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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-01

A BROKEN HoNEYMooN.-A Young man
whom Judge Morris recently sentenced to thirty
days in the County Jail for an assault, indited
the following pathetic appeal to the judge
"to your Homer Mr. Morris Sir it is My wish to
know if you be So kiend as to empose fine on
Me my name is - % yeers of age. and
have onley ben married to monthes & hante
had My Honey Moon yet this is the first time
ever was in Jail or crested if you will Con
slider my case & let me of on fine l will return
to My darling Wife,"
Though his honor does hate to break up a
honeymoon, yet he thought it hardly consist
ent with the ends of justice to grant the young
mans request
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A GOOD PLAcE.-We have found good
place for it. The cholera we mean. 1t is that
foul hole between Commercial and Fore streets
below Pearl, place that reeks with filth, and
is redolent of the proverbial seven smells which
characterized the City of Cologne. If the
dread disease does not come to its birth 10 this
locality reelling with stencil and putridty, il
will not be the fault of its inhabitants. They
are doing their f'leve best to effect their OBJ
ject. Another vile smelling place is Oak street
between Spring and Congress. 1t is more of
fensive to the nose than the stink pots of a Chi
nese piratical junk,
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CITY AND VICINITY.
New Advertisements To-Day.

AUCTION COLUMN.
sherif7s sale-F. o. Bailey & Co.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Manufacturers Fire and arine Insurance Co.
Annual Meeting-Stanley 7. ullen.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Furnished Rooms to Let.
Tarrant's Sellzer Aperient.
Notice.. j. Gilbert.
Dittmar's Dualin Powder
To l vestors-Jay Cooke Sc Co.
Abbott Family chool for Boys.
mp rishable Fragranee-Murray & Lanman.
M. G. NJ. A.-Staled Meeting.
Wanted-G Girl
Lost love and Fastener.
Desirable froperty-Mary A Steele.
For Sale-Chas. Ii. Chase q Co.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Avoid Quacks- j. II. otter.
Rupture-S. c. Rainbow.
Copartnership-Merry & Henderson.
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Par iculars of the cath of the Presi-
dents Father.

NEW YORK. June 30.-A Cincinnati special
says the immediate cause of the death of lessee
Grant, the Presidents father, was softening of
the brain and spinal marrow, though be had
been suffering year from paralylic stroke
He suffered Intensely during Friday night, and
for twenty hours preceding his death he was
wholly unconscious. lying with closed eyes and
analmost imperceptible pulse. There were pres
ent at his dying bedside the Presidents moth
er, Mrs. Rose, the Pr sdent's aunt Mrs. Met
calf, and two grand children. One other per-
son, a physician and private soldier who had
been detailed from Newport barracks to nurse
him. His death was not expected so soon =
He made will in 1865, giving his children.
Mrs. Kramer. Mrs. Corbin and Orville Grant
of Chicago $4,000 each. The PresidenJ was
excepted, as he did not need his share. The re-
mains will be inferred at Spring Grove ceme-
terry, opposite Covington, on the Ohio side Of
the river where his children are buried
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A suit has been commenced in the Supreme
Court by Alden d. Stockwell, late President of
the Pacific Mail Co., to recover $1,342. S7O.72
from the company, which, it is alleged in the
complaint had been before June the 10th inst
'lent and advanced to the defendants" The
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New Vowk June 80 Morn,no.-tiola opened at
115s. Money per cent. Sterling Exchange 1904 a
ITO. Stocks steady. State Stocks steady.
NEw YORK. June DETERMINATIONS easy in
the morning at per cent, and in The after
noon to g per cent. in Consequence of the calling
in OF loans by the banks preparatory to July disburse
ments and closed at a 5 per cent. Sterling Ex-
change weaker at 09h q 1893 for sixty days. and 10
a 110s Tor 81 ht Gold quet and steady the treasury
programme for July seemingly having no effect;
range 115s to 115s, closing at 115S a l5s loans 1T
93 per cent. The clearances S53 100000. Ire
ury disbursements S1,s14,000. Customs receipts
S336,O0G. Governments hrm but quiet. State bonds
dull and steady; Tennesses frmer. Stocks active
and strong during the afternoon under demand to
cover short contracts assisted by outsiders who
ed to think heavy dis urs~ments for interest must
make sharp investment demand. Pacific Mail was
exceptionally weak, which finally had a depresslng
effect upon the entire list, and the early Improvement
was partially lost the market closing barely steady
The advance in Lake Shore generally attributed
to the near approach Of dividend and the revival of
rumors that one of the Vapderbilts is 10 be made
President. The decline in Pacific Mail was due to
runors that note for $10O009, held by the company
and falling due tomorrow. would not %. paid. The
Stock Exchange received telegram from Saliva,
Kan, slating that $50 Of the company bonds had
been wrongully issued. Those members of the Stock
Exchange who paid tax on borrowed capital some
years since are making move to get the same re-
funded.
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The body of man was found Saturday on
South Beach, Staten Island, and was recogniz-
ed as that of Col. Lionel Percy Sidney, late of
the British army, who had been stopping at a
hotel in Blocker street. He left there on the
Dist inst, to draw sum of money from his
bankers and has not been seen since. As no
money was found on his person, foul play is
SuSnectcd.
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AVON quacks, quack medicines, mineral doc
tors, wizards, witches, and clar-humbugs. The
old Doctor has sent you down his card from
Boston, and is coming down himself to attend
to the business Wait for him. He can be
consulted free of charge at the United States
Hotel, room "A, up one flight; ladies' entrance
on the 9th 10th and 18th of July. Ask for old
DR.. VIM. Thompson. j. H. Potter, NJ. D., bus
mess agent. *T-S&M&w1t
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Municipal Court.
BEFORE JUDGE MORRIS.

BEFORE JUDGE MORRIS.
MoNDAY.-Ass P Kimball vs.. Albert Chase, bal
ahce due account, S12.4O. Defence offer to be de-
fauted for the sum OF S9l5. Judgment for plaiHtif
for amount claimed. Appealed
L. M. Webp. Cobb & Ray.
Chester G. Robinson VS.. Alfred F. Clark 81 Trs.,
balance ON account, $40. Defence, account in set off
Judgment for plaintiff, $3.50. Judgment satisfied
BID Verrill Locke.
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II q h b q N.
The N w Gable,

The N w Gable.
New YORK June 30.-Cyrus W. Field has
received the following telegram
STEAMER GREAT EASTERN, !
HEARTS CONTENT. June u, 1873 e.
To Cyrus W. Field, New York:
Many thanks for Your congratulations to all
connected with the laying of the 1873 cable
am sure it will live long. We shall start as
soon possible to resuscitate the 1865 cable.
(SignedD II. q. HALFIN.
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BANK DIvIDENDs.-The banks in this city
have declared the following semi-annual divi
dends, payable to-day: Casco National, $500,
600 capital 5 per cent. amounting to $4,000
First National 100000 capital, per cent.
$4,000; Canal National, 100000 capital, per
cent. $4,000; Merchants National, 100000
capital, 81 per cent. $4,000; National Traders,
$3.50, 1000 capital, 5 per cent. $4,000; Cumber-
land National, $25o,OOO capital, Ct per cent.
S15,625. This amount of money, $154, I25 will
fall very acceptably into pockets whose con-
tents were diminished by the Fair
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I'm ian Matters.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, June 30-The mail
from Loredo brings news that large party of
Kckapoo Indians are encamDed on the Next
can side of the Rio Grande few m les from
there. 1t is supposed that they are waiting for
the river to fall to make raid on that place
Preparations were in progress for vigorous de-
fence. These Indians have been in the habit of
making incursi1ns in that section, robbing
ranches, killing settlers and escaping into Mex
leo UNPUBLISHED.
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BOARD OF HEALTH The Board of Health
held meeting at the Mayors room yesterday
afternoon. Fer the past two weeks the atten-
ton of the Board has been directed to the abat-
ing of nusances. The sewer at the foot of In
dia street, into which empties the refuse from
the Eagle Sugar Refinery, will be built out 200
feet into the channel. the docks will be cleans
ed, and every house in the city examined in Or
der to see that the drainage ETC., is in good Or
der. A circular will be issued, giving the best
course to pursue in order to escape danger. In
short, all needed precautions will be taken
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THE GRAND EXCURSION OF THE SEAsoN.-In
answer to the general inquiry as to when the
excursion to Upper Bartlett, ever the Portland
& Ogdensburg Railroad, under the auspices of
Forest City Temple of Honor will take place.
we are authorized to say that while the road is
rapidly being completed to this point, prepare
tions are being made to ensure the largest and
best excursion ever given to the people of Port
land. Our advice to all lovers of good time and
good excursion is, make sure of one dollar
and fiftf cents and go with Forest City Temple
to Upper Bartlett.
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The Wrang!e over the Arkansas Cover.
SIN p,

Nav YORK, June 3O.-A Little Rock dis
patch states that Joseph Brooks made speech
there Saturday night, in which'he claimed to
have been elected Governor by from 5000 to
$4,000 majority, and that the original returns
made to the Secretary of State, showed the fact.
He announced the intention to prosecute his
claim to the gubernatorlal chair to the end and
the courts decided in his favor he would have
the position or die.
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Assignee's sale Of Personal Prop
eriy and Real state.

A I the Auction Rooms of f. o. Galley & Co., on
n TUESDAY, the sth day of July, 1873. al II
Jewett, as paItne un6er the finn II me OF r X.
Hunt Il Co.. and Hunt & j, welt, being all the
Notes, Accounts Bills and lcaims due and owin5 to
them either ofth their said ms. or Il cir
Assignces, and remaining unsettled at the lime Of
said sale.
time and place all the right, title and in
terest Which James NJ. Jeweit has had the Sih
day of November 1871 in and to the f0uss ami lot Of
land occ, pitd by him at No. Paris street, be-
ing the same purchased by lin of Richard X. Hunt
b, decd da ed February LIT 1s6s and ecoide in tie
Cumberland Registry # Deeds, Book $40. PAGE 3S7
Asp same time and place. al u e II HI. ii le nd
interest Which Richard X. Hunt has had on the sh
day of November 1872, in aid the Ioi Of lan' and
buildings cul led b, II, my Dunser at No 1.6
aslngton street, being he same Pun. based 10y said
Hunt Of Elbi &c Gerry by deen dated Feb. 7tb B72,
and nrded in the Cumberland Re try # Deeds,
Bork 3s3. Page 2r3.
F. o. BAILEY s. CO., Auciionecrs.
JUS dtd
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HARPER's BAzAR.-This beautiful weekly
publication is a welcome visitor to the parlor
circle The number for the ensuing week has
been received by Fessenden Brothers, Lancas-
ter Hall and D. Wentworth, 337 Congress, cor
ner of Oak street.
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To tn BOwdOin Cadets.
HEADQUARTERS PORTLAND CADETS,
Portland, July l, 1873.

HEADQUARTERS PORTLAND CADETS,
Portland, July l, 1873.
The Portland Cadets do hereby agree to give
the sum of 800 to the Bowdoin Cadets if on
the 4th of July, 1873. 1T shall be decided by
competent judges selected by the two compan-
ies that lhey are superior to the Portland Ca
diets in Upton's Tactics from pages % to 96 lin
clusive), except the load and fire kneeling and
lying, each company to be allowed thirty min
utes time, the Portland Cadets reserving the
right of time and place of drill.
This offer to be accepted before o'clock P.
NJ, Wednesday July I'd, 1873.
Per Order,
Capt n. d. WINsLow,)
Lent H. G. EATON, }Committee.
Priv. c. A HOLLAND.
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CoDartnership'

Merry & Henderson, hair dressers, room
229a Congress street, next to New City Hall.
Thoroughly renovated and furnished. Our
motto-First-class work with perfect cleanli-
ness; clean towel to ev cry man at price Of
ten cents per shave twenty-five cents for hair
cutting. Call and see us, everybody.
G. A. MERRY, w. j. HENDERSON.
&c
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CINCINNATI, June 30-Thirteer deaths from
cholera were reported to-day. Mayor johnson
was Frustrated by 1T on Saturday, but had al
most recovered this afternoon.
NASHVILLE, July 30.-Tbere were eight
deaths from cholera to-day. The weather is IA
vorable to the decrease of the disease.
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THE EARTH QUAKE.
Loss OF Life and Property.

FLORENCE, June 3O-The violence of an
earthquake yesterday morning was concentrate
ed in the -cauntru nlarth OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
effects were terrible both in loss of life aad ru-
in OF property. At Bellunp four persons were
killed and manv injured. AT Pieve de AIpago
several were injured. At Tones two were kill
ed, at Garage four, at Puas eleven, at Vissone
two and at Cuvessago one. Several churches
are in ruins. Many were badly shattered and
hundreds of hoIses have been leveled with the
ground The inhabitants have not vet recover
ed from their terror and thousands are encamp
ed in the fields, but there has been no recur-
renee of the shock
News from the East
LONDON, June 3O-The British government
has received dispatches from Sir Samuel Baker.
dated khartoum, May 80 h, where he had safe
ly arrived with the other Europeans of his com
mand The country as far south as the e1ua-
tor has been annexed to Egypt The slave
trade has been suppressed and all rebelous
movements and seciet intrgues checked. The
country is orderly and the government Der.
fectly organized. A road has been opened to
Zanzibar free from interruption. He won a
victory on the 9th of May with only 1O5 men
over the army of the African chief Oniosco.
His mission has been perfectly successful.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 80 About 10 O. clock
a. m. yesterday o. d. Benjamin of this city,
with G. B. Benjamin and George Bailey start
ed in sail beat for Rocky River, six miles
from this city, on Lake Shore. Nothing has
been heard of them since. The weather has
been very squally, and it is probable that they
were drowned.
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Sherif's Sale Of Millinery and
Fancy Goods.

J
CUMBERLAND, S..
a TT CHED on sundr writs and vii be sold by
IA col ent of par les on SATU DAY. the fifth
ay Of euiv. A. D. 1873 at oc ok In e forenoon
at sto e OF w l. nell. No. 1856 G ngresS street. the
following describe personal pro erty viz--The
stock Fancy Goods and iilinery in above st re-
cons ing OF ready trimmed Hats. French Flowers
Osirish and o. her Feathers, Plumes, ibbons HanI-
kcrchefs, Trimming Laces, &C., being well Sc
lected stock of above goods
Dated at Portland. y. une so, 1873.
MA DAMS, deputy Sheriff.
r. o. BAILEY az Co., Aurtiosrrr..
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ART NoTLs.-At Schumacher's is to be seen
a fine marine by Brown, representing a rock
bound coast and storm-clouded sky with the
proverbal streak of blue just revealing itself
A. Hale's are two paintings by the same art
list: one picturing an Italian shore with the
ruips of an ancient temple thereon, and the
other the grey rocks of Dunluce Castle looming
nm through the bay.
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PHILADELPHIA, June 28.-Freights-The rates to
Liverpool have advanced; we quote As for f our I2d
for Grain, 30 a i5s for weight, Cd for Cotton In Pc
troleum there is less doing. bark was t ken to
Gibraltar for orders on private terms one to the
Baltic rs cd, and ono to Bergen at s..
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TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 1, 1878.
THE PR ESs

sender Bros Marouis Robinson, Br mel & 20.
Andrews, Wentworth, Glendenning Moses, Henae IF
son. and Chisholm Bros, on all trains that run o"'
the ity.
At Biddeford, of Pisbury.
At Saco of L, Hodgion.
At Watervle, of j. S. Carter.
At Gorham, of News Ageut.
At Bath, of j. o. Shaw.
At Lewiston, of French Bros.
AT Kennebunk of C. L. Miller
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STEEL Knives and every description of Table
Ware Plated, or Repldted in the very best man
ner at short notice and at reasonable price, at
Atwood's New Rooms, u Market Square.
feh25-ao0tf
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Now is the time to have your window screens
made. Lothrop, Devens s. Co. have received a
large quantity of German linen and cotton
gauze, green wire, sc. No. 81 Exchange st.
may17tf
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A Vienna despatch says that violent thun-
der storm Sunday evening, flooded the exhibit
ton grounds, aud did much damage. The
American department and Germans gallery
were badly damaged. The roof of the Chicago
restaurant was driven in, and the building and
contents ruined,
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LONDON. June 30-123O P. M.-Copsols at 92s for
account, new.
=, American securites-Unted State 1O-4os s94 Erie
Railway 10. ' "
5-2Us 1862 at aGi. OeoN ~
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SABBATH SCHOOL ExcURsIoNs.-The present
week is prolific in Sabbath Sciool excursions
To-day the Casco Street School has clam bake
at Little Diamond (once called Little Hog Is
land); the Park Street. School goes to Evergreen
Ian ling, and the High Street School to Old
Orchard Beach. Tomorrow the India Street
School goes to the Islands, and the Plymouth
School to Old Orchard Beach, Very pleasant
times may be expected at all these excursions.
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RUPTURE, radically cured. New principle.
No surgery, no steel springs, wood or rubber.
Consult DR.. S. G, Rainbow, free of charge, I'M
til July 10th, at No. Free street. Office hours
from to p. NJ, only, sit
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lands 1880.
New ueIEASs, June 3O.-Cotton steady; Midiling
uplands 1880.
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SOUTH AMERICA LUMBER TRADE.-l)uring
the month of June eleven vessels loaded and
cleared from this port for South America.
Their cargoes aggregated 4.166,So1 feet of lum-
Der, 574 $50 shingles and 81. 900 piekets.
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A. LOWELL, 3Ol Congress ST.. has just receiy-
ed another lot of those nice Oxydized Lockets,
Chains, Ear Rings, &C., &c. Call and see.
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PERsoNAL.-Two of our Portland young men,
j. H. Drummond, jr., son of Hon. Josiah III.
Drummond. and Lewis D. Smith, son of Lewis
B. Smith, ESQ.,, both of them graduates in the
last class OF our High School were admitted to
Colby University on Friday last. They both
made most creditable record in the High
School, and will, we do not doubt, have four
years course full of houors and successes
BooT AND SHOE TRADE.-The increase of
this branch of manufactures in this city is at
tracing the attention of the Western trade that
formerly made purchases elsewhere. One of
the heaviest jobbers in the west.
never before in Maine, was in this city
yesterday placing his orders for fall goods with
Portland manufacturers
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1. o. o. FAT a meeting of Maine Lodge,
/. 0. q. f., holden last evening, the following
officers were elected:-N. G., Geo, A. Harmon
v. DR.. s. P. Getchell; s., Albert S. Way; T.,
A. d. Smith,
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DIR. URANN at Preble House Tuesdays and
Wednesdays of each week. His cures are Won
derful. may30-d&wtf
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AUCTION SALES.
JeWeiry at Auction 10 close Con-
Si"n,nPntS.

~ TUESDAY, July LIST. at 10 O'Clock we shal
ssthg OF La ies. jet Pins ana Rings Chains Gents
I'm Sleeve Buttons, SInds, Seal ngs Crosses &C,
&c. q be seen II morning of sale -
Immediately after the above an inyoice NJ uots and
CAPS. Sale positive. Vi ii"'' anu
JUS
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Genteel and Desirable Furniture
at Auction.

IN THURSDAY. July Sd. 1T 10 o'clock, we shall
" sell al house 13l Cumberland Street now oecu-
pied by Walter Corey, Esq, Paror Suit, Marhle-top
pets, elegant b. W. Chamber Suit With DIRE sing
case and French plate Mirror, one LACK Walnut
Chamber Set with Bureau, Painted Sets, fine Bl ok
Walnut BOsk Case with ng ish drawer, very fine
Feather Fed and Hair Mattresses two AMI three ply
Carpets Black Walnut Dining Table, Centre Pillar,
Black Walnut Dining Chairs Black Walnut Hair
Slo6h Lounge, Reflige-at r, French Plate Mirror 81
9y ~ inches; Crockety and Glass Ware, Nagee ook
st"Ve. gelher with the kitchen fur ituTe The
above articles were selected by Mr. Carey for IFS own
use, and will be found the best of their class.
f. ~. BAILEY q Co, Aucfi@neers-
jn2S. dtd
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For SALE on favorable terms, lie
slate property, partially developed, with most
encouraging prospects, in the eastern part of
the State. Owners refer to S. 7. Pullen, ESQ.,.
PRESS Office. je14-dtf