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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-22
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-09-16
Origin of the Flea.

AS most of our citizens have scratched an ac-
quaintance with this lively little insect, they
would like to know something of its origin. The
following from the Science Gossip, will interest
those Of an inquiring turn of mind on the subject
Whence came the 6eas? Or, using the Ian
guage of the Evolutionists, through what chain
of being can we trace the flea to its origin? but
we Will be content with a more romantic legend.
Amongst the Kurds a tradition is preserved
that when Noah's ark sprang aleak, by striking a
rock in the vicinity of Mount Sindshar, and Noah
despaired altogether OF safety, the serpent prom
ised TO help him out of his mishap if he would en-
gage to feed him ON human flesh after the deluge
had subsidized. Noah pledged himself to do so;
and the serpent, coiling himself up, drove his
body into the fracture, and stopped the leak.
When the pluvius element was appeased, und all
were making their way out OF theark, the serpent
insisted upon the fulfllment of the pledge he had
received ; but Noah" by "Gabriei's advice, com
mitted the serpent to the flames, and scattering
the ashes in the air, there arose out OF them heas,
flies, lice, bugs, and all such sort of vermIn as
prey upon the human blood and after this fash
ion was N9ah's pledge redeemed. .
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-09-16
Gen. Views.

General sherman has given his views on the
Presidential question to a correspondent OF the
New York Commercial Advertiser, who asked MN
if ne thought it policy to elect Gen. Grant again.
The reply was:
ropes nowAheA has become acquainted with the
duties-acquainted with thousands of public men
and ten thousand good-for-nothipg White House
bummers who would do nothing but harass a
new President for the first year. He has yustgot
where he can tell a good man at sight. Humoog
men always get the best credentials every Con-
gressmen sIgns their recommendation at sight. and
many of them deceive a new President. These
party frauds are now pretty much played out, and
Grant is enabled to deal squarely with true men.
Experience and acquaintance is the stock 10 trade
of a good President.
Who will win in '72?
There is no question in my mind, said the Cen
eral enthusiastically, I'll bet on Grant against
the feld-two to one "a" 'sA4 A-1@V
Who will run against him?
There won't anybody run ; but, not being a
politician, | can't guess for a moment who will be
nominated.
These, says the New York Herald, are the views
of an honest soldier, the right hand man of Cen
eral Grant in the war, from Shiloh to A~ppomattox
Court House. Further, as that paper observes,
it appears that since his wide circuit of travel and
observations from New Orleans through louisa
ma, Arkansas and Texas, to the " COmanche Res
~ervation, > and thence northwardly to the Missouri,
and thence eastwardly to Saratoga, Gen. Sherman
has become convinced that the Ku Klux bill is a
60 good bill - that s it has already stopped a good
many outrages,'' and that the simple fact
that the President has power to send troops into
any State to quell disturbances in itself is enough
to brighten the disturbers of the public peace"
He thinks, moreover, that what Mr.. John Quincy
Adams says of this Ku Klux bill, as a bill of des-
potism. is all stuff " and So humbug )" Tor that
the bill g is simply a law making it possible to
arrest and disperse unlawful gangs of rascals,
black or white, IN any of the Southern States. to
imprison them and try and punish them - that
Z" Grant don't have any negro or German or Irish
policy - that " his policy is to protect all clti-
zens, remain at peace, economic and try to pay
the debt &aa##as
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-09-16
Back Log Studies.

BY CHARLES d. WARNER, IN sCRIBNER s.
The fire on the hearth has almost gone out IN
New England the hearth has gone out I; the
family has lost its center; age ceases to be re-
spected sex is only distinguished by the differ
ence between millinery bills and tailors' bills /;
there is no more toast and cider the young are
not allowed to eat mince pies at 10 O'Clock at
night !; half q cheese is no longer set to Toast be-
fore the fire you scarcely even see IN front OF the
Goals a row of roasting apples, which a bright lit
tie girl, with many a dive and start, shielding her
sunny face from the fire with one hand, turns
from time to time scarce are the gray-haired
sires who strop their razors on the family Bible,
and daze in the chimney eorner.s a good many
things have gone out with the fire on the hearth.
[ should like to know what heroism a boy in
an old New England farm heuse--rough nursed
by nature, and fed on the traditions of the old
wars-did not aspire to. John" says the
heat, But John does not hear; he is storming
the Plains of Abraham justnow. "Johnny, dear,
bring a stick of wood" How can Johnny bring
in wood when he is in that defle with Braddock,
and the indians are popping at him from behind
every tree? There is something about a boy that
/ like, after all.
The fire rests upon the broad hearth the
hearth rests upon a great substratum of stone,
and the So bstratum rests upon, the cellar. What
supports the cellar / never knew, but the cellar
supports the family. The cellar is the foundation
of domestic comfort. Into its dark, cavernous
recesses the ehiId's imagination fearfnlly goes.
Bogies guard the bins of choicest apples. know
not what comical sprites sit astride the cider bar
rels ranged along the walls. The feeble flicker of
the tallow candle does not at all dispel, but
creates illusions, and magni6es all the rich posi-
bilities o fthis underground treasure house. When
the cellar door is opened and boy begins to de-
scend into the thick darkness, it is always with a
heart beat as of one started upon some venture.
Who can forget the smell that comes through the
door. a m~ingling of fresh earth, fruit exhaling de-
licious aroma, kitchen vegetables, the mouldy
odor of barrels, a sort Of ancestral air, as if door
had been opened into an old romance. Do you
like it? Not much. But then / would not ex-
change the remembrance of it for a good many
odors and perfumes that l do like. lftI
1t is time to punch the backlog and put on a
new fore-stick. g.ts.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-09-16

Crushed Sugar, French Oh
French Pease au natnreh
Malaga and sultana kalsin'i
Currants in Jars, Salad OIL,
CodIlver OIL, Curry Po~as''
Essences OF SHIELD Almono,r ,us
liverpool Salt, sausages 10
WhIltahire Loaf Cheese. ,n.,srl
Dutch Loaf Cheese, NAL
Dream OF Tartar, Seed BIZ Rap
Gin IN Baskets and Bofes. sl
Inds Coops q Co. Ale Vr.m.fkl
Rhine Wine, schiedsD nss.aIh !,
DunvIlle Irish whisky IN Bsl
Stockholm Tar, Pitch 70 nnn1
Portland Cement, fire
Blncksmith Goal, Camp
MuntE yellow Metal ans TIot
Best RIFE Powder IN
1000 barrels New on s.ssa "
100 Tons West HaFt'ey
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-09-16

Engineers appointed to report upon the construc-
lion Of u tunnel across the channel between Eng
land and France have accepted the plan of NJ.
Tbome de Gamond. and that the works will shortly
be commenced. on one side at Dieppe, and on
the other side at New Haven. The cost OF the
work is estimated at about S50,0 900 .000, and the
duration of the work six years.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-09-16

On the evening of the I'd of July. the Pope was
seized with sickness, followed by a ~fainting tit. and
on the 10th of July he became seriously i'll. and
was insensible for more than half an hour. The
sickness and fa~inting tits have become very serious.
and the least observant of the c~ourtiers are now
alarmed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-09-16
Fine Linen BOsa
BOiBed Linse'

white Zinc Paint, 3roubd rD~
Red Ochre and Venetian hsg al
Buriaps. Sail Twine, soften
Russia Duck. light and hea'''
Bright Fencing Wire, l.el
Hoop Iron, from inch IoI. u
Timed Saucepans with Cos :,
Galvanized Gas Pipes, I 70 n
GALVANIZED Iron Buckets s''
Cabin Lamps and Lanterns,
@. Q. Iron with brass gum
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-09-16

Napoleon was not alone in having the Empire in
his eye from youth up. In 1923 there was a girl
on exhibition at the Queen's Bazaar. London. who
had plainly marked on the iris of the left eve
." Napoleon Empereur. ~ and on the right. :" Emperor
Napoleon which prodigy first excited. it is said
a hope in the Prince.
The Portland daily press., 1871-03-30

Mrs. WILLING's LECTURE.-Mrs. Jenny F.
Willing of Illinois, delivered very interest
ing lecture on Christ and Woman, at Chest
nut Street Church last evening. The lecturer
commenced by saying that it was only under
Christian civilization that woman reached her
highest standpoint of moral and intellectual
culture. She alluded to the state of society In
China, India, and other barbarous natiohs' IN
illustration of this statement. Woman bas In
all ages borne an important part ID the work
of Christianity; the Methodist Church has al
WAYS extended the most liberal terms to wo-
men. Indeed, at the beginning of its existence,
noble woman, Susannah Wesier, was one Of
its warmest friends and supporters, and to her
present success and prosperity
glowing tribute was here paid to the truth
and beauty OF the character of the Quaker
women, and the noble work they had accom-.
plished. The course of the Roman Catholic
Church in reference to women was alluded to in
contradistinction to the foregoing statements.
Americanwomen are largely incapacitated from
active work by reason of their peculiar modes
of life, and change in this respect is earnest
ly demanded. The story of Harriet Hosmer,
the famous sculptress, was alluded to as an ex-
ample worthy of emulation. What our women
want is not to be set up in the parlOr as orna-
ments, but to participate more generally in the
active labor and business of life. Every wo-
man should have a trade or profession by which
to earn an honest livelihood in case poverty or
necessity come upon them. Women should
eniov n wider and more extensive intellectual
culture; several leading female authors were
mentioned as examples of the success which
women have achieved in literature. But above
all, women should be more religious; without
religion all learning and crs,ture is useless,
and this should be the chief aim and object of
their lives
The Portland daily press., 1871-03-30
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.

A HUGE Acknowledgement morning we
were shown new feature in the apothecary
business that struck US as of great practical
value. 1t is we'll known that it is the custom
OF retail druggists to prepare their drugs with
hand mortar which of course involves great
deal Of labor and tme aud in all business time
is money. Dr. Henry L. Cummings of this
city, who manufactures seltzer-aperieut that
has attained a widespread notoriety, long ago
felt the necessity of inventing something that
would supply this want and enable him to
pound drugs expedtiously and well. He
therefore arranged with Daniel Winslow &
Sen last summer to build him an upright
steam-engine, in the basement of his new store
on Congress st. This engine is about four
horse power and consumes about 160 pounds
of coal per day. Attached to this steam en-
CINE, by bolts and pulleys, is an immense pes
tie weighing 125 pounds, which strikes So blows
minute, and has fall Of two feet and a half
into huge iron mortar that weighs half o
ton To give some idea of the difference in
time required to pound drugs we would state
that it took clerk two hours to pound three
ounces of orange peel in a common mortar,
while eleven and a half ounces were pulverized
by the steam-mortar to a fine powder IN ten
minutes A roll of sarsparilla bark was re-
duced to powder in the steam-mortar in an
hour, and half the quantity took the clerk all
day to reduce in an old-faslhoned drug mill
worked by hand. We saw the mortar at work
upon about forty pounds of rhubarb, from the
establishment of w. L. Phillips Sc Co., which
alter being pulverized was put into a large dry
ing closet to be dried by steam, and was after
ward to go through the pounding process again
and be sifted through sieve which contains
one hundred holes to the lineal inch. This
mortar is quite an institution, and gives DR..
Cummings great deal of business from the
wholesale druggists.
The Portland daily press., 1871-03-30

PoLICE.-Mr. George Reeves, who keeps a
boarding house on Monroe street, reported at
the station yesterday that man had just died
at his house. The mans name he said was
Frank Robertson, and he came over in the
steamer Peruvian, on her last trip, two weeks
ago. He was out of health at the time, and
Mr.. Reeves was of the opinion he was suffer-
ing from the effects of too muci, indulgence in
liquor. A physician prescribed whiskey and
after the man had taken little he died. Cor
oner Gould was called but an inquest was
deemed unnecessary. The opinion of the ply
sicians was that the man died of heart disease.
The police picked up negro boy on the
streets yesterday who had been brought 10 this
port from Barbados. The vessel had just sail
ed for Cuba and left him here without any
means to support himself with.
Liquors were seized yesterday at James Her.
bert'S on MOulton street
The Portland daily press., 1871-03-30

foot up to cases, against 100 cases tor the
same week of last year. Wv
The total shipment from this m lrket since Ja,
have 800 04 cases, against 1910 cases for the
same period last year.
The shipments from Lynn for The week have he n
6932 cases. against $50 for the corresponding
week last year.
The shipments from Haverhill tor the week have
been 2230 cases. against 2l25 cases for the same week
last year.
There appears to BIO general complaint OF dull
ness among manufacturers, and the busIness thus
lar has been less satisfactory to the seller than usual
Ihere are always some houses whose goods II at a
pIont, but this class be the exception rather
i ,nan the rule, this Buyers are here in as
Ig numbers as usual, but they have failed to take
nrIr o gooas with any animation, and the number oil
Tauers iet 10 be filed SMALL and these, in some
h n are being counterm anded Serge goods
a rmn sod as readily as anything, and business in
women,s Or ma NJ coarse pegged work. whether for
trade - not so active last season. and most
VI .ne ave mn houses engaged this business are
turning oal lever goods than usual promising
feature OF the trade is that production il being
tailed, and should there be no Improvement in ~
demand the stocks at the close OF the season will he
light. In prices we note no change and The senerai
tone OF the market favOrs the buyer.
The Portland daily press., 1871-03-30
@ . NJ Nj ER CIAL


Receipts by Kailroads and seeun,ho.,.
PORTLAND q KENNEBEC RAILRoAp-15o casos
oil Cloths doors, II bds sash bbls apples az bds
paper "a prs springs 20 bdls hoes IA do 1rks1
goods car furniture, SO pkgs mise, "a cars freight
for Boston.
GRAND TRUNK RAILwAY-199 cans milk AGO
hbls. FOUR car shocks, do cider, / do bedsteads
do lahs, do Feed, do starch,1 do sugar. do pack
cts do furniture, 80 do lumber, do corn do sun
dries; Shipment East-S cars flour, do sundries.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILwAY-111 cases mdse, "a
bdls shoves, 20 do forks, 20 beams yarn, SO bags
spools, 30 pkgs snndres; Shipment to Europe-6 cars
sundries, do seed.
STEAMER FRANCoNIA FROM NEW YoRK-36 bales
pater stock, 100 do oakum, 300 dry hides rs rolls
leather, 10 do carpeing, 200 bds paper 80 bdls pa
per hangngs 10 do wre 16 do junk 20 plates iron
sets wheels Is boiler tubes 1882 boxes tea 1925
halt chests do 100 boxes tobacco 80 do drugs 10 do
clocks 43 do stove polish 10 do potash 80 pepper
sauce, rs do oranges 90 do glass, 80 do SASH hhds
tobacco 81 do sugar. rs casks bleaching powders do
paint do SKINS 80 ties tobacco do sugar do rice.
Is bbls paint, 10 do ). clay, 10 do tartar so
empty ale bbls., rs kegs soda, 95 do white lead 1
steam pump, street r. r. car. 2 carriages pianos
AZ mahogany plank, 81 boxes canned goods, % do
raisins $50 bags seed, SO do Coffee IL do nuts 912
bds fish plates, 10 half bbs. saleratus 200 pkgs sun
dries.
STEAMER MONTREAL FROM BosToN-iOO bbs.
-four 20 and 20 bales domestics3 bdls gas pipe
16 chests tea, ~ hhds sugar. 20 Shoes 100 bbs
pork rs bbls sugar. 40 boxes cheese IS bags oysters
10 do seed 80 pkgs furniture, 10 marble, rs
soda, IL wheels, II plates iron, horse 1926 pkgs to
order; for Canada and up countryside bbs. flour. 2
casks sheep skins, II do OIL rs bds leather SO bales
wool, Is bags dye wood, IS pkgs furniture, 30 bbls
rOsin, 48 bales paper stock, 100 pkgs to order.
The Portland daily press., 1871-03-30
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

Entrance into the harbor of Buffalo is OBJ
structed by ice
Schultze's tavern at Bedford, Mich, was
burned Tuesday and Schutze and his wife
persisted in the fames
The New England & Oswego Railroad Com
pany, which is designed to construct the link
from Oswego to the State line of the. Portland
ogdensburg & Chicago Railroad was organ
lied at Glens Falls, N. Y. on Wednesday.
bill for an additional lunat;c asylum has
passed the New Jersey Legislature
From the reports received at Washington
yesterday it is predicted that clouds and light
rain will to-day extend along the entire ATTAIN
tic and lower lakes, with fresh winds probable
for the lakes, the Atlantic and Cult coasts.
The crop prospects of Southern Illinois are
very flattering.
In Chicago Monday afternoon Col. Conner
was assaulted in the post office by six ruffiaps
who beat him terribly, and his life is despaired
Of COL Corners activity in the temperance
cause was the cause of the outrage. His as
sailants were saloon keepers, who were arrest
ed. Public temperance meetings are to be held
at Farwell Hail Sunday afternoons. conducted
by the clergymen of the civ
The Portland daily press., 1871-03-30
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, March 29.-Cotton &c lower; sales
55S2 bales Midding upands 15ic. ,Fiour-sales 1900
ers favor; State 90 q Is; Round hoop Ohio Il
g. 40; Western 90 @775; Southern 6 90 q CO.
Spring 81 9l 3d. do No. IS a. 50; Winter Red
and Amber Western / 6s q II. Corn heavy; sales
5000 bush.; New Mixed Western 50 "a S2ic. Dat,
firm; Ohio o. and Nd. Western Z, te G. zoe Pork dull and
prime Is 90 g Is so. Lard heavy ia ma "a 123c But
ter heavy; Ohio 10 q 24c; State rs q 42c. Whiske,
I%ss Western sSssr Tree ss s;e Rice quiet Caroline
g 93c; fair to good refining 81 q Q. Naval Stores
Spirits Turpentine finn at 81 q SIC. Rosin steady
Petroleum role. fl firm; crude 13le; refned2sf q "A. Tai
lima "a q So.
Freights to Liverpool quiet Cotton 4, steam sic q
3-sd. Grain ~ sail SD.
5 rs q 30. Wheat dull at 1 70 for No.2. Corn dull
at 81 q SIZE tor No. 2. Oats quiet at 4S a soc Rye
quiet at 80 q % for No. 2. Barley frmer at Soc
So q 6 so. Cattle declined at 60 q 12s. ' "'
keceipts-5000 bbls. -four. 1900 bush. wheat, 81,
Shipments-4000 bbls. flour, 10, 900 bush wheat 33
600 BUSH corn, 5000 bush oats 1000 bush rye, O6e
barley.
CINCINNATI, March 23-Provisions Pork
dropping at 81 so, Lard dull. Meats and Bacon
unchanged; clear rib sides 81. Whskey firm at &c.
TOLEDO, o., March 29.-Flour steady; Wheat un.
changed; Amber Michigan as; No. 1 Red Wabash
at 463; Ne. Amber Indiana 65; do No. 2. so
Gle; Michigan b9lc. Oats unchanged.
CHARLESTON. March 29-Cotton steady; Mid
ding uplands 14tc.
SAVANNAH, March 29.-Cotton in mod rate de-
mand; Middling uplands lac.
NOZZLE, March 29.-Cotton dull; Middling up
lands 14ic.
NEW ORLEANS. March 2s.-Cotton quiet; Mid
ding upands 13Ic,
The Portland daily press., 1871-03-30
Brighton, E7nieriown nnd Medforh Cattle
.ssa Markets.
Especial Dispatch by International Linel
BOSTON. Wednesday. March %.

BOSTON, Wednesday, March 20.
At market this week :-23S4 Cattle $3.50 Sheep AM
Lambs $500 Swine; 275 Veals; last week. 1895 Cat
tie, 7O6l Sheep and Lambs, 1910 Swine, 60 veals.
first quality 81 80 q $12 90; second quality 10 rs
II 25 third quality $40 20 "a $40 80; poorest graae
of coarse oxen, bulls, &C., 81 30 a 10 05.
Brighton Hides cents; Brighton Tallow &c Gle
Country hides u a Sc; Country TalIow &c; Cal
a 80 " skin.
Sheep and Lambs-Extra and select lots at 81 so a
III 0O ordinary lots So 80 q co. or FROM 81 to Sc " H.
Inc trade has been quiet and most of the sheep In
the market were very good ones.
Swine-StOre Pigs, wholesale, Canada Pigs IN
we; retail q lie " fb; Fat Hogs 81 a. SIC ID h.
PoutIy-Extra 10 a zoe; medium III aS Isle
poor 16l a 16lc y 1b. a@ i''''
. Drove Is fro% Mane-Dan Wells 10, Wells q Rich.
ardson ~ T. ID. Glidden II, Sam' Hull I6
Remarks-The supply OF Cattle in the market
thls week from all sections larger than has been
for several weeks past. There were more from
Maine than there has been in any week since the
from Maine were very fine and all sold for beef One
load there were not unlsaded, but taken to Rhode Is
land. The trade has been kquietd and many OF the
cattle were taken at commission Cattle cost higher
at Albany and prices have advanced from to DC Is
ID from last weeks prices. Some few pairs of very
extra Cattle sold high as 13c y fb dressed weight
The trade is still confined to beef Cattle alone, AND
will be, in all probability for several weeks to come
We quote sales of Western Cattle II @9 17Ic " tb
per head live weight, average weight 1il2 TBS; Is al
1875 Tbs; 10 at I2c fb. 80 " ct. shrinkaee aver
age weight 1859 fbs 80 at SIC ~ h. live weight ay.
eragc weight 1851 TBS l3 at 7sc ~ fb live weight av-
erage weight 957 6fbs; IL at SIC Y ib, live weight
shrinkage, ACREAGE weight 1913 TBS; at 53c % h.
light weight, average weight 1925 TBS; IL at &c ~ H.
live weight. average weight 1865 lbs; IA at gle H.
light weight, average weight, 1862 lbs.
The Portland daily press., 1871-03-30

alton. Tie junction of the tracks will be near
the draw OF the railroad bridge, and the reason
OF the curve is to avoid turning the seats IN
the through cars between Boston and Bangor.
+. o. Bailey & Co. sold barn on State ST.
26X20 feet in size, to L. T. Chase, yesterday,
for $32.
blies will take place to morrow evening at their
hall in the old City Hall building.