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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1878.

NO, 204,

DAILY

Is Published every Evening.

THE

OFFICE ; been applying for school furniture, and in INGS’ BUILDING, CORNER OF WATER |/every instance consider the American and

AND GREAT GEORGE STREETS, Charlottetown, P. Ek. L

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Is Published every Friday. OFFICE : NGS’ BUILDING, CORNER OF WATER AND GREAT GEORG STREETS, Charlottetown, P. E. I.

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Contracts may be made for quarterly, half- yearly, and yearly advertisements on : applicatjon at the oftice.

W. L. Corton J. W. MircHett, © Manager. Office Sup’t.

\ THILE taking this opportunity of thank;

ing our numerous customers for the jiberal manner in which they have patron

ged OUR NEW STUDIO,

we would inform them that we have now tacreased facilities for the production of drst-class work. and are prepared to make PuorogaaPus of a Slyle and Qualily thal has never been before allempled in this Cily.

We bave on exhibition, at our Rooms, a Jarge number of Photograps :f every wariety, including the

BEAUTIFUL PHOT) - ENAMEL

he most beautifni styie of Photograph known, possessing a sofiness and delicacy of coloring that has never beeu equalled. This elegaut picture has become deservedly popular elsewhere, and cannot fail to be- come #0 here.

Though the finish of our Photographs eannot be excelled, we would direct atten- tlon to the beaultitul

Glace Pictures

which we make. They possess a highly enamelled surface, and are practically indes- tructible, vnd will retain their freshness and beauty for any length of time. If they become soiled they can easily be cleaned, as they will not lose any of their beauty by being wet. ‘This valuable quality, com- bined with their remarkable elegance, wake them very suitable for presents; while the difficulty of their production will prevent them ever becoming 80 common as to lessen their value. Our patrons can have one or all of their Photos finished in this style—an advantage which caunot be obtained elsewhere.

We give special attention to making Groups of Fawilies, Societies, schools, &¢

Our pictures of children are sufficient evidence of our success in this dilficult branch of our art.

Our NLARGEMENTS, finished in India Ink, Pastel, Creyon, Oil and Water Colors, have made a favorable reputation for them selves throughout the Lower Provinces.

Parties intending to have Photographs made will find it to their advantage to sit

_early, as the number of our Cu tomers makes some delay in the delivery of the Photos unavoidable. We prefer to have .our silters come by appointment. Photographs can be Obtained for less ym@oney elsewhere ; bul in this case we ask

ethat quality be given the preference; as~ euring tne public that they will tiad our eharges very moderate.

ROSS BROS,. Cor. Queen and Dorchester Streets, opposite Connully’s Bank, Bept. 19, 1877—3m eod

Coarse Salt for Packing. ‘CMFTY TONS Coarse Salt, three hundre iE Bags do

sal by , wRORERT HASZARD BROS. Dec. 8, 1877—1m eod

SWEET ORANGES,

PPLES, Lemons, Grapes, Figs, Nuts, Onions, Raisins, Currants, Spices. kinds Crackers, Preserves, and the largest as- gortment of Confectionery to be had on the Island. Fancy Toys, Flour (by the bbl. or Ib.), Tea, Sugar, Soap, Candles, Pepper, Mus-

tard, Vinegar, and a variety oi Groceries. ALEX. McKENZIE, Queen Street. Ch’town, Dec. 27, 1877.—tud&ir3w

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LD TYPE.—About 500 Ibs. on sale at Jus Exampyer Ovvick

EXAMINER

than those that have been imported. see samples of the different sizes, Trustees Sully approve of them. MARK BUTCHEE Dec. 18, 1877—ex Im nea pat pres 4i

To Trustees oi Country Schools

ta Trustees of several Districts have

Canadian Combination Seat and Desk too ex- pensive. I have just got up a Combination that is stronger, neater, and one-third cheaper

Call and City School

GEHERAL AGEACY NOTICE,

l GEG to announce te the Trapg of this

City, and the [sland generally, that on the 14th of JANUARY 1 wiil have a com. plete

ASSORTMENT OF SAMPLES,

of the following lines of Goods for Spring aud Summer:

English & Canadian

TWEEDS & WOOLLENS, BOOTS & SHOES, AMERICAN COTTONS,

Readymade Clothing

AMERICAN

RUBBER GOODS,

IN GREAT VARIETY.

Tobacco & Cicars, Confectionery,

Coffsze & Spices, Naval Stores, Teas, Sugars.

I am also Sove Agent for the Lower Provinces for Wryatr & Co's (London) CELEBRATED

Pickles, Sauces, Je fies, Ete,, —AND—

E. James & Son’s (Piymouth) celebrated

STARCH, BLUE & DOME LEAD.

This Notice is only to the Trade—no Re- tail orders being solicited or accepted.

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Sample Rooms at No. 9 Queen St., over the Office of Messrs. Hyndmaa Brothers.

JOHN H, CATHRAE,

ee PIANO FORTE REGULATOR

A Hele parties leaving their orders for Tuning i at Bremner Bros. will receive the best allention. Aili who have Pianos in Charlottetown would do well to have them tuned by the year, keeping tbeir instruments in perfect order all the time

A MS once a year at least will be madet all parts of the Island. or oftaer if required Ch’town July (8, 1877.

BLANK BILL - HEADS,

BLANK STATEMENTS,

—AND— .

BUSINESS GARDS!

Furnished promptly and cheaply, to order, at the

EXAMINER OFFICE, INGS’ BUILDING,

Corner Great George and Water Streets.

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SEE HERE MEN |

F vou want SLEI[GHS or CARRIAGES made of best American Wood, in latest style, or your Horse Shod in FIRST-CLASS STYLE, call on the undersigned. All work warranted or no pay.

J. C. KEEFE, North side Queen’s Square. Ch’town, Dec. 5, 1877.

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International Hotel |

(FORMERLY RANKIN HOUSE)

Corner of Pownal & Sydney Streets,

CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. I.

Private and permanent Boarders can be ac- commodated on very moderate terms, during the winter season, at the International.

D. MCISAAC,

Proprietor. Dec. 19, 1877—2m

THE LATEST YETI!

HE new Patent CLOTHES-HORSE, the most complete ever invented, selling cheap. Also WANTED—a first-class Carriage

Maker. ly t faa J. C. KEEFE,

| Dec. 5, 1877.

North Side Queen’s Square, , } Ch’town, Dee. 6, 1877.

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Message and Answer.

From off the troubled waters Thy little dove has come,

And sought within my heart of hearts To find its nest and home.

i have a little birdling, too, That I have christened ‘‘ Love”; I've kept it chained this many a day Lest it should meet thy dove.

I’ve taught my birdling not to sing, Lest thou its song shouldst hear.

Poor, timid, trembling little thing, I’ve filled it with my fear.

But now I'll set my captive free, And tell it it may sing.

Perchance ’twill soar away to thee On glad, exultant wing.

But if my birdling flee to thee [ must retain thy dove.

Remember, dear, my birdling’s naUVe ;° You know ’twas christened ‘‘Love.”’

Our Washington Letter.

Wasuinton, D. C., Jan. 7, 1878.

There is no place in the District of Colum- bia that awakens in the mind of a visitor such strong and varied emotions as does the Na- tional Medical Museum. Not a pleasing place to visit in any sense unless it be toa student of nature who reads therein the language of science and sees it most forcibly illustrated. One cannot approach the building without ex- periencing emotions of some sort. It is the old Ford Theatre, where President Lincoln was assassinated. Ask any colored person where is the old Ford Theatre or to direct you to the Army Medical Museum, and ten to one, he will tell you ‘“‘dunno.” But inquire for the place where Lincoln was killed and there’s not a negro in town but will run his legs off to show you. Lincoln was the slave’s President and all the colored people love and revere his memory.

The building was originally a church, after- wards being converted into a theatre. At the time of President Lincoln’s death it was closed by order of the Government, and in April, 1366, Congress purchased it for $109, - OvvU, remodelled, made tire proof and assigned it to its present use. The first floor is used by a division of the Surgeon General’s Office and the second for the library, which contains 40,009 volumes. On the 3rd floor is the Museum proper, where, of course, centres the chief interest-ef the general visitor. The usual objects contained in medical collections are herve. Skulls, mummies, skeletons, plaster cast, and preserved originals of deformities and monstrosities without number, the same kind of representations, as well as paintings and photographs of all horrible ‘‘ fleshly ills,” jars of diseased livers, kidneys, hearts and lungs— Oh everything that makes one’s flesh creep, blood chill, and heart turn sick to look upon ! I noticed a cast of a tumor that had weighed 140 pounds, and a tape worm 80 feet long, Also a skeleton or a hunchback, showing the spinal curvature. Among the paintings | saw one of a woman afflicted with a cancer upon the stomach, four times as big as her head. She lay upon her bed, and her face, a very model of beauty and color and outline, was lifelike to a fault in the expression of intense agony and endurance. I know she wasa Christian sufferer. Though haggard and drawn with pain, the features indicated unfal- tering resignation. That picture has haunted me for months. But apart from this ordinary collection, is one that is of special interest to all Americans, I mean the army part. Ambu- lances, carriages, hospital conveyences—partly illustrated by fac-smiles in miniature,and part- ly by the original articles lain upon and used by some of our own brothers. But cruelest of all and most cutting, to those who suffered from the war (aad who of us did not?) are the cases containing the bleached bones of soldiers pierced by the deadly bullet and shell. Skulls still holding the missiles that took the dear life. Bones wherein yet stick the flattened bales that made brave men cripples for life. Some of the piercings are smooth, round holes, as could be cut or sawed with the sharpest instrument, while others are surrounded with splinters and cracks and breaks. ‘Then there are cases of bullets that did service—that killed or disabled their vic- tims—during the war, mounted on wires to show their shapes. Some are flattened thin and sharp-edged, as if pounded out with a ham- mer; Others are pointed and drawn out; and others ragged and rough of surface. They look cruel, too, but not so dreadfully so as the ones still imbedded in the bones they pierced. Different styles of artificial limbs are exhibited, and photographs of successful amputations. At the entrance of the museum is a large engrav- ing, representing surgeons at work on a French battle-tield. Knives, saws, and searing-irons are in use, and in the foreground is a ghastly pile of dissevered legs and arms, feet and hands, fingers and toes, with muscles still contracted—we could almost say still quiver- ing. Men undergoing amputation of members clutch their hair or the grass about them, while the unmoved executor keeps indifferently on in his agonizing task. It is said that every picture has a bright side, but where is the brightness to this one? or where, indeed, is there a bright spot to see or remember.in this museum of horrors? I am almost sorry I have written this letter, so devoid is it of anything but pain and sorrow and suffering.

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A successful regatta was the attraction at Port Hope on New Year’s Day.

Lumbering operations in New Brunswick are delayed by the scarcity of snow.

Stanley, the African explorer, was enter- tained at a public banquet at Cairo on New Year’s Day.

Owners of property on St. James street, Montreal, are about to take their contested as sessment cases to the Privy Council in London, It is believed that when Congress re-assem? bles the leaders of the anti-Hayes party will formally ask the President to reconstruct the

Cabinet.

Meeting at New Haven. _, Pursuant to public notice, a meeting of the inhabitants of Lot 31 was held at the New Haven Schoolhouse, The meeting was organ- ized by the appointment of Michael Devereaux, Ksq., to the chair and Mr. John G. McKenzie as Secretary.

The following resolution was moved b Alex. C. Shaw, and seconded by James Wain, and carried by a large majority :—

Whereas, The Legislature of last session is detrimental to the best interests of the coun- try. The Assessment Act, the Registration of Voters’ Act, and the Education Act being unfair and unjust,—

Resolved, That the repeal of the former two and proper amendments in the latter and Board of Works Act be urged, and our repre- sentatives be requested to carry out the wishes of the people in this respect.

Mr. Colin McPhee moved and Angus Mc- Lean seconded the following amendment :—

Whereas, There is a good deal of discontent. ment throughout the country at present caused by disappointed parties and opponents of our Free School Government, —

Resolved, In the opinion of this meeting, the Government did the best they could in re- modelling and amending the Education Act. At all events we are willing to give it a fair trial. But we regret very much that it is un- fair, inasmuch asthat oldmen are compelled to pay poll tax, while young men are exempt. Resolved, Further that we request our re- presentatives tousetheir influonce and givethe Government their assistance to amend said Act soas to make it equitable in its. opera- tions, feeling confident that they are well qualified and anxious to advance the best in- terests of the country, which was lost—only a few voting for it.

The thanks of the meeting was tendered to the representatives for their attendance, and to the Chairman for his conduct in the chair, and the proceedings of the meeting ordered to be published, aiter which the meet- ing closed at a late hour.

_ We regret that we have not space for the Secretary's report.

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Peace or War.

The fact that this is likely to be the final outcome of the war is coming home to popular apprehension, and the resultis a feeling of un- easiness, Which vague assurancesthat England s interests if safe in the hands of Her Majesty's Ministers are unable to allay. It would, how- ever be a mistake to assame that there is as yet any reaction of public feeling in favour of war. Onthe contrary, the popular instinct grasps the plain truth that, whether it might or might not have been wise to go to war at an earlier period, it would be madness to go to war now. With Turkey defeated, and with Kvussia supported by Germany and Austria we could only go to war at a_ risk and a cost utterly uncommensurate to any possible ad- vantage we could hope to gain. For my own part, I am not disposed to blame the Government for having kept aloof from the contest. When once it became clear that Russia was supported by Austria and Ger- many in her attack on Turkey, England, owing to the effacement of France, was con- demned to inaction. What I blame the Gov- ernment for is, that not being able to act, they have gone on talking as if they intended to act in the near future, and have thus identified England with the fortunes of Turkey. There isno good in shutting our eyes to the plain truth that the capture of Kars and the fall of Plevna have inflicted a severe blow on the prestige of England as well as of Turkey, If, as seems only too likely, the terms of peace should include the cession of Armenia and the opening of the Dardanelles. —-concessions which our statesmen for many generations have declared to be fatal to our in- terests, and which, aot a quarter of a century ago, we went to war to postpone—our reputa- tion abroad will suffer a heavy blow. By re- maining absolutely neutral we might have minimized the effects of this blow. As it is we have intensified them by the dispatch of our fleet to Besika 3ay, and by strengthening our garrison at Mal:a; thus showing that we realize the magnituce of the danger, and yet were unwilling to resist its accomplishment. If the conclusion cf peace should involve the concessions I have alluded to, the policy of the Government will eventuate in an undignitied fiasco, and by all past precedent this failure ought to prove fatal to the Ministry. On the other hand, such a termination of the war would prove almost equally damaging to the prestige of the Liberals, who have gone bail for the good faith ot Russia, and have been prodigal of assurances that the redress of the wrongs sustained by the Christian subjects of the Porte was the one aim and object of the war. Shrewd observers of our home politics profess a belief that the Government will not outlive the coming session. For my own art, I cannot perceive much ground for this belief, except in the not impossible event of Lord Beaconsfield’s removal from public life. The Government is undoubtedly very weak, but then the Ougeten is still weaker.— —London Cor. of Toronto Globe.

seneipin hail saliieaainaimanein: The Governor General will visit Montreal on the 11th prox.

Prince Bismarcks organ violently attacks the German National Liberals for their rejection of his terms, but the latter declare that they can afford to wait unti. the Prince’s necessities compel him to comply with their demands.

A dispatch from Fort Walsh to the New York World reports that five Nez Perces In- dians who had escaped from Chief Joseph’s band and been welcomed by the Assiniboines; have been treacherously murdered by the latter.

Censiderable excitement has been occasioned in London by a report that the King of Italy, in addressing the members of the Italian Par- liament at a New Year's reception, made a threatening speech, which is interpreted in England as being directed against Great Brit- ain and Turkey. The Times, however, in speaking of the King’s address, makes no men- ticn of such of threatening lan e, and the Italia, ot Rome, positively denies that any

such tone existed in the speech.

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