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fecal and Other [enis, scott Act cases |} sve ben \ ‘ i Briday - ssiny Doth ways to-day. Leit at ~. 40) p». ™., > drunkenness at the Stipendiary \ s Court this forenoon > Marti Esq., the Liberal-Conser\ . ste for Belfast, is in the city . ; Mr. Reid's Concert, to be held 0 A first-class prograinme is being al Wor was the matter with the street . ast aight Phere were but four lighted “ i@ eXten: of Queen Street. > Hon uN Nokevay is in Ottawa consult g with the Goverument on the advisabilit xten the boundaries of Manitoba to i 1b > ‘Ladies’ Hospital Aid Society” will 1 St. Paul's Schoolroom on Thursday, | ary 24th, at 3.30 p. m A full attead- ance is particularly requested. >

{TION CREAMERS Chose perties who |

not yet paid for their creamers will |

| t ; month,

have to do so before the end of this er their secounts ll be handed over fo or their sccoun wil ve handed over tor c i {jan 23} - : . . i | \ SIN AR suicide occurred near Salt Lake |

1 th nst. Daniel Morris, aged eighty four years, a Mormon with three wives, afte reading the Governor's message, went to the shed of an adjoining house and hanged himself. |

taba

De Leon, ao American, has presented to the Porte a scheme fora ship railway from | El Arish, at the mouth of the Wady el Aressh or “River of Egypt,” near the boundary oi |

Egypt and Palestine, to the River Akabah, which empties into the Red Sea > Youne men suffering from early indiscre tions, lack brain and nerve force Mack’s Ma,- netic Medicine, advertised in another column, supplies this want and thus cures when all other preparations fail. Sold in Charlotte- town at Apothecaries Hail. jan21 lw wkly

itn 7. a Pope, butcher, of Pictou, killed last } week the largest beeve ever seen in Pictou, a} thoroughbred Durham ox, which he bought on P. EF, Island last summer and fattened 10 | Pictou. It turned out 1,842) Ibs. of dressed | beef of excellent quality, and has netted Mr. | Pope a handsome profit.

>

Last niont, about eleven o'clock, a few notorious miscreants kept up an active) competition with fire arms on the streets ol | the city. We advise the police to keep a! vigilant look out after such dangerous | characters, and, if necessary, give them a) taste of the Blake Act.

liccinadtipinnated

oo ae A youNG man named Arthur Barber arrived

in Montreal a month ago and distributed cir-| gy>) an order is contemplated. The total

culars which set forth that he with fourteen other students of Spurgeon’s Tabernacle had | been sent to Canada to preach to the mass | of the people. He showed a letter from Mr. | Spurgeon which it has been found he forged. He is an imposter and will likely be arrested. > Jire chair which was used by the Princess ' e at the opening and closing of Parlia- meut, during her residence in Canada, has been shipped to Her Royal Highness as a souvenir ot her sojourninthe Dominiop. The following inscription has been placed on the back of the chair: ‘*Presented to Her Royal | Highuoess Princess Louise by the Ministers of | the Dominion of Canada, advisere to His} Excellency the Governor-General, the Marquis of Lorne. 1883.” — - | SecreTaRy CHANDLER in reply to a resolu- | tion in the U. 8. Senate, has reported that in | November, 1883, there were 93 vessels on the naval register. Of these 20 were built prior | to the rebellion, 31 during the war of the re-| bellion, and 41 since the close of the war. The original cost of the 92 vessels amounted | to $40,796,613. Repairs on all the vessels aggregate 41,200,822, making the total cost of the vessels $81,997,485. ‘The repairs mee exceeded the original cost by $404,209. NoTWITHSTANDING that there was co oppo- | tition offered to the retiring Mayor and City | Councillors last W ednesday, the polls are open | to-day with a fall compliment of presiding | officers, poll clerks and poll books, all at the | expense of the city. It is an outrage ha | mea, with the extensive business connections | of Councillors Tanton, Douse and Koughan, | should be forced to absent themselves all | day from their counting-houses, kicking their | heels together at the different polling booths. | = oo — We regret to learn of the death of Captain | Samuel Nicholson of the steamer ‘Lord | Collingwood,” which arrived at New York, Jan. 2nd, from Mediterranean ports. His death by drowning occurred at 7.30 o'clock, | p. in, January Ist, 45 miles S E of Sandy | Hook. While heaving the lead he fell over- board and eank immediatelly; the vessel was | lying still at the time. A boat was lowered | but nothing was seen of him after he fell. | The deceased was a native of Belfast. > o j Tux outeide pages of to-day’s EXAMINER are | well-filled with interesting reading matter. | The first contains a continuation of ‘Foul Play,” and two communications, one ex- patiating upon the injustice of compelling the tax-celiector to pay ‘‘Dog Tax,” and the other | ‘Agricultural Education.” On the | is an article on the ‘Cave Cities of the | West,” relativg the discovery of pre-historic relics in the Sam Francisco mountains, and | another giving the experience of a lady who was | nearly buried **Alive in her Coffin;” also some interesting ‘Current Notes,” and ‘Special |

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upon

Fos et} LOuUTUU

Notices, tipinawininnen

7 } . * } AN almost incredible crime was attempted | | excessively

on the 17th uear MeCormack, South Carolina,

on the Augusta and Knoxville Kaliroad,. As}

one of the down trains was running along at juil speed tpe engigeer discovered a cbild § na thetrack. He barely succeeded in stopping the train when only a few yards from the boy, who was found to be securely tied hand and foot to the iron rail. The railroad men un- bound the little fellow and took him on to Augusta. There are strong suspicions as to the parties who sought to cause the child’s death, and if they are discovered they will be roughly treated, - —_----—

We see by the Toronto Globe that Senator Howlan will again bring to the notice of Par- liament the ¢laims of the fishermen of this Province for Josses sustained by them

| upper deck and told ny room-mate to dress

or fhiteen

| pole, where I stayed ten minutes.

| when she capsized, and

, the wreck, except that it was a scene of|so as to clear

| offiences, which was read a first time. Phe

| Victor Emmannel’s death.

. .

LEH DATLY HXAMIN TELECRAPHIG NEWS, TeeAtrmonc

Tle Montreal Gazette re:orts that the New York tea market is v-ry strong and buoyant, and an advance of two to four The [|!-Pated “City af ( ] mb #} cents has been established within the past

12 uit U i} Hn HN | few days, Large sales of low vrade greens | are reported to have b-en made at 16¢. to lfc., and which conld have been bought a

[Srecta. Desparonns ro Tux EXAMINER. ]

oe (N, V f | few weeks ago at 10c. to 12c. The advance Uapt. ance, 0 Truro, | is not surprisiog, taking the strong statiati-

cal position into consideration, and if | general trade were a little more active we

would certainly see a boom, which, though | deferred, may not be far distant.

There is a good demand in Montreal market for Young Hyson on English account Is 3d to Is 4d for good style and liquor,

| Which has been induced by the anticipated dvance in the English market. The Mon- | (real Gagetted8th, lcarns of some enquiry for

Relates his Perilous Adventure

>

Boston, Jan. 22.

A Portsmouth, N, rm.

says the U. 5. S “Speedwell,”

Commander My Ritchie, rived here last night.

special despatch, Lien ° commanding, ar- A board ot her Was

a ; . . , es a ; cs blacks ‘ nr °

Cap ain Vance, of Truro, N. S, one of |) cks in : lf —- lid. Orders are in the pa S-rngers by the s.camer Oity ot fm market on . estern account for Columbus.” He said to-day: 1 was in my | 2@™ 8¢880m Japan dust at lle to 124¢ per

| : ‘ ' . _ ; 1} ‘ 7 oe ‘ne ava 22 aa | room wi en the steamer struc k I dress¢ d o% ane eta parcels have bee " placed a quickly and hurried on deck. The crew \ose figures. Daniels & Nicholson, of Lon-

don, England, write under date of January follows :— ‘‘Market continues to advance, and. all good Moyunes was eagerly competed for.” Burbridge, Prit- chard & Bartleet, writing from London on January 8rd, say : “‘The tendency of our market just now is toward higher prices.”

The Boston market: is reported by the Advertiser as follows : ‘‘ Tea has been very active, and prices of Japan are now 2c higher than a month ago. There have been sales of 40,000 half-chests in New York, and the stocks are reduced. Sales of several invoices of Formosa of very superior grade have been made at 30c,

_ ~<a

Important Decision.

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were then setiing the jib or foresail. 1 saw Captain Wright who

not get excl ed.”

; } ok 1 ord, a3 sald, Keep cool, ao

[ went to my berth on the

himself qu kly as the vessel was filling. L went on deck and helped to clear the boats. I then went to my berth, got a life pre- server and told my mate where to find one. Again going on deck I found the ship keeled over to port and the boats being swept off. The vessel remained so ten minutes and then righted. The passengers were being washed over- board, all that time [ took off my boots, went aft, and climbed the awning ridge

| Then main way to the rigging

: 7 i got down and started for the

rigging. I got half but could get no further and held ou to the rail for two seas but wos washed away by the third one. I caught hold of the boat which had been put over and got into it. I was in the boat for five minutes I] swam for the

_AN important decision was given in the Vice. Admiralty Court of New Brunswick a short time ago by Judge Waters. It affects river navigation, and will be inter- esting to our coasters. The suit rose out of a collision between two tugs. The Judge, looked upwards and saw a/| after reviewing briefly the facts of the case, swamped boat drifting towards me. 1} found that the evidence of Capt. Ewing, of swam towards her and got in and was|the tog ‘‘Victor,” was correct; that the gain capsized. I held on to the bloat, ‘‘General” came up the river on the western though it was a struggle for my life, and | side, rounded Swift Point and laid her I knew it. 1 was soon, however, saved by | course fora berth clear of Rivers’ break- the United States steamer ‘Speedwell.’ 1 | water; that the green light of the ‘*Vietor” was thoroughly prostrated, and could not | was over the starboard bow. have survived twenty minntes longer. He found that the ‘ Victor” was Further than this I can say nothing as to |comirg down river on a course just Swift Point; that the tucs were green light; that the ‘‘General” before the collision; that the Vietor” kept on her course. His Honor decided that the ‘General’ violated art, 21 of the Dominion Act of 1880 by coming up on the western side of the channel, and was xi at. Mi decidedly in the wrong in doing so; that she

A Times caespatcn trom Khartoum FAVS! was also in the wrong in porting before no order for the evacuation of that place the concussion; that with green light to has yet been given, nor is it known that green light she should have kept on her

wrec k, I

unspeakable horror,

on “ oan pe Tre J iet The Evacuation of Khartoum a Contradicted.

Lonbon, Jan. 2?,

3 conten course. He found that the ‘‘Victor” number of soldiers in Khartoum aggregates} was jin the wrong in not having , ec > , , 2 “8 ; 5 6,100, of which 2,000 are Chaggias, who are| per mast head light. His Honor

known to be disaffected. The rebel forces are daily increasing at all points south of the town.

decreed both vessels in fault—the‘‘General’ in keeping contrary to the express regu- lations the wrong side of the river, and for bad maaceuvring after sighting the other vessel; and the ‘‘Victor” for not having a mast head light to denote that she was a steamer, and ordered the owners of the “General” to pay one-half of the damages, which he assessed at $1,575, and the costs of the suit, In. giving judgement, His Honor commented severely on the practice of captains of steamers keeping on what- ever side of the river that suited their con- venience, end warned them that if in doing so they acted contrary to the regulations contained in the act passed by the Do- minion Parliament in 1880 respecting the navigation of Canadian rivers, they would be

ee

A FPavora ble Re-action.

Carro, Jan. 22, Telegrams from. Khartoum report a favorable re-action there, The troops it is said are no longer dis-affected and the officers are confident of holding out against a long siege.

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Painsic Station Burned.

Moncton, N. B., Jan, 22,

The Station House at Painsic Junction was burned at three o'clock this forenoon. | held sttietly to account. The [fire caught from a defect in the oo flue. The “Celtic’s” Voyage.

Captain Gleadall, of the ‘‘Celtic,” says the steamer was 487 miles from Sandy Hook when the shaft broke. He decided to stay and ask some passing steamer to tow her back to New York. He asked the ‘‘Gellert’’ on December 22 to tow them to Boston or New York. She declined, but offered. ta take the passengers. Owing to the gale, passengers refused to enter the The ‘Bothnia’ passed them on December 29, and signals, were hoisted, but they received ne reply. They took every advantage of signalling passing steamers, the purpose of being reported. ‘Celtic’ behaved most beautifully under eail, and the vessel sustained not the slightest damages They arrived at Liver- pool with the’ same sails bent as when she left New } ork, excepting the miaaen-topsail, which was the only sail split during the passage. The crew and steerage passengers were reduced to salt provisions for some days, but the saloon passengers never. There were some croakers aboard—they could not expect to be without them—who were naking their first voyage, and thought they wereamore capable of sailing the ship than the captain, but as a general rule the passengers throughout the voyage behaved

Canadian Political Notes. Orrawa, Jan 22.

Little or no business was done to-day, and the House adjourned at an early hour.

Sir John made an announcement of Ministerial changes since last session which Blake feebly eriticized.

Mr. Cameron moved for leave to intro- duce an Act to Consolidate and Amend the Acts respecting the election of members of the House of Commons.

Charlton introduced an Act to provide | 4 for the punishment of seduction and like | fer

7 boats,

Weather Bulietin.

Probabilities for the next 24 aowrs for the Maritime Provinces.

Toronto, January 23-—10 a. m. ’ Jy Generally fair, mild to-day. snow or rain ia some localities to-night, northwest to no th winds, and decidedly cold wexther to-morrow, METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, Charlottetown, 23rd Jan., 1854.

Highest temperature yesterday . ..-.....29.9| permarkably well tinder the trying circum- F ts

Lowest temperature (read at midnight),. 13.0 stances. ‘The chip was under control the

Lowest temperature this morning : 43-8 whole of the time

Temperature this morning, at § o'clock , ,31.6

Tempcrature this afternoon, at 1 o’clock , ,33,2 re TT. erage

Near the town of Raymond, in Montgomery - : a 4h County, I'l, a murder was committed on the Victor Emmanuel, night of the 17th. Stephen Sturgeon and two brothers, named Webster and William Wait- The 9th inst. was religiously observed by | cher, attended 8 spelling match. On the way patriotic monarchists in Italy as the day of | ome William Watcher and Sturgeon quarrel- a a “1 soft 3 ¢ 1, but settled the matter amicably. Webster : te usua’ P| Watcher then took up the quarrel and dared grimage to the tomb of the late King WS | Sturgeon to strike him. Sttrgeon struck out, large, being reckoned at 60,000. ‘knocking Watcher down. The latter raised Almost every provinge and district In the himsel? ‘from the ground resting on his elbow, kingdom were representedjand deputations | and, drawi g a pistol fired at Sturgeon, killing also arrived from abroad, the Ttalian colon {| him instantly. The murderer escaped, All ies of Constantinople, Vienna, Corfu, were sons of prominent people, the father of

Gibralter, Trieste, Buda-Pesth, Frankfort, ; the murderer being a minister.

Se - oe

Odessa. Paris,yTunis, Alexandria and Tan- | giers sending delegates. The represen- | Horeford’s Acid Phosphate VALUABLE IN INDIGESTION.

tatives of the City of Rome headed the | De, Daniel T. Nelson, Chicago, says: ‘‘I

procession, buth they and the delega- | tions that followed them carrying the banners |

‘of their cities or societies and being acc: m-| finl if a valuable and pleasant reme ly in

panied by bands of music. After traversing | indigestion, particularly ia overworked men.” inci i EE

the principal streets of the capital, ha ———=

procession reached the Phantheon end | PIER,

marched two by two ta the monument on On Tneeday. morning, ind inst,,.afher.s

which were deposited four hundged me- | lingering illness of seven months, Mr, Thomas

through the Washington Treaty. Haring the

be recouped because

i

ieyes

Treaty. the sum of $30,000 was placed in the supplementary estimates for this purpose last session, but objections having been raised in the House of Commons the vote was droppet,

will vbine up

It is probable that the matter again during the ebming session.

morial wreaths. Among the societies repre~| Mugford, carpenter, of this city, aged 47 sented on the oecasion were the Un'te | years, . Italian Societies of New York, who sent ©|” a+ Orwell Head, on the 7th Janasry inst., beautiful wreath. The chapel and tomb | of jnffimmation o* -he eye, Mary Catherine, were splendidly decorated, and the ceremony | only daughter 0° Jobn and Annie McPherson, was distinguished by the presence of the | aged five yerr: snd three months. ‘King, the Queen and several members of | st Ma! Brook, N. S., on the Sth_inst., | the royal family. | Marvy Apa, aged 40 yey wife of Ronald — > Sa MeGulNveay, and daughter of the late Dougald For SaLe.—Two shares in the Citizens’, Mcisaac, of Ma!. Cove, much regretted, May Skuting Rink, Apply at this offide, hers AAT] rest tn pewde, .

Aik, JANUARY “23

1884.

ferkins & Sterns

| | |

| | i |

Ch'town, Nov. 19, 1883.

Flannels and Blankets,

Ulster Cloths and Mantle Cloths,

Tweeds and Coatings, fur-lined Cloaks and Cloth Jackets,

Wool Squares Fur

ARE NOW OFFERING EXTRA GOOD VALUE IN

and Wool Scaris,

Muffs and Fur Caps

ViOLVETS, VEILVETHEENS AND PLUSE.

Winter Goods, of every description, Good ané Cheap, at

PERKINS & STERNS.

i884.

J. B.

OUT Wool Goods in

Ladies’ Fur Tippets,

Jackets, Stufis, Remnants in Canton Flannels..

will be given,

Ch’town, Jan. 12, 1884.—2aw wkly,

—* Oo

| AM now having my Annual Clearance Sale, and will CLEAR

JANUARY.

—C—¢_o-C_

Annual Clearance Sale At

MACDONALD’S.

i884.

Ladies’ Feltand Fur Hats, Men’s Fur and Cloth Caps, Men’s and Boys’ Ulsters, Overcoata and Reefing

Alo Kemnants in Cloths, in Prints,

Scarfs, Clouds, Wool Squares, Heavy Winter Cloths, Winter Dress Stuffs, Ladies’ Fur Caps and Mufis,

Remnants in Dress and Remnants

These goods must be cleared out and Bargains Extraordinary

J. B. MACDONALD'S,

Queen Street.

special bargains in

70;

Department,

Ch’town, Dec, 12, 1883.—2aw wkly pres pat.

Col peceseenagenanpesncncaies _ _— a Seal ea

24cts., 30cts., and S6cts,

a a

70:

30 half-boxes choice LAYERS, 3,000 pounds CURRAN'TS, 200 boxes prime FIGS, 5 cases choice PRUNES,

20 kegs GRAPES,

Nov. 14, 1898. —2aw wkiy

GRAND SALE OF

DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING.

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up

UR TEA is giving splendid satisfaction. Prices, wholesale, very low.

OHN MACPHEE & CO. will, during the HOLIDAY SEASON, give

Dress Goods, Kuit Wool Goods, Mantle, Shawls, Flannels, Hosiery, Gloves, &c CLOTHING. CLOTHING.

Men’s Overcoats, $3.90, $5.00, $6.50, $7.50, up. Men’s Ulsters, $4.95, $6.25, $7.00, up. Men’s Reefers, $2.95, $3, $3/50, $5, $4.50, $5.50 up.

Fur Caps, Kid Mits and Gloyes, Cardigan Jackets, Worsted Tweeds, Under- clothing, Buffalo Robes, Horse Rugs, Small Wares, etc.

PARKS WARP, CH BAP.

Gash Buyers can depend on getting REAL BARGAINS in every

WHOLESALE AND KETAIL.

JOHN MIACPHEE & CO,

ROBERT ORR’S OLD STAND,

TEA.

BEER & GOFF'S.

‘ | Prices,” retail | public with confidence.

Halt chests very cheap to the trade.

BEER INGW PRU LSL,

Wholesale and Retail, Cheap.

& GOFF.

2 SS

ON HAND: 230 boxes very choice Valencia and Layer RAISINS,

200 barrels hard WINTER APPLES, No, 1,

AND MORE TO ARRIVA.

BEER & GOFF.

he Ladies of St Jamey’ Kirk

Good Old Time

Teh AND FANCY TABLE,

EARLY IN MARCH.

s@ Further particulars will be given.

TO LET. iid enillicial - e room on Sotth Side Queen Square,

lately occupied as a private billiard | room,

Apply to

HORACE HA&SZARD, Ch’town, Jan. 14, 1884.

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Dissolution Notice.

rp \HIS is to certify that the Parinership heretofore existing between the under- signed, carrying on business under the style and firm of Darrach & Fowle, has this first day of May, A. D. 1883, been dissolved by mutual consent. Dated this Ist day of May, A. D, 1888,

JOHN DARRACH, AUBREY fOWLE. Ch'town, Jan. 19,’8&4. 3i oaw.

PB. Island Pottery

JE ace Agents for the P. KE. Island

Pottery. (rders sent to ws will re- ceive prompt attention, Jars, Jugs, Bean Pots, Mugs, Flower Pots, Spitocas, Steve

Stones, étc., etc., in stock.

BEER & GOFF

AGENTS Ch'town, Oct. #6, ’83.

A NEW TREATMENT

For Consumptien, Asthma, Bron- \chitis, Dyspepsia, Catarrh, Head- ache, Bebility, Rheumatism, Neu- ralgia, and all Chronic and Nervous Disorders.

A CARD.

E, the undersigned, having received

great and permanent benefit from the use of ‘COMPOUND OXYGEN,” prepared and administered by Das. Svansey & Parey, of Philadelphia, end being satisfied thatit is a new discovery in omedical gcience, and all that is claimed fr it, consider it a duty which we owe tothe many thousands who are buffering from chronic and so-called “in- curable’’ diseases to do all thet we can to make its virlues known and to inspire the

We have pereova! knowledge of Dre. Star- key & Palen. They are educated, intelligent and conscientious paysicians who will not,

FIVE POUND TINS, (screw top), excludes the air, pre-|we are sure, make any statement which thety serying the flavor and strength of the Tea. Just what is wanted

(do not know or believe to be true, nor pub-

* | lish any testimonials or reports of cases which

}are bot genuine, Wau. D. Keprey, Member of Congress trom Philadelphia, T. S. Anreor, Editor and Publisher “Arthur's Home Magazine,’ LP’ nladelphia. | V. L. Conkan,

Editor ‘* Lutheran

adelphaa,

PuitapeLpuia, Pa., June ’, 1382.

Phil

Observer,”

In order to meet a natural inquiry in regaid | to our professional and persons] standing, and to give increased confidence in our state. 'ments and in the genuineness of our testi- | motials and reports of cases, we print the ‘above card fiom gentlemen well and widely | known and of the highest personal character: | Our *Trectise on Compound Orygen,’ con- \taining a liistory ot the discovery of and j mode of action of this remarkable curative ) agent, and alargerecond of surprising cures ‘in Co*sumption, Catarrh, Neuralgia, Bron- 'chitis, Asthme, etc.,,and a wide range of | chronic diseases, will be sent free,

Appress Drs. STARKEY & PALEN,

110 & 111! Girard Si., Philadelphia, Pay

seaaeeenamedinenth a ceatnamianiat ene naan ar ecenenennnanenr Samana

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