— — me = = _ Anniversary Items. Tae DAILY # _ KL a [memes TELEGRAPHIC NEW 3. [Sercia, Despatcurs ro Tuk EXAMINER, } i Spontaneous Combustion. eneiniies QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 17. Steamer Nevada from New York for | Liverpool, arrived of here this morning. | She reports a fire aboard and zreat exciie- | Instead of proceeding to Liverpool the Nevada has | entered this harbor. Her cargo has been on fire since Wednesd ry. It is supposed the tire was caused by spoutaneous Cum- | bustion. | ment among she passengers. -~ — — Irish News. Lonpon, Oet. 17. on : : Private negotiations between Parnell }and Gladstone have been broken off. Mr. rrevelyan, Chief S$ ‘cretary for Ireland, GAT DAY, Oct. 18.—This day, anno} 1996, is met bie im connection with the abolition, by | iment, of iotteries (6 Geo. IV. c. 60 Chey were a permitted curse for aving originated in Florence al ) y were legaliz d in France, 1529, 8 became common The Boat tery mentioned in English History to ok . iay and night, at the we tern door | ‘ edral, anno 1569. The ashen 40,000 ‘‘lots,”’ of the value 10 , and the prizes were al] pieces [he profits were for repairin; onl nprov the harbors. The first lottery i occurred in 1630. The! ero derived from lotteries, during & } i of 130 years, was immense. They, however, got their death blow in 1836, | - iulty of £50 was made a tax on! pa vertisement made pablic in apy heWs| —_ recal and Gther Items. BLANKETS ar cheap at J. B. Mac- donala’s {oct 18 - > H. Patoe Werner and Company have been ‘* doing Souris with success, iii RxumemeBer the Bible Class in the Y. M. C. | 4 fVarior this evening at 8 o’c'cck. The| | ially invited to atten, ili Lapies’ Rubber Delmans (something new) | at J Kb. Macdonaid 8. {oct ls Qo Tue Swecr Fisaery—The smelt tishermen say that the legal season for net fishing begins early. St. John Te legraph — > -_ i A. McNett will sell a carload of Fall and Winter Apples at his Auction Room next | Monday morning, October 20, at half-past 10} o'clock at North . > - } Lapics’ American Rubbers at J. B. Mac- | donaid’s Bootstore. [cet 18 - > BrakrsMAN Dovcetre whose leg was} broken and mar gled by the railway at George. | town a short time ayo, was removed to the | City Hospital yesterday morniog in a very | low state and ded a few hours afterwards. | Gangrene was the cause of his death. =? } Fox good value in ladies’ dress goods try | J. B. Macdonald's. [vet is nvidia statistics of lunatic asylums show that nine-tenihs of their patients are brought to| their condition by abuses of the generative | organs, A great brain and nerve food, known a3 Mack's Magnetic Medicine, is sold by our drogg sts, and comes highly recommended as an unfailing cure in all these diseases, See the advertisement in another column. > — A xew lot of ladics’ fur tippets, just re- ceived at J. B, Macdonald’s. [ect 18 sitet A Canp.—To all who are suffering from errors aud indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness, early decay, loss of manhood, &c., I will send a receipe that will eure you, FREE Gb CHARGE, This great remedy was dis- covered by a missionary ia Svuth America Send seif-addressed envelope to Rev. JosErx T. Ixwan, Station D, New York. iniivaiies AN aprvious swain asks through the St. John Te legr¢ j } Maid of Portland ere we wed, Teli me, can you bake goed bread ? Is th coffee that you brew, strong and clear, of amber hue ? Do you ever comb your hair. When the wierd hash you prepare ? But first of all, pray tell me sweet, Are you cursed with frigid feet ? Et Carar PEreav.—The public are hereby respectiuily informed that itis not necessary to pay $6.00 per barrel fer Flour. I am sell- ing Chice Superior Extra Flour at $5 25, every barrel of which is warranted to make White Light Bread. Should any barrel of this Flour tai! to give entire satisfaction to the purchaser, I agree to take it back and refund the moncy.—Georce Carter, Great George Street. [ly 41 2aw tu sat wky 2i—octI8 . — Rep ets from the farmers show a varied potato crop throughout New Brunswick. All sections seem to have suffered fiom the rot, but it isin farms rather than districts that the disease has appeared so as to make the crop varied. Ia nearly all localities there have | some farmers who have lost two- thirds of their crop, some not more than one- third, sume a very small percentage, and others have not bad the rotin their land at all. In pleces, low, wet lands, have heen ixufccted, and in other places, hich dry-| jena have suffered, while the lower lands ae Current Notes. The coal mines in Ohio are still burning. Frank Hatton has been appointed United States Posimasier-General. Ei Mahdi is gathering a force to invest Khe: id starve the garrison. Seditious placards have been posted at | Ly eslling a meeting of unemployed | Wor fi Pie French Government is charged | Wh suppeessiag Ul news from China and Toaquin. Ta: French Minister of War has intro- | ducst a bill for the organization of a | Cylosia\ army, The Masonic Grand. Lodge of England iMiists O1 maintaiping its subordinate | lo Lye sin YQ iebec. The first shipment of northwest grain | vu the ©. P. R. steamers, was received in Toronto on the 14th inst. _ Usman Digma has issued a proclamation trom Tamar ordering the neighboring tribes to join his forces on pain of death. A Diocesan Association is in process of formati nat Kingston, designed to give the iatty more voice in the selection of clergy- men It is thought 500,000 pounds of hops will Fot onthe vinesin K ng’s County, Wash- ington ‘Territory, owing “to the seareity of pi€<ers An Koulish has begun the manvfac tare of cw ks and barrels of stel They) are livlter than wood, and of course are More durable An Eilsville, Miss, deputy sheriff, re- leaved « prisoner on condition that he would kill a loca doctor, and when the crime had _ committed, Uryanized a mob to Iynvh | has secured Gladstone’s consent to the |}renewal of the Crimes Act. sg is rumored that Earl Spevecer, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, desires to resign, and that he will be succeeded by the Duke of Connaught. Movements of the Govervor- General. ANNAPOLIS, Oct, 17. The Governor-General and Marchioness arrived here at dark this evening by special train from Haliax and Kentville. They will be tendered a grand reception. They will visit places of tterest to-morrow. The Situation in Peru. Lima, Oct. 17, Much alarm exists at Trujiilo, and the State troops are greatly excited. The esti- mated loss on both sides, killed and wounded, in the recent three days fight, was 400, Breach of Contract. New York, Oct. 17. The jury to-day, in the case of Frank E. Bean vs. the West Shore Railroad Com- pany, to recover $300,000 for alleged breach of contract, rendered a verdict of $70,000 for plain «af. News from the Soudan. Scakim, Oct. 17. It is believed Osman Digma, the rebel leader, will succeed in massing his forces at Tamai. The Eaglish have lost their chance of crushing him for the present. Both weather aud crops favor him. Another French Victery. Lonpoyn, Oct. 17. The Foochow correspondent of the Times telegraphs that anviher battle has been fought on the shore near Tamsin. Three thousand Chinese were killed, but the French loss was trifling. Heavy Failure. SAN Francisco, Oct. 17. W. W. Bowman, a capitalist and real estate broker, has iailed. He was director of two bauks, and holder of many impurt- ant trusts. He refuses to make a state- ment at present. Death of Sullivan. Lonpon, Oct. 17. Alexander M. Sullivan, the well known Irish leader, and one of the founders of the Home Ruie movement, died at Dublin this morning. His age was 54 years. The Cholera. Paris, Oct. 17. During the past twenty-four hours there were 66 fresh cases of cholera, and 27 deaths at Naples. Weather bBulietin. Probabilities for the next 24 hours for the Maritime Provinces. Toxontro, Oct. 18--10 a. m. Moderate west and north winds, fair weather, with light local showers; not much chango in temperature. METROLOGICAL OFYICE. Chariottetown October 18, 1884. Highest Temperature Saturday.......... 51.3 Lowest Temperature (read at midnight), . .35.2 Lowest Temperature this moruing........30.1 Temperature this morning, at 8 o clock. .39.8 ‘Temperature this afternoon at 1 o’clock..45.8 MAKRIER. On Oct. 14, at the residence of McDonald Vanlderstine, Union River, by the Rev. George Steel, Mr. Hugh Filayson, of Mill- town, to Miss Minnie VanIders:ine. At St. Johns Chureh, Truro, N.S., on the 15th last, by the Rev. J. A Kaulback; Camp bell Sweeney, Manager Bank of Montreal, Halifax, to Avges, daughter of J. Flemming Bianchard, of ‘lruro. HOTEL ARRIVALS. REVERE HOUSE, Oct 17—M P Lyneh, Montreal; Mrs L Morison, do; Miss M McDonald, do; Mr Joseph MePhee, do; Miss M LN Smith, She. diac; C A Lifton, Montreal; James Ramsay, Hamilton; J Hutchison, Pictou. a eee et A Roman Catholic bishop, at the head of a procession of his clergy and people, on the 14th inst., proceeded to Westminster Abbey, where they prayed for the conver- sion of England wo the ancient faith. Miss Ida Theresa, daughter of Capt. Foote, U. S. N., was married in London to Lord Montague Paalet. The Queen and ‘the Prince of Wales sent presents to the | bride. The excitement at Quebec in regard to | the parliament house. explosions has de- creased. The police are looking out for che four mysterious strangers. Wij} Carleton, the poet, has appeared im © dupe London’, Eng; a8 a Tecturer. Perkins Sterns’ FALL & WINTER GOODS of the Very Best Value. ~~ ==Q —— ——— ee ew MINER, OCTOBER 18, 1884. UR Steck of Velveteers is large, «nd includes all colors in Plain and Brocaded, and marked ( very low. English Silks, Satins, Velvets and Plushes, all shades. New Feather Trim- ming, New Stripe Satin, New Astracan Trimming, New Spot silks, New Cheinlle Ruching, New Brocade Velvet. A Graad Display of Knit Wool Goods, in Squares, Scarfs, Jackets, Scarbore Coats, Alexandra Jackets, Jerseys, & Fur-lined Cloaks, Rubber Circulars, Dolmans, Jackets, Ulsters, Shawls, &¢ New Millinery, Hats, Bonnets, Xc., very stylish. Berlin Wool—Beehive, Victoria, Rutland, Albany, Saxony, Alloa, Universal, and other yarns. Grey Flannel, Scarlet Flannel, White Flannel, French Twill Flannel, Tweed Shirtings, Tartan Plaids, &c. Dress Goods, newest and best value. Large Stock of Wincey, Prints, &. Boys’ Cloth and Fur Caps, Men’s Caps, Ladies’ Fur Caps. Splendid Value in Blankets, and Counterpanes, ALL PERSONS WANTING WINTER GOODS SHOULD SEE OUR STOCK. PERKINS & STERNS. Comforts Ch’town, Oct. 17, 1884. COMBINATION a } —— CONSTRUCTED ic) os A QUICK AND PERFECT in ifs Kew aud Improved Princiyle, OPER ATION, CONTAINING AND Every Facility for Cooking. Kasity Managed. EVERY STOVE WARRANTED. =jimon W. Crabbe, Sign of the Stove, Walker’s Corner. Ch’town, Oct. 1. FALL IMPORTATIONS! The Bulk of our Fall Stock is now Oven, and we are Prepared to Give Buyers FIRST CLASS VALUE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. CASH CUSTOMERS AND WHOLESALE BUYERS —WILL DO WELL TO— HAVE A LOCKE aT OUR STOCE BEFORE BUYING ELSHW HERE W. A. WEERS & Co. Ch’town, Sept. 27, 1884. SS W.&A.Brown & Co. Ilave now Opened and Ready for Inspection a very Large Stock of NEW & FASHIONABLE FALL & WINTER GOODS, JUST RECEIVED FROM THE BRITISH AND FOREICN MAREETS. Prices of all classes of Merchandise are very Moderate this season, therefore we are offering all lines of Dry Goods at prices that are bound to sell them. ae The Following Special Lines are Marked Down Low ;— Millinery, Jackets, Dolmaiis,and Ulsters, Fancy Goods, Wool Goods, Velveteens, Silk Velvets and Plushes, Black and Brocaded Silks, Dress Goods, (Black and Colored) Black Merinoes and Cashmeres, Black Crapes, Fur Cloaks, Capes, and Trim- mings, Black Skirts, Scarlet and Grey Flannels, Gent’s Woel Underclothing. Aslo avery large Stock of Heavy Staple Goods. cc 45,150 yas. Grey Cotton Maixed own to 6c. and 4s, A/large Stock St. Jahn Cotton Warps at Mill Prices. If you want Genuine Bargains do not fail to call at BROWN’S, where you willjreceive every attentiun, | WHOLERMSALEH AND RETAIL. Remr) r the Place: Tremaine & Metcalf’s old Stand, noxt Docr to Messrs, Beer & Gof. Y= The New Brick Store will not be opened till lst April next. = W. & A. BROWN & CO. | 1 Chtvown, Sept. 24, 1884. Dr. fouville’s Throat ad Lung Institute. Head Office, London, Engiand OFFICES IN AMERICA: Boston, Mass ; Toronto, Ont,.; Montreal, Que Winnipeg, Man ; and 6 Fawson St., Halifax, N.S. fqgxHE Chiet Surgeon of this world. | renowned [nstitute will be at the Rankin House, Charlottetown, until fuaday, Where he may be consulted on all diseases of the Air Passages, Cat. arrh « deafness, Asthma, Bronchitis, end Con umption, The hundreds of cases cured by the use of DR. SOUVILLES SPI- ROMETER, throughout the Provinces alone, is a sullicient guarantee of its value, and this visit is made entirely in the interest of such peronus as are unable to journey to Halifax, The tollowing are a few of the bundreds of testimoniale received from patients iu these Provinces :— Oxrorp, Jan, 4ib, 1844, Dr, M. Sovvitts & Co,: Dear Sirs,—You askead me to write in three weeks’ time and let yon know the effect of your medicine, but I neglected doing so; but I am glad to be able to tell you now that I am very much better. I used the Sp!rometer for two months, accord- ing to directicns, when my cough was almost entirely gove, Since that time I have not used it very regularly, but have been very punctual in batiiing in the salt and water, which I think has beena great benifit, 1 will use the Spirometer again, regularly, now, while the medicine l*sts,and do not think I will require any more, Yours, very respectfully, (Signe) MRS. G, D, HEWSON, Truro, N.8., July, 1883. Dr, M. Sevvitte & Co-: Drar Sizs,—I have spent hundreds of dol- lars in the past, and over $500 in one insti- tu.ion in Buffalo, without apy good resuits ; but after consulting you and taking the Spi- remeter, the effect was at once perceptible. To your treatment alone I give all the credit of curing Me . Yours tra'y, (Signecc) A. T. SCHURMAN., 134 ArGy_e Street, Harivax. N.S, Feb, 26th, 1884, Deg. M, Sovvitte, & Co,: Dear Strs,—While you were in Halifyy you said that you would like me to write aud let you know whet improvement Mrs, Davies made under your tréatment, I should have written be ore, but I thougbt I wonid wait until your treatment had a fair t; ial, But lam glad that I am now able to write and tell you ‘hat the is every day improving. She is gaining flesh and is daily getting stronger. The bleeding has not returned, and she does not feel any soreness about the lungs, She bas a good appetite, and our friends seem to think that she is looking better now than before she was taken sick. Now, Sirs, hoping that many others may receive the same benefit from your treatment that Mrs, Davies has, [ remain yours truly, (Sig ec) WM. DAVIES. Consultation Free. Those wishing to consult the Docior may now avail themecives of this opportunity of so doing. They are invited to call as early as possible, as bis visit must niceremily be short. Ch’iown, Oct, 6—til 1ith wkly lm FANCY SALE. fg "HE members of St Peter's Church Sewing Society intend holding a Faney Sale on the 10TH DECEMBER NEXT, of which further notice will be given. M. M. J. HODGSON, \ President. Ch’town, Ang 9—law sat += ~~ - Civil Service Entrance Examinations ‘¥ HE Preliminary, or Lower Grade examin- ation, will commence on Tuesday the lith November next, and the Qualifying or Higher Grade, on Wednesday the 12th, Can- didates for the Higher need not pass the Lower Grade examination. The examinations will be h-ld at the places at which they were held in May last. Applications for admission must be made to the undersigned not later than the 15th October, P. LeSUEUR, Commissioner and Secretary to Board Ottawa, 12th Sept., 1°84. Sept. 22, ’s4. f QUE Subscriber offers for sale his valuable Farm of 1*7 acres, situated on the Colville Koad, at Colville Station, nine miles fom Charlottctown, There are about 306 acres under cultivation, the balance covered with a heavy growth ot Hard and Soft Wood. It will be sold in @ block or in lots to suit purchasers, For further pariiculars apply to EDMUND HORNE, Winsloe Road, or ALEXANDER HORNE, Charlottetown Ch’town, Sept. 1, '84—wky 4in da ona Superb Baking Powder. (Manufactured by Holister, Crane & Co, 9) Broad Street, New York.) “Y UQUESTIONABLY the purcst and most wholesowe Baking Powder madi, Gic- cers ave authorized to gu crantee every Can to be full weight, and positively pure, Asé for the « Superb ” and take no other, Put up in }. § and 1-Ib. tins, and fer saie by every re. spectable wholesale and retail grocer and general dea’er in Canada, The Canadian trade supplied by JOHN T. REED, 105 Water Street; St; Jui, N. 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