jocsh and Other. begs, TELERS ADS tera ‘ , oom ~- 7 . Lo UHAPHIG NEWS. tin the city at five o'clock pte LSP kClAL PRsParcu 8 ro Tuk FXamMineRr, | ly 23 cents, at r. K.J Activity of the Dynamiters. a aplé. —-— 2 3h

o Viremen'’s Cee ol ee Paris, April 15. in epueninet _ Several English detectives have arrived

a in Paris for the purpose of tracing dyna.

ra Light” is breaking her way “ters. A Tumor is affodt that an attempt leorgetown. will shortly be made to blow up one of the - public buildings in London. The activity

x, wee. Fditor of Tick | 0 the dynamiters continues unabated od trom Ottawa this evening. | They meet twies every week for the pur- |

- pose of making plans and preparations for FLEMING, late editor of the | future outrages, It is believed that the his family this evening en| English and French police are fuiiy ac-

ea) gu inted with their movements, and that sass ee ane teneetces Ja wrt Te will be made to counteract their

o enninn iain. ~ rahe» 2 a pote, here is great reason to believe that t | ; one of the most trusted of the dynamite appeal e leaders keeps the police fully informed of : | ah ‘ . all their plavs. H's tiewchery to his fel-

LORI iL, 8on of the Marquis of Exeter, low conspirators i . Ms

ese, con a) ie ee an pirators is of course liberally re- , warded. pug augelizing *t. John. Z Sita

( hv r boat sales, a large supply | Shot and Killed.

very pat W. A, Weeks & Cos. i a [ayl6 Iw vod | Wuarron, Texas, April 15.

, sx. —In a recent letter of Hon. @ | OB Sunday, C.D, Bythewood, an es- W. Dei the word “revolation” was in- termed young citizen, was ahot and killed pe lien fuecrted fastend ofthe asene ‘rue | OY James iL Mattison, a professional Sateatiies gambler. The men met in a saloon, Matti-

ot son Inv’t'ng the renewal of a former ditii-

P. Biake, Esg, M P. P, wholwent to| culty by remarking thas he could whip any Ottawa a short time ago on business in con-|; man in Wharton County. Bythewood nect with the defunet Bank of ’. E.| asked if he referred to him. “Mattison Island, returned home this evening. \therenpon opened fire with his revolver,

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cars of immigrant boys, landed at

Halifax,

passed Moncton station on Friday. | They were neat and well-behaved littie fellows. ‘hey go to the Up er Provinces.

oe } Market Hall on | of the P. E. I.

[ue tea and fancy sale in to morrow evening, in aid Hospital should be well patroaizad. Tickets | for sale at Beer & Gcff's, and Apothecaries Hall.

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We beg to assure the Pa‘riot that the Hon.

Mr. Ferzguaon had .nothing more to do with

writing thejletter signed “Fair Play,” in Tue

EXAMINER on Monday, than Mr. Laird}

himeelf | Mates.

Rev. Paxsesr Bayye, of Marray Harbor, P. E. L, a pative of Pictou, has accepted a ‘a'l to the congregation of Middle Musque- doboit, so long under the charge of the Kev. Dr. Sedgwick.

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Aw “old-timer” in the shape of a watch can be seen in C. W. Emerson’s jewelry window, under the Essex House. It cost 100 guinéas | and has the time of day, day of week andi day | of the month on the face. It was sent here | from Provideuce for Mr. Sneezton (Mr. |} Emerson's head workmas), to put in order. It has been in the family one hundred and fifty | years. — Lawrence (Mass ) Daily Eagle.

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Tare Scott Act cases against Mrs. Offer were tried at the Stipendiary Magistrate's | Court this morning. Mrs, (ffer’s law) er con- | feszed one and she was fined, and as to the} remaining two cases they were dismissed. ‘Two cases against Mrs. Thorne stand adjourned. | Mr. Melsaac’s case stands adjourned until Saturday. The persons Doyle, Farmer and jb) un, arrested for house-breaking, were

rther remanded,

auntibastidijeninte

Dr. Grepons in the Pacific Medica! and

Surgical Journal cites a case of hypochonddria in which a farmer imagined his nose to be a bundle of hay. He took great care not to co near a horse or cow lest his hay nose should be destroyed. Men are more likely than women, says the doctor, to have hy pochondria, theagh womea have hysteria oftener than men. The diseases are closely allied in their origin and nature. _— > —

Henry James Braon isdead. He was one of the most skilful and prolific English writers of burlesque extravaganzas. Among others may be mentioned Fra Diavolo, Maid and Magpie, Lady of Lyons, The old Story, Babes in the Wood, Jack the Giant Killer, Dan- dreary Married and Dope For, Not such a Fool as he Looks, An American Lady, Our Boys, ete, He was the first editor of Fun, and the author of a three volume novel, Paid in Fall,

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A sap accident ocenrred at the Point St. Charles end of the Victoria Bridge, Montreal on the morniog of the 9th inst. Fred. Carter, of St. Lambert's, employed as ice watchman to warnthe train drivers if the ice should shove on tothe track, as in former years at this period, was run over by a conductor's caboose which had been detached on the bridge from the Central ermont freight train to run on adifferent track ‘the front wheels

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Qur Advertisers.

C. A. Hyndman wants a purehaser for the **Lorme Hotel,” Trac idie Beach.

J. G. Hamilton Beown calls for for the erection of a brick buil ing on the South’ Side of Queen Square.

Siliiate on

| Beer & Goff offer a brickmaking machine

Perkins & Sterns

for sale at a bargain. .

—- | England's Shipping Interests.

At a meeting of the Canard shareholders in London ow Saturday the chairman said (if the merchant shipping bill, introduced by | Chamberlain, was passed by Parliament in |its present form, the shipping interests of | Evgland would be placed »t a disadvantage, }as Compared with those of ioreign countries. |The depression. of English shipping is ex- treme. Ports are crowded with destitute jand suffering sailors. In Shields alene there are 4,000 seamen out of employment. |Oge hundred steamers are lying idie upon | the Tyne. Ten thousand laborers in Tyre

tenders |

DAILY HXAMINER, APRIL 16, 18:

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34.

SPRING GBEBS, SPRING GEBES

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shipyards are out of work, and as many more in Sungerland jards. Business 18 | slack in yards along the Clyde, bat se far there has been less suffering than in other | ship- building localities. } ; - eee

Scuppen Dearu.-- On Saturday night* Daniel Hatrigan, of Carleton, dropped dead in bis house ou Rodney street. He had been making purchases and returned to his home shortly before lt o'clock with a tub of butter. He sat down and almost instantly

shooting bim five times, twice throngh the | heart. Bythewood managed to fire twice | ineflectually before he dropped. Maitison ran over (he railway bridge across Colorado river, about a half mile distant, and es- eaped, while his wife stood on the bridge with a drawn revolver holding the authori- ties at bay, and shooting twice at the Sheriff.

French Successes in Tonquin. Lonpon, April 15, The lates: advices from Shanghai indi- cate that the Chinese Government is greatly exercised at the reeent successes of the French in Tonquin, and persons ia any | way responsible for the reverses aré being | degraded and punished. Active measures | are being taken te prevent further loss of

| prestige.

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Tilden to be a Candidate. Cuicaco, April 15.

At the annual banquet of the Lroqnoi®! Political Club, to-night, a letter was read from ex-Governor Samuel J. Tilden, in which he practically declared his intention

,to refrain from political leadership, this

was accepted as a declaration to become a candidate fer the Presidency. Degraded and Beheaded. Lonpon, April 15. The Vice Roy of Canton has been publicly degraded for refusing to obey orders. Officers answerable for the loss of Bac Ninh have been condemned to be beheaded. The Governor of Yurman has been summoned to Pekin to receive punish- ment.

Critical State of Affairs.

Lonpon, April 15.

A general levy of men for the Chinese army has been ordered, and affairs. at Pekin are represented to be in an extreme- ly critical condition, as administrative changes of great impoitance are imminent.

@acen Victoria to Attend a Wed- ding. Lonvon, April 15. Queen Victoria and the Princess Beatrice have started for Darmstadt to attend the wedding of the Princess Victoria of Hesse to Prince Loais, of Battenburg.

Terribly Destructive Fire.

San Francisco, April 15. A private telegram states that Wads- worth, Nevada, was completely destroyed by fire to-day. Telegraphic communication

passed over his legs almost severing them irom the hody, which was jammed under the

noectiog bar of the rear brakes and soon brought the ear toa standstill. The ear had to be raised with “jacks” in order to remove the body. The unfortunate man was vcon- veyed to Point St. Charles, where he died a few hours later, shortly aiter his wife arrived, The widow has three children,

racial

A sip and sudden death oceurred at St. Patrick’s chapel yesterday during the 8 o'clock mass. A young man named Thomas

Carrigan was returning from the commanion |

rail, when he was observed by several persons to grasp at his throat aa though he was chok- ing, and at the same time wonld have fallen to the floor but for those standing near him.

rhe sape Lb ing 80 crowded it was found im t ble to carry him through the people to the door, 4nd he was lifted through an ad-|

to the yard on the south. He

jacent window llied and expired before

neve rallied h wever, | medical assistance could be summoned. The} remains wer nveved to the decease d’s late residenee on Cornwallis street. He was an

f steady habits, and hag been rat the Nova Scotia

untuarriel man

emploved

a3 2 Nesseli ye sugar retinery. Forsome years he has-been subject toasthma and it is thought thaé an untsually bad attack of the disease was’ the direct cause of his death. Halifax Herald. eo CMARLIE KUGLR, an ingenious feilow in

Jarnesvilie, O., has constructed a sheet-iren hen that promises to lay him a golden egg. It is finished up to life, full sige, cackles, clucks, and looks with one eye 4ta time so vaturally that it will deceive the oldest hen-hawk in the country. It is so arranged that when a hawk mink or polecat pourees on to 1 the back springs open, and the wings fly up and force the assailant on to a ravenous buzz saw that makes 1,700 revolutions per minute After movie half a minute the saw stops, the hen

los 8 up, folds its wings, and begins to eackle as though it bad just lad an egg. ing wp will answer for three massacres, liug the rather delicate machinery does not

pro-

Re ved up with too mvch blood, bones, snd feathers. He seta freshly painted one | ont in the san te dry the other day, which attracted the attention of afiae oli cat belong

One wind. |

‘The hen is | caries

is interrupted,

| Te ee | A Serious Railway Accident. Cuarranoooa, Teun., April 15.

It is reported that a serious railroad |

| accident occurred at Ackworth, Ga., on the | Western and Atlantic railroad last night.

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| Degrading a Chinese Prince | Lonpon, April 15.

| "The decree degrading the Chinese Prince, 'Kurg, states that he accepted bribes and | aimed at supreme power.

Pomivion Political News.

Orrawa, April 15. The House met at 3.40 p. m. {The report of the Committee on Immi-

gration and Colonization was presented.

It disposes effectually of the exodus stories

circulated by the Washington Bureat of

Statistics to the detriment of Canada. It

also contains a valuable snb-report on butter

and cheese-making.

After routine, several bills were read a third time, and the House went into Com- mittee on the resolution res eting sub- sidies to the provinces, The resolution provides for the increase of the | yearly subsidy to the several prov- linces by the amount which would ‘have been awarded to the provinces ‘by the readjustment of the debt in 1873. | Under this readjastment of 1367 and 1873. 'Ontario and Quebec receive jointly a ‘credit in the Dominion books for a capital sum of $6,795,399.

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Drctiuxe or May.— Impotency of mind, limb, or vital fanetion, wervous weskness, ‘sexual debility, and all diseases caused by indiscretions and abuse, are radicaily and promptly cared by the use of Mack’s Magnetic

Medicine, whieh 1s for sale by all responsible ing to # doctor who liad been pking a good | drugsists. deal of fun at the f ol thipg. jhere, but the cativ heubt,

Svld in Charlottetown by Apothe See afytrtisement in another

all. : [ap 16 lwwly.

golunin.

dropped dead, Every ¢ffors was made ito resuscitate him, but without. avail. Mr. Harrigan was a middle-aged man and respect- ed by all his acquaintances, He leaves a family of thirteen childeen. His death was eaused by tae burating of a blood vessel.—St. John Sun, °*a>re :

Higurst cash price paid for Eggs by Wheatley & Sons corner Prince and Kent Streets. {apl5 7i wlyli.

Tuey are having trouble in Texas over a man who has jast received two sentences, one of fifty years imprisoament and the other to be hanged, They want to hang him new, but the man clarms he ought to serve his term first, as that sentence was pronounced prior to the one of hanging. A juror gave it as his opmmion that “as the prisoner was a dead sure

| loser, he'd better close out with the bank and

swig to wunost.” —_—-

W uy wear out with continual conghing at night, when Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral will relieve, soothe, and cure ? fapl4 lw why

Tue colored school question was settled by the Legislature on Thursday. The amend- meuts made by the Legislative Council were agreed to by the Assembly. By these the separate school power remains iv the law, but subject to a provision that the colored child- ren must be allowed to attend a school in the ward in which they reside,— Halifax Chronicle.

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Viratiry, exhausted by overwork or dirs ease, is surety restored by the use of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. {a7 lw wkly

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Groreia has gone ahead of Texas in hail- stone crops. Inthe former State it is no unusual thing to find, after a storm, hail- stones as large as watermelons, aud shaped like coffins, coffee-pots, and whiskey jugs. We shall probably next hear from that enter- prising state an account of a shower of ice bergs with white bears on them.

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Cart. Davip RupperwamM aad Mr. John Barrington, jr., of North Sydney, left that place last week for P. E. Island to purchase a new steamer to be used asa tuy-boat on that harbor during the coming summer.

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Ir is estimated that there are 40,000 persons in New York city that depend upon gambling fora living.

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Weather Bulletin.

Probabilities for the next 24 hours for the Maritime Provinees.

Toxonro, April 16 --10 a. m.

Fresh to strong east to south winds; cloudy to rainy milder weather.

METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, Charlottetown, !6ch April, 1884.

Highest temperature yesterday . ....... 41.2 Lowest temperature (fead at midnight), . 19.2 Lowest temperature this morning ........279

Temperature this morning, at 8 o'clock. .35.1 Temperature this afternoou, at b o’clock.,.4+.5

CANNED GOODS.

YUst RECELVED—Canned Tomatoes, ed -eaches, Pears, Strawberries, Cherries, Pine Apples, etc. Also, Apple Butter. A choice assortment of Jams, Jellies, and Pre- serves daily expected, at the

CITY STEAM BAKERY, PRINCE STREET. Charlottetown, April 7, 1884.

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TARIFF, i884. N orderto supply a want among merchante ] and others we are printiag, in boek form, copy of Customs Tariff, with alterations made therein during present session of Par- ligament. The Book will contain the follow- ing information: - Sections from Customs Act relating to Entries List of Customs Ports, Outports, and Preven- tive Stations. ; : Exchange Tables, showing value in dollars and cents from sterling, francs and rix- marks. Interest Tables, Postage Rhtes, Parcel Rates, ~ to all parts of the world. : Directory of leading business houses in Capada and the States, etc., ete. Subscribera fee of £0 cents will include all privileges and one copy. Tariff alone, 30 cents. RAY & WATSON, Teronte. E. L. LYDIARD, } Broker, Charlottetown, Agent. | April 1—6i eed

TO LET, |

| ‘The large | r ; | oocupied by ajr. Ww.

x Store on Queea Street, lately

A. WHITE, Ur Ww. i, CARTER,

Moth 29, 1884—tu sa t

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Ask Special attention to their Stock of the following Goods, which are, beyond question, as good value as can be found :

550 Fieces

Crey Cottons,

asQ Pieces White Cottons, 300 Pieces Frint Cottons.

English, Canadian and American Knitting Cotton, A good Stock of Canadian and American Corsets,

Black French

Ch'town, Feb. 26, 1884.

Merinoes,

Black Casbmeres,

A FULL LINE OF MOURNING GOODS. Table Linens, Towels, Sheetings, Pillow Cottons. Room Paper.

Black Nun’s Veiling,

Biack Persian Cord.

liugs, Mats, Carpets, Oil Cloths, ete., all standard Goods, and prices low.

PERKINS & STERNS.

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GREAT SALE OF Rew Cottons.

ceeemene wane)? ate

We have just opened a large Stock of

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We have an immense stock of

Purehased when the Cotton market was at the lowest

point ot depression,

iileecy Cottons, sheeting Cottens, Pillow Cottons,

TABLE LINEN AND NAPKINS,

Towels

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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PRINTS, ... NEW SPRING STYLES, Received Before the Advance in Duty.

SAFES.

J. & J. TAYLOR,

TORONTO SATE WORKS

E have been appointed agents for Messrs. J, & J. Taytor, and solicit orders for their Safes at our oilice.

Factory Prices and Verms. NORTON BROS.

Ci’town, March 6—4w aw

Civil Service Examinations,

ENHE next Civil Service Entrance Examina- tions will conimence on Tuesday, the | 3th

day of May, and applications will be received unti] ist April, when the necessary forms will be forwarded, which must be returned, prop- These ¢xaminatic ns

erly filled, by the 15th. GRE Yy AND W HITE COTTO N S will be held in the cities of Charlottetown, 9 | Halifax, St. John, N. B., Quebec, Montreal,

Uttawa, Kingston, Toronto, Hamilton, Lon- don, Winnipeg and Victoria, B. C,, m ac- cordance with the provisions of Section 6 of the Canada Civil Service Act, 1892.

The Promotion Examination will commence on Monday, the 19th day of May, and the eligible candidates will have te give in their names to the Deputy Heads of their respec- tive Departments, who will report them to the Examination Boara.

By order, P. LESUEUR, C. 5. Exam. and Secretary.

Ottawa, 6th March, 1884.

{[marl8 3i law wed

and "Towellings ()gsTth HCTORY, &.,

And other House Furnishing Goods.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

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CHOICE TEAS, VERY CHEAP!

By the Chest, Half-Chest, and Quarter-Chest. of 5, 10, 15 and 20 pounds,

GEO. DAVIES & CO.

Ch’town, Feb. 11, 1884.

TAPESTRY, SCOTCH AND BRUSSELS CARPETS,

Also, in Packages, Ch’town, April 4, 1884—1w

manner.

Better value in every department than ever before offered in

Charlottetown, ,

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We have on hand a full line of PARLOR AND BEDROOM SUITS, latest styles and well made, that we will sell cheap to make room for new patterns,

We are prepared to do all kinds of Upholstering, Work, Polishing, etc., for house-cleaning time, in a thorough,

Cabinet SEED

HAIR MATRASSES Re-made, Re-picked and Cleaned, which ,; make them as good as new. CHAIRS Reseated with Birch, | comer. | Veneer, Perforated Seats, and Cane. |

First-class work guaranteed in every branch. trusted to us in this month will be promptly executed, and cheaper than after the spring rush commences,

All orders en-

WARK WRIGHT & C@.,

A. Hutcheson, Apply to a

FOR SAi4c3.

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VHE Lobster Factory, ete., situate at Mal- peque, P. E. Island, lately occupied by Join A. McLeod, together with the follow- lng 1 Cook House, 30x28, 4 Bath Boilers, heavy iron plate, 250 Traps, Tables, Benches, 2 Boats, 1 Dory, A quantity of Kope, 1000 feet 14-imch Irow Pipe, . Aad sundry other articles, ' This Factery could be got ready for work in a short time, and will be sold at a bargain. For terms and any other information apply

to HORACE HASZARD.

SALT! SALT!

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FOR SALE ex WAREHOUSE,

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PFAKE BROS, & CO, | Ch’town Feb, 14, 1884.—tf

FURNITURE. — FURNITURE, |v nen

WHITE RUSSIAN — WHEAT.

| /P\HE best producer yet tried on the Island, Call and examine and see testimonials my Furniture Store, J, D, McLeod's

JOHN NEWSON, Ch’town, March 8.

‘BARGAINS.

AM selling the balance of my Furniture

_ saved from the fire of the 21h ult., at J. ,D McLeod’« corner, Queen Street, at a reduction of from twenty-five to fifty per cent. below usua) prices.

JOHN Newson.

Ch*towp, Varch 8, | CAUBSCRIBE for the WEEKLY EXAMIN |S ER, Only ONE DOLLAR a year,

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