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Austrian ailiance, and likens the occn- pation of Bosnia and Herzegovinia to the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine. Discussions of themew ailiance occupy the journals tu , the exclusion of other topics.
A Vienna dispatch states that an Imperial
‘en Street, Charlottetown.
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CHOICEST WINES & LIQUORS.
DOMINION EXHIBITION.
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OTTAWA, Sept. 22.
ViiW YORK LAGER BEER. ee LS set at ali hours, with every luxury of the season,
iRESH OysTERs received daily.
Rooms large and¢omfortably furnished.
Coacues front this House meet all Trains and Steamboats. .
First Class BarBer SHor.
July 4, 1879—3m
QUEEN DISURANCE CO’.
OF ENGLAND. CAPITAL, . . TWO MILLIONS STERLING,
NSURANCE effected on all kinds of Build- ings, Merchandise and Produce. Also, on Venu on the stocks. Special rates for isolated residences, Losses settled promptly. GEORGE MACLEOD (Union Bank), Agent for Prince Edward Island June, 18S77—
BRITISH AMERICA
Assurance Company. FIRE AND MARINE,
ee | Cash Capital & Assets . $1,176,491.45,
INCORPORATED 1833.
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Head Office, - Toronto, Ont,
Risks taken on all descriptions of Property at lowest. rates.
PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES. HORACE HASZARD, Agent,
Office, South Side Queen Square. July 10, 1879.
No. 35 Water St.,
©barlottetown.
Prince Edward Island Branch
OF THK—
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE FIRE AND LIFE.
INSURANCE CO.
Subscribed Capital, $9,733,332.00 Paid up Capital, - 1,216,666.00
CHiEF OFFI feet 64 Princess Street ; London, 61 Threadneedle Street.
Nine-Tenths of the Profits of the Life Assur- ance Business are divided every Five Years, The Tables of Rates are moderate.
Fire Insurances effected on nearly every description of Property, at the LOWEST RATES of Premium. corresponding to the nature of the risk.
Losses settled with promptitude and liber-
ality. G. W. DEBRIS,
General Agent.
TEA PARTY PIG-NIG SUPPLIES !
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BEER & GOFF'S
Lemon, Raspberry, and Pine Apple Syrup Sold in bottles and by the gallon.
Plain and Fancy Biscuits Sold iu Boxes & Bbls, and by the pound.
Iceing Sugar, Raisins, Currants, Pastry Flour, Essence of Coffee, Confectionery, Nuts, Oranges, Potted Ham, Drivelled
Ham, Potted Tongilé, &c
BEER & GOFF June 23, 1879. . ; zy FURTHER —
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Albion Mines Pictou, W. §.) SLACK COAL.
SLACK and ROUND COAL can now be ee at the ioe mentioned ee ~ Joal, only $1.30 per jtons§ Coal, $2.00, ' mm ‘or orders, apply to G. W. DeBLOIS, Sole Agent for P. E. Island. Orrice : No. 35 Water street. Ch’town, June 23, 1879—patsj kca h sp2m
TRADE, He has carried on business for the
Tparehaster street, near Connolly’s Bank. Any | at 6 o’clock,-a. m. rson wanting to purchase the business can So #0 on easy Sertad. Apply te : NICHOLAS MURPHY,
For NEW MANTLES go to J.B. MacDONALD'S NEW WINCEYS and CLOTHS go to J. B. MacDONALD’S and BONNETS go to J. B. MacDONALD’S NEW FLOWERS and FEATHERS go to J.B. MacDONALD'S MENS’ and BOYS’ CLOTHING oo to J. B. MacDonaLp’s MENS’ and BOYS’ UNDERCLOTHING go to J. B. MacDonaLp’s GREY and WHITE COTTONS,
CHEAPEST YHT, =O TO-
J. B. MACDONALD’S.
Queen Street, Charlottetown, Sept. 15, 1879. ——
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BRITISH WAREHOUSE.
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As we intend to make a change in our business at the end of the year, we are now closing out our
Large and WellAssorted Stock of
At Unusually Low Prices, Which, we are Sire, Will Meet the Hard Times.
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Dress Goods from 6 cents upwards. Grey Cottons from 4 cents uawards. Prints from 6 cents upwards. Hemp Carpeting from [2 cents upwards. Tapestry from 59 cents upwards. Brussels from $1.00°upwards. All other lines we are closing out af Prices that Defy
Competition, W. & A. BROWN.
Charlottetown, June 30, 1879.
TAKE NOTICE. eo our Directory Publisher in-
tends publishing, about tne begin ing of 1880,
A BUSINESS DIRECTORY
of the Maritime Provinces—Pocket Edition— to contain all persons in business throughout the Provinces, even the remotest parts or the smallest business in’ Professional. Mercantile, Mechanical, Milling, Manufactories of every deseription, etc. ;
About 500 pages for the year 1880-81 ; price only 75c. or $1, to continue for two years be- fore pablishing next edition. The circulation will be SOME THOUSANDS, and the price being so small, will make it
A MOST VALUABLE MEDIUM FOR AD VERTISING.
If sufficient support is given, will add New- foundland, St. Pierre, Magdalen Islands.
The publisher also intends canvassing On tario and Quebec; also Boston, New York, Portland, Philadelphia, and manufacturing | AILS for Great Britain will be closed at districts of United States for subscriptions to | 10 o'clock, p. m., on THURSDAY in the work. ; ; leach week, to be forwarded via Rimouski,
Any parties wishing to advertize will please | and also on MONDAY, the 4th and 18th send instructions to inst., at 4 o'clock, a. m., to be forwarded via
D. McALPINE, | Halifax. St. John, N. B.| Mails to be forwarded via Summerside and Shediac and also for all places on the route to Summerside and in Prince County, will be
F closed daily at 5.30 o'clock, a. m., also for - © | Summerside direct, at 5 p. m.
| Mails to be forwarded via * Steamers to | Pictou will be closed every MONDAY, E Subscriber, intending to retire from! WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and SATUR- business, offers for sale his STOCK-IN-|-DAY, at 5 o'clock, a. m.
Mails for ,Georgetown and Souris East, and
in the ‘California House,” | all places on those routes, will be closed daily
Nive, Life. Marine, HORACE HASZARD, General Insuranee - Agent,
REPRESENTING : Commercial Union Fire Assurance
Company, of London, England, Capital, £2,500,000 stg.
British-American Fire Assurance Company, of ‘Toronto, Ont., Capital (paid up in full), $500,000 06.
Sun Mutual Life and Accident In- surance Company, of Montreal.
MARINE INSURANCE ALSO EFFECTED.
Office, south side Queen Square. Sept. 16—1w eod
| MAIL NOTICE.
Sept. 3, 1879—1m
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Post Office open from 8, a.m., till 9, p. m. 4. A. MACDONALD,
Postmaster. Post Office Charlottetown, Aug. 2nd, 1879.
Ch’town, Sept, 10, 1879.—wed sat 2w
tative of the British Government have
The weather was all that could be desired and the articles entered were more numer- | ous than in former years and of most ex-/ cellent quality. The grounds have been extended and! several new buildings erected since last | year, no pains having been spared on the | part of the Directors, the Association and the Local Committee to make the affair a| success, and they have not failed. THE MAIN BUILDING is crowded with articles of a nature usually to be found at such Exhibitions, but. of course this being the first day, everything. was in a state of confusion. People are busy getting their exhibits into some sort of order, but by to-morrow the interior of the building will have assumed quite a dif- ferent appearance. One of the greatest attractions of the Exhibition will be the
MANITOBA HALL,
which to-day was not open to visitors, as the exhibits were not ready for view. From what could be gathered from outside sources, this will be the novelty of the Exhibition, as Manitoba produce of all kinds will be plentifully represented. The building has been specially ereeted for the purpose.
The show of horses, cattle, sheep and swine is 'arge and of very superior quality. The former inelude animals for all pur- poses from racing to farm work. The cat- tle vary from the valuable Durham's to ordinary grades. ‘The sheep here are said by a competent judge to be
THE FINEST EVER SEEN
on the Ottawa show grounds. The swine are, in many cases, most valuable animals, the display of Berkshire and Sussex being especially fine. Agricultural implements were far more numerous than in past years, and many improvements were notice in them, and several new makers names are observed. The
HORTICULTURAL HALL
is filled with flowers, fruits and vegetables, and again in this department was noticed marked improvement over the display of other years..
The Fine Arts building which has been put up this year and is well adapted for the purpose, contains a large number of paintings and works of art by native ar- tists. ‘l'o-day but few of the pictures were hung and therefore but little could be seen of their merits.
The carriage sheds were well filled with handsome vehicles ‘from every part of the Province, and there are more to come.
ONE LARGE BUILDING
is entirely devoted to stoves, and some of the designs are remarkably elegant, The display of machinery will be large when. it is complete, but up to to-night there was much to be added to it. Some of it has been detained on the road and a great deal of it
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WAS SHOWN AT TORONTO.
There has not. yet been time since the close of the Exhibition there to get it here. There will, however, be a large exhibition of mechanical appliances. Wednesday will be the formal opening day, and an immense crowd is expected. ‘To-day the attendance was fair for a first day, and to-night a vast number of strangers are in town.
EUROPEAN. Rancoon, Sept. 22.
It is generally believed that orders were sent tothe acting Resident at Mandalay, Burmah, to leave with his party as soon as he can without betraying undignified haste or appearance of fear. This measure will give general satisfaction as no intercourse now exists between the residency and‘the Burmese court without running any risk for the acting Resident. He has not béen treated. with more discourtesy than ‘was shown to the President, but the ordinary civilities and attentions due to the represen-
been studiously withheld and his presence had no effect in cheeking the cruelties still practiced by the Court. Itis just possible that the acting Resident may think it less dangerous to remain quietly than to leave, but it is not probable. The King dislikes having foreigners near him, Everything is reported quiet at Mandalay, although the King’s cruelties continue.
A despatch from Capetown, Sept. 2nd, says Cetewayo will come here immediately
to await the order of the Home Government. His capture had a quiet- ing effect among the natives and
the danger of rupture with Pondos has passed away. A final assembly of . the great chiefs, counsellors and people in’Zu- luland was to be held in Ulundi to-day (2d) when terms of peace were to be proclaimed.
The London Times’ Berlin correspondent reports that the German newspapers, with- out exception, hail Andrassy’s visit as the surest guarantee of European peace. The semi-otticial North German Gazette explains that Austro-Hungary will find this under- standing between the two Powers to be the} best safeguard against Pan-slavism. Ger- many has in itarear guard against co- alitions for revenge and a European assur- ance of peace.
The National Zeiiuig expresses implicit confidence in Bismarck’s foreign policy,
wick: now. has.
points out the propriety and necessity of an
y 4 The Gret'@av of the Boniinion Mikibieen | decree has summoned the members of the G OODS, \ ery Cheap, ) Societal ach en tnae 4 Reichatrath for the 7th October.
'opened under the most favorable auspices.
go to J. B. MacDONALD’S |
A meeting of sympathizers with the strik- ing mule spinners of Fall Riyer was held in New York’last night, John Sevinton in the chair. Resolutions were adopted declaring that the strikers were simply protesting against the conditions of the present in- dustrial regime ; and that in so doing they were fighting the battle of every working-
man. UNITED STATES. New Yorx, Sept. 22.
On Monday forenoon Grant, by special request, reviewed the Stockton .Guard, of San Francisco. The General has accepted an invitation to visit Virginia City about October 20 on his way east. He will time his visit to Oregon so that it will take place during the first week in October.
The Sheriff of Memphis has served a notice of injunction on the Board of Health, Superintendent of Quarantine and other officials, restricti:g them from further in- terference with che entry of cotton into Memphis.
D4 ppb ss Railways in the Maritime Provinces
(From the St. John Telegraph.)
There are now in the Maritime Prov- inces more than 1,500 miles of completed railway, or about one-fourth of the total mileage of the completed railways of Canada. Of this railway mileage New Brunswick has 872 miles, Nova Scotia 445 miles, and Prince Edward Island 1984 miles. When the railways now projected and under contract are completed, the Maritime Provinces will possess nearly eighteen hundred miles of railways. The completed. railway mileage of New Bruns- wick is as follows, :—
Miles
Name of: Railway. completed. Albert : : ; 514 Chatham Branch 9 Fredericton 224 intercolonia! 344 New Brunswick. . 4 ‘ 190 New Brunswick and Canada 120 Peticodiae and Elgin . 14 St. John and Maine . \ 92 St. Martins and Upham 29
Total 872
The New Brunswick Railways to be com- pleted are new only two in number, viz:—
Name of Railway. Miles. Grand Seuthern 82 Kent 28
Total ‘ : 110 The mileage of Nova Scotia Railways now completed as follows:—
Miles
Name of Railway. completed. Intercolonial j ; 192 Windsor and Annapolis 84 Spring Hill and Parsboro 32 Western Counties ; 95 Halifax and Cape Breton 42
Total : E 445
The above statement includes the 42 miles from New Glasgow. to Antigenish opened a few days ago and the section of the Western Counties Railway between Yarmouth and Digby, which was finished on Saturday. The railway mileage to. be completed in Nova Scotia is as.follows :—
Naine of Railway. Miles. Western Counties . 22 Halifax and Cape Breton 364 Nictaux and Atlantic . 73 Total 1314 When these railways are completed Nova
Scotia will not have, as the Halifax Chron- icle remarks, ‘‘railway facilities equal to if not greater than that of any other section of the world in preportion to, population,” but less than half the wewing: Been ss in” proportion to population that New Bruns- The completed and un- completed railway mileage of the Maritime Provinces is as.follows :—
Com- Uncom- plete pleted Total miles, miles. miles, - New Brunswick, 872 110 982 Nova Scotia, 445 1314 5764 P. Edward Island, 1984 1954 | 15154 2414 1757
When all these lines are completed the , several Provinces will have mileage of. rail- ways to population in the census of 1871, as follows :— ;
New Brunswick—-a mile of railway to 290 : persons. |
Nova Scotia—a mile of railway to 673 per- sons.
P. E. Island—a mile of railway to 474 per- . sons.
Or, taking the three Maritime Provinces together, one mile of railway to every 436 persons. Few countries are so well supplied with railways, according to population,as the Maritime Provinces, and we doubt whether there is any place or people with as much railway in proportion to population as the people of New Brunswick . Ht'is interesteng to note that New Brunswick leads ne less than fifteen States and Terri-
teries of the Union in respect to railway «°
mileage. Nova Scotia leads nine States and ‘Territories in railway mi and Prince Edward Island leads four. On the whole it must be conceded that the Mari- time Provinces have done wonders in rail- way building during the past twenty years.