s Eo A A nats Bl IE 1 ae a "? sean st er nan alli cece LE - —- age Dt Ct —— ee —— e ene apausen n> om sainanes = om ~*. a iT" ; va aes ~ Tne Dairy WXAMINER Ts Published every evening. OFFICE: CORNER OF W ATER STREETS, pPITIT NING BULLUDING, ' GEORGE INGS AND GREAT’ Gharlottetown, P. E. 1 s ——— TATELS OF SUBSCRIPTION : Six Months, $2 50 . ’ Os hree Months, i 2 One Month, 0 50 > 32 One Week, -_—-- —- ea” Advertising at most moderate rates. Contracts terly, or half-yearly may be made for monthly, quar advertisements, on appli- cation. GW. L. COTTON, Manager. | | J. W. MITCHELL, Oflice Sup’t. Tae Darty WXAMINER. “ JANUARY 23, 1878. % {Another Minister to Beat.”; Mr. Jones has been appointed Minister of Militia; and the people of Halifax will have the honor of defeating another Minis- The defeat cf Ministers is in order ter. jist now. First Laurier, then Vail, then Jones—and then———! ——_—_——-— Blake's Resignation. Aw Ottawa dispatch (of the 20th) to the Halifax Herald iays :— ‘«‘ Blake has sent in his resignation as amem- ber of the Government. It will not be acted upon nutil after the Halifax election. The Ministers are in a terrible state of tribulation. They all met to-day at the Premier's office.” — -- “re -se e © 75 The Patriot on Clap-Trap. Tas Patriot discourses upon clap-trap with all the ease and dexterity of an adept in the art. Notwithstanding the inane assertions of the Patriot, it is perfectly true that the short-sighted and invidious policy of Mr. L. H. Davies has created a jealousy between the country and the town which renders difficult the election to the local Legislature of a townsiman by a country onstituency. ———-§ => o-——_-————— The Story about A. E. McDougall’s death False. Iw reference to the reported fatal railway accident, by which it was said Mr. A. E. Me- Dougall and family were all killed, the following telegram was last evening received by Mr. McGowan :— Bosron, Jan. 22. Story false. No passengers hurt. Cheer up. Write you to-morrow. R. Gray. —- —=> 6 Gib-o eee The New Minister of Militia. Tar Moncton Tim2s reports :—*‘ Yester- day, Sunday, morning, about 6 o’clock, Hon. A. G. Jones, ex-M. P., left Halifax for by a special government train, for Ottawa, to be sworn in a member of the Privy Council and Minister of Militia, in the room of Hon. Mr. Vail, the defeated of Digby County. nes. 3 special” reached Moncton at 11.15 a.m.’ where another © cnecial” was in waiting, and all ready to start. A delay of only some four or five ininutes occurred when Mr. Jones started Ottawaward with two Pullman cars. Mr. Jones appeared to be sutiering greatly from hoarseness and could scarcely speak above a whisper, the result, no doubt, of much public speaking in the canvass. He went as far a3 Assametquaghan siation, where he appears to have received advices which caused him to return home.” f It is said that the ‘‘advices” the new Minis- ter received were to tho effect that his ab- sence would be certain to cause his defeat, and that he had better return and be sworn in at Halifax. So he returned. How dig- nified it was for the new Minister to start off on a ‘fool's errand ” on Sunday morn- ing! The Jones-Vail Printing Frauds. On Saturday evening last, Dr. Tupper delivered in Halifax, a speech which has ightly been called a ‘‘crusher.” He took special painstoshow how those bland eleva- tors of the standard” - Vail and Jones— placed both Local and Deminion Govern- ments. He said :— s¢ Why is Mr. Jones standing before you to-night soliciting your suflrages } Because} he puts his hand into i « THE PUBLIC TREASURY and took out of it the public monies. (Cries of that’s so!) I will give you the proof. I say that I can prove to you that under the law of this country Mr. Jones has forfeited $2000 a day every day that he has sat in Parliament for the past four years, and that if an Actof Iddemnity had not been passed— | {a disturbance occurred here extending over en Dr. Tupper resuined.) { presume that those who are the most res- tive now are these who, at Temperance Hall, listened with the greatest patience to geome minutes, wh Mr. Jones’s slanderous attacks upon my cha- | racter ; but I can say that if such means as these are adopted to stifie a fair expression of my sentiments on this occasion, the pub- lic will not be slow to believe that it 1s be- cause the fries of Mr. Jones are afraid to have the truth told to them. I will tell you what I propose to do, oof of every statement I called for. I have said that stands before you to-night in consequence , Sum of his having violated the laws of the coun-! fr. Jones | charged. try, and I will show gs how. 45 has been geod enoug Mr. Vai I will submit the! make that may Mr Jones’ Province for that purpose ; to inform you that a _ _—— — 7 ---— - --- ~ ~~ i a LO tion, and, no doubt, they ; T+ Anny a 4 ‘ } ,’* jmost patriotic motives. very profitable one, peculation was not a and yet, if we are to believe Mr. Gayton, | who hrs just heen made a member of the; Government of Nova Seotia,—I have no}; the pleasure of knowing Mr. Gayton, but Lj understand that he is a very lonorable and | j intelligent man—and we find Mr. Gayton’s | sicnature appended asa member of a PRINTING COMMITTEE lof the House of Assembly to a report in|} which it appears that the paper started by | these gentlemen had not only absorbed an | immease amotnt of public money out of the | treasury of Nova Scotia, but that they had | taken about three times the money that they were honestly entitled to. But it ap- that the speculation these gentlemen engaged in did not still prosper. And what did they do then? Why, they made a raid on the Treasury of the Dominion, and if you look at this paper, which was placed on the table of the House of Com- mons right under Mr. Jones’ nose, you will find that during the three-quarters of a year while Mr. Ross held office in the Govern- ment, the amount which they received was 32.49), What followed? Mr. Ross was turned out of his position as Minister of Militia through Mr. Alfred Jones’ infiuence with the Government, and Mr. Vail, his partner in this speculation, was put in his place. What happened then? The fruits are tolerably manifest. In the first year succeeding this change they were able to secure, with the assistance of Mr. Vail, the sim of $10,174. They then grew bolder and | were able to secure to themselves a further | sum of $14,193, so that in two years and a| little over the ‘Citizen Publishing Com- | pany” had taken out of the public treasury, which was taken—in contravention of the law of the country, which says that no man in Parliament can lay his hand on a dollar of public money without exposing himseli to heavy penalties—over $26,600? If Mir. Gayton proves, as he has done, that the Loara i ears CITIZEN PUBLISHING COMPANY had out of the Treasury of Nova Scotia almost three times the amount to which they were legitimately entitled, what do you suppose they would be likely to aecom- plish when making a raid on the Treasury of the Dominion? You can form an idea of what they did Wen we have the fact that they received some $12,000 per annum for doing a little mork than that for which Mr. Crosskill, of the ‘‘Reporter,” was paid $4,000 for by the former Government, and so have been paid over and above what they were honestly entitled to something like $16,000. Is it any wonder, then, when Mr. Jones was called wpon to give an ac- count of his stewardship, that he found it more convenient to deal with ‘‘ Spring Hill Mines” and ‘“fupper’s Hollis Street pro- perty” than to state the grounds on which he bases his claim to confidence as a public man? There is not an honest independent man among his’ supporters, but must blush when he thinks of the representative of this great city of Halifax standing before the country, compelled thus to abandon his seat in Parliament, and ask his constituency to condone an offence that will never be for- gotten while Mr. Jones is a public man. Mr. Jones makes a great point of this. He says, *‘ I did not put a dollar of this money into my own pocket. Instead of making money I lost, and had to pay $2,000 as my share of the money lost by that company.” Gentlemen, that is drawing a fine distinc- tiou. Is not Mr. Jones as much richer by every dollar of that money as if the com- pany in which he was concerned had made the largest possible profit? If with some- thing like $7,000 a year out of the Local Government and $12,000 a year out of the Dominion Government, the members of the CITIZENS COMPANY have sunk $2,000 a piece, what do you sup- pose they would have to pay if they had not laid their hands thus unlawfully on money that belonged to you and to the country ! Instead of $2,000 each they would have had to pay something more like $10,- 000, and they, therefore, stand before you to-day richer, at least, to the extent of the | profit on the money taken out of the public | Treasury. GAYTONS TESTIMONY—-HOW THEY FLEECED THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. | Dr. Tupper quoted the following Report lof the Committee of the Local Assembly |who investigated the Printing Scandals of | Jones, Vail & Co.: ‘“We find, from the testimony adduced, that the Government have given, since the year eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, to whom they pleased, without tender or con- tract, the printing for the several Depart- ment and Legislature. That said printing has been enjoyed al- | most wholly by the proprietors of the ‘following papers, viz. : The * Acadian Recorder.” The “Morning Chrenicie.” The * Citizen.” THAT NO ACCOUNT OR MEMORANDA WHAT- EVER HAS BEEN KEPT BY DzeaRTMENTS WITH ANY OF SAID PRO- PRIETORS OF SAID NEWSPAPERS OR WORK GIVEN OUT TO THEM. We find that the Printing for the Pro- yineial Secretary's and Treasurer's De- , : did it with thej}last year for this ars that the returns laid upon 'show only a cost THE SEVERAL! service, yet the financial the table of the House Hundred and Sixteen Dolfars ($5,416. ) While referring to } QUALITY OF THE WORK DONE in some cases, we cannot but seriously invite the attention of the Legislature ,to the ENORMOUS PRICES CHARGED for this service, as shown by the statement hereto annexed, marked A, which has been carefully compiled. (Signed) A. LONGLEY, W. A. PATTERSON; J. M. Mack, PD. McCurpy, A. Putnam, A, Gayron. : —- “ ae Public ad a 2¢ ra i. Documents. | PRINTERS. + a3 | 5 cee a 2 ! . ‘ —-—-—|--- |__| } | | 2,400 copies |Cit. Pub. Co.| $466 0031100. 00 ee , | 209 00) . 550 00) 2,000 | es | 178 00; 500 00 500 | « 1 48 08} 150 00 200 «« iChs. Annand; 38 00) 150 00 4,990 « |Cit, Pub. Co.! 382 00) 1200 00 6 issues, 2,400) cach. | 666 00! 1200 00 bocal and Other Hems. Boy’s Rusper Boots, No Sand 4, re- duced to $1.50.—Dorsey and Jost. Osrrvary.—Marin J. Blanchard — for several years Cashier of the Rustico Bank —is dead. I. O. O. F.—Regular convocation of ‘Port la Joie Encampment” this Wednes- day evening, at 8 o'clock. De. ‘Tous.—Get at °° The Confectionery” some of those Crystalized Cream Dates, Chocolate Caramels, Almond Masaroons,&c. J. W. Mriter, who has been on examin- ation in St. John during the past week, for an alleged forgery in Augusta, Ga., has been discharged. Tur London Tablet says: ‘‘ His Excel- lency Dr. Courey, Apostolic Delegate, pur- poses spending the winter in a more south- ern portion of America than Canada.” For that tickling in the throat, cough, or hoarseness, the Barley Sugar, Butter Seotch, and Hoarhound Candy, at ‘‘ The Confectionery,” are just what is wanted. Persona.—Lewis Carvell, Esq., arrived ‘here from Nova Scotia yesterday. He re- ports that there is great enthusiasm among all classes in the neighboring Provinces on he result of the great Liberal-Conservative ‘victory in Digby. Tr is a lamentable sign of the times that so much of the Montreal Journal of Com- marce is now filled with statements of the liabilities and assets of the firms going into bankruptcy and notices of proceedings in bankruptcy. —freeman. Joun Ross, late publisher of Ross’s Week- ly, Souris, P. E. I., is now canvasser in Montreal for the New York Life Insurance Co. Mr. Ross intends starting another weekly paper in Western Canada. —Printer’s Miscellany. Tue old Bible hich Luther filled witly foot-notes and comments was sold recently among other things belonging to the estate of the late Dr. Kutze, of Kothen, for the | sum of $2,000. The Berlin Museum was the purchaser. It was published in 1540. A sprutat prize fight took place on Long Island, N. B., un Monday last, between one Jack Gallagher and Neil O’Brien. They fought eighteen rounds in forty-seven minutes, and after all it was a drawn bat- tle. Itisto be hoped that all who took part in the affair will be brought to justice. Firr.—The Post Office at North Head, Grand Manan, N. B., with contents, was burned. The Island mails were consumed. The Woodword’s. Cove mails, including a letter mailed by John G. Fraser, with $387, were also burned. A dwelling house, own- ed and occupied by William Lawrence, Sackville, N. B., was burned to the ground on Friday last ; luss about $1000. Aw Active Cenrrnakian.—There is now ving in Parrsboro, a man named Matthew McKeown, who has attained the age of 101 years, and yet his faculties of mind and body are very slightly impaired. He is a carpenter by trade, and came to Nova. Scotia from Antrim, ireland, about 24 years since. The old man enjoys uninterrupted health, and continues to work ag his trade, being considered quite an adept at making well-finished doors and window sashes.— Hal. Chronicle. Tsrriete Disaster.—During the storm of Thursday night last the fishing schooner | Little Kate went ashore at Duxbury, Mass., and the entire crew of fishermen were drowned. The crew were all related either by blood or marriage, and belonged to South Boston. The names are as follows ‘partments has been paid for by special ‘warrants for that purpose, without any lascount being rendered by the printers | until the end of the year, while in all other ‘Departments the system has been to and pay it out for mis¢ellaneous purposes, ‘including public printing, as the Depart- | ments pleased. | Your Committee feel they have been ‘unable OWING TO THE PERNICIOUS ‘SYSTEM BY WHICH THE PUBLIC, ‘PRINTING HAS BEEN PERFORMED, ‘to arrive at the exact amount paid by the but that tle not varied te s very large, and has ‘any great extent since i867 1 Your Committee wish to call attention to ‘the fact that thus far in their researches , and a number of others enter- a , i f - a speculation, @ newspaper specula- | they find $26,582.50 has been paid out the - - ’ | Michael Cosgrove, John King, \Glynn, and Michael O'Donnell. ‘are left by the disaster.—St. John Freeman. ' | ; | Tus Moncton Mystery.—A force of police went to Shediac on Saturday last and | arrested the Osborne family for the murder 'of Timothy McCarthy of Moncton. The | girl, who confesses complicity in the affair, says that McCarthy was first stupefied with a Mrs. Osborne in a) powder given him by ‘glass of liquor, and that Harry Osborne 7 in the prices then struck him on the head with an /axe, | | killing him. The girl assisted in putting a stone atiached to a rope around his neck, . and Harry then drove off and threw him in the Scadouc River. of Six Thousand Four | — the ENFERIOR | tabulated , New Adwertisements. WUSICAL AND LITERARY MUSICAL and LITERARY ENTER. LX TAIN MENT will be given THIS EVENING, JANUARY 23, IN THE Market Hall ABSTINENCE UNION, the proceeds to be devoted to a fund for fitting up suitable rooms for the use of the Societies affiliated with the Union. Addresses will be given by REV. RONALD B. McDONALD, DR. C. OBRIEN, SENATOR HOWLAN, JOHN GAFFNEY, ESQ. The music will consist of choice instrumental selections for the Harp, Piano and Violin, and Vocal Solos and Choruses of a popular charac- ter. Admission 25 cts. ; Reserved Seats, 50 cts. Tickets to be had at the Book Stores. Con cert will commence at 8 o'clock. No encores. By order, P. R. BOWERS, Secretary. January 23, 1875. REMEMBER Weare the Acenis for the Gast Steel Single-ply Springs, which spod the test so well last season. Ruy uo other Single Ply Springs but ARMSTRONG’S PATENT ! 60 PAIRS IN STOSK, all sizes, to carry from 160 to 850 Ibs. All Warranted ! and sold at Manufacturers’ prices. SEND FOR PRICE LIST. W. E. DAWSON & CO. Jan. 1S—2aw pat 3w ae SURGEON DENTIST, {LATE OF OTTAWA). Office, . . . St. Lawrence Hotel. Otiice Hours: 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. Jan. 12, ’78—10i eod OUR STOCK © —FOR CARRIAGE BUILDERS IS VERY COMPLETE. ver 5% Tons Bar iron, 40 Bdles. Wire Steel. 260 Hiliptie Carriage Springs, 1i® seis Axles. ASSORTED SIZES, ‘rom { to 12 inch, and a very large Stock of CARRIAGE & MILL BOLTS, RING BOLTS, STEP PADS, &. which we offer to.cash and prompt paying customers at better prices than ever before. W.E. DAWSON & CO. Jan. 18—2aw ar 3) : Wanted, Immediately, Housekeeper & Cook-—-A woman of experience and oi good moral character will find a good situation and good pay. Ap- ply immediately to E. D. STAIR, intelligence Office. Jan. 18—-lw ae ee N g&pprentice to learn the Cabinet- making business. A steady, lively boy wanted. Jan. 18—Ilw NORTH STAR COFFEE AND LUNCH ROOMS -—AND-— : John | ou A. Hines, captain; Martin Hines, Owen | | Hines, jr. ; Michael Hines, Thomas Hines, 2 Patrick | | King, Martin Fay, Morgan Fisherty, — even | ‘DRAW LUMP SUMS from the Treasury | widows and twenty-one fatherless children | MRS. E. COOMBS, | SUCCESSOR TO JI. CARROL. N EALS served at ali hours of the day and tk evening, at reduced rates. | OYSTERS sent to ail parts of the City at the very low price of 30 CENTS PER QUART! Also for sale by the Barrel, Bushel, or Peck to suit purchasers. Ch’town, Jan. 14, 1878—2 aw FOR SALE—A few second-hand Kerosene be at cheap, at Examiner Orric, ov, 27— i under the auspices of the CATHOLIC TOTAL DR. H. A. PARKER, E. D. STAIR, Cabinet Maker. | New Advertisements, ~~ pYyBLIG TEA i — ny -~AND ENTERTAINMENT uTeRTAINMENT | The Ladies of St. pai Kirk intend holding ' A Puotic Tea and Entertainment --IN THE— Wednesday Kvening, Jan. 30, 1878, and the witizens of Charlottetown are cordi invited 40, provide themselves with tickets, which may be obtained at the stores of Mesars, C. D. Rankin and W. R. Watson, and at the door of tie Hall. , A goo programme of Musical and Literary selectiofts has been arranged. Tea on the tables at 6 p. m., sharp. Enter- ‘tainment to commence at 8. Admission to both 50 cents. ment only, 25 cents. Jan. 2\—tues wed 4 ff FEET PINE BOARDS. 30,00 For Sale by F. 8S. HANFORD & CO, Ch’town, Jan. 13—3i rTENDERS. Mayor’s OFrrics, Charlottetown, Jan. 21, 1878, YEALED TENDERS will be received at }_) this Office, until noon of the SIst day of January next, from persons willing to contract for furnishing and putting up from 400 to 600 Street Signs. Pattern to be seen at the Mayor’s Vilice. The Council will not be bound to accept the lowest or any Tender. - By order, WM. B. MORRISON, City Clerk. Jan, 21—2aw t 3ist pres 2w GROCHRYT —AND— PTOWsion Ore ' Cor. Great George & Kent Sts, NHE Subscriber wishes to inform his friends and the public generally that he still keeps on hand a choice assortment of iroceries and Provisions, AT HIS OLD STAND, ee ant ON HAND, 10 CHESTS CONGOU TEA, (‘*New Season’) 1,660 Lbs. Canadian Cheese, 10 Casks American Kerosene Oil, (120° test ; 56 cts. per gal.) 20 BARRELS SUGAR (all kinds}, 100 Bhls, Sun, Extra Flour, | 3 Puns. Very Choice MOoOTLASSHS 20 doz, Pickles,20 doz, Assorted Jams 20 boxes Dessert Prunes, | i ' | 199 Tins Sardines. ‘TINS PEACHES, PINEAPPLES, , STRAWBERRIES, TOMATOES | NEW RAISINS, ZANTE CURRANTS _ DRIED APPLES, STEWING PRUNES, 300 QUARTS CRANBERRIES, GREEN GRAPES. (300 LBS. SMOKED HALIBUT, | 25 QTLS. CODFISH, (100 BOXES DIGBY HERRING. and all goods usually found in a Fipst- Ciass Grocery Store. FAMILIES SUPPLIED BY THE MONTH. DONALD NICHOLSON. —> Jan. 18, 1878—y. COAL! COAL! ROUND SNUT at Ch’town, Jan. 5—4w itt HERRING! HERRING! E have on hand a choice lot of HER- RING—Barrels and Half-Barrels. Also a large quantity of CODFISH, which we will sell cheap. os W. P. COLWILL. | Ch’town, Jan. 21—3i : ‘ MARKET HALL 'o eutertiin. Saad TT eee swe seeceee oen Bien magia