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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18

PORTLAND YACHT CLUB.-An adjourned
meeting OF the Portland Yacht Club took place
at the office of w. W. Thomas, Jr., Exchange
street, last evening" Commodore Churchill pre-
siding. The Club adopted constitution and
bylaws, a club flag and sailing regulations.
The club-fag is very pretty one, consisting of
a white field with red border, and in the cen
trs of the field a large blue figure, the figure l
denoting the Commodore's yacht, 2 the Vice
Commodore's, and the yachts Of the other
members numbered 8, 4, 3, sc.
The yacht fleet already numbers thirteen
sail and twenty-one members, and the proba-
blity is the Club will shortly embrace over one
hundred members. The Club has organized
under most favorable auspices, and next June
will no doubt see delightful excursion
Yachts all over the State are cordially invited
to join the Club. The next meeting will be
held at the same place on Monday, the 14th OF
.Tuna
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18
Girl Wanted.

WANTED, a smart, capable American or Nova
w Scotia Girl 70 60 into the country to do een-
eral house-work in family where there Is only
gentleman and vile. apply until FRIDAY OF TINS
week, at Room IA, Prebe House, from Sto IVA NJ
May lSd3ts 4t5.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18
GOVT OF SORTS"

Take DIR. s. o. RICHARDSON'S SHERRY WINE
BITTERS, THE most medicinal in the market. Es-
tablished in 1908. mar12-sNeod& VAN
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18

MoNsTRosITIEs.-The English papers con-
denim the exhibition of the Siamese Twins as
disgusting and unseemly. At the same time
they note the fondness of the English for graf
flying this sort of morbid curiosity Three
hundred years ago Shakespeare noted and GEN.
sured the same thing. He made Trinculo say,
on discovering Cdliban on the enchanted isle:
''Had this fish in England, and painted, not
holiday fool there but would give a piece of
silver; there would this monster make man;
any strange beast there makes a man; when
they will not give dot to believe lame beg
gar, they will lay out ten to see dead Indian.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18

E. M. PATTEN & Co., Auetioneers, sell to-
morrow the brick dwelling houses in Cammett
Block, on India street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18
A CARD.

As am in receipt of a large number of commun-
ications with efence to my health which has been
for several months past very much impaired, deem
it proper to make this public announcement THAT
fully restored to health, and ana again in bust.
ness as usual.
may12d1wsN VIM. WARREN GREENE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18

COMMERCIAL TRAvELLERs.-The Society
of Commercial Travellers an organization
which has for its purpose the protection of its
members SO far as possible from the conse
quencss of the hostile State and municipal
statutes and ordinances, has issued an address
to the people of the United States. In the
first place the address sets forth that CONNER
cial travellers are by no means properly called
either ''peddlers" or "drummers," since they
neither deliver nor bill goods. Neither is the
commercial traveller a new conner. Irving
mentioned him in 1919 in his usual felicitous
style, thus:
sought what IL technically called the trav.
sllers' room. This is public room set apart
at most inns, for a class of wayfarers called
travellers or RIDERS kind of Commercial
knights-errant, who are necessarily securing
the kingdom in gigs, on horseback, Vr by coach
They are the only successors that know Of
at the present day of the knights-errant Of
yore. They lead the same kind of rowing, adj
venturous life, only changing the lance for the
driving whip, the buckler for the pattern-card,
and the coat of mail for an upper Benjamin.
Instead of indicating the charms of peerless
beauty they rove about, spreading the fame
and standing Of some substantial traasslmap q Of
bargain in his name, it being the fashion now
adays to trade instead of to fight with one an
Otner. AS the room OF Lno DOSJel IN Jne good
old times would be hung round at night NTH
the armor Of way worn warriors-such as coats
of mail, falehions, and yawning helmets-sc
the travellers room is garnished with the har-
Messing of their successors, with box-coats
whips Of all kinds, spurs, CATERS, and oil-cloth
covered hats.
The pamphlet contends that though the
commercial traveller has created modern
commerce and bestows the greatest blessings
on mankind, yet in many States he is hurried
before judges and committed to the felon's
cell by those who lie in wait for him, tempted
thereto by the hope of reward" The whole
number of gentlemen in the profession is mod
estly estimated to be $4,000, New England
having 10000, New York 10000, and the South
and West the remainder. We say this is a
modest estimate because we have seen country
merchants who would make oath that twice
that number have called at their village in the
course of single season, so that if there are
only $4,000, they must possess extraordinary
activity or the irritable traders possess a vivid
Imagination.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18
Small Farm For sale.

In Scarboro, nine miles from
A<%NA-O Portland, ten miles from Dunstan
MTTT2 Corner, containing about 40 acres of
"a IIfthI1H land, one story House. barns, 80
&zl&x111rEz young Apples trees. Cut last season
10 tons hay plenty If wood for farm Nice
Well Water near House. Price $500.
For further particulars enquire OF FREEDOM
MiLLIKEN, Dunstan Corner. or Seth Storer, Esq,
Oak HILL also WIN. II. JERKS,
NAV 1S-d&w2w Lancaster Hall.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18

WE would call the attention of the citizens
of Portland who have friends buried at the
Cape, to the advertisement of the Fair.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18
SPECIAL NOTICES.
TO the Ladies.

have just received direct from the importers o
large supply of LONG HAIR for Switches NATURAL
CURLs for CRIMPs, Long Side Curls. Short Side
Curls and Chingnon Curls, New Styles. Also Hair
Crimping Pins, Nets &c.
Va Prices reasonable and Hair Warranted to be
Natural Color.
j. r. SMITHS, 995 Middle st,
Opposite the Falmouth and st. Julian Hotels.
Nay 1S-sN5t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18

Ar 18th. barque Lawrence. Matthews. Messina;
briggs Monica, McCobb Wilmington; VIM Ray,
Wallace, Port johnson; scbs Martha Maria, Dean,
Bucksville; Ida May. Drisko. philadelphia CIes-
cent Lodge, Hatch, Elizabethporti Julia, Gates,
Port johnson.
SID, ship VIM Campbell; barque Jenny Cobb.
Ar 18th, barques kgeria. Starrett. Liverpool ylh
ult;.Hacyon, Work, New Orleans I'D ult: sebs Jos
Long, Perry, Matanzas 30th; VIM MeCoDo Cnlp-
man, south Amboy American Chief, Pressey, new
YORK; Hudson, West New York.
below. big L K Stockwel from Buen0s Ayres.
CID l1th, schs Zina, Bradbury, MachIas Fairview,
Heal, Camden; Persis Smith, Bunker, Portland.
BEVERLY-Ar 18th. schs Idaho, Davis, Portland;
ocean traveller Adams, PHILADELPHIA
SALEM-Ar 10th, schs Lapwing Matthews SulIi-
van: Mary Shields Waite, Ga diner lor Pawtucket.
| NEWBURYPORT-Ar1 10th, sch Globe, Deering,
Bangor.
Sid 18th. schs VIM Slater, Smalley, for st George;
Anna Gardiner, Knowes. Calais.
FOREIGN PORTS.
At Antwerp 10Th ult, barque Argentine. Atwood.
Ar at Queenstown 4th inst, barque j A Bisbop.
Kerr, M0nrev1deo.
sid I'm Buenos Ayres Meh 49, ship Harrisburg.
wiswell, Hampton Roads; barque Tatay, Lewis, tor
In port Mich o. paraue j E Brett, Niekerson. New
York; brig ID r Stockwel Smith, tor Boston.
At Montevdeo Mch 20, br'Rs Susan VOORHEES,,
FuOrd. Tor Boston, ldg Executive, Gorham, Tor
Hampton Roads, for orders.
Ar at Demerara 9th ult, sch A Whiting, Hutch
Inson, New York; 18th, Addie Waters, Folsom. I'M
fHara; 18TH; brigs Annie Gardiner, Gardiner, and
mauonna, Jordan, New YORK; 21st, Hattie Eaton,
Brown, Boston.
Ar at Barbados 22d ult. sch Adeliza, Wright, FIN
| New York. -
Sid i'm Matanzas 9th inst brio Frnastina Kniobf
| New York.
Ar at st John, NIB, 18th inst, schs Abbie Dunn.
Fountain. Boston; Fred SpoAord, Turner, and Al.
bic Perkins, Hatfield. Portland.
SPOKEN.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18

ACCIDENTAL child on York street was
knocked down and run over yesterday by a
buggy wagon, but escaped injury.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18

Sch Wanderer, of Rockland, from Para for New
York. which got ashore at Cape Henry has been got
on and tug has been sent to tow her to Norfolk.
LAUNCHED-At Millbridge 18th. from the yard OF
Pickett & s ms, schr OF 100 tons,-owned by the
builders. Capt Danl Brown who is TO command her,
and others.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18

An Elegantly Fitting Boot,
Made from the best stock, in o superior manner.
may be obtained by leaving your m easurs at I. e.
MOSELEY & Co.'S, 1893 Washington ut, Boston, Top
posite Jordan, Marsh q Cost
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18

Is the best article known to preserve the hair 1t
will positively
Restore Gray Hair to its Original Color
and Promote its Growth.
1t lis an entirely new scientific discovery, combin-
ing many Of the most powerful and restorative
agents in the vegetable kingdom.
1t makes the Hair Smooth and Glossy,
and does mot Stain the Skin.
w-It is recommended and used by the first med
cal authority.
Our Treatises on the Hair sent free by mall.
Price $1.00. For sale by all druggists.
r. P. HALL & CO., Nashua, N. H. Proprietors.
may7eod6zeowlm
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18
~ d II e.

THE subscribers, Selectmen OF the town Of Cape
Il Elizabeth, will meet Long Hill for the purpose
Of letting the grading of said Ill., on SATURDAY,
May 22d, 1869, at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon.
We reserve the right to refuse any all bids not
deemed satisfactory.
Selectmen will be in session at the Town-House,
on Thursday May goth, where plans and specifca-
tons may be seen.
Given under our hands this 10th ,day of May, A.
d. 1869.
JAMES TRICKEY,
JOSEPH 5. PICKETT,
g. A. TILTON,
may1sdSt Selestmen OF Cape Elizabeth.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18
NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

Monday, May ~.
ARRIVED.
Steamer New England, Field, Boston for Eastport
and st John. NIB.
Sch Boswell COpp. Trinidad, sugar and molasses,
Sch Ida j, Bearse. Philadelphia.
H Burgin.
Sch Canton, Donnell, Boston.
Sch Vesta, Haupt, Boston.
Sch Webhannet, Warren, Boston.
Sch Texas, Gross. Boston.
Sch Hannie Westbrook. Llttlejohn Portsmouth.
Sch Harriet Fuller Willard Portsmouth.
Schs Traverse, Stinson, and Oranaska, Sadler Els
worth for Boston.
Sch signal. Haines. Franklin for Boston.
SENS JAS Jeweit. Coombs, and Mazurka, KimbaI,
Bangor for Boston. ~ '
Sch Geo Skillin, Blake. Bangor tor Boston,
sen Sarah Buck, White, Bangor tor LYNN.
Sch Mariel. Kaier, Newcastle Tor Boston.
Fox.
Brig Charlena, Nichols, Sagua-Geo Hunt.
, sen ottawa, tBr) Preston, st John, NIB = John
Sch VIM Pickering, McKown, New Haven.
Sch California, Wells Boston-Rufus Tibbetts.
Sch Frank Pierce, Grant, Ellsworth = Eastern
Packet Co.
Sch Utica, fhorndike, ROckland = Beale s.
Morse.
SAILED-Barques Philena. Gertrude; briggs Don
Quixote, Q W Ring; sch Hattie Ross Mary Louisa
Ann Parker, and others.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18
Steam Engine for Sale.

4, ROM Thirty to Forty HORSEPOWER, in good or
Il der will be sold at a bargain.
Apply to @c. C. j. MORRIS,
2 12 Union Wharf.
Portland, May IS, 1s6o--d1w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18

May g. off Martyrs Industry bardue David Mich
OILS, from New York Tor Satia River.
May IL, Sc OF Sandy Hook 20 miles. bark Waldo
from - for Philadelphia, 81 days out.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18

GHlLt0 for ELECTRO ics ~
sterling. Silver. Plate Ec0
GORHAM MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
PROVIDENCE, R. IL
STERLING SILVER WARE,
NICKEL SILVER PLATED WARE.
Orders received from the trade only, but these
goods may be obtained from responsible dealers
everywhere. apr8Th 1stw ETu q 5 I'd W 3m
IFOr Sale by Lowell Sc Senter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18

For sale or Exchange.
Captains interest in a small vessel or Lighter
Awill be sold cheap or exchanged for house, or q
small farm, piece Of wood land, il applied fer
soon. For particulars call
may1Sdtf l.. TAYLOR, III Com. st.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18
FROM MrncnANrs. EXCHANGE.
MEMOR

Ar ut New York 18th, briggs Eruestine. Knight
Matanzas; Gipssy Queen, York, Cardenas; Mary A
Davis. Wooster, Caibarien; Geo Burnham, McLel-
lam Cardenas; sch Copy from POI tland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18
IN BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.

The order in relation to hydrants came down.
There was considerable discussion, but the or
der was passed as it came down, and Messrs
Fox, Harmon, Henry and Noyes were appoint
ed on the part of this Board. MIR. Daveis, who
was on the former committee, was excused at
his own request.
The order in relation to the celebration of
the Fourth of July was concurred in, and
Messrs. Kimball, SWEET, Sawyer and Rice
were appointed the committee of arrangements
on the part of this Board.
Petition of james s. Staples for abatement of
tax for 1860 was referred 20 the Committee on
Judicial Proceedings. Adjourned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18

j. ]. GUNNIsON; so Market Street
may 18-d8w
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-08-14
Lnst Words Of Great Persans.

he serious .-GrOiiuS.
Head of the army Napoleon.
have loved God, my father, lihcrty.-lhI-
dHC dc Sbioi.
Let me die to the sound of delicious music.
- Niubcdu
Is this your fidelity Moro.
king should die standing. ng.-iVguSiuS.
| must sleep now. NCiSOu.
Let tho light enter.--GOdbC.
All my possessions for moment of time
QUccn Eii1bcb.
What, is there no bribng death 2CGriinpi
Bean FORT
Monks. monks. monks l-Hwy IUI.
feel as il were mysclfngnin. .-- Waiter Scott.
II is wcll.-- Washington,
Independence forever. ddTu,S.
A dying man can do nothing easy Franklin.
Don't let poor Nelly starvC.-Charics. H.
There is not drop Of blood on my hands.
-- -Frcirrick "
resign my soul TO God. my daughter 10 my
country. -JCbcrsop.
II is the last or carth.--J. q. dd'rms.
Then I am safe. Ofrcr Crom,roH.
In mo bohold the end of the world with all
its vaniiics.- Sidncy.
Don't let that awkward squad fire over my
grave. Burns.
thank God WAS brought mp in the Church
Of England. Bishop Gu""tnG.
IL 10 beautiful. W.. Brm,"wy
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-08-14

ELKo.-Here is what u correspondent of the
San Francisco Bulletin says of us: sElko.
which is also in this green valley, n thriving.
busy town, looks as if it had the elements OF
solid and permanent growth. Here we get n
good, well ordered, well cooked meal. of such
eattbles as we selected; the last good meal
That We could obtain until we got to Rawlins
Oo2 miles further on. For all that drenry space
oil more thHn "a hours travel, we could obtain
nothing better than indurnted beef mot steaI)
fried, we did not know how many times. i'm
grease, and meat stews, terribly suggestive of
the refuse scraped from the plntes of yester-
day repasts. Elko is the great depot of
White Pine. We could see the long trains of
horses and mules slowly winding up the noun
tains on the way to the mining regions, and
before We started again on our route the stages
were filled and off on their way. The inhab-
ittlts and frequenters of Elko seem to be n
very intelligent race, so far as | could iudre
from their appearance, but unfortunately they
do not speak the English language-at least
the only words heard III that language were
uttered Ill u mechanical, but emphatic sort of
way, by gentleman who happened to be
standing i'll the door of the dining room as |
came ont from breakfast, who said TO me, as
hc rather Obtruded himself in my wuy Zone
dollar, sir. Whether he is that one eccentric
American who is III pursuit of the almighty
Dollar or not. do not know, but that was all
the English heard at Elku. The others had
II language of their own. Being polygloticalIv
inclined, mastered and noted down some Of
Their phrases, such as, frezcmOut, spurZnan-
glesnnndips, damphool chloridcs, surfsloca-
non, sulirets, pyuSscuSs, brOmidcs."
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-08-14
A Pillar OF Eire.

The Nashville (Tcnn.) Press Of July 18th
says:
The most curious phenomenon which we
have ever heard of occurred out in Cheatham
county on Wednesday last. The day, IL will
bc remembered, was remarkably hot so that
most people in the county had TO seek the
shade at noon. At this hour, on the farm of
Ell. sharp, five miles from. Ashland, sort of
whlrIwind came along over the neighboring
woods, taking up small branches and leaves of
trees, burning them III sort Of flaming cylin-
der that Travelled at the rate of about i've miles
an hour, and developing in size as it travelled
IL passed directly over the spot where IA team
OF horses were feeding and singcd their names
and tails up TO the roots; il then swept towards
the hOusr, taking stack of hay in It's course
IL seemed td increase in heat as il went and
by tn" time It reached the house il immediate
~ fired the shingles of the buildimg, SO that in
ten minutes the whole dwelling was wrtppcd
IN flames. The tall column of travelling cal
uTiC then continued il, course over II wheat
field that hud been recently crtdlcd. setting
fin" I" all the stacks that happened to be in its
course. I'Hs~in= ::u;u the field, It's path Law
over % stIrtcH ui woods which reached tho
river. Tho green leaves on trees were crisp.d
{" cindrr iur a breadth Of twenty yards, in a
straight line 60 the Cumberland When the
'pllitT oi lire reached the water il suddenly
changed It's route down the river, raising Il
column %! steam which went up to the clouds
tor about half Il mile, when IL finally di,sl out
N"t less than two hundred poopI, witnessed
ihi~ ~i'auS"Nt 81 strange phrHumcuI, and all
Of them tell substantially the same story about
II. Tn" itrurT sharp WIS left huu~rlr~S hv
the dcyuurng element, and h, two horses
were ~ affected that no good is expected to bc
got out OF them III future. Several WIthcrrd
trees III the wuuds through which il lra-srd
were set on ire aud continue burning still
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-08-14

MfSSIoS lloMEs-A RESAEKAurE MEETING.
On Thanksgiving Day, four young men ana
their wives met together for a social dinner
On" oi them was cashier of leading New
York bank, one OF them was bUOk-kCcpcr of n
larS" insurance Office, another WAS COutidCu-
tinl clerk in a leading mercantile house, the
fourth wIs rising lawyer. The wives of all
were intelligent AMI accomplished, and moved
III good society. The dinner was given at the
house of one Uf the party. 1t was "a gcntcrl
residence. handsomely furnished. The hand
Of tnstc and lbcmlity adorned the dwelling
aud presided over the table Those four younp
women were taken out of the slums of New
York, when they were little children. 10y Chris
tian women. They we've removed from the
rocking atmosphere of vice and blasphcmy.
and brought under the genial influences of
religion. They were turned from tho black
pathway that thousands tread, to the narrow
way of Intelligence aud purity. Tho young
men were born III the dark chambers of lower
New York, where the dopTnvcd herd by hun
drCds. They started life with training that
would have fitted them to swell the crowded
ranks of the desperate classes, under which
they would perhaps have ended their days in
the prison or on tho gallows. But a kind
Providence brought them within the reach of
these Mission Homes. and they were saved
saved t0 themselves, snycd To society, saved
to their Savior: for all of them are devout
members of tho church of God, and earnest
laborers in the mission work of the City.-S,u,-
shine anil ShdfOlr IN Nc,o York.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-08-14

4, lHE Republicans of Sacramento inaugurotol
,no political campaign on tho 9TH witha grand
the speakers, ""' "'o o'
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-08-14

q, hi ..,-s WARD BLEcHER sayg II will never do
!" preach cream and practice nkim.milk 4"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-06-04
Important Experiments with Heavy
GUuS.

The London Times gives the following
interesting summary of the results of re-
cent experiments with heavy guns ut Wool
wich:
One pattern of the Woolwich cooled
wrought-iron gun endured 400 rounds With
ordinary service charges of 40 pounds,
English large grain cannon powder, and
III rounds with battering charge of 43
pounds; in all, LII rounds test fnr be-
yond anything that such gun could prob
ably be called upon to resist, even during
great war. The gun remains perfectly
serviceable. The gun and its ammunition
were calculated for each other, regard be-
ing had both to power, endurance, weight
and cost; and that there may be no mis-
take rs TO the powers of the WoOlWfch
nine-inch gun, with battering charges OF
43 pounds, We give the maximum penetra-
tons which tho gun is capable of etfecting,
as laid down by the committee on fortiiica-
tons:
Into the earth, 40 feet, into concrete, IL
feet, into brickwork, II feet, into rubble
masonry, s feet, massive granite, 2 feet,
(but with fracturing and dislntcgratins eff
feet to n much greater depth, and over n
considerable area), into iron plating, eleven
inches.
The second gun fired 400 rounds with
30-pound charges, and $40 with 43-pound
charges 1,0i9 rounds i'll all. During the
firing of the 400 30-pound charges, and
during 205 Of the 43-pound charges, the
vent was III rear of the usual place. The
last 142 rounds with 43 pounds were fired
through II vent, i'll the ordinary service
position, which is more severe upon the
gun. The piece is now unseryiccable, but
became so by a most gradual and easily
watched process. About 200 rounds before
the end of the trial flaw was detected in
the steel tube. 1t developed gradually,
though the steel bar is tightly gripped by
the wrought-iron exterior, up to the 1,002d
round, when gas was discovered escaping
from the Indicator hole n small orifice
bored in all our heavy guns to give notice
when IL steel tube is cracked through The
proof was continued with full battering
charges, until at the 1,0i9th round the
steel tube shifted forward about two inches
and closed the vent, so that further firing
became imOOSSlblp