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Lapies’ Hats trimmed to order at J. B Macdonald's.

Divers are at work in Orwell Harbor. See our correspondence eolumn.

More Maple Syrup—right from the maple woods of Lot $—at “The Confectionery.” 21

New Tweeps AND Worstrep Men’s Clothing made to order, in good styles, at J. B. Mac- donald’s.

Wit our City Fathers attempt to abate the dust nuisance ? which is stifling ard blinding our citizens,

THose Thirteen Dollar Grey Tweed Suits at Beer & Sons, are really splendid value, and quite nobby.— May 15,

Nursancr.—Whose duty is it to remove the dead cat which lies, breeding disease, on Hillsborough Street, near the Railway ?

In this port there are at present loading and disloading, 2 steamers, 2 barques, 2 barquentines, 1 brigantine, 1 brig and 20{ schooners.

We will offer to-morrow (Friday) 135 dozen Ladies’ Linen Handkerchiefs at special job prices. Ladies will find them very cheap.

W. A. Werks & Ce.

Ox Monday night, @ house owned by Mr.

John D. White, at Alberton, was destroyed:

by fire. cause.

Incendiarism is supposed to be the

Ir the ‘* Merchant ” (?) who writes in yester- day’s Herald will call at Tur EXaMINner office, we shall be happy to convince bim of the truth contained in the paragraph to which he takes exception.

One Hunprep Barre-s choice family Flour

. just received at Beer & Goff’s.—3i

Tue steamer Princess of Wales took the fol- lowing cargo from this port on Monday: 42 bags grain, | horse, 11 bbls. oysters, 2 bbls. pork, 4 bundles pelts. On Tuesday she took 40 bbls. pork, 102 bags potatoes, 1 cask hams, 10 carcasses mutton, 19 hogsheads gin, 14 horses, and 25 eattle.

THe return match between the ‘‘ Married” and ‘‘ Single” elevens of the Phenix Cricket Club will be played on Saturday next; stumps pitched at 2 o'clock, p.m. Players are re- quested to be on the ground punctually, so as to make an early start. Jonn H. Yeo, Sec.

For Cueap Goons, be sure and visit J.-B. Macdonald’s when shopping.

Tue steamer Carroll sailed for Boston this evening, with a full cargo of produce and the following passengers: Mr. F. Trainer, Miss Robinson, James Connors, Miss Elizabeth McAssey, Philip Carlin, Mrs. Mills, Miss Kate Campbell, Miss Kate Lamb, Mr. 8. Marling, Misses McDonald, Nicholson, Mc- Leod, McEachern, A. Allin, Messrs. A. Stan- lake and R. Coady.

THe steamer M,. A. Starr arrived from Halifax to-day with a large cargo of merchan- dise. Mrs. A. McNeill, Mr. J. McDonald, and Mr, John McKennell were passengers by her. She will sail on return this evening, loaded with potatoes which Mr. J. Hughes sends to New York via Halifax.

Puve Prries, Ravsars, and ONIONs, just received by W. F. Carrer. { 3in}

Ar County Line Station, on Tuesday after- neon, a young man by the name of Terlizzick, while in the act of coupling cars had the four fingers of his right hand terribly smashed be- tween the bumbers of the cars. Drs. Jarvis and Shreve, who were immediately telegraph- ed for, amputated the four fingers. Terlizzick is doing as well as can be expected,—Journal.

A caHorce lot of American Candies just received, by W. F, Carrer. [Sin]

Mr. P. Conno.y, livery stable keeper, has received from St. John a number of single wagons, which were manufactured in that city by Messrs. Price and Shaw. The wagons are very handsome and stylish, and reflect much credit on the builders. We have seen wagons of superior style manufactured in this city; but we suppose, as Mr. C. is a strong Grit, he wishes to practice the old Grit motto, ‘‘ Down with home manufactures; let us buy from foreigners.”

InterEstING. — NEW ENGLISH BON- NETS, French and English Flowers, Ostrich and Fancy Feathers, Wings and Birds, Hats and Straw Goods, rnaments, Laces, Illusion Ribbons, and all kinds New Millinery Goods. Ladies’ Hats and Bonnets made to order, and Millinery tastefully executed by first-class Milliners.

tues thur sat 2w W. A. Weeks & Co.

Ay Usuvcky Vesset.—The British war ship Jron Duke, flagship on the China station, which was recently ore at Shanghai, is an unfortunate vessel. On the Ist of September, 1875, she rammed the Vanguard and sank her in a fog off Wicklow Head. No lives were lost. Shortly after, while leaving the re- pairing dock, she ran into the Black Prince, when both vessels we badly damaged. The Tron Duke was at one time commanded by the Duke of Edinburgh.

RavparRs, Bananas, Bermuda Onions, at ‘** The Confectionery.” 2i

In the window of Mr. ©. Lewis are ex- hibited a number of fine large photographs, which have been recently taken. Among the

most noticeable is our Reverend friend of the

Preabyterian, which is an excellent piece of art. The photograph of the steamer Princess of - Wales—considering the difficulties with which the artist had to contend in taking it— is very fine, as is the ‘‘Rankin House,” and — other local buildings. Give Mr. La e

Ar the Stipendiary istrate’s Court this forenoon, James McDon and James Hen- nessy were each fined $1 and costs or 4 days, for being drunk and incapable. George Lar- ter, Hiram Hobbs, George Brown, Joseph Mahar, Michael Power, John Bevan, William Hooper, John Sheehan, George Ryan, Thomas Costello and Charles Tynan appeared on sum- mons for non-payment of dog-tax. They were each condemned to pay their tax and cost of summons. We learn that there are twenty summonses te be issued against parties

Queen Street.

New Spring & Summer

GOODS,

EX “ Prince Kdward” and | other Steamers,

All carefully selected in the Best and Cheap- est markets.

ress Materials,

Dress Fringes, ete.

Black Silks & Velvets

MILLINERY,

a really Good Assort- ment.

Hats, leathers, Flowers,

very attractive.

Lace Curtains

{ at prices to suit all customers.

Ladies’ and Gents’

UNDERGLOTHING

Good and Cheap.

HOSIERY,

in variety.

Grey Cottons, White Cottons,

Print Cottons, Towels,

~ Towelling, Table Damasks, Tweeds, ete.

Best Value Yet Offered,

20:

DesiniAY

= — ” ag OT la here a ia +s a aici hited Si a oer a : wm i SS ~ 8 Nag, ” _ ow ——- “ ee,

Livmvwom nes Daeg i Orrespoidences

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B® We do not hold ourselves responsible f. # the staements or opinions of our correspondents.

Divers at Work in Orwell Harbor. To the Editor of the Rxaminer.

Srix,— Captain Larder, of Halifax, the cele- brated diver, with a crew of twelve men, are now at work in Orwell Harbor, taking up por- tions of the wreck of the ship ‘* King David,” which sank some fifty years ago. To-day a number of copper bolts, sheathing, etc., was sent up from the bottom by the man below, who, when he appeared himself above water, was an odd sight.

Yours, etc.,

May 15, 1879. ORWELL,

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SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF CHARLOTTETOWN, ENTERED,

May 13—Schr. W. Wright, Pinnett, oats and shingles; Conqueror, Pinnett, potatoes ; Mary Emma, Cocagne, boards; T. W. Allen, Bay Verte, lumber; Steamer Car- roll, Wright, Boston, mdse.

May 14—NSchr. Rising Dawn, Pictou, coal.

May 15th.—Schr. P. L. G., Pictou, coal; Kate, Pentz, Shediac, shingles; Laura C., Bay Verte, lumber; Louisa, : Pictou, coal; Foam, Arichat, limestone; M. A. Starr, Halifax, mdse.; Carrier Dove, Shediac, lumber; I Dare, Bay Verte, deals; bar- quentine Ethel] Blanche, London, mdse.

CLEARED,

May 13—Sch. Margaret Mary, Shediac ; bal,; Maggie, Tracadie, ballast ; Onward, Wal- lace, ballast ;Sylvanus McDonald, Orwell, ballast ; Ranger, Pictou, ballast; Lassie, Pictou, ballast; Magdalen, Chatham, ballast ; Sarah, Miramichi, salt and oats ; Philestine, Murray Harbor, salt and fiour; Minnie R. Summenacas, salt etc.

May 14—Schr. Margaret, Arichat, potatoes and flour; Maria Alma, Shediac, ballast ; Schr. Capella, Summerside, ballast; Prince Edward, Fraser, Plymouth, oats and deal ends; schr. Sphinx, New York, 2,448 bush. potatoes, by John Hughes.

May 15.—Schr. Carrier Dove, Summerside, ballast; P. L. G., Pictou, 1,600 bushels potatoes; Carroll, Wright, Boston, sundry produce; Corsair, Montague, mdse. ; Rising Dawn, Pictou, ballast; Bonnie Lass, Bay Chealeur, ballast; I Dare, Cocagne, bal- last.

LIST OF VESSELS IN PORT WITH THEIR

DESTINATION. POWNAL WHARF. Schr. Carrier Dove, uncertain. LORD’s WHARF. Schr. Frances Harriet, uncertain. ** Clipper, uncertain. ‘ ** Louisa, for Picton. ‘* Minnie R. McKenzie, uncertain.

PEAKE’S NO. 1 WHARF.

Schr. Alpha, Pictou. ‘* Corsair, Montague. ‘* Three Sisters, uncertain. ‘* Little Bell, uncertain.

QUEEN’S WHARF.

Schr. Bonnie Lass, for Bonaventure. ‘* Lillian Bourke, uncertain. PEAKE’S NO. 2 WHARF. Barkentine Erema, uneertain,

¥ Ethel Blanche, uncertain, Schr. Laura C., uncertain. PEAKE’S NO. 3 WHARF. , Schr. Morning Star, uncertain, ‘* Prospect, uncertain. ‘* Kate, uncertain. ‘* Sea Bird, for Murray Harbor. Barque Ringwood, uncertain. RAILWAY WHARF. Barque Isobel, uncertain. Schr. P. L. G., uncertain. Schr. W, Wright, uncertain ‘* A. McRae, uncertain. ‘* Ambrose, for Pictou. Brigt. David Rees, for Bristel Channel. Brig Alpheta, wncertain.

OUTPORTS.

Murray Harbor, May 7—Cleared schr. Julia Ward, Halifax, 1200 bush. potatoes, 100 do. oats.

Murray Harbor, May 9—Cleared schr. Zebra, Arichat, 900 bush. potatoes, 300 bushels oats.

Crapaud, May 10—Cleared brig Servian, Ply- mouth, 24,000 bushels oats, by L. C. Owen.

Souris, May 1C--Cleared brigt. Fanny, Rouen, 24,390 bush. oats, by L. C. Owen.

New London, May 10—Cleared schr. Albion, Miramichi, 800 bushels potatoes, 1000 bushels oats, 25 bbls. pork, ete.

Souris—Sailed the 12th inst., schooner Minot Light, Captain Thomas Kickham ‘for St. John’s, Newfoundiand, cargo consist. ing of 350 sculped seals, shipped by D. Costello ; 280 firkins butter, shipped by the firm of O. Connolly & Co. Souris; 900 bushels potatoes, 1,200 bushels oats, 12 fat oxen, 4 milch cows with their calves, 4 cord of firewood, 3000 feet harwood plank, shipped by Messrs. L. Kickham

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Souris, May 13—Entered schr. E. Hodgson, Halifax, sundries.

Crapaud, May 14—-Cleared the Victor for Bal- timore, with 5780 bush. potatoes, by John Hughes.

Pinette, May 18—Cleared schr. Conquerer, Charlottetown, 700 bushels potatoes, A. McRae, do., 3200 bush. potatoes,

Philadelphia, May 18—In port barque M. J. Foley, for Liverpool; J. M.8., for Carribean. ' Oporte, May 9--Sld. barque J. F. Robert- son for Delaware Breakwater.

Boston, May 9—Cleared brigt. Kate, LaBlane, Tignish, P. E. L '

Philadelphia, May 8—Arrived brigt. J. M. S., Boudroit, Carbarieu.

HOTEL ARRIVALS.

REVERE HOUSE.

May 12—Warren Campbell, Pictou, N. §.; Hon. R. B. Reid, Alberton.

May 13—Wm. G. Coombs, St. John, N. B.; A. J. Ross, Pictou, N. 8.; J. P. Snow, Mil ford, N. H.; H. R. Narraway, Pictou, N. §,

May 15—John H. Brown, Halifax; K, Me-

who have not yet paid their dog-tax.

May 14, 1879.

Dermid,- Montreal; John McKenna, do, ?

aie es

A ten cel ce wert ° Ss

NEW GO008

EX “PRINCE EDWARD,”

ivan.

IS & SII,

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Our Stock for this Season surpasses

anything we have yet shown, in

VALUE, STYLE «nd VARIETY !

And, notwithstanding the increased duties, we can (with a few

exceptions) sell, at

LESS THAN OLD PRICKS

Millinery,

Dress Goods, Straw Hats & Bonnets, Lace Goods, Silk Sears,

PRINTED COTTONS,

Grey & White Coftons, CLOTHS

—AND—

TWHEDS

Trimmine's,

—AND—

EVERY NOVELTY

OF THE SEASON!

We have marked Goods very low For

CASH.

HS & SIRT

Chjtown, May 8, 1879.

AUCTION SALES.

Rustic Seats for Sale,

FPNHE Subscriber will Sell on FRIDAY, the

16th inst., at 11 o’clock, on the Market Square, a lot of Rustic Seats, suitable for zwns, etc.

E. NEEDHAM, Auct’r. Ch’town, May 14, 1879—2i pd.

Household Furniture.

WILL sell at Auction, at my Sale Room, Queen Square, on

FRIDAY. the {6th inst., AT 2 O'CLOCK, P. M.,

A Lot of Household Furniture,

-——-CONSISTING OF—

Dining Tables, Sofas, Easy Chairs, Rocking Chairs, Cane and Wood Seat Chairs, Tapestry and other Carpets, Hat Racks, Pictures, Curtains, -room Sets, Mattrasses, Tables, Washstands, Toilet Sets and Toilet Glasses, Feather Beds and Pillows, Bedding, ete. Hail Oi Cloth, Cooking Stove, Kitchen Furniture,

etc., ete. W ILLIAM DODD, Auctioneer,

Two

May 14, 1879—2in

Insolvent Act of 1875 and Amending Acts.

In the matter of James Duncan, John Fer- guson Robertson, and Robert Robinson Hodgson ; trading under the style, firm and name of James Duncan & Co,

By PUBLIC AUCTION, will be sold

ON WEDNESDAY,

the 2lst day of MAY, at 12 O'CLOCK, noon, at Duncan’s Wharf, Charlottetown, where she now lies,

The Brigantine ‘‘L. J. Westaway,” built at P, EK. Island, in November, 1871, 278 tons register. Length, 125 feet; breadth, 27.2. depth, 12.9. This fine vessel was thor- oughly repaired at Picton in May last, and-had a complete new set of Masts, Spars, Sails and Rigging, metalled, and reclassed at Lloyd’s, Al in red, for three years.

——-ALSO-—

At the Public Wharf at Pictou, where she now lies, on FRIDAY, the 23rd day of MAY, at 12 o'clock, noon,

The, Brig ‘‘ Peeress,” built in P. E. Island, in August, 1877, 249 tons register. Length, 104 feet; breadth, 25.8; depth, 12.9. Classed Al 7 years at Lloyds, has a very good outfit, and loaded with deals under a charter for Liverpool, G. B,

Terms at sale, For further particulars, ap-

ply to B. WILSON HIGGS, : Assignee, Charlottetown, P. E. Island, 23rd April, 1879.—2aw t sale [24, ’79.

TO PRINTERS |

EXECUTOR’S SALE.

FEXHE Subscriber has been instructed by the Executor of the Estate of the late Henry Coorrer to Sell at Pablie Auction, on

Tuesday, the 27th instant,

AT 11 O'CLOCK, A. M.,

Machinery belonging tothe said Estate, consisting in part of — 1 Tuft’s Hand Press (28x30), 1 Half-Medium Universal Job Press, 1 Berry Jobber, 1 Five-horse Power Steam Engine & Boiler, 1 Paper Cutter (‘‘ Printer’s Favorite), A large and varied assortment of Job Type, including many of the latest styles. Stands, Chases, Galleys, Composing Sticks, &c., &c. Terms avr SALE, WILLIAM DODD, Auct’r. Ch’town. May 7, 1879—wed fri pat t sale

Canadian Seed Wheat !

1 () BUSHELS Secoteh Fife Wheat

—gave the very best satisfaction last year.

FLOUR AND CORNMEAL, Wholesale and Retail.

50 BBLS. APPLES

expected in a few days.

B. BALDERSTON., No. 11 Queen street, May 8—3w

Cracked Gorn and Bran.

FOR SALE LOW: 1 () BAGS COARSE CORNMEAL, 130 ** BRAN.

Owen Connolly & Co, Ch’town, April 18, °78—6w 3aw

Wants. Lost, Found, <r,

Advertisements wnder this heading, in space not exceeding half an inch, will be insert ed for Ten Cents per day.

LET—A large two-story Dwelling House, beautifully situated on North side aaen Square, containing seventeen Rooms, good cellarage, Coach House and Stables. Es; quire for particulars at King Square Furniture Warerooms. [may 1—pat pres Im]

Let.—A HOUSE containing 4 rooms, a good cellar and yard, situated near Lea’s Factory, east end of Grafton Street. Apply to R. B. HUESTIS,

At A. A, Baldwin & Co,’s April 23, 1879

the whole of the Printing Plant and.

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