and Giher Ulegis. , bacal rr a’ ROK. Brace’s ° lh arrived t County, Line this ev , * Northern Light” did not arrive in G wa \ o ‘ vimMAN named Yee Fou, has taken up in Moncton, and has opened a 5 ~~ \ Ss h a a ene a ‘ hy tr . a, & ‘ Wucen ~ < ¥ youréeggs and Master goods at L. P Tanten's, corner Kent and treat George Streets > Li plati rms and sire CG. Crossiligs are in a deplorable condition. We occasionally hea: the ** patent applied for,’ > fuse wonder of the age--How the level}, Room Paper at the Diamond Bookstore can bi ry, Very cheap << sold so \ Tue Bish p of Nova Scotia has appointed ‘ev. K. ©. Hind ag his chaplain, vice R John Padfleld, who leaves shortly for Eng ol Joun M. Wherman, Veterinary Surgeo would respectfally inform the public that h sstillat the Wanzer House, and ready to attend to business, as usual. jad 21 > [N consequence of the rapid advance in the price of raw cotton, it is stated that the older Mont-eal mills have asked all the mills in th: Deminion to make an immediate advance of i245 per cent. on ail manufactured cotto goods. - * A CORRESPONDENT enquires if it is not time that work should be commenced on the Post Utlive Building. The loss of this Institution, temporarly, is severely felt by our I ople, and there should be no dela; re- building. We hope those whose duty it is to look atter the matter will act promptly. lotic cased Ma.Wa. H. Wittock, formerly of Charlotte- town, who for the last eleven years has been engaged in mercantile business in Pensacola, Florida, has purchased a tine property near Suffolk, Virginia, on the Nasmond River, for a summer residence. Mr. W. seems to be thriving. We wish him further success, tls ts al We see by the City of Bath, (Me.,) Daily Times that Charles & Higgins, son of Mr. Charles Higgins of this city, bas been admitted to the Bar at the April Term of the Supreme Judicial Court of the above city, with a high encomium by the Judge and Examini. g Committee. Mr. Higgins studied som in this city in the ottice of Messrs. Davies, Sutherland & Weeks. even time sdieeacipli ieee P. E. I. Stock 1n Demanp.-~The Summer- side Pioneer says Jas’ week two Boston horse buyers took away some twenty horses from this neighborhood, at prices ranging from 3100 to $20). ‘They offered our tawnsman, Mr. E. F. Pillman, $700 for bis driving mare, and Mr. J. D. Enman $500 for his, both ‘All Right” colta. The offer in each case was refused. Good! ~~ —~> — Tae Oddfellows of this vity are preparing for a grand celebration on the 28th inst. Their Natal Day (April 26th) falling this year ou Saturday, it has been decided to hold the oviversary on the Monday following. At % vu elock p. m. a sermon will ve preached in the Methodist Brick Church by the Rev. J. W. Wadmaa, A. B. A grand concert, differ- ing widely from those generally given in our city, will be held on the evening of the day in the Market Hall. It is expected that depu- tations from Summerside and Souris will be present on the occasion. deg rshinedns Qn Tuesday night last, the Irish Protestant | Benevolent Society, of Toronto, held its annual meeting, and elected, by a unanimous vote, Mr, ©, W. Bunting, of the Toronto Mail, its president for the coming year. Mr. Bunting had withdrawn his acceptance of a nomination to the office previously signified, because of the conspiracy charge pressed against him. But the society elected him notwithstanding. Some of the members who urged his election are among his political opporents. The election indicates clearly what is thought of the charge by the society ia question. hii thst, Ow the afternoon of the 3rd instant, Mr. F. T. Newbery, of Charlottetown, held a meet- ing at Ceatreville, for the purpose of ascer- taining what quantity of milk the farmers of the district were prepared to furnish for the use of the cheese factory next summer, Qwing, no doybt, to the unfavorable state of travelling the mecting was aot very largely attended. Farmers alive to their own interest should, as much as possible, second Mr. Newbery’s undertaking, as, in an enterprise of that kind, the larger the scale on which it is condugted, the better for all parties con- cerned — Pioneer. —— Tuz burglars who have been committing depredations in this city for the past week were to-day captured by the police. There names are Alired Farmer, Patrick Dunn and John Doyle (alias Corngoose), The City Marehail, knowing their den to be located in the Royalty, seat his men in civillians clothing to parade the different roads. They discover- ed the whereabouts of the thieves to be in West Royalty. This morning they surround- ed them in a small grove a mile below Sher- wood Cemetery, »8 they were shaving and making other preparations for the business of the day. They were takento the city, and will be tried to-morrow. ‘entetdintpeeeaal EQUCAtIoN4L,—At a meeting of the Board of Governors of Dalhousie College, heid en the 4th iost., a let'ey was read from Mr. George Munro, of New York, announcing his intention to found a Chair of Metaphysics, nominating Prof, Schurrmaan as the incumbent of this chair and nominating Dr. W. J. Alexander as the incumbent of the Munro Chair of English Langaage and Literature, thus rendered vacant. When Prof. Schurman was offered the Chair of English Literature he accepted it oacondition of his being appointed also a Peofess x Of Metapt yak 8, this subje ct be ing tae oze to which he wished more especially to devote The establishment of classes in the departments of these subjects has so increased the work, however, that it has secome too great for one man, and Mr. Munro has therefore provided the Uni umseil higher versity with ‘funds which’ will enable Prof | motive, the opposition he met Schurman to restrict his attention to his own | department, and will sequre Dr. Alexander’s whole time for English literature. Professor Alexander, it will be remembered, taught English and French during the years 1878-9 in Prince of Wales College. MARRIED. At the Manse, Charlottetown, February 15th, by the Rev. Joha M. McLeod, Mr. John () McLeod, of Orwell, to Miss Aunie Hardy Mytlow, of Vig. On the 24th of March, at Pownal, by the Rev. Geo Harrison, Joseph Story, to Jane Aun, daughter of Mr. James Acorn, all of Vernon River, we thing i } thick, a railve of Cornwall, England, and a} i i rr" _. rr 1 — ' pream The Locomot ive. *s , , ‘ } Vt t aper o steam n respect { land curriacs read } uty Robt il'woud yee » 7 < efere the Lit: rary an Scientili Ccla- tion on Tuesday event the ls>iusty, was ;&h wneommonly interesting ones He began by stating that ‘‘the rapid fransit persons and freight became in all coun- tri $an object of desire in proportion to their growth in civilization,” and that * ‘lik most Invention : tlfat of the steam | n tiv WAS Ver va'ly made. **The ld | rt ss } i t invention of any one AhHartion of chan) e! seers All first at emp to propel carriages by steam, Was in the direc ion Of TuNnning the m on common roads, and several of the tempts were qnite successful, notably that t Wm. Murdoc i, one of the partners of | James W rite, who nececded in coustruct- tmachine waich he successfully tried jon a walk leading toa church one night, nd near) frivh ned th life ont of a a irthy pastor of ihe parish, who thongit, when he saw the hissing and fi ry little yuster, that 1t was the evil one in person. It is enric that the great inventor, James Watt, had little faith in steam locomotion hought that all attempts in that direction were mere ‘‘ Will o’ the wisps,” and advised | | his partwer, Murdoch, to attend to some- more practical than ‘‘hanting} | shadows! | It was not till the first of the century that much => } present | . i progress was made in iocomotion, when Richard Trevi- | ml of Wall ea Of a am Murdock conceived the | steam machine rail the founda- to run on the Way or tramway, and thus laid tion of the modern railway locomo'ive. In 1804 Trevithick built a machine to run on a} tramway, but while it was a success, so far | as the machine was concerned, yet the | great weight broke the cast iren rails of | the tramway, which so far discourage a| lrevithick that he took the eagine off the} road and used it for several years after as a | stationary engine, He had, however, solved | the problem of steam locowotion on rail-| , . i ways. ard it only remained for others to) }improve the roads and rails. Trevithick | |used smo th wheels on smooth rails, and | thus demonstrated the utility of the plan but for some years, in all the after : ttemps | to run locomotives on railways, either the wheels or the rails were fitted with cogs. All the inventions and experimenters exespt Stephenson,seemed possessed wi h the idea that smooth wheels and smo:th rails were incompatible, and that loads could not te} drawn with the smooth combination. George Stephenson was the man who} really put the modern railway system | into operation. Mr. Smellwood cave,a} short sketch of his life and labors. | Stephenson was the son of very poor parents, who were unable to give him any Tke father was com- pelied lo eupport a family of eight persons on twelve shillings, or three dollars per week. His position was fireman on a Newcomen engine, and at an early age George was set to work at two pence per | day, and gradually rose through successive steps to be assistant to his father, at one shilling aday. He set himself to work to understand the working of the engine, and his wages were finally raised to twelve shillings a week. On coming out of the oftice, after the announcement of the ad- vance in wages, he said to his fellow work- men: ‘‘I am now a made man for life.” At seventeen years of age he was placed in charge of an engine. Unlike the other men, who spent their half holidays in idle- ness or drinking, he would take apart his education whatever. i and he engine, so as to full understand all its parts. Bis engine became a pet with him, | I tired of watching and in- specting if. At the age of eighteen he could neither read nor write his own name. He had heard of the wonderful engines of Boulton & Watt, and that they could be found described in books, but the know- ledge was shut out from him as he could not read; and, although a full grown man, he was not ashamed to go to school, as soon as he felt that he could apare some of his earnings. He went to night school and made good progress. His plan was to work out his sums during apare minutes in the day, while attending to his engine, on a slate, and take it to the teacher at night for inspection. His wages was now about one pound or five dollars per week, and he added considerably to his income by mending or making shoes. During the time Stephenson had charge of the engine, William Fairbairn, afterwards President of the British Association, was! an apprentice engineer working near the same place. The two were fast friends ; and sometimes when Stephenson wanted to earn an extra penny by throwing cut ballast from thefhold of a collier, Fairbaira | would take his place atthe engine. At twenty, George Stephenson married, and in the course of housekeeping an eight Gay clock got out of repair, and he decermined to clean it himself. He took it apart, thoroughly mastered the details of the machinery of the clock, set it going afte r the necessary repairs, and after this added considerably to his earnings by repairing ever clocks for bis neighbors. His son, Robert, was born in 1803; and George, as is well known, edu- cated himself and son in mathematics, general knowledge, and mechanical skiil, so that they took the foremost stand as engineers and inventors and _improvers « f steam -locomotives, and the designers and promoters of dithicult railway enterprises. The feats of engineering skill performed by the Stephensons astonished the prorid as they were completed, and = the world’s people still view them with wonder. That George Stephenson could work himself up from a life of indigence and comparative ‘onorance—as we have already shown, he could neither read nor write when he had of manhood—to so reached the stature great an eminence in the sciences, and in mathematical skill and engine ring knowl- is something marve lous. The story success of his fjrat locg- with from engineers and scientists, and from those in ’ edge, ¢ oD, of the remarkable authority, and from ca} italists; and his determined perseverance in overcom)Dg all in tye e et RN ERERRE .--tereemmeemame os a gain, bul there are other great works to ac- } Efficient winter communication comptis! ° 2 DAILY HXAMINER, APRIL ween P. K, Island and the Mainland is yet unaccompliched fact; but by a; plication d Perseverance, the honor of solvirg the perc ble m inay ye t beloi y to some young _.. E. [slander, We i got to say in its preper from all spect to nearly all the projects he took ‘The term was hurled at him : wiun re in hand; but he showed the skeptics and the world generally that ‘‘impossibilities” were nly the creations of the brain’s of the ignorant the incredulous " «Smallwood, no doubt, from his language, is Of the opinion that the conveyance of goods ind passengers superior to any yet in — tion, between the Island and at all seasons of the year, may yet be an ac- complished fact; and that winter communi- cat on, like that of summer, may be made con- rELEGRAPHIG NEWS, [SprceraL Despatcues To THE EXAMINER, | Bismarck Explains. Berry, April 8. Prince Bismarck, in a private conversa- tion, in which he exp!ained his withdraw al from the Prussian Ministry, said: “I am seventy years old. My nerves are in bad condition. I have aot time to be uncluous. The telegraph fearfully multiplies my work. Germany is interested in whatever happens in the capitals of the world, including New York and Washington. This world is | a chess-board, and I must watch the moves affect Ing G rermany. study not only the It is necessary now to ' dominant politics, but also the wire-pullers, financiers and current Opinion everywhere, and to act rapidly upon information telegraphed in haste. The Chaneellorship is no sinecure. Its duties might overtax a younger man’s strength. Without the Emperor’s support [ could not get through.” deaenadlhcienke The New York Cable Ce, New York, April 8. The subseription books of the New York Vable Co., which is to construct the routes the city, laid out by the rapid omissioners, were opened to-day at Wall Street, at the National Bank, and ia an hour anda half five per cent. of the e»pital stock, $2,000,000, was paid in, and the subscription books were closed. +} } torougn transit co Gutario Bribery Case. Lonpon, April 8. In the Ontario conspiracy case to-day the Judge found the four prisoners guilty. Kirkland fainted in Court and had to be carried out. The other charge of bribery is allowed to remain on the Magistrate’s book till the other charge is disposed of. A Conyention of Irish Bishops. Rome, April 8. The Irish Bishops will convene in Rome in September. The purposes of the gather ing are represented to be similar to those of the convention of American Bishops in 1883. a - Troops to be Reviewed, Catro, April 7. Gen. Stephenson, Commander-in-Chief of the treops of Egypt, will to-morrow review the troops which have returned from Suakim, St. John Mayeralty. Sr. Joan, N. B., April 8. J. McGregor Grant was elected Mayor to-day by a majority of nineteen. The Queen goes to Darmstadt. Lonvon, April 8. Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice will start for Darmstadt on the 14th inst. A Republican Majority. CLeveLaND, Ohio, April 8. The Republican city ticket was elected by au average majority of 3,100, Syphus Fever Prevalent. New Yors, April 8. Typhus fever prevails here to an alarm- ing extent. Graham at Cairo, Carro, April 7. Gen. Graham returned to this city to-day. Pominien Political News. Orrawa, April 8 Sir John gave notice of a resolution that it is expedient that a salary of $4,000 be provided for an additional Puisne Judge of the Queen’s Bench in the Province of Mani- tuba. . ne The General Inspection Act ef 1873, as amended, passed its third reading, and ihe Civil Service Act, as amended, passed its second reading. Sir Charles ‘upper laid on the table the annual report of the Railway statistics of Canada. After. recess the House again took up supply, in committee. The House ad- journed at midnight. Weatber Bul.etin. Pyobabtiities for the next 24 hours for the Maritime Provinces. Toronto, April 9--10 a. m. Maritime light to moderate winds, gen: rally fair weather, stationary or slightly higher temperature. obstacles, is toc long a story for us to tell. Mr. Smallwood, in closing his paper, seid: | “The secret of George Stephenson's suc- | cess lay in the thorough mastery Of ¢v* y| ° Ts | subject he took in hand. His | great desire was for ik arning; | and this. with his sound common) . >} sense, and above all, his perseverance, raised him to the position he occupied, 1 woud especially advise all young men, ‘who wish to accomplish anything, to take him for their model. It is trae that there are mot railroad battles of sach magnitude to. be fought, over METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, ' Charlottetown, 9th April, 1854, Highest temperature yesterday . ...-.+4 349 Lowest temperature (read at midnight), ..25.4 = a Lowest temperature this morning ........ 24. j ture this morning, at 8 o clock, .28.5 Temperature . tA cine 29 9 Tempcrature th’ cernoon, at 1 o’clock...32,5 A REGULAL weeting of the Benevolent Irish Society wil! Le held in St. Patrick's Hall, on Thuredav, the 10th inst., at 8 o’clock, p. m. Af ji aitendance is requested.—M. J, Moran, Peoretary, [ap $ 3i yper- i the Mainland, tat ee n a eee 9, 1884. 0 . i siaes 550 Pieces Crey Cottons, SPRING §88B5, SPRING G88E8 place that | Stephenson scouted the word ‘‘impossibility.” | & Sterns Ask Special attention to their Stock of the following Goods, which are, beyond question, as good value as can be found : 280 Pieces White Cottons, 300 Pieces Print Cottons. English. Canadian and American Knitting Cotton, A good Stock of Black French Merinoes, Biack Cashmeres, Canadian and American Corsets. Black Nun’s Veiling, Black Persian Cord. A FULL LINE OF MOURNING GOODS. Table Linens, Tcwels, Sheetings, Pillow Cottons. Room Paper. Rugs, Mats, Carpets, Oil Cloths, etc., all standard Goods, and prices low. PERKINS & STERNS. Ch’town, Feb. 26, 1884. tte), Qeeneeme WING to the Big Fire W. & A. BROWN & CO. will clear out, during the next six months, their WHOLE STOCK ATA BiG DISCOUNT. FOR BARGAINS. LOOK OUT EARLY This offer is positive, as we mean clearing out to be ready for new premises. Remember the Place: Mr. H. A. Harvie’s Old Stand, NEARLY OPPOSITE WATSON’S DRUG STORE. W. & A. BROWN & CO. Cl’town, April 2, 1884,—dy wkly SS ees GE A'T SALE OF Wew Cottons. —0:— We have just opened a large Stock of ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PRINTS, NEW SPRING STYLES, Received Before the Advance in Duty. —:0.— We have an immense stock of GREY AND WHITE COTTONS, Purebased when the Cotton market was at the lowest point of depression, Fleecy Cottons, Sheeting Cottons, Pillow Cottons, TABLE LINEN AND NAPKINS, Towels and Towelling, TAPESTRY, SCOTCH AND BRUSSELS CARPETS, And other House .Furnishing Goods, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 0 CHOICE TEAS, VERY CHEAP! By the Chest, Half-Chest, and Quarter-Chest. of 5,10, 15 and 20 pounds, GEO. DAVIES & CO. Uh’town, Feb. 11, 1884. Also, in Packages eS ee NOTICE TO- farmers & Horse Breeders AVING purchased in England a Shire Horse, oamed OAK’S HEART, who is bow .n the passage out, I hereby notify the above that they will do well to wait until he arrives before they engage any other horse. OAK’S HEART is by the celebrated Heart ef Oak, out of a grand Montgomeryshire Mare, Heart of Oak, when *xhibited by the Stand Stud Company at the Shropshire and West Midland Show, at Ludlow, in 18/8, won the epecial £100 prize for the best Cart Stallion to travel the district, Heart of Oak | was undoubtedly one of the best Stallions ever exhibited, and his stock are now very valuable, the more especially as be himself is now dead, OAKS HEART is arich brown in color, nearly 17 bands, and from his immense power and substance, is bound to get valu- able big-boned horses. OAK’S HEART is half-brother to Enter- prise, who won the champion and other prises at the late Cart Horse Show at Isling- ton, and was afterwards sold for 1,000 Guineas to Sir H. Allsopp, being the largest sum ever paid for a cart horse, G. TWEEDY, Charlottetown, April 4, 1884—1w wkly li CHARLOTTETOWN Woollen Factory Company, (OLD), — "i oe affairs of the above Company having been wound up, pursuant to a Resolu- tion passed by the Shareholders at their last . meeting, a final dividend of two dollars and ninety ceuts per share, has been declared, and will be payable at the office of F. L. Haszard, Esq., Solicitor, in Charlottetown, on and after Friday next, the fourth day of April, instant. Lated at Charlottetown this Ist day of April, A. D. 1884. By order. HENRY LONGWORTH, Chairman. DAVID Rk. M. HOOPER, Director. April 1—1m 2aw wkly lm Dominion of Canada, Province of Prince Edward Island, IN THE SUPREME COURT, In the matter of An Act of the Parliament of Canada, passed in the forty-fifth year ot Her present Majesty's Reign, Chapter 23 intituled, “An Act respecting Insolvent Banks, Insurance Companies, Loan Com- panies, Building Societies, and ‘Irading Corporations, anc of the President, Di- rectors, and Company of the Bank of Prince Edward Island, an Insolvent Bank- ing Company, Y direction of His Honor Mr. Jnetice Peters, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of this Province, notice is uereby given that the said Judge hes appointed Mouday, the twelfth day of May next, A. D. 1884, at the hour of eleven o’clock, in the fore- noon, at the Jucges Chambers, in the Law Courts Builcing, in Charlottetown, in said Province, to make a third and fioal call on allthe Contributories of the above-named Company of fourteen dollars and eighty-eight cents per share All persons interested are entituled to attend at euch day, hour and place, to otfer objections to such call. Dated this first day of April, A. D. 1484, JAMES D. IRVING. Deputy Prothonotary, R. R. Fivecerarp, Solicitor for Liquidators. April 2, 1884—law we tl may 12 $500 REWARD. REWARD otf five hundred dolars will be paid by the undersigned to the per- son giving such information as wil] convict the party or parties who feleniously de- stroyed by five, on the night of the 26th instant, the stable situate at the bead of Knight’s Wharf, in Souris East. JAMES McFARLANE, VEBNON 1. KNIGHT, Trustees of Estate of late John Knight. Souris, March 28, 1884, UBSCRIBE for the WEEKLY EXAMI. | Bawinied on Pt Tiland. 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