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Che Dailp Gxaminer.

Charlottetow n;

September 17, 1877. |

CRITICS AS LEGISLATORS.

Maxy persons fail to comprehend how | one s¢ i Court, so dashing in Opposition, 80 cons} tident in self the Local Premier, |

should have failed so utterly, s0 egregious- ly, so lamentably, in the execution of the | responsible duties ofa legislator. But, in | our opinion, the cause is simple and easily °

as

explained.

lhe power of originating and the power criticising are essentially different powers in the world of thought and of action; and they seldom cosexist in the aame man. This is a critical age; and the Premier has drunk deeply of the spirit of the age. But he has never breathed a single inspiration of the divine

of

Local

essence which possesses those W hose minds heave with the secret force Phat shall be felt along the course Of far futurity. (he Local Premier critic—only a| critic—and as acritic he excels. All who heard, heard only to admire his brilliant attacks upon the Government led by the Hon, L. C. Owen; and every one admits that he is good at a bad case. In fact, there are few men either at the bar or in polities so perfectly skilled in the art of the worse appear the better reason. Yet he isa bungler of the worst kind at practical legislation. He bungled a good Schoo! Act. He badly bungled a framed Registration of Voters and t:tlot Act, and he bungled other Acts almost {oo numerous to mention. Nor is jt strange that he should have done so fiood critics are seldom good at anything else. The editor of the Patriot, for in~ stance, is, we all admit, good at criticism ; but noone would for a moment think of entrusting him with the execution of ever the little details incidental toa ten cent lecture. Yet critics have their uses, In opposition they are in their proper sphere. Rut as legislators, as administrators, they are not—/hey ave notthe men. The people of Prince Edward Island have,to their cost, found this out; and they are taking constitutional measures to eject their critical but bungling Local Premier from power. ‘The resolutions published in another column are couched in strong language ; but they express the feeling not only of the meeting in which they were held, but of the whole Province,

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CHARLOTTETOWN SALVAGE CORPS

Pursuant to public notice, a number of citizens met in the Stipendiary Magistrate’s office on Saturday evening last, and formed themselves into a Salvage Corps. R. R, FitzGerald was appointed Chairman, and P. R. Bowers, Secretary for the evening.

R- R, FitzGerald, P. R. Bowers, and Donald McKinnon (Chief Engineer), ad- dressed the meeting, showing the want of a properly organized body to take care of citizens’ goods and furniture in case of fire in this city, whereupon Frank Haszard proposed and Horace Haszard seconded the following resolution, which was carried unanimously :—

Resolved that the Society to be formed be called and knownas ‘‘ The Charlotte’ town Salvage Corps.” |

On motion of Frank Haszard, seeonded by John G, McKenzie, it was also unani mously —

Resolved that the officers of the said Company consist of a Captain, First and Second Lieutenants, and a Secretary-Treas- urer; said officers to be elected annually by ballot.

“On motion of George MacLeod, seconded by James McKee, it was—

Resolved that a committee of five be ap pointed to draw up a code of Bye-Laws, (George McLeod, Frank Haszard, R. R, Fitz- gerald, P. R. Bowers and Donald Fars quharson were appointed said Committee.

Officers for the Salvage Corps were then balloted for, with the following result :— Captain, Kh, R. Fitzgerald; Ist Lieut., Geo. Peake; 2nd do Alexander McKinnon; Sec. retary-Treasurer, Henry Hughes,

An adjourned meeting will be held on Saturday evening next, in the Stipendiary Magistrate's office,

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On Saturday night the officers of No.6 Co, ‘ Victoria Rifles,” entertained their men with a supper at the North Star, which was

royided by Mr. Carroi in his usual good style. After justice had been done to the good things, toasts were in order, several of which were drank with great enthusi-

(here for Halifax with 520 bble. mackerel. 10 casks cod oil, and a lot of codfish for

. brilliant in speech, so clever in| ermen,

James | fined $l5and costs, for striking a man on

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[By our own Sovais, Sept. 14, 1877.

M. A. Ntarr cleared from

Corwespondent. |

The steamer

Boston; also 100 bags oats for Halifax. There is now to anchor 55 Americaa fish-

Mackerel are not plenty.

Before the Magistrate’s Court to-day,

McCallum, of Bay Fortune, was

the head with a chair, Our Magistrates are determined to put down disorder,

A very heavy thunder«storm passed by here last evening, and rain fell in great torrents

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OUR MANUFACTURES.

McKinnon & Fraser’s CARRIAGE Factory,

Our manufactories are, as a rule, neither

very large nor very numerous. But in the manufacture of carriages, we think we can at least lay claim to excellence. We bes lieve that as well made wagons, buggies and sleighs are produced in this Island as in any part of the world. In the manufacture of carriages there are few, if any, in the Province who excel Messrs. McKinnon & Fraser. Emphatic- ally, “itis hard to beat them.’’ Tuey are both practical men, thoroughly conversant with their business; they personally supers intend the various processes by which the rough lumber and iron is changed into elegant carriages; and they use the best material and employ the best workmen to be obtained,

Their extensive Steam Factory is situats ed Spring Park-—close tothe spring. It consists of three buildings—the black- | smith’s shop, 55 by 50 feet; the engine] house, 25 by 30 feet; and the ‘shop’’—a large foursstory erection—40 by 90 feet. Entering the basement of the latter bya side door, we find ourselves (with the reader who takes the trouble to accom- pany us) in the ‘“ Machine Shop.” This apartment is fitted up with jig and circular saws, self-acting planers, and lathes for wood and iron, emery wheels, drilling machines, etc. Llere the plank and iron is ‘roughed out’’ ready for the hand of the skilled artisan. Thence the iron is carried to the forge, and the wood to the ‘‘workshop.’’ The forge, as we before in~ timated, is in a separate building. In it there were eight firas. These are supplied with the wind necessary to keep them burning by means of a patent fan, which revolving with great velocity, creates a vacuum and a consequent “draught” suffi- cient for all the fires. The forge is in charge of Mr. Joseph Warren.

Before visiting the workshop, let us look in at the engine-room. In this room every possible prgraution is taken against fire. The floor and walls are of brick, and no combustible material is permitted in it. The engine i3 twentysfive horse power. horizontal action—very smooth and noise- less. The “ workshop” is on the second flat of the main building. Among the vas rious machines is a “ flint belt”—a simple but interesting arrangement by which “sand-papering”’ is done in a jiffy. The “rim.srounding machine” is unique. It was, we understand, the invention of Mr. McKinnon, senior partner of the firm. The ‘‘ workshop”’ is fitted up with a com. plete set of tools and machines. It is in charge of Mr. Albert Warren—foreman of the works. A large waresroom, in which surplus stock and carriages in a transition state are stored, occupies the larger part of the third flat. The smaller part is used as a ‘trim-room’’ and it is in charge of Mr. John Bowers. '

The paint shop is at the top of the building. Mr. William Groom is head painter, Several carriages are being pre-« pared for exhibition in Georgetown on the 28th inst, They will be splendidly finish« ed, Messrs. McKinnon ordinarily employ eighteen men and turn out about seventy« five carriages, one hundred sieighs and a number of carts, truck-wagons, &c. Speci- mens of their workmanship may any day be seen by calling at their city store.rooms —corner Fitzroy and Prince streets.

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CHALLENGE Acceptep.—Lemuel Hooper has accepted the challenge of James Dover to shoot @ match on the Kensington Rifle Range—at the same distances as were fired at the late annual shooting match—on

lhursday the 20th inst., for the sum of $25,

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Moonticnt Wack,.-—At nine o'clock ast night a rat of considerable size was seen taking a moonlight walk on the saddle-~ board of Mesers, Peake Bros. & Co.'s brick

asta, especially those of ‘* Our Captain” and ‘Our Drill Iastructor.’’ Captain Long- | worth occupied the chair and by his wit | and good humor, kept the company in| spirits during the evening. [he party broke up * Anent the wee sma’) hours’ feeling ‘‘ sorry to part,”—Com.

good

| eral cases for trial,

| will be a full dock tosday.

building, on Lower Queen street. ~~ Tus Stipendiary Magistrate’s Court was adjourned on Saturday. There were sey.. With the “additions that were made on Saturday night, there

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WIMBELDON TRAM,

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Tne old plan, requiring each Province to send a team to Ottawa to compete there in matches for places on this téam, having been found very unfair towards the Marie time Provinces, the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association—who have the s¢lection uf Vue “sss so amended their rules as to admit of the competition for such places being held in each Province, under the direction of the Provincial Agssociition. The rules and conditions for this year re» quired that four matches should be held 0a two consecutive days—-two matches on each day, the one to be finished before 11 o'clock, a. m., the other other not to com- mence until after 2 o’clock, p.m. Ranges: 200, 500, and 609 yards—seven raunds at each range. The days for firing to be fixed by the Provincial Association.

he competition for this Province was, accordingly, held on Monday and Tuesday last, when twentysthree aspirants for shooting fame entered the lists. The shooting wag not quite so}good as the scores made at the late Prize Meeting and at practice had led us to expect. In compar- ing the scores made by our men with those of the other Provinces, it must be remem- bered that they are at a great disadvans tage, being obliged to use ammunition much inferior to that issued from govern~ ment stores in the other Provinces. The bullets are corroded and the powder weak, as was evidenced by the fact that many of the shots fell short. The cartridge issued in the other Provinces, in addition to be- ing new and fresh, is of an improved pate tern; the bullet being much less affected by wind than those issued here. We do not know where the fault lies; but it is certainly very strange that this is the only Province where ‘ 1868 ammuni- tion’’ is issued. Surely the authorities at Ottawa did not, instead of sharing it equally among all the Provinces, send us the whole of the tail end of that year’s make, and issue the fresh to the more favored Proy- inces. At any rate we hope before next year’s shooting begins this will be rem- edied.

Below we give the names and scores of the competitiors. We are pleased to see that Major Dougherty of last year’s Team again heads the list.

HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE, 42()

_-—-Competitions—,

A. 48) 2. 4 | Petal

280

Moj. G. L, Dognerty, 2d Batt. Artillery, 64 Gunr. Lem’! Hooper,

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7 69 70

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Latest by Telegraph. WAR NEWS. Lonpon, Sept. I4.

The

estimates the forces engaged at about 57,« 000 on the RussosRoumanian side, against ‘50,000 to 70,000 Turks. The valor of the Russian troops is the only thing to be praised, as the attack was unekillfully di- rected, and the waste of life unn ; The Turks were very skillfully handled. They must have lost some men in their two sallies, otherwise they were completely covered and lay close till the moment of assault,

The Times correspondent says the cap- ture of the redoubt converts a bloody res

ulse into a final and permanent success.

sap and trench, for the last reserves were engaged on the Russian side. Lonvon, Sept. 14. The following is from Turkish official sources: ‘* Baker Pasha, advancing North: west from Gorna Soudlia, yesterday, en- countered four battalions of Russian in~ fantry supported by cavalry near Karag~ hatch. Aided by @ circassian detachment, Baker Pasha attacked the enemy, who, being reinforced by five battalions, re- pulsed the Turks, Later in the dey tke Turks received cavalry and infantry ree inforcements and compelled the enemy to retreat to Vodidzka with heavy loss.”

ConsTantinoPLe, Sept. 14.

Reassuring despatches have been res ceived from Osman Pashs.

Buonarest, Sept. 14.

before Plevna, there has been only a con- tinued bombardment of the town and positions of the Turks. Preparations are making for another assault. There is an

surgeons, Loxpon, Sept. 14.

A Russian official bulletin, dated Pose din, Sept. 13, says: ‘* Yesterday (Wednes- dey) we made no further attacks, but bombarded the Turkish fortifications and towe of Pleyna at short range. Towards 4 p.m. the town began to burn, and two explosions were observed within the forti- fications. The Turks made little reply to our fire, and directed all their efforts against our left wing, which threatened their rear at the point. Gen. Skobeloff repulsed five furious attacke, but was ecom- pelled in the evening. after the 6th attack, to evacuate the fortifications which he had captured Tuesday. During Wednesday night - troops sess ten tates we their tions. From t inning of the battle. to one’ o'clock Wednesday p. m., six thousand wounded have been brought to the field hospital. There have been no collision at other pointa of the .theatre of war. The Rustchuck column is eoncen~ trated in fresh positions a half day’s march behind the Kaya Lom.” |

GENERAL NEWS.

CreepMoon, Sept. 14.

The thousand yard score was as follows: British, 534; Americans, 540. The American total at 800 yards js 678 . the British, 569.

GronGetown, D. C., Sept. 14. During a thunderstorm yesterday Gideon 8. Hitchins, with four sons and two daugh- ters, took refuge under a tree which the lightaing strack, killing two sons and a

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ist Batt. Artillery, 73 51 72 79 275 Pte. John Crockett,

6th Queen’s Co., G61 73 65 67 266 Pte. Jas. Dover, 6th

Queen’s Co., 99 71 «65 = «65 260 Pte Ver. Longworth, '

6th Queen’s Co., 72 56 60 71 259 Pte. Robt, Crawford,

6th Queen’sCo., 64 72 63 59 258 Gunr. Benj. Hooper,

ist Batt. Artillery, 65 64 67 59 255 Corp. E. MeDougall,

6th Queen’s Co., 70 55 67 62 254 Pte. Fred’k Horne,

4th Queen’s Co., 59 64 G7 56 246 Pte. David Harper,

6th Queen’s Co., 54 69 60 60 243 Pte. Ewen McGregor,

6th Queen’s Co., 67 59 Si 64 241 Cor. Geo, Henderson,

4th Queen’s Co., 51 61 62 66 240 Capt. Don’d McLeod,

ist King’s Co., 39 359 G6. 54 233 Pte. David Lawson,

6th Queen’s Co., 55 52 67 62 236 Pte. George Essory,

4th Queen’s Co., 48 66 54 G4 232 Pte. Noah Harper,

6th Queen’s Co., 63 70 44 55 232 Gunr. Jno. T. Rodd,

Ist Batt. Artillery, 61 59 51 56 227 Ser. Lem’! Younker,

2d Batt. Artillery, 45 57 56 50 208 Gunr. Will Brown,

ist Batt. Artillery, 47 56 43 59 205 Gunr. W, Connolly,

ist Batt. Artillery, 55 48° 44 51 198 Pie. Mathew Allan,

6th Queen’s Co., 70 29 44 34 177

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JANADA LirgB Company.—In another col. umn will be found the yearly report o “The Canada Life ” as it is generally called, presented yesterday to the shareholders at Hamilton. The continued prosperity of this Company is @ matter for honest pride to its manager, Mr. Ramsay, and Mr. Henderson, the Company’s Agent in this city, who is tobe credited with no small share of the increased busines done by the Company in the past year. of a dividend of fifteen per cent. is a sub- stantial evidence of success, and s0 carey fully and accurately have the Company's aszets and securities been overhauled by competent inspectors, that no doubt what. ever can exist respecting the ability of the Company to pay such a diyidend, and to regard its investmente as perfectly safe, The year’s losses have been exceptionally light, and a steady improvement is notices able in every branch. The Directors men- tioned in the report as eligible for re~elec- tion were duly appointed at the meeting, and the Company starts out on another year of its history with prospects so bril- liant that its position must be regarded as a credit to the country at large,— Toronto’

e Mail.

;| Maher 407, Rigby 410, I4eut, Fenton 407,

The payment

daughter. The father and remaining chil-

dren are seriously but not fatally burt. New York, Sept. 14.

The following are the totel scores of two

days’ shooting :

American team—Brydenburg 429, Bruce

425, Heber 421, Jewel 429, Allen 419, Hyde

= Jackson 407, Dakin 400—Grand total!

333 . ‘

British team—Halford 412, Evans 412,

Ferguson 406, Col. Fenton 400, Humphrey 388—Grand total 3242.

WESTERN NOTES.

(From the Summerside Progress of Tosday.)

Several new buildings are being erected at the Railway Station, at Kensington, and a siding is being built to Messrs. Tuplin & Sims’ warehouses. :

By cable to Angus MoMillan, Bsq., the barque “‘ Elizabeth’’ arrived at Liverpool on} the 14th inst., making the passage from this port in 17 days.

Judge Pope thinks persons residing in Summerside claiming to vote on their Statate Labor receipts, may be allowed to vote, but has not yet given a decision on the matter.

The schooner ** Lizziv aua Buss,“ Cupt, McPhee, owned by David Montgomery, Esq., arrived here on Saturday morning, from Labrador, with a full cargo of about 1,000 bbls, herring. This vessel left here on the 18th of August, being away only 27 days. This is one of the best fishing voy. ages ever made by 8 vessel from this Prov. ince.

‘‘Alas for the rarity of Christian char- ity.”’—A child died one day last week, and the parents were left alone with the dead for two days, without a visit from any living belng. Corporal works of mercy do not seem to be extensively practised in this town, though, we hope, occurrences such

pen.

A serious accident happened to Levi Sullivan, mail carrier of this place, on Fri day evening of last week. On that even- ing, having sharpened a large knife, he put it into an outside pocket of his coat, and went to assist in killing an animal. While pulling on a rope, it broke, and be fell backwards upon the knife. Jt entered his

back about three inches, but fortunately striking a rib it glanced upwards instead of going straight In, which made the wound, less serious than it might otherwise have

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Times’ correspondent, describing | Tuesday's fighting about Plevna Parapet, ;

n any case subsequent attecks must be by

Since the capture of the Grevica redoybt ;

immense number of wounded and but few}

as we have roted do not frequently hap-}

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New Advertisements

To bas Fitters and Gas Consume,

Sueaeemenee

BY AUCTION,

THIS Day,

MONDAY, Sept. 17th, at 2 o'el Brenan Store, comprising— 1 Gross Ellis Patent Gas Burners : ao S arnt y- Tips, Z. Opal Shades (very choj =8 = me Holders. — ‘hose goods are direct from ih and iv prime order. « Pactory,

A. MCNEILL, Aucti | Sept. 17—1in rite

CLOSING SALE

Queen Street, an toon

B® AUCTION, next THURSDayY, Sept

20th, the remainder of McLaughlin's Valuable Building Lots, situated on ground, commacding a grand view of Col. ville Bay, and admirably adapted for pri. vate Residences and Business Stands.

As this must be a final closing ou § of a}l the remaining Lots, it ote 8p. nn

ment.

An Excursion Train, at haif fare, wip leaye Charlottetown Station on the morp- ing Of the Sale, at 7.46 o’clock, calling at alt intermediate Stations, —retorning same

evening. A. MceNEILL, Anctioneer.

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GOLD WATCHES, &¢,

BY AUCTION, Nervi Monday, Sept. 77th,

at ii o'clock, at the BRENAN STORE,

Queen Street—

A large Assortment of China, Silver. Plated, & Bronze Ware, Gold Watches, Gold and Plated Jewelry; ma-"

tical, Optical, and PANCY DS, Novelties, &c., which escaped the dre, at St. John.

Sale will open Monday at 11 o'clock, and

continue every evening until the whole

Stock ie closed ont. NEIL

4. Mc L, Atetioneer.

Sept. 45—2in

A LAW In addition to the Law relating te Dogs,

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Passed 18th Pebroary, 1865, Approved 22d February, 186, Pablished 24 March, 1865, , by order of the “ity Connell, th September, 1877. -

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BE it Onacted by the City Council of the City of Charlottetowa, as follows:

Every pcrson liable to pay the tax im. posed by the Twenty-fifth Chapter of the By-Laws, intituled ‘A Lew relating to Dogs, and for the purpose of taxing the same,” shall, in addition to the payment of the tax thereby imposed, provide, at his or her expense, each and every dog tor which such tax has been imposed, with @ collar of metal, er, if of any other material, with a metal plate securely fastened thereto, on which said collar or plate shall be legibly engraven the name of the person to whom the sald dog belongs, or by whom it is kept or harbored.

Any such dog found in the public streets, squares, or wharfs of the City, without a collar, marked as aforesaid, after the expi- ration of three months from the first pnbil- cation of this Law, may be Killed or destroyed by any person; and it shall be the especial duty of the Police Constables to kill or otherwise destroy all dogs found at large, as aforesaid, without collars 90 marked as aforesaid.

Ch’town, Sept. 14, 1877.

SEPTEMBER. 0-0——

NOW OPEN

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LONDON HOUSE,

Grey Cottons,

-White Cottons,

Print Cottons. nc Sheetings,

Pillow Cottons,

Fleecy Cottons,

Grey Flannels,

Scarlet Flannels,

White Flannels..

Blue Serges,

PAPER BAGS.

OR SALB—A large supply of Paper Rags and Wrapping Paper. MACKENZIE & STUMBLES:

been. |

‘Pept. 18-10

LDING LOTS AT SOURIS?

INDUCEMENTS for safe and profitable iivest..

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