THE DAILY EXAMINER. Obituary. A vew days ago Tur Examiner noted the return of Rev. Angus Macdonald, famil- iarly known as “* Father Angus,” who had been spending the winter in Montreal for the benefit of his health. To-day it is our sad duty to occurred at an early hour this morning. This news, which was not altogether unex- pected, will be received with deep regret by announce his death, which the community at large. The late lamented ciergyman was a son of Angus Macdonald and Mary Campbell. He was born at Fairfield, East Point, on the 4th Nevember, 1830, and was baptized in the Church of St. Columba, at that place, by the Venerable Bishop McEachern. He began his academic course at the Cen- tral Academy, Charlottetown, in 1845, and went to the Grand Seminary, Quebec, in 1852. He was ordained priest in 1855. After his ordination he was appointed rector of St. Dunstan's College, a position he held for some fifteen years, doing excel- lent work in the interests of Education. Upon his leaving St. Dunstan’s in 1871, he was appointed to the mission of Fort Augustus, where he remained some time, and during which period church of St. Patrick and parochial resi- dence. From Fort Augustus he was trans- ferred to Grand River West where he re- mained till his health began to fail, when he was appointed assistant to Rev. R. P. McPhee, at Here watil last autumn, when he went to Mon- But the dis- ease by which he was attacked had made too great progress, and notwithstanding the he erected the Rustico. he remained treal for medical treatment. great care and attention bestowed him, he gradually became worse. On Good Friday he returned home—to die. The rev. gentleman was a great favorite with all whe knew him. Indeed, to know him was to love and esteem him. In his death the church a hard and faithful worker--one whose place it will not be easy to fill. There will be Mass for the vepose of his soul in St. Dunstan’s Cathedral, on Wednesday morning, at nine o'clock, after which the funeral! will take place to the Cemetery. upon loses Recent letiers from England brought news of the death of R. B. Thomas, Es4., at his residence, Fowey, Cornwall, on the 4th of March last. Mr. Thomas came to this Island about twenty-three years ayo, and bought a farm near Montague Bridge, on which he resided til} failing health obliged him to give it up. He afterwards resided in Charlottetown till 1882, when he returned to England. Mrs. Thomas, who was in excellent health on leaving the Island, died on the 19th August last, and her loss was severely felt by her husband, who had for several years been an invalid, When Mr. Thomas came to P. E. Island he was in the prime of life, and exceedingly handsome. Being an intelligent man of good parts and address, he soon became a favorite; and his departure from the colony was regretted by everyone who knew him. He leaves many friends in this Island who mourn his death, and who will long remember him as a kind-hearted, jovial English gentleman. a me O DO Herring Fishing at Cardigan. For some years past, a few American fishermev have been in the habit of getting herring for bait at Cardigan wharf, near the mouth of Cardigan River. This spring s number of Nova Scotian Bankers came to that place for their bait, and getting what they wanted quickly and cheap, it is likely that a most important business will be de- veloped. Enormous shoals of herring struck Cardigan River on Friday night, the 26th inst., and on Saturday twelve schooners got their supply of bait. As each vessel takes from 40 to 60 barrels of herring, there must have been over 600 barrels taken in the one night. There are about coe hundred Bankers sailing out of Lunen- burg and Mahone Bay in Nova Scotia, and it is supposed that they will all come to Cardigan and the eastern part of the Island for bait, instead of going to the Magdalen Islands as they formerly did. If this busi- ness can be followed up, it means large profits for the fishermen of the Cardigan River. One man named Bouchere, with his son, made $36 on Friday night. The herring were so plentiful that the fisher- men had to work all night hauling their nets, to keep them from being broken by the weight of fish. $9 +90 —It is pleasing to learn that the New- foundland seal fisheries are very successful. A St. John’s depatch says that more than $1,000,000 worth of seals have been cap- tured by the seal hunters from that port within the past six weeks. The steamer Wolf was first vo return with a full cargo of 25,000 seals. Seals are worth $2.50 each, hence the value of the Wolf's cargo ia en Since the Wolf's arrival, the Ran- ger has come in with 38,000 seals, valued at over $100,000, She was out 19 days. The Walrus arrived next with 15,000 seals. Then came the Neptune with 30,000, the Hector with 15,000, the Esquimaux with ee the Terra Nova with 31,000, the 4, con with 27,000, the Vanguard with — the Kite with 29,000, and the Pan- aa with 16,000. The latter vessel lost from her deck ia a heavy swell. In gulf there are at least a vessels, THE DAILY ie A Ae EEA Notes and Clippings. ~—A recent official return shows that be- tween 1882 and 1889 the assessed value of the counties in Nova Scotia increased from $42,500,000 to $52,750,000, or by ten and a quarter million dollars. During the same time the assessed value of the incorporated towns and cities grew from $20,750,000 to $29,250,000. The whole represents a value in 1888 of $18,750,000 more than in I882. These figures do not agree with the Grit theory that the country is perishing for want of a change of fiscal policy. -Toronto Empire : The rejection of prohibition in Massachusetts was expected. The State had tried prohibition before, and was not satisfied, but of late years the liquor law is probably more stringent than that of any non-prohibition State in the Union. The lowest saloon license is now $1,000, and there is no maximum. The aumber of licenses to be issued is determin- ed yearly by vote of the people, and the New York Tribune says: “It is argued that this steady increase in the stringency of temperance legislation is largely due to the system of annually submitting the ques- tion of license or no license to the voters of each community. -St. John Sun: The Tororto Mai isa clever paper. It was sued for libel by Hon. Mr. Latlamme. It put in a plea of justifi- cation containing additional statements. The jury found a verdict of $5,000 for the original libel, and another $5,000 for the libel said to be contained in the plea. On appeal the verdict was reduced to $8,000, which has no doubt been paid. The Mail has now been sued for libel by representa- tives of the Jesuits. It has not engaged as its counsel the lawyer who permitted or ad- vised the proprietor to put in the $5,000 plea, but has engaged the man who won the $8,000. The Hon. Mr. Laflamme has shown that he knows something about libel law as applied in Quebec, and he has been engaged as counsel for the Mail. —At a recent meeting of the Halifax City Council the following resolution was carried unanimously : Whereas, The Couacil is deeply sensible of the painstaking attention which the retirin mayor has always brought to the discharge o the official duties pertaining to the office of Chief Magistrate of the city of Halifax for the past two years, and desires to place on record its appreciation of the impartial and able manner in which these duties were so prompt- ly and efficiently dischar ged. Therefore Resolved, That this Council here- by tenders His Worship the Mayor its thanks for the faithful, able and impartial manner in which he has always discharged the high duties pertaining to his office, and expresses its regret that the relations which have exist- ed so long are now about to terminate. Resolved further, That the Clerk be directed to engross this resolution on the minutes and other records of the Council. His Worship made a suitable reply. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. as An Explanation Srr,—Kindly allow me space in your paper to make an explanation, with respect to a statement which has been made con- cerning the management of the Oddfellows concert, to the effect that seats had been specially reserved for certain persons, and that gross favoritism had been shown. This charge was fhade by a prominent citizen not only in the concert hall, but on the street since, and asa member of the committee having had charge of the seating arrangements | must emphatically deny its truth. The only seats specially reserved were those occupied by the Lieut.-Governor and suite, a mark of respect to Her Ma- jesty’s representative, which 1 am sure no one would object to. Many applications were made to the committee to have certain seats kept or re- served, but the reply in every instance was that such could not be done. In seating the hall, some seventy or eighty chairs which could not be placed in the ordinary seating space, were kept, to place in the aisles arid near the front of the stage, if absolutely necessary ; these were all used, and were given out without any respect of persons. Many of them had to be so plac- ed that the occupants could only see a small portion of the stage, and others so near to the foot-lights as to be very uncomfortable. Had the gentleman who made himself conspicuous by his talk and accusations of favoritism wished for one of-these seats he had only to ask for it in order to be ac- commodated. As the seat he occupied was a much better one it is just possible that it was not altogether the position that annoy- ed him. I make this explanation, as [ consider it due to the large number of citizens who every year patronize our concert, and who, { am sure, give us credit for trying to please them all. Yours &c., Cuester B, McN&ILL. Queen Square Gardens. Srtr,—I beg to correct the statement re- garding the cost of Queen Square Gardens, which appeared in your issue of the 26th inst., as it is rather misleading, inasmuch as it would appear that the sum of $845 was actually spent on the Square last sea- son, whereas, in reality,-that sum was the expenditure from Sept. 15th, 1887 (the date of the statement read last spring) to 26th April instant, being for work perform- ed in the autumn of 1887, taking in plants, &c., for the whole of last summer, and for the care of plants in the conservatory in the winters of 1887-8 and 1883-9, and also for cost of seeds and the work preparing plants, &c., for this season. Yours, &c., ArtTuur Newsery. Charlottetown, April 29, 1889. LECTURE, IN AID OF THE FUNDS OF THE BENEVOLENT IRISH SOCIETY, "A Page from Canadian History.” R. FITZGERALD, ESQ.. will deliver a - Lecture on the above subject, in THE LYCEUM, OnMonday, the 29th inst. Adwission, 15 cents. Tickets for sale at Drug Store of Reddi and at the door on night of Techie. aT open at7o’clock. To Sommence at 8. apit-eod pot 7 RANCIB am XAMINER, sie 6 ADMIN STRATOR wo. 357. RECORD 2.29 1-2. Standard by Breeding Per- formance and Progeny. NIRE of Catehfly, 2.18}; McMahon, 2.21; Executor, 2.24}; Adjutant (breeder's record), 2.273; Peniston, 9.284; Marcus, 2.293; Arbiter, 2.3C, and many other fast trotters, including the phenomenal Memento, the first yearling to take a record as low as 2.563, and two records of 2.32. ADMINISFRATOR is also the sire of the dams of Lady Emma, 2.234 ; Spectator, 2.26}; Wildmont, 2.283; Ashland Wilkes, 2,29}; Cosher, 2.30. His sons are breedy, and Enchanter, Refer- ence, McMahon, MHambletonian Prince (Dubois), Accidental and Adjuster have all; produced trotters in the 2.30 list ; and Ensign, the son of Enchanter, has produced three in the 2.30 list. ADMINISTRATOR, by Rysdyke Hamble- tonian, 10, the great sire of trotters, dam by Mambrino Chief, 11, the great sire of brood mares, will be atthe stables of NEWTON LARGE from the evening of EVERY MON- DAY till the afternoon of the following | WEDNESDAY, commencing April 29th. Terms—$25.00 for the Season. Mares not in foal will have the usual privi- lege of return the next season. te TPJOAORN! JSOPUrE OU FE, Iso J. A. GOURLIE. ap29—dy eod & wky tl jy 1 TO LET. “yNE-HALF THE “ITALIAN HOUSE,” on Queen Street, Charlotte- town, next to the Connolly premises. Apply to Palmer & McLeod, or A. MeNeill, Auc- tioneer. MARGARET BRENAN. ap29—pat lw FLOUR. — he store and to arrive :— WARE. | 500 bbls. KENT. _— HOWARD. 50 * JEWEL. 50 ‘“ OGILVIE’S PATENT. | 250 * HOWARD CITY. 125 *“ K. D. CORNMEAL. FENTON T. NEWEERY. | April 25 dy 5i, wy 2i—pat jour. P, B. ISLAND RAILWAY. ' NOTICE. OMMENCING MONDAY, 297TH INST., and! continuing until Summer ‘Time Table takes | effect. a Special Passenger Train will leave Char- | lottetown at 545a. m. daily (Sundays excepted) ' for Summerside, connecting there with Steamer | for Point du Chene; returning, will leave Sum- merside on arrival of Steamer from Point du ! Chene. This train will run through to Tignisb, and return on Wednesdays and Saereee J. UNSWORTH, Superintendent. Railway Office, Ch’tewn, April 26th, 1889. ap27—m w f tl May 20. PASTURE LOTs, BY AUCTION. AM INSTRUCTED BY GEORGE McLEOD, EsSQ., to sell by Auction, on the Premises, ON THURSDAY, 23rd OF MAY, AT 12 O'CLOCK , NOON, His Two Pasture Lots of one acre each, situated , on Lower St, Peter’s Road, adjoining Dr. Beers’ land. This property is conveniently located for Pas- ; ture, as it is less thana half mile from the city, Terms at sale. GEORGE M. HARRIS, Auctioneer. ap20—tl sle Apples, Oranges, Lemons, &¢, BY AUCTION, On Wednesday Next, May Ist, AT 10.30 O'CLOCK : 50 Barrels, N. S. BALDWIN APPLES, 25 ‘* American - ” Ex Boston Steamer. ALso—Cases a and Lemons, White | Wine, Cider and Malt Vinegar, Wrapping | Paper, &c., to close consignments, i N. B.—Telephone conneetion. A. McNEILL, Acctioneer. ay 26—4i VALUABLE PROPERTY, BY AUCTION. I am instructed to sell by Auction, Qn Wednesday, 17th April, AT 12 O'CLOCK, NOON: The Premises formerly occupied by the late George P. Tanton as a Photograph Studio, situated on Great George Street. The property has a frontage of 33 feet, and runs back 79 feet, with right of way from Kens Street. Terms at sale. mch30—tl sle. G. M. HARRIS, Auctioneer. The above sale is hereby postponed until WEDNESDAY, 8th May. apll NOTICE. OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Share- holders of the Charlottetown Gas Light Com- pany will take place at the Gas Works on TUESDAY, the 14th day of May, 1889, at the hour of Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of electing Directors and the general transacting of business. NIS MURPHY, ap25—tl mtg Mauntyer, LL, pue spoosy ssoig u SSULUIUT 6 ° Spuly puv sOZzis [jv ‘SOAOPD puv ALOISOF_ SUBIP[IYD puv soipury 2 e \ / C : aad | Spoosy SULUINO | Spooryy Sulusmoy jspooyg Suruamoy -dvoyo L410 ‘suppoaquigg puv sjosvar g ‘sot “ADPlOIQUIyy ‘SUMETYE ‘SABIQUIVYD ‘SJULIG) ‘ SuIpOPOAOpuy SuUsApyiq,y pur Soipury 0 r +090 ‘SAOUJVIT ‘SAOMOL ‘Spoor ALOUTLITY ‘SYpIS@ Porojorpy puv youygy Jo ISUVYY SUL Sugar and Molasses. OW LANDING : 100 barrels Centrifugal Sugar. To arrive early in May ; 100 barrels Refined and Granulated. 40 hhds. Raw Grocery. 300 puns. Antigua ‘laa, FENTON T. 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