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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10
Terrible Calamity.

The London Standard publishes the
details of o series of terrible earthquake
shocks which recently occurred in one
of the Philippine Islands. More thar
200 persons were killed, many OF then
being swallowed up by the earth. Sixty
dead bodies have been recovered. The
rest of the inhabitants have fled from
the Island, which has been utterly de-
populated.
The Philippine Islands, are over 200
in number, and are situated in north
latitude 50 30-19o AZ, and east longitude
ITO 14-126o 4. They lie to the north
of Borneo and Celebes, and compose q
widely extended archipelago in the great
Malaysian system. The entire group is
supposed to be parts of submerged
continent, and is of volcanic origin.
Scattered throughout the islands are
many volcanoes, some of which are al
ways active. These often are the occa-
son of great devastation, the destructive
eruptions being accompanied by earth
quakes, mud-torrents, and other terrible
phenomena. The City of Manila, situat.
ed on Luzon, the largest of the islands,
was visited by great earthquake in
1862, which left scarcely a building un'
injured and in 1868 another shake very
nearly destroyed the same city. In 1864,
an earthquake Frustrated every house in
the provinces of Zamboango, in the
Island of Mindanao, one of the south
ernmost of the group, and caused several
small islands to disappear. Tomatoes,
hurricanes, and storms of wind and rain
frequently devastate the coasts.
The islands belong to Spain, though
about one-fourth of the population re-
tain their independence and the govern
ment of native princes. The population
of the group is estimated at 100000,
but of many of the lesser islands almost
nothing is know. The Philippines,
though afflicted with these great con-
WILSON'S of nature, have delightful
climate, soil of wonderful fertility, and
are rich in such products as coffee, and
gold, sugar, hemp, tobacco, rice, dye
woods, and hides.
The earthquake in the PHILIPPINE Is
lands, affected in terrible manner the
small island of Camig1lin, five miles
from Misamis.
For some months previously, there
was succession of violent shocks, which
opened extensive crevices in the earth.
Finally, the level plain near the village
of Catarmin, began gradually to subside,
until the tops of the houses became level
with the surface of the earth.
This remarkable phenomenon at
tracted large number of people, when
suddenly, some terrific shocks were felt,
and before the laundering reverberations
had died away, the whole level plain fell
in, engulfing $50 persons. The plain
became the crater of a volcano, I,500
feet wide, and from it smoke, ashes, and
stones were thrown into the air. A pause
till dark succeeded, when there was an
other explosion, and a rain of fire fol-
lowed.
The woods became ignited, and men
and cattle went flying before the flames.
The spectacle was frightful one in the
extreme. The volcano continues to eject
stones and earth. The inhabitants have
left the island which formerly contained
a population of $4,000. Camiguin pro-
duced one-tenth of the manila hemp
GROWN
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10
Then and Now.

A stretch OF primrose sky,
The robins madly singing,
While for away or nigh
The naples softly sigh,
With scarlet blossoms swinging.
Two lovers at the gate;
They linger, linger, linger
He binds the ring Of fate
The ring of love and fate
wan a Kiss upon her finger.
u
o sky, too sad for tears
o naked trees above us
See how the cruel years
Turn all our hopes to fears,
Rob us of oil who love us.
0 titful wind that grieves!
0 empty gate, wide swingingl
0 dead bird meath the leaves!
These are life's harvest sheaves,
The end Of all our singing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10

GONE TO DEATH. The French Nation
is responsible for q report which, il
founded on truth, requires either expla,
nation from the Government or the Sc
we're judgment of the world, by the press
or otherwise. 1t reports that 1000 wo,
men-Communeuses, Of course-have
been sent to Cayenne by the Nereide,
and $500 have also been shipped from
Toulon by the Ceres and the Amazone.
This report seems circumstantial. The
writer seems to have seen portion at
least of the shipment, and describes in
vivid pictures the despair of the women
in thus being sent to living death and
to heighten the picture, the fact may be
added that none have been legally tried.
The above statement has naturally
created an indignant sensation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10

OLEANDER.- may surprise some Of
our readers that the oleander, so popular
as yard and house plant, is extremely
poisonous. DR.. L. L. Wright, in com.
munication to the Bellefontaine Ohio
Republican, says he was called to attend
child few days ago who had eaten
some fragments of an oleander bush that
had been clipped off. The symptoms
were sudden and violent, and the result
nearly fatal. Deathly prostration, sunken
eyes, great pallor, incessant vomiting,
extreme thirst and purging, were the
predominant symptoms.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10

DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES if they die,
anathemas against the depicting lancet,
the drastic purge, and the terrible sail
wants of the materia medica, would arise
from every graveyard. The motto Of
modern medical science is "Preserpe ana
Regulate, mol destroy,' and no remedy Of
our day is so entirely in harmony with
this philanthropic logic as DR.. Walkers
Vegetable Vinegar Bitters. In this pow
erful, yet harmless restorative, dyspep-
sia, bilious complaints, and all diseases
of the stomach, liver, bowels and nerves,
encounter an irresistible mtidote.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10

A NEW PEST. The Canadians are
much exercised in regard to what is
called the "pestilence fly" which they
assert is now paying them visit 1t is
an insect smaller than the common house
fly, jet black on the back and wings, the
underside of the belly of the latter be-
ing striped with yellow. A Hamilton
paper says it is never seen in ordinary
years, and it was noticed in great num-
bers previous to the cholera in 1854,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10
For Dyspepsia,

Indigestion, depression of spirits, and
general debility in their various forms
also, as preventive against fever and
ague, and other intermittent fevers, the
Zero hosphorated Elixir of Cali
saya," made by Caswell, Hazard & Co.,
New York, and sold by all druggists, is
the best tonic, and as tonic for patients
recovering from fever or other sickness,
it has no equal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10

OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS who served in
the army, physicians, surgeons, and en-
inent men and women everywhere, join
in recommending Johnsons Anodyne
Liniment to be the best internal and ex-
ternal family medicine ever invented
That's our experience.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10

DULL WORK. Mr.. Justice Byles, OF
one of the London courts, gives it as
his opinion that not one in twenty OF
the barristers of England makes a living
at his profession. One who was lately
prosecuted for debt before his court had
only one brief in year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10

WAGES IN New YORK. The reports of
the state and city superintendent are
good authority as to the wages actually
paid teachers, and the immigration re-
port of the Bureau of Statistics enables
us to make trustworthy comparison of
the wages thus paid with the amounts re-
ceived in other employments. In New
York city the wages quoted are
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10

HE lost Earl of Aberdeen is spoken
of by mate on the ship with him as
having endeared himself to the whole
crew by his amiable manners, gentleman.
iy conduct, and eager adaptability to q
sailors life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10

A chap in Cairo, in saluting newly
married couple by discharging an old
blunderbuss under their lattice window,
was blown up by the weapon rsting.
He succeeded in soaring them out Of
their wits, but it will cost him an arm.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10

AMONG THE SHEEP.-The sheep of
Northern Missouri have been almost ut,
terly destroyed by the ravages of dis
ease known as " the scab." One gentle
man alone, DR.. W. H. Crawford, of
Mirabile, has lost in this way three
thousand sheep, valued at 81, 900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10

A New York lady whose children have
the whooping-cough sends them to the
park every day, with large liable round
their necks on which is printed in large
letters, 81 have the whooping-cough.
Keep away"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10

ADULTERATED FooD.-Dr. Pearson,
before the British Association, stated
that in London, salt and refined lump
sugar we've the only articles of manufac-
tured food which were not adulterated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10
The As1Ar1o CHOLERA. -Simultaneou

The AsIATIo CHOLERA. Simultaneous
ly with the announcement of the disap.
pearance of the yellow fever at Buenos
Ayres comes that of the breaking out of
Asiatic cholera in Poland and Persia. It
is six years since that last fearful scourge
made much havoc in Europe or Asia.
In 1865, the cholera was very severe in
Alexandria, Constantinople, and several
Mediterranean ports.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10

ALI. the year round, &eridap's Caoalrv
Condition. POWDERS should be given to
ho-ono +ho+ ORC "tant m" To horses
and cattle that Craze in summer, they
should only be given in winter and
spring.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10

The Southern Express Agency at Lee
banon, Tenn, was robbed of $4,000. A.
G. Johnson the Company's agent, was
arrested on suspicion, he confessed his
crime and surrendered the money,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10

CHOW, my little boys and girls" said
teacher, IT want you to be very still,
so still that you can hear pin drop"
In moment all was silent when little
boy shrieked out, "Let her drop"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10
VEGETINE.

By its you will prevent many of the diseases pre-
vailing in the Spring and Summer season.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-08-10
$500! $500!

Per Month and expenses can be easily made, by
securing the Humboldt secret Business entirely
new light and honorable male female For further
particulars address with stamp Novelty Agency Urbana,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-24
City Of Portland.

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Supreme Judicial Court.

APRIL TERM, WALTON, j., PRESIDING.
SATCRDAY-Phanela S. Williams vs.. Hartford
Fire ms. Co. Action upon policy OF insurance
against fire on stock OF goods in plf store in Great
Falls, N H. She was insured tor $1,000 in the Hart
ford, $1,000 in the Phoenix and $500 in the Manhat.
tan. The stock and contents were destroyed in
March, 1868. Plf. has recovered the other two
policies. She testified that her books and invoices
were destroyed and produces large number OF bills
covering purchases from 1866 In the proof OF loss to
the company she merely Jumps the amount lost as
$1,000 worth of millinery goods $1,000 of boots and
shoes and one $1,000 worth of other goods
Defense that there was fraud in the inception Ct
the contract in that the had received threats Of in
cend arsm prior to the insul ance which she neglect
ed to communicate to the agent, whereby by the
terms of the policy it became void and that she made
frauduant Representation OF the amount lost-clam-
ing that she lost $4,000 worth, whereas her whole
stock was worth at the outside but $500.
The jury retired at O'Clock and alter an absence
OF eight hours reported that they were unable to
Q ree and were discharged.
O'Donnell. Webb
' Riou Rrodhurv
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-24
TRLEGRAPHIO ITEMS.

An insane man from Rhode Island has ap-
piled to the police force of Washington to place
him in the White House, as the legally elect
ed President of the United States.
Six men were killed by an explosion of nitro
glycerine at the Hoosac tunnel on Saturday.
Another had q leg broken.
State Senator happening of the 18th New
York district. died in Albany on Sunday.
Baleptine's brewery at Newark, N. j., was
burned Sunday morning. Loss 100000. One
man persisted in the flames.
The New York Central and Baltimore and
Ohio railroads have leased the Ohio and Missis.
sippi road. The gauge of the road is to be
changed. "3 rrEs
There was heavy frost at Cincinnati on Sat-
urday night.
Thomas G. Campbell, a lawyer, has sued the
CINCINNATI Enquirer, for libel, laying damages
The Bonnet Care crevasse on the Mississippi
is 600 feet wide and II OF Is deep and it will
be impossible tc close it till the river falls sew
eral feet. The water has subsidized severa
inches.
A number of buildings in st. Louis, includ
ing tobacco factory, were burned Sunday
morning. Loss 100000.
On Sunday Freshman, Antonio Jacnts
Is years old, stole $500 in U. S. bonds from his
iandlady at Lynn, Mass, and LETT for parts un
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-24
Grand Trunk Railway vs.. the People.

To the Editor of the Press:
In your Friday issue was an article with
the above title, from j. J. p which 1 was sor-
ry to see, because I thought it unfair. The
Grand Trunk Railway Company has invested
an immense capital in that great public work,
which has not yielded to the stockholders
penny but has been and is great benefit to
every part Of this State through which 1t pass
es; and every arrangement Of the managers
with a view to increase the receipts seems to
me to be legitimate and proper. If that road,
like the p. S. & p, the Eastern, the Boston
g. Maine, the Boston & Albany and many 9TH
ers was paying large dividends to the proprie-
tors, then agree that increase of fares and
ireiehts might be regarded as applicable to the
people. but at present, 1 do not see that any
Grand Trunk are anxious to increase its earn
ings, so that they can make dividend No. 1,
after many years of active work, to the very
great advantage of this State.
have bought return tickets in England
| many times, but they were never good but for
the next day, unless bought on Saturday when
they were good for Monday. 1 know of no
road in this country on which such tickets
have been regularly sold, except the Grand
Trunk; and the plan originates only in the ex-
pectation or hope of making more money by
it. The managers may make mistake on
that point, either way-but in no event can
they be charged, as it seems TO me with an acl
oppressive to the people. 1t is simply an ar
| rangement for increasing the earnings of the
road, which has never yet had the first dollar
| of compensation for its most important ser
vices to the people of Maine. N. II.
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NEW YORK.
THE MINING oUEsr1oN-rHE OPERATORS

ihE MINING QUESTIONABLE OPERATORS
PROPOSITION
ALBANY, April 22-The coal operators of the
nuyiKlll region met here to day and unaui-
nously adopted an address to the WORKING
men or Schuylkill, Northumberland and Co
iumDla counties. The addresses. after motto
ing the unsuccessful attempt to comnromise
closes as follows:-We have after careful con,
sideration determined to offer YOU a fixed ra TO
OF wages without regard to the price of coal
we propose to pay You the following rates.
ers S11 per week; miners by days work $13
per week. and reduction of ten per cent. up-
on contract work upon prices paid under the
w rate of the basis Of so. We wish you to dis
tlnctly understand that we do not desire to in
terfere with your association in any manners
Inc question of interference with the manage
ment OF our colleries has been clearly settled
D y, the decision of an umpire, and we shall at
an times De willing to assist you in maintain
ing you association for the relief of those men,
pefs VINO by accident or sickness may REQUIRE
your aid. We believe if this affair is accented
Dy you an immediate resumption can take
pace and that we can give you steady work for
the remainder of the year, and put an end to
she Improbable chickering's that have hereto
iore TAKEN place almost monthly We make
TINS oter under the belief that it will be more
acceptable to you than an offer of So so basis.
bnt II you prefer the basis system we will be
WIiing to submit in writing to the decision of
OF the ~. so basis heretofore offered by us and
the Us basis heretofore claimed by you, and to
abide BY his decision whatever it may be.
rev: jag. Thompson, pastor of the 25th
street United Presbyterian church in this CITY
died on Friday of apoplexy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-24
s INVESTMENT TO BE COMPLETED.

1t is supposed that the Versailles govern
ment intends to complete the investment of
the city and cut off all communication with
the exterior. Batteries on both sides were in
active operation at Neuilly and Sablonvlle to-
day. Musketry firing was heard at intervals
and fighting is reported within 100 yards of
the rampartS. The Communist forces hold
the ground with great tenacity. They COM
plain of mal-administratiOn of the war office,
and begin to accuse Clauseret of aiming at
military dictatorship. The Commune has made
requistion on the gas company and enforced
it by Selling 200,000,000 francs at the Office of
the company.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-24
INDIANA,
THE PRESIDENT AT ANDrANApoI1s.


INDIANAPOLIS, April 22.-President Grant
received an enthusiastic public reception this
evening at the Academy of Music, which was
densely crowded and beautifully decorated
Gov. Baker presented the President, who in
response to highly complimentary address
said:
Ladies and Gentlemen,-T thank you hearth
ly for this cordial greeting, fer assure you it is
unexpected. When left Washington it was
with view of going to st. Louis without stopping
blythe way, but on meeting your distinguished
Governor (Morton) at Pttsburg he requested
me to remain here this day. That consented
to, expecting to see you and the people of
Indianapolis turn out to greet your Senator
fore leave him to thank you in more appropri-
ate terms than l could do ii were to try. ZAP
plause.)
Senator Morton followed the President in a
long speech on political topics, chiefly relating
to the history and acts of Gen. Grants admin
istratiOD, enVt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-24

THE STATE LIQUOR AGENcY.-We learn that
the investigation by Committee of the Ex-
ecutive Council, into the condition and affairs
of the State Liquor Agency in this city, is
about concluded, and the result has fully vim
Dictated Mr.. Shaw from the gross charges of
malfeasance and irregularity made against
him in the Legislature last winter. The re.
search has been very thorough, and included
an examination into all the books and papers
of the agency and much of the private cores
pondence of the agent. Some of the most
damaging reports have been traced to their
source and found groundless. Some crooked
things we're found in connection with the agen-
cies of large towns and cities, which no doubt
were attempted to be shifted to the shoulders
OF the State Agent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-24
NEW ADvKRTIsEMENT CoLI
United States District Court.

1ODUH FNE5IDING.
sATURDAY-T. H. Haskell, assignee in equity vs.
Darwin ingalls,. ingalls, owed Cleaves, bankrupt,
got judgment levied on his property, and advertised
1t Tor sale. Before the sale Ceayes went into bank
ruptcy. This bill in equity set aside the levy on
the ground that all the proceedings within
months before Cleaves went into bankruptcy; that
he was insolvent when the action was commenced
and that ingalls, knew land that under these crcun
sances the course pursued byCleaves was fraud
bankrupt act, although there was no collision be-
tween ingalls, and Cleaves. This is the first case OF
this precise kind that has arisen ander the bankrupt
set. The judge reserves his decision.
Haskell pro Sc. Davis & Drummond.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-24

ANOTHER GENEROUS ACT.-It gives us
pleasure to record another act of kindness of
the India street Universalist Society. A dona-
ton of fifty dollars was made by him to the
ladies of that Society last week, and which, at
their meeting on Friday evening, was &C
knowledged with warm vote of thanks Mr..
M. had already given generously to that Socie-
ty, which now needs The earnest efforts of its
real friends to push forward its laudable enter
prise of building church. But he does not
withhold his hand on that account. We thank
him for the warm interest he manifests in the
benevolent enterprises of The day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-24
CALIFORNIA.
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-TIe sreaSV eah
vass tabernacle with New Jersey, New h IL n,
and Washington revivalists, was opener o nm
Sacramento yesterday. In the evening io'o00
people were present. los
a. Viguau, prominent sheep-raiser IN LOS LOS
Angeles county, in an altercationiyesteruIaa.
with one of his shearers was shot dead. Ahe
murderer escaped to the mountains.
Charles Green, Sheriff of Pacific county,
Washington territory, while collecting was
murdered and robbed.