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OCTOBER 25, L884.
Scott Act Fines A DIFFICULTY regarding the disposal! fines heretofore collected thia Act, has arisen between th Stipendiary Magistrate of Charlottetown aod the P. E. Island Branch of the Dominion Temperauce Alliance. it that previous to the appoint meut of the Inspectors under the License Act, 1883, the Dominion Alliance prose- cuted offenders under the Seott Act io Cha:lottetown in the same cf their
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the press, they urged in support of the Act that the amount of fines received by the City Council was equal to the license fees collected befure it came ia force in Charlottetown.
The United States Presidency.
Ina few days—Tuesday, ith—the United States Presidential Election will take place. Both of the great parties are claiming a victory in advauee. Ohio, in her State election on the 14th inst., went Republicen on the lowest candidate voted for, by 12,000
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didates. The eleetors meet before a cer ain day at the different and respec- tive capitals and thesecast their votes for President and vice-President, aud records of the votes are sent to Washington, pre- pared after certain prescribed forms. Many attempts have been made to change the system, but the smaller States ere jealous of their larger sisters, aud resist changes, as in many Ways the smaller States are in a measure placed on au equality with the larger by the pre- sent system of conducting Presidential electious. If any candidate should fail ‘to receive a majority of the electoral
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iplurality, and 21,000 on members of | votes, the election of President and Vice Congress. This was a change in favor! President would go to the House of ot the Republicans of 25,000 to 30,000 | Represeutatives, and as the vote there
votes from last year, a8 Mr. Hoadley,the | for these high offices is by States, the
Secretary d, in order to secure the ; a ee : , : “y 4},.,,| Democratic Governor, was then elected conviction of the parties charged, they
. - by 12,000 plarality. The result of the n od Mr. F. Peters as their counsel,! ~..°’, : are = yt ae io the Ohio election has dated op Se ager i : ous 7 ' nana , confid i the . . +, . eans, and they confidently claim Ailiance, appe efore the Stipendiary | ; - ; _ " ror pe "sh “we Gece Lf whole of the Northern States, and hope Magistrate aud conducted t prosecu- ' il lian itn y . ’ s outhern tates tion on their behalf. When the License |‘° S®™Y, Some of the gst Act sa f here last winter, the | also. Probably considerable of these et came io force here la: r , ee ma : i Allicnce retired from active prosecution, _ 7 ee Sah “ ke in Mae and jeft the matter of enforcing the Scott | aruaeer. oe lec If l Ak be te Gites phe es ap-| York State, with its 56 electors. the ; d 4 a il * At ihe | Republicans carry New York they can vol . . slCCus ° ‘ » = a a ask op ations they owed | afford to lore some of the smaller States ee di - oe ed i J sae ai ahi and'still elect Blaine, aud onthe other “ur. ceters & large amo! or ¢ sel | ‘ . v~arry New eee pee | * the Democrats must carry New tees and professional services, and having | hand ’ y head as! adh hte York to succeed, and also one or more o uo funds c an > me $ | r ai at ~ mp : he other Northern States.
liability, they applie t Yity Couneil |. : . tabuiity, they apy lied to the City Counetl | To begin with, the Democrats have a for a sufficient sum to pay it, alleging} S
g i decided advantage. that as the Council had .
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reasonable | . . > eer ‘elected. The New York Herald, how i . . ,
jever, claims the following States as sure |
| for Cleveland :—
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-eived ihe fines | ; ,
. _~ pon | that Cleveland will get the whole solid
which hed been colleetcd through their! aati Uaaticdl ile: SBR" Phe NM eters’ services, the), ' ; :
. and = Peers ‘se ’ nt ’. .4,| Democrats will need only 48 more votes rita cil had a right ot ay 4 ving i - ito elect their man. If they carry New -osts prosecution. > toderstood a ‘ “ 7 as ae Seats eae a eee | York with 36 electoral votes, aud Indiana the time that the Council was willing to} pay what they deemed a amount, but what they offered
reasouable amount” both the Alliance and Mr. Peters refused to accept, aud the result was that an application was made | Ashen, 10 to the Supreme Court of this Island for an Arkaness, :
Mississippi, 9 Missour, 1b
; : : California, 3 Nevada, 3
order to pay over one-half of the fine im- Gremeotiont, 6 New Jersey, 9 posed on one of the convicted parties. This | Delaware, 3 New York, 36 application, intended as a test case, Florida, - ae a ¥ . ‘ ‘ , oy 7 Ss ‘a ; *
was heard before the Supreme Court, | Georsis - aon cial 7. ae . ' l | Indiana, i5 Tennessee, 2
and tbat court having heard counsel on} cortucky, Mees 13 beth sides as well as for the Domiuion | Louisiana, 8 Virginia, 12 and Leeal Governments, decided that a ) Maryland, 8 West Virginia, 6 common iuformer or prosecutor under | oan
the Scott Act in this Is!and previous to | the passing of the License Act, is by law! This would leave for Mr. Blaine, the eutitied to one halt of the fice imposed Republican candidate :— on the offender, A report of the argu-|
i . | Colorac 38 N i ment at this hearing appeared at the time | or 92 See teceetiis ; in the columns of THe Examiner, a5 | Towa, 13. Ohio, “+ ¢ aiso the subsequent decision of the) Kaneas, 9 Oregon, 3 court. This decision, however, was not | Meine, 6 Pennsylvania, 30) acquiesced ia by the counsel opposing | {ssnec nsctts, - ir arti ‘ e . ° ' i inge se! Ichiyé . e ¢ 0 y the application, aud it would seem as if} innesota, 7 Wincousin, TT
the supporters of it were not very| es sanguine of its correctness or soundness | 171 because nothing appears to have been| The Electoral College, it will be seen done to enforce it until within the last | by these figures, numbers 401. In 1880, few days when the order of the court tojat Garfield's election, the College num-
pay over half the fine was served on the; bered 369; Garfield, the Republican
Magistrate. The City Council, notwith- | candidate, received 214 votes, while standing this order, refuse to pay over|General Hancock, Democrat, only
the money and, it is said, intend appeal-| had 155. At this election 201 votes will ing to the Sepreme Court of Canada. | elect.
The matter stands in this way at; As we have already sai}, New York present: The Magistrate up to the time | is to be the great battle grouud of the elec- of the appoinment of the License Inspee-|tion. In the other States the Iudepend- tors, paid over all fines to the City/ent Republican bolt has not evinced Council, who have used the money for | mach strength, but in New York it is Civic purposes. The Supreme Court has | expected to be large, and thereby reduc decided that one half of these fines should |the regular Republican vote. The Pro- have been paid to the prosecutors in the) bibition candidate, St. John, will also, it various cases, and an order has been vis expected, draw largely from the made to that effect. But regarding the, Republican ranks. Ontbe other h’nd, other half of the fines, the Judges of the | Blaine will get a respectable Irish vote, Court were ominously silent and did not| heretofore Democratic. Gen. Butler, as decide where they should go—that ques- ‘the People’s Candidate, will draw largely tion was not before them, and they did| from the Democratic vote, so that many
It is almost certain |
'with its 15, Cleveland will of course be |
vot ¢o out of their way to setile it.
The Scott Act says nothing regarding the disposal of fines collected under it in Vrince Edward Islend. The legal -eatiemeu differ ov the point, but the general opinion, and perhaps the weight of authority, appears to be that they belong to the Domivion Government, but should Mr. Justice Peters’ decision in the Old Bank case be correct and sus- tained on the appeal, it may fairly be agreed that the fines go to the Local Goverument.
The course to be adopted by the City Council would seem to be difficult. That they have no right, as representa- tives of the city, to pay over to any per- son mouey to which he is not lawfully entitled, and which must be replaced by eXtra (axation, is too clear for argument — it is not even open to discussior. But they have a serious question to consider, and that is: Should they refuse to pay, and should it be ultimately decided that the fines do go to the Domiuion Govern. meut as claimed, will not that Goverv-
ment, with a judicial decision in their) scramble of a popular vote, and the pay over the.
tavor, compel them to whole amount collected aud received? In that case they would lose all; while, if they now pay the Alliance what they claim (right or wrong), the probabilities are that the matter will drop, and nothing more be heard of it. But looking at it in another way, another question is sug- gested: Should the Cuvuncil pay the Alliavee their claim, and the Dominion Government afterwards (which is not nlikely) insist On their right, the City in
‘Republicans think that the whole will 'make matters about even, and that they will carry the State for Blaine as_ they did for Garfield, but many put thei: (plurality at 40,000 to 50000. Gar- field’s plurality was 21,000. The figures we have given may be of ioterest to our readers, as the result reaches them, and they will be enabled to tell who were wae prophets, or the most accurate and reliable predictors.
As some of the reader of THe Ex- AMINER may not uuderstand the meaaing of the term aud functious of the Electoral College, we will explain the matter as concisely as possible. ‘The framers ot the United States Constitution deter- mined that, while all offices in the land might be open to all persons, no matter of what nationality, if they become citizens, ouly native born citizens should be eligible to offices of Presideut and Vice-President. Leaving all other offices tu be filled by the direct voice of the people, it was thought best to remove the high office of President from the
fathers devised the Electoral College system. It was provided that the College should consist in pumber equal to the whole number of members of Congress aud United States Senators combined. Thus each State was, and is, eutiiled, to as many electors as they have members of Congress and Senators. New York, for instance, has thirty-four members of Congress and two Senators, she being the largest State in the Union. Delaware, the smallest State, has one
tevent would be out of pocket nol only the full fines, but the amount im- | properly paid the Alliance and Mr. | Peters. The whole matter appears | fraught with many diflicultics, aud there- fore both parties, who are ail citizens, should hesitate before t: kiog any step whieh :
‘hy ultimately may be the means of | depriving the city of a very large sum of | money, aud imposing on themselves and | other a large taxation. The members | Of the Alliance should bear iv mind that | before they employed Mr. Peters they should have provided for his payment. avd thicat at the recent Scott Act elec- tion both ov the platform, and through’
/nominated at party conventions, and the
member of Congress and two Senators, avd is entitled to three electors. It was intended that the Electoral College, supposed to be selected from the best and most intelligent of the nation, should of themselves select and elect the best men suitable to fill the offices of President and vice-President. Very soon the plan failed as to its general intent. The let'er of the law was retained, but the spirit was ignored. Instead of the electors choosing a Presidest and vice- l’resident, candidstes for these oflices are
|smallest State is equal to the largest— the one or two hundred thousand of Delaware or Rhode Island would have as much power in electing as the four or five millions of New York. If Presidents were elected by a direci vote of the people, the few of the smaller states would be overwhelmed by the many of the larger, aud hence the in- | eamitty of the statesmen of the United |States is being exercised to devise | measures to change and improve the pre- seut method of electing Presidents, ‘which may be acceptable to the smaller | states,
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} Before the Snow Flies.
| A Question of paramount ioterest to the itenerants of Charloltetowa, is the safe condition of the sidewalks and, the City Fathers, must vot be surprised, por ‘vet mad” it those who have to SI1UMP IT over the avkle-twister along the streeis, present their case to the gentlemen on wheels, with some firmness of speech. The very first care of the father ofa fumily, is the safety of the children, and the City Fathers should take the little illustration to heart, aud “mend their ways” before the suow flies. Cases are continually cropping up, of injury from ihe causes of street dilapidation, and much suffering has to be endured in con- sequence. Que case, obliged the lady (the present week) to keep her bed for iwo days, one of her ankles not allowing her its use, Another, is a (probably) permanent lameness. Another, a fall that furnished a good crop of bruises. Auother, that ended in in a regular spin. Were all the cases collected, it would make the very stones (or rather plank) ery out. Perhaps, as has been suggest- ed, the sidewalks are Jeft ia their trappy condition in the interest of temperance aud the Seott Act, to prevent by their sober terrors,the dangers of “tanglefoot ;’ but whatever the reasons may be, whether ignorance, laziness or _ re- tribution, it is a species of muncipal cruelty, of which Charlottetown onght to be ashamed, and the City Fathers induced (by protest if necessary) to remedy before the snow flies.
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~—During the Scott Act trials yes- terday, the carelessness, stupidity, or spleen of the Inspector in preparing the prosecutions, was condemned in strong terms by His Honor the Stipeudiary Magistrate and the Counsel for the Detense. Indeed, the Inspector's action in summoning as witness citizens who have not used intoxicants for years and whose ouly object ia visiting pre- mises where liquors are supposed to be sold could be legitimate business, is worthy of not only the ccusure o the court, but all who have a true sense of right. We hope the Inspector will in future give more atten- ‘iou to bis work, and save respectable citizens the indignity of being sum- mooed to appear as Scott Act wtincsses We notice that the Pa‘riot has ably assist-
we know not, paraded the names ot the witnesses before the public without explavation or comment. Such action canuot maturally aid the temperance cause or the enforcing of the law,
Our Advertisers. A. McNeill holds an auction sale of apples, tea, ete , om Monday, at half-past ten. Carvell Bros. expect a consignment of Pearline, which they will sell low on arrival.
Wm. Dodd advertises a s:le of lumber, shingles, ete., on Lord’s Wharf, next Mon- day, at 3 o'clock.
H. W. Vinuicombe, Piano Tuner, ete., announces that he is prepared to attend to all orders in his line of business.
The Duncan property, situate on the cor. ner of Prince and Water Streets, will be sold at auction on the 4th November next. The services in connection with the anni- veraary of the opeving of St. James’ Church, take place to-morrow. A Svcial Reunion of the members will be held on Monday evening. .
Morcron Bicamists PounisHep.—In the Superior Crim:nal Court at Boston, on Tues- day, George T Clark and Mary Kennedy picaded guilty to adultery, and were sentene- ect to ove year each in the house of correction. These parucs went from Moncton, N, B, about a year a.o, where they left a wife end husband, res; cctively. Ciark, who is quite a young man, a: d a carpenter, appealed to the court for leniency in the matter of sentence. Mrs. Clark, a sharp featured woman, was on hand to see that George was properly punish- ed so far as she could influence the court on this point. —_——_+-~< > --—
THE first freight train went over the com- pleted part of the Cape Tormentine Railway on Wedcesday last. The rails are now laid to Midgie.
ihe wali AUTOGRAPH and Photegraph Albums from 5 cents up to ten dollers at the Diamond Books-vre. a
electors “re vow goly month-pieces of party pledged to vote fue their party can-
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—-——0 Peeple say our Boots are Water-tight, Good Fit, Very Cheap. and wear as well as Custom Boots.
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Oh’ town, Sept. 18 {884.—eo1 wk'ly
A WORD TO THE WISE. COAL COAL | : ’ WE have completed our impor-, tations of Jobbing Papers, and are. TF Expected from Sydney ; prepared to furnish Note and Letter Headings, Bill Heads, &c., well Per Brigt. King Bird, printed, cheap and prompt. 9 oe me Be in time! Send your orders 99 Tons Old Mine Sydney, now to the (with certificate ) Per Sch Ida May,
EXAMINER PUBLISHING CO., Water Street, Oct, 24, 1884. 110 Fons Reseive Mire. Per Sch. Mary,
WOTICE. ~ 170 Tons Little Glace Bay.
DR. BENNET
WILL BE
iii CHARLOTTETOWN,
at THE “RANKIN HOUSE,”
ON THE 28th AND 29th. Ch’town, Oct. 18, 1°84,
City of Charlottetown,
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TENDERS.
EEALED TENDERS will be received at the Mayor’s Office, until noon of Satur- day, the Ist day of November next, from parties willing to contract to Light the Streets of the City of Charlottetown, for the! term of 5 vears or mo e.
The Councildo not bind themselves to ac- cept the lowest or any Tender.
By order,
A. H. MACPHERSON, City Clerk.
From Pictou, per Schs Era, Wallace, Mar- garet Aun, Quickstep, R. Bouk, Cont derate, and William aad Mary—
800 Tens Intercolonial
and Round. Per Sch, Sarah Elizabeth,
160 Tons Acadia hut & Round
All of which will be sold at the Lowest Market Rates.
C. LYONS,
Acadia Coal Depot, Peake’s No. 2 Wharf.
Ca‘town, Oct, 10—3 wks
FANCY SALE.
* 4 LLE members of *t Peter's Church Sewing : Society intend holding a Fancy Sale on the
16TH DECEMBER NEXT,
of which further notice will be given,
M. M. J. HODGSON,
: President. Ch’town, Aug 9—law sat |
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Ch’tewn, Oct. 15,
FLOUR.
125 bris. CHOICE PATENT, 375 bris, SUPERIOR EXTRA,
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FLOUR.
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Bateque ahd Narvows Qysters,
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for prompt delivery at Charlottetown or
MSL QAVING secured the services of Mr | Summerside. | | Jose: h Carmody, the Sheatiions is oo 20 bris. No. 1 PILOT BREAD, |Pared to furnish UYSTERS by the barrel, 10 brla. THIN FAMILY, oer Aart, pint, stew, raw, fry, and hali-
ebel! a specialty. - —. | Parties requiring Oysters must leav ir) jo) © R Ss heh L H B a | orders during the Sateen ii oe J. A. CHIPMAN& CO., |
Prices :—Forty cents per Imperial quart.
. a : . ‘ P. P. GILLIS j Corner Powunal and Water Streets, » h’ ed oo . Coton, ay ¥, Charlottetown, Sept, 30th, 1884 Ing
1664.
100
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| LUWBER, SHINGLES, as
'T¥%O be sold by Auction, on Monda D | i 27th inst, at 3 o'clock, on Lord's Wha’ 32,000 fe't Seasoned Pine Boards, ; | 23,000 do Spruce do
40 000 Pine Shinglea, 20,000 feet Refase Deals, WILLIAM Topp,
A UCtiONsSer, Ch’town, O.6,25, 1994
Apples, Tea, be.
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BY Auction, Monday. Oct. 27ch, at j
| iy o'vloc’, at my Avction Room-—~ “= Ps 59 by rrels Cl oice Winter-keeping Apples, in Baldwins, Russets, Tompkins, Pippine,
10 Ualf-chests Tea j To al 7
1000 Grain Bazs \ © close conmigament,
A. McNEILL,
AUCTIONE Ch’town, Oct. 25, 18 4 ER,
Valuable Freehold Propaty For Sale,
ie property situated at the corner of
Prince and Water Streets, formerly owned by Jas. Duncan, Esq., and now ocen. pied hy Dr. Hobkirk, will : sold at Public
Auction, on the premises,
Gia TUESDSY the 4th of Ne- vember Next,
at 12 o'clock,
Twenty-five per cent. of the purchase movey will require ‘o be paid at the time of sale, the balance to be paid in thirty days from that date, with 6 per cent. interest,
A plan of the property can be seen at the Liquidators’ office.
L. C. OWEN, BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, Per D. C CHALMERS ; ©. C. GARDINER, Liquidators of the Bank of P. E. Island, Ch’town, Oct. 25,1884. —5i Baw pat
Pearline. Pearline.,
Yo Arrive in a Few Days: laa ) Boxes Pyle’s PEARLINE, direct from of manufacturer, to be sold at former
prices, CARVELL BROS., Agents.
Ch'town, Oct. 25—4i sa m w sa
tl. W. VINNICOMBE,
PIANO TUNER
Pianos Tuned, Re-wired and Regu’ated,
CHURCH ORGANS
Voiced, Tuned, and Regulated with Care,
CABINET ORGANS
Tuned, Re-toned ard Repaired.
Having nearly twenty years’ experience wits the coustrugtiva of Expish, American and German Pranos. sud tocer the patronage of G verrement House, ih » Cor vent and the leading musical f.milies on the Island, feels sure of giviug wuivers | satisfaction,
‘Mr. V. will enyage prof: sionally for publ’e or private concerts the coming season
Cth e—C., P. Fletcher's Mavic Store, Ch’tewn, Ot. 25, 154.
Anniversary Services,
(eee Anniversary Services of the opening of St. James’ Church will be held on
Suiday %ext, the 26th inst
Rev. Professor Polloc k, b>. Dis of Halifax, will preach at ll a.m, Rev E. Whitman, of ths city, at 2.30. and Rev. James Carruthers, of Pictou, at 6 30 p. ™.
A collection towards l'qnidating the debt of ihe Church will be taken up at each Sunday serv c*, and likewise at the Social,
A SOCIAL,
In connection with the services, will be held 02 MONDAY BVENING, the 27th inst., be- gihuing at 7 p.m. The evening's entertain- ment will covsist of Music, Addresses and Refreshments.
Ch’town, Oct. 24, 1584 —2i
TO AKREVE THES WEEK: Bbis. PLASTER PARIS; will be sold lw while landing. Leave your orders early,
NORTON BROS. Ch’town, Oct. 94—3i
Opened To-Day,
AT THE
LONDON HOUSE,
LADIES’ CASHMERE GLOVES, CHILDREN’S do de, LADIF»s’ BEADED CUFFs, BLA‘ K OSTRICH FEATHERS, Large Lot of FANCY WINGS, LAUVIES’ JERSEYS,
Ch’town, Oct, 23 —3:
fete sn nent ee
CARRIAGE FACTORY,
| ‘HE Undersigned begs leave to inform the public he has purchased the Carriage
| Business cac-ried on by McKinnon & Fraser,
on Upper Prioce Street, opposite new Baptist Church, where he will be pleased to see his old customers, and as many sew ones az may favor him with their patronage
He will keep on hand and build to order, CARRIAGES and SLEIGHS of eve y des- Road, track and sleizh Sulkeys made to order, at shortest notice, With best American stock.
=p: cial attention will be given to the Re-
| paixiug of Carriages, Sleighs, &e.
N. B.—ALL WORK GUARANTEED TO
| GIVE SATISFACTION,
J. §. SEAMAN Ch'town, Uct. 18, 1884-—3aw tl 3ist dee
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