ony oats 1 eet ec inde ix _— 4 wee AE. POE MINER. VOL. 5. BRITISH AMERICA Assurance Company, eee FIRE AND MARINE, Cash Capital & Assets , $1,176,491,46, INCORPORATED 1822. Head Office, - Toronte, Ont. Risks taken on all deseriptions of Property at lowest rates. PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES. HORACE HASZARD, Agent. Office, South Side Queen Square. July 10, 1879. UNION HOUSE, Queen Street, Charlottetown. Pp. P. GILLIS, . . « VPRermleren CHOICEST WINES & LIQUORS. NEW YORK LAGER BEER. oe FPXABLES set at all hours,.with every luxury of the season, Fresu Oysters received daily. Rooms large and comfortably furnished. Coacugs from this House meet a}! Trains and Steam boats. First Class BARBeR SHop. July 4, 1879—3m LORNE HOTEL, TRACADIE BEACH, NORTH SHORE P.-E. I. This new and pleasantly situated Hotel is now open, and will be found the Best Summer Resort ON THE ISLAND. it can be reached from the City twice a day by Rail to Bedford, or by carriage; distance 1 milesjor one-and a-half hours’ drive. Visitors will find that every care has been taken to provide for their comfort and pleasure. PRICES MODERATE. Ee Special Arrangements may be made for Families. CYRUS TAY, MANAGER, MACLEAN & MARTIN, ATTCORNEYS-AT-LAW, Newson’s Building, Opp. Post Office, Charlotietown, P. EB. 1. A, A. McLEAN. BD. Cc. MARTIN, June 18, 1879.—ex 2aw DR. P. W.G. CANNING, Licentiate Roya! Colleges Physicians and Surgeons of Kdinburgh. LICENTIATE MIDWIFERY. RESIDEN“E : Upper Hillsborouzh St., corner Hillsborough and Euston Streets, Charlottetown. OFFICE HOURS : 8:30 toll a.m.; 7 to 9 p.m. Charlottetown, June 24, 1879.—eod NOTICH. BEG to inform the TRADE of Charlotte- town, aud Prince Edward Island gen- erally, that Messrs. Ropertson, Linton & Co., Montreal, have appointed me their Agent for the [sland forthe sale of Canadian Cot- tons, Tweeds and Woollens, and imported Dry Goods, Samples of these manufactures will be on hand in good time for Fal! orders, and will be in charge of Mr. Ben, Davies, jr., who will, after 16th June, be associated with me in business. Any. orders entrusted to Mr. Davies will receive the most careful attention { hope to be on the Island early in July with full lines of samples from the various houses whom I represent. JOHN H. CATHRAE. — AGENT FOR— Messrs, Reinach's, Nephew & Co., London. = Robertson, Linton & Co., Montreal. f L. Gnaedinger. Son & Co., ** The North American Rubber Co., Quebec. June 16, 1879--3taw QUEEN INSURANCE C0’Y, OF ENGLAND. CAPITAL, . . TWO MILLIONS STERLING, NSURANCE effected on all kinds of Build- Merchandise and Produce. Also, on v son the stocks, Special rates for isolated residences. Losses settled prompt! 5 GEORGE MACLEOD (Union Bank), Agent for Prince Edward Island June, 1877—~ CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, FRIDAY, JULY. LOOK HERE! BRITISH WAREHOUSE. Seeennetneimmemmmmmmenntl LP aienmmmememetenemeene As we intend to make a change in our business at the end of the year, we are now closing out our Large and Well-Assorted Stock of DRY GoonDs At Unusually Low Prices. Which, we are Sure, Will Meet the Hard Vimes. ~ ———— 50: —__—_—_ —_ — Dress Goods from 6 cents uawards. Grey Cottens from 4 cants ugwards. Prints from 6 cents upwards. Hemp Carpeting from 12 cents upwards. Competition, Charlottetown, June 30, 1879. Tapestry from 59 cents upwards. Brussels from’$!.00 upwards. Ali other lines we are closing out at Prices that Defy | W. & A. BROWN. SUGAR, MOLASSES, 10 Iihds, Porte Rico Sugar, 10 Bbls. oe ” 10 Puns, Cienfeugos Muiasses, 200 Bbls. Flour. On Consignment—Fer Sale CHEAP. WRIGHT & MACGOWAN, Queen’s Wharf. June 21—1m 2aw ne pat ‘House to Let. Story Dwelling House situate on the eastern side of Upper Prince street, adjoiniug Possession given immediately. Apply to E. R. BROW, May 7—eod Italian and American Marble, Monuments, Tablets, Headstones, Mantes, Cenrre Taste Tors, Bureau anp Commopr Tors, Wasu Bow. Siass, &e., &c. Prices to suit, and satisfaction guaranteed. aw Designs furnished on application. a lottetown. November 6, 1878. THAREB’S Directory & Hand Book OF PRINCE EGWARD ISLAND, FOR (880 AND 1881}. Neatly Bound—Price Two Dollars. \ \ TILL be published in a few months, pro- vided a reasonable number of subscri- bers be obtained. -It will contain a complete Directory of Charlottetown and Summerside, with Business notices of the principal estab- lishments. Business Directories of Georgetown, Souris, Mount Stewart, Alberton, Montague Bridge, and more than 100 other Towns, Vil- lages and Settlements. Historical Sketch ot the Early Settlement, Rise, and Progress of the Province. Its Salubrious climate, fertility and prodactiveness of the soil, and special ad- aptability for the growth of root and other crops, including beet. Its numerous indus- tries. Aecurate records of Banks, Barristers, Judges, Justices of the Peace, Courts of Jus tice and Law Officers, Churches and Ministers‘ Schools and Teachers, Corporations and For- eign Consuls, Customs, Excise and Inland Rev- enue, Postal and Fire Departments, Dominion and Provincial Governments, Board of Health, Masonic, Odd Fellows and Temperance Orders, together with other useful information. "he Book is designed not only for circula- tion on the Island, but in England and else- where, and will thus extensively publish the wealth, resources and natural advantages of the Province. A limited number of advertise- ments inserted at moderate rates. Compiled by ROBERT TEARE, (formerly on staff of Business a London, G. B.) P. O. Box 84, Ch’town, P. E. I. _ July 2, 1879. EEKLY EXAMINER. — Per- ae ote relatives or friends abroad, an-! desiring to keep them informed concerning P. E. Island, cannot do soin a better or cheap er way than by subscribing to Tux Wergkis Examiner. Sent, postpaid, to any address m Great Britain, the United States, or the Dominion, on receipt of One Dollar. ‘ NE HALF that desirable Two-and-a-half | PRINGE EBWARD the grounds of the Hon. Judge Hensley. | OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY ey Pr =. ee ‘s OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. Autumn Trip, 1879. THE FIRST-CLASS TRON SCREW STEAMSHIP 1,364 tous register, classed 100 Al, which is E.G HUNTER, Corner Hillsborough and Kent Streets, Char | 2t Messrs, Hodgson & McLeod’s, Water st. | the highest class at Lloyd’s, ROBERT FRASER, COMMANDER, will be on the Berth at Liverpool, i9 Receive Cargo, —AEBOUT THE— 20TH AUGUST, AND WILL SAIL FROM Liverpool for Charlottetown not later than the ae Cn: § ~ 4 iWin Septemaer next, Carrying Freight at through rates from Lon- don and Glasgow, deliverable at Char- lottetown, Georgetown, Summerside, Alberton, Souris, Pictou, and Shediac. Kor Freight, apply, in London, to JoHN Pr7catnn & Sons, 16 Great Winchester street ; in Glasgow, to James Ketso, 134 St. Vincent street; in Liverpool, to Prrcairx ‘Broriers, 51 Seuth John street; in Pictou, N. S., to Noonan & Daves, or here to > i a) Peake Bros. & Co., MANAGERS, Ch’town, June 26, 1879--2aw No. 835 Water Si., Charlotictown. Princs Edward Island Branch NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE Riz AND. LIFE. a Fi IWSURANGE CO. Subscribed Capital, $9,733,332.60 Paid up Capital, - 1,%16,666.00 CHIEF OF FICES—Edinburgh, 64 Princess Street ; London, 61 Threadneedle Street. Nine-Tenths of the Profits of the Life Assur- auce 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. Lossrs settled with promptitude and liber- “y _@. W. DEBLors, General Agent. Dec. 14. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. CANADIAN. Monrreat, July 16. The supplementary report of the direc- tors of the Consolidated Bank causes much disappointment. It says that the result of , careful examination has been to satisfy the directors that after making ample allowance for some heavy anticipated bad debts the assets of the bank are good value for amounts ranging from $1,250,000 to $1,- 500,000, or from 60 to 75 per cent. of the present par value of the stock. UNITED STATES. Boston, July 16. One of the severest storms ever known here passed over the city about four o’clock this afternoon. Much damage was done. Hail fell, breaking many windows. Serious disasters are reported in the har- bor. One vessel capsized and four women and boys were drowned. Other losses of life are probable. Many of the finest trees in the city were blewn down. Despatches from various points through- out New England reported the sterm un- usually severe. Great damage has resulted. New Yorg, July 16. In the trial of Chastine Cox, to-day, counsel for the defence said that ene por- tion of his defence was that Mrs. Hull was not dead until after the post mortem ex- amination and there was no proof of death at the prisoners hands. Carry, Pa., July 16. This morning an extra oil train ran into the rear of the Atlanta train No. 31. A new locomotive and nine cars of oil were burned. Dery Ling, Vt., July 16. An officer from Boston has been here the past few days looking for wool reported to be smnggled from Canada. He has de- tained a large quantity here. PuHILADELYuIA, July 16. The thermometor to-day registered 96; several cases of sunstroke. None fatal. Nzew Yor, July 16. Ninety-eight in the shade here to-day. The steamers from Vera Cruz und Havana each brought a yellow fever case. RUSSIA. Sr. Pererstuns, July 16. Cholera has made its appearance in the Government of Smolensk. A terrible epi- demic of diphtheria continues its ravages in Bessarabia. The epidemic has been raging for seven vears, carrying to the grave in some districts almost all of the rising gen- eration. it is denied that Dr. Weimer, the alleged accomplice ef Solovieti, has been tried and sentenced to death. The trial has not yet been fixed. Lonpon, July 16. A Berlin correspondent states that, not- withstanding Schouvaloff’s denial, there can be no doubt that the Russian troops are marching on Merv. The construction of a canal from Cron- stadt to St. Petersburg is progressing rapidly. LANCASHIRE FARMERS FOR MANI- TOBA. Lonpon, July 16. The agent of the Canadian Government at Manchester will start for Manitoba shortly with a party of Lancashire farmers, who have decided te realize upon their pro- party and emigrate. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, July 16. The Suitan’s firman of investure of the Khedive dees not empower him to conclude treaties with foreign nations, The firman has not yet been sent to Cairo, however, and may be modified. EASTERN AFFAIRS. Lonpon, July 16. A Bucharest despatch announces that the Ministers tendered their resignations to-day, and the Deputies immediately as- sembled for consultation. A previous despatch stated that the Min- isters could not secure a majority in favor of the emancipation of the Jews, which the powers urgently demand as a condition of their recognizin., the independence of Rou- mania, It is believed that if the Jews are not emancipated, Austria, Russia, and Turkey, who have already recognized the independ- ence of Roumania by appointing represent- atives at Bucharest, will recall them. It is feared that any further attempt to coerce Ronmania might be the commence- ment «f renewed complications in Eastern affairs. (sa eR + We learn, by the Mortreal ‘‘ Witness” of Saturday last, that HE’ 1nnd McKinnon, son of Murdock McKiniw., Esq., of Lot 14, was admitted to the ba. of the Province of Quebec, on Friday last. Mr. McKinnon entered the Law Faculty of McGill's Col- lage in 1875, which he attended for three sessions, when he graduated with marked distinction as a B.C. L. He was also in the office of Juseph Doutre, Esq., Q. C., during his collegiate course. Mr. MeKin- non passed a highly creditable examination which lasted nearly two days—and was highly complimented by the examiners. | We believe it is the intention of Mr. Mc- pu lace to get yourPrinting done is at; Kinnon to practise his profession in this the BXKAMINER Printing Room | town.—Jowrnal, 18, 1879, NO. 49 Our Washington Letter. f GENERAL GRANTS MOVEMENTS AND INTEN- TIONS—FINANCIAL REFORMS. Wasuineton, D. C., July 14, ’79. The Sunday Chronicle of this city, which is the representative of the Taney family and of General Grant's friends generally, has an important statement relative to that gentleman’s movements. It is to the effect that General Grant authorizes his friends, to say that he will not probably return this year, and, possibly, not until after the time of holding the National Conventions next year. He ihas beer much annoyed, accord- ing to this authority, by the persistency with which a certain class of pretended friends have pressed him for re-election to the Presidency, and is disposed to take the advice of his better friends and not allow himself to be used by the bummers, who expect to promote their own fortunes, only, by his resumption of political authority. In order to kill time, the General will travel in South America and elsewhere, and positively decline} to come home unti! all receptions in his behalf, for political effect, shall be out of the question. The impres- sion has been growing for some time that the General would not allow himself to be used in politics again, and this impression was conlirmed by the very significant fact that Senator Conkling and other friends of Grant have named Senator Windam astheir choice for the nomination—a thing it is as- sumed they would not have done had their favorite been in the field. As evidence of the unceasing vigilance necessary to the conduct of se creat a Department as the Treasury, there willsoon be issued statements showing the work that has been done in lopping off old abuses in various directions. The undervaluation in kid gloves by the chief importers at New York was a glaring wrong; and Assistant Secretary French did weil to push his in- quiries and his reforms. It will be shown that hundreds of thousands of dollars will be saved annually to the revenue by the changes made. The matter of the coloring branch in sugar was another sore place. By the reforms instituted, half a million dollars already stand to the credit of the Treasury that would have been lost otherwise. The sugar men in Baltimore have felt the heavy hand of the Treasury officials, having lost one important case of fraud against them, and they have about given up the fight. The Secretary has employed the ablest ex- perts to expose these frauds. The forth- coming statements will contain many inter- esting facts besides that to which [ allnde. siete pplonghe beiehtt ped The Potato Bug in New Brunswick. (From the St. John News. ) The Potato bug is busily at work in the valley of the St. John. As yet, perhaps, the advanced guard only of the great army coming has entered our territories. But the destroyers are in a sufliciently large force in anumber of our up-river settle- ments to require the owners of the invaded fields to exert themselves energetically against the invader. If these owners do net bestir themselves with the vigor de- manded they will rue their negligence bit- terly by and by. Having had such timely and numerous warnings they ought to be well prepared to fight the foe. Me is not by any means to be despised, nor yet to be deemed invincible. His ravages are ruin- ous to the slothful and faint-hearted, but not much to be dreaded by the vigilant, the intelligent and the active. - ia ih deecssdiisal gages Pretou’s Inpustrries Revivine.—The coal trade shows a great improvement. The Acadia Oo. are shipping to erder all the coal they can raise. The Halifax Company have shipped more the past week than they have done for years. The Intercelonial is also doing a good business.—The N. 8. Forge Co. are driving quite a business this summer. They are now completing orders for the Grand Trunk Railway, in making railway axles and ships’ knees fer some Quebec firms. The managers, Messrs. Fraser & McKay, are very energetic young men, and must make their mark at an earl day as leading manufacturers of iron wink in the Provinces. About twenty-five hands are employed, all of whom are making extra time.—-Hix. Herild, ‘‘Amember of the Government,” says Vanity Fair, “* speaking to Lord Beacons- field of the Zulu war, alluded to the Zulus as ‘ savages.’ ‘ Savages !’ said Lord Beacons- field; ‘they have defeated our soldiers, outwitted our generals, and converted our bishops, and you call them savages !’” 23 © oo The St. Petersburg ‘‘ Gazette” wants to know in what light England regards the fact of Turcomans, opposing the Russian expedition from the Caspian, being armed with rifles supplied frem the British reserve supplies in Afghanistan. ain egies The Summerside ‘‘ Journal” says :— There is now a movement on foot in Sum- merside with the object of building a Skat- ing Rink. It is to be conducted on the joint stock principle. The Dutch have been making successful progress against their old enemies in Achen, Four strongholds ave been captured by the Duich, with heavy loss to the Ach- enese. -—_>- —- In answer to a complaint in the Upper House, Lord Salisbury said the Russian force would evacuate Turkish territory with- ‘in the preseribed time. “ke er"