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| SCANDALS. }
Tuis is an article in which it is not the intention of the Examine? to 71. Our attention has been directed to 10 Lu | consequence of articles which have ap-| peared in some of the Halifax news- papers. In that city it seems that stories | have been circulated regarding several | church members, some of which are trae | and some false. But a rascally attempt | was made to ruin the reputation of a/ most respectable young man who is in | the employment of one of the leading firms in the city. The scandal was sift. | ed, and found to be utterly unfounded. Hardly any punishment which the law could inflict would be too severe for such an infamous attempt to ruin the peace and prospects of an innocent man. The sympathy of an indignant public is but poor compensation for the injury inflicted in this case. Other two cases—one of them of a peculiarly painful character— had recently occurred, which from the position occupied by the parties in the churches to which they belonged, had eccasioned much sneering at the de- nomination with which these are con- nected, und at the Mens’ Christian Association of which they wére members. The scoffer is ever ready to seize on cases of this description, and to make infidel capital out of them, Lapses such as those to which we have referred, and which have beea discussed in all cir- cles, do not unfrequently occur; but these do not touch either the Christian religion itself, particular churches, or any Christian association with which the fallen ones may have been connected. There was 2 Judas among Christ’s dis- ciples, but the fact would furnish a poor
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justification of a wholeszle condemnation of the faithful eleven. Peter denied his Lord even with curses, but his temporary fall would not warrant the conclusion that his fellow apostles were not true men or the religion which they professed not of Divine origin. We are in no mood for preaching a sermon instead of writing an editorial for a secular paper. But these cases are clearly in point. Persons who sneer at churches, Christian associa- tions, or religion itself, because professors have fallen into sin, actually, in so doing, pay a tribute of respect to the Christian religion. When we tall in with a bad shilling we nail it to the counter, and thereby acknowledge the existence of the
real metal. Cases such as those to which we have
referred are certainly to be deplored. They have occurred, however, in all ages. It becomes those who stand to take heed lest they fall. - It is no indication of stability when a man is found loud and violent in his condemnation of the con- duct of the fallen. Such was not the conduct of the founder of Christianity. Let him that is without sin cast the first stone. In all communities there is a tendency to scandal. A malevolent inuen- do uttered half in joke, half in earnest, not uufrequently gives rise toa false re- port which may be the means of causing pain to many innocent persons. He is a Wise man who gives no heed to rumours, and refrains trom propagatiag them. And he is alsoa wise man who is careful to guards against the beginnings of evil. About forty yearsago a number of boys were amusing themselves in the neighbor- hood of the reservoir from which the town of Greenwich is supplicd with water. From the bottom of an embankment fronting the town they noticed a small stream of water issuing. The boys went home, but the small aperture through which the water issued was enlarged, till at last the whole embankment gave way, and the entire contents of the reservoir rushed towards the town, sweeping everys thing before it, and wuking a clean breach through a densely populated district to the harbor: numerous lives were lost and much property was destroyed. We leave our readers to apply the moral, both as
to scandal and other eyils. er 6 ns pr Laaxy.—The Barque 4,// Burnet master, from Charlottetown for New York with a cargo of potatoes, which put into Boston leaky, has sold her cargo and abandoned her voyage.
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ASHAMED OR ASLEEP.
Tux Patriot does not yet seem to have awakened to the fact that the members of (ie Dominion Civil Service in this Is- |.ad are being treated with injustice. It “pears that we too generously attributed
; sileuce on the point to shame. The ) wtriot has been asleep. As a man sud- nly aroused to the neeessity of instant action often fails for a time to see what is right to be done, and strikes out wildly, so the Patriot now fails to see the point towards which its editorial blows should be directed. We asked the Patriot a very plain question. We wanted to know whether or not the Patriot approves of the slight—to use the mildest torm of expression ~ which has been put upon the officials of the Dominion Government in this Island ? The Patriot has not one word to say in reply:
But it hangs a half a column article upon the word “ashamed.” It is ‘ashamed,’ it appears, to defend the Government for paying our officials off with smaller salaries than those of the officials of any other Province in the Dos minion ; for it is silent upon that point. But it is not ashamed to “support an honest and economical Ministry,’™ which never did a single “dishonest or extra~ vagant act.”” It is not ashamed of the ‘honest’? Government which gave $109,s 000 to Senator Foster in return for—neth- ing; it is not ashamed to defend the ‘“eco- nomical’? Government which has increased the Publie Debt by 31,000,000 of dollars ; it is not ashamed to stand up for the “prudent” Government which lost one and a quarter millions of dollars upon a single purchase of steel rails; it it not ‘Cashamed’? to defend the “ careful” ad- ministration which, when hard times pre- vailed, added upwards of $90,000 a year to the cost of Civil Government ; it is not ‘ashamed’ to fight for the “ pure’, Gov- ernmest which, in the face of law, subsidi-es supporters of the Grit Party, of all degrees,from the Speaker down to Mr. Norris, and epens its arms to Such men Cauchon and LaFlamme! and it can- aot see that any injustice is done to of- ficials of the Government im this Island. We fear that the Patriot is dead to
shame, and asleep to the interests of this Province
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“QUIRK’S PUMP.”
AN opinion has long prevailed that the pump opposite the establishment of John Quirk, Esq., is well nigh inexhaustible. his opinion seems to be confirmed by the fact that on Monday last the two steam fire engines, after pumping from it for an hour and a quarter, at the rate of one thousand gallons a minute, failed to exhaust it—failed in faet to materially lessen the quantity of water in the well. It has been clearly demonstrated that the well will yield sixty thousand gallons of water per hour—or a gallon every ten minutes for each inhabitant—man, wos man and child—in the city.
Now, would it not be advisable to “ utis lize’’ this well—especially if the effort which is now being made to obtain water by boring in the suburbs prove a failure —by the application of the ‘ Water house System.” A good supply of water; it, is agreed on all hands; would be an ineal- culable benefit to the town; and, if it can
e obtained in our midst, what is the use of going five or six miles away for it at the risk of not getting it after all? True, a tank or reservoir might be an unsightly erection; but comfort and security should, we, think, be preferred to appearances. Besides, a reservior placed on the corner of St. Paul’s Church grounds might be made decidedly ornamental, and might, we think, also serve as a belfry for the Church. If the well will yield, constant- ly, at the rate at which it yielded oo Monday, we see little necessity for the expenditure of a large amount of money outside the city limits. The subject is worthy of consideration.
FORTUNATE ESCAPE FROM GREAT FERIL,
Our many readers will be glad to join with us in congratulating Dr. McLeod, the popular and talented partner of Dr. Jenkins,in his narrow escape from death or severe bodily injuries a day or two ago at Shediac. Aecompanying a happy party
from this city, and having some spare
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time, he and Mr. Vérnon Knight.visited a saw mill near the village ; and the Dr., in walking down the ‘‘ Deal Shoot,’’ be- tween 20 and 30 feet high, stepped upon gn apparently solid plank, but it tilted up, and he fell. In falling he had the presenee of mind to throw his arms out, and getting a good grasp with one, threw
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| Local and other Items. Sourmrort is becoming 4 favorite Sunday resort.
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Aspaacus, Rhubard, New Bermuda,
Onions, Bannanas, Pine Apples, Spanish
Lemons, Oranges, &c., just received at ‘The Confectionery.”
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his body around and upon the frame work: In the action he dislocated his shoulder; but although the pain was great, he raised himself upon his chest, and so escaped falling upon the planks lying in confusion below, and also the blow from the tilted one that would have assuredly fallen upon him. By a strong
Tus boating season may be said to have fairly commenced, now that the fair sex have graced the harbor last night, ‘ idly drifting, softly singing,’’ chaperon and all
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Saati Dest Court.—The Court for the
recovery of small debts will open to-day at
pull Mr. Knight pulled the arm in again. | The Dr. returned home on Monday even-,
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FIREt- -. FIRB! |
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Fire at St. John, fire at Montreal, fire at Ottawa, fire at St. Stephen, great fire| at Woodstock, holocaust at Portland!) Hundreds of thousands of dollars lost! two children burned to death! five men buried beneath ruins of a burning build- ing !—such “ headings ’ as these we cons | stanly see in the newspapers. Do they | bring any lesson home to us? Do they teach us greater care in the use of fire? greater care in“storing combustible ma- terial? greater care in providing the means of preventing the spread of fire?
We hope so,
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CONTEMPTIBLE.
THE contemporary——-which after our explicit declaration of Monday morn ing, says that the Dairy EXAMINER is to be “the organ which is to deal out death and destruction to tbe free school cause,” is simply contemptible. We re- peat again, that we accept the decision of last summer as final and decisive.
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Local and O:her items. PreRsONAL.—Senator Howlan is in town.
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STRAWBERRIES and Ice Cream at ‘Tha Confectionery.” adit ted 6 22 328 THE FUNERAL of Mr. John K. Sianley, yesterday, was a very large one. me om
A GREAT many new sleepers are being placed on the road bed of our Railway.
MaKkE GOOD USE OF your Timk, O! ye brant shooters. The birds depart this week as all sportsmen know. ar _
THE Office of Crown Lands has been re- moved to more commodious quarters in the old Provincial Building.
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Raitway Station Burnep.—The way sta« tion at New Perth was burned on Sunday last. Running fires have dene much dam age to fences in the same vicinity.
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A Prorestanr “Free Scyoon Man”’ makes a timely enquiry, to which, in the hope of a prompt reply, we direct the at- tention of the Government.
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SuppEN DratH.—A man called Andrew Cranston, belonging to Charlottetown, P. E. 1., while working yesterday on Mr. Turnbull's section of the railway at Marshy Hope, Antigonish, fell down and expired a few minutes afterwards. Heart disease was the cause of his death. His age was about 45,—Hzx. Citizen.
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Batus anp Batuixc. — Following close upon the heels ofa railway and a daily
10 o’clock, before His Honor the Stipendi. ary \iagistrate. Over forty cases are on the list for trial.
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ALTHOUGH we are not authorized to say
so, still we imagine that, if more ladies
appeared upon the practice grounds of the Lacrosse and Cricket Clubs, the progress made would be much more rapid.
ALL who can spare the time should take a run out of town just now by rail, steamer, or stage. The air is balmy and laden with the breath of opening leaves, the trees are springing into life, and the grass and grain covering the fields with a carpet of green.
Senator Havitanp refuses to act as Trus- tee for the City Schools unless his appoint- met is confirmed by the City Council after the first of July. And yet a contemporary trys to make it appear that Senator Haviland does not think his appointment illegal! a
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OwinG to unavoidable circumstances, th: Trade Sale advertized by Wm, Dodd, to take place to-day, has been postponed. We would call the attention of the trade to the sale of Dry Goods, &e., (all fresh goods) to take place at his Sales Room, Queen Square to-morrow, Thursday, at 11 o’clock.
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Connotiy’s Breastwork is a very pleas sant promenade to enjoy the sea breeze at evening, and “do’’ the poetical by “chaffiag the boys’’ in their boats on the bay, and watching ‘‘the stately ships pass to their haven under the hill,”
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A GkORGETOWN MAN who arrived here yesterday at noon purchased a very nice revolver. In the evening he got the ‘ fourth sheet shaking’ and é62mmenced practising with the revolver on Prince Street. He was very soon captured and escorted to the ‘tomb’ by four policemen.
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Tuk Rev. Mr. Osporne in addressing the confirmed in St. Paul’s on Monday evy- ening, gave his hearers the perfection of warm relizious feeling and beautiful lan- guage, delivered in his impressive tones, May he long be spared to tell the ‘‘old, old fascinating story that has thrilled the heart of millions, is now arming the armies under the Banner of Christ, and will prove the watchword of the future soldiers of the Cross,
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Sripenprary Macistratae’s Court. -——Two young lads named McDonald and Reedy were brought before the Stipendiary Magis, trate this morning for playing cards in the Victoria Park on Monday. They were lectured and discharged. This may be a warning to the great numbers that indulge in this and other bad amusements in the same place, not only on week days but on Sundays.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the Damy EXaMINER solicited. Terms:
Six months, $2 50 Three months, 1 25 One month, 46 One week, 12
Payment strictly in advance.
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newsp3per, Charlottetown is to have ans other improvement, viz., a bath-house. | Mr. C. 0. Winkler, of the Union House. has the enterprise in hand. He is forming &@ Company to supply hot and cold refresh- ing baths to tired, dusty citizens, at cheap rates. A large proportion of the required stock is already, we understand, subscribed The bath-house is to be on the Lower Spring Park Road, The want of a good bathvhouse has long been felt, and we have no doubt that, properly conducted, the en- terprise will succeed.
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[MPROVEMEN?TS.— We omitted last week to notice among other improvements and new building, the new addition to the Osborne House in this city. We observe that Mr. James M. Butcher has just completed a new third story to the vear portion of the
new bedrooms are adde: to it. Mr. Davis, who bas had some forty years’ experience in hotel keeping, is now prepared with his enlarged: premises to acommodate an ad- ditional number of trandent and permas
nent boarders,
Rev. H. Pore, D. D.—Mount Allison
rt llaca . . 2 _Collece has done itself great honor in cons
ferring the degree of Doctor of Divinity upon Bro, Pope. As a man of culture and varied and extensive attainments, as an orator who has filled first class positions, as an author, whose ‘*Draughts from the Liv.
ing Fountains” should be in every Methon
dist household, and asa hristian gentle- man, Mr. Pope merits the distinction he has received. We tenderour congratula- tons to him,— Wesleyan, aE <> eee. __
Aguatw.—The friends and backers of Warran Smith held a meeting on Friday night last. when articles of agreement for a single scull race between him and Ross of St. John were signed and forwarded to the friends of the latter. Stakes $500 a side,
| Race to take place on the Ken i Osborne House, by which seven or eight ' nebecasis,
The supporters of Wallace Ross held a meeting to consider the articles forwarded by Sm:th, and expressed dissatisfaction at them, as they were not considered a reply to Ross, but were looked ‘upon in the light
of a new challenge, stipulating for a three
mile race instead of four or five.
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New Advertisements.
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Ex Ship James Duncan & S.S. Hadji, 275 Boxes Chance's
SMETHWICK GLASS |
(ASSORTED SIZES), Al Greaily Reduced Prices, at
W. E. DAWSON & CO’S. June 6—4in
Murray Harbor Packet. I Sch. “SEA BIRD" between
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Mucray Harbor aud Charloltetown, Once a week during the summer, calling at Little Sands going and coming if any freight offering and weather permitting.
Acents :—Haszard Bros., Charlottetown; Davies & McFayden, Murray Harbor South ; James Clov, Murray Harbor North; Cartney McClure, Murray River.
JOHN HYDE. Murray Harbor, June 6,
MANILLA ROPE. CONVERSE’S MAKE!
aes 14 to 34 Inch—6 to 15 THREAD.
At Reduced Prices—Lower than ever offered by us,
Ff. T. NEWBERRY & CO. May 6, ’77.—3in eod pat & ar lw
IN STORE, 140 BOXES SOAP!
AZ LOWLSZT RAILS.
W. E. DAWSON & CO. June 6—4ip
-_—— \LECTRO- PLATED BUTTER COOLERS [ at from 75 cts. to $12.00. A splendid assortment just received at
W. W. WELLNER’S. June 4, 1877—4i
Union Bank of P. &. Island. OTICE is hereby given that a DivipEnp 4. of Five Per Crnr., for the past half year, has been declared on the Capital stock of this Bank, payable at its Banking
Office in Charlottetown, on and after this date.
GEORGE MACLEOD, Cashier, Charlottctown, June 5, 1877—lw
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GUANO. 50 Bbis. Pacific Guano.
Cheapest and best ferlilizer known. For turnips n>thing can beat it.
CARVELL BROS. Ch’town, June 5, 1877—p a tw 3w
BAT FOE UDBse, SOURIS EAST.
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HE SUBSCRIBER, having leased the
new building in Souris East, known as the ‘*New Hotel,” and having fitted it up in good style, is now prepared to give first class accommodation for permaneat and transient boarders. Pie Holel commands a flue view of Souris Harbor aiid Uli beautiful scenery surround. ing. It is close to lakes, rivers and forests which afford unrivalled facilities for fish- ing and shvotinug. SEA BATHING may be obtained wi hin a few hundred yards of the Hotei. First-class Sample Rooms provided for the use of Commercial V'ravellers, Carriages alvaysin waiting at the Rail. way Depot to COuvey passengers to and from trains free of charge. JAMES McDONALD.
Souris, June 1, 1877.
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Wants, ete., ee.
ti” Advertisements under this heading, in sSpuce not exes ceeding half an ineh, will be imserted for TEN CEN TLS per day.
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ANTED, a Decent BOY from fourteen to sixteen years of age, as an appren- lice to learn the gas ti ting and tin business. Apply immediately to
A, HERMANS & SON. June 6. 1877.—6in.
OST on Friday, June Ist, on the North River Road, between Mr. Edward Bay- fleid’s aud Charlottetown, the sum of 87 in one $5 and two ones. The figder wil oblige by leaving it at this Office - June 2, 3ins.
OST. between Law Courts and Hon. L. H. Davies Office, a Scotch Agate SBAL. With initials «J. B.” Finder will be re-
warded on jeaying it at EXaMIner Office. June 2.
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ANTED, by an experiencea hand, haye ing good recommendations, a situatioo in a Dry Goods Store. Apply at the offline
of theDarry Examiner, Water Street.