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Boral and Other itesns

at ri of T7 Dail; Eva wie? t tumbled, the price per ling vents in the Loeal Column s date, be doubled: but the price wii (wselraents will not be advanced. . _ . Cue Supreme Court meets in this city to- rrow. : : > oop Ice and good music at the Rink t lob >

Fn RR ee ie . _ 480 Dustuess at the Stipendiary Macistrate’s Court to-day, :

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(HERE were 50,365 cattle and 102 exported from Montreal year.

»525 sheep during the past

anviait Cue Canadian Illustrated News after an existence of thirteen years, has ceased pub- lication.

vinta Wk understand that Mr, Reid will have a B nefit Concert in the Market Hall on the 30th January, wien DurIne the past year 2,322 patents were issted inthe Dominion, an increase of 185 over the previous year. Seite _AveEr’s CHERRY PrcroRaL cures Colds Coughs, and Consumption; an unequaled anodyne expectorant. [jan7 lw wkly

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ACCIDENT. -Mra. J. J. O'Reilly had her arm broken above the wrist, by falling on the icy sidewalk, on yestesday (Sunday) morn- ing.

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J. H,. Fierewer, Eso., will read a paper to- morrow evening befcre the Scientific and Literary Society in Y. M. C. A. Hall, entitled ‘‘American Humor.” r

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Rev. W. B. McDonatp, Parish Priest, Stellarton, N. S., was on Christmas Day presented by the members of his congregation With a valuable fur coat,

Week oF Prayer.—A noon-day Prayer Meeting willbe held each day during the Week of Prayer in the Y. M..C..A. Parlor from 12 30 to 1.30 o'clock,

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Tstecrapy.—If a sufficient number o/ pupils apply at once,a elass in Telegraphy will be opened about the 20th January. Address A. M., Lock Box 48, City.

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Diep, in her cage, on the 4th instant, at the residence of D. McKinnon, Polly Skinner, the parrot, aged twenty-three. years. She was brought to this Island by the late Michael Skinner, druggist, of this city.

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We are pleased to learn that the report circulated by the Patrio#, regarding the death of Mr, James J. Corcoran, in Sacramento, is incorrect. Mr. Corcoran is stillin the flesh as correspondence with his friends in the city will show.

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WE learn that His Worship the Mayor in- tends calling a meeting of the citizen*; on Taesday, the lth instant, after the regular monthly meeting of Council, when tle ac- counts for the past year will be presented and discussed.

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Tue Halifax Herald is to b2 credited with a cap tal review of the past year in about twenty c..amns. Yet the Herald is not a backwoods paper. It is, in point of fact, about the live. liest and most enterprising journal in the Maritime Pfovinces.

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Me. Earve returns his sincere thanks to the ladies and gentleman who so kindly assisted him at his concert on Friday evening last, and also to- the large and appreciative audience who by their presence encouraged his efforts to improve the musical taste of th community.

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THe ‘‘Northern Light” left Georgetown for Pictou this morning at 8 o'clock. ‘The ice was heavy in the harbor and the steamer was two hours breaking through it. She reached Pictou at 3 o'clock, p. m., and will return to Georgetown to-morrow morning.

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Mrs. Fortiscvz complained to us of being brutally ill-treated, on Saturday afternoon, by aman named George Fogerty. She wss kicked, pounded and bruised, and is suffering deeadfully from her wounds.’ As Mts. For- teséud is a poor woman and ‘is herself unable to prosecute, we direct the attention of the police to the assault.

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Tue Mayor's Meeting to-night, at the Market Hall, to consider the expediency of aiding the holding of the Dominion Exhibition ot 1884 at Charlottetown, is one of the most jmportant meetings of citizens possible. If we are to have a Dominion Exhibition, a prompt, hearty, and generous co-operation of ali citizens of every class is indispensable Let all pull together and the desired object will be accomplished.

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Rev. T. B. Reacu, Rector of St. Thomas’ Church, New Landon. was presented with a very fiae fur soat, on the 27th ult., the gift of the peopie of Kensington. On the 8rd inst. a social gathering took place at the Parsonage. consisting of friends of all denominations. A very pleasant evening was spent and the Rector and his family were the recipients of many substantial tokens of the goed will of their friends.

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Tux large lamps in front of the Post Office illuminafé-the square beautifully. This. is owing to the attention paid them by the assistant engineer of the building. That officer besides lighting, keeps them clean aud in good order, thus adding considerably to the brightness of the light. Why cannot our city gas lamps be kept in the same order? If a little more attention would be give them, the light from them would be twice as great as at present.

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Tux birkentine **W L. J,,” Capt. Qwnes, sailed from Pernambuco for Halifax on Novent- ber 9th, laden with sugar for the St. Lawrence

tefinery, Montreal. She was brought into Halifax harbor on Friday morning last with the assistance of six men belonging to the Gloucester schooner ‘‘Oresa,” Captain Hodg- son. Nearly all her crew were disabled from exposure to intense cold during a tempstuous and perilous voyage. The W. L. J. was built at Summerside, and_is owned in Swansea,

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On the evening of thé 28th ult., there was a very interesting social gathering in the echool- room of the Bible Christian Church. A very kindly-worded address signed by the Circuit Stewards, Messrs. J. Henry and R. Pickard, ou behalf of the church and copgregation, was read to the Pastor, accompanied by a number of presents suitable for the occasion. Short

and fraternal addresses were delivered by the brethren, W. Sabine, G. Rackham, J. Henry, R. Pickard, H. Rackham and B. Pickard, and the meeting terminated under the happtest influences, - ‘‘Beholg how

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THE DAILY HXAMINER, JANUARY

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TELEGRAPHIC. NEWS.

[SPROTAL Desvarcnses ro THE EXAMINER, England and the igyptian Biffi. culty,

Lonpon, Jan 6. : The correspondent to Reuters Telegram Company, at Cairo, denies that a British fleet is to be sent to the Red Sea, and says that beyond her previous orders to protect Egyptian interests, England had taken no furth«r measures, The correspondent adds the Khedive received Sir Evelyn Baring to-day. The latter read the reply of Great Britain to the recent Egyptian note. Evgland insists upon the withdrawal of troops at Khartoum to the second cataract of the Nile. Great Britain does not object to the cessiin of Eastern Soudan to Turkey, or to a ‘Yurkish conquest of the Soudan, provided the Porte pays the ex- penses. Egypt is unable to re-conquer the Soudan alone. A Terrible Fire.

HELLEVILLE, Itt., Jan. 6.

St.* Joseph’s Roman Catholic Convent was burned early this morning. Five nuns Jemped from a fifth story window. One of them was killed and the others are likely to die. .There were some eighty pupils at the institution, all girls from ten years to alult ages, twenty-two of whomare missing,

LATER.

The bodies of ten of the victims have been recovered and identified sn some cases.

Reprisals in Ireland.

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Paris, Jan. 6.

Deputy Lalandier’s paper, Republique Democratique et Sociale, states that it knows that in a few davs numerous repri- sals against the English will occur in Ire- land to avenge the execution of O’Donnell, and itadds that Irish revolutionists will burn London, and that the American fenians have studied miuvutely the opera- tions to be carried on by them.

Egyptian Affairs. .

Lonpon, Jan. 5.

It is stated that Sir Samuel Baker is about to proceed to Egypt.

The Standard’s corresponient at Cairo says he hears that Chinese Gordon, who is now on his way to Congo River to succeed Henry M. Stanley, has received proposals which mayinduce him to accept an ap- pointment in Egypt.

Nibilist Execution and Threats.

Sr. Pererssura, Jan. 5.

A Nihilist proclamation circulated here announces that Lieut.-Col. Sudeikin was condemned to be executed by the Nihilist execntive committee. The proclamation also contains a terrorist article directed against the Czar personally.

The New License Act.

Montreal, Jah. 5. Ex-Judge Loranger, of this Province, gives it as his opinion that the license act of the Dominion Parliament is ultra vires, and that the Provincial Act is in force.

€old Bown South.

Cuarceston, 8. C., Jan. 6.

The thermometer, at four o'clock this morning, registered thirteen degrees above zero, tie coldest known for two hundred years.

The Coldest Yet.

Cuicago, Jan. 5. Reports from Dakota make the tempera- ture forty-eight below zero and,a stiff breeze blowing. This is the coldest ever known in Dakota.

A Denial.

Lonpow, Jag. 5. The telegraph correspondent at Cairo says he has the highest author ty for deny- ing that the Khedive intends to abdicate the throne.

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A Special Mission.

Paris, Jan. 6. The Justice newspapers says that Tonnio Bey, the Khedive’s Master of Ceremonies, has arrived in Paris, instructed with a special mission.

Kl Medhi Pushing Forward. a Vienna, Jan. 5, A despatch to Allegemerria, dating from Alexandria, says the vanguard of El Medhi’s army has arrived at Elain, on the Biue Nile,

The Cold Wave.

CuicaGo, Jan. 6. The thermometor at 5 o'clock this morn- ing registered twenty-seven degrees below gero. -It is now standing at twenty-four below.

Dyke Bestreyed.

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Vienna, Jan. 5.

The populace of the Island of Messowah, on the Red Sea coast, have destroyed the dyke uniting the Island with the mainland,

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Serious Railway Collision.

MontTREAL, Jan. 5.

A collision occurred on Thursday evening on the Canada Pacific Railway whereby two persons were seriously injured.

Dufferin to go to Egypt Again.

Lonpon, Jan. 6. It is reported that Lord Dufferin will be sent to Kgypt to remain eo long as existing

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Sardinian Arrived. Hatirax, Jan, 6. The ‘‘Sardinian” has arrived.

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The York tlection.

FREDERICTON, Jan. 6. Mr. Temples chances for election are

splendid.

Twenty Below Zero.

Toronto, Jan. 6.

The thermometer ranges from fifteen to twenty below zero.

A Strike Ended. Marsgiues, Jan. 5. The strike of seamen and stokers is virtu- ally ended. Mail boats are now leaving regularly.

Snowshoeing Extraordinary.

Orrawa, Jan. 6

Le Canadien says one of Montreal’s Snow- shoe Clubs invaded Ontario on Saturdav in fallfmarching trim. Coming in at dead of night they waited on Sir Hector Langevin and Hon. Mr. Caron, the former of whom addressed them in a pleasant style and promised a cup to be competed for.

Mr. Caron promised a gold medal.

After marching through the capital at

the sound of drums, they started for the Governor-General’s. The officers of the club were presented to His Excellency, to whom an address was read, and by whom a reply was made in French, much to the delight of the Club. A beautiful floral tribute was presented to Lady Landsdowne, who with the child- ren and the aides were all dressed in ap- propriate snow shoe costume, and were present at the speech making. The flowers nery arranged in the shape of a snow shoe.

To-day the choir of the club chanted Mass at St. Jean Baptist Church, and to-night they went back to Montreal. Ontario can stand a good many of such lnvasions,

Weather Bulietin

Probabilities for the next 94 hours for the Maritime Provinces.

Toxonto, January 7--10 a. m.

Moderate to fresh west to southwest winds, fair continued very cold weather.

METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE,

Charlottetown, 7th Jan., 1884. Highest temperature yesterday.......... 10.3 Lowest temperature (read at midnight).. 6.9 Lowest temperature this morning........ 10.1 Temperature this morning, at 8 o'clock.. 7.8 Tempcrature this afternoon, at 1 o’clock,. 3.0

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Tue number of arrivals and shipments of coal from the port of Sydney, C. B., show a considerable increase. The excellent shipping facilities of the colliers enable steamers to be coaled with the greatest despatch. The num- ber of arrivals during the year were 670. Of these 280 were steamers. The tonnage of shipping was 220,159. 90,000 tons of coal were shipped from that port alone.

- oe SO Jack Frost 1x TH# West.—A Chicago de- spatch of the 4th says:—This has been the coldest day of the winter, the thermometer standing fourteen degrees below zero at one p. m. At G@maha it is seventeen below; at Dubu- que, twenty-one below, and at Minneopolis, thirtv below at noon, the lowes in twenty- five years. All trains arriving at Chicago are greatly delayed.

-_-- > - -—~ Frozen to Drarn.—During a fit of tem- porary insanity Mrs. Charles Huntington left her home, at Campbellton, on th» night of the 28th December, and, wandering away on the ice, was frozen todeath. The body was found next morning, and an inquest held at which a verdict was rendered in accordance with the facts.

_-- +>--- T. M. Kraa, of Antigonish, ane C. R. King of Sydney, C. B., doing a general business in Sydney. under the style of King Bros , made an assignment to C. B. Whidden, of Anti- gonish, in trust for their creditors, who wiil sign such deed within six weeks, The lia- bilities are about $40,000; assets to a like amount,

Sendra nay Mack’s Magnetic MeEpIcINE is a positive remedy for nervous exhaustion aad all weak- ness of the generative organs ia both sex. Sold in Charlottetown at Apothecaries Hall, See advertisement in another column, [jan7 lw wkly

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Lost 4N Kye.—Murtle Gillis, a Prince Edward Is!ander, who has been employed at a slate quarry in Bromgille, Me., was struck in the nght eye on December 22nd, by a piece of stone which flew up from the hammer. The injury grew so painful that the optic had to be removed,

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A Lonpon scientific paper says that a shoulder of mutton contains one-third more bone than a leg, and considerably more fat and ¢onnect ve tissue and that, consequently, a shoulder at 20 cents a pound is dearer than a leg at 25 cents,

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Corron Mitu Burnep.—The Thorndike Palmer, Mass., was burned to the ground on the Ist i§st. C. Wilson, the Company’s ag-rt, fell dead from heart disease while fighting the flames on the roof.

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Horsford's Acid Phosphate . BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. Imitations and counterfeits have again ap- peared, Be sure that the word ‘ HORSFORD’s”

is on the wrapper. None genuine without it: a [ee

SHIP N EWS.

Halifax, Dec 4, a sch Eligabeth W Smith, Blake, of Sotris, bound to Porilantl.

New York, Jan 2, ar brigt Nora (new), from Georgetown.

Cardinas, Dec 22, ar brigt Plymouth, Me- Donald, Havana.

Sharpness, Dec 17, ar barque Min-Hong, Richardsen, Port Hill.

Lisbon, Dec 31, ar barque Ralph B Peake, Trainor, New York.

MED.

At Moutr .!, on the Is} instant, in the

45th year ot her age, Matilda, younger daugh-

ter of the Hon, Sir Francis Hincks, K. C. M.

G.. CU B, and relict of Oaptain Henry Clement de ba Pugr of the British Army.

Company’s new cotton mill at Thorndike, |

Klannels and

Ch’town, Nov. 19, 1883.

& Sterns

ARE NOW OFFERING EXTRA GOOD VALUE IN

Blankets,

Tweeds and

Ulster Cloths and Mantle Cloths,

Coatings,

fur-lined Cloaks and Cloth Jackets,

W ool Squares Fur

and Wool Scarfs, Muffs and Fur Caps

VoLVETS, VELVBLtaeeNsS.AND PUuUSE:

Winter Goods, of every description, Good and Cheap, at

PERKINS & STERNS.

18s.

CHOICE FRUIT AND ERO ERIES.

Tea (good), 28c; better, 32c; best, 36c.

Sugar, yood and cheap. Coffee (superior), 25c, 30c, and 40c per lb.

Molasses and Golden Syrup. Extra choice Table Raisins, in finest DeHesa, Black Basket & London Layers. Choice Sultana and Valencia Cooking Raisins. Currants, fresh and good. Green Grapes, Almonds, Nuts, Eleme Figs, Confec- tionery, Candied Citron, Lemon and Orange Peel. Spices, Cream Tartar, Pickles, Flavoring Ex- iracts, Apples, Cheese, Onions, Mustard, Vinegar, Catsup, Capers, Sauces, Manioca, Sago, Tapioca, Prepared Cocoanut, Maca- ronii, -Vermicilli, Broma, Chocolate, Cocoa, Potato Farina, Gelatine.

CANNED COODS,

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Syrups, Lime Juice, Ess. Coffee, Pea and Bean Meal, Split Peas, Beans, Rice, Bariey, Wax Can- dies, Cracked Wheat, Graham and Buckwheat Flour.

a continuance,

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LAMPS,

In Hand, Table, Hall, Din- ing Room and Library Lamps, Glasses & Shades.

EARTHERN AND CROCKERY- WARE,

In Teapots, Cups and Sau- cers, Side and Vegetable Dishes, Plates, Tea Sets,

Baking Dishes, Jugs, Toilet Sets, Bowls. Brooms, Whisks, Baskets, Buckets, Tubs, Wash- boards, Rolling Pins, Pounders.

Best American Kerosene, in casks and 1, 2and 5-gal. cans.

LOOKING CLASSES,

A large assortment.

Choice Family Flour, Oat

TEA.

BEER & COFFS.

(y's TEA is giving splendid satisfaction. Prices, retail t

P4cts., 80cts., and 36cts, Prices, wholesale, very low.

and Cornmeal.

Please call and examige. (Goods shown freely. Thankful for past favors, we solicit

‘HENRY BEER.

Charlottetown, Dee, 11, 1882.—taw and wky

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Halt chests very cheap to the trade.

BEER & GOFF.

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Flour—‘uperior Extra, Choice Brands, Patent Roller, ‘‘Beaver,” ‘, Kent.”

Sugar—Granulated, Refined, bbls; Bar- badoes, Porto Rico, hhds., tierces and bbis.

Molasses—Choice Barbadoes, Antigua‘ Trinidad, puns, tierces and bbls.

Tea—Fine New Season’s, Kaisow Congou,

Raisins—New Valencias and London Layers. Currants— Provincial and Patras, bbls.,

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SLEICH ROBES,

In. Buffalo, and; Japanese Wolf.

Sleigh Bells, Whips, Har- ness Oil.

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cases and half-bbls. Rice—100 lb. and 50-lb. sacks. Cheese—Cornwalland Dunk River Factories. Biscuit—Soda, Sugar, Fruit, Wine, etc. Mervusene—Staudard Dom. test, Prime White, Water White, bbis.; Pratt’s Astral, cases, 5-gal. tins.

Soda—Bi-carb, Washing Soda.

Sole Keather—legan's Best, No. 1 and No. 2.

Pipes —T. D. and Woodstock, 1 and 2-gross boxes.

Matehés—Chase’s, 10 and 15-gross boxes. Soap - Pale, Hong Kong, Superior Brown,

Wrapping Waper— Manilla, Brown Straw, Paper Bags, assorted sizes.

Brooms, Pails, Tobacco, etc. Wholesale at Lowest Prices.

FENTON T. NEWBERY.

Ch’town, Deo. 19, 1833. [pat 61 eod. wy wy pat sj her 3i

BARGAINS!

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This offer to remaim geod only a short time betore we move bak the balance of our Stock into the Old Stand.

BREMNER BROS.

. Ch'town, Dec. 20, 1888.—1f,

FIVE POUND TINS, (screw top), excludes the: air, pre serving the flavor and strength of the Tea. Just what is wanted.

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Nov. 14, 1883.—2aw wkly

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FOR SALE.

TWO.STORY HOUSE. on Great George Street, near the centre of the city. Con- tains fourteen rooms Suitable for large ‘family, or boarding house. Will be sold cheap, and terms made to suit, Apply at , this office. Ch'town, Dec. 4, 1883,

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