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Sales Agents of the Daily Examiner.

Tue Datny Examiner is for sale every day on the trains east and west, and at the follow- ing places .—

H. A. Harvie, Charlottetown.

A. D. Haszarp, “ T. O'CONNELL, “ T. L. CHApre tz, ¥ S. T. Ne._mes -

G. A. Arrken, Georgetown.

D, SuTHERLAND, Souris East.

A. McAv tay, Head St. Peter's Bay.

D. Eagan, Mount Stewart.

H. Beer, Southport.

3x0. O’ Nett, Halfway House.

Morton S. Hecres, County Line Station. Eomounp Camppeit, Prince County Book-

abore, Summerside.

~W. D. MeNetit, Alberton.

Joun J. Arnsneaux, Tignish.

THe Dairy EXAMINER.

JANUARY 14, 1879.

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Government Advertising and ,Printing.

Tae St. John Sun—one of the ablest supporters of the Liberal-Conservative Party —very naturally protests when Gov- ernment advertisements are carried past its door and inserted in the St. John News; for the News is the crookedest and meanest of the journals which, during the late cam- paign, deceived the people of New Bruns- wick. And the Sun very properly wishes tu knew whether there is to be any distinc- tion maintained between those who labor to build up a party and those who labor to destroy it} We own to some curiosity re- specting the same question. Of the few Government advertisements published on the Island since the Liberal-Conservative Government came into office—not one haa appeared in Tag Examiner, except such as would have appeared in it had the Grits re- mained in power. The Summerside Jour- nal and—if we mistake not—other papers which worked tooth and nail to defeat the Liberal-Conservatives have published the Government advertisements. Truc, these have been of small account; and, sup- posing it would take the Grit officials some time to realize the changed state of affairs, we have remained silent about them. But now we, too, want to know whether there is to be any distinction maintained between those who labor to build up a party and those who labor to destroy it?

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‘The Plague on the Caspian.

The intelligence from the western shores of the Caspian Sea is somewhat alarming. The veritable plague, it appears, has been raging with deadly effect for some weeks at Astrakhan, an important Russian centre, and has been steadily spreading in various directions therefrom. Russia’s greatest river, the Volga, debouches into the Cas-

pian near Astrakhan. The valley of that river is, for Russia, thickly peopled. The river itself forms part of a vast internal navigable system, which connects the waters ef the Baltic, the Black Sea and the Caspian. From such a_ centre as Astrakhan, therefore the pestilence may spread through the great bulk of the Russian empire westward unless the most energetic and wisely directed efforts are made to prevent it. All Europe, nay, the whole civilized world, is interested in the painful intelligence from Central Asia. This dreadful plague, it seems, cares little about temperature, high or low. It is very fatal in midsummer, but it is capable, it ap- pears, of decimating a community in mid- winter. It isto be hoped the measures taken by the Russian Government will have the effect of arresting the further advauce of the menacing pest.

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Branch Railway to Elmira.

Pursnant to public notice a meeting of the inhabitants of North Lake and ad- jacent settlements, was held in the Lake- ville schoulhouse, on Saturday, the 4th inst., for the purpose of discussing the propriety of petitioning the Dominion Government for a Branch Railway to Elmira, a distance of about nine miles, when it was unan mously resulved that we draft petitions and have them signed, and call a general meet- ing on Wednesday, the 15th inst., for the purpose of bringing the matter more prc- minently to the notice of our Representa- tives, both Dominion and Local, of which meeting all parties concerned will take notice and govern themselves accerdingly.

Deminion and Local representatives res- pectfully invited.

By order, Joun F. Metuick, Sec’y Elmira, Jan. 7th, 1879.

in January, 1871, a French gunner was atruck by a fragment of a. Prussian shell which carried away his jaw, nose and both. eyes. The surgeons have, at last, devised for him a metallic mask, with eyes, a false n se and an artificial jaw that permits hin. to masticate his food. The woman he was engaged to when the war broke out mar- r.ed him.

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The highest paid Judge in France re eeives $6,000, which is $500 less than the pv of the Chief Justice of Massachusetts,

and $4,500 less than Chief Justice Waite of | for the trial of the case.

tue United States Supreme Court receives.

But the Judge of the Court of Cassation in Feance is eee in decorations, so dear t> Frenchman.

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Supreme Court.

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| Mr. Justice Perers was the sole oceu- pant of the Bench at the opening of the Supreme Court this morning. Chief Jus- tice and Mr. Justice Hensley were both too unwell to attend. The following are the gentleman of THE GRAND JURY. William Rogerson, Crapaud ; Cornelius

Knight, city; Robert Brydges, city ;| William Stumbles, Sr., city ; David Muich, Rustico ; Robert Haslam, Lot 67 ; Francis Kelly, Fort Augustus; Edward Haines, Lot 49; John A. McDonald, East River ; Patrick Blake, city ; Robert Hooper, city - James Johnstone, Victoria ; Henry Long; worth, Royalty ; John B. Stewart, Lot 48 Robert Young, city; Henry A. Harvie, city ; Patrick Dunphy, Lot 67 ; Ambrose Brown, city; Francis Dogherty, Royalty ; William B. Clarke, Victoria; William Bagnall, New Glasgow. ;

The Grand Jury having chosen as their foreman, Henry LonewortH, Es@., and been sworn, Mr. Justice Peters addressed them to the following effect :

THE JUDGES CHARGE.

' penters passing along Charlotte street, near

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Lowther, do.; Roderick McKenzie, Flat! to open the store, River ; Henry Bovyer Smith, city; Joseph | the keys to open the door.

Died in the Snow Drift.

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| In St. John on Friday last some car-

the corner of Princess street, at 7.30 o'clock in the morning, were horrified by seeing, ‘lying inasnow drift, a colored man, 4p- parently dead. Help was procured, and he was taken to Prescott’s new building near by, and means were taken to resucitate He was able to speak, and his story was that he was going to where he worked

On the road he becaine very much chilled, and after labor- ing to proceed on his way fell down ina snow drift utterly exhausted. He remem- bered no more until he found himself in the Prescott building. He gave his name as D. W. Curtis, and said he belonged to a place a few miles out of Boston. Tracey was notified of the event, bat before he reached the building Curtis was dead. Curtis, who has been here since last spring, was a barber by trade, and worked for Messrs. Hamilton, Henderson & Gray, on King street.

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The Latest Enoch Arden Case.

VERY SINGULAR CONDUCT OF A DARTMOUTH HUSBAND.

GENTLEMEN OF THE GRAND Jory,—I am sorry to say that the criminal calendar is a | very lengthy one. The cases that I have} directly before are five.

The first is that of the Queen rs. Rielly and Troy, for breaking into the store of Mr. Baldwin onj Queen Street. The evi- dence in this case is purely circumstantial.

The next case is that of the Queen vs. one Horriel, for forgery of a cheque against the Union Bank. In this case the evidence is so clear that I need not dwell upon it.

The next is that of the Queen vs. a boy named Pearson, for forging a cheque on the

3ank of P. E. Island for ene doilar.. The evidence in this case is also very clear.

The next is a very serious case indeed. [t is that of the Queen vs. Johnston and Millner for murder or manslanghter. In this case two persons were ina wagon in the West Bog talking to two women; and after they turned away some one—supposed to be a person named Irgles —threw a stone at them. Upon this they turned again, and one of them with a pistol fired three shots, and a youth named Kelly received a mortal wound. There is no doubt that Kelly had nothing to do with throwing the stone. Kelly was standing about twenty or thirty feet from the person who fired, Now the first thing is as to the identity of those in the wagon. None of those who gave evidence is said to have known them But one or two witnesses identified Millner as being in the wagon. The evidence does not, however, stop there. The policeman found the wagon in Millner’s yard; and it is proved that one of Millner’s men got the wagon from Stumbles; that Milliner got into it ; that he went in search of Johnston; that Johnston was found; and that the two went driving together. Then Johnston afterwards tried to hide himself, and con- fessed that he had shot a man. Putting all these facts together there can hardly be any doubt as to their identity. Then the next question is, who fired the shot? Well, we have the confession of Johnston that he fired the shot. The question is, was it mur- der or manslaughter? The Stipendiary Magistrate sends them up for manslaughter. Looking at the evidence before me, I think there is little doubt that it was uurder. A blow may be excused on ac- count of the infirmity of human temper. But because a man irritates a person, the law does not permit that person to turn about and shoot him. The law does not! allow for the brutality of human temper. {f you strike a man with your fist, aud he is killed, it is only manslaughter, because a blow with a fist is not likely to kill) Buta like blow with a knife, which pierces to the heart, is undoubtedly murder. Again, if a man hits you a heavy blow, it may be only ‘manslaughter’ to instantiy return the blow with a shot ; for a person so hit may not, on the instant, have command of himself. But if one is hit, and some time after retorts with a shot, then, if the person shot be killed, it is murder. Now, would the throwing of a stone justify arson taking out his pistol and, on the instant, shooting the man who threw it? 1 tuink not. But the tiring wasn’t, in this case, done in the instant. It was done after the wagon had time to turn ; and it was not the person who threw the stone who was shot. Then comes another ques- tion. Is Millner guilty? It may be that ne is. It may be that he is not. When several persons have a common intent and design to murder, all are just as guilty ot wurder asthe man who fires the shot or gives the blow. If, however, the intent was to frighten and not to kill, and a person was killed, then, only the one by whom the person was killed would-be guilty of murder. Now, in this case, the evidence of Hand says: “lL know the bugger who fired the shot ;” and the other one replied ‘‘I have hm.” ‘lhat seems to be the only evidence that implicates Millner in the crime of murder, It matters not that Kelly was not the man who fired the stone. If Ingles, who fired the stone, had been killed, and it was only manslaughter, then the killing of | Kelly is only manslaughter. If it be con- } sidered murder to kill Ingles, who fired the stone, the killing of Kelly is also murder. With these remarks I will leave this im- portant case to your judgment. Seveial uther cases, the evidence in which is not acow before me, will require your attention. if you require instruction concerning.them, apply to the Court.

The Grand Jury then withdrew.

Mx. F. Lonaworrn moved for a rule nisi to prevent the Sheriffs sale of land the my of the late Patrick Murphy.

x. C. PaLMeER moved for a special jury to try the case of Alley vs. Duchemin; also that Tuesday, the 28th inst., be set down

(From the Halifax Chronicle.)

This time Dartmouth is the happy town which is the scene of the turning up of a husband who was supposed, and onght, to have been dead. A ship carpenter met his fate in the shape of a bloeming young lady. They were married, and for a few months all went merrily. Then a cloud came over tle matrimonial sky, and there was weep- ing and wailing where once all was bliss. The cloud came in this manner : The hus- band found it necessary to go somewhere in the country on business. The wife did not hear from him and, on inquiry, found that he had never arrived at his destination, Weeks slipped by; then weeks became months, and no tidings of the lost husband could be obtained. Over 2 years passed and the deserted wife mourned the loss of the departed, and felt that there was a matus in her young life which coud never be filled. She was wrong. Adjoining her pew in her church was one occupied by a gentleman who had long regarded her with adiniration. After a longtime it was no- ticed that sometimes both were in the same pew, and svon it became evident that they were more than friends. Two years anda half had passed away; surely number one could not be still in the land of living. Of course no one else could ever quite fill the blank left by him; but then the gentleman who went to church Was a nice man, so agreeable, and offered such sweet words of comfort. They married, and for a month or so happiness reigned once more in that Dartmouth household. Then another cloud put in an appearance in the shape of a let- terfrom husband number one. He was very much alive and wanted to know what his wife ineant by her conduct. He had been living all the time in Hants County, working at the shoemaking business. She was in a dilemma most confounding. She loved them both, and ch! ‘thuw happy she could be with either were tother dear charmer away” beyond the possibility of re- turning. Number one not being one of those lovely, self-sacrificing men, embody- ing all that is good and noble in human nature, didn’t come to look at his wife by moonlight through the parlor window and then weep tears of sorrow and steal away to die alone like the Enoch of the poem. No, this Enoch wanted to know how she could have been so unfaithful to him as to marry again, and insisted on her coming to him at once and never looking on the sorruwing countenance of Number two aguin. She took legal advice and then separated from Number two. For atime the two separate pews in church were again occupied. Then both were empty and it became known that she had decided in favor of Number two, was living with him and had some big brothers who promised to punish Number one if heever gave them a practical evi- dence of his existence in this world. Thus the matter stands and further developments are anxiously awaited.

Murdered in 1878.

Tue Cincinnati Commercial thus suminar- ises the murdered and homicides in the United States in 1878 :—

Persons poisoned ; . > 25 Women killed by abortion : 12 Persons killed by thieves : ‘ 57 Killed in political quarrels. ‘ 14 Fathers kill sons ‘ ‘ : 18 {nsane murders ‘ ; , 13 Prostitutes killed ‘ ‘ ‘ 17 Mothers kill their children ‘ ; 37 Bagnio fatal quarrels . ‘ . 10 Meu killed in common quarrels 228 Bar-room and drunken quarrels ‘ 74 Wives killed. : ; i 6S Child murders . ‘ ; ‘ 9 Accidental killing ; : ; bY dustitiable ‘ ° ; ‘ 28 Killings on account of dogs : 4 Killings on account of wives . ; é4 Card and gambling quarrels. 15 Fueds . : ‘ . : o6 Parricides : ; ‘ ; 56 Fatal quarrels about property . ' 5 Mobs kill ‘ , e : . ; 29 Wives kill husbands. ; i PI Officers killed persons . : ‘ 3 Officers killed . ; ‘ ; 36 rrostitutes killmen . ; . z Fraternal fatal quarrels : ; 14 Seduced women kiil seducers . ; 6 Thieves shot. ‘ é ‘ 27 Negroes killed . . : : 112 Negroes kill é . ; 102 Raped and killed ; ‘ ; 10 Persons killed on account oi language or Opproprious epithet used. : 13

Ir is generally acknowledged that a house o entertainment tor passeugers and others com-

Court adjourned.

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4 Lot ef Ladies’ Black

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Wednesday Ev'ng, Jan. 15th.

Admisvion 10 cents. Ladies free. Doors open at 7; Lecture to cominence at 8 o'clock.

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A LECTURE !

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ON SHAKESPEARE’S PLAY OF

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IN THE Y. M. C. A. HALL,

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MAcEAcHERN & Co.,

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Administrator's Notice,

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