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CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1879,

NO, 593,

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SPRING

STOCK |!

NOW COMPLETE.

Buyers in Town and from the Country will find this Stock unexcelled in Variety, Styles,

Quality and Low Prices by

any House in this City. We will

quote a few articles to show the correctness of our remarks. YOU CAN BUY 20 YARDS GOOD GREY COTTONS FOR $1.00 YOU CAN BUY 10 YARDS PRINT COTTONS FOR 70c. YOU CAN BUY 10 YARDS DRESS GOODS FOR $1.20

YOU CAN BUY LADIES’

UMBRELLAS FOR

22c. KACH.

OUR LADIES’ TRIMMED HATS

ARE CERTAINLY

THE CHEAPEST.

Flowers, Feathers, Ribbons, Gloves, Hoisery, Fringes, Laces, Collars, Ties, Frillings, at Bottom Prices.

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In Gentlemen’s Out-fitting Department, we have a full Stock

RHADY-MADE ChLOTHIN G

Mens and Boys 150 PIECES TWEEDS, | 50 PIECES WORSTEDS,

in Great Variety, Very Cheap.

Made to Order. Good Fits Guaranteed,

INSPECTION SOLTCITED.

J.

Queen Street, Charlottetown, May 15, 1879 —her

B. MACDONALD.

MAY, 1879.

| 3 FURTHER NOTICE the Steam- ers “St. Lawrence” and * Prin- cess of Wales” will leave as under :—

NOVA SCOTIA.

From Charlottetown to Pictou, every MON- DAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY mornings, at five o'clock.

Returning from Pictou every TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY, on arrival of morning trainfrom Halifax.

FOR CANADA AND UNITED STATES.

Leave Summerside for Point Du Chene EVERY DAY about 9a. m., on arrival of morning train from Charlottetown. :

Returning te Summerside EVERY NOON, on arrival of morning train from St. John.

By order, -¥F. W. HALES. Charlottetowa, May 6, 1879.

Bedding, Matrasses & Pillows OEST MATERIAL— Hair, Flock, Excel-

sior, Straw. a JOHN NEWSON,.

April 1, 1879—3m IRON BEDSTEADS. grrr & DOUBLE—Best kinds—Cheap.

JOHN NEWSON.

April 1, 1879—3m

UPHOLSTERY WORK.

ODERN STYLES —Best Finish—Cheap- est—Promptly delivered.'

JOHN NEWSON.

April, 1, 1879—3m

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Looking Glasses and Mirrors.

EW STYLES—Cheap. j JOHN NEWSON.

April 1, 1879—3m

Picture Frames & Meulding.

LL the Modern Patterns — Cheapest— Best Workmanship—Promptly delivered.

JOHN NEWSON.

April 1, 1879—3m

PARLOR & DRAWING-ROOM 100 SUITES, in raw Silk Poil, Silk Cota- line, Silk Repp and Hair Cloth—Styles un rivalled—Stock large—Prices at cost.

BEDROOM or CHAMBER SUITES 15 —Every variety of design and price— Never before so cheap. JOHN NEWSON. April 1, 1879—3m

FURNITURE.

ARGEST STOCK —Greatest Variety — Best Quality—Cheapest in every grade.

Call and examine. JOHN NEWSON.

April 1, 1879—3m

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CHAIR FACTORY.

rEX\HE SUBSCRIBER wishes to give notice to the inhabitants of the Island generally that he is manufacturing at Messrs. McKinnon & Fraser's Spring Park Carriage Factory CHAIRS superior to any imported from Can- ada or the United States, made of the best material—hard wood bottom, Rocking Chairs, in Arm and Nurse; Children’s Tableand Small Chairs. Also, Cane Seats renewed. Repairing, Repainting and all kinds of Turn ing done to order. PRICE List.

Common Single Back Chairs, each........ 55c Single Screw Back as tee 4... oe 65c

ble Back Ge . Ge i. .cke cd 75c Faney Extra a OG 4. ....3 7 85c

THOMAS GREEN. April 22, 1879,—lin

| Special Inducements ‘For Gash or Short Credit,

MOLASSES, 75 puns. )

18 bbls. { very choice.

n SUSAR, oe — Bright P. Rico. Chests,

TEA (Warranted) 24 Pkges. > Half-chests, ‘ Boxes 21 lbs,

FLOUR, 200 bbls. Spring Extra,

200 do Superfine,

150 do Extra,

100 do Superior Extra,

50 do Haxall Patent. CORNMEAL, 150 Bbls.

TOBACCO, 25 Boxes Flat, 30 Cads. Smoking,

10 Kegs Twist. SOLE LEATHER, 230 Sides Logan’s No. 1, 170 do No. 2.

BROOMS AND PAILS, 50 doz. Brooms, 50 doz. Pails. PIPES, 150 Boxes,

MANILLA, 500 Coils 6-thread, 300 Coils 9-thread, 100 12-thread, 75 Coils large size. SPICES, 130 tins } Pepper, - Ginger, Mustard, STARGH, 25 Boxes Blue, 10 Boxes White. SODAS, 70 kegs Bkg. Soda, 25 bbls. Washing, etc., etc., etc.

CARVELL BROS,

Ch’town, May 12, 1879—pat a 3w.

FURNITURE REPAIRED

ND RE-PAINTED- Chairs Re-Caned— Looking-Glass Frames Refitted, and all kinds of Machine Work done with satisfaction and promptness, at JOHN NEWSON’S. April 1, 1879—3m

PAINTING, &c.

OUSE and SIGN PAINTING, WHITE- WASHING, PAPER HANGING, &c., at Moderate rates. § PARKER & POWER. Corner Dorchester and Weymouth Sts. Charlottetown, May 5, 1879—2w

No. 835 Water St.,

Charlottetown.

Prince Riward Island Branch

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NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE FIRE AND LIFE.

INSURANCE CO.

Subscribed Capital, $9,733,332.00 Paid up Capital, - 1,216,666.00

CHIEF OFFICES—Edinburgh, 64 Princess Street ; London, 61 Threadueedle Street. Nine-Tenths of the Profits of the Life Assur- ance Business are divided every Five Years. The Tables of Rates are moderate.

Fire Insurances effected on nearly every description of Property, at the LOWEST RATES of Premium. corresponding to the nature of

the risk. Losses settled with promptitude and liber- ality. G. W. DEBLOIs,

General Agent. Dec, 14.

PROVINGIAL LEGISLATURE, . MacDonald’s =...

THurspay, May 1.

DEBATE ON THE DRAFT ADDRESS RESUMED. | | Mr. Dopp said the speech with which | ithe Legislature was opened, foreshadowed | | several changes of very great importance to | this Colony, The abolition of the Legisla- | tive Council would involve a very serious | | change in our Constitution. Ever since we | had a Parliament we had a Legislative Council, and, ever since law was estab- lished, we had imprisonment for debt—so that the changes now contemplated were very important. Now we had a new Gov- ernment, and one which, in the opinion of some hon. members, was immaculate ; and it appeared they were going to make won- derful improvements. It was very desir- able to curtail the expenditure ; too much money was spent in legislation, and, if the business of the public departments could be carried on with fewer officials, he would be pleased. He wished to reply to a state- ment made by the Leader of the Govern- ment in this House, who said the late Goy- ernment should have resigned long before they did. It was true that the late Gov- ernment were very unpopular in the coun- try, on account of the Education Act and the Assessment Act. Men whose families were grown up, objected to paying for building new schoolhouses ; and the objec- tions of those men were somewhat reason- able. The Assessment Act was distasteful to many, principally on account of the un- equal appraisement of the lands. The great cry with many was, not that they were taxed too much, but that their neigh- bors were taxed too little. The appraisers may have done as wellas they knew hew, but it was a very difficult matter to value farms properly. Then, the pay of the col- lectors was too high the first year, but this was remedied the next year ; and now the collectors only got five per cent.—-if the people paid in proper time— and seven and a-half when they had te notify these who failed to pay. Had the late Government been allowed to remain in power until the people became accustomed to those Acts, they would have been regarded very differ- ently. A new Government was now in power, and he (Mr, Dedd) hoped we would have a political millenium, and that all the people would be contented and happy. The late Government was broken up on ac- count of having traitors in their camp. These four gentlemen sat at the Council Board, and helped to pass the laws they now found so much fault with. They were alla happy family; but it now appeared those gentlemen were all the time plotting to leap at the throat of the Government and destroy it. But they missed their mark, for one hon. gentleman whom they expected to go with them, calmly leoked at the matter and remained true to the Government, he wuuld not leave them without just reasons. The vacancies had to be filled up and he (Mr. Dood) was called upon to join the Government at the time they were the most unpopular. He had no personal desire to bea member of the Ex- ecutive ; but he joined them because he considered those four Conservatives had treated the Government unjunstly. He had his election to run at a time when the Goy- ernment was belied and slandered both in the press and on the platform. He was op- posed by a very popular man, and there never was a stronger effort put forth to de- feat any candidate ; but he gained his elec- tion. He(Mr. Dodd) joined the Govern- ment because he wished to allow them to meet Parliament. as it had been insinuated that there was something behind the scenes; for those gentlemen who left said their mouths were sealed and they could not give their reasons. Their reasons had since been given, and they were very paltry reasons indeed. The only charge they could sustain against the Government was that the Leader. took part in Dominion elections. The Government now boasted of their large majority; but they had a very small majority of the votes polled taking the whole Island together. Public opinion was changing very fast, and he be- lieved that had the election been a month or six weeks later, the party now in Op- position would have been returned. The first paragraph of the Speech referred to the inconvenient season at which the Legisla- ture was called together. This was the fault of the present Government; they should have gone on with the business of the country when they had nineteen to eleven in the House of Assembly, With regard to the finances of the country, he would emphatically deny that they were in an unsatisfactory condition. The statement in the Speech would lead people to believe that they were almost ina state of bank- ruptcy ; that there was no money in the Treasury to pay the expenses of the depart- ments. When he (Mr. Dodd) had charge ef the Treasury, the bills were all paid when presented. Again, the Speech re- ferred to the public debt ; but we had no such thing. . When he left the Treasury there was over $40,000 in the coffers, and bills presented had been paid. Then we $150,000 of the money given by the Do- minion to purchase lands and a balance of $800,000, on which we drew interest from the Dominion ; so that it was an untruth to say eur finances were in an_ unsatisfac- tory condition. With regard to the

Fishery Award, all were agreed that we share of that

were entitled to a

by American vessels catching our fish aiid this Island should get the benefit of the money paid. for that privilege. The late Government forwarded a Minute of Council to Ottawa on the subject; and, al-

theugh that document had been sneered at

d i _by those who knew no better, yet these Morning Session.

well-qualified to judge, said the arguments were put as strongly as possible in that Minute of Council. In the House of Com- mons, the Minister of Marine and Fish- eries denied that there was any communi- cation from the Local Government on the subject, but if he was not aware of it, he should have been. He hoped the present Government would enforce this iatter upon the Dominion Government, and claim it—not as a favor—but as something we have aright to. The interest on. our share of that Award would relieve the people of this country from taxation. The next sub- ject referred to was the abolition of the Legislative Council, and this was a very important subject, although treated very lightly by men who knew very little about legislation. People forgot that many of the Bills passed by the House of Assembly had been amended by this House, and they would have been very imperfect had they not been scrutinized by the members of this branch of the Legislature in a cer- tain cool manner. Although he would be glad to see the cost of legislation reduced, yet he would not vote for abolishing the Council, nor did his constituents wish him to do so, but wished to have property- holders protected. The floating population could turn an election in this city at any time, and the men who owned property would have no protection. When the coun- try was poorer than it is now, the Legisla- tive Council existed, and men sat round this Board free of expense to the country, and plenty men could be found to-day who would do the same. They should pause be- fore sweeping the Council out of existence, and give the power into the hands of the floating population. Once a Bill of this kind was passed, we could never get the Council back again, no matter how much we desired it. Regarding the Civil Ser- vice, if the Government thought they could secure increased efficiency by reducing the number of officials, they would be deceived. Some reduction might be made; but if they did not give the men salaries enough to live on, men would not be got who were competent to do the work. ‘the heads of departments could bear a reduction in their salaries, but most of the ofticials had meagre enough pay. $500 a year was small pay for men of any ability. We were also pro- mised a measure relating to Public Roads and Bridges. He did not know much about the working of the present Road Act,

but ever since he was a_ boy he had heard complaints about the old system of Statute Labor.

Men who were called out te work on the roads thought it sufficient to work for an hour or two and then lounged around the rest of the time. It would be a retrograde movement to go back tu the old system. If imprisonment for debt was abolished, with- out providing some means for a ¢reditor to take hold of a debtor, poor people who wished to get credit could not do so. The Assessment Act gave dissatisfaction; but it was more just than the old land tax, which was equally as heavy on a poor man work- ing with his hoe in the woods as on a man who had a valuable property near the city. Reference was made to the small-pox at Alberton, and when it broke out the Gov- ernment of the day did all in their power to prevent it from spreading. Credit was due to the gentlemen who composed the Board of Health of that place, and he was sorry to hear they had not been reimbursed by the Government for the eutlay they in- curred. He was pleased to hear the Leader of the Government in this House say that he did not approve of the action of those four traitors who left the Government— although that hon. gentleman had gone over to the other side of the House himself. He hoped that hon. member (Mr. Wight- man) would receive as much consideration from the happy family as he had from his late colleagues.

Hon. Mr. Wieurman had not used the word “‘ traitor’ in speaking of those four gentlemen who left the late Government.

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Mr. Dopp said there was the sum of $460,000 due to the Land Office, and two hundred and fifty thousand acres of land yet to sell, and still it was said the finances of the country were in a poor condition. A great part of this money was due, but ne Government liked to press the people, es- pecially in such hard times, but the money was not all lost. This talk about bank- ruptcy was all shilly-shally to humbug the electors. The country was in a better state now than it would be after the present Government would be in power afew years. With three lawyers in the House of As- sembly, and another gentleman of the long robe who ruled too much in this country,| holding the whip ever them, it was probable they would collect more of that money from the poor people of the country than the late Government would have done.

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Or the 20,000,000 acres of land in Ireland, two men own between them 280,198. If this enormous property were divided into five-acre freeholds, it would sustain 56,439 families in comparative comfort and independence. Sev- enteen landlords are owners of 1,400,009 acres which, partitioned off inthe manner above set forth, would support *280,000 families. Again, 4,090,000 acres are held by 107 per- sons, and this land would maintain 800,000 families. Another fact, nearly one-third of the entire surface of the country is held by

money. Our shores

were surrounded |

292 ‘individuals,

APRIL 18th, 1879

SPRING REQUIREMENTS.

New Worsted Cloths, NEW SCOTCH TWEEDS

—A PORTION OF OUR—

SPRING STOCE received, which we are prepared to make up in our

Custom Tailoring Department

—IN THE— VERY BEST STYLES, and at right figures.

BEER & SONS.

April 18, 1879.—3w

Undertaking

JN all its branches; Keeping Caskets, in

Walnut and Rosewood, and Covered Cof- fins constantly on hand, and with the facilities of machinery he can furnish everything for funerals, better and cheaper than any other person in the city.

Hearses and Mourning Coaches of best class on shortest notice to any part of the country, and at lower prices than ever before offered to the public.

MARK BUTCHER. May 1, ’79—pres pat lm

Latest Styles.

PHOLSTERING of every descriptionl

done in latest styles, of best materials. Hair, Flock, Fibre and Straw Mattrasses single and double, and on cheapest scales.

MARK BUTCHER. May 1, ’°79—pres pat Im

Looking Glasses,

HEVAL with Marble Top Pedestals. Swinging Glasses of all sizes and prices. Mantle Glasses. Cheap. MARK BUTCHER. May Ist, ’79-—pres&pat lm

Furniture in Every Variety. RAWING ROOM and Dming Room Suits in latest styles; Bed Room Setts in Walnut, Ash, Walnut Trimmed and Painted Setts from $20 to $150 per sett. MARK BUTCHER.

May 1, ’°79—pres pat lm CHILDREN'S GOODS.

UGGIES, Chairs, Cradles, Swinging Cots, Go carts, Cots and Bedsteads, of every class, cheap for cash.

MARK BUTCHER.

May I, 1879- -

-—sSORNICES.

N excellent assortment of Window Cor-

nices and Poles. Blind Rollers and Venetian Blinds made to order, with new style of woven tapes, cheaper than in any other establishment in the city.

MARK BUTCHER.

May 1, 1879—

A pean

A Large Stock

( F Old Furniture, Varnish and Asphaltum for sale very cheap, for cash only. MARK BUTCHER. May 1, ‘79—pres pat Im

Job Work

PYONE in Straight and Jig Sawing, Fret- work Sawing, every description of Turn- ing, Plain, Ornamental, ‘Twist and Elizabeth ien, and every description of Screw Cutting in Wood, Ivory, Metal and Grinding Circular Saws with Emery Wheels. MARK BUTCHER. May 1. ’79—pres pat Im

ODD PIECES OF FURNITURE.

EVONPORTS, Cheffoniers, Escritoirs, Book Cases, Wardrobes, Side Tables, Biddets with pans, Candelabras with marble tops, Cylinderical Desks, Side Boards, Screens, Umberella Stands, Butlers’ Trays, Whatnots, Earth Closets, Commodes and Patent Wire

Woven Mattrasses. MARK BUTCHER. May 1, ’79—pres pat lm

F every description of Household Furni- ture, and Varnishing and Polishing done with three year old Varnishgs, very cheap and

romptly, for cash. as MARK BUTCHER. May 1, ’79.--pres pat lm

Mouldings

F every modern pattern, in Walnut and Gilt, for Picture Frames, cheap, and made up promptly to order. MARK BUTCHER. May Ist, °79—pres pat Im

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