,, o . ‘ ; . : ’ eS eT = THE DAILY J RIL 22, (880. ne EXAMINER. rr Additional Telegraphic Station. ‘Tux necessity of a Telegraph Station on the Railway line between Meunt Stewart and the Junction, is admitted on all sides, as isalso the fact that Bedford Station, being midway between the Junetion and ' +¢ me Mt. Stewart, is the most suitavic > Pedford is situated 44 pl ace fer a telegrap'i offic 3 miles from Tracadia harbor, where Fishing Stations, Lo! aver Lot ne Hotel, ali ] ether enterprises have been Factories, the To foster these, as well as to eatablisher. deal failry with the public, they should receive due consideration at the hands of vur Minis‘ers at Ottawa. Tourists visiting the Nerth Shore of this Island will welcome with great pleasure a telegraphic ettice at Bedford,i' being within convenient distance ef the Lorne Hotel and other leading watering places in that vicinity. The fish- ing interests will also be greatly benefitted by telegraphic communication from Bed- ferd, the uearest Railway Statien to the harber. +. om ++ =~ Canadian Pacific Railway. Sanrorp Fiewene's report on the Can- ada Pacific Railway was laid upen the table ef the House of Commons on Friday last, by Sir Charlee Tupper. new under contract consists of the following sections : Fort William to Selkirk, main line, 410 miles ; from Emerson to Selkirk, (Pembina Branch) 85 miles ; West of Red River, main line, and Winnipeg branch, 100 miles in British Columbia, main line 127 miles. The total number under con- tract, 722 miles. ‘Tenders were epened to- day for the additional 100 miles west of Red River, main line. The rails are’ laid 136 miles west of Fort William, and 90 miles east of Selkirk Traffic Trains are regularly run from Emerson to Cross Lake. In all there are connected with the con- struction or equipping of the Canada Pacific, : + sixty-five contrac Narrow Escape of Lady Dufferin. MEK LADYSMIP*ATTACKED BY A BEAR WHILE HUNTING, AND RESCUFRD BY TUB GAT, LANTRY OF LORD HAMILTON, A St. Petersburg despatch of the 9th says: Lord Dufferin and Lady Dufferin with several persons belonging to the Imperial Court, were hunting in a forest the other day, when gud- denly a ferocious bear which had been con- cealed in the underbrush, sprang out upon Lady Dufferin. She would undoubtedly have been killed, had it not beeu for the gallantry of Lord 5 amilton, an attsche of the Embassy whe came to the rescue, and fred several shots from his revolver into,the bear and even- tually killed it, ~ <p -- South American Troubles. A despatch, dated Panama, 3Sist ult., says :—‘‘ [t is reported that Minister of War, Saloymayor, who is a law- yer, undertood to surprise the Peruvians, mear Moc uagua, with four regiments of in- fantry, but was drawn iato ambush by the Peruvians, and fiad ons of his regiments eut to pieces, the Chilians losing 1500. Hring tie engagement off Arica, Febru- wary, 27th, itis stated thatthe Chiltan iron- clad Huxscar suffered severely losing 25 killed ancl wounded, including the captain and two officers. Another Chilian ironclad bombarded Arica, domolishing several houses, and killing a number of women and chiliren Peruvian Government assumed the respon- sibility of all paper money then circulating in compensation for debt dua by the Gov- ernment to the Associated Banks of Lima. The government now order the Bank to redeem in silver, at the rates then issued, and promise that the debt can- celled in 1877 will be paid to the Banks in silver. Silver is scarce, and the new order has caused a panic. [¢ is reported that England has. expresssed to the Chilian Governm ont its profound displeasure with its mode of warfare against Peru and Bol- ivia. T):e Chilian gunboats, on March 14, destroye | loading apparatus, launches and lighters at Labos, Guano Islands ; the men were allowed to» disombark and plunder the extensive store of Loading Co., which is an English enterprize. Panama papers of the Sist have two ac- counts of the recent battle at Moqueqa. One atates that the Peruvians surprised the Chil- jans and slaughtered a whole regiment, driv. ing others to the main body of the Chilian army some miles distant. Another report states that the Chilian army attempted to sur- rise the Peruvians, but were armbuscated and badly routed. Out of 1,200 men in a crack regiment, only, 67 escaped. Total loss of the Chilians was 1,390 killed, besides wounded and prisoners. Ten thousand troops hare been ordered to reinforces the Chilians. ee ——< = An American citizen, accused of the saurder of a Turk at Constantinople,was re- eently tried before Mr. Heap, Consu! Gen- eral of the United States. tenced to two months imprisonment. Saas Posha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has protested against the American Consu} | to try tiie case, and demands surrender of | the prisoner tu the Ottoman. Heap de-! elines to surrender him. The Rome Ifaliea says that the Lamber-| tini Anieneilli case will come up again on 40t insti. Countess Lambertini will bring’ witnesses to prove that the baptismal regis- | ter, on the strength of which the Court of Cassation rejected her appeal, is false. Lt Se Several Chinese firms at Rangoon have receive | intelligence that Thebaw, King! ef Burinah, has died of emali-pox at Man-| dalay. Their agents advise them to! keep their goods as there are fears of a! civil war in Barmah. . a ante a on anail @ @ fa; The length of line | countrymen he wii tet fai the Chilian | During tha year 1877, the, nD oe ee me A estan NEWS BY TELEGRAPH, Special Dispatch to the Bvcamainey. Orrawa, April 10. Mr. Tilley, in concluding the debate on the budget, said Mr. Galt was not tn Eng- land when he floated the lean, and that |when in New York and Washington he did not see Mr, Galt, had the latter anything to de with framing the Tariff. He read statements of Senator McLellan, lof Nova Scotia, that ship building was ina lmore faverable position than under the Cartwright tariff. Mr. Burpee, St. John, called attention te ‘the fact that duties in 1878 were only 13 | per vent., whilo the return laid before the | House fer six months of the current year was over 19} per cent., making an addition of taxation of imports had they been the game as 1878, of $6,500,000. Mr. Mackenzie made a brief reply te sume of Mr. Tilley’s points. The House went into Committee, and adjourned at 3.20 nor Lonpox, April 10, John Somerset Pakington, Lord Hamp- ton, isdead. He was in his 82nd year. The Times says the Queen is expected to arrive in England by the end of next week. We may theréfore expect that a very few days will see the formal close of Lord Bea- consfield’s admin‘stratien. At Lord Bea- consfeld’s age, it is provable that his active career is over, and that he will not again wield power. His career has been an emi- nent one, and by a great majority of his 1 to be regarled with the respect due one of the most dis- tinguished of statesmen. The article con- cludes, ‘‘ If Gladstone remains outside of the ministry it will be impossible to consti- tute it ona thoroughly stable basis.” The Daily News saya the results already achieved insure a Liberal majority in the next Parliament of at least 89, independ- ent of Home Rulers. The Constantinople correspondent of the Times telegraphs that the elections in Eng- land have proluced on all classes a pro- found impression, and at the Palace aimost Wild speculations are afloat re- & panic garding the consequence of the coming change ia tke British Ministry. The Greeks. Armenians, Bulgarians and Chris- tians generally hava long regarded Beaa- consfield as their most powerful opponent, and rejoice at his fall. Financial. ‘ Tur following are the ecliing rates for Ex- change at the banks here : - Londen —sight........... 104 per cent. prem. 7) Ti dn 6'5's.0 $y percent, ‘“ New York-——cheque....... $ percent. ‘* Boston--cheque.......... 4 percent. ‘ Montreal, Toronto, etc... } percent. ‘ SA Pe inne bs ae tees 4 percent, *' Oe, Der PR a bei ses 4 percent, ‘ St.‘ John’s, N’fid,.:.-... 2 percent. ‘* — o~ e ed “ Correspondence. s® We do not hold ourselvzs responsible for the statements or opinions of our correspondents, The Income Tax. Vo the Falitor af the Examiner. - . . x? 5 em gar Sik,—A writer in Thurday’s Exam : pg > , i oe ive, over the eignature of “ Prudentia, takes objection to my remarks on the income tax. Isaidthatin England it was regarded las a war tax, and was levied only in cases of | ar 1 emergency. ‘* Prudentia, ’ ithinking that he has made a strong point against me, asks with an air of triumph, if 0, why is it still continued amd why has it not been’ repealed during those last ‘‘ten years of national prosperity?” My answer 14 still that it is awar tax, essentially so, and 16 would have been repesled long ago, had it not been for the Crimean war and the debt of £40,900,000 it left behind. ‘* Pradentia” ap- pears to havo Jost all knowledgea—if he ever had any ; i great national of past, or even contemporary Eng lish history, or he never would have put such and absurd question, He seems to have forgotten that since the income tax was levied in 1842, that England has had a Crimean war which cost £40,000,0600, an Abyssinian war which cost £9,000,000, preparations for War in 1870 at the out-break of the Franco-German war, which cost £4,000, 000, a Zulu war which cost £6,000,000, an Afghan war which will cost England, as weil as [ndia, several millions, and to crownall,the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford Northcote, during ‘‘ Prudentia’s” ‘‘ten years et prosperity "’ telling the House of Commons the amount of £5,000,000. ef those facts will, | hope, enable ** Pruden- tia” to understand why successive Chancellors of the Exchequer were unable to carry out the promises inaids from time te time of re- vealing the income tax. If be fails to under i stand it, I'll throw further light on the sub- j ject ina future communication. The issue of the debentures might possibly tide over ths | present diilicuity; but as the Union. Bank finds the City account a profitable one, and, ‘in the course of time; another overdraft re- tonal ely ao : : quires te be met, the income tax would just suit. It would never do to go on issuing de- | benturea, Bank has an eye to the future. believes in the simplicity of his soul that the a few days ago, that on account of several years of commercial, industrial and agricultur- | al depression, the Government have been’ forced to face an accumulation of deficits to| A consideration | ““Prudentia’ looks to the present | He was sen-| emergency only ; the President of the Union | ““Prudentia” ; _ HORSES, Wagons, Harness, Furniture, KEROSENE OIL, &C., &C., &C., Tuesday, the 13th inst., { WILE soll at Public AUCTION, on i at 2 o'clock, p. m., ‘{n front of the QUEEN STREET AUCTION ROOMS, 4 Horses, in good condition, and first-class animals for general purposes. 1 sett double Harness, for an express. 5 setts Driving Harness, 1 Double Express Wagon 2 Driving Waggons, 2 Sleighs, Buffalo Kebes, Rabber Wrappers, ete.. ete. 6 Carriage Umbrellas, (new. ) Household Furniture, consisting of Chairs, Tables, Bedsteads, (iron and wood) Book. shelves, Commodes, Bureraus‘and Glass, Sink, Pictures, Carpets, Flower Stand, Extension Tables, etc., etc. 1 Large Ledger, (Scotch binding), 3 casks Keroseue Oil. W.D. STEWART, April 12, 1889. Anctioneer. BRICKS. ()* SALE, ABOUT 50,000 BRICKS! Apply to _ -_- TREMAINE & METCALF. April 12, 1570.- -lm ny IMPORTANT SALE VALUABLE PROPEREY. a E Directors of the CHARLOTTETOWN WOOLEN FACTORY COMPANY offer for Sale their Valuable Property situated at Spring Park. The property consists of One Acre of Laad, with the Buildings thereon, Engine & B iler, Shafting, Boltwwg and com- plete Li¢ating apparatus throughout the whole building. ‘The atze of the Main Building is 80 x 50 fect, three stories high, besides basement, Engine Ifouse of Brick 50 x 30 fect together witha large Building attached and used by the Company as a Dyehouse, The Kagine is 30 horse power and waa built by Mesers. Montgomery & Sons, of Halifax, in 187}, and cost there about $2,600. The Eagine and Boiler are in a complete state of repair and almost as good as new. ‘Thereis abont 60 feet of 3 inch Shafting together with the Hangers. Phe Main Driving Beit cost about $300 and is quite a3 good as new. The Steam Pipes for heating extends throughout the entire build- ing and cost upwards of $1,000. There is a never failing Spring of water within a few feet of the factory, where a sufficient quartity can be obtained for any purpose required. ‘The above property will be offered at Public AUCTION, on paturday, the lst day of May, next, if not previously disposed of by private sale. For further particulars apply to either of the undersigned. HENRY LONGWORTH, President. D. R. M. HOOPER, Director. ALBERT SIMPSON, ae Secretary. April 12, 1850.—oaw is AUCTION SALE. DAY, the l4th day of MAY, next, 1880, at the hour ef 12 oclock, noon, on the premises formerly occupied by the late Albert McKinnon, blacksmith, of Spring Park Road, Uharlottetown Common, the following mentioned Live Stock, Goods and Chattels, being part of the estate ef the said late Albert McKinnon, namely :— 1 Cow, 1 Horse, one Water Cart, 1 Iron Plough, 2 Agriceitural Tormentors, 2 Tables, 6 Chairs, 1 Clock, | Stove, 2 Beadsteads, lot Crockeryware, 1 Mirror, 1 Washstand, lot Knives, Forks and Spoons, 1 Circular Saw. SOPHIA MCKINNON, Administratrix of said Estate. | Ch’town Common, 10th April, 1889.-5i oaw nn enh een eneneenet wastennane soem - EXO be sold by Publie AUCTION, on FRI-! LONDON HOUSE Tailoring Department, | ————s \(@ NEO. DAVIES & GO. beg to ‘announce that they have secured the services ef! i{Mr. R. Maynarp, ijate cutter to Mr. H. G. ‘Laurelliard, of Halifax, who comes to them with the highest recommendations. | From the long experience of Mr. Maynard (in one of the leading establishments in Hali-| ‘fax, they have no hesitation, at the com-! jmencement of their Spring Work, in promis- jing to their customers entire satisfaction. | | No pains will be spared to make this De-' | partment of the London House as perfect as’ \it possibly can be. | i i ’ Ch'town, ~April 10, 1880.—ed tl s eod wk af’ COYLE & CORMACK, — elie 7 | PATIN TERS. chief advocates of the new reforms are all; ; iN - patriets ef the purest type. Be that as it} may, one thing is certain, the fire of their | patriotism never burns with so peculiar a/ | glow as when their own interests er those of some institution with which they are connect. | ed are in any way concerned. ‘* Prudentia” agcees with ine as to the ‘ inquisitorial” and ‘‘ demoralizing” nature of the Income Tax. Now, what opinion can the public form of a writer who advocates a tax that isabominated wherever levied, that leads to fraud and perjury, and that he himself openly acknow- | ledges. would ‘‘demoraliae” the community. ‘* Pradentia’”’ surely can have no ambition for | aseatin Parliament. In the face of such an. admission no Christian constituency would | care to have anything to do with him. ours, etc., ; ; CONSERTATIVE, . HOP formerly occupied by Stestrrorp & «J Taytor, HILLSBOROUGH STREET. All orders in their line will be promptly at- ~_— to. Neatness and Despatch guaran. teed, Charlottetown, April 10, 1880.—lwk THE 15 PUZZLE. A LL the rage. Great fascination for all. ' tL. Develops arithmetical sources in child-. rca. On saléand explained at ) J. NEWSON’S, Ch’town, April 9, ’80—3i ’ i HE place to get your Printing done is at: Pras uke Pais TENG ieoowrs. PERAIND & STERN CONTINUE TO OFFER EXTRA GOOD VALUE IW ALL KINDs OF Staple and Fancy DRY GOODS. Our Stock of the following Goods is complete, and marked at the very lowest prices : White Cottons, Grey Cottons, Printed Cottons, Fleecy Cottons, Cotton Battings, NEW SPRING TWEEDS. We have just opened our New Spring T'weeds, and can say we have the Very Best Valus in the City, ~-—-AND AN— ‘Immense Variety of Patterns to Choose from. ROOM PAPER, English and Canadian Manufacture, A large variety of Patterns, -and very Cheap. Qur Carpet and Oil Cloths GOOD VALUE. OLS & SIGNS March %, 1880. LECTURE. LECTURE WILL BE DELIVER IN THE = MARKET HALL, — oo Wednesday, 14th inst, AT $ O'CLOCH, P. M., By Wir. Finlay MecNeiil, ON THE AMERICAN CiViL WAR, And on the Life of General U. S. Grant, the Greatest Soldier of the Day. Comprising an account of his Poyhood—at West Point—Fighting in Mexico —Court. ship and Marriage—at Detroit--at the Pacitic—Inactive, gets fond of whisky Kesigus in Army-—Seven years’ hardshi and Povertyv—His wife's sympathy and faith —Secession of South—Uprising of North— Grant goes to the War and con. guers—elected President—tour of the World, etc., etc., ete. Admission 10 cts. Reserved Seats 20 cts, Ch’town, April 10, 1889, AUGTION SALE. FENHE Subseriber will Seil at his Ware. rooms, 52 Queen Street, on Wednesday, the 14th day of April Next, at the hour of 11 o’clock in the forenoon, the following assorted Stock 15 half-chests TEA (Congou), 10 quarter-chests TEA, 10 bbls. WASHING SODA, i0 keys CARBONATE SODA, 25 boxes SOAP, 10 cases MATCHES (10 gross each), 50 doz. Cornucoma SOAP, 2 boxes TOBACCO, 35 dozen BROOMS, i coil ROPE, 10 cases BLUE STARCH, 10 sets AXLES, 1 doz, DOOR BELLS, l piece RED PLUSH, Lot CAPS and RUBBER SHOES, 50 Butter TUBS, 15 bags NUTS, 50 boxes Muscatel RAISINS, 15 doz. Morton’s PICKLES, 10 inats DATES, 1 bbl DRIED APPLES, } case PRESERVED BEEF, 1 keg MUSTARD, Il case CORN STARCH, 10 boxes Nixey’s BLACK LEAD, 40 gross Miller's SHOK BLACKING, 20 gross Bartlett’s PEARL BLUE, 7 dozen LAMP BURNERS (assorted), 5 dozen FLOWER POTS (assorted), Bdlies WRAPPING PAPER, Paper BAGS, 12 Patent WASHING MACHINES, etc., etc., etc, 1 TRON SAFRF (Vulean), l do. {Kershaw & Edwards), 1 Double-barrel Breech-loading GUN (Cene tral fire. ) Stadry Bankrupt Stocks. 200 lbs. Coufectionery, lot Gla-s Bottles, boxes Paper Collars, 1 keg Seda, lot Pipes, lot Tallow, 1 barrei Molasses, Lamps, lot Blue and Cucdbear, Lamp Chimneys, Naiis, | set Brass Counter Seales, etc., ete. ALSO, | DARK BAY HORSE. TERMS AT’ SALE. & WILSON HIGGS, Anctioneer, Ch'town, April 8, 1880—till sale Wants, Lost, found, &e. OST.—In this city 2 GOLD BROOCH, The finder will please leave it at the EXAMINER Office. ap. 12 OR SALE OR TO LET, —The House at present occupied by the subscriber, on West Street, opposite the residence of James Peake, Esq., apply to Samurn N. Earve.-— ap. 12. § OST—On Wednesday last, a SILVER LEAF belonging te an Ear-ring. The finder will oblige ty leaving it at this office. {a 9, 3i TYXO LET—-Good Pasturage for seven Cows, within a convenient distance of thé city. Apply at this office. {ad ryX\O LET FOR THE SEASON—Large Garden in high state of cultivation, w stocked with choice fruit trees; centrally situated. Apply at this office. {a9 VOR SALE —VIS-A-VIS WAGON, near- ly new. Will sell cheap for cash. Ap- ply at this office. fa 9 a nneneegoeneenen a oD ASTTRE WANTED — Wanted to secure for the coming season, good pas- ture, with water, for two cows. Apply at this office, or address Lock Box No. 28, City. [a 9, 4i pd OGK WANTED—For the “ Franklin House.” Apply to Henny Coomps. [a7 3i ‘Exo LET—Hali of the Double Dwelling two doors north of the Athenzum, Prince Street. For further particulars apply upon the premises to Mrs. E. Reiciy. fablw ’ i 9 LET —0n or about the first April, the House now occupied by Mr. Benjamin Davies, junr., fronting on Water Street. For information apply to W. W. CLarkxe [m 18 tf ee LET —To let, the first of May next, . that new House now occupied by Mr. Bailey, nearly opposite the residence of E, J. Hodgson, Esq., Weymouth Street, near Hills- borough Square. Apply at the office of SuL- LIvaAN & Morson. {m Il @ L®T—On the ninth of April, the HOUSE now occupied by R. Yoong W. J. Boswaut, {fe ro LET—TWO HOUSES—One contain- ing 8 rooms, the other 6 rooms. Apply te Joux Sruxtrrorn. {m 27, oaw tf ~, .