ale Local and Other Items, VinxroompBe’s Concert to-night. - N. E. McKay has returned frem Eng aa f children’s clothing at the Va! > ?% | - * lw r tickets early, as a crowded house | xrpected oo ie sure and see the artgailery at the Bazaar n tl L4th instant > ‘Tus Banp will play on Tharsday next at the St. Paul’s Church Valentixe Fair. > Turre will be no band at the Rink on Thureday night. They will play on Friday nstead . > Tue Concert consists of Orchestral selections terspersed with local and instrumental No choruses. $0103 - a = Satt has been struck by the Canadian Pacitic Railway men who are boring for water at Rosenfeldt, Southern Manitoba. ~ > s1seine Scnoon.—-Royalty East boasts of a thriving singing school, meeting twice a week, conducted by Mr. Bovyer, and comprised of about forty pupils of all ages. - Tue Arsherst Cazetie learns that Mr. Geo Johnson, of the Toronto Wail, formerly editor fthe Halifax Reporter, is likely te succeed the late J. J. Kerr, as inspector of Customs. dda degielbeciath Maete Laxtrery.—An_ excellent magic lantern was exhibited by Mr. Phillips in the lemperance Hall, Little York, on Saturday evening, before a small and well pleased audience. sect Tue Presbyterians of Spring Hill, N. &., are arranging to build a new church, the neat little editice erected by them a few years ago being already too smal! for the rapidly increas- ing requirements of the congregation. sireaitneterens THEE young men named Geiger, residing near Stabtown, Pennsylvania, have been poisou- ed by eating canned tomatoes. Their death is momentarily expected. Two children of the same ‘emily are suffering from the same cause, - > — Josu Hart, publisher of N. Y. Truth, sed Geo, Alfred Townsend, ''Gath,” for libel in con- nection with the latter's allegations concerning connection with the ‘‘Morey” letter. Truth’ s He claimed $320,000 damages. The jury awarded Hart $55 - >. = A Frescn Catrouic Cotirce is being built at St. Bruno, Mada»aska district, and is fast nearing completion, it will be finished by summer, and it is intended to hold the next annual convention of WPrench-Canadians of Maire within its walls ~- il — Suppex Deatu —Information jis received of two very sudden deaths which have oc- curred within afew days at Salmon River, Queen's Co. Mr. John Hazelwood, a prominu- eut farmer, died almest instantly of heart disease, and Mrs. Wm, Reech died with litile warning early this week. The latter le[t two smal! children.— St. John Telegraph. emcees pendlean THe Cotor Test.—Malcolm Campbell, ship- tieg master of Pictou, has been appointed to p © * eandidates on the color test according w law. Applicants’ papers for master and mates certificates must not be forwarded to the Bord of Examiners without having past the above examination and having the certifi- cate of color test.—Standard. inlets Wooten Mint.—At the meeting presided over by Dr. N. Tupper, in reference to estab- lishing a woollen mill at Amberst, several gentlemen spo'e most encouragingly of the schemes, and promised to subscribe for stock. A committee, consisting of J. T. Smith, D. W. Robb, A. R. Dickey, and N. Curry, was appointed to circulate the stock list.—Amherst Gazette, _— > —_—_— Youne mew be warved in time, It is said that the Moncton girls have already formed their plans for leap year. Tothe bashful lover they willsay: ‘‘Do you like home-made bread?” Ifhe says yes, then the reply will be ‘‘WellI can bake.” Thenifhe dosen’t take the hint they are to seize both his hands, fall on their knées and put the question direct. _— Aecipent at Frexea Rtvzr, N. 8.—Mr. Robert Tusner was seriously, probably fatally, injured by a tree falling on him while at work in the woods on Thursday, the 3lst ult. He was discovered in an unconscious condition by Mr. David McDonald, who promptly sum- moned medical aid, and removed the unfortu- nate man to his own house, where he still lies in a precarious condition. —Pictou News. _— Tue Montreal Gazettee cordially endorses the scheme for the erection of a monument to the memory of the late Hon. D’Arcy McGee. ‘*There is no reason,” says the Gazette, ‘why all Canada should not be united in so grateful ap act of justice—a national tribute to Mc. Gee’a memory as a patriot, a statesman, an orator, and a man of letters. All that is necessary is for some representative persons to take the matter up in a business-like manner, and before very long, we venture to say, It will be un fait aceompli ——< Acctpexrs —On Saturday last Mrs. John McKaig, of Tryon Road, met with a serious accident. While walking towards the wood- pile in the yard she fell on the ice avd had her arm broken. Dr. Jenkins was callea in and get it. atrs. McKaig is doing as well as can be expected under the paioful circum- stances On Saturday last one of the men in the employ of Mr. Joseph Mahar, at Belvidere, was accidentally struck with an axe by a fellow employe, and badly cut on the left leg above the knee. He will be laid up fur some time. Silesia Presents. —Rev. G. Steel, a short time ago, was presented by Mr. OC, Higgins, on behalf of the Methodists of Covehead and Stanhope, with a very superior pair of driving gloves. They are made of South Sea Otter, plucked, faced with buckskin and lined with corduroy, And a week or so before that he receved a present from Mrs George Burnett, of St. Peter’s Road, of a pair of driving mitts made by her, which were awarded the first prize a the Dominion Exhibition held in St, John last fall. They area credit to the Island made articles, —_—- Qe, M. P. H. How, a believer in the near ap- proach of the Milennium, is at present 10 Brantford, Ont. He claims that 1887 will herald the commencement of the period in question. He draws his deduction from the fact that in Daniel viii., 14, the length of the vision mentioved is given at 2,300 days oF years Aceording to his statement, this ome d commenced in 413 B. C., and this num- er subtracted from the 2,300 gives the total Mr. How is of the year above referred to. lecturing to large audienoes on the subject in } the Opera Houve. THE - | Local and Other items. Go to Vinnicombe’s Concert to night. 7 F. Perens, | evening. > Valentine's Day. : > issued to-morrow. siicatiegiliiaias Mr M. J. FrreGerato of the Nova Scotia is in the city, > » A MEETING of Firewardens takes place to- morrow evening at 8 o'clock. . a a THE ‘attendance at the market to-day was small, Prices unchanged. Ghiske Tie mails from Cape Traverse acrived at Caps Tormentine at 3.20, No mails crossing to the island to-day. a Miss Armor, a New Brunswick author, has anew novel in press. It illustrates ‘that the course of true love never runs smooth.” anid apa. THe next meeting of the Educational In- stitute will be held on Friday evening next, at the Upper Prince Street School. A paper will be read as usual. A 4 A MAN in Nebraska City is actively pro- moting starvation by giving away flour to the poor. He distributes it in sacks, one to every purchaser of 100 drinks at his bar; and, under the circumstances, the winners are bound to be losers. _ ~~ AxoTueR Goop Man Goxt Wroxg.—Two years ago Samuel Niller went to Chattanooga, N. Y., and engaged extensively in contracting and building. He became a church elder and a Sunday School teacher. Recently he married beautiful girl, but deserted her and left bills unpaid. It is now ascertained he had three other wives, twoof whom have a number of children. — , BazaaR AND Tea.—lhe Presbyterians of Stanhope and Covehead are preparing for a Bazacr and Tea, to be held in the Cheese Factory, Little York, with the object of less- ening or removing entirely the heavy debt on their Church at Stanhope. The frienda ex- pect that this will be their last appeal to the publie for this object, and trust that they will be generously supported, —_— +> — Tne superintendents of the various life- saving stations of the United States, have been instructed to furnish, for scientific pur- poses, samples of the so-called ‘‘singing sands,” wherever found, These gands get their nawe from the peculiar sound, resembling the barking of a dog, which they give forth when welked upon or disiurbed in any way. This property is possessed only by dry sand found between the water line and extreme high tide marks along the sea coast and the shores of the great lakes. Already twenty- six samples of this sort of sand have been received, indicating its existence in as many different localities. Heretofore these singing beaches have only been known to exist in two places, one in America and the other io Europe. —--———— Ow the 7th inst., J. C. Underhay, Esq., as sisted by Rev. E. 8S, Bayne, A. Horton, Keq., and Miss M. Underbay, organized a Lodge of Good Templars at Murray Harbor North, to be called ** Rising Sun,” and to meet on Friday. The following are the officets, viz:— W. C.—James McKenzie. R, H. 8.—Etta Miller. L. H. 8.—Susanna Lewellyn, W. Vice.—Baibara Reid. W. Sec.—Neil McDonald. A. £eo.— Maggie Clow. W. Treas.—James Kennedy. W. F. Sec.—Benj Graham. W. Chap.—Wm. McLure. W. M.—A. Miller. A. M, — Janet Miller. I. G.—D. McKeown. 0. G.—E. Irving. P. W. C.— 8. McKenzie. L. D.—James Dalziel. otk > — Potato Bua Extermixator.—Mr. James A. Blair, of Weldford, Kent County, N. B., is the inventor of a Potato Bug Exterminator, which is now protected by patent right. The machine is designed to work between the rows of potatoes like a cultivator, and is so light bak portable that it oan be worked by a small boy. By ita large field of potatoes can be cleared in a very short time. As the machine progresses along between the rows, revolving wings or fans draw the tops of the potatoes over a concave box four or five feet long, at the bottom of which is a space sufficiently large to allow the bugs to pass through and be ground into chowder between two rollers revolving in opposite directions. The machine may he adjasted to suit any depth of furrow and any height of potato tops. It has been thoroughly tested by the farmers of Weldford, and Mr. Blair says tothe satisfaction of all. The invention certainly displays considerable ingenuity, and if the bugs are thick next year there will probably be a good sale for the article. Mr Clair is manutacturing one hun- dred of the machines this winter.—Moneton Times. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. oe Mr. Earle’s Reply. Srr,—I noticed a communication signed “Shylock” in your paper of last evening wherein he asks me to reply to ene or two questions. 1 wil do so in full in to-morrow | evening’s issue; would do so this evening, were it not that Mr. Vinanicombe’s concert comes off. Yours, etce., S. N. Ears. Feb. 12, 1884. Wants His Dividend. Srr,—Many people were pleased to see Esq, left for Ottawa this | SFOURE a good tea at the Macket Hall on | Twenty-rwo Scott Act summonses will be Bank of | DATLY HX AMINER, F TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. [Spgcut Des. accues To Tue Examiner, ] | Dominion Political Notes. Orrawa, Feb. 11. The Speaker, who took the chair at 3.15, announced the return of Mr. Smythe for Kent, Ont., who took his seat amidst applause. Curran presented a petition from the Board of Trade of Montreal against the passage of the Pilot Act. Sir John suggested that the maiter could go in the form of a Bill before the Com- mittee on banking and commerce, a sub- committee of which could investigate it. Sir Leonard Tilley laid on the table of the House the accounts between the Pro- viiees of Ontario and Quebec and the Dominion Government. After recess Dr. Orton moved for a Select Committee to enquire whether cheaper and easier banking and other finan- cial facilities cannot be afforded to Cana- dian agriculturists. The mover and Messrs. Sproule and Hesson made vigorous speeches in favor of a scheme to enable farmers to secure loans, The evening session closed with a lively set to between Mr. Blake and Sir Richard Cartwright on the one side, and Sir C. Tupper on the other, over the Canadian Pacitic Railway matters. Sir Charles spoke vigorously. Mr. Blake took a deprecatory stand. Sir Richard accused the French members of refusing to vote the new loan unless they were well paid for doing so. The French members are highly indig- nant at Sir Richard Cartwright’s unjust aspersions, The House then adjourned. Weather Bulietin. Probabilities for the newt 24 hours fer the Maritime Provinces. Torowro, February 12--10 a. m. Mederate northeast tq east winds, cloudy weather, with light snow or sleet in southern portions, METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, Charlottetown, 12th Feb. 1884, Highest temperaturefyesterday . ........ 4.6 Lowest temperature (read at midnight),.-— 5.9 Lowest temperature this morning...... - 51 Temperature this morning, at 8 o’clock.. 7.6 Tempcratere this afternoon, at 1 o’eteck, , 12.0 Our Advertisers. A Valentine Fair is to be held in the Market Hall, on Thursday next. Geo. Davies & Co. are holding & great sale of new cottons. A sale of apples, etc., will be held at A. McNeill’s auction room, to-morrow, at two o'clock, : The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Inland Steam Navigation Company will be held at the Company’s office, on the 27th instant. A skating carnival is to be held in the Rink, at Georgetown, next Tuesday even- ing. Railway tickets, at reduced rates, will be issued. —_———_—_ ———- - ~we@me A Niagara Adventure. TWO LABORERS IN THE RAPIDS ESCAPE BY CLINGING TO A CAKE OF ICE. A last Monday night's Buffalo despatch says: An interesting story of a thrilling adventure of two men in the Rapids at Niagara Falls is told by C. Crawford, an eye-witness of the narrow escape. On Sat- urday morning Tim Horn and Peter Scan- lon, who are employed by Bill & Murray, were working in the upper mill-race trying to remove the ice blockade They asked for assistance to remove some planks over the apron at the foot of the race, which was a very risky operation, By some mishap the men lost their footing and were thrown out intothe millrace a few feet away from the apron. In an in- instant they were carried out into the the “rapids just above Goat Island Bridge. Mr. Brawford at once crossed the race and started for the brink of the fall. Below the water was free from obstruction, and he thought Horn and _ Scanlon would surely be swept over the Falls. Near the point where the men were thrown into the rapids was a big cake of ice, which prevented them from being swept out into the middle of the river. There was a small channel with a curve where there was another big block of ice about eight feet square, which was fastened to the rocks. On to this they were thrown. The men clasped the ice cake with their arms and hung on until ropes were brought and they were drawn from the water. The men were in the water nearly an hour and had a narrow escape from death. They were badly frightened and severely chilled. Had they not clung to the ice cake they would have been swept iuto eternity. SS te Suicide of a Dog. What is generally believed to be a case of deliberate suicide on the part of a dog occurred at Warwick, N. Y., last week. The dog was a valuable and intelligent pointer, owned by Mr. Sliker, a well-known sportsman. Mr. Sliker recently purchased another dog, and as he found some difficulty in domesticating him, showed him extraor- dinary kindness and attention, The old dog manifested great disapproval of this treament, and developed a case of unmis- takable jealousy. Finally, failing to induce in yours of the 4th instant, an item respeet- ing the flourishing condition of the Peters Combination Lock Ce., Moncton. It is clared nearly twelve mouths ago. are in Canada declaring dividends, and thus making @ good show of business, bat which are unable to pay the dividenda declared. A SupsoriBer TO FHE PeTrRs COMBINATION *K Co. Feb. 12, 1884. een, S Ee Horsford’s Acid Phosphate FOR WAKEFULNFSS. Dr. Wm. P. Clothier, Buffialo, N. Y., says: “| prescribed it for a Catholic priest, who was a bard studext, for wakefulness, treme et.’ peyvoysnesy, bt He reports grent to be hoped that it will soon be in a con- | attacking the new dog, giving it a bad dition to pay the dividend which was de-| whipping, and then leaving the premises Some of | where he had jived so long He went to your readers woald be pleased to know how | the Wawayanda House, and could not be many more flourishing manufactories there | coaxed back to his old home. ‘his master to cease his attentions to the ‘new dog, he empathized his disapproval by From the ‘liveliest ard most active of animals he became morose and sulky, #Idom l-aving | his quarters in the bar-room of the hotel. After he had been at the hotel for a day or so the ‘railroad oars seemed to become @ fascination to him, He would take a position close to the track whenever ltrains went by and witch the trains with | apparently great interest. 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