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master, In arr i here the 23rd mst.

» aud Normal

on Wednesday, the 27th |

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~, of Haifax, soncf Rev. Dr. | Wiadsor, is visiting his - | sand st. Peter’s Boys’ and | Girl ols re opened to-day. The attend: | ae “ie, f the firm of ¢ © ¢ sthrewn from a baggy : . ad his lefr arm broken. ee enemas sxpayers to pay their f next moot, aad sot advei Use d {au 25 3aw td

Long- yes-

It wo Wreit fol tax re the 6th « have their proper lc8

e ; Tur steam tug, Frank C. Batt, towed h & (wen’s-briut Edith, to Baie returned yesterday

rte, on Satarday and evenitts on _

of the Stores Depart-

ment of the P E. Isiand Railway, arrived |

ho Saturday night from an extended tour int United States, - |

“Wo struck Billy Patterson?” is the title | of a familiar comic song. The Conservatives | of Queen's struck Mr. Wm. Paterson, Brant, Alas, poor Patterson.— Vttawa Cufizen, ; aie al

Mex and women are equ ully benefited by

the use of that great Brain and nerve rejuve- nator, Mack's Magnetic Medicine, an adver-

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tiseinent « eee Tue « ive death rate among the infants in | ontreal continues, it being materially

aided by the intense heat, Out of the total of |

126 deaths last week 87 were children under | five years of age — . \ Gen. Leroy Pork WALKER, the first Secre- | tory of War in Jefferson Davis’ confederate cabinet, and the officer who gave the order for firing on Fort >umter, died at his home in Huntsville, Kentucky, on the 23rd.

— Ar the Stipendiary Magistrate's Court, this |

forenoon, the nuisanse case of McGowan rs. the City was p sstponed. A sailor of the brig-} antine Zelica was fined $2 or eight days, for ' f rderly conduct aboard his vesgel. | \ = Fire—On the night of the 2lst iast., at}

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about 8 o'clock, the barn of Mr. Isaac Stew. | art, of Red Point, Lot 46, took fire and was totally consumed, together with about four

teen tons of hay. Ihe cause of the fire is unknow? Mr. Stewart was not insured. (iidiciailtiemecadl

Messrs, LANDRIGAN & > TRONG, coal dealers, Lord’s Wharf, who suffered by the late fire, are now ready to take orders for all kinds of

coals. They have a number of schooners on the way to the city, and will shortly be located in the new premises, Give them a eall.

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Tuey are suffering from drouth in? Ontario. A despatch frem Gooderich, on the 20th, says: —**The weather continues dry and hot, and vegetaion is suffering for want of moisture. No rain has fallen in th’s neigh- borhood for a long time, and serious bush fires are raging throu,h the country.”

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St. Duysray’s Cottece opens for the en- suing term, on Monday, the lat of September, The situation of this institytion is excellent; its educational facilities first-class; and, under the management «f the Rev. J. C. McDonald, students will be will cared for and wel trained those who intend entering for the coming term shou d commu. icate immediately with the Rector

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Tur steamer Coban, Capt. Fraser, of the Black Diamond Line, arrived from Pict u en route for Montreal on Saturday evening, with acargoot coal She had the f lowing pas- sengers from Pictoeu:—J. P Edwards, A. G. Cross, Miss (‘ross K. C. Russel, A. C. I eslie,

D 5. Dow, and from Charlottetown Mr. J Mattison and wife, Mr and Mrs. Hethering- ton, John McLonald, wife, family and nurse, W J Di uvlas

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“TAKEN Ix.”"—~A St, John merchant the other day had the misfortane to take in by mistake acount rfeit two dollar bill of the now defunct Bank of Prince Edward Island, and a dollar of the Bank of Westmor- land, defunct for many years. He thinks he was ‘‘taken in” tha’ time, and as the not+s

note

in question are, to say the least, of doubtful commercial value, he will add them to his museum of curiositi Globe.

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Rev. Fatrucr | @ retreat ior ¢ (‘ati

H, S. J., who conducted lic clergy of the diocese

last week. ; iy preached an eloquent sormon at Hi iss, in St. Dunstan’s Cathe- dral, mm tH (y p ] for the day. At 7.30 oclock in the evening he delivered a lecture on th Priesthood.” The Cathedral was th and the subject was ably handled by the reverend gentleman. A hand- 0 tion was taken at the lecture, in aid of the new burving ground, enced

_ SER Accipest.—On the 22nd inst., a five-year-old son of Mr. Malcolm Campbell, Mitchell River, had his foot nearly severed

‘rom the leg, just above the ankle, by a mower driven by his father, who did not notice the little fellow coming towards him until he was close to the cutter-bar. The leg Was amputated above the wound by Dr's, Walker and McLaren, under whose skilful treatmnt the child is Coing as well as could he expected. He suffered much before surgi- cal aid was procured The poor little fellow bore his suff rings like a hero.

+ o-—-— A COMPETITIVe trial of Hand Grenades takes place in Halifax to-day. Mr. R. H.

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“se Cunducts the test in the interest of the Harden Hand Gre nade, for which Mr, Theo. I. Chappelle is Agent for this Island. Mr, K se will arrive here probably on Wednesday, and give one of the most severe testson Mar- ket “quare ever attempted, of which due notice will be given. The enormous sale and ‘ostantaneous effect of those Fire Extingush- “rs is wonderful. Every property owner Should witness the exhibition and _ profit thereby. The late fire on Lord’s Wharf could

have been easily extinguished at its inceytion bad a tyuwutity of Grdghtles tha pear at abd.

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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

{SPeCIAL Desparcues vo Tuk FXAMINER. |

The Franco-t hinese Diftientty.

Lonpon, Aug. 26,

chief of staff reports the French loss at

six men. The correspondent believes thie estimate to be untrue. An English pilot was killed during the scare on Saturday and it is believed

torpedo boats,

they sank one of their The bombardment is

| described as one of the most sick: ning char-

acter, The Chinese fleetiavely on Mier River with the exception of two ships, has been blotted out. No surrender was allowed to disabled and sinking ships. Their guns

having been silenced they were shelled for

i Ours,

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Devoured by a Bear.

MonTREAL, Aug. 24.

A Frenchman hving im St. Marguerite hear Sherbrovke, Quebec, who was working ou a distant part of a farm, waited tiil nearly three o'clock for his dinner, which his little girl was to bring; him. He chouldered his gun and started for home. In a piece of wood he sawa large bear He fired two shots and killed the brute, to find to his horror the bear had been eating the body of his child, which was almost unrecognizable.

The Cholera. ia Paris, Aug. 24, The following deaths from cholera, have

| occurred during the 24 hours ending to-

night in the Southern departments of France:

Pyrenees Orientes, 14.

Herault 8

Gard 10,

Arde 5. ;

There were eight deaths at Marseilles on Saturday, and 14 to-day. There was only one deaths at Toulon in the 24 hours past,

Serious Accident.

Moncron, N. B., Aug. 23.

Corbett’s special, coming east from Camp- bellton to-day, struck a small child on the track near Berry’s Mills. The train was stopped and the child picked up and taken to the nearest house, which was in charge of three small children. The section men were notified to attend tu the case. It is thought the child will die. Its name was not learned.

Gigantic Land Frauds. Wasuinoton, Aug. 24.

The general land commissioner is in re- ceipt of advices from land agents in various western Statesand Territories revealing gigantic frauds in public lands, and suits will be brought by the United States to recover. Settlers have been driven from their land by cattle men.

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Casey's Statement Untrue. Dusty, Aug. 24.

Earl Spencer, Lord Lieutenant of Ire- land, has informed the Archbishop of Taam tbat a thorough enquiry has proved that Casey's statement that Crown Solicitor Bol. ‘on forced him to swear falsely in the Maamtrasna murder is untrue.

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Cholera Increasing in Italy. Rome, Aug. 23.

Cholera is increasing in Italy. In the Province of Caneo there have been fifty- eight deaths during the past three days. At Laspezia there are seventy new cases, and there has been forty-seven deaths in the past two days.

Weatner bulletin.

Probabilities for the next 24 hours for the Maritime Provinces.

Toronto, Aug. 25-10 a. m.

vresh south-west and north-west winds; fair weather; lower t mperature,

METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, Charlottetown August 25, 1884.

Highest Temperature Saturday.......... 730 Lowest Temperature Saturday... ‘', 66.4 Highest temperature yesterday,. ........ 76.3

Lowest temperature (read at midnight), ..53 9 Lowest temperature this morning ........48.! Temperature this morning, at 8 o'clock. .52.9 Tmperature this afternoon at 1 o’clock..,.58.8

HOTEL ARRIVALS. _- ROCKLIN HOUSE,

Aug 23-—George Bell, New London; James Robertson, Bonshaw; James Palmer, W H Inman, Crapaud; John Nelson, West River; Andrew Mooney, Little Harbor; T B Morris and wife, W G Fulton and wife, J H Steves, wife and two children, Fred Battie, wife and child, W 8S Scott, AS Murphy, J R Dobson, Alex Horton and wife, Mrs R Keefe, Miss Betts, Miss A Flynn, Miss J Flynn, Miss C Tweedie, Miss McLeod, Blanche McKay, Allie Steves, J H Harvey and family, Arthur Tuttle, George Battie, Wallace, N 8,

OSBORNE HOUSE.

August 23.—J F Norton, Cardigan; J Don. cette, do; Thos Fissette, Waterford, Ont; Misss Jessie Martin, Boston; J E Duff, Arie chat, C B; J W Fitzpatrick, St John, N b; Wm Kee, jr., Brantford, Ont; J S Murray, Summerside; E R Caldwell, Rochester, N Y; John M Gavarya, do; AJ Melnnis, Murray Civer. 25—H O Poole, Lower Montague; John M Phillips, do; Chas D Poole, Monta- gue Bridge; R A R Poole, do; Wm McKay, Clifton.

Horsford’s Acid Phosphate POR OVERWORKED FEMALES.

Dr. P. Cowan, Ashland, 0O., rays: ‘It proves satisfactory asa nerve tonic; also in dyspeptic cenditions of the stomach, with general debility, such as we find jn overwork-

ed females, with nervous bi bé abd its abidcn shatow.”

THE DAILY HXAMINER.

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The Times’ Foo Chow despatch, dated Sunday, 3p. m., says the French shelled the barracks and camps near Quartas, No | Fesistance was made to the attack. The consulate buildings were [voted by Chinese soldiers, who were unl formed and were armed. The French |

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AUGUST 25. 1884.

GREAT MARK DOWN SALE! |

W.&A.

40,000 yards GREY COTTONS, 4c., 5c, 54¢., be and 64e. 5,000 yards SUMMER PRINT COTTONS, L4c., for 10ce. Colored and White SHIRTINGS, very cheap.

All ENDS OR REMNANTS of GOODS at prices to clear.

DRESS GOODS, special line, reduced to 16c. All ether SUMMER GOODS at prices to clear.

One of our partners is now buying a large Stock in the British and Foreign Markets, for FALL AND WINTER TRADE. The same will be open for inspection early in September.

Remember the Place: DesBrisay’s Old Stand, Queen Street.

WERHOLASALILEH AND RETATLI.

W. & A. BROWN & CO.

Cl’town, Aug. 15, 1884.—dy wkly

rown & Co.

URING the next fifty days we wish to close out the balance of our SUMMER STOCK OF DRY GOODS, and have marked down the following lines, at prices that are BOUND TO) night, when the French opened heavy fire, SELL THEM, |

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New Hosiery, of the best value,

American and Canadian Corsets, good makes, A Large Stock of Hoop Skirts and Bustles, The Cheapest Rubber Circulars to be had,

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PRINT COTTONS, WHITE COTTONS,

GREY COTTONS, COTTON WARPS.

70:

Everything at the very Lowest Prices! PERKINS & STERNS.

Ch’town, August 1, 1884,

Perkins & Sterns

HAVE JUST OPENED ANOTHER SHIPMENT OF

LONDON Bor London and Liverpool

me

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HOUSE.

r¥XHIS week we Stoek of

a : shall offer all our! Now on the berth at Peake’s No, 2 Wharf, Barkentine

Colored Cotton Shirts, **

| FOR LONDON. ALSO BARK

‘“MOSELLE,”

FOR LIVERPOOL. Both vessels carrying Lobsters at low rates,

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SURPRISING REDUCTION,

TO CLEAR.

Regular Price, $1.65, for $1.25. For freight apply immediately to sé

$1.40, for $1.00.

as $1.15, fur $0 80. PEAKE BROS. & CO. es $1.00, for $0.75. Aug 21—tf - 0.90, for $0.70.

A LOT OF |

STAMER MIRLMICHI

Montreal to Charlottetown,

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Unlaundried White

65 CENTS EACH.

GEO. DAVIES & CO

Aug 14, 1884. Si one tor the WELKLY EXAMIN- Uu'y ONE DOLLAR » vear

Shirts,

Leaves Montreal, Monday, 11th August, and every alternate Monday afterwards. Returning, leaves Summerside, Tueslay, 19th August, and every alternate Tuesday.

Superior passenger accommodation, freight carried carefully at lowest rates.

rs _ CARVELL BROS. Ch’fown, Aug. J, 1894,

and

EREMA,”’

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FLOUR. FLOUR.

250 bris. High Grade Patent,

750 brls, Medium and Low Grade, 250 bris, Choice Superior Extra, 125 brls. Choice Fancy.

TO ARRIVE:

500 bris. Choice Superior Extra (brands— Atlas and Evangeline).

FOR SALE

—BY —

J. A. CHIPMAN & CO. J. F. SHATFORD, Agent, opposite Rankin House. Ch’town, June 16.

WANZER © Sewing Machines.

LOW

THESE CELEBRATED MACHINES

RECEIVED HIGHEST AWARDS

At all the leading Exhibitions of the World, Only Gold Medal in Canada, 1883.

J. F. WILLIS & CO., Sole and only authorized Agents for P. E. I.

) Railway, about one quarter of a Moncton Station, and includes four

situated and Lathes end other machinery, for the purposes of a Brass Foundry and the manufrcture of Shelf Hardware of the very finest description, including Nickel, Silver and Gold Plating,

marked “ Tender,” Liquidators of The Peters Combinatiog Lock Company, Moncton, N, B.

se the purest and most

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IN THE SUPREME COURT.

The Peters Combination Losk Company,

IN LIQUIDATION.

‘¥.ENDERS will be received until noon oft Thursday, September 18th, for the Real

Estate, Plant, Stoies and u: fiuished Goods bc longing to the Estute of the

Peters Combination Lock Company. DESCRIPTION.

The Property is tituated on the line of mile from

acres of

Ivnd, upon which is erected @ three-story Brick Factory, 4Ux!60 fect, a Brase Foundry and Boiler House (of brick), an Iron

Foundry (*ccommodating twenty moujders), a Japanning House, Vutbuildings, etc,

The entire works are very Couvenicntly well equipped with Engines,

The Liquidatois do not bind themselves to

accept the highest or any tender,

Tenders must be enclosed in envelopes,

and addressed to the

The property can be viewed upon appli-

cation at the Works, uwpon any day between the hours of ten a, m, and three p. m,

JOHN KNIGHT,

C. B. RECORD,

GEO. C, PETERS, CHAS, A. EVERITT, '

L’quidators.

Dated at Moncton, N, B., 15th August, 1884.

{aug!9 tl sale

_ DOMINION EAXHTBITION September 5th to 13th.

MONTREAL, 1884.

$25,000 IN PREMIUMS. Agricultural and Industrial.

Ample grounds and magnificent buildings

for the display of Live Stock, Manufacture:! Articles, Agricultural Implements and Ma- chinery in motion.

Grand International Bench Show of Dogs, The Exhibition will be in full operation

from Friday, September 5th, to Saturday, the 13th, 1884, and will be o pentill ten p.m. each day.

Reduced rates are offered by all the princi,

pal Railway and Steamboat Companies.

For all information apply to the under-

signed.

8.C, STEVENSON, ) Joint GEO. LECLERE, 4 Secretaries, 76 St Gabriel Street, Jaly 25—tl sep 5

Superb Baking Powder.

(Manufactured by Holister, Crane & Co., 9) Broad Street, New York.)

wholesome Baking Powder made, Gre-

cers ave authorized to guarantee every can to be full weight, and positively pure. the ‘- Superb ” and take no other

}. 4 and 1-Ib, tins, and for saie by every re- spectable wholesale and general dea'er in trade supplied by

Ask for Put up in

retail Canada, The

grocer and Canadian

JOHN 'T. REED, 105 Water Street, St. John, N. B Aug 6—6m eod

ELECTRIC GLOSS WI, OR cleaning Solid Silver, Nickel, Brass, Copper and Plate Glass. Quick! Sure! Permanent! No dirt, no trouble, no labor. Being entirely free from grit and acids, it cannotinjure the most finely burnished sur- face. It is the only preparation ever pro- duced that will polish brass or copper with- out the use of acid, Nothing approeches it for removing grease and finger marks from Brass, Copper, Glass, etc.; while for cleaning Nickel or Stoves it is esjxcially useful. Retail price, 25 cents per bottle,

MICA WASH.—This wash is the only thing of the kind ever invented. A stove may be as handsome asa jewel and shine like ebovy; but smoked mica lights will spoil it all, Day by day mica becomes scarcer and higher in price, and an article that will clean and preserve it is valuable to all concerned, Try this wash once, and you will always use it. Retail price, 25 cents per bottle,

The above household necessities are manufac. tured by The Electric Gloss Co., Philadelphia, U.S. A, and sold by every respectable Drug- gist, Stove Dealer, Hardware Merchant and General Dealer in Canada, The Canadian trade supplied by

JOUN T. REED, 105 Water Street, St. John, N. B. Aug 6—6m eod

Credit Foncier Franco-Canadien.

ew oe ee

OANS on Morigage for periods not exceed - ing 10 years. without Sinking Fund,

and from 10 to 50 years with Sinking Fund. The borrower is privileged to pay off his

loan, in whole or in part, at any sime.

Circulars giving detsiled information can be obtained on application at the office of Messrs Sullivan & Macneill, Solicitors, Charluttetown.

W. W. SULLIVAN, Agent for the Company. jy 30—pat dy & wky pres sum jour 4i.

HOUSE TO LET.

BLACKSMITH’S COAL,

LBION MINES SLACK COAL can be |

supplied freely, and with dispatch, for about one month, Orders given by

G, W, DsBLOIS, Agent — 35 Waler Street, July 1664

HE Subscriber offers to let a most desir-

able two-story House, on Fiizroy Strect nearly opposite the residence of William Brown, Esq. It contains twelve rooms, be- sides kitchen, and has been papered anew | and painted inside and outside this summer, | There is also a Stable, Coach-house and | Garden attached.

DONALD FERGUSON,

July 7, 1884.