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The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25
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THE HYGRoDEIK is useful instrument in
every house. 1t is an instrument your friends
ministers and teachers want, but have not got
For sale by G. H. Farley dc2Oth-tf
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25

CHRIsTMAs.-In accordance with the uniform
custom of generally observing Christmas no
paper will be issued from this Office tomorrow
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25

CHRISTMAS SERvIcEs.-The Christmas sea-
son was recognized yesterday at the State street
church, Rev. Mr.. Hincks preaching discourse
appropriate to the festival, from John i: IA
And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among
us.
lev. MIR. Small, of the Free street Baptist
church, officiated at the High street church, in
the absence of Rev. Mr.. Fem, and preached a
Christmas sermon from Luke ii: 14-GlOry to
God in the highest.
Rev. Mr.. Bailey's First Parish) morning SER
mon was an exposition of the Unitarian doc
trine of the humanity of our Saviour, his re-
marks being founded on John xiv: 9-He that
hath seen me hath seen the Father. In the eve
ming Christmas vesper service was held
AT the New Jerusalem church on High ST.,
Rev. Mr.. Hayden preached inthe morning from
Matt. III: 1-2. At the Sunday school concert in
the evening, the exercises had especial relevan-
cy to Christmas -Ee II ~ p.
In the Episcopal churches, the service for the
day-the fourth Sunday in Adventure in close
connection with the birth of Christ. At ST.
Luke's Cathedral and at St Stephens the usual
interesting Christmas Eve services were held.
At the Cathedral of the Immaculate Concep-
ton, ON Cumberland street, Pontificial vespers
were celebrated at u o'clock. This morning at
81 o'clock full Christmas services were held
Mozart's Second Mass in c was sung, closing
with the ancient hymn, AdeSte Fideles The
choir consisted of Miss Barker, soprano; Mrs.
G. M. Cummings and Mrs. SWEET, altos; VIM.
r. Howard and Will Stockbridge, tenors; Frank
Cnffin md Nv Do .r;+ coff X
young ladies of the church. Mr.. Chas. A. Lib
by, jr., organist. The mass will be repeated at
10a o'clock this morning ..-i-fal
AT St Dominick's mass was announced for
and 10a o'clock this morning. Bordeese's Mass
in f to be the music used
ENTERTAINMENTS TODAY AND TOMORROW.
This evening at the Chestnut Street Church
may be seen some paintings of the Holy Land,
with descriptions of Bethlehem, Nazareth, Je-
rusalem and Bethany, where occurred some of
the most remarkable events in the life of Him
whose birth we this day celebrate. s
Mr.. Stone will offer inducements to the lovers
of the marvellous to meet him at Fluent's Hall
this and tomorrow evenings. Hewill continue
the distribution of presents.
A limited number Of tickets to the Printers
Ball this evening will be ON sale at the door of
City Hail. There has been large demand for
them of the committee, and the affair promises
to be unexceptionable. ....-t -a
Mr.. Gee will give an assembly in connection
with his dancing school at Army and Navy
Union hall this evening, and begin new term
OF school at the same place on Wednesday.
The third assembly of the Ariel and Alcyon
course will take place Tuesday evening; dane
ing at eight o'clock
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25

DIED.-In this city, Saturday evening,
Charles Garlic, aged so, "Unele Charles" as he
was Familiarity called by his acquaintance, was
veteran stage-driver, one of that rapidly d.
minishing band who drove ON the old Portland
and Boston stage line-Mr. Carries route being
from Portland to Portsmouth. He was ON the
box for many years-how many we do not
know-Until the coaches gave place to rail
cars. Then Mr.. Garlic became mail carrier
between the Portland post-office and the depot,
and relinquished this duty about 1868 on &C
count of the increasing infrmatives of his age.
He was succeeded by his son Charles, who now
aceeptably performs this service. About year
ago Mr.. G. was stricken with paralysis, and
never recovered from the blow, but gradually
declined, enduring at times great pain
One incident of Mr. Carries endurance and
persistence is known to us: The first winter
after the railroad went into operation terrible
snow storm came on and the down-train was
weather-bound at Portsmouth. All the motive
power of the corporation was employed ON the
road; the train had no snow-plow, except an
impromptu affair attached to the catcher
and the engines were small, light affairs. Four
days mails gathered at Portland and Ports
mouth and public were impartial at the delay
Postmaster Lyman rugged up ''Uncle Charles"
with the accumulated mail matter, and started
him for Portsmouth. The old man got away
with his team about o'clock in the morning,
and procuring relays at the old stage stables
along the line, pushed on, left his mails at
Portsmouth to go forward from there, (the track
was clear west of Portsmouth) took his return
mail and arrived at the Portland post-office at
II o'clock the same night, ITO miles through
the deep snow in 16 hours The next day CFri-
day. the process was repeated, and soon after
his arrival here that night the train came
through, but Uncle Charles had brought the
mails and beat the cars by an hour.
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

The steamboat train on the Hartford & Erie
road met with a serious accident this afternoon.
The train was thirteen hours late owing to the
storm, and when near East Douglass the en-
CINE struck large rock which had been wash
ed into the centre of the track, breaking the
COW catcher in two, breaking the axle of the
tender and smashing every break of the train.
The train consisted of baggage car, smoking
and passenger cars, and fortunately was not
thrown from the track. Where the accident
happened was fill thirty feet high, and if it
had gone off serious loss of life would proba-
bly, have resulted. A new train was made up
at blackstone, arriving at Boston at half-past
this evening.
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25
New York stock and Money Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23-Morning-aG 1Oss Money
per cent. Sterling Exchange 1094 q 1881; State
Stocks dull but strong. st tic Stocks dull and steady
The following are the closing quotations of Govern
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25

EMMA HARDINGE BRITTEN.-This lady deliv-
cred lecture before the Portland Spiritual As
ISOLATION, at Lancaster Hall, yesterday after
noon. Quite large audience was present. The
lecture consisted of review of the rise and
progress of Modern Spiritualism, and was char
acterized throughout by the remarkable power
and eloquence for which the speaker is so justly
celebrated The position of Mrs. Woodruff OH
the question of love and marriage was denounc-
ed in the severest terms by the speaker, who
claimed that such doctrines had no legitimate
connection with those of Spiritualism, but were
merely the individual opinions and expressions
of a single person. The lecture closed with an
eloquent peroration in behalf of the truth of
Spiritualism, and of its sure and ultimate tri-
umph. Mrs. Hardinge Britten is lady of fine
physique and commanding presence on the plat
form, and possesses clear and powerful voice,
capable of all the varied modulations requisite
to express pathetic entreaty or severe denuncia-
ton In the evening she delivered lecture
upon subject selected by the audience.
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25

oRrs HAWKES. g. Co., 200 and 292 Congress
street, have large stockof Hosiery, Shirts and
Drawers, also Hats and caps. dec 16-eod2w
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25

Cape Elizabeth Grfst Mill KuIght-
vile.
TNHE above Mil having been put in thorough re-
pair. is now preraIed to grind for the Merch
OF Portland, or tor the Farmers of this vicinity in
large or small quantities. on reason able terms and
satisfaction guaranteed. supply OF Meal and Corn
on hand at all times.
November IL, ISL. HLAPPIN
nol1d cod If
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25
DOMINION OF CANADA.

Weather Report, Dec. "a, IL r. M.
War Department Signal Service, u 8. Army. Di-
visions of kilograms and Reports for the benefit OF
-
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25
BY TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON.


- DEATH OF EX-JUDGE PURCELL.
WASHINGTON Dec. 23-Wm. P. Purcell, ex-
Judge of the Orphans Court, District OF Co.
lumbia died last night.
TREAsURER's STATEMENT.
The following amounts were in the treasury
at the close of business to-day: Currency &c.,
437, 094 coin $109, 1891, 2S4; certificates S34 $780,
900. re
sCHENCK AND THE EMMA MINE.
Information is received that Schenck has
withdrawn from the dictatorship of the Emma
mine.
THE .CHILD-TRIsT CAsE-DEMURRER NOT sUs-
d ,.. .- TANNED AND BILL DISMISSED.
Judge Wiley, in the Equity Court to-day an
nounced his opinion in the case of L. P. Child
against Nicholas p. Trist, sustaining the de-
murrer and dismissing the bill. Judge Wiley
in his opinion rectes that an act of Congress Of
April 20, 1871, appropriated 81, 455 800 to nav
the balance to Nicholas Trist, the negotiator of
the treaty of Guadaloupe-Hidalgo on account
of salary, etc, between April 10Th, 1S47 and
April Sth, 1S4S.
According to the allegations of the bill Trist
IN 1868, entered into an agreement with the
father of the petitioner to prepare the case and
present and prosecute it in Congress, in con-
sideration of the fee of one fonrth of what
might be allowed. The sum claimed in the
treaty and their suit is for the purpose of en-
forcing the lien.
The defendant has demurred to the bill and
the question is whether the court will enforce
contract for contingent fee for services rem
dered In prosecuting or aiding to procure the
passage of an act of Congress for the payment
OF private claim.
All such contracts as this are condemned by
the courts irrespective altogether of their fair
ness and Openness. In similar cases the au-
thorities to this effect are numerous uniform
and unsurmountable. He quoted the case of
Marshall vs. the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
and Others
DIPLOMATIC PASSAGE.
Official advces show that our Minister Bas-
sett has demonstrated emphatically with the
Haytien government, against its want of good
!alth as shown in the observance OF, neutrality
in the domestic strife in San Domingo
The Minister of Foreign Affairs declared that
the government takes lively interest in the in
dependence of San Domingo and does nothing
to torment discord there.
Mr.. BaSset does not however believe in the
sincerity of the Haytien government. ~
THE LEGAL TENDER CAsEs-PosITIoN OF THE
JUSTICES.
A full opinion of the Supreme Court in the
legal tender cases will be delivered on the 10Th
of January.
Those who will unite in the majority are JUS
tices Davis, Strong, Miller, Swayne and Brad
ley and those in the minority Chief Justice
Chase and Justices Clifford, Field and Nelson
In addition to the majority and minority re-
Judges will express their opinions on the diff
erent branches of the question.
ii5. VARIOUS MATTERS
The investigations into all the affairs of the
Treasury Department by the Congressional
Committee ON such expenditures, will be re-
sumed Immediately after the holidays.
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The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25

SLEIGHs-Pungs -Bells-Blankets-Ro
WHIPS, Selling Uery cheap at the Bazaar IA
Exchange and Repository 81 Federal st. Go
and see before buying. ..- dczZ-eodlw
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25

FELLOWS COMPOUND SYRUP OF HYPoPHos-
PHITEs is an excellent nervous tonic. 1t ex-
erts direct influence on the nervous system,
and through it it invigorates the body
dec22-ded1 w Syw1t
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25
Musical Merchandise,
CONSISTING OF
PIANOS of the best Manufacture,
BURDETT Sc WOODS

To the Citizens of Portland.
The following notice just received from the De-
partment is respectfully commended to the consid-
Grafton of the citizens with the suggestion that by
compliance with its suggestions letters can be de-
vered silently and the too early interruption of re-
pose avoided during the winter months.
~ $40 CIV. GODDARD, Postmaster.
P. O., Portland, Dec. 16, 1871.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
Washington, D. c., Dec. Z, 1871
Sir:-With view to avoid the delays occasioned
by the hardness of servants in answering the letters
by carriers, this Department favors the adoption by
the public of private letter boxes devices for the
reception of their letters. ., p ,-.r-r.
You will therefore encourage patrons of your Office
by all proper means, to provide some safe and suit
able box other device at their residences stores
&c. Very respectfully,
JOHN A. j. CRESSwEL,
Postmaster General,
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25
MASSACHUSETTS.

APPLICATION FOR AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THE
a....-.. 49,, B. AND NJ. r..
Boston, Dec. 23.-In the Supreme Court to-
day, before Judge Calf, an application was
made for an injunction to restrain the directors
of the Boston & Maine railroad from issuing
100000 additional stock authorized by stock
holders on the 18th. An order was issued re-
|turnable next Saturday, when the question of
Injunction will be determined
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25

FoR S16o you can buy a genuine Scotch
Haveiock Cap at MAHER & Co.'S, b..
dec15-tja-25 Opp Post Office.
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25

SUBSTITUTES IN THE DENTAL RANKs,-Are
not desirable; therefore keep the natural teeth
sound and pure with wholesome vegetable elk
ir SozoJont. Do this, and they will last as long
as the breath lasts, and the breath itself will
never be tainted. l,tEf4 M&W
The Portland daily press., 1871-12-25

81 80 at MAHER & Co.'s
dec15dtja25 Opp. Post Office.
The New York herald., 1871-09-18
LEGAL NOTICES.

CUPgExE Couar
i IL he matter Of the application orb. Mayor Alder men
ard Atty Of ,h- cy OF New York. rea'Tsto the
"''saios 'a4 ~ BROADWAY.
q ma. p,r Of Broadwsy be.ws'n thirty ssesni
second an1 Foryfeveph street. OF greater With
'sAn i'' 'se'' IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
We, the undersigned Commissioners OF Estimate and As
ses,ment the matter, hereby gve n,tice 10
the or or 81 a.
and 20 al others wnom IT NAV concern, 10 wit
m.p .wa ST and aaoa s1a sa al
in these proceedings or In any Of tue ants ahee 60 @
,.cuon. W NV wrus ~ dsy refasd Jones' Esq our
ss room IN hi. city on or before Ii. sih Of
ieuber ISL and That the SAID Commsaoners WIZ hear
ss SD en- M sf sr
D attendance 81 our said Office on each OF SAID Ten aaYA
The ABSTRACT OF ths SAID estimate and assess
meat a os. Which sed u. 10
s S p sc Sns' Sss Yois th:.a s q
rsin until the eeth Jay Of s,p'emeer isIl. -.
,.s ar. rs iecw. 10 Al o., peees parcels Of
sS & y1ns s DTNs tie as aoW
us named ,treets ana agenies mat y, 10 "a,
iIvuintn the centre ne OF tghn aselne ani
PsIss s.r. ss'r n Of aaon e. sence
alone the line O aao.on avenue 70 ne sen,re ine o.
isr,I0grb stres, to tho centre Inc lay avenue
e soa Sns % & is esne s e ~ as
wesrv aong lc onr,e, nn street 20 the cen
Ire lin. az fn1h thence tOutlery Along The centre
Inc of Fourth avenue 10 the centre line oI As,oi
liscc thence wesiery along the ceurc line OF fstor
place 10 Broai~sy, thence souinery rnns ne GENRE
ey place thence weslery along the centre inc OF
wayeTev the oeu,rs line si,h avenue thence
uorineTy song GENRE IBe oi s'ytn avenue 10 tho
line Fourteenth street, thence westerly alona the
line OF Fourteenth 10 the centre n' o. seventh
averue, thence nohory along ins cenre ,ne Set.hin
@ the centre re ~ Iweuneth street. thce weser
alo the centre ne 0 twentieth street. 10 the centre ne OF
tghh avenue, theEce Sc-'hcfy alpns tue ceps nne o.
E.hh - ile me Of Twenty eighth street,
thence along the line ni Jwenty egnt street
the certe line OF Snh thence nortbcr, aLr the
centre line hntn nvenut 20 toe cenr, ne o siJ,ah
street thehc "aster'y aons ire cetre hps of stysiyh
street o the centre line Of Eighth ard tcbre
ery ronx the ceDis line OF Eighth asennt TO the p0n
Mace OF bernnlnp - =. - -, A..
F1rrh-1ha orr report herein VIII be presented % The
lourt the klStc ~ New lgrk,
,nrrsnf 10 be he'd lefore the Honorable hert cardu.o
tn.ce IN the new Court House triv Han IN the IS
"f New York, upon arhtr notice Of twenty dkys 10 bs
h,rsf,er gwen IN two daily nevspsrerr puDi,tsl In ta-
~, os New YORK pursuant ~ the pr6vaon, ,he fourth
SECTION OF chapter O. the awso' the state or New YORK,
psssea rsbruary y. lsil :, ,nvys
%I.LIIM MOOD, ! Commissioners
Dated New YORK, August Ib. ie7L
The New York herald., 1871-09-18
BILLIARDS.

Al STANDARD AMkRtCAN BILLIARD TABLES
ILL., unepuaiiet Tor accuracy aud durability and ap-
proved by the leading profcsonL plxysra
constantly hand, Tables ~ rrlces rNngngrom $50
wards also unique siylcs (ur hTe cling houses
fuEjsAN CULLENDEN, 1yo DrotdHaw
The New York herald., 1871-09-18
EXCIlANG r.

| VxvANrED-ssv, WORTH or ruRSiTuRE IN Trade
w for Epgsvnrs on Wood. Address boz NV Herald
The New York herald., 1871-09-18

STEADY, sI.G.E yOUNG MAN. JUST LANDED,
"A a. groom. Aaeess y. r., t.S l5,h st., rear lMny
<NUACHNAf's sirCAtIOS WANTED BY FIRST
~ class sin.e give the best city feer,ncc Can
be .een address co ,ChHAh No. East le,h a.. Iri
ysie s.sne.
The New York herald., 1871-09-18

<yARpt Nj RS SITUATION WANTED-By a COME.
II ~i,ho, cneunbfance has len years
reference from last emp oyer understands eeutouse
era erv Call address L. M Brdeeman's seed s9re,
kS6
The New York herald., 1871-09-18
COACiGWHN AND GARDENERS.

A SITUATION wANTkD-As FIRST CLASS COACH.
"A aud has Tour years. best S,T reference as
10 capahity and sonrierv Gail address COAcuAAN,
q n. CAnpleiI'A 30 lth
The New York herald., 1871-09-18

vlAsykp-A SITUATION As CoACHNAN OR
w rrnJm ~ s,rgle man best eicTcpce u IcquTto'
AssTsss \. NJ. boa isc Herald Once,
The New York herald., 1871-09-18

GERMAN (MARRIEDN. WITHOUT CHILDREN,
~ wans situst coacbmHn rtene three years
reference rom bs Address M C., box I.o Hesai
The New York herald., 1871-09-18
Ns,l BnYArr. Deputy sheri1.
HERMAN AIfCTiONEER-

q HERMAN huCTiOkEER
sale of Horres uiea wagons, Furntre Ac Bv
vus Of An efeou,un the Msrne Coart, viii sell
TUESDAY, sepsrnber ~ ~ II O'clock AZ .ho soGthes,s
Garner of Tweny street sni Tenth avenue Mules
iiorsss, Buggy, | Light wagon, COACH, 9 Business
Wagons Paror suits OF Furntn Piano, safes Desk
and large lol Of Lumber. sale positive Dealers invited
By order of l.. hiNDshorr, Wy Msrsnal
rrHAT LARGE AND POPULAR HOTEL, IEcUxsElL
House. London, Canada, viii be sod et public auction,
on The rreiuea the % day OF October next, st r. NJ
Terms made known At sale, or on application 70 Y.
London Ontario, or H. FLOCK. vendors solicitor. Lon.
don, Ontario.
vayII.LIAM ABBOTT, AUCTIONEER,
w once No. City Hall place.
will sell thiA day. 18th inst, a. IU% o'c,orS the Contents
hrst class Liquor Store corner Of Ninth street aud
aver ne One rosewood (pu A!o Pump splendid Counter,
Copper Measures Mor Kegs and Carts good stock ~
Bo,r1on Gin. Brandy Wines, Chandeliers, ogshsAds OF
Old he, dc
The New York herald., 1871-09-18

YOUNG GERMAN WISHES A SITUATION AS
n nd gardener and to make himself generally
nse;u all ut gen lcmsn's place Address ~ L., boz Ns
He; raid q flee.
The New York herald., 1871-09-18

A SlTUA ION WANT ID -BY FIRST Glass FRENCH
n coach and e. oom; understands his duties thor
oughJ, ceeus references Csl address r. H., Ne.
~ Wei s4tn -, prvAe stable
The New York herald., 1871-09-18

A SIfi ALTON WASTED-BY A FIRST CLASS
n coachmnn, ons who thoroughly unders.ssds IN.
nsrement OF hDrses; perfectly sober obigpg and
careful Or ver Tea, city reference. Addr.ss A, box Ill
Herald OEce.
The New York herald., 1871-09-18

4 CUACuMAN AND iRoON's SITUATION WANTED
n by lie man thoroughly understands bis business
temperate obi Ing has nrs cssa reference Address IT,
koI ll2 llerAt Office.
The New York herald., 1871-09-18

PIanoforte, Fine on Paintings, Bronzes. &C..
Commencing al Ion O'clock this tMONDAY) morning..
LUKE FITZliERALD, Auctoneef. will dispose of the
FURNITURE private residences l20 West Twenty hird street.
consng OF an elegant carved octave rosewood Piano.
fore cost sSOo; 10 paror. Library Drawing-room and
bedrO ON SUITS IA and walnut caborae makers,
latest styles; 2 elegant crei hair and Mattresses,
Fiows &c; Oh FsiDngs Br0nzcs centre side and exten-
a,on Tables Chairs plated solid Silver, Ulass ami China
ware 500 Volumes. Bookcases, Wardrobes Eageres Mig
ros; all 4b3 purchasers goods packed and
shpI ed
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-06-28
THE MILK CURE.

Some years ago physicians had habit
of recommending every consumptive pa
tient to take cod liver oil. The incredi-
BILE nastiuess of the dose must have CON.
stituted its peculiar merit for. as a mat.
ter of fact. any result accomplished by
cod liver oil would have been attained by
the patient, had cream instead Of oil been
prescribed. Suddenly this idea seems to
have dawned upon the medical faculty.
As a consequence we now have the
milk cure" announced as a specific for
consumption. Patients who formerly put
their trust in cod livers are now told that
the COW lie their only hope. They are
made to drink vast quantities of pure
milk instead of frequent doses of the un-
speakable vile cod-liver oil. The effect
is all that can be desired. The patient
who tries the milk cure finds himself rap
idly growing fat, and it is also said that
he becomes gentle and child-like and
bland in his demeanor. The advantages
of the milk cure will doubtless make it
extremely popular among those who have
tried in vain to swallow cod.liver oil.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-06-28
Pleasant Information for TippleEs.

An exchange says: The black ants Of
Sweden are formidable race Of workers,
much larger than any We have here. They
make sad havoc with the grains. and -
they travel in professions. each with q
wheat grain or some other dainty for
winter store. they present q formidable
array-a curious spectacle for the phil
osopher. The sting of these animals is
very sharp and somewhat poisonous -
The best policy to observe IL. when
meeting q procession Of these workers. to
turn aside and give them the right of
way, for they will grip their grain tight
ly. and give sting after sting. losing very
little time for revenge. and then on to
their well-ordered, well-stored homes
The Swedes have learned way of utili-
zing these little animals. sting and all.
They waylay them on these journeys.
catch them by hand, in nets and sieves.
any way to get ,h.m. ard IlrnP
they 60 into the seething brandy
distillery, and on them depend the pecu-
liar favor of Swedish brandy. 1t is go
smooth, so oily, SO pungent; has such
delicious favor in short, is everything
enchanting; and then they have the
loveliest little glasses, that hold thin
bleful. so thin. SO fragile, and beauti.
fully artistic. that they would almost
tempt an ascetic to drink and catch the
divine sfaatus, but it only takes one
drink to intoxicate, and then delirium
tremens soon follows We have seen a
lady jump from the table and scream be-
cause red ant ran across her plate. and
she would sip this brandy from the little
glass, and extol it's favor
In Newark, cockroaches are used very
extensively in the manufacture of deli
cious wines which are made there from
cider. poor whisky. logwood and other
abominations-Er.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-06-28
Famine in Persia

People Dying Of Hunger in the Streets.
A correspondent writing to Turkish
journal from Tabreez says: 1.-The details
which reach us here of the destitution
and misery which the drought of last
year has caused in the central and south
ern Provinces of Persia is fearfully heart
rending. That the people are dying of
hunger, even in the streets of the capital.
is a minor phase Of the terrible calamity
In Kborassan the parents are selling their
children in order to keep them alive. In
Ispahau it is said men have been seized
in the act of digging up corpses to serve
as food for their starving families In
Shierox, Herman and Yezd, the wretched
sufferers endeavor to support life on the
grass and roots which they may find in
the neighborhood. and as might be ex
pected, pestilence follows hard on the
footsteps OF famine. and the half of the
Kingdom Of Persia is becoming rapidly
depopulated