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Sales Agents of the Daily Examiner
Tur Datty EXxamrver is for sale every day on the trains east and west, and at the follow- iag places —-
H. A. Harviz, Charlottetown.
A. D. Haszarp, x
T. O’Cornett, ee
T. L. CHarpecte, as
S. T. Netmes “
G. A. ArtKeN, Georgetown.
D. SuTHERLAND, Souris East.
A. McAvtay, Head St. Peter's Bay.
D. Eaan, Mount Stewart.
H. Brrr, Southport.
Gro, O’Neitt, Halfway House.
Morton 8. Hceurs, County Line Station.
Eomunp Camppett, Prince County Book store, Summerside.
W. D. McNerir, Alberton.
Joun J, Arsneavx, Tignish. Qe
a a THe DatLty EXAMINER,
live here. A resident of this place, who was born on the plains, and has spent his life amongst the Indians and knows their habits thoroughly, says that unless precautions are taken, such a visit would be the signal for trouble, and the reason he gives are very plau- sible. He says that it will be quite unhkely that such an immense band of indians could bring in sufficient food to subsist upon during their stay, and that unless food were forthcom- ing they would fall to and kill the cattle be- longing to the settlers in the vicinity which, of course, would not be submitted to tamely, and the outcome of the whole thing would be s bloody Indian war, These are facts that can be proved, ifan impartial and sifting inquiry be instituted. . The history of the Indian management of the North-West during the past tive veare has veen a series of broken pledges aud barefaced jobbery, and can it be wondered that the poor red man. who has been goaded to madness, should at last rise in his strength ani demand justice or blood? The Indian question is one = —- = which must be looked boldly in the face, and : steps be taken, and that without a moment
Those Coppers—A Suggestion. unnecessarily lost, to repair the damage result - ing from years’ maladministration. Une of the
We take the liberty to Suggest to the|conditions of the treaty was that a certain
pene elnvagnangn: Ae yoigtaty a0 Whying TE ie a seal ta tes aoe tie which
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up the copper cents with which they have|:hey were expected to follow. How has this
flooded the community. With the product | :ondition been wes ae oe wits
:,, | pet contractors of the ‘‘pairty” has broug
of the recent labors of the tax gatherers in lroves of cattle which have been reared on the
hand, there must be considerable amount of } western plains of the States, unbroken and
good money in the Provincial Exchequer ;| wild, and the Indians have been expected to
settle down to farming with oxen, which re-
and the Local Government can, therefore, semble in nature the ‘‘tiery untamed steed,”
easily repair the damage they have done. | while the cows are so obstreperous that it is
There should, we think, be no hesitation | uecessary to tie them, so that they can move
‘ ae , , | aeither head nor foot, while they are being
aout the matter. It is just as fair that] | je) But before even this can be done,
the Government should pay out their good] they must be caught. ‘To catch i - no
: : ; : all job of itself. They are so difficult to
money and with it buy in the depreciated | ™4
. nanage, so uncontrollable, that let them once
copper at its face value, as that our mer- set out of the stable, and the only way to get ehants and others should be obliged to sell their goods and take it at its face value as payment. The Government blundered , and they—or, more correctly, the whole Province—should suffer rather than our
chem iu again is to hire some experienced herder torun them down and lasso them. already overburdened men of business. —-~ ——+ —~e ee
aven the Mounted Police, when they wish “The Whirligig of Time.”
JANUARY 13. 1879.
cheir rifles and mounting on _ horseback, 1unt them and shoot them like bufialo. Is .1t not outrageous and unreasonable to expect poor Indiais, who know absolutely nothing about farming, to adopt that calling, being provided by the Great Mother with hve stock which even the pale-face, with his voor in- ; : velligence and broader experience, is unable to
eee — ne ween deal with ? Can the Indians be blamed for re- the fact that Lewis Carvell, Esq.. has been fusing to accept such stock, and become dis- instructed by the Department of Public} contented at the treatment they have received.
. eo ae Almost every band of Indians in the North- Works to investigate and report on the West has refused to accept the cattle, and now working of the Government Railway on} they are being fe at Government expense, at Prince Edward Island, says: ‘In 1874} an average cost of $17 per head, for the winter, Mr. Brydges was sent to investigate Mr. which in this region of pastures and cheap hay,
7 a is exorbitant. Carvell’s management; in 1879 Mr. Car-
co get a supply of beef are forced to take
‘* Another instance of broken faith is what vell is sent to investigate Mr. Brydges’| is known up hero as the “Fort Pitt affair.” ap ; , Che circumstances, briefly, are as follows :—
The whirligig of time brings} \f,. q. Dickieson, the Indian Agent for this section, who, by the way, has not the slightest qualification for _ important wr delicate . : . ,}| position he fills, other than that he was some- To-pay we chronicle, with regret, the Siena private secretary of a sometime member death of Ralph B. Peake, Esq. Mr. Peake} ot the late Grit Ministry—told the Fort Pitt
has been ill some months. His recovery| Sand of Indians as be was going to a western
. wency, that he would meet them at Fort was long known to be hardly possible; and, Pit om the 28th of September, and these
therefore, few will be surprised at the sad | Indians relying ou his word came shortly event by which the firm of Peake Brothers} before the appointed time, some of them
. «atic | avelling iong distances to keep the ap- and Co. loses one of its most energetic pointment. Some time before the day fixed
members, and the city one of the most] for the pow wow, a surveyor arrived at Fort
: it: f its inhabitants. Pitt, and this gentleman received a letter from manpeh Ane Roagsiable o5.its inks : ' Dickieson requesting him to assure the Indians
Se | hat he would be there at the time agreed upon.
Troubles in the North-West. The Indians were accordingly told that, as he was the representative of the Great Mother.
THREATENED OUTBREAK BY THE PLAIN IN-| he would not fail to keep his word. ut the DIANS—BIG BEAR WILL MARCH TEN| ime came and went and Mr. Dickieson did
THOUSAND INDIANS TO BATTLEFORD. not file an appearance.
management. ts revenges.”’
ae a will bring 2,000 lodges with him, which, ace cording to the regular rule of computation, will ve in the neighborhood of 10,0U0 redskins, to
Days passed and still} Mr. Dickieson did not come; until finally the: as che had struck her buahend and ase: Indians, whose patience and provisions had ; - sband and nig
Ws regret very much to learn that trouble become euliientnd throu zh waiting 80 ‘tous, have killed him, He had
is likely to ensue in the North-West Terri- determined to return to their homes, and a said, to kill her.
- - sasanaitiaa
Niagara as a Symbol.
(From Dean Stanley's Birmingham Address )
In that memorable hour—memorable in the life of every one as the moment when he first sees the pyramids of Egypt or the Alps of Switzerland— when I first sto d be- fure the cataract of Niagara, it seemed to me that the scene I witnessed was not an unapt likeness of the fortunes ef America. It was midnight ; the moon was full, and 1 saw from the vast bridge which spans the river the ceaseless contortion, confusion, whirl and chaos which burst forth in clouds ot foam from that central chasm which di- vided the American from the British do- minions ; and as I looked on the ever- changing movement, and listened to that everlasting roar, it seemed an emblem ot the fermenting, perplexing, bewildering activity, the ceaseless, restless beating whirlpool of existence in the United States. But into the moonlight sky there rose a cloud of spray twice as high as the falls themselves—silent, majestic, immovable. That silver column, glittering in the meon- light, seemed an image of the future of American histury—of the upward, heaven- aspiring destiny which should emerge from the distractions of the present.
Destitution in Manchester.
Whatever distress we may have had to endure in Canada during the ‘‘ hard times’ of the last four or five vears, it has been nothing in comparison with the destitution to which hundreds of families are now re- duced in Manchester, Salford and other cities and towns in England. Among sev- eral instances of the dire suffering which prevails, a correspondent of the Manchester Kraminver and Times recently mentioned the following melancholy case :—‘‘ A few days ago a woinan, whose appearance would not, to asuperficial observer, have betokened deep poverty, was seen to snatch a piece of cats’ neat, such as is generally considered unfit for human food, from the window of a butcher's shop in Ashton Old Road. The butcher, more curious than angry, followed her at a distance, and meeting a policeman told him what had occured. The officer watched the woman enter a heuse on a street off Ashton Old Road, and on going in after her found that she, her husband and children were ravenously devouring the cats’ meat, raw and unclean as it was.” And yet this case, which 1s given on the autho- rity of a Wesleyan Minister, a member of a relief committee, is said to be no werse than hundreds of others.
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A MASSACHUSETTS HORROR.
(Newburyport Dispatch to Chicago Times.)
Hamlet refrained from killing his mother’s husband while the latter was on his knees, but Mrs. John 8. Caldwell, of South By- field, had no such scruples when this morn- ing she decapitated her husband with an axe. Mr. Caldwell was kneeling at a chair offering his morning devotions, the only other person in the house being his sister- in-law, who was in the same devout posture, when Mrs. Caldwell stealthily entered the room, and snatching up an axe, which her husband had brought into the room the night before, dealt him a blow on the back of his neck, which nearly severed his head from his body. Death was instantaneous, and the soul of the suppliant followed the half-uttered prayer to the other world. The
terrible deed done, the woman went to a neighbor’s house and told him to go over,
reatened, she
Mrs. CaldWell exhibited
tories. Our regret is the deeper because |Surveyor was forced, through sheer pity, to; not the least sign of emotion, and talked
: : give them sufficient food to keep body and natives of Prince Edward Island are, to} *).) together until they reached their hunting
some extent, responsible for the great dis-| grounds. Ithassince transpired that Mr. Dickie. ifested by the Indi son went across the plains instead of returning Sans roopatly moniteateg sy. fhe Jadiqns by Pitt, and even to this day he has not ex- of the Plains. The correspondent of the plained the reasons for his conduct. All who Toronto Mail at Battleford—said to be an| know the Indian character are perfectly aware that, once you let him find you deceiving him
unconcernedly about the dreadful thing she had done. The sad intelligence quickly spread thronghout the little village, and great excitement still prevails throughout the surrounding country. Mr. Caldwell was an intelligent farmer of about forty-five years, in easy circumstances, and both he
Wadoubted "authority on Indien affaizs— he will never believe you again, and it is in-!®0d his wife were respectable members of
writes :— deed painful to think that the very men who
“Owing to the corrupt policy which has/| have been selected to treat with the Aborigi- been pursued by the now Upposition while}nes, whose qualifications should be upright- they held the reins of power, the Indians are} ness and truthfulness, should be the first to in a decidedly discontented state, and it would | break faith witi him. We have now on our require very little to fan the smouldering em- | hands a matter which needs mos‘ careful man- bers of rebellion into the fierce flame of an In-| agement to bring it out ip once more, and dian war, which ibly would not be|for which all thanks are due to the policy of pe pre until we wae through an or-| the late Government.”
gal similar to that which has tortured our a .
Republican friends south of the 49th parallel, The Mail's correspondent remarks that and which would cost the country thousands | When the settlers of the North-West learned of dollars, and, at the lowest calculation, hun-} that Sir John McDonald had taken the (to dreds of valuable lives, The presence of the| thon, all-important) office of Minister of the
American Indians upon our soil, their persist- : ee cee ent and repeated infractions of the buffalo or-| Interior, great was their rejoicing. In the
dinance which was passed in order to prevent| state of affairs depicted by the correspond-
eae eeeas: be Tek be ee ent, the settlers had, without doubt, reason
the inability of the paltry handful of police to|for their rejuicing ; for the great tact of enforce its provisions led to its repeal, and Sir John will, in the present critical june- now, as before, a perfect war of extermination eridteahh 4
is being waged against the species, until even | te, Stand them in good stead.
the Indian, who, it has been said, has no care Sens ible Ad
for the morrow, begins to foresee that ‘his nsible vice.
occupation will be gone,’ and already they say} You are asked every day through the that they will insist upon — supported by) columns of newspapers and by your Drug-
the Sianninet Sten seperate : gists to use something for your Dyspepsia
short time ago, and having brouglt news of Indian troubles to the south, were interviewed.
and Liver complaint that you know nothing about, you get discouraged spending money
In the course of the conversation, they stated with but little success. Now to give you that a band of plain Crees, under the Ioader.| Satisfactory proof that Green’s August ship of Big Bear, had ordered the survey ..rs,| Flower will cure you of Dyspepsia and Liver who were laying out their reserve, ( ., complaint with all its effects, such as sour =e a ae did not do, oe es Sick ey oy Sey Costive- the Indians took possession o eir horses; ness, palpitation of the Heart, Heart-buar1 and intimated _ — = = and Water built. Fullness at the pit af te that at once, they wou » most eflectu-| St h, Yell Ski - ally stopped. Word. was sent to Fort Satiiaien pecenae’ oe = ‘con e ee Walsh, and Major Irvine appeared upon|,,jirits, &c., we ask you to ) to your D the scene with some thirty-five a but the gist aan on Ss cad Re gy ; ‘a ioe Indians being determined, and the force being August Flower, for 10 cents, and try it or
altogether toe small to cope with them, a com- ; ‘a shal was effected, by vhich it was agreed | # regular size for 75 cents. Two doses will
that the surveyors should suspend operations, relieve you.
the police should return to their quarters, and 7 ae: i aaa the Indians should also withdraw, with the| . They were twins, were these two little understending that Big Bear would come to} S'T ls, and Pat said, “‘them gals is cousins, Battleford when “the leaves come upon the|®"t they?’ ‘‘ No,” replied the mother, trees” to talk the matter over with Lieutenant/| ‘‘tley are twins.” ‘‘ Yees don’t say 80,” Governor Laird. He has also stated, and/says Pat. “Well, now, bedad, they look stated repeatedly, that when he comes in he! enough alike to be sisters,”
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the orthodox church. For the past two years the wife has been partially deranged, so much so that her sister had been sent for to keep watch of her movements. There was nothing but happiness in the relations of husband and wife, and the woman’s devlish deed is universally at- tributed to insanity, pure and simple. She is under surveillance, and will Le sent to an insane asylum. This peaceful community has not been so horrified for years.
Special Notices.
Corre, fresh ground, at Beer and Goff’s.
For Bargains in Ladies’ Shawls and Furs, go to J. B. McDonald’s,
GoLpeN Syrup, 10c. a pint, at Beer and Goff’s.
Ir is generally acknowledged that a house of entertainment for passengers and others com- ing from a distance by train, should be sus- tained in this place. Mr. Bolger keeps a hotel open at all hours to the trave ling public, op- _— the Railway Station, where they will
© properly accommodated.
Picxtes, in bulk, 12c. a pint, at Be and Goff's. ee a
Boy your Flour at Beer & Goff's. It will pay you to buy your Dry Goods at J. B. McDonald’s, rile ere
Manmatapg, 22c. per lb. and Jam 25c. per llb., in bulk, at Beer and Goft’s.
Every one in search of Cheap Goods should go to J. B. McDonald's.
Cattrornta Honey, very choice,—in the comb and strained,—at ‘‘The Confectionery.”
WHEeRE can you get the best Boots and Shoes for the least money? At Gass’
Twelve doctors examined a man and pro- nounced him sound as a dollar, and next
day he died of heart di 5
| NOTICE.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
N and after the 16th inst., our Business will be conducted strictly on the Cash
System.
DODD & KOGERS. Charlottetown, Jan. 13, 1879—
NOTICE. NOTICE.
\ TE have to request the prompt payment
of all accounts now due. All accounts unpaid after the Ist Day of February Next, will be sued for without further notice. DODD & ROGERS. Charlottetown, Jan. 13, 1879—pat h ne till fcb
rel ome
SILVER
SETTS, LOCKETS, NECKLETTS, BROOCHES, EAR-RINGS, &e., RECEIVED TO-DAY. W. W. WELLNER. Ch’town, Jan. 13, 1879—pat 31
“HOW TO READ AND WHAT TO READ.”
HE REV. R. B. MACDONALD, of
Miscouche. will deliver a Lecture on the above subject, before the St. Patrick’s Total Abstinence Society, in
S1. PATRICK'S HALL,
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Wednesday liv'ng, Jan. 15th,
Admission 10 cents. Ladies free. Doors open at 7; Lecture to commence at 8 o'clock.
RICHARD WALSH, Sec’y. Ch’'town, Jan. 13—2i
A NIGHT'S FUN!
once Pisin
ST. JAMES’ HALL
(Old St. James’ Kirk).
A Christmas Tree
—AND—
MAGIC LANTERN EXHIBITION ; ALSO SINGING BY THE CHILDREN,
noo
Monday Ev'ng next, 13th inst,
to commence at seven o’clock. Entrance fee, 10 cents.
DAVID SMALL, Supt. Sunday School.
A LECTURE !
{n aid of the Building Fund of ZION CHURCH,
ON SHAKESPEARE’S PLAY OF
“HAMELET,”
will be delivered by Prorrssor ANDERSON, IN THE Y. M. C. A. HALL,
Tuesday, Evening, the 14th inst.,
AT EIGHT O'CLOCK. Admission- -Adults, 20 cents; children, 10
cents. A. STRONACH.
Jan. 9, 1879—
NOTICE.
EMBERS of the Reform Club are re- geoies to meet in their Hall, on Monday Evening next, the 13th inst., at 7.30. Important business will be discussed. By order, D. LAWSON, President. Jan. 9, 1879—4i
NOTICE.
UR Huh ESS, _ this date, will be conducted strict on th SYSTEM. : —
MACE ACHERN & Co.,
‘*ITaALIAN WaREHoUSE.” Jan. 1st, 1879—city pa Im
Administrator's Notice,
." E undersigned, Administrator of the Estate of ROBERT ORR, late of Char- lottetown, deceased, intestate, hereby notifies all persons indebted to the said Estate to make
having claims or demands against the said Estate are hereby required to exhibit such claims and demands, duly attested, to him for payment within twelve months.
JOHN McPHEE, ; Administrator. Ch’town, Jan. Sth, 1S79—2w 2aw
Coal. Coal.
‘T. Subscriber has on hand, fresh from the Mines (under cover), = Tons wee COAL, at $3.25 per ton. 40 “ BLACKSMITH (Old Albion Mines), at $3.00 per ton. —
JOHN HUGHES, Water Street.
Dee, 13, 1878—wkly 3m
LECTURE!
immediate payment to him; and all persona +
GREAT
CLEARANCE SALE
—OF—-
DRY COOH
20%
From this Date,
DECEMBER 29, 1878,
FOR CASH ONLY,
AT A DISCOUNT OF FROM
2O to 25S Fer Cent.,
[FOR ONE MONTH,
THK
French Merinos, French Delaines, French Casbmeres, French T wills, Parmattas, Henrietia Cloth, Persian Cords, Brilliantines, Lamas, Lustres, Russel Cords,
FANCY DRESS GO0ODS!
Anglais Merinos, Balmoral Crapes, Crapes, Dress Cloths, Mantle Cloths and Ulster Cloths,
Plain, Checked, Fancy and Striped
WINSEYS}!
Silk Velvets. Velveteens, Black Silks, Colored Silks, Fancy Silks, Ladies’ Skirts, Corsets, ‘Ties,
Fancy Wove Goods,
SHAWLS,
ONE HALF PRICE,
RIBBONS, | Artificial. Flowers. and Feathers !
ONE HALF PRICE, Ladies’ Ulsters, Ladies’ Jackets and Mantles, Blue Serges (all wool), Scarlet Flannels, Wool Scarfs and Ties, ee eans, Tickin Shi = Ladies’ Cloth and Kid Gloves,
- Brussels Carpets, Tapestry 5 %-ply Seotch * 3-ply Scotch “ Union “ " 4-4 Hemp “ 6-4 Felt 4-4 Felt ” 5-8 Stair " 2-4 Stair vm
Felt Crumb Cloths,
Linen Crumb Cloths,
Stair Damask, Curtain Damask, Curtain Reps, Table Damasks and Table Linens, Toilet Covers, Blankets, Counterpanes & Covers.
CURTAINS!
In Muslin and Lace—Very Cheap. Damask, Turkey, Cloth and Felt
TABLE COVERS!
OIL TABLE CTO FLOOR OIL CLOTH Buff, Green and White Ww oliands, Ladies’ Fur Mutts,” ” from Fifty.si cents, in Musquash, ithe Monkey, Badger, Chinchilla, Imitaticn Seal, Grebe. Imitation Mink and Mink,
Men’s Made Clothin , Hats, Fur Caps, Shirts, Underclothing, and a our
articles too numerous to mention.
J.D. MASON &C0,,
Charlottetown, Dec. 30, 1878—-
Following Goods !
Ladies’ Skating Gloves,