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THE NEW AMERICAN DORADO.

From the Monetary Times and Trade l&- view.) ‘lo the Black Hills, as to California thirty

years ago, adventurous miners are rushing

a eee SS ; ; " ie Pes ¢ We are allowed to give the following iu- |ia thousands. The uadoubted richness of

teresting extracts from a_ private lette ceived from the headquarters of the Rus»

n Army on the Danube. It is dated Reni, May 10, and contains curious details about the first shot fired during the war, which wis directed against the Russian Commander-in-Chief himseif :—

“Three days ago, before dawn, we ar-

rived at Galatz. The streets from the sta-

tion to the house prepared for the recep- tion of the Grand Duke were brilliantly il- luminited, and, notwithstanding the late pour, were filled with an excited crowd. Many houses seemed, however, to be de- serted by their inhabitants, and the bustle and disorder of war were clearly visible everywhere. After having been jolted all night long in a crowded railway carriage, |] hoped to snatch a few moments of rest: but ala guerre comune aia guerre. I had bareiy time for # hurried toilet, and with the first rays of sun we were summoned out to accompany the Grand Duke to Reni, the object being a surve? of the Russian works at the mouth of the Prath and of the mines dug under the bed of the Danube. Al! the works, and especially the mines. were: found to be in excellent order, and wil! assuredly not fail to cause some trouble to our friends On the other side of the river. After a hurried lunch we were driven back inco the rat!way carriage which was to bring us to [brail. Lwas indulging in a coms foriable doze when my neighbor, our friend k.. awoke me with an exclamation to which we will certain!y get accustomed in a lew days. but whch possesses yeta pe~- culiar, thrilling sound not easily forgotten —: The enemy!’

“Tbe train was running along at a tre- mendous pice upon a flit, open ground about half a mile from the Danube, and on the calm, Clear waters of the Jatter were distinctly visible, with their broadsides turned towards us, three Turkish monitors, with the crescent waving from the flag~ masts. A moment after acioud of white smoke ardse from one of them, a report was heard above the noise of the train, and two or three seconds later, on the opposite side of the train at about two hundred yards distance, acloud of dust arose from the fields, indicating the place where the shot had struck. Our locomotive res- ponded by a whistle, and we sped along undisturbed until we reached the atatien at [brail. On leaving the train the Grand Duke was received by a detachment of Cos. sacks and the infantry regiment of Kursk. While he w&s reviewing these troops a sec~ ond report was heard from the Danube. Then a peculiar whistling sound came through the air, and a conical projectile of enormous calibre struck a co1l-pile some twenty y@rds off from the place where the Grand Duke stood, snd in the immediate vicinity of the last men in the file of sols diers he was reviewing. No attention whatever was paid to this incident either by the commander or the soldiers; not a man moved in the ranks, though if the shell had burst, which it happily did not, the damage might have been avery serious one. “The general disturbance and excite-~ ment were still more visible here than at Galatz. The town seemed almost desert~ ed; the few inhabitants who remained glided about in the streets with uneasy countenances and keeping as close as pos- sible to the walls of the houses; and the heavy reports heard from time to tims, to- gether with the peculiar whistling sound which seems to pervade the whole air around you, were not calculated to inspire much confidence to the peaceful citizens

‘tere also the Grand Duke reviewed our works, which are not yet completed. The positions of the batteries seem to be chosen with great skill. It seems to me quite incomprehensible how the Tarks could have committed the fault of letting Our troops occupy all these positions along the river. A tew score of men, destroying the bridge at Barboshy, migit bave done more to stop the Russian advance than a whole fleet of monitors on the river.’’— N.Y. World.

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Tne Canada Gazetle of the 26th instant contains the following statement of goods exported from the Dominion (exclusive of British Columbia), for the month of April, 1877- —

Produce“of the mines...... eens: Ane Produce o! the Fisheries....... .. 309,351 Produce of the Forest............+ ; 553,534 Animals and their produce...... ‘ 370,566 Agriculiural products...........--- TLL 046 Many fncterr of ccs ocasceessecenannee> | a Shipssold to other countries...... 179,461 Misceilanecous articles...... ee 25,621 Total produce of Canada.......... 2,466,245 Coin and bullion.............-- ee Goods not the produce of Canada 106,387

Grand total.. stséecocecenecteannlaeae

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French comic journals are in despair.

The present political. situation has opened for them a magniticent field for satire; an

now they are officially notified that no il-

lustrations likeiy so prove obnoxious to any

= _ foreign goveraments will be toler- a

.| this new Dorado does not prevent much

disappointment and suffering, Thousands of new comers arrive daily, and candid cor- respondents report that bundreds are walk. ing the streets of golden cities and crowd- ing the gulches in a state of starvation. All the good claims have been taken pos-es- sion of; mining is an affair of capital, and men work inthe mines for $3 to $4 a day. Men who have no money with which to buy land and work claims, or even to keep them till they gain experience, are aot likely to find ‘themselves in an enviable position. The Black Hills comprise a well- defined mountain mass, rising from 3 UOU to 4 000 feet above the level o! the sea, and presenting on approach the appearance of an almost perfect wall. They are situated in the midst of a wilderness of prairie, about equisdistant from the two great trans-continental lines of railway, and cov~ ‘ran area of about 6,000 square miles.

As always happens when rich mines are discovered, the richness of the Biack Hills, if not cruelly exaggerated, has been repre- sented as taking a shape which offered the adventurer the chance of securing a fors tune with ali the ease of a lucky accident. [he produce of the mines has been mul- tiplied by the imagination a hundredfold. A candid estimate places all the goid taken out las: year at from $2 500,000 to $3 000.- UO; and some sanguine persons believe, now that a- many as ten and twenty stamp mills are in operation, the yield will this year be $25,000 0LO. The ore taken from the best mines is said)to yield from $25 to $30 a ton, $16 being about the average in California. But if the Black Hills country should prove only as rich as ‘ al:fornia, the economic result of its development may be very important. Of the 6,500 square miles which the Black Hills cover, much i; in- capable of being worked for want of water: for the mining 1s carried on by means o! leading the waterthrough fiumes to an artilicial channel going down to the bed o! the rock, The gold bearing earth being dissolved by the force of water, the gold escapes into what are technically called rut- fles, whence it is taken out atleisure. Be- sides the want of waterin places, there are several non-paying districts, where the streams are copious, Che profitable gold» bearing regions are known as the Deadwood district, which has a width of about twenty miles.

We trust no Canadians will allow them. selves to be allured to this new Dorado. It isa bad poor man’s country, for there is no room for individual miners without capital who desire to work on their own account. The great want in the Black Eills is not labour, of which there is a su- per-abundance, but capital; very large fixed capitals being required to carry on quartz mining. Canadians have not capital tor speculative ventures, especially in a foreiga country; and in point of experi- ence the Americans have a great advantage over us,

i aiiiaiampepalia MI cen re Seen

EUROPE AND THE WAR.

ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION OF MR, AT BIRMINGHAM,

GLADSTONE

Mr. Gladstone, at Birmingham the other day, received a great ovation. Business was suspended. At a meeting, 30,000 persons were present. Mr. Gladstone made a speech which consisted of an elo- quent attack on the Turkish Government, but contained the same accusations as on former occasions. He justified popular agitation because the Government pursued a Zigzag policy and were always ready to

\opular pressure were withdrawn. He de- clared that the country entirely sided with the Liberal party. If the Govern ment dis puted the fact they should dissolve Par . liament to disprove it. At the close of Mr. Gladstone’s speech a resolution wa unanimously passed, amid great enthusia- asm, declaring that a wise and honorable policy would be for England to use her in« fluence in conjunction with the united authority of the great powers to exact from Turkey effectual guarantees against mal treatment and oppression of Christians. Mr. Giadstone’s reception at the meeting was most enthusiastie. Upon his appears france on the platform the whole audience rose and cheered some minutes uninter- ruptedly.

GERMANY AND FRANCE, CHARGE AGAINST VON BEUST EY A NEWSPAPER OF BERLIN,

The Berlin Fost recently had another war article declaring that no confidence ought to be placed in the profession: intentions of the French Cabinet, and tuat hopes of peace rest chiefly on the prudence and sagacity of German statesmen. The article is full of insinuations against Count von Beust,’ the Austrian Ambassador at London, of whose intrigues it gives a cir- cumstantial account. It says he recently endeavored to cemment an Anglo-Austro- French alliance, to be nomin lly concluded against Russia and Germany, but in reality against Germany alone. France and Aus. tria were to have attacked Germany, while England would be left to deal single band- ed with Russia in the East. The English

Cabinet, however, seeing through this plot, it came to nothing.

revert the policy of supporting Turkey if

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\T OTICE is hereby given that a DivipeND 4N of Five Per Cent., for the past half year, has been declared on the Capital Stock of this Bank, payable at its Banking Office in Charlottetown, on and afier Unis

date, GEORGE MACLEOD, Cashier, Charlottetown, June 5, 1877—1w

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HALEN WAREROUS:

QUEEN STREET.

Just received from Europe and elsewhere our SPRING SUPPLIES of

CHOICE WINES, LIQUORS AND GROCERIES,

which we ofler at lowest possible prices

MACEACHERN & CO. May 21, 1877.—2m d

1A, WEEKS & C0 —INVITE—

GASH BUYERS

FROM EVERY QUARTER

TS GIVE THERM A CALL When 43uying,

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—THEIR STOCK OF—

NEWS GOODS

FOR} :

SPRING & SURIMER, Cannot be Beaten.

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A FULL STOCK OF

MOURNING GOODS,

CRAPES, &c., AT VERY LOW PRICES.

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May 29, 77:

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Canadian Exhibi- and any o limited Space only being available, application should’ be at once, and Pot later than tbe: deh next. No application can be received afte: that date.

General R

tors,

egulations. for Classification, formation desired. A

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May 30, 1877.-<e0d til 15th Jet.

: Kar AUCTION ; tions, aWendcd to in city and conutry at moderate charges,

May 21, 1877.

a a cy fe i 29 Dei dike oe SALES, Gl &iu Gescrip- :

[['HE SUBSCRIBER; having leased the

pew buildirg in Souris Kast. known as the ‘‘ New Hotel,” and having fitted. it up in good styic, is row prepe red to give first class. accommodation for permanent. and transient boarders.

ry i j : > ‘ : 4 “ar » ‘“ 2 The Hotel co nimands afine view ot Souris

Harbor and the beautiful scencry. surround ing. It is close to iakes, rivers and forests

which afford unrivailed facilities ing and shooting.

SEA BATHING may he obtained a few hundred yard

S Sanipie

flor fish

wi hip of the Hoiel. Kirst-clas Rvoms prov the use of Commercial Travellers, Carriages alwaysin Waiting at the Rail. Way Depot to convey passengers to

> . . “oY treatin fr aft eha from UicaaldS Lit Ul Clare,

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Souris, Juve 1, 3877. 4 an fs, hs ‘ APO arks’ Cotton Yarn J VLiLUi ilids A WARDED the only Medal, given tor < men xT r A YDETOD a COTTON YARNS of facture, at the PsirPreag ny Et a:

= mR EEP ARETE eit i CAMIGIIION.

File a? rs am) Nae ne to $3) 9 aivns Ww PR aw we

Warranted full ! h and. weight. Stroager and better than any other in the market. e

Cotion Carpet Warp. No 12’s 4gey IN ALL COLORS,

Warvanted fast.

WM. PARKS’ & SON,

New Brunswick “otton Mills i ‘ . »? “_“- St. John, N. B. g May 23,777

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UNITED STATES,

Now El, . ifnrx 2 T . NEW FLAVEN, May 31.— Wednesday nigh! wl tla thin +A vw .* i is 7 iy > ' f vi li Li’ COWSOGAL lia ULE, of and for re Se BO ; New York, wis steaming up Long Island hel bakes Bia : % y* una PelWeen ew London and Clinton, ui the crew save one being asleep, a fire, ' . . . ‘ hh Gin HSE Se ts which if 1s supposed originated somewhere

1y04U6 Lhe engine-roena, or possibly in the : ; wood.-work of the oat toighite and the flames spread rapidly, The fie was not immediately noticed, and by the time the men were ularmed it was impossibie to save the boat. There were live men in the crew, all of whom belong nm New York, Each hid time to hurry to. geiner © portion of his persohal effects, and when off Clinton a boat was launched ana mnned by the crew, ail of whom escaped iujury’ They were picked up by a yer and landed at Clinton this morn.

AS £L4UGyY, Caused tie

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ing. ‘The bowt burned to the water's edge, sunk in deep water and isa total loss. According to the story of the crew the

Hammill left New York for the Kennebe.

Aiver lash summer in search of tusinesse Unroughout the season and during the winter she remained in that locality, Re- centiy, in view of the dull seaspn, it was rmined to return to New York, and a start was made early in the week. There L. no explanation of the disaster. The Joss is stated at $11,000 which it is thought is nesrly covered by insurance,

Tus Amgnican Lspabtitys,—-The adjourned session of the Board of Delegites of Amers ican Israelites was continued Tuesday at ine Temple Emanu-El. Mr. M. 8. Isaacs nh the chair, <Atter the Secretary’s min- uies of the meeting on the previous day had been read and accepted, the Committee on Statistics submitted their report, which stated that the earliest churches estabs lished in the United States were Shearith [sraei, of New York, founded prior to 1684; Shaaresy Shomayim, of Lancaster, Pa,, prior to 17.6; Rodef Sholom, of Philadeiphia, prior to L730; Beth Cholom, of Cuarleston,

3. C., in I789; Mickre Israel, of Savan- nvh, Ga, in 1700, and Beth Sholom, of ichmond, Virginia, in 1791, ‘There were, aS reported, from 174 congre-

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gitions, out of 390 spplied to, 11,507 rnambers and 11,341 chiidren. The value of the church property was $5.897,409. The population was 189576, to which 25 per cent should be added owing to deficiencies in the reports, making the number of Jews in the country about 250,(00. There were 14 public imstitutions uncer the con- trol of Jews and 15 newspapers and ma. gazines devoted to Judsism, The Jewish secret orders Cr soci@ties were four in num- ber. comprising the I. QO. of Bpai Britn, with a membership of 20,000, the I. O. of Free Sons of I-raei, with 86 4 members ; the Order of Kesher Shem Barzal, 10.000 members, and the Improved Order of Free Sons of Israel, 2.632 members.

Two attemp!s at suicide were made by wgmen in cells at the Central “uard House, Washiogton, on the 25th ult. The first was by a low character from Biltimore, by trying to hang herself with a handkerchief. She was discovered just as she was choking, having tied the haudkerchief around her neck and to one of the bars in the cell door, About two hours afterward another woman, who was ip the opposite cell, set fire to her dress, Was not much in jured,

She

General Comly, the editor of the ’Oh/so ale Journal, who has been appointed Mi: « istsr 10 the Hawaiian Islands, is tu receive his commission and instructions. He wil ave for ilonolulu, in the course of a few ecks, aud reiicve Mr. Pierce, the present

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New OpL_vans, May 31.—Governor Nic~ hols has signed the death warrent of wouis Lousseau, the murderer of Cyrus 5 lie willbe executed June s.

RUSSIA, A leit« r

| | Within the lines of the Russian atay of the Danube which has been courteousty sent to us for. publication ine

rigane »* q .

Aron

firn etheat tie repent i ve

forms us taal tae Grand Dake Nicolos had the hon y vi being tie target of the firsts shot fired b turks, aud the

J KS, a happiness, seeluy it gO wide, though ot very Wide, of its mark. Still, In such

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c ti ad lin the hope that they anadian Mamnu- | »,ofessional coneiilcrati Ada , | PRAISSSRDTERS Copsccration, more indulgent.

re, *] ~ 4 . i 1° < tee AN (ane = ~Tt White, Blue, Red. Orange, and Groom, |

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caplain at

3] leeidedaly a« ‘ A Cl eid Aéiira Ph teh ee p mnie ye Cesire to be understood that this psaciter Coes nst come from

trian any regalar jour- i} i} slic source: and this itt the present in- Happens lo Make i werth pripting. . correspondents of the press ro niving 6 sad time of it oa both sides,

: staff the Lon lon lines censists mainly of ii Who Were selected trested, from

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On mMliitary me

nay be

wee

than Fesiiar men Of the press. But no lave been extended +f the stended to them, and

cod & literary seout as Mr.

Forbes, WhO made a reputation in the Praneo erm in wer apd who represents ¢ London Daily Neu s in despair at the

finding out what is

iecr impossihitity of :

GREAT BRITAIN, ‘ sfringce series of fatalities are reportcd lifracombe, England. Capt. Carr, a native of that town, reeently found it neces sary to put secatnen Who was very Violent and threatened te stab him, but im-

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med ate!) upon his release h» rushed upon

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ashipmate end killed himon the spol. The up for the nearest port anddeiivered the murderer into the hs irilies, bul no sooner had h his. de} niban he fell down and soon died. During his illness he was watched by a faithful scaman named Jones. who became ii! un hour after the death of thirty minntes,

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