEWSON’S. April 1, 1879—3m

PAINTING, &c.

“FOUSE and SIGN PAINTING, WHITE- WASHING, PAPER HANGING, &c., at Moderate rates. PARKER & POWER. Corner Dorchester and Weymouth Sts. Charlottetown, May 5, 1879—2w

“GRAYS SPECIFIC MEDICINE RADE mark. Fhe Great T&ade MARK.

~ English Rem- “sedy, an unfail- r@f ing cure for Sem- inal Weakness, Spermatorrahe a, a ; Impotency, and <a ASSES all diseases that “SSGA-b8 Before Takingfollow as a se- After Taking. quence of self-abuse; as loss of -Memory, Uni- versal Lassitude, Pain in the Back,; Dimness of Vision, Premature Old Age, and many other Diseases that lead to Insanity or Con- sumption. we. Full particulars in our pam; phlet, which we desire to send free by mail to every one. we. The Specific Medicine is sold by all druggfsts at $l per package, or six pack- ages for $5, or will be sent free, by mail, on receipt of the money, by addressing

The Gray Medicine Co., Windsor, Ont., Canada.

g@ Sold in Charlottetown by all Drugists, and by all wholesale and retail Druggists in the United States and Canada.

January 24, 1879.

To Inventors and Mechanics.

ATENTS and how to obtain them. Pamph et of 60 pages free upon receipt of stamps

‘

Pe for postage. Address

GILMORE, SMITH & ©O., Solicitors of Patents, Washington, D.C.

EDWARD ISLAND,

PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE,

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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Tuurspay, May lt. Morning Session. DEBATE ON THE DRAFT ADDRESS RESUMED.

Hon. the President would congratulate the House on the able and moderate way in

which this question had been debated ; it; -

occured to him that hon. members must have had in their. minds eye the Bill prom- ised for the abolition of the Council, and they wished to immortalize themselves. There was a very severe censure passed upon the late Government by one para- graph in the Speech—the one referring to the finances of the country ; but whether the statement was correct or not, they were not in a position to know. At the end of the year 1877 the House was well satistied that the finances of the country were ina very satisfactory condition ; but as the pub- lic accounts for. 1878 were net yet laid before them, it was impossible to give an opinion regarding the present state of the finances. He had very strong views re- garding our claim to a portion of the Fish- ery Award. We had a ciaim to that before we went into Confederation; and the reason we did not get it at that time was because the matter was not then adjusted.

The late Government sent a Minute of Council to Ottawa claiming our

rights ; and the Leader of the Government in this House stated that the present Government had done the same, but it was not stated at what time this was done. If they neglected doing this, while they were squabbling about cutting down salaries, they were attending to small things, while they left the most important undone. The Davies Government were turned eut be- cause they taxed the country to the tune of $30,000 a year; but, if the present Gov- ernment had neglected to get this meoney— which would yield $60,000 a year interes:— they were indeed censurable. There was now a resolution before the House of Com- mons to have this money funded and the interest used to foster the gulf fisheries ; but the Dominion Government. were bound to do that if they had never received that money. This was an isolated Province, and could not get any benefit of public works, because, by the terms of Confeder- ation, only works comanecting two or more Previnces were to be paid for by the Dom- inion. Considering the amount of wealth around this Island, in onr waters, the de- mand made by the late Government for $1,250,000 was very moderate; and, if we did not get it, the Dominion Government would not be acting justly towards us. Regarding the abolition of this House, it should be re- membered that the people were not opposed to the Legislative Council, but only to the expense which it entailed upon the country. This House was elective and, therefore, they are as much the representatives of the people as the other branch of the Legisla- ture, while in many of the other Provinces the members of the Legislative Council were nominees of the Crown. In Neva Scotia the Legislative Council voted down the Bill to abolish them and. now they were asking to have their number increased. Each member of this House represented as much of the wealth of the country as two members of the. Lower House. None, of the State Legislatures in the neighbering Republic were withoul an Upper Chamber. He would agree to abolish this House if proper protection were afforded to the property holders, but not etherwise. There would be no wrong done to the franchise voters by such an arrangement. There was another idea which he had entertained for some time, and which had recently been advocated iu the papers, to have biennial parliaments, and this would effeet a much greater saving than the abolition of this House. He had often been at a loss to think what there was to do when the House would be calied together in the spring, and thought the business might be left under the control of the Executive for two years without any injury. This plan he thought would meet with the ap- proval of the people. lf they abolished this House, they would be doing what they never can undo, and many of their con- stituents would probably regret that they ever instructed their representatives to do it. Before the Council was abolished we should have a general election, otherwise it would be an arbitary proceeding. Re- garding the abolition of Imprisonment for Debt, he thought it was very seldom a man was put in Jail for debt if he did the best he could to pay it, it was only when he a*- tempted to defrand that he was imprison. ed. Ifa Bill of that nature were passed. it would be necessary also te pass an At- tachment Law. There wasa Bill of that kind passed some years ago, and the House was flooded with petitions asking to have it repealed. He was not much in favor of the Registration and Ballot Act, but it had caused peace and quictness at elections. A good many persons had lost their votes, either through their own neglect or that of others, and any Bill to improve this would receive his support. The Assessment Act was based on a sound principle, and if it was necessary to supplement the ordinary revenue, there was no more honest.way of doing it. The Appraisers had not done their duty properly; but this could be reme- died. If they went back to the system of paying so much per hundred acres of land, it would be for the benefit of his constitu- ents; for the District which he represented

paid more taxes under the present law than L

LAND,

THE EXAMINER.

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TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1

any other on the Island, in fact more than the whole of King’s County.

The President took the chair, and the Chairman reported progress and obtained leave to sit again.

House adjourned till 4 o’clock to-day.

Correspondence.

sar We do not hold ourselves responsible for the staements or opinions of our correspondents.

Among the Tombs.

To the Editor of the Examiner.

Before going to Orwell Head, I may as well here extend my notes about the Bel’e Creek graveyard, which, with McDonald’s Point, Halliday’s and Stanhope, are the most neglected burying-places I have seen. Fences down, railings rotten and lying on the ground, head-stones standing in all conceivable attitudes, a thick undergrowth or large trees are among the adernments which these four tenements of the dead present to the passer by. They are not creditable to the living whuse kindred dust is only honored thus. It arises from care- lessness ; but the neglect is none the least lamentable. The dead, however, feel not the apparent slight upon their memory. Belle Creek burying ground is not of late years largely used. I note that Captain Donald Taylor, aged 47, is buried here, and near by him are Wm. and J. J. Taylor, both young men. John Livingston 71, a native of Colonsay, also rests in the same Jod’s-Acre. A red sand stone marks agrave, but the name cannot be deciphered. Janet Martin, from Skye, 63, with her son beside her sleep together. Alex. Martin, who came from Skye, Scotland, in 1807, died at 93, and Christina, his wife, at 85. John McPherson, a native of North Briton, eccupies the first grave opened in this cemetry. An old grey sandstone marks the the spot. The remains of George Hile, 37, merchant, and his daughter, rest in this place. There are several marble slabs to be seen, but most of the little mounds are without ‘‘asign.” A _ fifteen mile walk will bring us to Orwell Head, where we have a fair commodious Church on a site which commands a view of a well cultivated section of the Island. {This and the DeSable Chureh are the principal ones left by the late Rey. Donald McDonald in the large and scattered flock over which he was overseer, His people own several other places of worship throughout the country; but the two first named are, par excellence, the temples to which the tribes go up once a year to the feast of ordinances. Many circumstances contributed to this. The centralness of the localities, and the accomo- dation at command were of the number. Mr. McDonald was born in Perthshire in 1783; educated at St. Andrew’s University ; ordained by the Presbytery of Abertarff in 1816; came to America in 1824, labored in this country—when mission work meant labor, priyation and hardship—-fer nearly 40 years, and died in the winter of 1867, aged 84, and in the 50th year of his ministry. Like his. brother of | St. John’s, Belfast, they were good specimens of hardy, well-built Scotchmen ; educated in all the academic learning of their time ; with clear heads and . vigorous intellects, unselfish, and liberal te the poor of all denominations ; abundant in iabors in season and out of season ; and these char- acteristics won them warm-hearted friends and their Maker sincere worshippers. To win sinners, each in his way, was the mission they fulfilled. These men, with Bisheps McEachern and McDonald, Revds. Messrs, McLennan and McDonald, and Rev. Rec- ter DesBrisay ; Rev. Messrs. Kier, Patter- son, and Douglas—are among the stars of the first magnitude in the early ecclesias- tical history of P. E. Island. Like other geniuses, I dare say they had some short- comings ; but then ‘‘de mortius nihil nisi bonum’ is a heathen maxim which christian charity can adopt in its best sense. Near the church stands—irou-railed—‘‘the min- ister’s” monument, with inscriptions in English, Greek, Geelic and Latin. But let us move on. Here lies,—

Angus Martin, Inverness, Elder, . 83 Margery, his wife, . b ; . 66 Margaret Martin, wife of John Martin, 22 Mary Martin, wife of Alex. Martin, 68 Catherine Martin, daughter of Alex. Martin, . ‘ ; ‘ ; Sl Margaret McLeod, wife of John Mc- Leod, ‘ : ;

Archd, Matheson, . : ; 72 John Beaton, . ; j . , 66 Alex. McLean, ; ‘ ‘ i 53 Angus McLeod, ; ’ ; 4G

Catherine and Annie McDonald ; — (daughters of D. McLeod and Flora, his wife).

Donald McDonald, Skye, ‘ 74 John McDonald, . : . | 57 Sarah, his wife, ‘ . ; ‘ 59 Donald McLeod, Skye, . ; . 7

Mary Martin, his wife, . : : 83

Martin Martin, Skye, 1829, . ‘ 90 Ann McPhee, wife of Malcolm McLeod, 82 Skye, (Gzelic inscription. )

Arch’d McLeod, Skye, 1329, . : 66 Alexander McLecd,. . : , 81 Isabeila Gillis, his wife, . : 64 Ewen McDonald, . . ; ; 65

Angus McLeod, M. D., : : (Graduate of Cambridge University, U. S.—Fine marble stone. )

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burying-grounds—one at the church, and the old one near the brook, a few hundred yards distant. They are virtually the same cemetry. Yours, &., Or 3

Ch’town, May 19, 1879.

879,

At Orwell Head there are actually two!

ms cas

NO, 595,

APRIL 18th, 1879

SPRING REQUIREMENTS.

New Worsted Cloths, HEW SCOTCH TWEEDS

— A PORTION OF OUR—

SPRING STOCE

received, which we are prepared to make up in our

Custom Tailoring Department

—IN THE— VERY BEST STYLES, and at right figures.

BEER & SONS.

April 18, 1879.—3w

Undertaking

N all its branches; Keeping Caskets, in Walnut and Rosewood, and Covered Cof- fins constantly on hand, and with the facilities of machinery he can furnish everything for funerals, better and cheaper than any other person in the city. Hearses and Mourning Coaches of best class on shortest notice to any part of the country, and at lower prices than ever before offered to

the public. MARK BUTCHER. May 1, ’°79—pres pat lm

‘Latest Styles.

PHOLSTERING of every description done in latest styles, of best materials Hair, Flock, Fibre and Straw Mattrasses. single and double, and on cheapest scales. MARK‘! BUTCHER. May 1, ’79—pres pat lm

Looking Glasses,

HEVAL with Marble Top Pedestals. Swinging Glasses of all sizes and prices. Mantle Glasses. Cheap. MARK BUTCHER. May Ist, ’79-—pres&pat lm ;

Furniture in Every Variety. RAWING ROOM and Dining Room Suits in latest styles ; Bed Room Setts in Walnut, Ash, Walnut ‘Trimmed and Painted Setts from $20 to $150 per sett. MARK BUTCHER. May 1. ’79—pres pat Im

CHILDREN’S GOODS.

UGGILES, Chairs, Cradles, Swinging Cots, Go carts, Cots and Bedsteads, of every

class, eheap for cash. MARK BUTCHER.

May 1, 1879--

~. GORNICES.

N excellent assortment of Window Cor-

nices and Poles. Blind Rollers and Venetian Blinds made to order, with new style of woven tapes, cheaper than in any other establishment. in the city. .

MARK BUTCHER.

May 1,. 1879—

A Large Stock F Old Furniture, Varnish and Asphaltum for sale very cheap, for cash only.

MARK BUTCHER. May i, ‘79—pres pat lm

Job Work

ONE in Straight and Jig Sawing, Fret- work Sawing, every description of Turn- ing, Plain, Ornamental, Twist and Elizabeth ien, and every description of Screw Cutting in Wood, Ivory, Metal and Grinding Circular Saws with Emery Wheels. MARK BUTCHER. May 1. ’79—pres pat lm

ODD PIECES OF FURNITURE.

EVONPORTS, Cheffoniers, Escritoirs, Book Cases, Wardrobes, Side Tables, Biddets with pans, Candelabras with marble tops, Cylinderical Desks, Side Boards, Screens, Umberella Stands, Butlers’ Trays, Whatnots, Earth Closets, Commodes and Patent Wire

Woven Mattrasses. MARK BUTCHER. May 1, '79—pres pat Im

Painting <>" every description of Household Furni- ture, and Varnishing and Polishing done with three year old Varnishes, very cheap and

promptly, for cash. . MARK BUTCHER. May 1, °79.—pres pat lm

E. G. HUNTER,

Italian and American Marble, Monumeits, Tablets, Headstones,

Mantes, CENTRE TABLE Tops, Bureau anp Commope Tors, Wasn Bow. Sass, &c., &c, Prices to suit, and satisfaction guaranteed. g@ Designs furnished on application. “We Corner Hillsborough and Kent Streets, Char- lottetown.

November 6, 1878.