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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-11-11
News Items.

From the northern end of Salt Lake, where
the Central Pacific Railroad will pass to Port
land, in Oregon, is 645 miles, of which distance
315 miles may be traversed by steamers in the
Snake and Columbia rivers, leaving only 33O
miles of railroad to be built in order to open
up line for freight and passenger transporta-
ton between these points. All Eastern Ore
gon, and considerable part of Idaho, would
be made accessible by this route. In the win
ter season, however, the above streams would
be closed to navigation. Yet this seems to be
the favorite route with those who take an in
terest in the matter. The Central Pacific
route was laid at the northern end of Salt
Lake for the purpose of securing the most IA
vorable starting point for this northern feeder.
Admiral Farragut, who has just arrived in
New York on the flagship Franklin, sailed
for Europe in June, 1867.
A train going down on the Harlem Railroad
just below Bronxville, about II o'clock Mon
day night met with serious accident. The
locomotive exploded with frightful force.
-Four passengers cars were thrown from the
track and three persons are said to have been
seriously injured.
Ex-Governor Orr of South Carolina, has
gone back to reside in his native State, and
has accepted judgeship under the State gov
eminent. He recently visited Missouri, and it
was said that he intended to remove to that
State; but it seems that he has decided other
wise. Mr.. Orr is one of the ablest and most
judicous public men in the South.
The Temperance Associations of the Dis
trict of Columbia will urge Congress to enact
a prohibitory law in December. Of course the
President would veto it,
The Tribune's Washington dispatch saws
the law creating the Office of General of the
Army does not contemplate succession,
therefore Grant will not resign.
Gen, Grant has already received 500 written
applications for office. He has gwen his Sec
rotary orders to destroy all such without show
ing them to him. The consequence was Mon
day that the secretary had pile of waste paper
round his table two feet high.
In few days Mr.. Colfax goes directly home
to South Bend, and after brief sojourn is to
return to Ashtabuia Co., Ohio, where he will
marry neice of Mr.. Wade.
The Howard University at Washington,
d. c., established for the education of colored
youth is in fiourishing condition. 1t has at
the present time IS students.
1t seems that George D. Prentice was dis
charged from the Louisville Journal Office,
and that the proprietor was obliged to go down
on his knees to get him back in order to save
the paper from going to Everlasting smash"
Gov. Chamberlain delivered his lecture on
the surrender of Lee at Wakefield, Mass Sat-
urday evening and was greeted with applause
by a large audience.
While at Belvidere, ILL.,, on his way to Wash
ington, Gen. Grant spoke as follows in re-
spouse to the greetings of procession: "Gen-
tlemen: see many of you in uniforms. You
laid them off three years ago, and you can
now lay them off again, and we will have
peace. Good night"
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FEMALE SUFFRAGE IN VntELAND. The yot.
ing by the women Of Vineland, N. J.,-that
terrestrial paradise where there is to be seen
the original and only genuine fountain of
youth" and which exhibits in its social and DO
litical institutions successful combination of
Plato's Republic, Utopia and the New Allan
ts-was "no boys play" after all. The wo-
men were not cheated into putting their bal
lots in "the wrong box, but knew what they
were about One of them says:
At our last spring election only one woman
offered her vote. This fall we polled 1872 votes
of women. Four of these were Democrats, the
remainder Republican. -Four of these votes
were offered by colored women, all for Grant
A great many of the men sneered at our "play-
ing vote" But there aoGs no play about it
We worked seriously and in earnest, and in
four years from this time the sneerers will be
calling on the rocks, or some other solid sub
stance, to cover them. Or else, like shrewd
politicians, they will put on bold front and
assure us that they are entitled to our votes
| for the great service they have rendered us in
| attaining our rights.
| As the gentlemen refused to allow us to de-
post our votes in the ballot-box, we set up
| separate box of our own in another part of the
same hall. 1 wish you could have stepped in
| and seen us at work at our poll. We did il
nicely. know we did, because we would oc.
casionally run across the platform and look al
the way the men did their work. We made
occasional inquiry how the election was
going, and they very politely gave us the re-
quired information.
At meeting of our Woman Suffrage Club
last Monday evening, Mr.. G. gave notice thai
after this Presidential election he would never
again compromise in the matter of voting
that hereafter no candidate who is not public
ly pledged to favor woman's voting should ev
ar receive vote from him. His public an
nouncement was received with great applause
as much by the voters as by the women pres.
| emit.
No candidate who is not openly our frient
can ever again receive the vote of Vineland
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AN excellent opportunity is offered to par
ties whose books are behind, or who have in
tricate accounts to be adjusted, to procure the
services for a short time, of an experienced
and competent book keeper. See advertise
ment.
THE CoNCERT.-Among the many other a t.
fractions to be given at City Hall ON Friday
evening, under the auspices of the NJ l.. Asso.
citation, the Portland public will have the
pleasure of listening for the first time to one
of the Weber grand piano fortes, which Mr. j.
N. fattison, the eminent pianist, will bring
with him from New York. So much has been
said in praise of these celebrated instruments
that these feature will add much to the inter-
est of the occasion.
The Providence Journal, in speaking of a
concert given in that city, says:
We are confident that, until last evening.
the majority of the large audience present had
no conception of the -eminenty splendid
qualities of the Weber piano fortes. Four verv
elegant specimens of them were on the sta aa
on this occasion, and such a magnificent v4II
ume of tone as was given out by each of than
fairly astonlshed the most intelligent in such
matters, while the pure and superb onalitv Of
that tone, and it's admirably perfect evenness.
thoroughly delighted all ears. The notes Of
the upper octaves were most ravishingly sweet
and beautiful, and the grand and massive
sorority OF the base was clearly apparent If
there are any better piano fortes thsp these in
the United States, or in the world, we should
like to be told where they are.
Although we have long been aware of the
great merits of the Weber instruments. we
must confess that we were last evening filled
with admiration of their surprisingly beauti-
f,I ma thar
well played by that truly great vrtuoso, Mr.. j =.
N. Pattison and his three accomplished asso-
ciates, including Mr. Albert Weber, the emf
nent manufacturer, who is himself yery fine
pianist. Mr.. Weber, by the way, knows full
well what piano forte ought to be, and has
undenlaby worked out his beau ideal, if we
may so say, of this kind of musical instrument.
Long years of trial in all sections OF the Union
have fully established the thorough excellence
and reliability of the mechanical workmanship
of the Weber instruments, and thew unques-
tionably stand, at this day, among the very first
in America or Europe.
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THE THEORY OF EARTHQUAKEs.-W. H
CLANCY of New York contributes his theory OF
earthquakes He says
As the planets revolve about the sun in diff
ferent periods, ranging from three months to
1874 years, it is evident that they will OCCASION
ally all be in the same quarter of the zodiac al
the same time. Whenever this event occurs il
be exerted upon that side of our earth present.
ed to them. But as the earth revolves upon
its axis, the side presented to the planets will
be constantly changing. a
Now, let us examine the nature and result OF
the forces thus called into action. By theiI
attraction the planets seem trying to pull the
on her axis. But they cannot overcome the
forces which propel the earth in her orbit and
upon her axis. Nevertheless, it is plain that
| these opposing forces cause strain upon the
earths crust liable to fracture it. If fractured q
| seam will open. If this seam is in the vicinity
| of water, then water will rush to the great
| central urn of fire beneath. Instantly con
| verified into steam, the water expands 1901
times its bulk. AS there is not sufficient space
to indulge this expansion, the steam seeks to
make space by an upheaval of the crust. The
bursting of steam boiler capable of driving {
| 100000 horsepower engine would compare
| with this sublime convulsiOn of Nature abou
as much as the breath of a lady's fan with {
| tornado. The great ocean of fire becomes agi
| tated, sending its tidal wave fir m continent Il
| continent. The briny deep receives the shock
and tidal wave of water responds to tida
wave of fire.
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Political Notes.

On Wednesday, some of Gen Blairs Re-
publican friends casually mentioned "Salt
river" He replied that Salt river was not
large enough; he was "going to Salt Lake.
He left in that direction, via the Union Paci-
fc, at 2 P. NJ, and has not been heard OF
since.
Horace Greeley says in relation to the use of
his name in connection with the United
States Senatorship that he is profoundly averse
to declining Offices which have not been ten
tered him; he can only say that he does not ex-
pect nor desire to be a candidate for the Sen
ate; and if any one really thinks of proposing
or supporting him therefor, he earnest
ly requests that one to drop him and think OF
some one else.
A newspaper correspondent ooolly suggests
that there is a glorious opportunity for our
present Chief Magistrate to gain great and last
ing honor from defeat by resigning.
A correspondent of the Courant says that
Charles Francis Adams was so nervous about
voting that he first dropped a receipted bill in
to the ballot-box, but returned later in the day
and corrected the mistake by voting the en-
tire Republican ticket.
The Lawrence (Mass.) American says, in
one ward in that city, a woman presented her
self, and demanded the right to vote, and in
ward five-where they do not allow American
flags to be hauled down-one strong-willed
woman whose husband proposed to vote the
Democratic ticket, took him by the arm, went
with him to the ballot-box, and when his name
was checked by the inspectors, herself put in
to the ballot-box for him Grant and Colfax
ticket-the first instance of woman voting in
that city.
The friends of Gen. Butler are preparing to
welcome him upon his return to the capital.
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ALL QUIET IN SOUTH CARoLrNA.-W ade
Hampton is queer sort of fellow who one
moment enacts the part of Bombastes Furioso
and the next coos as gently as sucking
dove; now we find him refusing to lay down
his arms at the conclusion of the war, and
anon making a speech in favor of negro suf-
frage; now swearing never to live in recon-
structed America and to go off in huff to
Mexico or Calcutta, and Immediately after
ward showing himself in a truly loyal and re-
constructed light. The following dispatch
from Charleston indicates his present mental
condition.
After the announcement of the result of the
election a number of prominent Democrats,
including Wade Hampton, called in body
on Gov. Scott and declared their determine
ton to accept cheerfuly and abide by the de-
cision of the people to stand by the State Gov
eminent in its acts, and use all their influence
to induce the people of the State to do like
wise, and expressed the conviction that the fu-
ture of the State depended ON a unanimous
and hearty support of the government and a
reliance on the ballot-box alone in future as
the remedy for the evils of unwise legislation
Il reply the Governor expressed the great
pleasure their visit had given him. and his be-
lief that this action on their part would dc
more to restore unanimity among the people
and place the credit of the State where it de-
serves to be, than any political expression
could possibly effect.
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THE MOTHER OF SCHUYLER CoLFAx.-Th
Indianapolis Journal saws:

THE MOTHER OF SCHUYLER CoLFAx.-The
indianapolis Journal says:
Mrs. Matthews, the mother of the Vice
President elect, has been for several weeks
stopping with her friends in this city. Like
the mothers of most of our great men, she is
a noble woman, of great intellectual power.
Mr. Colfax owes much of his success to his
mother, and he fully appreciates it. She is a
remarkably hale and happy old lady, and re-
joices in a quiet way over the success OF her
son.
Her only desire for his advancement seems
to be that he may be placed in a position to do
more good At the age of fifteen she was mar
ried to Schuyler Colfax, the elder. At the age
of seventeen she was left widow, with one
child. Four months after the death of his
father Schuyler was born-the elder child died
in infancy.
Some years later Mrs. Colfax was married to
Mr. Matthews. Nearly thirty years ago, the
young couple, with little Schuyler and other
children that had been born to them, removed
to New Carlisle, Laporte county, Indiana.
Since the death of the wife of Schuyler Col
fax his mother has presided over his home in
Washington with grace and dignity. She will
soon, so rumor says, be relieved from the du-
ties of the position by Miss Nellie Wade, OF
Ohio, who is to become the wife of the Vice
President before the end OF the present month
Mrs. Matthews, we are informed, will continue
her residence with her son in Washington.
May she live for many years to give him wise
counsel and grace the society of the capital!
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Temperance Meeting.

In consequence of the storm the Good Tenn
plars' County Lodge, which commenced its
quarterly session in this city Tuesday, did not
hold the public meeting in the Chestnut St.
Church Tuesday evening as had been an
nounced. A social meeting was held in the
vestry of that church, which was quite largely
attended, evincing that the members were not
afraid OF cold water. There were many ladies
present.
Rev. E. r. Keyes presided. Speeches were
m de by Rev. E. Knight of Maple Grove, Rev.
E. R. Reyes, j. w Munger, Esq, f. N. Dow,
Esq, Mr.. III. G. Lowell Rev. Mr.. Kent and
Gen. Neal Dow of Portland. The remarks of
the speakers were directed to the Importance
of thorough awakening O. the people to the
all important subject of temperance and the
necessity of stringent measures for the aboli-
ton of the traffic in liquor The open bar of
the Falmouth Hotel was diated upon by al
| most every speaker, and Gen. Dow, amid
much applause, avowed that the friends OF
temperance had determined to put stop to
| that business
Mr.. John Yeaton was called on for speech,
but excused himself, saying that he was pre-
pared to vote for any temperance candidates
| The subject OF series of temperance lee
lures, to be delivered by the pastors of church
es on Sunday evenings was discussed. Mr.
Rich stated that committee of the Good
Templars had that matter under consideration
Rev. Mr.. Reyes said he was ready to take
part in any such course
Rev. Mr.. Kent of the I'd Unversalist Church
was also ready, but would not be here after
the first week in December An enquiry be.
ing made of him, he expressed his consent tt
deliver lecture in the Chestnut st. Church
ON the last Sunday in this month.
The meeting adjourned about half past nine
o'clock. There was much enthusiasm mani
tested throughout the meeting and it was evi
dent that the temperance men are earnest il
their present movements
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KISSING AS PoLIrIcAL FORCE They
know some campaign tricks in England that
we have not yet dreamed of. Witness the fol-
lowing from an English paper:
Kissing is sometimes power in election
time, and has been known to turn the scale
The beautiful Duchess of Devonshire. of last
century, is said to have kissed freely when can
wasting for Charles James Fox at the holly
contested Westminster election of 1874, and
her condescension to butcher has become fa-
nous in story. This mild and elegant form of
bribery and corruption has gone out good
deal of late: but the fshwives of Liverpool
have been giving hint that may lead to its
revival. A few days ago Lord Sandon and
Mr. Graves, the conservative candidates for
that borough, visited the tish-market in COM
pany with some of the town councillors
What was the object of their inspection docs
not appear; but the saleswomen seized the OPP
portunity for demonstration, though it is
equally difficult to divine their object. They
waved the tails of fishes over their heads, and
made an imposing clamor, At length one OF
| the ladies linked her arm in that OF Lord San
| don, and promenaded the market to the end
| followed by Mr.. Graves, the town councillors
| and the feminine fish interest generally. A,
| the close of the course 1--WE follow the nara
| tive of the Liverpool Mercury female fish,
| seller, who has not long been married, rushed
| from behind her stall, embraced Lord Sandon
and kissed him, and then did ditto to Mr.
| Graves. 1t has not transpired whether the
candidates returned the salutation; but the
| patriotic kissing of the ffshwife was appauded
| to the echo
| Who wouldn't sacrifice his personal feeling
so far as to be candidate for office in Eng
| land?
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not the attribute of gentleman to ignore and
conceal all the claims by which his superiority
is recognized by others, and is not that very
quality of refined charity and courtesy SO
shown his only badge of gentlehood? Think
of Humboldt, Goethe Franklin, Nelson, Victor
Hugo, Lincoln, or any other man OF positiVe
worth, happening in stage coach with nall
dozen vine-dressers, hostlers or black walters
and getting up loud wrangle with them up
on the question of his superiority! And ye
this petty question of social etiquette urged
by mob OF well-dressed, fourth rate Demo
cratic snobs, North and South is the underlying
strife of our late and present politics.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-11-11

NOVEMBER TERM-GoDDARD, j., PRESIDING.
TUEsDAY.-No. 2S-Augustus o. Bailey VS.. Hope
Insurance Company. Action to recover policy Of
$4,000 on a hotel in Gorham, N. Fl. Mr.. A. A. Strout
finished his argument, and the case was given to the
jury in able and elaborate charge by Judge God
dard. The jury returned a verdict Tor plaintiff,
sessing the damages at $252473 They also special
y found that the value of the hotel and outbuidings
connected, at the time they were burn was
$963333. Also that the insured buildings were not
burned by the unlawful act of the plaintiff The
case goes up on exceptions.
j. F. Miller. Smith g. Reed.
Shepley & Strout.
The cases in order tor trial to-day are:
47-Martin vs.. Ford
60-Hayes VS.. Dill.
50-Kelley VS.. Grand Trunk Railway Company.
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Persons sending 1925 and history of their case to
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pressly adapted to their condition. will be sent by
return mail, postage paid. oc13-sNd&w6w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-11-11

THE FENIANs of America have issued
through their President, Gen. John O'Neill an
address to their brethren in Ireland, advising
them not to send representatives to the British
farlament but to stand aloof as the Hungari-
ans did after the unsuccessful issue Of the rev.
o'u'loh OF 1913. The address discloses pro-
.ouna uistrust of both parties in England, at
'riouting to Gladstone and the Liberals only
seilsn motives in their present efforts in Ire.
lands behalf III Ire
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MEMORANDA.

Sch Merrill C Hart, Howard. at New York from
Georgetown reports 5th inst, of the Capes OF Della
ware, took gale from NV and carried away jib,
split mainsail, and sprung aleak.
Sch Phenix, johnson, from Calais tor New York
which arrived at Newport sth, in collision same
day with an unknown schr, and lost jibboom. The
other had mainsall torn.
Sch Frank Palmer. from Jacksonville for Boston
put in to Holmes Hole 7th, leaky and with loss OF
jibhoom, having encountered gale 3st ut, off Fry
ing Fan Shoals
Brig Havana, Dennis, at New York from Havana
reports heavy gales Oct 81 and Nov from E which
shifted suddenly to NW and blew with great vio-
ence the vessel lying in the trough of the tor Il
hours and laboring heavily.
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tFRoM OUR Observation-Disclosures, !

BOOTHBAY, Nov lar, schs Rio. Gross. Salem
fol- Waldoboro; Jane q Eliza. Dreamer, Boston for
Bangor; Baltic. Fogg, Cape Ann Tor Sullivan; l. j
Clark, Clark, Pembroke tor New York; Grampus,
Gordon, Boston Tor Sullivan.
Nov PAR. schs Susan Frances, Smith, Trenton
for Boston; Rattan, Curtis, Ellsworth Tor do Uni
son, Williams BANG Tor do; Cd Chad, McChn-
took Bay st Lawrence S Mckown, Parsons, do.
Nov 5-Ar, schs Madagascar, Cousins, Bangor tor
gor; Clear the Track, Oaks from Boston for North
Haven.
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REGISTER OF APPROVED SHIPMAsTERs.-
The American Shipmasters Association has
issued list containing the names of all who
hold commissions from that Association, with
the number of each commission. The list is
made up to the first day of October. The
number thus far registered is $685.
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Notice.

" The Carriers OF the "PREss " are not allowed
to sell papers singly or by the week. under any cir
cumstances. Persons who are, have been, receiv-
ing the "PREss" in this manner, will confer tav-
or by leaving word at this office.
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MARRIED.

In this city, Nov. 10, by Rev. E. c. Bolles. James
M Stafford and Miss E. Josephine Kenney, both of
Portland. WIN vi
In Gorham, Nov. 5, by Rev. Mr.. Parker. Lieut.
Beverly r. Clark, U. s. R., and Miss Mary b. Morse
die Jewett. ''eiis anu He
In Litchfeld, VIM F. Belcher and Miss Iucretia
HI Earl. ~ s' 1i0'i"
~, In Rockland. Nov. A, Capt A. F. Crockett and
In Rockland, Oct. 81, VIM. S. Hemingway, of R.,
and Ella L. Roberts, OF Bluehill
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A DISTINCTION WITHOUT DIFFERENCE =.
is but just to Mr.. Lynch to say that our re nort'
er misunderstood him Saturday night Ia
did not say 6ldckguards, but Blair G,,ords
There is 80 little difference in the meaning or
sound of the terms that it is no wonder that
Mr.. Lynch was misunderstood not only by our
reporter, but by the public generally.