Batam Ca Sk (ea. a re ss . FLOUR FLOI LO Plevna. An (,fficiat despatch acknowledges the in-/ ality of the Russians to provide for their Good pris siers in Plevna. Further details of the of t.e place when captured show the cene to bave been horrible and revolting in the oxtie ne, dogs and birds actually gorging ©) hum n flesh, in some instances even betore t of the body. -_-—— -* j Cernan Policy. | } i \ Re lin despatch to the * Times” says the ! r sooms to have approved of the sub- propositions Submitted by Pein e| ‘yoecting the new commerviat and, *y. it the details can be satisfac- | l-arranzed, There will be an incre ise of | <ation and tariff, and attempt to} wn finance and railway depart-| - effective control of the Imperial, The latter measures, besiies ma- | K e (erman Government paramount m m ‘pancial, are intended to pave the way ding to the Chancellor's authority m o-her departments, and accordingly will be op- d by some of the minor Governments. hl FACTS AND SCRAPS. A strong man _A shop lifter, \ stale vegetable An unsatisfactory meal—A domestic broil. _A dead beat. «Moral force is never lost,” observes a con- ten norary. The same can be said of a broken- blaied pocket knife. Somebody says every failure is a step to suc- cess, ‘Tnis will explain why the oftener some men fai’, the richer they become. \ statement of the revenue and expenditure of the Dominion show an excess of the former over the latter of $2,327,789 during the first five months of the financial year. Ceorve Winks & Co., one of the oldest and larvest ury goods importing firms in Montreal, have failed, Their liabilities are over $300, - 00). while their assets are estimated at about 7 ta 40 CCNLs on the dollar. My dear!” said a husband, in startling tones, after awakening his wife in the might, have swallowed a dose of strychnine! Vell, then, do for goodness sake lie still, or uy come Up. A very amusing conceit of Gustave Dore is’ reported from Paris. Having bought a villa in the outskirts of the city, he had placed over ¢he entrance the musical notation: ‘‘Do, Mi, Si, La, Do, Re,” which, in another shape, is simply Domicile a Dore.’ A ereenhorn went one night to see his sweatheart, and for a long time could think of nothing to say, At last, snow beginning to fall heavily, he told her that his father’s sheep would be jost. ‘“Well,” said she, kindly tak- ing him by the hand, ‘I'll take care of one: of them.” A negro was senteneed in Floyd, Ga., to be hanged in September, and he asked the Judge to appoult an earlier day. His Honor re- marked that propriety prevented a change. ‘Never ind the propriety, Judge,” said the prisoner. ‘‘i’m the man that’s going to he hanved, and I ought to have something to say about i.” A school board inspector asked a small pupil of what the surface of the earth consists, and was promptly answered, “Land and water.” Hf varied the question slightly, that the fact mizht be impressed on the boy’s mind, and askel: ‘*What, then, do land and water make?’ To which came the immediate ah sponse: ‘‘Mud.” A trrrLe Ottawa miss was taken to church for the first time, after being duly impressed that she should be as “still as a mouse.” She behaved herself until the preacher became warmed up to his work, and then, thinking he was going too far, she raised her finger, and looking straight at him, cried :—*‘See here, don’t you make so much noise.” The Emperor Alexander of Russia has sig» nalized his reign by directing the preparation of a translation of the Bible into the moderh Russian language. Such has been the progress of popular education in the Empire during recent years that the demand for copies of the new version has) been very great, and con- tinually increases, \ man who was trying to sell rather a dis- mal residence, boasted that it commanded a view of the railway station, ‘‘ But that doesn’t make it aay more pleasant,” said the party who was expected to purchase it. “Oh! yea, it does,” replied the owner, confidently. *itamakes it gay here. You can stand on this stoo» and see everybody that misses the train. A brother of Bishop Clark, of Philadelphia, was one of the wittiest men alive. It runs in the family. He once went to see one of his parishioners, a lady with a prodigious family, which had recently been increased. As he rove to leave, the lady stopped him with, ‘Sut you haven’t seen my last baby!” ‘‘No,” he quick!y replied, ‘‘and [ never expect to.” Then he fled. Sir Poyle Roche never made a neater hit tha: dda member of the Stratford town council, quite unconsciously, at a_ social, gitaering the other mght. In responding to a sentimeat the gentleman remarked that ‘‘go where you will, in the wilds of the desert, in the jungles of Africa, where the sun never shone, aud where the face of the white man never was seen, there you will find an, Irish- man.” The pojiat of the joke was keenly ap- preciated, and lgughter followed,—Stratford | Hi rald. Family Flour, For SALE AT W. W. CLARKBE’S. Water St., Dec. 1—eod tf International Hotel | (FORMERLY RANKIN HOUSE) Garnar of Pownal % Sydney Strsecs, CHARL OTTETOWN, P. E. IL. Private and permanent Boarders can be ac- ~ ‘commodated on very moderate terms, during the winter season, at the International. D. MCISAAC, Proprietor. Dec. 19, 1877—2m — a further call of Cenl. eé on the Subscrib of August, Five per Cent. of May, 187 June 51877 STADACONA Fire and Life Insurance Company. EB OUcs is hereby given that the Board 4N > of Directors of this Company have made, Four snstaiments, ot Five per ach, ed Capital of the Company. payable at its Office, No. 93 St Peter Street, Quebec, as follows :— Five per Cent. on or before the Tenth d y 1877, on or before the Tenth day of November, 1877 ; Five per Cent. on or before the Bleventh day of February, 1878 ; Five per Cent. on or before the fileventh day By order of the Board 8. CRAWFORD LINDSAY, Secretary {jlr 13 * LONDON advertised. NOTICE! NEVER in the history of the House” have we been selling Dry Goops so LOW as at present, and we would invite those in Town and country, who have not participated in the ExTRAor- DINARY BARGAINS We are giv- ing, to call at once. We only ask a personal inspection to show that we are, in good faith, SELLING OFF at the LOW PRICES GEO. DAVIES & 60. Dec. 13th, 1877.—eod2w 50 Bbls W’te 500 Coils Mani Leather, A LARGE company of easily-gulled individu- dua!s was victimized a short time back in a small eountry town. By means of posters) announcing a grand gacred concert, and by a! free distribution of complimentary tickets, | bearing on their face this condition, ‘No! gentleman adimitted unless accompanied by a lady,” a large audience was gathered at the| theatre. When the crowd began to press in| tiroug. the doors the ticket-taker began shout, ing, “All having complimentary tickets will; pass upstairs to the gallery.” This was. a| dark, dreary, hot place, not having the | ca;acity for seating comfortably more than | two hundred people. Those who pressed for- | ward with their tickets were told that if they | did not wish to go to the gallery they could! be admitted by paying a shilling each. Every man who appeared with a complimentary | tic cet of course had a lady with him, and felt’ asort of embarrassment, if she were not bis | wife or intimate acquaintance, so he yielded to compulsion and paid rather than retire, and so the house, ulated Sugar, 20 Bbis Crushed do 400 Chests Tea, 125 half Chests Tea, 75 Boxes Tea, 500 Sides No. 1 Sole 200 Sides No. 2 ‘*‘ 230 Boxes Raisins, 100 Kegs B’ng Soda, 30-Bbis W’ng Soda, -——ON THE— Most. Favorable Terms, IN STORE: 1500 Bbls. Flour, .20 Boxes Axes, 500 ‘** Cornmeal, 109 Boxes 3 in. Nails 125 Hhds Molasses, me «+ hm * 30 ‘ Sugar, 50 Boxes Horsenails 200 b’xes Confection- ery (assorted), 800 Reams Paper (all _ sizes), 50 Doz. Brooms, 50 Doz. Pails, lla, 60 Boxes Glass, 150 Boxes Bartlett's Blue, 100 Gross Bartlett’s Shoe Blacking, 150 Jars Creamtartar 100 Tins Pepper, Gran- 75 Boxes Cheese, 100 ‘* Mustard, 60 Casks Vinegar, 40 ‘* Ginger, 200 Boxes Soap, 40 ‘* M’xd Spices 50 ‘* Toilet Soap, 20 ‘* Alispice, 35 Bags Nuts, 30 Packages Whole 600 Boxes Table Salt Cloves, 50 Bbls. Currants, 25 Boxes Flat To- bacco, {_ 10 Kegs Isl. Tobacco, 15 k’gs Acadia Tobacco, 30 ‘*‘ Nutmegs, 159 Boxes Yeast, Twist 20 Bhis. W'te Beans 150 Casks Kerosene, Twist | 25 Bbls. Onions, 50 Boxes Candles, Carvell Brothers. Ch’town, Dec. 22—2w 3aw pat ar 2w } onsen Store and to arrive for ‘inter’s Stock, 125 Puns. Barbad the scheme succeeded to the extent of filling Cisadugos, a : ae | Dec. 5—pat 3 CARVELL BROS. yr re QUEEN SQUARE RAILWAY TIME. HOUSE! SALE! A WE CONTINUE 10 SELL ALI OUR STAPLE GOODS WOOL TWEEDS ! “ CASH J.D. MASON& CO Beay | ARE NoW] AT GREATLY SELLING OFF AT COST. A LOT OF LADIES’ FANCY DRESS: STliKS. LESS THAN COST. LOW, TO CLEAR. French Merinos —AND— Black or ‘Colored Silks, Cashmeres, FROM 46c. From 15¢ to 70c. OF BEST MAKES,J0OF EXTRA VALUE BLACK LUSTRES, PAISLEY SHAWLS, $4.70—WORTH $5.84. A large lot of (Cheap). WINTER SHAWLS Fancy and Plain, to close lot from»$1. 10. er, Pilot & President COLOTELS. PLAIN AND FANCY From 60c., (for Ulsters). ‘Grapes, Fringes, Ribbons, Feathers and Flowers, (cheap). WOVE HOSIERY, PLAIN and FANCY A LOT OF From 75 cents. eth. oe IN DUES, LADIES’ TRIMMED HATS, Velvet, Plushes, & Velveteens, Black and Fancy Shades, (very low), From 36 cents. Ladies’ Stays & Corsets, TABLE LINEN, SHIRTINGS, SHEETINGS and COUNTERPANES, MIRROR CURTAINS and DAMASKS. (Extra Cheap.) WOOL, UNION, FELT and HEMP CAR. PETINGS, (cheap) ; STAIR-CARPETS, STAIR. DAMASKS, (very low). Good, All-Wool 10-4 Blankets aw $2.90 “eu OVERCOATS, (Good) ULSTERS, Floor and Table OIL-CLOTHS, MENS’ REEFING JACKETS, (Good) “from $4.00. from $5.70, from $9.80, J.iD. MASON & CO. Charlottetown, Deo. 18, 1877. 9 5 ¥4 NORTH SIDE QUZIN SQUARE, WEDDING ALWAYS dec15—dlm as ee Rm. SNHESTON, WATCH, CLOCKMAKER AND JEW:L=2, CULRLOTLETOWN, P. E. ISLAND G90 AND SILVER WALLS 8)49 GLALYS. SILVERWARE AND RIOURNING FEN. ae. Clicks, Ships’ Barometers Rinés, Broocuess, Fe, odie ae Chronometers, <&c., ON "HAND. Chronometers Adjusted, Rated, and to Hire. ay | oe AVING Purehased a Large Lot of BANKRUPT GOODS, at a Great Sacrifice, we propose selling them at Aucrion PRICES :— 7 Cts, Heavy Winceys for Good Black Lustra 12 Fancy Dress Goods oo Heavy Gray Flannel 20 "' ‘All Wool “28 ' Tweeds for Boys MD iiss Heavy Cand’an Tweeds 60 839“ Shirts and Drawers 40 cts, Horse Blankets, Strapped, $1.20 Boys’ Fur Caps, 380 cts, Men's ‘ 00 cts, All other goods equally cheap.” Buyers should call and examine our stock before purchasing. ROBERT ORR & CO. h’town, Dec.4— per yd Hiouse to Let. O* eight rooms, in good repair, lately cecu- pied by Mr. A. MeDougail. Immediate possession given. Apply to Mrs. A. Mce- Dougall, or the undersigned. None but a careful and good tenant need apply. RICHARD WEEKS. Charlottetown, Dee. 13, 1877. -—tf a SICU M The Greatest Medical Discovery since the Creation of Man, or since the Commencement of the Christian Era. There never has been a time when the heal- ing of so many different diseases has been caused by outward application as the present. It is an undisputed fact that over half of thal entire population of the globe resort to the use of ordinary plasters. Dr. MELVIN’s Capsicum Porous PLASTERS are acknowledged by all who have used them, to act quicker than any other plaster they ever before tried, and that one of these plasters will do more real service than a hundred of the ordinary kind. All other plasters are slow of action, and require to be worn continually to effect a cure; but with these it is entirely dif- ferent: the instant one is applied the patient will feel its effect. Physiciansin all ages have thoroughly tested and well know the effect of Capsicum; and it has always been more or Jess used as a medical agent for an outward application; but it is only of very recent date that its advan- tages in a porous plaster have been discovered. Being, however, convinced of the wonderful cures effected by DR. MELVIN’S CAPSICUM Porous PLASTERS, and their superiority over all other plasters, they now actually prescribe them, in their practice, for such diseases as rheumatism, pain in the side and back, and all such cases as have required the use of plasters orliniment. After you have tried other plas- ters and liniments, and they have failed, and you want a certain cure, ask your druggist for R. MELVIN’S CAPSICUM POROUS PLASTER You can hardly believe your own convictions of ‘its wonderful effects, Although powerful and quick in its action, you can rely on its safety for the most delicate person to wear, as it is free from lead and other poisonous material commonly used in the manufacture ef ordin- ary plasters. One trial is a sufficient guarantee of its merits, and one plaster will sell hundreds to your friends. Ask your druggist for DR. MELVIN’s CAPSI- CUM POROUS PLASTER, and take no other; or, on receipt of 25 cents for one, $1 for five, or $2 for a dozen, they will be mailed, post paid, te auy address in the United States or Canadas, MANUFACTURED BY THE NOVELTY PLASTER WORKS Lowell, Mass., U.S. A., G. E. MITCHELL, Proprietor, Manufacturers of Plasters and Plaster Compounds W. R. WATSON, Agent. December 7, 1877. Winter Express, HE INTERCOLONIAL EXPRESS CO. & will continue their business during the winter via Steamer Northern Light. Express closes every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evening at 6 o'clock, and is received here on the same evenings at 5 o'clock. Goods, Valuables, and money, forwarded, making as quick time as the mails. THEO. L. CHAPPELLE, Agent, Diamond Bookstore, 85 North Side Queen Square. Ch’town, Deo, 26, 1887.—3i REDUCED PRICES setLiNG OFF GROCERIES. A LARGE LOT OF LADIES’ WINTER FANCY DRESS Goons, AUCTION PRICES 31 Hhds. SUGAR, 25 Bbis. do,, 255 Packages TEA, 135 Boxes RAISINS, 10 Bbis. CURRANTS, All of Finest quality and at lowest figure BEER & SONS. Ch’town, Nov. 30, 1877. City oF CHARLOTTETOWN, Mayor’s Oifice, Dec. 27, 1877. ' SEALED TENDERS | wit be received at the Mayor's Offies, endorsed ‘‘ Tenders for Blacksmith Work,” until TUESDAY, 15th J ‘ 1877, at 4p, m., for Blacksmith Wo required for the City of Charlottetown duri the year ending 3lst December, 1878. Speci- fication to be seen at the Mayor’s Office. By order, WM. B. MORRISON, City Clerk. Dec. 27—2aw till 15th ar till 15th a American & Foreign Patents; Gilmore, Smith & Co., Successors to Chipman, Hosmer & Co, Eee procured in all councries. No fove in advance. No charge for services until the patent is granted. Preliminary examivations ree. Qur valuable pamphlet sent free upon re} eipt of stamp. Address, GILMORE, SMITH & CO., Washington, D. ©. ARREARS GF PAY, BOUNTY, ETC. ee late Officers, Soldiers and Sailors ot the late war, or their heirs, are in maey caes entitled te money trom the Gover o ment, which has been found to be cue since fioal pay- ment. Write full history of service and state ameunt of pay and bounty reveived. Certificates of Adjutant General U. S. A. showing service and honorable discharge there- from, in place of discharge lost, procured tore small tee. Euclose stamp to Gilmore & Co., and full re ply, with blanks, will be sent free. PENSIONS. PENSIONS. he Federal Officers, Soldiers and Sailors, £4%& wounded, ruptured, or injured, ia the line difduty in the late war, aud disabled thereby an obtain a pension. ' Widows, and minor children cf Officers, Sol- ders and Sailors, who have died since discharge of disease contracted or wounds and injuries Te eived in the service and ia the line of duty, can procure pensions by addressing Gilmore & Co, Increased rates for pensioners obtained. Bounty Land Warrants procured for service ig wars prior to March 3,1855. There are no w rants granted for re in the late rebelliog. | Send stamp te Gilmore & Co., W biagton D.C., full instructions. oy July24 1877. MORTGAGE SALE, 7 be Sold, by PUBLIC AU TION », oD TURSDAY, the 12th day of FEBRUARY 1878 at the Court House in Charlottetowa at thehour of 12 o’clock, noon, of the same day under and by virtue of a Power of Sale con tained in a certain Indenture of Mortgage, dated the 3rd day ot January, 1860, and made between Peter Moixnis and Mary his wife, of the one part, and Joun Kyieur, now deceased, of the other part —All that Piece and Parcel ofLaed being partof Towaship No. 45, and situtuated near the head of Souris River, bounded on the west and north by land then n occupation of Donald McCormack, and on the east by land then in the posarasidis of Angus McDonald, and on the south by Souris River—containing fifty- one acres oflaed, being the farm then and uatil ie ocean of the said Peter Mclanis, gether with all the Buildings an “a eS oe ° penne or terms and conditions of gs Messrs. Hodgson & McLeod. wo Dated 9th day of November 1877, JAMES McFARLANE, EDWARD J. HODGSON, ies J eee H. KNIGAT; rustees and Devisees under i Sebo Kelane the will of thelas Nov. 10—t sale 45 TONS ITROW |! ALL SIZES, at BEER & SONS. Tux Examiner Orrice, wap