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FEBRUARY 2),
L iji L885.
Hditorial Notee.
— Lieut. Gordou hopes that the pavi gation of Hudsen Sirait may be found pra ticable, and states that the Hudson Ba eX dition should year about the 15th of May, and reach the Strait about the Ist of June,at which time Fort Churchill is usually
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An Ottawa despateh says that Col. Williams. M. P., has received a despatch from Lord Wolseley, dated Korti, stating that he had reported to the War Office favoring the acceptance of the offer to| raise a Canadian regiment, and eXpress- | ing the hope of seeing such a regiment)
at the front soon. } —The London Standard expresses the |
belief that the reported annexation of | Samao by Germany is au exaggeration and that if done it was an act of an} official having no such authority from | Berlin. Explanations from Germany | that will be satisfactory to the British | Government are confidently expected.
—The British Ministers are just now undergoing much the same experience as Mr. McKenzie and his colleagues uuder- weot when they were in “Power in Canada. They are besieged by thons- ands of unemployed and starving work- ingmen who plead to them in vain for something to do—for some relief. Free Trade Governments have hard times to coutend against.
— Advices from St.Peiersburg state that there are contiuual discoveries of treason- able talk and practices among the Rus- sian troops. The spirit of Nihilism appears to pervade even the garrison at Cronstadt, and several artillery and vaval officers have been sent there from S'. Petersburg to take the places of sus- pected officers, who are ordered to report at the capital for trial.
— The revenue of the United States is feeling the effect of the lessened volume of trade aud the reduced imports. The revenue receipts for last month, com- pared with those of January, showed a decrease of about $2,000,000, almost entirely in Customs. For the seven months just closed, the aggregate receipts were $187,000,00%—a decrease of over $16,000,000 compared with the same mouths of last year.
—The British Government will short- ly, itis said, issue a blue buok on the subject of Germany’s claims to territory possessions ia Siman lands. The object of the publication is to offset the latest white book issued by Germany, and to allay the apprehensions of British Colon- ies. It is stated that the correspondence between Lord Granville and Prince Bismarck, which isto be published in the forthcoming volume, will show quite a different state cf affairs from that which has beev represented by Germany.
—The misapprehension which exists at Ottawa and Toronto about our Island railway is wonderful. Even those who live near us and who should be better in- formed seem to think that it was built at the expense of Canada. Thus, we find Mr. Paint, M. P., saying : “I notice that 208 miles of railway were built in Prince Edward Island,” and complaining that Cape Breton has not heen as well treated. Mr. Paint should know that the Island Railway was built at the pro- per cost of the Island, and not at that of Canada.
—The Quebec Chronicle reports that iis promoters have received from London photographs of the plans of the bridge in- tended to be erected over the St. Law- rence near that city. ‘The structure will be of the most massive character, ar- ranged with a double track so that trains may run both ways simultaneously. The extreme height of the steel cantilever superstructure will be 260 feet above the track at the centre, or 400 feet above the water. The immensity of this may be judged by comparison with the Quebec citadel which, we believe, is about 350 feet above the St. Lawrence. And still the longest span ot the bridge will be ouly 1,400 teet, or 300 feet shorter than the loug span of the bridge at Edinburgb. The plans have been made in London by Mr. Brunlees, a celebrated engineer,
President of the Institute of Civil Evgineers, upon data, furnished by Mr. A. L. Light, Chief En-
giveer of the Provincial Government. It is stated that the bridge can be com- pleted iu two years, or probably iu a shorter time if necessary, as a similar bridge at Niagara was built last year in seven mooths. We understand that a proposal is now before the Dominion Government on behalf of some of the largest capitalists in London, offering to build the Quebec bridge in consideration of a guarautee of a low rate of interest upon its cost. If this p.oposal is ac- cepted, it is likely that some of the gentlemen connected with the Forth bridge will be interested in the Quebec bridge.
TENDERS will be received at the office of the undersigned, Ottawa, Ontario, upto April J, for the construetion of a policy for the great Keform party of Camada. Plans and spacifi- cations may be seen at the various Grit news- paper offices in the country. The work to be done in such manner as to secure the approval of the entire party. The lowest er any tender not necessarily acvepted.
Biake & Cartwaieur. —~-~-
Mark Twatn and George W. Cable are lec- turing in Montreeal, and being enterteined by the literary clubs there.
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Additional Particulars
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PATTLE NEAR GABUL, | —— |
The correspondent of a London pay er | thns describes the action in which General
Stewart was wounded > . 1 Shortly before six o'clock the halt wes | sounded, and our men par'ook of a hearty |
breakfast and then set to work to construct azareeba. They worked with a will, anc before seven o'clock had run up works which, flimsy as they looked to an inex- perienced eye, constituted defences not to be despised on the open plain, Some of
jour men, perhaps the majority, ate and
drank heartily; others made but a poor} breakfast. The desultory fire of the enemy increased in volume; the enemy began to form in military array: they evidently meant to storm our position, superbly heedless of the terrific lesson taught them at Abu Klea. Our men had long since finished breakfast and were in position,and were answering the fire of the enemy's sharpshooters. The medical staff corps weie already at work, for several of our fel- lows had felt the Arab bullets. The fire became fierce and general, and continued for hours, over all being a dense cloud of smoke and fine sand dust, irritating to the nostrils and eyes and parching the throat,
GEN. STEWART SHOT.
‘The General is shot !' Turning round a‘ the hurried exclamation, I saw that it was too true. Gen. Stewart wesin the hands of the surgeons, badly hit. Uther casualties were plenty. Poor Comeron of the Standard was stretched lifeless; Herbert of the Mori- ing Post, had also been sent to his account by the enemy’s sharpshooters. Col. Sir Charles Wilson was now in command— cool collected in meeting each move of the enemy, noting weak points. The afternoon sun beat down on us, but the battle stillraged. Bravely recklessly, the enemy faced our fire, striving madly to reach us, prepared to brave everything to keep our devoted little force from reaching the coveted river, whose cool waters we knew were running within three miles of us. Two o'clock, and it became evident that this sort of thing could not go on all day, as I heard a grimy officer near me remark. Co’. Wilson evidently thought se too Orders were given to construct strong works in which to place our wounded and ovr heavy baggage, who were to be perforce left under the protection of such infantry force as alone could be spared for dangerous duty. Under heavy fire, and despite frantic as- saults of the enemy, the work was com leted.
Col. Wilson had determined to send a column composed of the Guards, the heavy cavalry and the.mountaid infantry, straight to the river for water. Right in the path stood the enemy, unbeaten and thirsting for battle, reckless with the mad courage be- gotten of fanaticism. A commander made of weaker fibre might well have hesitated. Not Col. Wilson, who did not fear to realize that the risk must be taken. Te troopers seemed yearning to come tu closer quarters with those who had been worrying them so long. The flying column started shortly after three o’clock, marching prac- tically in the same order as at Abu Klea. They were not allowed to proceed far be fore receiving forcible evidence that desper- ate work was beforethem. The enemy’s Remingtons kept up a running fusilade, and many fell before reaching the rising ground behind which ran the Nile.
THE FIGHT FOR WATER.
As the crest of the sandy ridge was being slowly but surely approached by our flame- edged square, the enemy, many of them hitherto hidden, made a supreme effort to check our resistless advance. Their charge was a superb one. We waited the shock. No gap to-day of which advantage could be taken by the fierce spearmen in advance. On flank of the advancing mass we could see some half-dozen splendidly mounted Arabs, evidently Sheiks of importance, en- couraging their men with voice and gesture, prancing defiantly, one might have been tempted to say bombastically, did we not know by experience at what trivial price these brave fellows set their lives. Stead- ily, mercilessly, rang ont the sharp roll of our fire. Surely no force breatles that can stand up against the hail of bullets which poured into the enemy’s extended ranks. Scores dropped in their tracks at every fifty yards: the swift tide of yelling, gesticulating, spear-brandishing warriors rolled on, and it eeemed as though it must reach our ranks. Our men set their teeth, but the expected death graple did not come. Several of the Sheiks had fallen. As the enemy came nearer they suffered terribly. At a hundred yards there seemed to be a slight check. At fifty yards there was per- ceptible wavering, which cvlminated in an evident check when the first ranks of our men cheered, The steady roll of musketry continued remorselessly. Arab, nay any, flesh and blood could do no more. The enemy turned and fied.
THE LATE MAJOR-GENERAL EARLE.
Major-General William Earle, lately killed in action, was the seccnd son of Sir Hardman Earle, Baronet, of Allerton Towers, near Liverpool, England, but wasa protege of his uncle, the late Wm. Earle, at one time Mayor of Liverpool, who educated and fitted him for a military career. He obtained his commission as second lieuten- ant in 1851, secured his lieutenancy in 1854, and his captaincy early the following year, Heo served with his regiment. the 49ih, throughout the Orimean war, includ- ing the battles «f Alma and Inkerman, the siege Of Sebastepel, sortie of the 26th of October, and assault of the Redan on the 18:h of June. He also served during the same Campaign as aide-de-camp to Gen, Sir Wm. Codrington. In January, 1862, he came to Canada with the first battalion Grenadier Guards, of which he was the Adjutant ho'ding the rank of Captain. The reyiment was stationed in Montreal, and Earle remained with them until April, 1863, when he was promoted = to the sank ot Lieut.-Colonel. Obtain- ing leave of absence at this time, he went home to England, but returned in the autumn of the same ycar. He was in the city then till the autumn of 1864, when he returned heme with his reciment. Ha came out again to Cansda in 1867, when he held an appointment on the staff of Major- General Michel who at that time assumed command of the forces in this country. He was military secretary for some years, retaining that position until Major- General Wyndham was appointed com
mander of the forces, when he again re-
joined his regiment at home. In 1880,
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on the 20h of May, Earle was promoted | to the renk 6f a foll colonel, and on the B3lst of Oetober of the seme year to that of mejo-ncal In L876 he wert to Lndia as a mowler of the stall of the Prince of Voles whe paid a visit to that portion of Hier Mojesty’s possessions npon the Quven’s assumption of the title of Empress of India; and on Woelscley’s departure for Ezypt in 1882. b> was appointed to the command of one of the divisions which he headed in many of the engagements.
GORDON'S DIARY SUPPRESSED,
Lhe Conservative papers charge the Gov- ernment with suppressing Gen Gordon’s diary and letters. in which that oflicer stat- ed ho sent Col. Stewart away from Khar- toum in order to save his (Stewart's) life, in‘endivg himself to meet death at Khar- toum, «a3 he knew no help could reach there iu time to rescue him. When Par- liament assembles the production of ali de- spatches of the Government in regard to the Soudan c»>mpaign will be demanded.
Parliamentary Notes.
THE MILLER’S PETITION
The millers had a meeting with the cabinet, a few days ago. They ask an increase of duty on flour to meet the unfair competition of the United States millers. Howland, Gilvie, Goldie and others addressed the Ministers, saying it was absolutely necessary to co something to prevent the U. S. millers carrying off the trade. They pointed out that the United States duty on flour prevented Canadians sending their first-class flour into the United States, while the discrimination between wheat and flour in the Canadian tariff gave the United States millers an opportunity to send their lower grade flour into Canada, thus des- troying the Canadian millers business. Sir John said that portions of the Dominion did not raise suflicient wheat to supply their local demand, and that the Govern- iment while desiring to aid the millers could not do so if the result would be to increase the price to the eastern consumers. The deputation said they were willing to guaran- tee that the price of flour would remain as at present, relating to the price of wheat. Sir John said if that could be assured,a very great difficulty would be removed.
CANADA AND AUSTRALIA.
A return presented this afternoon, of cor- respondence on the subject of the extension of trade relaiions between Canada and Australia, contains the following letter from Carson Woods, of Sydney :—
‘‘OnurcHILL, Sypngy, Dec 4, 1884.
‘‘Str,—I would respectfully call your at- tention, as an old Canadian, having the interests of Canada at heart, to the oppor- tunity there is now to open steam commu- nication between Australia and the Pacific coast of the Dominion, making a thorough service via the Canadian Pacafic Railway to England, in fact round the world. For the past ten years the Pacific Mail Com- pany, in connection with John Elder & Co. of Glasgow, have run a line of steamers from San Fraucisco to this city, calling at Honolulu and Auckland, undera subsidy from the New South Wales Government of $160,000, and from the New Zealand Gov- ernment of $100,000. Two years ago, our Parliament resolved that if the American Congress did not share part of this subsidy or grant an additional subsidy to make this service more efficient, the subsidy from this country wonld be withdrawn. This has now occurred, and the New South Wales subsidy has been withdrawn with much regret.
THIS IS CANADA’S OPPORTUNITY.
Most if not all the exports to this coun- try are manufactured woods, doors, win- dows, etc., fish, canned and dried, and most comes from British Columbia. If Canada now comes forward and offers to supplement our subsidy, there is no doubt proposals to organize a line will be made from here or London. As to return car- goez, there is sugar from the Fijis and all kinds of tropical and semi-tropical produc- tions, and during your summer months a very large passenger traffic. The staple produce here is wool, but I fear it would scarcely pay to run so long a line of rail.”
On January 28th, 1885, the Finance Minister cabled to Mr. Woods :—** We'll be glad tu receive any communication from your Government.”
NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS,
Hon. Mr. Pepe, replying to Mr. Blake, said that 103,824 immigrants settled in Canada during 1884; also that 20,779 aliens and 9,486 Canadians settled in Manitoba and the Northwest during the same year, of whom 545 came from the Maritime Provinces and 9,725 from the United States.
WEIGHING AND MEASURING POTATOES,
Mr. McDonald (King’s) has given notice that he will move for an Order of the House for copies of al) correspondence, re- ports, etc.,in connection with the weighing and measuring of potatoes and other roots in the Province of Prince Edward Island.
SEA LOTS OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.
A few days ago Mr. Blake moved for copies of departmental instructions and correspondence on the subject of apportion- ment of sea lots to individuals desiring to place lobster traps in the open sea off the coast of Prince Edward Island. He said; [ have received a letter from Prince Ed- ward Island, in which it is stated that Mr. Duvar, the Inspector of Fisheries there, says that the Government gave him author- ity to apportion off to each person a lot in the sea for fishing purposes, and that any person wishing to erect lobster traps in the sea must first wake application to him; and these are put out in the open sea, and not in the inlets or bays at all. It seemed to me a curious thing that permits should be given for fishing in the open sea, beyond the limits within the jurisdiction of the Government; and in any case I wish to ascertain the character of the regulations.
THE VIOLIN.
N Rt, VINNICOMBE is now prepared to
take a limited number of pupils for Violm Lnstruction by ‘‘Danclas” conservatory method, which is so complete that each pupil is enabled to form a part of one harmonized body, thereby making the tuition a pleasure instead of the old class drudgery. Papils preferred from 12 to 16 years of age. For terms apply at his residence, Water Street. Ch’town, Feb, 14, 1885.
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Scotch, Brussels and Tapestry Carpets at very Low Prices.
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TAPESTRY CARPETS FROM 40 CENTS UPWARDS
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Loom Table Linens at I6c,, 18¢., 20c.,
Special Lines in Cotton Towels at dc, 45, 00,
Special Lines in Linen Towels at 4c, 9c,
BLEACHED AND UNBLWACHED SHEETINGS,
SHIRTINGS, ETC. DRESS GOODS! A LOT OF WINCEYS SELLING VERY CHEAP. Black Cashmeres S2cts, and upwards.
REMNANTS IN TWEEDS, DOESKINS AND
REMNANTS IN FLANNEL, &c.
The balance of the 3,000 pieces White and Grey Cottons
. . ? advertized in December last, at the same prices then offered, notwithstanding the market has advanced from 15 per cent. to
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A LOT OF MEN’S UNDERCLOTHING AT A BARGAIN FROM 32 CENTS TO 65 CENTS.
WHITE AND COLORED COTTON WARPS,
Cheive TEAS in half-chests and packages of 5, 10, 15, and
20 pounds—Wholesaie and Retaii, Ch’town, Feb. 20—taw wkly 2mos
olasses! \olessegi |
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FOR SALE,
TO THE PRA DBE, 150 PUNS, UHULUL ; BARBADOS =
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A Qusntity of : Tieccss and Barrels
OWEN CONNOLLY, —
Ch’town, Veb. 20 -eod why ul lstAp
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Late of H. M. 16th and 20th Regiments gf Infantry, has kindly coneealll - to relate
Reminiscences of Active Serviog, {Russian War & Indian Mutiny, 1854-56) :
The lecturer will wear the uniform of his i Regiment. ei Chair to be taken at 8 o'clock by Col, Beer, Admission, 10 cents. Col, Beer requests that members of the militia who attend appear in uniform, and —
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that the officers oceupy seats on the ph Ch’town, Feb. 20, 1885---3i fs&m pat to
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THEG. L. GHAPPELLE, Diamond Book-store, 89 Queen Sh Ch’town, Feb. 76, 1885. ;
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Excursion te and from Cape
Trave. se. oat TXCURSION RETURN TICKETS, os:
_4 one first-clavs fare, will be issued from all stations on this Railway to Cape Traverse; also from Cape Traverse to all i on = Main line and branch, : Feb 16:h_ inst., to 2th Feb. inst, 4 days inclusive, and good to return up to on 2nd March, 1885. This cxcursion wil afford parties an opportunity of itnessing de parturejand a:rival of the Ice oate. ei
Good hotel accommodation at Cape Traverst,
A special Passeuger Traia leaves Charlotte town at 8 p m., ard County Line at 9390p m, daily (Sunday exc: pte), for Cape Teate erse, returning to Charictierown aboub 2p m, next day. eod JAMES COLEMAN, —
superintendent, — Railway Cttive, Ch’town, Feb. 12, 1888 fe 12 pat, all whkly pap li
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COAL. COAL
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300 Tons ACADIA NU’, 200 do do KOUND,
100 do INTERCOLONIAL ROUND, i50 do OLD MINE SYDNEY, 209 do SYDNEY SLACK,
Wer Sale Low. Cc. LYONS,
Acadia Coal De Peake’s No. 2 Wharf, Ch’towy, Jan. PR, IRRE— Bw why RANE S, LEPNE, FOR AD,
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~--—-~ pancliinedlagpmaal bien mamamaeeantbonseens eee GOR SALE—A Warzer +0” Sewity Machine, nearly now, io first rate order; cost $45, will be sold at a bargain. Erq at this vilic» feb)9 101 aocaroncengam el
HveEy D—In the city. part of a silver Kar
” ring, with initials “F, G. Y.” The) owner can have the same on application at the 3 EXAMINER oflice, tebl& |
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W ANTED—A smart Dining room Boys reference required. Also, a go foran hotel. Apply at this office. febl4 3i eod ne
YANTED IMMEDIATELY.—4 New serymai’ to take charge of two eo®
dren, aged 6 and 7; ove wi'h some pe ’
preferred, Apply to Mrs, George Macie
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7° SALE.- One very fine erkebirs Boat * Pig. 12 months old. feb 11 uf
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\ ANTED—A young man of good rept . ;
tion desires a situation as Clerk 297 otlice, or otherwise; good
store,
Apply at this office.