trade mark. Fhe Great TRADE > aE = SR —eentteieeanets seas _ = HE HKXAMINER. Mf. a Tue Datty EXAMINER is Published every Evening. OFFICE: INGS’ BUILDING, CORNER OF WATER AND GREAT GEORGE STREFTS, Charlottetown, P. E. L. KATES OF SUBSURIPTION - Six Months, $2 50 Three Months, 1 25 ne Month, 0 50 One Week, 0 12 e@ Advertising at most moderate rates. Contracts may be made for month'y, quar- | terly, or half-yearly advertisements, on appli- =e COTTON, Manager. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND RAILWAY. TIME TABLE NO. il. Winter Arrangement. ON AND AFTER MONDAY, DECEMBER 30th, 1878. Trains Going West. | J. W. MITCHELL, Otfice Sup’t. _- wr STATIONS. No. 1. | No.3 ae | Express. ; Mixed. — Georgetown | Dp 8.10 am: Cardigan ff ae neat? j jar 9.55 ** | M.Stew’t Jun { \dpl0.05 «| Royalty Jun. “11.99 * | < ee Ch’ town 11.40 | dp a OF .30 pm Royalty Jun. va Desh at ee es N. Wiltshire «919 «J « 330 3.50 4.45 Hunter River | * 9.20 “| 6.03 ** Breadalbane | 19.08 ** | ** 5.41 * County Line 96.16 it *: 661-9 Kensington 9 b.60 7 ** GBD °° e " ce Summerside vtee sad ar 7.00 Wellington “+ o38 « Port Hill 6.56 ** OY Leary | * GSB. * ar 6.35 ‘‘ Alberton eo ‘lignish lar 7.25 * Trains Going East. STATIONS. No, 2 No. 4 Express. | Mixed. Tignish Dp 7.00 am Alberton ¢. 7,45 ‘* 0’ Leary 8.47 << Port Hill 10.05 ‘ Wellington “10.48 ** Summerside a dp 2.30pm) Dp 8.45 am Kensington Zee “ite * Aoeat. Line $¢ 3.40 * .3-$*. OT f eadalbane sé 3.50 ae **10.08 se ffunter River wrasse * 1°, 7 N. Wiltshire 445 * | S102 .* Royalty Jun. eke 940.3: LAL BS. © iar 6.00 ‘* jarl2.15 pm Chtown } jap 2.55 « Royalty Jun. hee = Wy Mt. Stewart ar oO : dp 4.40 ‘ Cardigan ** 6.00 * Georgetown ar 6.25 “ SOURIS BRANCH. Going West. Going East. No.5 | No.6 STATIONS. | Mixed. \stations.| Mixed. oy aM P.M Souris Dp 7.00\|MtS tw’tJne| Dp 4.40 Harmony ‘* 7.23! | Morell ‘* 6.22 St. Peters ‘« §,42'|St. Peters | ‘“ 5. Morell ** 9.13}| Harmony ” Tae MtS’tw’tJne| ar 9.55||Souris ar 7.35 WM. McKECHNIE, Cc. J. BRYDGES, Supt. F. E. I. R. Gen. Sup. Gov. Railways Uh’town, Dee, 27, 1878. p ne arh pres kea sp sj ap 61 GRAY’S SPECIFIC MEDICINE MARK, English Rem- edy, an unfail- ing cure for Sem- inal Weakness, Spermatorrahe a, 2 Impotency, and 4 Sas ee all diseases that ~ Before Takingfollow as a se-After Taking, quence of self-abuse; as loss of -Memory, Uni- versal Lassitude, Pain in the Back, Dimness of Vision, Premature Old Age, and many other Diseases that lead to Insanity or Con- sumption. we». Full particulars in our pam- phlet, which we desire to send free by mail to every one. 83. The Specific Medicine is sold by all druggists at $1 per package, or six pack- ages for $5, or will be sent free, by mail, on receipt of the money, by addressing The fiaey Medicine Co., Windsor, Ont., Canada. #@ Sold in Charlottetown by all Drugists, and by all wholesale and retail Druggists in the United States and Canada. January 24, 1879. DR. CREAMER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Kent Street, Charlottetown, (Three doors from Dr. Johnson’s). m@ ENTRANCE BY SIDE DOOR. “@ Oct, 15—3m H. W. Vinnicombe, Resident Piano Tuner & Regulator, t AS adopted the Dollar system of Tuning . —six visits a year, at one dollar per visit.. This system is much more economical | and satisfactory than any other, as the cost is less, and the instrument is kept constantly in tune and repair. A vistt will be made to all parts of the {sland once a year, or oftner if desired. | Pianos tuned by Hamiiton’s system of even ; temperament, ewe Orders may be left at Mr. Fletcher’s Music Store, or at Bremner Bros., Queen Street. Jan. 6, IS79— COMMERCIAL Union Assurance Company, CF LONDON, ENCLAND. CAPITAL - - $12,500,000. NSURANCE effected against Fire on all descriptions of Property throughout the Island. sa Low rates and rromrr settlement of losses. HORACE HASZARD, Agent for P. E. Island. Ch’town, Dec, 20, 1875— eee QUEEN INSURANCE cO’y, OF ENGLAND. CAPITAL, . . TWO MILLIONS STERLING, NSURANCE effected on all kinds of Build- ings, Merchandise and Produce. Also, on Vessels on the stocks. Special rates for isolated residences, Losses settled promptly. GEORGE MACLEOD (Union Bank), Agent for Prince Edward Island June, 1577— E. e. HUNTER, | Italian and American Marble, Monuments, Tablets, Headstones, Manties, Centre Taste Tops, BoreEau AND CommopEr Tops, Wasu Bow. Sriass, &c., &c. Prices. to suit, and satisfaction guaranteed. £0” Designs furnished on application. “@a Corner Hillsborough and Kent Streets, Char lottetown. November 6, 1875. BROADWAY — HOUSE, rQXHE former ‘‘City’ Hotel,” now the Broadway House, Great George Street, opposite the Catholie Cathedral, is now open for Permanent and ‘Transient Boarders. The rooms have been thoroughly renovated and newly furnished. The tables will be supplied with the best the market affords, and fares reasonable. A Suite of Rooms convenient for a small family, together with board &c., can be had in the Broadway Mouse. Nov. 23, 1878—tf WAGSTARP'S HOPEL, FANHE Subscriber having fitted up the Hotel formerly known as THE RANKIN HOUSE, in first-class style, is now prepared to give eomfortable accommodation to Permanent and Transient Boarders, Tourists and others will receive every atten; tion at the Wagstaff’s Hotel. WM. WAGSTAFF. May 25, 1878 RANKIN HOUSE. CHARLOTTETOWN, P. B. I, J.5. DAVIES - - - Proprietor (Formerly of St. Lawrence Hotel, Pictou), HIS well-known Hotel is now open under the present management ; and, having been newly furnished throughout, it offers every comfort to the travelling public. Suit- able Sample Rooms for commercial gentlemen. Oct. 15, 1878—Sm JAMES HOBBS, CABINET-MAEKER, UPHOLSTERER, ETC, H’S REMOVED from McPhail’s Corner to the premises just vacated by Mr. Joun SrumBues, Prince Street, where, with increased facilities, he is prepared to attend te the wants of his customers with punctuality and despatch, and on reasonable terms. CARPETS cut and laid. Parntine and Repairing neatly done. Picture Frames and Mouldings constantly on hand, or made up to order. Al kinds of Household Furniture made to order, cheap and good. New Pattern School Desks made at short notice. A first-class article. sa” Don’t forget the place: PRINCE STREET erection). Charlottetown, Oct. 26, 1878—Jj Evatt Ui 24879. JOB PRINTING PROMPTLY DONE IN GO00D STYLE AND AT LOW PRICES! THE DAILY EXAMINER Local News, Foreign News, Political News. Social News, Commercial News. Shipping News, laid before Subscribers, Purchasers.” and Borrowers, EVERY EVENING, PRICE 2 CENTS, SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Quarterly .....eeeeeeeeee oflido Half-Yearly....-eccecccees 4,00 THE DAILY HAS A Largely increased Circulation AND IS AN EXCELLENT ADVERTISING MEDIUM ‘oe oe WEEKLY EXAMINER Made up from Tue Damy—a Compen- dium of all the News of the Week. Subscription price only One Dollar a Year! IN ADVANCE. Sent to any address in Great Britain or North America. i Persons having relatives or friends abroad cannot do better than send them THe WrEEKLY ExaMINeR. gas~ A few Advertisements only, receiveds (near the new Baptist Church in course y J, VW. MITCHELL, | ¥. Li COTTON, ; i Manager. Office Sup't. HARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD [SLAND, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1879, Correspondence, Capertee tte abet i Seth entois | gar We do not hold ourselves responsible for the statements or opinions of our correspondents. The De is Cast. ‘THE GRIT FRAGMENT OF A GOVERNMENT IS ALMOST GONE. To the Editor of the Examiner. | Srr,—Sad as it may be to stand and be- ‘held a dying Government in the last throes (of dissolution, with visages extended to the longest extremity, When all hopes are fled, sympathy and help gone, their sun al- ‘inost set, and all that is near and dear to them, which they fought so hard to hold tagainst the well-understood wishes of the people, about slipped out of their grasp forever, yet we cannot but cunfess that a good and wise lesson will bs Jearnt from their actions; for the incoming Government will see the truth of the wise -man’s saying, ‘‘ when the naughty rule, the people tremble. Pride cometh before destruction anda naughty spirit before a fall,” and although a Govern- ment may be numerically strong, aud make their empty boasts, and have all pride, ar- rogance and conceit, and not deign to take advice from older and wiser heads; and al- though they may be able to let a contract to strangers to build a huge asylum, and cross every t dot every i, still their is danger in trampling on the rights of the people, who virtually will exercise their united power to crush out all tyranny. In conclusion I would say, for the sake of common decency in Government affairs, that Mr. Davies should at once deliver up the Government, and not show any such meanness for strife of office. Yours, etc., AN ON-LOOKER. _-_e- + —-— A Succassful Municipal Under- taking. At a meeting of the Birmingham (Eng.) Town Council, the other day, Alderman Chamberlain, M. P., im bringing in the annual report of the Gas Committee, gave an interesting summary of three years’ operations. The works and mains of the two Gas Com- panies which supplied the town were ac- quired in 1876 by the Corporation at a cost of $10,000,000. In addition to paying in- terest on the debentures and making exten- sive additions to the mains and works, the profits had been applied during the three years as. follows: $400,000 paid to the credit of the Improvement (streets, sewers, etc.) Fund, $159,000 to form a Reserve Fund, and $200,000 to the Sinking Fund. In addition to all this, reductions have been made in the price of the gas equivalent to $300,000 per annum. The consumption of gas in the year 187 was 2,494,495,000 feet, and the price at which it is sold at present is 63 cents per thousand feet. t was also incidentally mentioned at the same meeting that the waterworks, since they had been acquired by the town, had paid from $30,000 to $40,000 annuallly into the Borough funds, after paying interest, providing an increased supply of purer water, and extending the pipes into scat- tered neighborhoods, which no company would think «f supplying. The Revolt in Kharkoff Prison. A London dispatch of the 26th says :— ‘<The riot in the prison at Kharkoff is now reported to have been a very serious affair. Kharkoff is the capital of the province of the same name, and is situated about 400 miles from Moseow. It is an important city and has a university, a fine laboratory and theological seminary. In prison were a large number of students and other politi- cal prisoners, guilty of no offences save that of a political character. They had formed a plan for a general revolt against the keepers of the prison, and it is understood that among the inhabitants of the city they have numerous friends, whe stood ready to assist them. The plot miscarried, as it is said, in consequence of the premature at- tempt at seizing some arms belonging to the guards. The prisoners fought desper- ately, but the military garrison of the place was called in to aid the keepers of the pris- on, and the revolt was at last quelled, with loss of life on bot! sides.” The annual report of the Caisse of the public debt of Egypt, issued on thé 10th inst., estimates the floating debt on the 31st of December last at £9,120,000, and the total debt, both consolidated and non- consolidated, at £84,732,000, showing only a diminution of £655,000 as compared with the amount at which it stood in November, 1876, though Messrs. Goschen and Joubert had arranged for its rapid amortization, The report adds that, in view of the ap- proaching disappearance vi the revenue from the Moukabala (a kind of lard) tax, this fact ought to seriously occupy the at- itention of the Egyptian Government and | these interested in the credit of Egypt. In conclusion, the report says : ‘* The Egyptian bondholders are so numerous that our con- duct can hardly meet with the approval of all. We alone are judges of our conduct, which will be dictated by what ia really beneficial to the bondholders and justifiable from all points of view.” ——_—___~2e.-—___— Tue Californians threaten to secede from the Union if President Hayes veto the anti- ) Chinese Bill. NO. 531. OTTAWA NOTES. THE CATTLE PLAGUE. In Mr. Mackenzie’s first speech this session he commented, with a certain show of disapproval, on the Government’s policy in regard to the cattle plague in the United States. In the Mail it was said, in reply, that the action of Hon. Mr. Pope and the Cabinet would be found to have saved the cattle trade of Canada from serious disas- ter. It is now understood that the British Government would have ‘ scheduled ” Canada as an interdicted country if the measures taken by the Cabinet, at the ad- vice of the Minister of Agriculture, had not been taken so promptly and wisely. This fact will go a long way to discredit any as- sault that may be made by Mr. Mackenzie on the policy of the Government in regard to this great question, so important to the agricultural and stock-raising population of Ontario. THE CANADA PACIFIC R. R. CONTRACTS. The withdrawal of Morse & Co. from the Pacific Railway has once more made the subject one of general interest. Morse & Co. were dissatisfied from the first at not getting the contract for the whole 185 miles, but it was generally supposed that they would go on with the work given them. There were not a few, however, who thought their figures too low, and those express no surprise at the subsequent action of the firm. It is hinted now that Morse & Co. have pooled their issues with the firm of Andrews, Jones & Co., with the hope of realizing more prefit than if they had carried it on alone, the difference be- tween their separate offers being over $350,000. This morning a_ well-known contractor stated that in his opinion the tender of Andrew, Jones & Ceo. was far too low also, and that they, too, will fail to come to time to-morrow, and that the con- tract will go to Fraser & Pitblado. Of course there is considerable ‘‘ squealing ” among the Grits about the matter, but they cannot get over the fact that the prin- ciple of aecepting the lowest tender, with due regard to the security, has been strictly followed. SUPERANNUATIONS AND GRATUITIES, The return presented to the House by the Finance Minister, of superannuations and gratuities, gives some interesting par- ticulars. The return takes in the time which has elapsed since February 22, 1878. The annual allowances amount in the aggregate to $20,749, the principal items being John Langton, late Auditor General, 82.716 : T. D. Harrington, Deputy Receiver General, $2,230; T. C. Bramley, Clerk in the Receiver General’s Department,31,078 ; E. A. Meredith, Deputy Minister of In- terior, $2,520; J. Leslie, Postmaster, Toronto, $2,459, The gratuities amounted to $2,793. The saving by the abolition of certain offices was $10,186. Allowances to the amount of $12,498 have lapsed by death and_ other- wise. The receiptstto the supernanuatien fund up to the 20th June, 1876, were $349,- 963, and payments from the same $659,- 533. During last year additions were made to the actnal number of years services in five cases, said additions ranging from ten to two years. There were in all 48 super- anuations in the year, in 20 of which annual allowances were allowed and in the remain- ing 28 gratuities were given. The rumors about Mr. Masson's retire- ment are quite unfounded. He is as well as ever, and will be in his place when want- ed, despite the uncharitable and _ ill-con- cealed wishes of a portion of the Opposition press. A grim story of life in a lighthouse comes from the Burmah coast, and is printed in the Rangoon YVimes. A telegram having announced that the light on the Alguada Reef was not visible, a steamer was des- patched to ascertain the cause. The cap- tain on landing discovered two of the men in the lighthouse dead, while a third was lying in a precarious state. The keeper stated that signals of distress such as ‘I want immediate help” and ‘‘Man dying,” had been exhibited by him for about twenty days. As a last resort, all his signals hav- ing failed to attract attention, he darkened the lights on the Bassein side, feeling cer- tain that this step would not fail to attract attention to the lighthouse. And so, with the dead and the dying, he watched for relief, which came at last. 5 sibs. cidelabati—olse The King of Spain recently met King Louis I. of Braganza, of Portugal im Elva, on the frontier, on the occasion of the open- ing of the new railroad frem one kingdom to the other, and it is said that their meet- ing, ostensibly to honor the opening of the rajlroad, was really to treat upon the mar- riage of Louis’s eldest son to the Princess Maria Pia, second sister of Alfonso. —— —_-_~+<£P-r A Nova Scorta Lapy Trppinc THe Bram aT 297 Lss.—The ‘‘ heavy weights” item does not seem to be worn out yet. A Bridgewater correspondent of the Lunen- burg Progress writes as follows; ‘* Four young ladies went into John L. Doyle’s dry goods store last week and bounced the scales at 162, 168 and 172 lbs. The scales only registered as higlt as 250 lbs., a large one was borrowed, and the fourth lady turned it at 297 lbs. Doyle thinks of importing a ie hay scale before the tariff is al- te 39 . Try our Climax Ice Creeper—the best ever — invented. Satisfaction guaranteed, or money refunded. —W. R. Borenau, South Side Queen Square—lm taw tlic a