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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-26

The poorest paid class of people in the world
are street-car conductors, and they are besides,
continually Inundated with the idea that they
are watched. Inventive genius. moreover,
confines itself mainly to the business of making
it impossible to steal, or rather to KNOCK
down;" SO that, be they ever SO honest, they
get as much discredit as if they were the worst
order of thieves. The following from the Sum-
is amusing:
Whats the matter with that step?" asked a
Sun reporter, as he boarded Blocker street
car. You see the step hobs down as it's STEP
ped on. and some sort of queer arrangement
connects with thatere box IN the corner. and
dots one Tor every men who gets off. That's 10
Keep us from knocking down." explained the
conductor, with an injured air. During the
the conductor. between frequent Interruptions:
III tell you what it is, young feler," said be
confidently, 1.-The boss thinks it 8 mighty smart
thing TO clap that ere apparatus on three of
these ere cars on trial. But 'twon't work.
w. Why ~. wG ?n, III Jest tell you Now you
felt the step bob under him he put his foot back
and tried it over again jest four times What
difference did it make? 1t made h-ll OF a
sight Of diheronco Every time he put his foot
ger-five dots for one fare, you see Amt
there any way of beating it? You lest bet
there is, only wouldn't do it. When a crowd
OF women folks get on, l can stand one foot
down on the step and help them into the car
How does that work? Why, as easy as sln.
ping off log. OF course the darned thing
can't dot when the step IS held down; go
could rush on crowd of dozen, and only one
DOT for the lot We're Obliged to keep q tally
book, aud we catch blazes it it don't cores.
pond with the dots in the machine: bnt liz.
tie practice could fix that Suppose a man
Jumps over the lower step? Well, then of
humbug anyway. The way to stop the knock-
iUg down is to employ honest conductors. Co
ing to get off here? and going to get off with
out touching the lower step, eh? Thank YOU
Young fellow"
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A letter from Hon. Benz. F. Wade, declare.
nomination tor Governor of Ohio, and that be
could not accept the Office if it were rendered
him. He suggests the name of Hon. Darius
Caldwell of Ashtabula.
The Labor Committee of the Massachusetts
legislature has reported a ten-hour bill which
provides that no minor under eighteen, and
no female over that age, shall be employed
more than ten hours per day by any manuiac.
turing corporation under thepenalty of $50 fol
each offence, the law to become operative on
that was defeated last year.
Information from the South is 10 the effect
that since the passage of the Ku Klux bill by
Congress, or rather since il became apparent
that the bill would be passed, outrages are
less frequent. From the tone of the Southern
press it is evident that the leaders of the Ku
Klux organization have come to the conclu-
sion that the government is in earnest in this
matter, and that the President intends to en-
force the provisions of the new law with all
the power at his command.
A review of the New York Legislature says
that the most shamefully -snubbed man con-
nected with this Legislature, and at the same
time the most meek and submissive under his
snubbing,' is Gov. Hoffman. His party has
not only ignored or treated with contempt
every one OF tie recommendations which be
urged with SO much emphasis in his annual
message, but it has refused 10 pay him the
ordinary courtesy-aways heretofore extend
ed to the Governor-of making the annual
message special order Tor discussion at some
SESSION OF the House.
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ScIpENrs OF A WESTERN SCHooI. Fx.

INCIDENTS OF WESTERN SCHOOL Ex-
AMINATIoN.-A correspondent of the SYRIA
cuse Journal writes from Mount Sterling,
Illinois:
On Friday afternoon I was much interested
in listening to the examination of half a doz-
en- schOolmarms. They came from Pike Coun-
ty on horseback, one gentleman escorting
them. Their dress and "back hair" were not
OF the latest style, bnt in horsemanship they
were qualified to teach any of our city teach
ers. They dismounted at the Court House
and enqulred Tor the doctor" The clerk
informed them that he would be in soon. l
inquired il these ladies were patients IN need
OF physician. The clerk said me; they are
school teachers who desire to be examined"
Shortly after the doctor" made his appear
ance, He was short, thick-set man, some
sixty-fiye years of age, dressed in respectable
everyday farmers suit, with firm coWhde
shoes. i said to the clerk: lis this your Coun-
tv School Superintendent? eyes" said he
aand he is also physician and minister and a
walking encyclopedia" The first question he
put to each applicant was "Have you got a
dollar to pay me for making this examinatiCn p
Most of the teachers answered ribs interroga-
tory by presenting the required sum-; few
were put to the trouble Of making loan.
| The examination was an interesting one to
me. The questions were OF peculiar charac-
ter. And no victims of the rack ever suffered
more torture, for the time being, than did
these poor girls undergoing this examination
1t was painful to see them climbing about on
their chairs during the process. Their mo-
tons were more natural than graceful. The
| way the doctor" put them through orthogra
ply, syntax and prosody Through the arithme
tic and geography, was wonderful to behold
l think these natives of EGYPT" passed thi.
examination much better than many of oul
city teachers could have done. They received
their certificate" remounted their horses and
went on their way rejoicing.
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The grand reception given by Earl de Grey,
at Washington. on Saturday evening. is con-
sidered sort of farewell appearance Of the
Joint High Commission. The cards we're on
~ issued on Thursday, to some five hundred of
the highest society, and nearly all the recipi-
ents attended. The garden enclosure of Mr..
Philps's elegant mansion was covered, floored
and carpeted, and was a perfect floral bower
A fountain FLASHED amid moses and ferns,
flags of various nations draped the walls and
the dining-room was decorated with pictures
OF Washington, Victoria and Grant. The ia
pies were magnificent dainty ices and cream
ssetting of the crimson glow of Strawberries
neaped on transparent dishes. Earl de Grey
wore, wore the conventional evening dress, with the
"f F, ~. addition of the insignia of the Order
" ;n .hs darter, dark blue stockings, the glitter
,ns oanu at the knee, and other INSIGNIA Of
ta;n ana ONCE. He received his yuests in q
tnn na ana familiar manner LADY Thorn
10; ass'sted MIN to receive in n wb;ta s;lL
abont the EXIT srai with pleatng of white satin
aod, M she ram; and an overdress of blne satin
lacy Macdonald wore black velvet with , SJn,
overdress, Topped with violet. and h "su wnl1e
corsage OF pansies Mrs. Fish's Dies oe
scarlet satin with trimmings of hiooS WA, Mas
Her ornaments we're diamonds. Mrs. s nce.-
wore an exceedingly rich satin. broc S19tag9e
white pearls around her throat, and nearIs oil, IA
diamonds in her hair. anu
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state News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDRosCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston says young lady in an Au-
burn shoe factory tearns $18 per week, but she
is smart as cham lightning"
The Auburn Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation has already secured subscription to the
amount Of $500 as a building fund.
1t has been agreed by delegates from the
town of Turner and LlvermOre, that for the
next decade Turner shall have the representa-
ton six years and Livermore four years, Tur-
ner having the first two and also tho last two
years.
The Grand Army Fair closed in Lewiston
Saturday night. 1t was great success.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says John jackson of
ben Morrill, horse, to Boston parties for $3.50
refusing $500 on the whole purchase
Three thousand seven hundred and fifty dol.
lars has been refused for one of the w. Nor
rlrs colts which short time ago was offered
for $1,000.
OXFORD COUNTY.
We learn from the Lewiston journal that
the barn of Lemuel Quincy in Hebron was
burned on the 18th instant, with all its con-
tents excepting the stock.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says a very valuable six
years old stallion, owned by Mr.. Samuel Cush-
man OF Dexter, was found dead in the stall
ouuudy moruiDB.
The Bangor Wing says at nine o'clock on
the evening of April II, Samuel Merritt, of
Brewer, crossed the Penobscot in the ferry.
boat from Bangor since which time be has
not been heard Of and it is feared that he has
come to his death by some unknown means.
We learn from the Wbig that Mr.. PEAVEY,
in the town of Alton damned a small stream
on his land, which was crossed by the Bangor
& Piscataquis railroad, in such manner that
portion of the railroad embaDkment formed
portion of the dam. Monday morning it was
found that the stream, swollen by the rain, had
washed out some 90 feet OF the embank ment,
and 1T was necessary to transfer the passengers
and baggage from the down train around the
break, causing delay of about four hours.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says Mr. Steven
Parker of Fairfield lost two barns by FIRE on
Saturday April 22d. Three valuable COWS. a
yearling heifer, calf and an OK were also
burned, together with about three tons of hay.
No cause for the fire is assigned. Insured for
$400
IN GENERAL
Ii. 9. Pearce has been appointed postmaster
at Appleton, vice s. G. Faller, deceased, and
j. T. Roberts postmaster at Alfred vice S. I'll,
Roberts, removed.
Rufus Cobb, of Mechanic Falls complained
to the police OF Boston, that he was knocked
down on Central Wharf 10 that city, last Fri
day night and robbed of q wallet aud S147O.
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NEW YORK has established an ambulance
corps in connection with some of her hosn;,a,s
The carriages are drawn by two bo,nn. ,
can carry two persons each. There - t.,'
graphic communications between the 49,.
stations and the hospitals. and the amhn,ano.
are always kept in readiness to start at 80
ment's notice for the scene of an accident. A
surgeon accompanies each ambulance. nre-
pared TO administer temporary relief to suffer
ers and accompany them to the hospital. The
drivers and surgeons wear appropriate uni
forms and shields designating their calling
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BowDoIN MEDICAL SCHooL.-Dr Sabine
Assistant Professor of Anatomy OF the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons of New York
Chair OF Anatomy and Physiology at the Med
icai society, Brunswick. he is winning the
inquest opinions from the students Professor
morse, OF the Peabody Institute and the Bos-
ION School of Technology, is giving course of
twenty lectures on Comparative Anatomy and
HHpoiosy In these branches he is discoverer.
ne, ne aaus talent to his lectures which few
nen are gifted with that is seen in his deinea-
''ons or etchings of the subjects in hand.
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The trial OF Mrs Fair, for the murder of MI /.

The trial OF Mrs Fair, for the murder of Nj
Crittenden, in San Francisco, vas interrupted
b. slight episode, caused by the prisoners
crying out in the midst ofthe testimony given
by the lady whom she had herself made a
widow-"That's iiep Judge Dwinell fined
her two hundred and fifty dollars for con-
tempt OF court, out she did not respond, as on
two previous occasions, that she would prompt
ly pay the imposition. Her exculpation by
the Jury is said in advance to be a sure thing
which shows that the sex does not need the
aid OF ,he suffrage to empower 1t to take the
ives Oh men whenever it SO pleases their me
thouical madness. The trial was expected to
close on Saturday, but the counsel for The
prisoner will not finish his argument mill
this afternoon. "A'-
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ABEsoLvE has passed the Massachusetts
legislature authorizing the governor and
council to co operate with the executive of
Maine in obtaining the payment by the United
Srates of the claims OF the private owners OF
liDds on the northeastern boundary of Mair e.
ceied to Great Britain by the convention al
hne-established by the treaty of Washington
in 1872
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In suit against ship captain in New
York, for cruelty to his seameD, one of the al
legations is that he compelled them to eat
sperm oil On their crackers.
The crime lies in the fact whether the oil
was fresh or rancid. Old whalemen have
told us that doughnuts fried in fat fresh from
the whale are prime luxuries at sea.
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The MISSISSIPPI CREvAssE-A New Or
leans dispatch of Monday says:

leans ulspatch OF MONDAY says:
The city is filled with rumors of crevasses
aud probable inundations. The greatest dan
ger is feared from Bonnet Care crevasse, end
tonight the Mississippi river is rushing through
an opening ZOO feet wide with rushing, roar
ing sound audible for miles, ploughing a chan
mel fifty feet deep far into the vacant lands
while the levee rapidly crumbles into its boil.
ing waters. Piles, four feet, driven twenty feet
into the ground and packed with sand bags are
swept away like reeds. No efforts can now
close the crevasse, and as soon as the flood has
cut its way into Lake Ponchartrain the latter
will over flow The whole rear portion of the city
Of New Orleans. Property is already damag-
ed hundreds OF thousands of dollars. The
whole ievee system of the State has been tam
peIed with by the Legislature that any vigor-
GUS action is impracticable both the State
aud city ievees were turned over by the last
that purpose, who are under no kind of re-
sponsibiity to anybody for damages, but on
the contrary have direct interest in maxim g
as much work as possible
At 9p. m. the Bonnet Care crevasse is still
extending and twelve miles of the jackson
railroad has been washed away. The engineer
10 charge ut Bonnet Care SCI ds the following
dispatch:
AT 10 30 p m. we have of necessity aban-
doned the idea of closing the crevasse, and are
continuing our efforts to checking its exten.
sion. / am satisfied that our exertions in this
direction will be successful, and the further
spread of this dreadful calamity be averted. I
have used our tug to assist some of the dis
tressed planters in removing their household
furniture"
Two other crevasses, one at Point Manor,
west OF Baton Rouge, and one at the McDOn-
ough estate, below the city, are reported.
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Pimnles ON the Face
Cherry Pectoral Trooho.

will be found superior to all others Tor Coughs Colds
Asthma, Group and Bronchial Difficulties generallv
exceedingly paatable. having none of that psuse.t'
ing, unpleasant, cubeb taste very soothing and act
like charm. Also Rushton's IF. w Cod Liver mn
for Consumption, Scrotula, sc. The oldest, purest
and best in the market Use no other. Sold Inv
Druggists generally. oc2Ssn-d&w6m
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WASHINGTON ITEMs.-An occasional Wash
ingto1 correspondent sends the following
items: ..
Quite little ripple has occurred among the
comm unity of quiet town in your State, by
q current report that lady resident of that
place is engaged to mulatto connected with
an educational institution in this city. The
lady was teacher in this institution until last
summer when she resigned and went North,
and during her connection with the college
formed the attachment referred to. Consider
able indignation is expressed by members of
the family, for the lady in question moves in
the best society.
Great inducements are now being offered to
settlers upon lands in Alabama. Some over
ten millions of acres of land are offered to bona
fids settlers in parcels of 80 to 160 acres with
out cost. 1t presents an excellent opportunity
as the climate is very healthy and the soil fer
til and peculiarly adapted to the culture of
fruit.
Arrangements are being made to establish q
French agency in this city, for it is expected
that large numbers will emigrate from that
country. s
B. d. Peck Esq. form erly editor of q tenn
perance journal in your city was recently ap.
pointed to a clerical position in the 4th Audi.
tors office, connected with the Treasury De
partment.
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VERY recently Welsh clergyman, a Meth.
odist in theology, has been tried for heresy by
the Methodist conference meeting in Troy.
N Y. 1t was singular trial; two hundred
ministers were present, and the most eloquent
OF them were appointed counsel for the church /:
the culprlt is slight, delicate looking gentle.
man, with quiet manners that do not betray 10
the least his real force of character. For
twelve years he has dobe the work of two men
TOT salary only half enough for one; preach
'ng in both Welsh and English, on Sundays
and on week days, and never neg.ecting his
parish duties. These weekday sermons add
greatly to his labors, for it is Welsh custom
TO nave long sermon at every funeral He
place, and furnished with the charges against
him, which amounted to this: that he had
preached the doctrine that the souls could not
De cleansed from sin by the blood of Christ
Witnesses were called, the counsel for the
church grew eloquent over this damna-
Die heresy, and it seemed as if the little man
at the bar must be utterly annibilated,
but he serenely bided his time, and when it
came, he called no with esses, he trusted to n O
counsel, but stood up and told the truth; told
terlalism of popular theology, how men in their
talk about the blood of ChfisT, were growing to
think only of the material blood that flowed
down the cross and Redeemed the earth beneath.
and to put the symbol in the place of the
divine sacrifice that it symbohzed; souls
were purified and saved by the spirit
OF the sacrifice not by its blood. Then he
dropped into a matter-0f-fact statement
that material blood could not purify, could not
Written, it could only stain; and even if it
could purify, it could not be applied to souls;
The material c01d not cleanse the INN ateri al:
you could no more wash your souls in blood,
than you could wash your bands in dish OF
IDEAS. So be argued against the materialism,
the want of clearDess, the absurdity that have
gathered around the common understanding
OF theological phrases; so he explained and de-
tended his "heresy." The Jury retired; hour
at fast at sneS oe"sn ms ha Rn"s.y case out
with the verdict "not guilty." vet as
a clergyman should be above even the suspic-
ION Of heresy they recommended . reprimand
This reprimand the bishop gave, but it was in
that if the conference had not called it repri.
mand nobody ever would have dreamed of its
being one,
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The Navy Department has advices to the eff
feet that small pox. which has been raging Sc
verely at Yokohama, Japan, causing the death
of several q the United States seamen on
board the naval vessels Benecia and Alaska.
stationed there, is reported to have ceased to
be an epidemic
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Whaf Is ifS

Many, many people suffer from they know
not what. They are not sick-they are not well.
There is no name for 1t. 1t is SIMPLY Weakness
breaking down of thu vital forces. Whatever its
causes, land they are innumerable), its SYMPTOMS
are in the main the same. Among the most promi-
neDt extreme lassitude less of appetite, loss of
fesh and great mental depression. Indigestion and
stomach cough also frequently concomitants OF
this distressing state OF the body and Of mind. The
common remark in relation to persons in such
condition Is, that they are consumptvc. Now. what
these unfortunatss really want is vigor, vitot
strength; and as certainly as dawn succeeds dark
ness, they can recuperate their system and regain
perfect health by resorting to Hostetters Celebrated
Stomach Bitters. 1t is as clear that le-reviving
tonic is required in such cases, as that the dying
fame OF an empty lamp requires to be revived with
new supply of oil. Perfectly pure and innocuous,
containing nothing but the most genial vegetable ex-
tracts, and combining the three grand elements Of
stomachc, an Alternative, and genial invIgnant.
Hostetter's Bitters suitable to all constitutions,
and are applicable TO the diseases and disabilities
of the feebler sex as to those OF men.
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M A IL II i X ID .


Q. and Angie Tw;tcbeil, aged years months.
Funeral on Thursday afternoon at O'Clock, at
Me- 81 Bracket street.
In Deerng. April 25. of heart disease, Mrs Rhoda
N. wife OF Jesse Young, aged so years months
Funeral on Thursday afternoon. at % O'clock
In Buenos Ayres, So. America. March ii, OF vel
low fever, John H. Bean aged so years-son Of Syl.
vanus B. Bean, OF BrownfeId
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CUMBERLAND

Coal of the most recent
mining and latest arrival consequently
GREATLY SUPERIOR i'm STRENGTH
and QUALITIES to any i'm Portland,-
this offered at FAR LESS than the PREV
ENT PREVAILING PRICES by
JOS. HI. POOR & BRO.
pon lent
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Dennys-
MEMORANDA.

APRIL T. slI ca Ut &c Low Il lilowen Dennys-
vile.
April 19-Sld, sch Addie Ryerson, Houghton, for
81 Andrews, NIB, 10 load iron for Philadelphia.
MEMORANDA.
win nque Merrimac, Nichols, from Buenos Ayres,
ia sateo OF 675 bales wool for Perry, Boston,
III q, @ 10 be total wreck in Boston Bay as
titled as beonu9n has been picked up which is den-
MO u oy some outward bound vessel and sunk IThe
beth in III vessel OF 331 TONS bull at Cape Eliza
of Boston, and o,hsowne owned by Bridge. Lord q Co,
SearspOrt. APP NICHOLS Delongeu IN
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A four-ounce dog sold for $3.50 at Boston re-
Gently.
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IMPORTS.

st Pierre. Brig Wbeeler-535 hhds Q tcs 40
bb!s sugar. 5l3 Regs tamarInds. Phinney & Jackson
Arscibo Sch kenduskeag-275 hhds IL ties mo.
lasses, 10 Geo Hunt.
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SPOKEN

March 1s, lat 2s 50. Ion 26 81 ship Shatmuc, from
Bristol Tor New Orleans. II days out.
April T. lat as N, Ion 10 W, ship Peruvian from
Liverpool for Singapore.
April 10, lat &c. Ion Y, sch belmont, from Portland
for Havana.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

" e @ e Il I N f
No medicine has attained such a great reputation
as this justly celebrated compound.
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House for Sale.

A TWO STORY HOUSE, located in the vicinity
n of Green aud Portland SITS, contains II rooms,
convenient tor two families; good garden spot well
Of excellent water. Price 5000. q
Apply to WIN. II. JERKS, Real Estate Agent
aDr26 d2w&
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Is composed OF Roots, Banks. and Herbs. It,sv.rv
pleasant to take; every child likes it. W.
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Per steamer Scandinavian. at New York.
Ar at Liverpool 18th, Lizzie Merrill, Farnsworth,
Galveston.
Sid 10th NJ W Norwood, Washourn, New Orleans.
Ar at Cardiff Sh froteus, Murphy, Havre.
Cid 9Th, Lizzie Moses. Cox, New YORK.
Ar at Flushing 10Th, Uncle Tobey, stevens, I'm San
Francisco tor Antwerp.
Ar at Cadiz 9th inst, Stockton. Griffin. Coruna.
Ar at Hamburg 9th inst Emma, Forbes Philadel-
pha. .'..e ~
SIN I'm Antwerp sth, John Patten, HILL England.
Ar at Gibraltar Sist ut, Machias, johnson, rom
New York. ~ fF -