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VOL. 1.

HISTORICAL.

re | as in 1321, about eighty years after | the invasion of Russta by the Golden Horde, | ‘ } tis | € vv iy ‘Tossed the Bos- that the Ottoman Turks crossed t

to make their first raid in Europe. |

It w

phor us It took t stantinople,

ed nearly Sea to the Adriatic from the gean to |

Danube. The Moldavians and Wallachians, the Bulgarians, Servians, Bosnians, and others, most of them being of Slavonic blood, and all belonging to the same reli- gion as the Russian Slavs, had made far rreater advances in civilisation than their northern kinsfolk, put perbaps this civili- sation made their conquest all the easier, and tbey fell quickly under the dominion of the invaders. Of what nature that do. minion was during the first three c -nturies or so we read in the dark pages of Turkish history, and in the records of travellers’ visits to the country, What it has con. tinued to be in those provinces left to the

uncontrolled authority of the Turks,

last years proceedings in Bulgaria and Boevia show us only too vividly and paintully. Considerable mod ificat ons in the lot of the communities subject

tothe Ottomans have taken place, how- ever, during the past century or more, In certain districts the improvement has been great; in others. the weight of tyranny, taken «ff from the more favoured districts. has become more oppressive than ever. This has been mainly due to the spread of civilising influences from Western Europe. affecting to some extent the Turks them. selves, tO & greater extent their rivals and enemes. Before the time of Peter the Great. that is. till about a century and a half ago—the eastern half of Europe was European only in name. Under his hand the huge unwieldly Russian Empire first took some sort of orderly shape, and since his day it has steadily increased in size, and yet more in power. One consequence of its development has been the havoc caused by it among the disorganized communities outside its borders. Turkey furnished one cluster of these communities, till then very loosely bound together under the central aothority of the Sultans in Constantinonle The immediste effect of Russian aggrandiz- ment upon the Porte has undoubtedly been to compel it to adopt a more vigorous policy - whether more prudent and states- mnlike, or more reckless and tyrannical. we need not say—towards the inhabitants in the several provinces, ¢ach under its own set of statesmen or tyrants: the next

hem 130 years to conquer Con™ |

but before that final expla |” « | fOUnG was acbieved they had overrun and mister Rd

all the country from the Black ordered a portion of the wall to be pulled

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FIENDISH 4

We regret haying to chronicle one of the | most diabolical atrempis to destroy both | life and property, that has ever occurred in this vicinity. On Weduesttay morning when | the mascns, Working on Mr. Jason Goulad’s | building (Fort Hemlock) near Smith’s Fall's | went to their work, Mr John MeCann dis | covered Lhe end of a piece of fuse protrud- | ing from the side, and upon drawing ji ont: if. to be about tweuty inches in length. | ocke, Esq., the contractor, immediately

down, when about thirty inches from the

» was found buried in the centre of the wali a iin canister, containing 1 1-2 Ibs. diamond edge blasting powder. From the | cannister the fuse was laid, and the end doubled into the wall ready for future use. The fuse is reporied to be of superior quality, and could not have been procured in this place. Of course the only conclu- sion that the the public can arrive at is, that the powder was placed there for the purpose of blowing up the building and probably its contents, Whenever a conveni nt opportunity presented itsel f.--/ecorder.

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A PROTECTORATE FOR MEXICO.

Certain parties at Washington are striv- ing to quarrel with Mexico. They seize the moment when that country is distracted with civil strife. The pretence is cattle stealing and violent incursions from tie Mexican Side of the Rio Grande. A large body of troops have been guarding that frontier for the last two years, and thie out rages have diminished in number since the roving bands of robbers have been tiugh by experience what they are to expect if if found within the jurisdiction of the

United States, or attempting to cross the river on raids. Behind the proposition of protection there is, according to

the Sun, a design upon Mexican terris tory, which has long been regarded with covetous eyes, and to which may be at- tributed many of the exaggerations that have been invented to fire the American heart, and to inflame a passion of revenge. The Mexican Provinces, which are believed to abound in mineral and other wealth, and are separated from Texas only by the river Rio Grande, tempt the cupidity and the) restless spirit of the frontier population, and of others, who, taking advantage of the situation, would willingly embroil the Government ina conflict to serve their pecuniary interests, under pretence of yindicating the national honour.’’ Sey- eral interests are associated in this scheme of spoliation. The speculators. who seek territorial aggrandizement are those having fsecured grants and privileges in the fa- voured localities and those who want to keep the army ~~ to its present maximum

has been to cause a gradual breaking off of those provinces in which the aggravated misgovernment, instead of strengthening the al'egiance of the inhabitants, has bred go mvc) rs) resistance and confusion that they could no longer be controlled by the central authority and, invoking and obtain« ing Russian aid, have secured their partial independence.

it is not to be supposed that the aid thus given by Russia to the Moldavians, Wal- lachians, Servians and Greeks has been wholly disinterested or based exclusively upon sympathies of race and religion, but. whatever may have been the motives prompting the Tsars and statesmen, it is evident that sympsthies of race and relig- ion, joined with hatred and jealousy of the Turks, have always been powerful among the Russian people. From the earliest times of which we have records about them, the Slavonians in Russia have looked upon tne whole country from the White Sea down to the Black Sea 9s theirs by right. As far back as the year 904, we find them invading Constantinople, and, before any separate Slavonic communities had been planted south of the Danube, aiming to gai possession of the distnet. When the Greex Empire had crumbled away, and the Russian grand princes became the heads of the Greek Chureh. their desire to gain the holy city of their religion gave new zest to their politic:| ambition. Ever since they have"freed themselves from Mahometan oppressors and have seen Constantinople in the hands of Mahometans, their am- btion, religious as well as has been yet further intensified. Ivan the Threstening’s triumph over the Golden Horde, and his expulsion of the Tartars from Russia, were followed, as a matterof course by !van:the Terrible’s

victories over the Tartars in their own ter-!

ritories, and his invasion of the Crimea, at that time no part of Russia. All his suc. Cessors wlio were not too much absorbed in internal guarrels carried on. or tried to carry on. the work and Peter the Great most zeaiously of all. Peter’s most sacred legacy to the nation that he really burot up was the overthrow of Turkey. “ather- ine If. conquered the Crimea in 1771, and acquired Azoft ia 1774. What Nicholas did and attempted during bis reign is well knowu. Ay tbe Treaty of Akermann in 1826. he obtained Russian protection for Moldavis, Wallachia and Servia. In con- Junction with England, he sacured the in- dependence of Greece in 1830. He em- barked or the Crimean warin 1853. That there should have been so long a pause as one-and-twenty years in the conflict be- tween Russie and Turkey is the fact to be wondered at rather than that war should have been resumed so soon. Itisa feud of veces that, extending from time imme. rsoria!, can only terminate with the utter «verthrow of one or other of them. As to ‘Sich of the tuois destined to be over- ‘rown there cannot be a doubt in any asonable mind,

political,.

standard, and to. ingit. The plan is to set up a Protector; ate over Mexico, in which one of the de- feated candidates for, President of that country is to join. (Chat means the an- nexation of Mexico and its subdivision into States. Time will show what groundwork there is for the stories on this su!.ject. Ac- cording to the Democratic papers the plan on foot 1s to organize three or four expedi- tions that shall converge on Mexico from the Gulf, the Mississippi and the Pacific Coast all together. Should the Govern. ment demand to know the meaning of this movement.an evasive auswer will be re- turned. Then when Mexico's turn comes to protest she is to be answered by the Government with a demand for the pay- ment of damages by Rio Grande raiders. sd in tenant teen 70,000 PERSONS DIE ANNUALLY FROM DRINK.

At 9 meeting convened by the Society for Promoting Legislation for the Contro! and cure of Habitual Drunkarks, held at 1] Chandos street, Cavendish square; Mir. Hutchinson, F R. C. S, inthe chair. The chairman explained the object of the meet. ing to be the consideration af the question of hxbitual drunkenness and the practic- ability of checking the evil by legisiation, Mr. Alford then read a paper, which start- ed with the assumption that habitual drunkenness must be treated as a diseased state of mind and body, rather than a vice The law was powerless against such a state of things, and secret drunkenness was to be found in every class of society. 10,00) persons died annually from the effects o! strong drink, and the metropolit in corons ers stated that 74 per cent. of the inquests they conducted were the result of Graunk- enness. Still, drunkenness, although pro- ductive of so much crime, could novi in all} cases be calledavice. Strong d: ink affecte | ed different persons differeatiy, but the habitual drunkard was often of a delicate nervous temperament, and suffered from a deficiency of vital power. The reader pro- ceeded to discuss the question as a strictly medical one, and pointed out the effects o! drink on different temperaments, conciud- ing with suggesting as the mo-t hopeful remedies wholesome food, healthy habita-

ment of drinking customs by the influen- tial classes of society. For existing dipso-

excuse for inereass}..

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von Bank of P. Island. | Uuidn Baik of P. Asia TOTICE is hereby given that a Day 1 N of Five PER CENr., for ‘the Past hat] year, las been dectared on’ the Capital Stock of this Bank, payable at its Banking Ollice in Charlottetown, on-.and after.this} date.

GEORGE MACLEOD, Cashier, - Charlottetown, June 5, 1877—1w *

ALLAN WAREHOUSE,

Just received from Europe aud elsewhere our SPRING SUPPLIES of

CHOICE WINES, LIQUORS AND GAGCERIES,

which we ofler at lowest possible prices

MACEACHERN & CO.

May 21, 1877.—2m

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GASH BUYERS

FROM EVERY QUARTER

TO GIVE THEM A CALL SYhen isuying,

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—THEIR STOCK OF— IT EW Geko FOR] SPRING & SUMMER.

Cannot be Beaten.

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A FULL STOCK OF

maniacs there was no remedy but com- pelled and protracted abstinencs from their habitua! enemy. ebriate institutions was at present under trial, and, although there was no compu:~ gion, it had already produced good results. Dr. Hoiteouse stated that of the patients he had received into his institution, six hal been completely cured, 10 proved incur- able, four were partially cured, two were still. under treatment, and one badd dicd. The loss sustoined by the nation through

drunkenness ws estimated to amount to 270 millions sterling ayear. A discussion

followed the reading of Mr. Alford’s paper.

The experiment of in |

WOURNING GOODS,

| CRAPES, &c.,

AT VERY LOW PRICES.

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SSDAY MORNING, -. - - - JUNE 7. 1877.

TURNIP SEED. Lurnip Seed.

dnshdimaladila lemme King of the Swede, improved Purple Top Swede, Champion Swede,

Luirg’s Purpie Top Swede, Skirwing’s Improved Purple Top Swede, Green Top Swede, | Just received, and ail warranted fresh and good, wholesale and retail, for cash only, at

HARVIE’S BOOKSTORE, QUEEN SQUARK.

The Swede Turnip Seed to which IT gave the name of « McGii.’s Prize,” not proving Satisfactory last year, [ will not again olfer i) to my cnstemers,

H. A. HARVIE, May 29, ’77.

Universal Exhibition, PARIS

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Intending Exhibiters will pisase apply immediately

—TO THE—

Hitt. the Minister of Agent

OPRDAWA,

or Printed. Forms. of Applications, éral Regulations for Canadian Exhibi-

Classification, and any other in- ation desired. A limited space only available, application should be made Doce. and not later than the loth JULY, next. No application can be received after tdate.

May 30, 1877.—egd til loth July.

H'OR SALIRM | At Manufacturers’ Prices:

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50 Boxes SOAP,

50 “ « Tos.

50 Boxes CRACKERS,

20 Bbls. Lanip CHIMNEY 3, 200 Reams Wrapping PAPER, 20 Doz. LOOKING GLASSES, 100 Gross SH ‘E BLACKING, 20 ‘* PEARL BLUE,

30 Chests hoice TEA

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LL sufferers from this disease thal are

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NO. 19 aca Neen eo 7

News of the World.

RUSSIA.

A dispatch to the London Tiwes states that 200,000 German colonists in Southern Russia have determined to immigrate to Brazil and other parts of America to avoid being placed under the Russian courts of law and drafted into the Russian army. Though they and their ancesters have been in Russia over a hundred years, and will be impoverished by emigration, abolition of their privileges, in consequence of the ins cessant demand: of the National Party, has sufficed to drive them away. The emigras tion has already begun.

it is believed the Greeks will join in the war immediately that Russia has success- fully crossed the river. There is no doubt she will make an attempt to cross the Danube on the date already fixed—the 7h or 8th inst,

CANADA.

The Canadian Government claims $7,~ 000,000 from the United States for advan. tages enjoyed by Americans fishing in Cams adian waters, it being valued by them at that sum more than the reciprocal privil- eges Canadians have of fishing in Ameri« can waters. Next month there will as- semble at Halifax a Fishers’ Commission, appointed by the English and American Governments, to pass upon the matter. There is no probability of the extraordin~ ary claim of the Canadians being recog - nized by the Commission, as the statistics show that Canadian fishing interests have been greatly benetited by the agreement, while American interests have not,

UNITED STATES,

Catirornia Waeat Cror Prosrecrs.—In the wheat growing counties of Butte, Teha- ma, Napa and Sonoma, the San Francisco Commercial Herald, of latest date, tells us there will be full crops, but io Colusa, Santa Clara and other Southern counties that might 6e named, there will be very iittle grain harvested of any kind; while on the contrary nearly the whole of the nor- thern counties, the islands in the river, and many large tracts of overflowed land in the foothills that were too wet last season to be cultivated, will this year bring forth boun ifully. O. D. Reed, of Davisviile, bas made a tour of inspection of the wheat tields bordering Putah Creek and along the Vaca Valley Railroad from Winters to Madison. and he says that the summer fals low wheat looks better now than he ever saw it, and that it will produce mare bush» els to the acre than it has for maany years, Che Marysville Appeal says:—Many fields

of early~sown grain wiil be ripe enough to reut next

“week, and that the yield will be nuch better than was expected. We are disposed to look more hopéfully as to the grain harvest of the State than do many others more or less interested to make things out as bad as possible We will have all the wheat needed for next year's seed, all that will be required for home consumption, and have a surplus for exy port of at least 150,009 tons. Oregon wili have as much more, snd between us both we believe we shall have 400,000 tons of grain for export next season,

TURKEY,

A war corre: pondent of the London News describes the Cossack as a very unsavory gentleman. But Galatz is a fine place, he adds, for taking the edge off one’s sensi. bilities regarding smells; and one can get to windward of the Cossack, which ie more than one cando in regard to the Galata drains. The Cossack is a little chap, about ive feet five, even on his high heels, but at once sturdy and wiry, is weathers beaten face is shrewd, knowing and merry. His eyes are small, but keen; his mouth large, and between it and his pug nose— rather redder than the rest of his face—is tuft or wisp of straw-coloured moustache. His long, thick straight hair matches his moustache in color, and is cut sheer round by the nape of hisneck. Below the neck the Cossack is all boots and great-coat. He is more armed than any man of his inches in Europe, and could afford to lose a weapon or two and yet be an average dan. gerous customer. Weapon number one is the long biack, flagless lance, with ita venemous head that seems itching to make daylight through somebody, He carries a carbine, slung in an oilcloth paper, on his back, the stock downward. I[n hia belt is a long and well-made revolver in a leather case,and from the back hangs qa ourved sword with no guard over its hilt. His whip completes his personal appurs« tenances; he wears nospurs. He rides, cocked up on a high saddle with a leathern band strapped over it, a wiry little rat of a pony. GERMANY.

Some interesting statistics are furnished by the European press respecting the draining of the Zuyder Zee. Adam forty kilometres (twenty-four and three-quar. ter miles) jong, fifty metres broad at its base, and one and one-half metres above the usual level of high water, is to be car. ried across the gulf. Upon this will be erected pumping engines capable of dis. eharging 1,716,000 gallons a day. Esti- mating the average depth of the gulf at about four and one-half metres, it will take steady pumping for sixteen years to empty the inclosure. ‘The cust of reclaiming the 500,000 acres now under water is estimated at aboot $57,000,000, It is confidently ex- pected that about 430,000 acres-will be tuiteble for agriculture, and can be sold at pn average price of $800 an acre.