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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-13

EXCURSION steamer Charles Houghton
has been chartered by Arcana Lodge of Good
Templars, for moonlight excursion among
the islands next Thursday evening. Aflanding
will be made on Peaks Island, for chowder and
good music will be provided
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-13

If the Express was not model little steam
er in every respect, Capt. Oliver would of him
self make the concern popular. But first
class boat and the efficiency and hearty cordi-
atty of the captain account for the crowds that
daily load the Express to the Islands
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-13
EQUIORA ANA +!

Amusing and instructive to Ladies, Gentlemen and
Children. One of the most Extraordinary achieve
ments, ON large scale of which our enterpris-
ing age can boast.
This lsughsble exhibition is produced ON a scale
Of magnifeence and artistic beauty never before at
tempted Replete with Wonderful Transformations
illuminated and equioramic effects Of a new and
startling character.
eg After the exhibition a class will be formed
giving to all an opportunity of learning this and
original system. jyl3th
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-13

Lieut.. Grant sailed from Liverpool Thursday
for this country
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-13
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES,

ALWAYS buy the best fruit jars. Call and
zee the Gem at w. C. Sawyer & Co.'S, % Mar
let Square, t&s
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-13

Administrators Sale of Real Es-
tate.
DURSUANT to license from Hon. John A.
L Waterman, Judge of Probate within and for the
County of Cumberland, / shall sell at public auction,
on the premises, on MONDAY, the fifth day OF Au-
gust, A. ID. 1872 at three O'Clock p NJ, the following
real estate which Of Cyrus Gowen late of Port
land, in said County, deceased, viz:
A lot of land situated on the northerly corner of
North and Walnut streets, in said Portland, being
the same conveyed to said Gowen, by Moses Gould
by deed dated September Goth, A. ID. 1866, and re-
corded in Cumberland Registry of Deeds, Book 347,
Page 219; together with two wooden Dwelling Hous-
es thereon.
JACOB B. PEAVEY, Administrator.
j. s. BAILEY s. CO.. Auctionecrs.
July 8, 1872. jy3td
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METEOROLOGICAL.

READ notice of W. d. True in special notice
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-13

THE Wolf Tone Association will hold their
second annual picnic on the 9th of July.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-13

WINDOW SCREENS of all kinds at LothrOp,
Devens & Co., No. 81 Exchange street.
iu2gdtf
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[Sales at the Brokers' Board, July 12.l
i.isteiu narop.
Eastern Railroad. ..1107
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Executors Sale.

ON TUESDAY, July 10th, at ~ Ia O'Clock at the
~ Office of f. o. Bailey & Co.. Is Exchange st, I
shall sell 2ii Shares of Portland Il Rochester r. r.
Stock together with sundry notes and accounts due
the estate OF John g. Brooks.
LEWIS PIERCE, Executor
II. o. BAILEY 81 CO., Auciioneers.
July Std
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-13
PROF. PRATT.

=
Pref. THE GREAT HOME Pratt.
Prof. EDUCATOR OF THE WORLD Pratt.
Prof. Whose class in Washington Pratt.
Pref. numbered 2500; Philadelphia Pratt.
Prof. 1883, and in Boston 404S members, Pratt.
Prof will pitch.his Tent in Portland, Pratt.
Coraer of Congress and Pearl Streets,
Opposite the Park,
Commencing July 16, and remaining from to 6
days, at IL and p. NJ.
Three Grand Entertninmentsi in One.
FIRST:
The Five Educated Horses!
With Tom Thumb, the only Talking Horse In the
World.
SECOND:
The Best Educated Dogs.
and Clown Dog. Also, handling and educating Vi
eous Horses never before witnessed in any exhibi-
ton, showing the audience the power any lady or
gentleman can have over the horse.
THIRD THE GRANn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-13
AUCTION SALES.
@ A r r A G E S
AT AUCTION.
Saturday, July 13, at 1O.3OA. NJ,
Groceries and Store Fixtures al
AuctsA..

I'm MONDAY, July 18th, at 21-2 O'Clock p. NJ.
1--WE shall sell at the store Spring and Clark
sts the entire stock Of Groceries in said store togs-
or with the Fixtures, Marble Meat Bench Platform
Counter and Spring Balance Scales, upright Ice
Chest, Show Case, Bread Case, two Desks Meat
Blocks and Racks Stove Tin and Wooden Measures,
&c.
jyiltd F.O. BAILEY e. CO, Auctioner..
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-11-09
Bear Hunting Extraordinary.

Peter Damon, who lives out on the
Ogdensburg road, has won the destinc-
tion of being the champion bear hunter
OF the county. lie carries light rifle,
before which any animal that lives in
the woods is sure to meet death, il Peter
has any chance for shot. lie has kill
ed six bears and seven deer, this fall so
far, and if he does not have any closer
call than he did one day last week, he
will probably be the destruction of as
many more before winter sets IN.
On the day abjve mentioned, Peter
was out with two hounds, aud had fol
lowed bear trail for several hour, when
just at dusk the dogs came up with a
large she bear and three large cUbs. The
cuts were in trees, and the old bear was
engaged in lively fight with the
hounds. On seeing Peter she left the
hounds aud made for him. lie waited
with a cooked rifle until she was within
dozen feet, and then fired. The ball
struck the top of her head, and went
down through her neck aud into her
shoulder, but did not kill her. She made
one OF two jumps aud was close upon
the hunter. Damon tried TO dodge, but
was not quick enough. The bear caught
one vi his legs, and threw him upon his
back, and would have cut him open in
an instant bad not the fai hiul hounds at
lacked her in the rear. The bear was
cnraged and crazy about the shot, and
turned upon her aSsailants, leaving Da-
mon free TO make his escape. lie was
not long in doing it, and took refuge on
the trunk of fallen tree, and now he
was in Il quandary. He had but three
more bullets, and there were three more
cubs i'll the trees, which lie wanted. He
saw that the old bear was too badly
wounded 10 escape, and the dogs were
faithfully attending to her case. She
turned upon them as savagely as moth
ing but she bear could, every time
they attacked her, but could not get hold
of one of them. Mr.. Damon told us
that she caught hold of pOpple trees two
or three inches i'll diameter, and tore
them to the ground, when in turning
round she would strike them, and think
they were new enemies. Damon quickly
loaded and fired three times into the
trees, and brought down cub at each
fire. Then he Whitfield out hard OAK
plug three inches long, and loaded his
rifle with it, and sent 1t into the neck oi
the old bear, dropping her. He ''went
in" and cut her throat, and after securing
his game for the night, went home. In
the morning he took his team and drew
his four bears home, as good bag OF
game as any hunter in the State will Sc
cure this fall, we will warrant.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-11-09

Too MUcn FOR WHISKY ST1LLs.-A
certain town of Eastern Tennessee boast
ed in having four whisky-s;ills. The SON
of the man who started the first one
went into it one Sunday morning and
drank 50 freely as to get drunk. He
then went to a distant church, and made
such disturbance that they were oblig-
ed TO turn him out. Going into the
woods, he remained alone until he got
sober. He then resolved never to get
drunk again, and to work until the whis-
ky-stills were all broken up. Meeting
with an active agent of the American
Sunday-School Union, he secured his ad-
vice and assistance in organizing good
Union Sunday-school near these four dis
tilleries. They have all since been clos d.
The owner, as he shut up the last one
for the want of business, said, "That
Sunday-school is too much for US. Any
thing but this singing the Bible into
folks. Its no use to fight that"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-11-09

A Des Moines, Iowa, druggist sent his
clerk out to drum for sales of oil. He
carried the card of the proprietor and
the picture of his girl in his side pocket.
He called upon tradesman at Newton
and tossed card upon the counter, say.
ing lie represented that establishment.
The tradesman picked it up, gave it
steady look and said it was fine estab,
lishment, and was informed by the clerk
that he had represented it about three
years; whereupon he remarked to the
youth that he supposed he would soon
be partner. The youth said he should
be pleased to sell him some coal oil, and
that his establishment handled more oil
than any other in Des Moines. The
tradesman took another look at the card
and asked the boy if he wasn't mistaken.
He blushingly guessed he was, as he re-
turned his girls picture to his pocket.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-11-09

The scene in the courtroom when
Laura Fair was acquitted caused even the
statue of Justice on the wall behind the
Judge to shed tears until the rag over
her eyes was dripping with brine The
prisoner, supported by Judge Curtis's
arm, which was around her waist, her
little white hand that pulled the trigger
on Crlttenden, clasped by one OF her
counsel. The twelve jurymen slobber-
ing and snuffling, the lawyers shaking
with suppressed sobs, all served TO make
a picture as sad as it was touching, and
many woman went from the court room
filled with higher resolves to horse pistol
some man, look pale, faint away and get
her name in print.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-11-09
Connubialities,

The true maid of honor is the girl who
does not jilt her lover.
Pere Hyacinthe has now become
pared Hyacinthe. Are not hyacinths
akin to tulips?
There's purple half to the grape, a
mellow half to the peach, sunny halt
to the globe, and better-balf to man.
Billings says There amt ennything
that will kompletely knre lazyness, but
have known second wife TO hurry it
some.
Can young lady who refuses an offer
be justly accused Of slight of hand ? was
the last question up for debate in the
Keokonack lyceum.
"Really, my DEAR" said poor Mr.. Jones
to his better half, "you have sadly disap-
pointed me. i once thought you jewel
of woman, but you've turned out only
bit of matrimonial paste" "Then, my
love, was the reply, Console yourself
with the idea that the paste is very adj
hesive, and will stick to you as long as
you live. ea,
"If ever you think of marrying a Wild
ow, my son." said an anxious parent to
his heir, select one whose first husband
was hung that's the only way to pre-
vent her throwing his memory in your
face. and making annoying comparisons"
"Even that won't prevent it," exclaimed
acrusty old bachelor; " she'll then praise
him and sag hanging ,Oas too good for
yOu."
A married lady who has many admir-
ers was in company recently, where the
marriage tie was the subject Of conver-
sation, and pleasant sparring arose be-
tween her husband, also present, and
herself. -"Ab," she exclaimed at length,
"you do not think 30 highly OF the hy-
meneal knot as do r. "Yes, do" hef
replied, "and it is only when you wish 70
make it double beau knot that ] object
to it"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-11-09
Reputation of VIM. Fl, Seward.


The great citizen who died at Auburn
has probably not left another in all our
borders so widely known. We do not
refer especially to his fame, for that he
shared with many others. But William
Henry Seward, the man, i'll his habit as
he lived, was probably better known to
his countrymen and to the world than
any American statesman of the past or
present. He had entered political life at
an early age. He had passed his entire
lite, almost without vacations, in con-
spicuous public positions. Almost all
the months during which, in a long liie
time, he had been out of the harness of
office, he had employed in foreign travel.
Aud when abroad he always availed
himself of his exceptional advantages TO
make the acquaintance of typical and
prominent men. So that today, as the
news of hi is death is telegraphed over
the world, it is no exaggeration to say
that in every court and cabinet on earth
the tidings will come with something of
personal shock TO the few who govern
the many in the Republics of Spanish
America the loss OF powerful friend
and patron will be mourned the states
men of Europe will recognize the demise
of almost the only American whom they
have ever regarded as their peer; and in
the fartherest East, in the uItermost isles
of the sea, prayers will be offered in
strange tongues to alien gods Tor the re-
pose of the great chieftain, whose white
head and broken frame cast such a won
der about his wide journeyings in the
hamlets and the palaces of India and Nj
phon and Cathay.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-11-09
How to Live Long.

They live longest, as class, who live
calm and even lives; who are most ex-
empt from the turmoils and shocks and
strains that are incident to human exis-
tence, and are assured Of to-morroM's
bread. There is no one thing which
has such direct influence in promoting
longevity as All assurace, felt TO be well
grounded, OF comfortable provision for
life for all ordinary wants of station.
Not long ago a man died in the poor
house i'll England, where he had been
taken care Of for ninety years. lie had
no anxiety tor to-morrow's bread be had
no quarters day to provide against, in
default of which wife and children would
be turned into The streets from the doors
of elegant brown mansions. He had no
notes TO meet in the bank, which, if not
paid by a day or hour, would involve
protest and financial ruin. All, this load
OF doubt! How it grinds ones man
hood to powder-how it shames mans
honor-how ii has driven 10 desperation,
to drunkenness, to suicide, to murder !.
How the anguish of it takes the energy
and health out of a man, and makes him
pine, and languish for weary days aud
weeks on beds OF thorns, that pierce
through the body into the soul So one
good way TO avoid sickness and prema-
ture death is TO avoid debt as you would
the evil one.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-11-09
Fruu the Chicago Times.
The Horse Epidemic.

The epidemic character Of this dis
ease at once indicates the remedy, which,
in addition TO the symptomatIc treat
ment, should be persisently followed up.
Carbolic acid has, in all zymotic dis
eases, proved itself our faithful servant.
Long-continued experiments with disin-
fectiOD, which means the destruction of
those microscopic animalcules, causing
the spread Of all contagious diseases,
have shown carbolic acid TO have almC st
exclusive value, while chloride of lime
and other substances are only deodOriz-
ers, oxdizing the gases, which produce
odor, ior which it replaces its own, but
never destroying those sporules or ami
malcules which float in the air, and
which multiply SO ieariully in epidemic
disease.
The iumigations with chloride of lime
by spriukling or otherwise, while they
do no good, except TO deoderize, may do
harm, if present in large quantity, by
irritating the mucous surface and in
creasing the catarrhal discharges char
acteTistic of this disease.
Carbolic acid, on the other hand is not
only used as a disinfectant, but internal
ly, by adding small quantities to the
water drank by the horse; If used for
washing them, united with water, will SO
envelop them III a carbolc atmosphere as
to completely destroy the poison in the
atmosphere, aud within the animal. OF
course, other symptomatic treatment
should not be omitted. No remedy will
equal carbolic acid in the plague which
threatens US now. ER. HIRsu.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-11-09
SELECT POETRY.
Now,
BY cHAs. MACKAY.

The venerable Past is past;
7 "Tis dark, and shines not In the way;
Twas good, no doubt-'iis gone at last
There dawns another dav.
Why should we sit where ivies crPcT,
And shroud ourselves in charnels deep,
Or the worlds yesterdays deplOre
Mid crumbling ruins messy h0ar?
Why should we see with dead men's eyes,
Looking ut Was from morn to night,
When the beauleous Now, the divine To Be
Woo with their charms our living sight?
Why should we hear but echoes dull
When the world OF sound, so beautiful,
VIII give lis music of our ownY
Why in the darkness should we grope,
When the sun, in heavens resplendent cope,
Shines as bright as ever it shonC9
The Present needs us. Every age
B,queaths the next for heritage
Noiazy luxury or delight,
But strenuous labor for the right;
ForNOw, the child and sire of Time,
Demands the deeds of earnest men
To make il better than the past
And stretch the circle of its ken.
Nowiis a fact that men deplOre,
Thoughit might bless them eyermOre;
Would they but fashion it Alright,
'Tis ever new, tits ever bright.
Timenor Eternity hath seen
A repetition OF delight
In ali lis phases neer hath Deen
Nor men or angels that which is;
And that which is hath ceased to be
Ere we have breathed it, aud its place
Is lost in the eternity.
But Now is ever good and fair,
OF the Infnitude the heir,
And we of 1t. So let us live
That from the Past we may receive
Light for the Now-from Now Joy
That Fate nor Time shall e'er destroy.
Oh, who shall lightly say that Fame
Is nothing but aniempty name, Il
Whilst in that sound there Is charm
The nerves TO brace, the heart 10 warm,
As, thinking of The mighty dead,
The young from slothful couch will start,
And VOW, with Iifted hands o1rspread,
Like them to act noble parts
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-11-09

Mrs. Gardiner, wife of a farmer living
near Eastmanville, Ottawa county, H.,
died recently, under circumstances most
extraordinary. Two OF her sisters were
dead, one but recently, only few weeks
ago. The cause of Mrs. Gqrdiner's death
was congestive chill, and after she had
been considered dead Tor six hours, and
was being prepared for the grave, she
returned to consciousness and talked
freely with her attendants. She stated
to those around her that she had been to
the better land, ami had seen both her
departed sisters, with other friends that
it was most beautiful land-beyond all
description She said that she had per-
mission to return to tell living friends of
what she had seen, but that she was
anxious TO return again. She passed
away soon after making her seemingly
overiowing with JOY and happiness.
There can be no question as to the cir
cumslances above stated.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-11-09
Take another Hat
A Congregation that Refused to Put
Money fn "a Greeley HAT.

A Congregation that Refused to Put
Money I'm "a Greeley Hat.
From the GAINESVILLE Corrier.
The party lines are pretty closed drawn in
some parts ofMusqGingum county. There are
some places where the Democrats can't go
Greeley and the Republicans refuse TO desert
Grant. To illustrate the feeling we give the
following, which was told by eye witness
and q devout man Not long since church
organization of that county held a series of
meetings, and as is customary on such occa-
sions, collections for sundry purposes were
ordered. Now it so happened that devoui
mana deacon-whose behind name begins
with s. has gone over to Greeley, and he was
called upon by the officiating minister, to pass
the hat. This was on Saturday The con-
grcgatiOn was large and "fat take" was ex-
pected by the worthy man who occupied
the pulpit. Brother S. responded 10 the
call. lie took up his "Dolly Varden,"
spread large bandanna over it and then
started. The first seat was filled with
staunch old farmers, and S. expected
them to shell out liDerallv. lie knew
their pocket books were plethoric aud
their hearts tull of good. Their contribu-
tions would sink the handkerchief TO the
bottom of the hat, lie felt sure. But
alas! Not man contributed. Brother
S. drew sigh and went on, hut with no
better success from the occupants of the
second seat. The third panned out as
the first two had done, and so did the
fourth. In short, Brother S. went the
"grand rounds" and returned TO the stand
on which he placed the hat as empty as
when he started. A sigh ofreliet escaped
minister, however, was determined not to
be outdone, and the next day he asked
S. to go the Grounds" again. Slowly the
devout supporter of II. g., arose, going
through the preliminaries the same as on
the day before. He took up the same
hat. spread over it the same handkerchief
and slowly passed it before the occupants
of the first seat. No contributions. lie
passed on to the second. Result, ditto.
| He arrived at the third seat and was
slowly passing the hat under the eyes OF
its occupants, when he was arrested by
the voice of the minister calling out:
"Bro. S. -
| Bro. S. turned.
''Pass the handkerchief ALONE, Bro. S. a.!
or go with your open hands, or take AN
OTHER HAT, for there is nobody an this
congregation that aoW drop one cent in
Dte thing yOu are carrying moo l''
The effect can be better imagined than
described. Another hat was substituted
for SIS Greeley "plug" and the coLgre
| cation shelled out an amount which as
tonished the whole congregation. A
Greeley hat may be a good thing &c
cover sore-head with, but "shoo fly
don't bother me" when contribution il
wanted. .,.-.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-11-09

THE PowER OF WLL.-In that capital
book for. young men, Rocks and shodLs,
the Rev. George II. Hepworth eloquen :.
ly says: "Young men, an earnest will
can accomplish any ything-anything that
is good and anything that is bad. 1t is
the master element in mans nature; it
is very like omnipotence. 1t can fix
your purpose, and keep it fixed until the
end is reached; no matter how difficult
the path may be. He who has strong
will has half won the victory. He who
has a strong will, and consecrated
one, already feels the laurel on his brow"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-11-09

THE CHRISTIAN PooR.-Mr. Tai
madge, in a recent sermon, talks thus en-
couragingly to the poor: ''Here comes
a great column of the Christian poor.
They always walked on earth. The on
ly ride they ever had was in the hearse
that took them to the potter's field
They went day by day poorly clad aud
meanly fed and insnfficiently sheltered.
They were jostled out of houses whose
rent they could not pay, and out of
churhes where their presence was an Of
fence. Considering the insignificant way
many of these went out OF the world, the
poor doctoring and the course shroud
and the haste of the obsequies, you
might have expected a tame reception
for them or the other side; but shin
ing retinue was waiting beyond the riv-
er for their departing spirits, and as they
passed a celestial escort confronted them
and snow-wliite chargers of Heaven
were brought in, and the conquerers
mounted: and here they pass In the
throng of the victor-the poor-house ex-
changed for palace, the rags for imperi-
al attire, weary walking for seats on the
white horses from the Kings stable
Ride on, ye victors