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E DAILY EXAMINER.
MAY 17, 1887.
Water Commissioners.
1 be lost in selecting pro
nominated for water com o livery citizen should take an subiect. The selections
: committee nominated
position should be the
ther consideration shoald
ie true interests of the the whole matter depends umissioners, and a good
iliy for chairman, is there- C itnap rtance s bad selec- citizens many thous vds n is necessary. ymes out,” or who in wuSition, OF who canvasses avoided, as such a tty sure to have an wn 4t persons will nominate ‘brought out’ at | canvass, ana hi minated and matter, our duty is t course to pursue and to
general public
Back Down.
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tr0OV- mopletely in ‘anadian seal i States cruisers in ‘espondence in con- imprise Some two It appears ma conviction of the + Canadian vessels
the vessels, the
! ice of the ested
1 St s claim of authority. The
against
Secretary of State replied eated request tor ex
ts «i that official informa- had not reached
demands and
Bayard proceedings to be
’ , iS seized to be dis-
ns, Secretary
| persons released. ! rwwners of S120,000. be
iages for arrest. the United States saddressed acircular ustoms on the northern tion to the fact that wound from Canadian to American ind unprovided with the ind especially of sea law, and citing the bringing of any States in any el nas on board riting, signed by
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- . a ’ ; ess to Mr. R. E. Robinson. ROBINSON, who re ently ation, and was
he Supreme i ieit this morning for » intends practis- ening he was f the Law $ city, and pre- to which
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The New Brunswick Freshets.
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A VISITOR—A GRAPHIC DES~ CRIPTION,
(Correspondence of The Examiner. )
Your readers have all heard of the great ‘“freshet” that is mow taking place on the St. John river. The oldest inhabitant places it among the great events of the age. We are told that fifty years ago there was one that was equal to it. Many people are fervently praying that fifty years may elapse before another comes along. It has done a great deal of damage, both directly and indirectly. Directly in the immense loss of lumber and barns and cattle that have been swept away, and in the untimely flooding of the ** intervals” and the villages that stand upon the river banks; also the loss in the complete stoppage of railway travel, and indirectly in the loss sustained by the merchants in not being able to for- ward supplies.
For many days past the village of Indian- town, Portland, has been flooded at high water. In some ofthe stores the water reached a height of three feet. The city of St. John has not been able to talk of any- thing else save the ‘‘freshet and the falls,” even the Maritime Bank and the other failures have dropped bef re this. ‘*Have you seen the falls?’ *‘*What do you think of the freshet ?” ‘‘Let us go over to Indian- town,” were heard on all sides. And the bus men and cabbies are reaping thei
iarvest. ** "Tis an ill wind that blows no- body good.” And so someone is benefitted even by the freshet.
On Wednesday morning I could stand the oressure no longer and started for the falls, jlanuing my visit to arrive there just at
w water I crossed the ferry to Carle- on aud walked up through its streets. Some tine has passed since I was last in ‘arleton, and the appearance of the town was not at all prepossessing. Not much ittention is paid either to the street or sidewalks. One is painfully aware that Carleton is a ** lumbering town.” Heaps of mill refuse lie about in all directions, rubbish of all kinds seemed to have been jumped anywhere and everywhere—at east it was so on Wednesday morning. A ittle paint on the houses would not be out of place either; but ‘‘times are dull” is the complaint, and I suppose they must be; they look like it anyway. The road runs along not far from the river, and as you draw near the asylum you get a good view the two bridges and the falls. The Suspension bridge is quite> a picturesque sight.
From this place the immense cables that stretch from side to side over the river seem but threads, while the guy ropes and stays are invisible, and the bridge seems like some fairy structure thrown across and held there in place by supernatural power or agency. Beyond thisis the firm iron bridge built for the railway on the Canti- lever principle—a triumph of engineering skill and genius. The two bridges are alone worth visiting. But we came to see the ‘falls’ and one is aware that semething strange istaking place from the distant roar that reaches our ears. It sounds from this place like the roar of the sea as it beats upon the shingle, or drives the pebbles and sand up the beach. Sure sign of a coming storm.
As we walk up the road we get a fine distant view of the river and there isa strange wildness about the scene which even the art of man as displayed in the bridges has uot been able to destroy. The cliffsappearto be almost perpendicular, while great masses of rock jut out and stand in bold relief against the shining water behind. Che great width of the river above the falls is brought out in such a manner that one can get an appreciable ijieca of the immense vulume of water that must be hurled through the narrow outlet and also of the power that is behind.
To obtain the best view of the falls itself you must go down the rocks below the isylum and stand near the old saw mill. (hen looking up the gorge you see a sight which is wildly grand. The river St. John seems to be literally hurled through the chasm ; and at first sight one starts back with the feeling that the whole is rushing upon him. The noise is simply deafening ; it is no use trying to speak for you cannot be heard. Indeed, I do not know what
me could find to say in such a place. The scene is overpowering ; the noise awful ;
AS SEEN BY
| roaring, rushing, foaming, leaping, whirling,
twisting. Now bursting in one great vol- ume, now broken and shooting up into the air in a thousand jets and sprays,here mov-
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| few will ever forget. 'wet a bird's-eye view of the whole. Looking
ing in gentle, quiet*eddies. There foaming in a whirlpool that stretches from side to ide As you stand gazing at the wild scene a ling of mad yearaing comes over you and 1 are tempted to plunge in and join the
: ; } .. sh and whirl; yet you shrink back Nstinctive ly at theth yught of instant death. The foamin ¢ broken waves in their mad
inger as they rise and fall seem like a sea f half thawed snow, raving and hissing wad casting their white flakes high intv the I A thousand small whirlpools are formed, each dancing with seeming mad elight, boiling, writhing and diving until you feel that you are standing upon the brink of a perfect ‘‘hell of waters.”
The scene fromthe bridge is one that Itis here that you
up the river you notice the first rapid and the line of the first descent is éasily mark- ed. From there the white feathery spray
f the rushing water makes the effect pret-
ity. As it nears the gorge the rush becomes
sreater and swifter until you feel the shock as it is hurled against the cliffs in tremulous vibrations, quivering and shak-
ing like that of a passing earthquake. One must stand and look and look, he must
watch and watch, the ever varying chang- ing, thundering scene to realize the grand- eur. He must study it, and the longer he stays there the greater, wilder, grander, becomes the whole, and the effect will not soon be effaced from his memory.
The St. John is a noble river, for more han three hundred miles it makes its way. Its tributaries in other countries would be noted rivers;‘it is the highway by which for many years the produce of the farm and forest found its way to tLe markets of the world. The lumbermen use its broad back to carry the millions of wood to the sea. [ts banks are lined with pretty villages and thriving towns; while steamers ply up and down daily with valuable freights of cargo and passengers. It isa noble river, indeed, and its ever steady onward flow to-
ward the sea isa perfect emblem of time |
which bears all the suns of men into the yrept eternity. : Viustror. St John, May 18, 1886
EXAM
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INER, Stray Shots. No, IL
‘Turre seem to be two ideas as to the expenditure of the City Council at the Jubilee celebration, but there is one way in which these two seemingly conflicting schemes may be reconciled and all desired ends attained. The merchants want an illumination or fireworks display to attract trade to town; the country people would also like the display toadd to their amusement during their visit ; and many people, with a view to something more permanent than a puff of gunpowder and the rush of a sky rocket, strongly urge the city to give its money to some such work as the proposed roadway to the Park.
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The trades procession, the regatta, the military review and other affairs arranged for the event, ought to attract many visi- tors, and we think we can have an illumina- tion quite as attractive as a civic pyrote- chnie display without costing the City Council more than a very few dollars, if the citizens generally be asked to illuminate their houses as they have done before now upon certain occasions. The same attrac- tion would then be afforded, the same ends secured, but a saving of about $450 of the Council’s money would be effected. This money could then go to the Park roadway.
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But we think that a city should act as a sensible private individual would and pro- vide necessities before luxuries. The road- way would certainly be a luxury,—and a very desirable one, but, while the city pleads poverty as an excuse for the dis- graceful condition of its streets and _ side- walks, it seems ridiculous to spend so much in providing a second approach to the Park, while people are breaking their ankles on our sidewalks, and large holes in our streets are decorated with logs stuck in them to warn drivers to keep out of the way at the peril of their horses’ legs or their own necks.
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Some disloyal pessimists are very fond of abus’ng our little city, but one must be afflicted with blindness who sees no ad- vance in a telephonic connection, an electric light system, the beautifying of Queen’s Square and the intended removal of the obnoxious fish nuisance from the centre of the city to a wharf where all refuse can be washed away and carried out to sea. The promise of better hotels, greater facility for prompt action on the part of the Fire De- partment (with an accompanying saving of expense) the centralization of all civic offices in a decent building, and the proba- ble introduction, in the near future, of water into the city, are advances, if not as ap- parent, at least as important, if not more 80.
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We have spoken of the improvements in Queen Square. Why are not the other squares attended to, if only in a partial degree? Hillsborough Square is manifest- ly improved, but much remains yet to be done. We feel safe in prophesying that Mr MeNeill’s energy will not allow it to remain long as it is. Then, in the near vicinity of Rochford Square are many peo- ple amply enough blessed by Providence to contribute to making their neighborhood ‘‘a thing of beauty,” and they have the advantage of an architect within a stone’s throw, noted for his taste and willingness to further any public advance.
> King Square is so smal] it could easily be put to rights by the neighbors ; and there is no better time then this year of Jubilee to act upon a good suggestion. * 7?
But what about the neglected Jail Square? Can nothing be done to make it decent ¢
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We know that prisoners have before this escaped from the Jail. (Yes, and we heard that the last one was afterwards allowed to walk about the city boldly and uncaptured !
3ut this seems to us little wonder if the whole enclosure is as weak as the North- East corner seems to be.
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The muddy place in front of that gate has been filled up with ashes, as have crossings in various !parts of the city—a good step upon which we congratulate the City Surveyor.
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The frost is well out of the ground now: it is high time all loose planks were nailed down.
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The last suggestion for to-day is that the authorities turn the traffic on Lower Queen Street over the rough stones laid duwn last year. The eastern side of the street will all be worn into holes before the western side is smoothed down. This is well worth seeing to.
=vnsonicniiagiaiittiicadliti siesta ides sis The Jubilee Meeting.
THe Jubilee Committees met as an- nounced, in the Council Chamber last evening. Mayor Haviland presided.
Councillor Crabbe from the special coim- mittee appointed to wait upon the Govern- ment, reported that he had an interview with Hon. N. McLeod, and that that gentle- man had informed him that the Govern- ment would not furnish any money towards defraying the expenses of the proposed demonstration.
Brigade-Major Irving reported that the Militia Department had decided not to give anything for jubilee expenses, but that notwithstanding this the militia men were eager for the display. and would themselves defray all costs.
A considerable amount of discussion
followed. A public meeting ‘o con- sider the entire proceeding was suggested. This proposal, however,
fell through and a committee consisting of Councillor Morris, Brigade-Major Irving, Joseph Unsworth, A. N. Large, and A. MeNeill, was appointed to canvass the merchants for subscriptions; said com- mittee to report at a special meeting on Saturday evening next.
Meeting adjourned.
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Apvice to Morurrs.— Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always be used when children are cutting teeth. It relieves the little sufferer at once; it produces natural quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain; and the little cherub awakes as ‘“‘bright asa button.” It is very pleasant wo taste. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all is the best | nown remedy for diarrhea, whether arising | from teething or other causes. Twenty-five , cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for Mrs. |
Winsfoe's Soothing Syrup, sud take no gtbtr kind my 7 tod & wky
Clara Louise Kellogg.
The St. John Sun of Saturday says: It was a pleasure to occupy a seat in the Mechanics’ Institate last night,—to see the delighted audience and to hear Miss Kel- logg and her excellent support. The pro- gramme was well made up and each number fell to good hands, The opening duet was finely iven by Messrs. Spigarcli and Greco, and in the second piece Miss Carrie Morse received a hearty encore. The polonaise ** Mignon” by Miss Kellogg was the signal for rapturous applause, and a double encore ; and the trio by Miss Carrie Morse and Messrs. Spigaroli and Greco was finely executed. Miss Kellogg recived another ovation for her song ‘* Good Bye,” and she twice responded to vociferous applause with pleasing effect. The feature of the evening however, was part II, the entire third act of Faust in full costume and stage settings, and the audience hardly knew which to most admire, the pretty picture presented by Miss Kellogg at the spinning wheel, or the pure and even quality of her glorious soprano voice.
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Astonishing Success.
It is the duty of every person who has used Boschee’s German Syrup to let its wonderfu qualities be known to their friends in curing Consumption, severe Coughs, Croup, Asthma, Pneumonia, and in fact all throat and lang diseases. No person can-use it without im- mediate relief. Three doses will relieve any case, and we consider it the duty of all drug- gists to recommend it to the poor, dying con- sumptive, at least to try one bottle, as 50,000 dozen bottles were sold last year, and no one case where it failed was reported. Such a medicine as the German Syrup cannot be too widely known. Ask your druggist about it. Samples bottles to try, sold at 10 cents. Regular size, 75 cents Sold by all Druggists and Dealers, in the United States and Canada,
QU i's BIBTADAY.
STEAMER Princess of {Wales wil! leave 8S. N Co.’s Wharf, at 7 a. m, retarniag, leaving Pictou Town at 1439p. m. The Abegweit and St. Dunstan’s Foot Ball C'ubs have arranged matches to be played in Pictou same day.
Tickeis to Pictou and Return ONE DOLLAR,
and Reddin’s
to be had at Apothecaries Hall Drug Store, and at the boat St. Peter's Boy’s Band will be in attendance.
C. LEIGH, Jr.,
Sec. Com. May 17—6i wky 1
Hishwick Exoress Line,
SEASON OF 1887.
Steamer M, A. Starr, Capt Ferguson,
WiLL ie. ve Halifax every TUESDAY Morning for Ch irlottetowa, calling at Sheet Harbor,
Canso, Arichat, Port Mulsrave, Hawkesbury, Hasting and Bayfield, and Murray Harbor on every alternate trip; return, leaves Charlotte- town every THURSDAY afternoon, making same. calls.
aa FREIGHT LOW.
Through Bills Lading granted to New York, Great Britain and Continent.
W. W. CLARKE, Agent,
Queen's Wharf, Ch’town, May 17, 1887.—2mo pat
4000 POTATO BAus CHEAP,
AT -—
CHRVELEL BROS,
May 17, 18s7—tf
REMOVAL.
(THE “Singer Mannfacturing Company” have remove their office to the store lately oven- pied by John McLeod & Co., opposite the new stores of Benjamin R-gers, Esq , Queen S'reei, JOAN HIGGINS, Manager,
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
THE VERCHANT’s Bink or P, E& Isnanp, May 17th, 1887,
NOTICE is hereby given that a Half-vearly 4" Dividend, at the rate of EIGHT PER CENT perannum, on the Capital Stock of this HNank, has*been declared payable at its Ranking Offie.,
r THURSDAY, June 2nd. By order, FP. MITCHEBL, Cashier.
on and afi
May i7—tl jun? pat
Ww Try —ANY person desiring to Sell "\V AN' ED. a set of Ercyclopedia Brit- tanica, full sheep, library style at .a low rate, could find at purchaser by addressiny a letter—not a card—giving full des- cription of state of reprir, price wanted No. of volumes on hand, etc. Address: ‘ X.P.0. Box 155, St. John, N. may it: 3i
MURTBAGE SALE,
TO be Sold at Public Anetien, -on MON-« DAY, tie Twentieth day of June, AD., 188, atthe hour of Twelve vu’ciock, noon; a! th Court House, in Summerside, in ' Prince County, under a Power of Sale, contained in an Indenture of Mortgage, dated the second day of /une, A. D, 188%, and made between Frederick Mellish and Mary Jane, his wife, of the one part, sad Honorable John Lefurgy, of the other part—
ALL that tract, piece, or parcel uf land, situate, lying and being in Summerside, on Towaship
number Seventeen, in Prince Ed ward Island, and
described «s follows, that is to say : Commencing ata stake fixed in the division line between lands owned or in the possession of the said Frederick
Mellish anc George Hinton, and in the northeast
angle of a lot of land owned by James brazil,
thence runuing along said division line north thirty degrees, east fourteen chains and seventy- five links, thence at right angles west “ardl¢ five chainsand cighty five links to the street or road between said Frederick Meilish’s land and Joseph
O, Green, thence along said road fourteen chains
and seventy-five links fo*the north line of said
James B a7il's lot. thence eastWardly along said
lot five chains and eizhty-five links to the stake
at the place of comm-ncement, containing an area of eigi:t acres of land.a little more or Iess, exclusive of the Railroad line running throush said described piece of land; alsouright of way or road, sixteen feet wide, inclusive of eight fest by Joseph 0. Green along the west side of said described lot. with a continuation or unbroken prolongation of said right of way or road sou‘h- wardly to the shere of nedeque Bay, az described in adeed of the same from Frederick Meilish to
Richard Hunt.
For further particalara apply t» Eiward J.
Hodgson, isq., Charlotietownu, or the under-
signed, or /. E Wyatt, Summerside,
Dated i7\ htof May, 1887. JOHN LEFURGEY,
‘ 4 io Mortyazee. May 17; tg87—Yaw tl sale tues De t
TUESDAY. MAY 17,
1867. BOSTON STEAMERS.
The Steamship Merrimack, Capt. Crowell. The Steamship Carroli, Capt. Brown. The Steamship Wereester, Capt. Nickerson.
\URING the season of 1887, one of these vessels will leave *“ Ppownal Street Wharf, Charlottetown, for Eastoaa, at
ob nee en
887.
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six o'clock, p. m., on ‘Mhuarsday of each week, and Boston for Charlottetown every Saturday, at noon.
Excellent Passenger Acommodation.
Cabin, $7.50 ; Stateroom Berth, $9.50.
fully handled.
FARES:—
Lowest Rates for Freight, which is always care.
Carvell Brothers, AGENTS.
Ch’town, May 17, 1887—ex pat da wy 3mos jour guar
W OPEN
and every department full of the Newest Goods. |
Everything new in DRESS GGODS.
Everything new in PRINTS.
Everything new in MILLINERY.
LADIES’ JACKETS and DOLMANS.
Big Stock of GENTS FURNISHINGS.
Christy and other makes of Gent’s and Boy’s FELT HATS.
An immense
CLOTHING.
Stock of Men’s and Boys READY-MADE
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2a PRICES WILL BE FOUND THE LOWEST.
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MACDONALD’S.
Ch’town, May 16, '87—dy wy
STOCK NOW COMPLETE |
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Perkins & Sterns
have just received a full stock new DRY GOODS
for this season's trade.
British, Canadian and American Manufac-
ture, purchased in the best markets, for cash,
Will Sell Very-Cheap.
Come and see before
buying elsewhere.
May 4--dy & wky
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and
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Summer... Stock
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L OF NEW GOOD
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IN HOUSs.
now Complete. — Every
- Department Full. 7
FINEST DISPLAY OF PRINTS
IN CHARLOTTETOWK,
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All: the New Materials-and New Shades in Dress Goods,
(TRIMMINGS TO MATCH.)
English and American Millinery, Millinery Materials,
Feathers and Flowers.
Parasols and Umbrellas, Stockingetie Jackets & Dolinans
sz All Goods Marked at the Lowest Prices fer Cash.
HARE
Oi war, May 18, 1887 Ry
IS & STEWART.
ae ae Perkins Y Nierns
ny eee