Our Country, 1884-02-04, vol. 02, no. 28

              'SUB COUNTRY
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Western <"-.;';•, is.      ;   '     ■ V-
(A mfcon*, '
'    Rates oK^.Tnun-isi:
Pirai Insertlpn, SO ci-ais per ind
per inch for each contim. nioii.
■  SrAOVt-nt-inrnts   Ir.it.-!.rr.-.i   from    Dai
to  VTcc.i.y. and •■■'■■■ >.■,.,. a; Daily rates.
P. W. BOWDEN.
\
,        gfu Tclciwapli.•-
H.u.ii-Ax.l-ol..:
'     Wendell Phillips died .-ii Saturday.
ttouliertheex r:\-in.'«->'t' France died Vest
. .lav.
Tlu- si.iniu•!■> in ten -mi!!- at  Fall River :
on a strike.
THE S. S. '♦WETHERS*"
Will l«avo 1L0XD0X ogHho 24tli Mortta for
ST. JOHN'S.
Fuf-Fi eight. n>plv in .London to Messrs.
I'KOWSK.'1IALI. a- >roi;iUS.- and in St.
.mux's-M the Subscribers. "^
mS. S. 'SCOTIA" will leave Xew
York for Halifax ana St. Joints,
about the :$0th inst., provided sufficient Freight otf ers.
F-l.on;-Forty Cents per barrel.
HARVEY & CO.,
SELLlNp OFF!
BAiAMi Sainsi bamnsi
mi IE \ LXDEUSKiNEI) desires
X\  to ihank his many friends for their
patnonnga during the past yea;, and hegs
to,assure them and the mercantile world
(Of Newfoundland that on liitf return in
/ theMinriy \Spring he will oiler the trade
•*   ■   5 a Better article than  has  heen furnished
heretofore, rind at the lowest rates con-
^—ftiajent with ii  production of i superior
y    quality.   The extensive facilities afl'drd-
etl by our Hnus6v which is Ate largest of its kind in the worm, enables
'-%ns t« supply demnhd on the most advantages terms.
EDWARD HILL,
FRESH
MORE OYSTERS
. (IXtANS.)      s.
Just received .by steamer "Ncwyiundland-
feh. 2.        At the QUEEN'S.
"wvAas-i'x'itt
^r
PROVISION & GROCERY
Late SOWN & WOODS.)
Th&te entire Atock of Provisions
and Srocaried at  GREATLY RE
DUCED   PRICES,   by- Wholesale
and Bctail. tor ('ftsll.
BRi:A IK SUGAR,
.FLOUR. MOLASSES.
PORK. <-OF FEE.
.       PAUIS.     . TEA
Bi'TTFi:. RICE.
BEEF. BARLEY
HOCKS. CURRANTS
TINNED ME.ITS.
CANNED FRUIJ,
ASSORTED JAMS.
TINNED SALMON.
PICKLES. SOAPS,
—BLACK INC
a large assortmenVof small
O-R0CEKIES-
CONFECTIONERY,     ,
BROOMS, BRUSHES,
and OTHER ARTICLES
lay-Special inducements to small retailers,
feb. 1.     I  ..-. "'  •
ATHENAEUM
TH^ ANNUAL COUB8E OF LECTURES
interspersed with  Music and  Headings
will be given in the ATIIEN.EFM HALL ns
 follows;—'  i  •
Mondav, Feb. -1—Music and Readings.
Mmi.lay. Feb. 11—Tbe Rev. D. Beaton, sub-
jf-et: "Success and  thc men wlio have
Moudav, Feb. IS—Music and Readings.
M< ml lay, Feb. i'i—The Rev. M. Morris, sub
ject -.=
-J:
A FEMALE 8ERYADT,
" "ifhily. Liberal wag
Apply alibis otlb
Mondnv, March :',—Mu.de and Readings.
Mondav, March 10—The  Itcv. Gcorgo Bond
>     B.A., subject: ■ ; i	
Monday, March 17—Music and Readings.
Monday, March -21 ' ,	
Monday, March 31—Music and Readings;
Monday, April 7—The Hon. Mr. Justico Pinsent, D.C.L., subject'
1\ cm .A ducut isem cuts.
SELLING OFF
ENTIRE STOCK
II
HjlUlL
I at a little over
COST AHD CHARGES,
fob. -J. •    P. W. BOWDEN.
!  IMPORTANT.j
(Dnr CDountvij.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1884.
TH? ASSEMBLY JOURNALS. .
Before entering upon any examination
f thc contents of the. Journal)of the As-
embly for 18S3, wo thought it our duty.
m Saturday last, to xudLpublic-uttention
expenditure
i which ha
1   with pre-
BOOKS.
8 OLD  HY- S V IIS I Rtil'2'HiN O N 1.1.
1st—The Y.,,:uj,ofu\]tr7eanetlc. Thi Ship
and lo■Jui.nviUt.f Li, ■>!■ ,.-..,'-c„.„..,.;,.
tier G.t.f<i<: IF. DcLong, U; S. .V., edited
hy hit u'ifc,  Emma 1lejtxwn j taxi hand-
pay'' nndZl'w'Z'rati,!,*.. "priZpcr "set
hound i,, Cloth— $7.50: Sheep—slO.OO;
lLilf-M:.-:.c,-—*l>M<i:     FulfrMoro'cco—
^SIG.OO.
*>>tft—Tit>Lii', of Tkurloic Week including
his Autnbiniirnphii. edited hi/his daughter
Harriet A. Weed, and\i Memoir-by his
<jrawl*o»r Tlti'rltnc IF.../ Barms. '/■;»•
American citiini* during'the last half-
century hate vUdrd ,o great «,n> i.-.m. -
diate on  influence an Mr. Weed, and thi
.'other lit,1st rat Ion,.    C&-Pub!
HAUOHTON, MIFFLIN
J. F. CHISHOLM.
l'lo-pectiises and Speciifi^nson-appli
tothe triminal
ofthe public money :
upon this   work, us  t
the financial condition of the Surveyor
Geneftil, Mr. Fraser, might he rendered
more easy and comfortable.
A - we stated on Saturday, the bulk of
this work has beer, enormously increased,
not only ns regards thc actual matter contained in it, bpt as rem«ls also thc extraordinary number' ofj blank pages,
wliich have heen. nnprolossidnally and
untechnibally, and unskilfully enclosed
in the volume. Beside the umis$al nnd
cxec-siyn numbers ot these blanks inserted between tho several subjects which
three or four eases
0 ' three   (ir   Tour
vork. i
nks
•pp..r-
Iunity is taken to insert what
technically termed " bastard titles"
wherever thcy can be got in, with
t,hcir accustomed blanks, all donofor'tbe
purpose-of driving the work beyond-its
legitimate volume, and enhanringitseosc,
without value received for the same. In
tliis  respect, it is ,-f disgrace and a rc-
iistablishm
.id a blot i
ut  from
uhi.l,
BIHKRUPT STOCK
THE SUBSOREBEE HAVING
PUKCHASED the entire stock
nd (iROOKRIFSbelon^inj:
1JOWX & WOODS.
FROV
to thc e
Offer the same at gr. ally reduced prices.     ,
-   Vfi"See Atlrirtiseineii.'s antl Postern.
JOHN WOODS&Son
feb. 1.
PLAYINaOAEJDS
300 DOZEN PLAYING CARDS
300 DOfZENPLAYING CARDS
At One Shilling per doren.
120 DOZEN PLAYING CARDS
At S-»hlUin«» tt-ix-nco io 3-jlulling. n<?r down.
GOOD QUALITYat4s. 6d. to 7s.6d.
Also in stock, alargc assortment of Goodall's
nnd other-tirst el;is> makers' Cards, round nnd
square cornered, newest design-; and superior
quality, '
'JtOYAL GAME OF BEZIQUE, for two,
three nnd four play.-is, with rules and markers
complete. Bczique Fucks of Cnnls at various
prices,
jan. 18.
J.*". CHISHOLM.
Mondny, April 14—-Tho Annual Concept.
Doors open at a quarter past seven; Chnir
to be takeiS at ciahU*(c!ock.
Admission 10 tents. N.
J. J.   FLANNERY,
1 Jan. 22 '     Secretary.
■WANTED.
NEWF01XDLAND POSTAGE STAMPS
 DT A>*T QVASTITV	
CSTGood Cash Price will be paid for fame by
W. G. LVFRKXT.
■ |,:>.
uuo
tbo reput
er  as  a profession
I show  that    ihe   .-
ernmcilfl oxtehda o
rom tin- exlctitiv
..lv. to the verv priti
ind the publisher
ich the whole fraud
,  lool
id   l.ss-.>.
the  pr
? for ift support.
,-er IheJouriuils i
ind  tlhit  :
for 1881
bulk pf the
uountcd to 101G pages, including
hunations, 1 pp.; the journa
the appendix, 718; and the index '
The cost of pouting was 820*2; aiii
nding SG-'iO, making a total of 82fiS'2
or §"Jfi.8"2 per volume. The Journa
for 1882 contained 1U25 pages including
the proclamations. 8 pp.; tho journa
284; the appftndix, 057, and tbe index
82. Thc pitting cost §2050, and the
binding §650, in all $2700—or S27 - per
volume. The present Surveyor GeneraFs
exploit in his new printing industry consists of 12S7 pages, about one-fourth more
than its predecessors. Of these, the pro
clamations tak^ no less than 32 pp., as
against thc previous 4 and 8 respective
ly; tlie Journal 24G ; the appendix, in--
clinging hind tenure report, 014 ; and thc
index 05; cost of printing, 82,574, binding $050, in all S3224, or just 832.24 per
volume—a very good beginning for Mr
Fraser.
It was only a year or two ago,—the
Surveyor General will probably remember ti.e circumstance ..\yell,—that this
busy functionary was fearfully exerciser
over theextf-avagnnt expenditure,'as he
chose to call it, connected with thc then
less bulk and much morq. cheaply ant
fat better and more correctly printct
Journals of the Assemhy. He even went
so far as to make repeated visits, in tbe
interest nnd at .the instigation as be
averred, of the Printing Comnlittcc, for
the purpose of. investigating the .mysteries of half antl whole blanks, and ((he
waluef of " bastan} titles." It was but an
| opportunity: surreptitiously   availed
V        ■     .
for tber purpose of acquiring a dexterity,
which   a   thoroughly professional .man
"cssional .
would bo too honourable to practi
thc art of making moat matter out ofthe
least material. His present exploit shows
how well he studied tho whole thing out,
and what an expert masior of swindles
he has become. Now, things are all
when
changed.     What  in thoa
the Surveyor Gen   . special in
terest to serve except thai
ment and Legislal n extrav
agant waste of the public money, has
become, now when the interest is all his
own, a more zealous expenditure
the directidn of public informatic
and when matter enough enn't be discovered to fill up every page of thcbulkier
and more costly volume, to that il shall
reach a maximum beyond Hint of-all its
predecessors, then a sufficient supply or
blank pages are dexterously interleaved,
into which the fortunate possessor ofthe -
new volume can put as jpuch other, matter as ho pleasesj or fill them with such
observations and remarEs upon the general chnraeter of the whole proceeding as
may.naturally occur to.him. How very
obliging of Mr. James O. Fraser; and
how very characteristic of him!
QUE HERRING INSPECTION IN CANADA. .
Wo observe hy late Canadian exchange/, received by the steamer Ar«c-
•fovndlaiul. that the subject of our herring
inspection has been already before the
Dominion Parliament, in' connection
with a notice of motion by l'r. Fortin of
tiaspo, wlio is, wc believe Canadian
Fishery Commissioner, calling for nil correspondence on thc subject between tiro
Canadian Government and our own.
The Dominion Parliament only opened
on thc 17th. and this notice wns brought
on on the 23rd, showing thc importance
attached to tho subject by Canadian legislators. In the course 'bf his remarks,
Dr. Fortin look occasion to point otft
tlu- necessity that existed, from tho
'anadian t stand-point, for issue of tho
proclfyniation bringing the act rwtoiring
inspection into force. He ia responsible
for the statement, also, that of 1220 brls.
of our herring imported into Queboc, all
of whieh purported to have been inspe :t-
ed and were branded as No. 1, upon pro- v
iier inspection at 'Quebec 8-tCL barrels •
were found to class No. 2, 103 barrels as
No. 3, 2LS barrels as ri\sty, and 5 barrels
as sour—not a solitary barrel ranking
No. 1. Of* 18,435 barrels branded No. 1,-
and reinspectcd at Montreal, 14,912 barrels were found to grade No. 2, 1,572 barrels No. 3, and only 557 barrels No. 1.
In view of these facts and for tho protection of Canadian fisherme\v i/ho were
compelled to subniit^heir fish io government inspection and pay a chargefQr tho
same, the application of thc inspection
law to Nuwfoundland herring became
necessary. L*r. Fortip maintained that
the fishermen of thc k>wer St. Lawrence
had of lato years become more proficient
in the art of curing the lish, ahd that -
thoir herring would now compare favorably with those from this colony.
The second session of tho fifth Dominion Parliament was opened in Ottawa on the 17th uUp., by tho new
Governor-General, the Marquis of Liths-
downc. Tho second''session of our
Fourteenth Assembly will jboopienedon
the\14th inst.—St. Valentine's Day—
happy-~oinen, wc presume, of hippy
pairing. Let us hope that on that day
tho " birds of a feather, will Hock to-
Lgother,'' and the crows, vultures aod
jackdaws he lett to their own evil machinations.