Local and Other Liems. \\ INS ste o-morrow, e ‘ sti FISH are \ Vy seuree in the st. John m -——~> \W LN WAS mack ter man-and she has il : er Sit ; 2 ai Cue sidewalk on Grafton Stre« t, from Pay s corner eastward, badly needs repairing . : >* ~_ \RRANGEMENTsS are being made for tw. y 8 racing on Moos path Park N. B.,on Oct 6th and 7th. =~ NEMEMBER the Bible Class meeting in St. s Sehool Row hi Faus look oom this evening, at 8 o'clock. mee - —_ i that the tevers so ' j } : A ) > > J ane ‘ prevalent in the ‘ WORDLE to the nese of pump water. Another strong argument in favor of wate! works > CALEDONIA Club monthly meeting this vening at Rooms. Business: Nomination of . Full attendance of all members ’ ste ~ > —_ fur Methodist Conference rec mmend that +} | im the use of the Lord's Prayer after the first prayer in public worship,the congregation shall join audibly and heartily. : : : _ Mituinery.—- Those who want millinery done tm first class style should call at L. FE Vrowse s, as he has secured the services of Miss M. Gallant, who is well known to be a lirst class milliner. | i ae festis McCartuy will lecture in St. John. N. B., on Oct ren th He will appear in this city a few days after, and deliver two of s choi est lectures. He will not speak in eit) ovine piace the {sia t. > County EXu#rerrioys.—Members of the " ™ , : . . board of Provincial Exhibition Commissi mers Wishing to attend those shows, will receive railway passes from Charlottetow n by apply ing at my office A. MeNeill, s cretary P. EK. L. Exhibition. 2i—.sept2s * silica . rJ. H. Hamrroy John, N. B.. police for ~ . . ERGEA of the St. , died on Friday lasi ter a short illness of heart disease. He w us f y-bine years of th “i was tppornte d toa : } positi m the force in 186 He was ver‘ popular with the general prbli - ——... St. Matruew'’s Temperayce Socrery will hold ita session this evening at 8 o' lock, in Templars’ Hall, McLeod's Building. The new rules of order will be sanctioned. and a num § ber of names added to the mem bership. he session promises to be a most interesting me. —_ -~. THeSS Princess yf Wales will inake a special trip to and from Pictou Landing on Tuesday, Oct. 5th, as an inducement fo: visitors from Pictou, New Glasgow, Truro, Halifax, Mulgrave and other points, to attend the P. E. Island Exhibition on 6th and 7th of October. eeiieiadiitieniingt We regret to learn that, on Friday last, Mr. Joseph Schurman, of New London, had all the fingers of his right hand crushed and broken off in athreshing mill. Dr. R. M: Neill, of Stanley Bridge, was called in, and Mr. Schurman is doing as well as can be ex- pected. -~ A cURIOUS CALF can be seen on a schooner at O Con ors wharf. It has a human-shaped head and shoulder perfectly formed. It was dead when born, and has been stuffed. It is a strange freak in the calf line, well worthy of inspection by curivsity seekers. Halifax Recorde \'s So says the - Mr. CoLLInGwoop ScuRemer has care fully inspected the Canadian Pacific Railway from the Pacific coast to Winnipeg, and reports it in capital condition throughout. The com- pany is building five miles of substantial snow sheds in the Rocky Mountains, at a cost of one million and a half. - Mr. SKYNNER, one of the Hudson Bay observers now with the Alert, in a letter to Winnipeg states that no ice was seen on the inward trip after passing Mansfield island. Most of the ice encountered was too small and rotten to have delayed the Alert had she pos- sessed sufficient steam power to force her way through it. ss niouiiiiaaie Pror. Grapy is still at the Osborne House, and stammering ones are being made happy with the blessing of unbroken speach. What Rev. J. M. Maclecd says: ‘I have much pleasure in certifying that I have w itnessed Prof. Grady’s system of treating stammering, and that I am perfectly satisfied that he can cure any ordinary case of stammering. m —_—_-- +> - —- Tue storm of Friday night last was pretty severe at some points along the coast. A number of American seiners had a pretty stormy night of it in running from Cape Bre- ton shore to Souris for shelter. Some of them lost seine boats, which means to them a very inconvenient loss, as they cannot easily replace them. Under treaty arrangements Americans cannot purchase boats here. —— - Tue Bangor Commercial says: Island Chief, the handsome black stallion which took a se- vere cold and foundered just before the New England fair, at which exhibition it was pro- posed to show his qualities, is now at Prince Edward Island somewhat recovered and there is some talk of taking him to St. John. [sland Chief, Jr., which is here now, is heav- ier than the father by one hundred pounds. - THe dog and pony show to be held in the Lansdowne Rink, St. John, N. B., on the 19th, 20th, 2Ist and 22nd, October, promises to be a highly successful affair. The prize lists embrace every description of animals. All animals sent to the show will be well c red fur and retarned in good condition. Any in- formation relating to the show will be cheer- fully furnished by the Secretary, Mr. H. Ww. Wilson, of St. John, N. B. Entries positive; ly close on the 9th Oxiober. _— -—--H -_— A weavy thunder storm passed over the eastern part of the Island on Friday evening last. {t came trom the westward, the lightning striking first at Head St. roms» Bay, destroying Dr. Fraser's barn, to which referencé has already been made in Tue EXAMINER. and requiring great exertions on the part of neighbors to save his a. a being burned to asnes also. he ele wie current then apparently took an —_ My arse, passing a little to the north of Ro lo Bay and Souris, and taking its departure at Kingsboro, where it struck a large tree om the bank below Mr, Scott's mills, knocking it ae a thousand splinters, one of whiva we picked up about forty yards from where the tree stood. Even its roots were splinte into fraymente and thrown out of the a Fortunately no lives were lost, although Mr. Melnais, teacher, at St. Peters, and — . lad, had a narrow escape, both having oo knocked dewn and somewhat injured at the time Dr. Fraser's barn was struck. THE, DALY PRAMS UC Local and Other Etemis. \MHERST is to have F water-works, W hat about Charlottetown * ~~ uy market to-day w well ttended wid stocked Prices unchanve ie Epis opalians of Hills! ugh, N, lave decided to build anew church at that piace, - > He steamer Bonavista. with a general ‘argo and several] passenyvers called .at this port to-day and after (iscauarging cargo sailed about noon, , be Hourcutsos, M. A.. will mw.) otiiciate at Lot 48 on Sabbath tirst, the 3rd ot ; . ; > : ks AN At Bire} Rev. a. ; October, at ]] o clock, a. n Hill at 2.30 p m. nae > MecNEILL would be glad to hear fro ) ; ‘ . : t the private boarding houses in the city stating the number of visitors to the ' lat tron that they are Exhibi prepared to accommodate. cuisine We are infor \ that the brigt. Ida Mand. owned by Mr Wi vht. »f Bedea ie. went ashore on the middle ground last Naturday, ? ’ While on her way from Bedeyque to Summe side = lire heaviest thunder storm of the season ve ; i.” ; ” , . visited Eldon last iter SuUMmIiOWN, eve ning shortly down in tor rents, avd the lightning was extremely vivid. No dam ge reported. i riday Rain poured eee At the Stipendi wy forenoon a young lad was sentenced: to pay a fine of S30 or lodge in : M iwistrate’s Court this } } ; whe County poardine iouse fortwo calendar months. and a Scott Act case was postponed, Rietiigtiansieni A MEETING of the Temperance Memoria! Committee will be held in the Y. M. C. A. Hall this eve hing, at S p. m , provide for the cir- culation of the petitions to the Mayor and City Council. A full attendance re ueste da. ma Ve are informed that Mr. Charles MeKin- non, of Uigg, recently threshed 490 bushels of oats in the short space of eight hours. The work was done in the barn of Mr. John Me- Leod, Uigg. Beat this who can. ‘ a THE immediate available assets of ‘The Mutual Life insurance Company of New York,” exceeds the capit il of the Bank of Eng- land by upwards of thirty-five million dollars. J. Maceachern is agent for this Province. - Mr. ZHINDERAJAHCARLAHBUNBURREE, 2 Hindoo, reposes in the Louisville, Ky., gaol with a charge of drunkenness against him. <A single policeman escorted the distinguished foreigner to the station, but it required two patrol wagons to bring in his name. sibbaieabidlinseeas Iv was reported about th cityethis forenoon that a newly-born child, encased in a soap box, had been left on the doorstep of a well known citizen. The report is unfounded, at least the well-known citizen says so. A suit for libel will likely be the next move. - PROVINCIAL Exuipirion, 1886. arrangements have been made with the Inter- colonial Railway by which visitors from Mul- grave, Halifax and all points to Pictou land- ing will be conveyed at one class fare, and also from St. John, N. B. and all points to Point du Chene, on Monday and Tuesday, the th and 5th of October. i allie Tue Acadia called at Souris on Friday last. She was pronounced by all to be a rakish leoking craft and well adapted to the service engaged. Two. sailing cruisers, the Terror and Houlett, are also in that vicinity looking after the Americans. We are glad to learn that our cruisers are now doing such good work in preventing poaching on our coast. in which she is iia Irv is said to be quite pathetic to see the Grit candidate for Legislative honors, Mr. Thomas Kickham, examining cattle for the French St. Peter's market, and canvassing votes on the Conservative-Liberal-Indepen- dent-Thomas Kickham ticket. Conservative electors of the First District of King’s should not allow themselves to be deceived by such a shameless trimmer and political will o’ the wisp. - Tue Court Musicians, advertised in another column, are genuine. Mr. Abercrombie was Solo Tenor to Her Majesty the Queen for ten years at Chapels Royal, St. James’ Palace. A certified copy of the engagement with Her Majesty can be seen at Chappelle’s Bookstore. The Court Musicians have been secured to give a series of one hnndred Concerts in the United States and Canada. A rare musical treat is offered to Charlottetown. i Rev. Wiiuwram Buiverr lectured in Eldon last evening. Subject: ‘‘His own life, ex- perience and travels.” Mr. Bluett, as some are aware, is an Irish Evangelist, at visiting this Province, and has already preach- ed in Uigg, Alexandria and Eldon. His ser present He is a singularly earnest and effective preacher, ev idently laboring heart and soul in the Master's cause, as a clergyman of the Baptist Church. His resi- dence is at Springfield, New Brunswick, and he expresses himself as being delighted with “the tight little Island and its people. - —~ of much good, Hymenerat.—Mr. W. J. Robertson, of St. John, N. B., was at an early hour this morn- ing united in marriage with Miss Marion Jean, eldest daughter of the late William Crabbe, Esq. The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride’s mother, Great George Street. Rev. T. B. Reagh tied the nuptial knot, and Mr. White of St. John, and Miss Murray of this city, ofticiated as groomsman and bridesmaid. Shortly after the ceremony the happy couple, amidst showers of rice and good wishes, left on their bridal tour. Tae EXAMINER joins he&rtily in the congratula- if has also joined the noble army of B The ceremony was performed at Cape Breton, but the bride is one of the Island’s fai: daughters. Tue Examiner extends its best wishes for their future happiness and pros- perity. ened icts. THE amount pid for pensions in the United States during the year ending June 30th was $63,797,831.71, the difference in the amount paid and the annual value re- presenting the accrued and arrearage pen- sions paid during the. yx Since 1861, 591.102 invalid claims have been filed ; $48,799 claims of widows and dependents ; 78,854 for pensions on account of service. During the same period there have been allowed of the first class 332,141 claims and blasses 60,178, making a total of claims allowed since 1861 621,754. Tt will thus be a young | lay © | ers whose names have been placed upon the seen that nearly one-half vi all the pension- rolls have died, or pensions have ceased by reason of arrival at age, re-marriage, etc. ‘Travelling | vices have been well attended and p oductive | with | Mr. Ni holas White, one I NOSE | popular members of the City Post Office staff, | of the second class 229,435, and of all other | TRLEGRAPHIC NEWS. [SpeciaL Despatcnes TO Tuk ExamMinen.] 18S TY ACCEL They Treat Hach Other Coldly. — —_ - roe LONDON, Sept. ie Hanlan has challenged Beach to row a race on the Thames for any sum up to $25,000. He offered to row him in \merica or Australia—Hanlan to give $10,000 in the former case, ‘and Beach to give Hanlan $10,000 in the latter. Beach has declined all challenges, A race between Largan and the Australian oarsman Neilson took place on the Thaim« Neilson tinished alone. Beach and Hanlan witnessed che race from the deck of a > } Beach steamer. Beach said he would not row in America if Hanlan offered him the whole of America to do. so. He said that he would row on the Paramatta, and wou'd lay Hanlan 1,000 pounds against 800 pounds, but would not pay Hanlan’s travel- They treated each other very cool not even shaking hands. lj , vrT sy) ins CApenses. —— ——— keselutions of Sympathy. KinGston, Ont., Sept. 27. \iter the Loyalist delegates, Dr. Kane and G. H. Smith, had addressed a large ineeting here to-night two resolutions were put, ole sympathizing with the minority in lreland, and the other recommending that the British Parliament grant Ireland the same extent of self-government that Canada After much disputation the Chair man put the resolutions. enjoys. The one of sym- pathy passed, the other being rejected. — Siruck an Iceberg. St. Joun’s, NFip, Sept 27. The british schooner Lady Agnes struck an iceberg on Monday last, 38 miles south- } east of Bacalieu [sland and became a_ par- tial wreck. Her decks were but the crew mary ellously escaped. The vessel drove seaward in a_ vivlent gale and has been seven days at sea. Pump- ing and all preparations were made for leaving the ship. The schooner arrived here this morning. opened, The Cricket Match. New York, Sept. 27. The English cricketers began to-day at Rivington, R. 1., a match with a team re presenting all New York. The Americans going to bat first closed for 148 runs. When time was called the English score was 21 for the loss of one wicket. That Glove Contest, San Francisco, Sept. 27. The Burke-Dempsey glove contest did | not take place this evening, as a license could not be obtained. More Earthquakes. CHaRLEsTON, S. C., Sept. 27. A slight earthquake shock was felt here }this evening. No damage was done be- | yond the falling of loose plaster. | Weather Bulletin. ee Toronto, September 28—10 a.m. Winds shifting east and south east, cloudy to partly cloudy, cool weather. Summerside Exports. SUMMERSIDE, Sept. 24. Shipped per steamer St. Lawrence, Cameron master, for Point du Chene : Sire Meee oe $ 92 00 | ages Oe... so ce a 7h 47 00 | SOR Beet OFONNNE,. 8 5 occ ete tee 456 00 os ioe wicks hs the balks 385 00 6 bris potatoes... .. <=. 2.5%. eo OS 3 00 Seam ee. i. cs ean. 21 00 $1004 00 By same steamer on 25th : ys 104 brls mackerel 950 tbe sounds........<. je pacaih 428 00 ip Bias Opebete ss, 082s 6a 794 00 a ee ak fs oe oy coe eee 330 00 a eo ae 2 00 ees ss kis acs uta Wi ak ee 45 00 | De CO is et 30 00 | $2656 00 By steamer Princess of Wales on 27th:— 14 bris -meackerel......<. 5... cveae. 246 00 7s Sees ote os 56 ot sti eta 323 OC ee ay eee 4 00 $452 Comes. MACON. 06.020 ik occsscks? 1120 @ De 6 oe oe a Ve. 30 00 1 threshing mill...... ; oes bi os4 150 00 Se coe weet... 6.5 to 2s. eee 142 00 341 bris Ic bo 8 ied: sw os as 512 06 2 potato diggers........... < 60 00 i $8476 00 HOTEL ARRIVALS. RANKIN HOUSE. ; Sept 27 Rev tT B Reagh, New London; | Chas Cook, do; Fred 8 White, St John, N B. OSBORNE HOUSE. Sept 27—R Macdonald, West River; W W Muir, Cornwall; S M MeVane, Mrs McVane and three children, Cambridge, Mass; Eddie McVane, Bothweli; Jas Yeo, Port Hill; Josie McIntyre, Naufrage. 28—H F Bisset, Cardi gan; J F Norton, do. MARRIED. George Street, on Tuesday, 25th inst., by the Rev. T. B. Reagh, Rector of New London, Wm. J. Robertson of St. John, N. B., to Marion Jean, eliest ®daughter ef the late Wm. Crabbe. At Lennox Ferry, C. B., on the 7th September, Mr. Nicholas White, of the Post Office Depart ment, to Miss M. E. Fixett, both of Chariotte iown,. i ) | } | j oe <a oe Most of the pie factories of the United States are situate in New England, as are also the pill factories. There isa moral in this. | - TUESDAY, SEPTEMB At the residence of the brice‘s mother, Great | ER 28, 1886. Underwriters’ Sale, AT WELPEQUE. Vi ESSRS. BOWNESS & ANDERSON, Auc- tioncers, will Sell by Public Auction, on Wednesday Next, 29th Inst., At 3 O'CLO ‘Xin the afternoon, at the BREAK- WATER, MALPEQUE, the Hull and Spars (with their attachments) of the Schooner ‘‘Neskletia,” 96 Tons, as she now lies, stranded, on the Bar, at the entrance of Malpeque Harbor, \LSO At the same time and place, the Run- ning Rigging and Outfit of said vessel, including one 9-inch Hawser (100 fathoms), one Seine Boat and Seine. CARVELL BROTHERS, . Agents for the Underwriters. > Ch’town, Sept, 25, 1886--pat mon & tues J UST OPENED and selling at phenomenel prices during the dull season in harvest: Men‘s Black Suits, $6.50, up. Men's Fine Black Worsted, $8.59, up. Men’s ‘weed Suits, $i, up. Men’s Fall All-wooi suits, $5.75. up. Youth’s Suits, $4.75, un. Men's very beavy Winter Pants, $1.25, up. Men‘s All-wool heivy Pants, $1.75, up. Child‘s Suits at a sacrifice. Men's Shirts and Drawers, 32cts, up. Men's scariet Shirts and Drawers, 6icts, up. Men‘s Neckwear in variety, l0cts, up. Men's Braces, l6cts. to $1 a pair. Ladies‘ Sacque Cloths, 85cts, up. Men's Knit and Flannel Shirts, $75cts, up. Men's Kegaita Shirts at cost. Men’s White Unlaundried Shirts, 50cts, up. tieavy Horse Blankets, $1.50, up. Stylish Carriage Blankets, $3, up. W hite and Colored, Bed Blankets, low prices. Large Stock of Ladies* Corsets, 40cts. a pair, up. Another stock of Dent's Kid Gloves, 85cts. a pair. Ladies’ Hosiery, l0cts. a pair, up. A very large stock of Fal! T'weeds, 45cts, up. Tailoring Gone this month at extraordinary prices, Now is the times to get your fali clothes, cheap. Large Trunks, 85cts, up. Large Vatlises, 95cts, up. The finest stock of Umbrellas ever exhibited in this market, 65cts, up. New Fall Unions and Druggets. 25cts, up. Men’s Rubber Coats, $2, up. Shirting Flannels, lécts, un. Yarns~all shades and makes, Hats, &c. Ladies’ Gossamers, $1, up. Come and Save Money. i) eae nt ee rs RET D BROS. CAMERON BLOCK, Ch‘town, Sept. 27, 1886—-3mos ROTICE. Liberal Cousirvative Conventiin. A CONVENTION of delegates from the differ- ent Polling Districts of the Second District of Queen's County, for the Legislative Council, will be held in the Liberal-Conservative Committee Rooms, Cameron Block. Charlottetown, on TUESDAY, the 5th day of October next, at 11 o‘clock, a. m., for the purpose of nominating a candidate to contest the said District in the approaching election for the Legislative Council. D. FERGUSON, Vice-President for 3rd Assembly District. A. MARTIN, Vice-President for 4th Assembly District. Sept. 17th, 1886-—sep21 li we ex & h 2i Horses Wanted. j WILL be on the Island next week and will be prepared to purchase One Hundred and Fifty HORSES A good price for a good animal. Don’t fail to see me. JAMES KEEGAN. Sept. 22--dy & wy SHOP FO LET, THE single Store, in the Cameron Block, lately occupied by D. Stanley, next door to Reddin’s Drug Store. immediate possession given. Ap- ply to HORACE HASRARD. Ch‘town, Sept. 18—lw eod pd T ‘ge Bes T "Tog WHITE OARS WANTED FYE THOUSAND BUSHELS _ gogd, clean, WHITE OATS, for which the high®t market price will be paid. HORACE HASZARD, Lower Queen Street, Ch'‘town, Sept. 23, i886-—2wks cod pd 10 LET, ON WATER STREET. To LET—For one or more years, as may be agreed upon, the Hiouse and Premises, on Wuter Street (late the residence of Henry Beer, Esq.) now occupied by the undersigned. These premises are in ywood order, well situated and are a desirable residence. | lor particulars, &c., apply on the premises to AMELIA BEER. | Sept, 22—2i ex & pat WANES, LOSE, POUNE, de. To LET.—Half fof {double tenement house on Oriebar Street. Rent moderate. Apply to Mr. Sidney Grey. sept28 ti WANTED.—A cook. Apply to Mrs. DeBlois Devonport Cottage, Royaity. sep28 tf W ANTED-—A Servant Girl for general ‘work Apply to Mrs. Wm. Taylor, Hillsborough St. ‘ sept 25 3i | DEESH OYSTERS—Aiways on hand and for hk sale by the quart, pint, or bashel, at the old stand, Water Street, near Esplanade. -~EKnoch Carmody. sept25 3i pd ' | ‘accom: | BY: Pr One ortwo gentlemen can be accom- i modated in a private family; no other board- ers; pleasant and convenient location—vy | addressing “P. O. Box Gt, Charlottetown. } . sept25 6i eod pd | PPEATHERS WANTED—Highest price paid for good new Geese Feathers, by John Newson, Furniture Dealer. septzi James Paton & Go, GHCAT SALE OF SHIPWRE: KED DRY coops, —— COMMENCING ON — : FRIDAY, SHPYEMBER 4th. — Goods are all in good condition and will be sold as noted below :— 1,200 yards Scotch Mixed Dress Goods, worth 25 cents, now 17 cents, 240 ‘* Black Cashmere, oe “s “ 2 “s 900 ‘* Colored Persian Cord (double width) 30 +s om sd 1,200 ‘ Black, All-wool Cashmere. worth 65 - ~~ ae Wi 900 = ** ~~ Black Union Cashmere, - 29 $6 ae os 300 ** = Gray Alpaca, 20 * oT we * 480 - All-wool Serge Dress Goods, ** 24 vk = ly ' 300 ‘* Mantle and Ulster Cloths, ‘* $1.60 ts ** $1.00 850 ‘* Sateen Dress Guods, +s 20 5 “eae + 12 ‘* Princess Dress Cords, “ 26 = 7. ss 300 ‘* Plaid Dress Goods, * 15 e = 9 e 1,000 she Colored Velveteen, io 8b r ee * comaremennsonenenen 2( 9° Atso—A Job Lot of Colored and Black PLUSHES, suitable for Trimming and Fancy Work—a desperate Bargain~-only 85 cents a yard. We will show these goods on tabies in centre of store. COME AND SEE THEM. JAVES PATON Ch’town, Sept, 20, 1886. & CO. MARKET SQUARE. cnUUSe, SS QUEEN STHRMEEYT. — ee wee ee BARGAINS! BARGAINS! FOR SEPTEMBER ONLY. A Large Lot of WOOL TWEEDS, “ # ULSTER CLOTHS, 6 6 GENTS’ UNDERCLOTHING, vs s DRESS GOODS, FANCY PRINTS, Balance of CRETONNES LARCELY REDUCED FOR fre Hie Ch’town, Sept 1—wky ASH. BROV We must mgke room for fall goods, and to do so, will clear out at prices that must sell them, all remains of fsummer stock. ECONOMICAL buyers will do well to call at once, and secure the bargains we are offering, in ends of silks, dress goods and Our prices for cotton flan- cotton gor xls. nels, all-wool flannels, ginghams, ete., must please you. Call and see them for yourself and save money by buying at once. BEER BROS. August 17, 86. J. BB. MACDONALD ’S. 30°: New Dress Goods. | Mew Cashmeres, | New torsets, Rew Velvets, New Ribbons. Rew Buttons, Selling ai New Fianneis, | Rew TPweeds, Cheapest Prices ne ae BJ. EB. MRACEBOR AEDS, QUREN STREET. Ch’town, August 25—dy wy . a eee per atm a aggre aed e 7 semanegene mpeg