Se — EE EE NN knowledge of the Parker girl beyond seeing her a few times in the hotel, and he did not seo McCarthy on the day or night in ques- tion. There was no reservation or suspici- ous hesitation in his replies, and his evi- dence disposes of another of the numerous canards which have been so industriously circulated. Moncton Time THe Daiy HXAMINER, . MAY 29, 1878. ‘‘Incidence of the Tariff.” Tue atticle by Goldwin Smith on ‘ The First Ten of the Canadian Do- minion” does not please the supporters of the present Government. The action of George Brown, in retiring from the first Dominion Cabinet, did those ancient party-lines, which it was the purpose of Confederation to efface. Had he remained, his influence, in the cause of Yy ears much to revive public purity, of which his followers boast themselves to have almost a monopoly, might have established a better basis of fur- ther union, than actually took place, and averted those scandals and abuses of power which the Globe alleges to have occured. There seemed to be no apology for his con- duct, other than his unwillingness to serve But for his action, the representatives of the several under a former political foe. Provinces mizht now be treating the ques- tion of trade with a view toa thorough knowledge of the country’s requirements, each party trying to find the instead of most possible harm, and the least possible good, in the theories of its opponents. sut what is done cannot be undone. The only thing that now remains, is to build up that feeling of unity which the Globe did so much to destroy. For tlfe bonds of unton which link these colonies together must be The at- tachment arising from mutual dependence on the British crown, should not be crushed out by petty and inglorious differences. Canada should enter on her second decade something more than political. under as favorable auspices as she did under her first. It is the aim and purpose of the Liberal Conservative Party to bring about this re- sult. They wish to encourage a system of home traffic which shall lead to the general conviction that the needs of one Province ean largely be met by the productions of another; and thus to develop that sense of mutual adaptation, which is the groundwork of all true union. There fis no reason why every one, traitors excepted, should not join injthe advancement of this cause. The matter stands simply thus: There must be duties imposed on foreign goods, because a revenue must be raised. While this is the case, absolute Free Trade is impossible. These duties are usually levied according to some scale, so as to suit in some degree the wants of the nation. Such is the case in Canada now. No one contends that the present arrangement is necessarily perfect. No one should object to a calm considera- tion of it and a judicious adjustment of it where its faults are manifest. Unchanged, it seems tv» involve renewed deficits in our revenue, and deficits loudly cry out for change. ‘Shall we be content then with al- lowing mistakes to go uncorrected /— as the Grits are. Or shall we try the problom over again, at the risk of repeat error it may be, but yet with the prospect of finding a right solu- tion ?—as the Liberal-Conservatives pro- pose. These are the questions respecting the tariff upon which the two political parties o: the Dominion disagree. An Electionecring Dodge. We uzar that Theophilus Stewart, Esq., who, for twenty-three years, has filled the office of Commissioner to the Indians, has been superseded by the appointment of a Frenchman in Egmont Bay. The way it came about was this: The Dominion Gov- ernment, in its munificence, promised the Deputy Inspectorship of Weights‘and Meas- ures in Prince County to two individuals; one Mr. Gunn, Editor of the Summerside Journal, and the other this gentleman, who has now been appointed in the room of | fulness as it ought to be. DISCRERT. Discretion is the better part of valor. Mr. Ferris, M. P. for Queen’s County, New Brunswick, has a card in the St. John, N. B., Telegraph, announcing that he will not be a candidate at the forthcoming Dominion Ferris is the man who was forced the House this election. to confess on the floor of last Session that his vote with the Grit party had been contingent on his receiving a grant of old Intercolonial iron rails for a branch railway in which he was interested. Thus the ‘Party of Purity” carry their professions into practice. This will be one of the several Counties in New Brunswick which will be wrested from the Grits at the coming election. The Conservative candi- date, Dr. Wiggins, has received so many pledges of support that it is doubtful if a candidate sufficiently courageous to contest it in the Grit interest can be found. > ++ < -- 2 ——. “ A Few Facts and Figures.” ALARMING INCREASE OF PUBLIC DEBT. Tue national debt, according to Senator McPherson’s computation, which has not been challenged, has increased in this way : 1872-3 $129,743, 400 1873-4 . ; F ‘ i 141, 163,500 1874-5 . : . ‘ 151,663,400 1875-6 . ; 161, 205,000 1876-7 . : ! ‘ 174,675,500 Total increase in debt since 1872-3, $44,932,400. The inerease in the interest on-the debt has been as follows : | 5,549,400 | 6, 122,800 | 2 Interest in 1872-3. ; ; Interest in 1873-4. . . Interest in 1874-5. 6,340, 000 | Interest in 1875-6. ; 6,753, 200 {Interest in 1876-7. ; ‘ 7,132,400 Total increase in the interest on the debt since 1872-3, $1,583,000. Deducting what are known as the ‘‘as- setts ”—they are not realizable—Mr. Cart- wright brings out the debt table as follows : ek ; i ih aes $ 75,729,000 2 a. | : . 75,757,000 i869 > ‘ ‘ : 75 $59,300 1870 ‘ . ‘ : 78,209, 700 187] ; ‘ ‘ ‘ . 77,706,500 ee * « : , . : $2,187,000 a ; i ‘ , 99,848, 500 GRIT YEARS. ie " ‘ ‘ 108,325,000 ne ; ; : , : 116,008, 400 oe « , ‘ ‘ s 124,551,600 Suet : ¥ ; . 133,000,000 {INCREASE OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE BY GRIT ECONOMISTS. The expenditure under the McKenzie Government has been as follows :— 1873-4 ‘ : : ° . $23,316,000 1874-5 ; ‘ ; ° : 23,713,000 1875-6 ‘ : : : ‘ 24,488,000 1876-7 . . 23,519,000 The estimated expenditure (i. e., the amount Mr. McKenzie proposes to spend) in the current year ending the 30th June next, is $24,227,000, made up as follows :— Original estimate . ° . $23,379,000 Supplementary chargeable to Con- solidated Fund, brought down 4th May, 1878. . . 848,000 $24,297,000 A SUCCESSION OF DEFICITS. Under McKenzie, the deficits are as fol- lows :— a eens $1,900,000 1876-7 . i : 1,460,000 | 1877-8 (probably) . : 1,500,000 Here are a few facts and figures for our readers to con over. It is evident that the ‘‘ Party of Economy,” elected to put down extravagance, should be hurled from power by the electors whom they have deceived and betrayed. —~4-<» o &-2—---— oo” An Astonishing Fact. — A large proportion of the American | people are to day dying from the effects of | Dyspepsia or disordered liver. The result of these diseases upon the masses of intelli- gent and valuable people is most alarming, making life actually a burden instead of a pleasant existence.of enjoyment and use- There is no good reason for this, if you will only throw aside prejudice and skepticism, take the advice of Druggists and your friends, and try one} bottle of Green’s August Flower. Your speedy relief is certain. Millions of bottles | of this medicine have been given away to| try its virtues, with satisfactory results in | every case. Youcan buy a sample bottle | for 10 cents to try. Three doses will releive | the worst case. Positively sold by all drug- | gists on the Western Continent. | mee The McCarthy Murder. A Some important evidence was given yes- | terday at the McCarthy inquest, the most | t t ee ae a OTD A THE McCARTHY MURDER. The Evidcuce at the Inquest. Sueprac, May 27. The ing vest was resumed at 10 o’clock to- } day. It is rumored that some st wtling de- velopments will oceur this week in favor of rnes. It is expected that evidence Ta ATA the ‘Osher will be presented to-day to show that Carthy’s body was taken from the water and re-clothed. The prisoners look as well as usual, though it is said Jolin Osborne is failing somewhat. Mr. Gilbert continued his cross-examination of Warman, who said: The boy witness saw in empty wagon on the side of the road early on morning of 13th October was not, as far as he could remember, Harry Osborne, and the man in the field, leading horse, he could not describe. In answer to a Jurymanu—A horse and wagon could travel along the shore of the river on the moruing of the 12th at low water, but not very well at high water. Did not think a wagon could go down the river immediately *in rear of Appleton’s barn. To Mr. 'Tuck-—Tbere was a dilapidated fence on the bank of the river !ast fall in rear of At- kinson’s farm, and for a distance up river. He never saw Osborne’s wagon. Chipman Smith, Postmaster at Shediac, was called. He lived here for a number of years; has been pestmaster for a year and a half; had known Timothy McCarthy for a long time; saw him on the evening of the 12th October between 9 and 10, in the bar-room of the Wel- don House. He went from the post office to the Weldon House. Martin McDonald, the bar-keeper, and a man named Milligan were in the bar. Tim McCarthy came im about a halfan hour after he entered. -He couid not now state the time from any rememberance of looking at his watch, but remembers from his mind, He had left the post office about 3.30 o’clock and remembered shortly after having proceeded to the Weldon House. They hed one drink be- fore McCarthy came in. McCarthy asked wit ness to have a drink. Witness refused, but afterwards consented and Milligan likewise . . : . . . 7 . usual habit of marking time in his thought he would buy a horse, He told deceased that Milligan was a horse man and had a very nice beast here for sale. Deceased inquired of Milligan what did he think of the horse he had. MeCarthy said he wanted a fast horse. Milligan said his was not very fast, but a good trotter. McCarthy said it would not suit. At this, the party had another drink. Dr. Legere came in, and witness did not remember anyone else entering. He thought three drinks were taken. He had no conversation in the bar-room as to where the Riley girls lived. He did not hear McCarthy say while in the bar where he intended pass- ing the night. He did not see McCarthy’s hat box and rubber hood brought into the bar. Did not hear deceased tell Martin to tell the hostler to take care of the horse. He did not hear deceased tell Martin he was not stopping at the Weldon house but at the Waverley. Did not recollect Martin and deceased having any conversation at the counter before leaving the bar. sitting. The bar-room in the Weldon House is small, and he could not have been very far from McCarthy. He left the bar, he supposed because he thought it was time to go home, and thought he mentioned the fact that it was late. He thought Dr. Legere had left before he had. Milligan, he thought, went out the side entrance to the bar. He could not state positively, but thought it was about 10,20 when he left the bar. McCarthy left with him. He did not notice anyone in the smoking reom when passing through the hall to go out. McCarthy went outside with him. McUarthy said, ‘‘Let us go and see the Riley girls.” Witness objected, but as their resi- dence was on his road home, he would show him the place. Went to the place together. Did not recollect. going back for a fiask of brandy. Recollect having told Martin not to lock the door as McCarthy would be out for a little while. Martin heard him say this. li McCarthy told Martin he was stopping across the street, witness could not state if Martin would or would not have consented upon his request to leave the door open as Mctarthy was to return in a short time. At all events he did not hear Martin say anything about McCarthy not returning. Went with Mc- Carthy to the Adams House to see the Riley girls, and entered the front door, Saw a light in their room, and told McCarthy that was their room. Went to the head of the stairs, struck a match, and told McCarthy to go along the hall and when he came to the door he would know it, as_ the door did not fit the casing closely, and light would shine through, Witness remained atthe head ef the stairs. McCarthy was at the door mentioned. Mc- Carthy rapped and asked something that wit- ness did not remember. Heard a voice from inside the room from where he stood at the head of the stairs, and just then McCarthy re- turned to the company of witness. Witness commenced descending the stairs, and Me- Carthy overtook him in the lower hall, and both made their exit together. The time from entering to coming was about"fi'teen minutes. Vas not at Riley girls’ door. Remained at the op of the stairs. Could not see if light shone hrough Riley’s bed-room door or not. Thought his opinion of whigpering at the door and the light in the room was as good as Mary Jane Riley’s. If Mary Jane Riley says there was whispering at the door and no light in the room when he entered the house, she is mis- consented. McCarthy said something about going to the Island. He said while over there ; J ilé ~ , o 2.0) . weet ° : ‘ } Mr. Siqwart. . In onder to pacify the ruffled important being that of Dr. Allison of St. | taken. Coming out McCarthy asked witness feelings of the rejected gentleman, and to win his influence among his countrymen at the forthcoming elections, Messrs. Yeo and Perry thrust Mr. Stewart from his position, and awarded it to the ‘‘influential” gentle- man at Egmont Bay. We hope the Patriot will notice this fact, and show the world that Frenchmen are not so low as the Patriot not long since depicted them—that they are beginning to rise in the social gcale. » ane The Famine in China. Tue Chinese Famine is a truly terrible visitation. It is said there are FIFTEEN MILLIONS of people starving and sixTY MIL- LIONS are sudering for want of suflicient food. The difficulty in China does not seem to arise from lack of food in the country. There is said to be an abundance of food, and the crops have turned out well. But it is impossible to get the food trans- ported to where it is most needed. John, who was recalled and testified to his | belief that the overcoats McCarthy had on) when found had been immersed in the} water a shorter time than his inner coat and pants. Both the outer coats of the de- ceased were buttoned up tight to the neck, inference would be that they would have more mud on‘them than the inner coat and clothing. But the reverse is the case, and this fact is so palpable that Dr. Allison con- cludes the inner coat must have been long- est in the water. If McCarthy’s body was really taken up from the bottom of the river, as now seems probable, clad in his overcoats, and his watch, money, etc., put in his pocket, the question arises who could have done this ? Certainly this case 1s open- ing out some very curious problems. — Moncton Times. A nice assortment of Oolored Gold| Lockets, Necklets, Watch Chains, &c., a J. F. MeKay’s, North Side Queen Square. | ; may 18—eod Sw . when the body was found, and the natural) Witness replied that he thought the ground was occupied, Vy the street and walked towards the Waverly why he couldent get in. © House together. any person. When leaving notice which way he went. Have never seen McCarthy alive Knows nothing more +h, «, Bo 7 2aCVarcnay, aid ~ since, than he has stated. To a Juryman—Had no recollection of see- ing Hickey that night; have never told Amelia Brown not to mention that she had seen him that night; could not state with what kind of money “McCarthy paid for the drinks. After leaving the Adams House did not remember seeing a light in any house on the street. To Mr. Holstead—Was not a chum of Me- Carthy’s. Whispering at Riley girls door was not by witness, amd if witness’ e us served him, not by McCarthy. tesrd no such remark as ** All right, Mrs. Moncton.” Osbornes had a wagon. It had a stationary seat. Recollect Annie Parker, and had seen her take a drink one night. Never saw her the worse of liquor; but had seen her in a temper once or twice, and she acted like a person crazy. Adjourned for dinner. After dinner Mr. Smith was cross-examined PAELLA A Ee did not remember where he was |}. Crossed | Did not while walking meet} at considerable length, witlut adding an)- thing to his testimony above given. Robert Atkinson, 40Nn of farmer Atkinson, was also examined. His evidence was unim- portant. : Dr. Allison was called, and gave evidence on the pieces of shirt. Witness produced a niece of shirt found on MeCarthy’s body ; the pie a «of shirt was blood stained ; from {the chemical test, and from the impression v6 would leave on a white surface, he formed his opin ion. Witness produced a wrapper which he hac placed ai ymund the pieces ot shirt, and the wrapper showed impressions of dye and blood, stains ; made other tests, including one from the clothing of Vaughan ; this McUVarthy test was not so perfect as that of Vanghn’s, but the former test was easily distinguishable as blood stain ; from the size of the blood stain on the shirt, he concluded the blood came from the nose. Supposing the person when struck was partly lying on the counter, as described by Annie Parker, the blood would have a chance to trickle on the shirt ; if at the time the body fellit had on a rubber coat, and underneath, another coat, especially if the rubber coat was buttoned at the neck, such a stain could not have been produced ; when making the post mortem the india-rubber coat was buttoned close around the neck, and thought the second button was buttoned as well ; the stain on the front of the shirt could not have got there with the coat so buttoned ; could not tell if the sleeves ot che undercoat had been pulled up at the wrist or not, but, from the sleeves having been so wet and the difficulty in moving the body, even if the sleeves had been up at the wrist, the ap- » pearance of sucha thing having taken place would have been effaced. Had been shown a stone reported to have been found in the Seadoue River; there was nothing peculiar about the stone; could not say if the stone had or had not been a loug time in the water. At the time of making the post mortem observed a quantity of mud upon the clothing on the body. he mad was mostly on front of the coats; most of the mud was on the body coat; the india rubber coat was next in quantity, and the overcoat had least upon it; there was ilso some on the corners of the vest; each coat had more mud in front than behind; noticed traces of mud in flectures or wrinkles of the body coat---that is, the coat of the three near- est the body. On the trousers the mud was more uniformly distributed. Witness thinks that the body has been twice immersed, and that the coats were put on by taking up*the body for that purpose. Arrived at this con- clusion beeause the body cout had the most mud onit, Had the body been placed in the water with all three coats on the condition of the body coat would have been different. (The coats were all produced in Court.) This proves beyond a doubt that the coats were put on after the body was first put in the water. It was impossible to trace any poison in the stomach, after making a careful ‘analysis. If deceased had been given poison it must have been vegetable, and this would not be dis- coverable after a long time in water. Dr. Allison was subjected to a lengthyand searching cross-examination without altering the main facts in his evidence. The report is unavoidably crowded out. coum NOTIGE SSixcs. f deri Petpet 72e.aK. Steamship PRINCE EDWARD with a cargo of wheat from Montreal, sailed for London on the 28th inst., and will arrive there about the Yih June next. As she will be At London for a Few Days before going on the Berth at Liverpool, it gives the Shippers an opportunity to send their Orders at once to 4 have their London Goods shipped by her when there, and thereby SAVE INLAND CARRIAGE. PEAKE BROS &-00,, MANAGERS. May 29—tf AUCTION |! W* will offer for Sale by AUCTION, on SATURDAY, the Ist June next, at 11 o'clock, a, m.,— ©9 chests TEA, 60 boxes SOAP, 50 doz. PAILS, 30 nests TUBS, 50 doz. BROOMS, 100 reams WRAPPING PAPER, 20 M PAPER BAGS, 10 casks KEROSENE OIL, Boxes Toilet Soap, Looking Glasses, Brushes, Pearl Blue, Blacking, Spices, &e., &c. MACKENZIE & STUMBLES, Auctioneers. Ch’town, May 29, 1878—pat kdl hee: dhe -eebameahe eres will be received by the Board of | | Office, until Wednesday, the oth day of Jame next, AT 12 o’CLOCK, NOON, for furnishing a Stean-Heating Apparatus, of the most improved kind, for the New School Building now in course of erection on Western Kent Street, in this City. 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