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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-07-30

ands of dollars. Not so, however, with man
ager John F. Robinson, Jr., for when he saw
his favorite sea lions and seals being dashed
overheard without mercy, he said: "Boys,
can't stand this, and we might as we'll attempt
to kill one of these brutes before they ruin
every cage on the boat" He then gave Or
ders to fire upon them, and heavy volley
was discharged, which had no more effect on
the now thoroughly aroused and frightened
monsters than to cause them to fight with
more fury than before. The situation was
getting each moment more dangerous for all
on board, and the proprietors were in despair
of all hope, when it occurred to manager, John
F. Robinson, to open the steam pipes and del
uge them with steam.
The engineer quickly turned on the steam,
and as it suddenly escaped from the boilers
with terrific roar, shrill trumpeting screech
was heard from the elephant, such as they al
ways utter in crying for mercy when conquer.
ed in their native wilds. Whether the ami
NAL had received its death-blow from the
rhinoceros, or was fri ghtened into submission
by the steam, could not be ascertained until it
had cleared away, which it did in few mo-
ments, disclosing to the astonished gaze of
the showmen a curious, and at the same time
gratifying sight. There lay the huge elephant
upon the deck covering, trembling, down, ut
tering means of pain and fright, while little
beyond was the rhinoceros snugly ensconced
in his cage, quaking and shivering with fear,
where he had retreated the instant the steam
was opened upon him. The attendants sprang
quickly forward and closed and bolted the
door Of his cage, thus securing themselves
from further molestation from him.
Five horses were found killed, as also we're
three ponies, and four more we're so badly
manned and wounded that they were killed
in mercy, to end their sufering.-Inaianapo.
lis Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-07-30

TR1A1s.-How many have been coached to
hell in the chariots of earthly pleasures, while
Others have been whipped to heaven by the
rod of afliction
If all men were to bring their misfortunes
together in one place, most would be glad to
take his own home again, rather than take a
portion out of the common stock.
He who is made vain and covetous by
money, however honestly gotten, renders that
a curse to one, which was designed as bless
ing to many, and browns himself in the spring
which should have watered all around him.
81 have learned" said an aged mother in
Israel, "to 60 directly to God with every
trouble and every joy: He has invited me
to cast my care upon Him, and why should |,
then, try to bear it all myself?"
Tertullian saith: eff thou endurest wrong
for Christ's sake, He is revenger; if sorrow,
He is comforter; if sickness, He is physi-
clan; if loss, He is a restorer if life, He is a
reyiver."
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n~ Stricken down in the prime OF lite is
what Missouri paper has to say OF man
who died at the age of eighty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-07-30

A PRETTY COOP SToRY.-A boatman on
the Mississippi river tells the following story :
A poor chap was going down the river in a
dug-out, and had been informed Of a certain
locality called Rick's Bend, which was eigh-
teen miles around, and in one place about a
hundred yards across. He was advised to
land at the narrow point and drag his craft
over, but he passed the spot going down,
without observing it, and padding on eighteen
miles around, he struck it on the other side.
Landing at once, he dragged his boat across,
and went gliding along down with light
heart, till he came along within few PAGES
of the spot where he dragged across before.
Thinking it was a new cutoff, he went ashore
and tugged his boat over again. When he
got back to the bend second time, he saun.
tered around little to stretch himself, and
soon discovered all old newspaper, out of
which he had taken his breakfast that morn
ing. 1t was now about sundown, and as he
had padded tbirty-six miles without any flat
tering progress, he scuttled his dug-out with
a hatchet, butt camp, and waited till next
day for steamboat
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THE BEST COW.

A pretty rich thing occurred at the estab-
lishment of Simpson not long since. Simpson
used to be our milkman, and we attribute to
him, in a great measure, our loss of confidence
in humanity generally, and milkmen in par
ticular. Mike Welsh had been recommended
to Simpson as fit man to assist in taking
care of horses and cows so Mike was hired
and placed in charge of this department.
One morning, after Mike had been a month
at the place, Simpson, who had made ready to
start off with his milk-cart, said to him:
"Mike, you may give the COWS some oat
meal this morning; and be sure you give my
best mixer an extra quantity"
"The best milker, is it, sir?"
"Yes; you know the old COW that gives the
most milk ?"
"Bedad, think do, sir"
"Well, you give her four quarts of the
mash"
Call right, sir, I'll do that same"
On the evening Of that day Simpson had
occasion to 60 to the old wooden pump in the
yard. He tried the handle, but it wouldn't
work. The pump seemed to be entirely
choked up. Finally he discovered that all
the upper part was loaded with something
very nearly resembling oatmeal mash. He
called his man-servant.
Mike" said he, "what is the matter with
this pump"
"The pump, is it, sir"
"Yes. How came this oatmeal mash in
here"
"Sure, sir, 1 put it in meself"
Stupid blockhead! Why did you do
that %
"It was yerself that told me, sir"
I'll told you to put it in here?"
"Indade ye did, cir"
"Why, you thick-headed rascal what do
you mean?
Don't be in passion, master. Did ye
not tell me to give yer best milker an extra
quantity of the mash? and where, in all the
world, I'd like to know, is the crathur that
gives so much milk to yer cans as does this
old pump?"
The story leaked out, and added greatly to
the distrust already entertained by Simpsons s
customers.
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ny- The New York Herald's Paris letter
contains description of steam singer and
declamator, said to have been invented by
Elias Winkil, an American, for the use Of
which in Europe, ten years, he was paid $780,
900 francs by M. Halanzier, Of the Paris
OPERA Winkil claims that the instrument
has range of seven octaves, and will do all
the work required from both male and female
sinoars
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ADVERTISEMENTS

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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-14
News and Other LIENS.

The Bishop of Manchester, Eng. thinks
cremation is not very bad idea, and that nrns
for the ashes of the dead would be more n;ct-
uresque than collins
The Rev. Florence McCarthys new church
is to be called the Amity Baptist church of the
City of Chicago; one of the rules is that there
shall be as few deacons as possible.
The Duke de Broglie, who manages France
and its President, has Italian blood in his
veins. His great grandfather was guillotiued.
and his grandmother was Madame de Stael.
Diocletian, the crusader, is not very much. if
not sentimental. He says that ethere is no in
nuence so fixed in mans very fbres as the low
ing spirit OF woman" This is little dubious
in meaning. but it sounds nice.
A New York paper objects to Wagner max
ing an abattoir ofvoices in his operas. which
may be called foreign and rather delicate
way Of expressing what the critic intended to
call "bloody row."
King Amadeus was hustled out of Spaiu. it is
said, because he wished to improve the people,
introduced Italian ways, disregarded the preju-
dices of the nation, was economical and unos-
tentatious, and could not speak the language
but then he learned to "walk Spanish"
''Kaliforniska Skizzer och Noveller'' is the
name of Bret Harte's book, done up in Swed-
ish. The Overland Monthly finds these two
touching passages: ''Struck a streak of bad
luck" and "handed in his checks" translated.
'.He begun 10 play with bad cards. and send
ed the gameP' , .,..,
Oliver c. Everett, of the class of 1889, has
presented to Harvard College a portrait of
Charles Sumner, painted in 1856 by VIM. Nor
rison, young artist, who was prevented by
death from adding the last touches Itwas
seen by Sumner himself and a relative, who
pronounced it 'the best picture that had been
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-14

THURSDAY morning Judge Blo6gett of
the United States Court gave, at Chicago,
decision of much importance to spec
= ulators in grain and provisions, touching the
validity of the transactions known as ''puts''
and calls" The case was one rising out of
the farmers "oat corner'' of 1872. In the
month OF May Of that year Peyton R. Chand-
Ter conceived the idea of making corner in
oats, and with that end in view purchased all
'he cash oats" as they arrived in market,
and took all the ''options'' offered him for
June delivery, his purpose being to own
all the oats in the market and comnel those
VINO had sold options in June to nav biy
price; that is, to settle with him, paving sucb
differences as should exist between the price
at which he purchased the options and the
price he should establish for cash oats on the
last day OF June. when his options matured.
As incidental to the transaction he sold what
are called puts or privileges of delivering
to him oats during the month of June for
Al cents a bushel. Meantime oats declined
in the New York market, the corner was
broken, the price fell as low as 26 cents, and
Chandler failed. The holders OF puts pre-
sented their claims, which could not he salts
ned, and now bring action against the bank
rupt estate.
Inc Judge decided that such transactions
only wagers. The parties had no inten-
;ns. s " uehver oats, but purposed only to ad-
tia,,v lerenees, SO the contracts were essen
He a.; sS"hoiing contracts, and therefore void.
was nscsss noa that every 'option'' or ssput,
w.,.ra ss'sa.liy void, but only those contracts
.ro rs.,, U ao.ua, delivery is intended which
are reany gambling contracts. The Vic, "n,cn
purchasing the puts knew thew con p1 .,es YES
deliver the grain if Chandler snst soula not
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politics are more conspicuous than those which
marked his military career. He has gained
seat in Congress-he has lost eve ythng else
he has ever tried for-except Simmons-and
that doubtful victory he owes to the mag
nanmity of the President in whose detractioo
he has aforetme exhausted the vocabulary of
vulgar invectiye. The bare suspicion-ground-
less at that-of neutrality towards him has
cost .he ablest of his colleagues seat in the
Senate, and seriously impaired the popu-
larity of Mr. Boutwell,. The head of the
Treasury Department has been damaged by the
mere ntimation that he was the object of But
lers blighting friendship and even Gen. Grant,
whose preconceived opinions of men are re-
markably tenacious and who took the Massa-
chussetts warriors exact measure when he
drove the cork into the famous bottle at Ber-
muda Hundreds, and extinguished his military
greatness by anapposte metaphor-is not ex-
empted from malicious or unthinking criticism
for merely throwing to him bit of patronage
which no one else happened at the time to be in
quest of.
If it be alleged that some of the abest Sena-
tors and Representatives of the West give color
to the theory that the people of that region are
hopelessly wrong in their financial views, it is
pertinent answer, that they haze erred in their
Judgment of the the popular will on amaterial
issue, and may again. Besides, there is diff
ference of opinion which may well give us pause.
If Morton, Logan and Ogelsby are on the one
side, so too are Sherman, Thurman, Chandler
| and Mitchell on the other. The latter gentle
| man, democratic representative from Wis
consin, banker Of great influence, and high
character, has declared himself for sound cur
rency in a speech which for historic research,
terseness of expression, and manifest compre-
hension of every phase of the great subject will
compare favorably with any utterance of the
| session.
Business men of the West of large expert
ence deprecate any more watering of the cur
rency, and every day of discussion and enlight
eminent is increasing the number of those wht
are arraying themselves on the right side. Con-
sequently, notwithstanding the apparently ir
reversible opinion of the majority in Congress
the friends of healthy financial system have
grounds for courage and hope that wiser coun-
sells may yet prevail. At any rate the conse
quences involved are SO momentous that it be
hooves every man who can exercise any infu
ence in the right direction to persevere to the
last hour in upholding and disseminating tn,
principles of political economy which must b.
engrafted upon our system of government be-
fore we can resume the career OF prosperity 81
summarily checked by the paper collapse of tn
departed year. t YARMOUTH.
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A Mysterious Letter.

SOUTH BERWICK, Me-, April Is, 1874.
To the Hditor Of the Press
About two weeks ago a letter was received
by Mr.. John Norman of this place, stating that
his son, Sylvester Norman, was killed seven
years ago last fall at the edge of piece of
woods, on the road leading from Berwick to
his house, and there buried between two knobs.
The letter requested that .hc facts should be
published in the Maine State PRESS, a paper
published at Portland. There was no name
signed to the letter, and whoever wrote it said
he was afraid to sign his name, and also stated
that he received his information from the one
that killed young Norman. The letter does not
give the location of the place where the body
was said to be buried so that it can be found as
there are woods on both sides of the road The
facts in the case so far as known are that
ten years ago last fall Christopher, mot Syl-
vesterl son of John Norman, aged seventeen
years, was missed and nothing has been heard
from him SINCE If the writer of the letter
above referred to can give any further informal
ton that will lead to the discovery of the place
where the body was buried, he will confer
great favor upon the afflicted family. All
communications in regard to the matter adj
dressed to S. j. Mason, South Berwick Junction.
will be strictly confidential.
SD MASON.
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Current Notes.


The Boston Globe suggests that it costs
ten dollars minute to keep on voting for
Dawes, Hoar and Curtis. The question is
does the fun pay for itself.
A Circus elephant took cold at Cincinnati
the other day, and the doctor prescribed two
gallons of whislSey. Who wouldn't be an
elephant?
Daniel Webster some years slnce,in speech
upon the currency said: "Of all the contfi-
vances for cheating mankind, none has been
more effectual than that which deludes them
with paper money" Whatever differences Oh
opinion there may be upon the foregoing
declaration, there can be no dispute on an
other assertion of his: paper money is the
most effectual of inventions to tertilize the
rich n.an's field with the sweat of the poor
mans brow" ....4s
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-14

NEXT August Iceland observes the millen-
ial anniversary of its colonization. In the
year S74 Ingwalk, a Norwegian adventurer,
landed on its shores, and established settle
ment. Two hundred years later a band of
refugees from Norway founded a Republic,
and ordained that they should be governed
by an Althing or Parliament. In the next
century the Norwegian King overthrow the
young republic and established his dominion.
In the fourteenth century the country came
into the possession of Denmark, under whose
rule it has sine" remained. But the wear
1874 brings with it other causes of rejoicing
than the con pletion of thousand years of
national life. The King of Denmark has
made notable concessions which restores to
Iceland something of its national freedom.
A constitution has been granted re establish
ing the old Althing and creating an autono-
my. The relations between it and the form
er governing kingdom will be much the same
as those between Sweden and Norway,-il,-
dependent nationalities owing allegiance to
the same King -----.-.---@
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Poverty of the Blood.

Ii the blood be thin and watery the whole system
is impoverished. The flesh is fabby, the muscles
lack na1dness, Tie nerves relaxed, the internal
organs but imperfecty perform their functions the
brain is inert, and in Short the entire BODY is onlv
haif alive. The stomach is mainly responsible for
this wretched condition of the human machine
Stimulate and tone the organ with Hostetters
stomach Bitters and marked change for the better
will soon be apparent. The result of improving the
digestion with this potent and genial tonic will be
the conversion OF the food into rich. pure blood and
as the blood is the raw material from which flesh
muscle, brain. bone, and every membrane, tissue
aud hgament of the body are manufactured. all
those eomponents of the material frame will be
gradually regenerated and invigorated. This is
sound doctrine, and it is sustained by the logic
Of facts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-14

THE Aboriginal temperance lecturer has
been discovered in the person of Ganojohie
Squawt, the once celebrated 'sWater Talker"
of the Mohawks. 1t is a curious fact that
Ganojohie signifel the pot that washes it.
SELF" Unfortunately our modern pale-face
temperance lecturers have mostly departed
from the genealogical rule Of the "Water
Talker." and have left the washing of their
pots to our State Legislatures, to the great
discomfort and no small perplexity of those
respectable bodies.
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attempted, except one by Wight" The por'

attempted, except one by Wight" The por'
trait has been placed in Gore Hall.
By the will of the late VIM. johnson, admit
ted to probate in New Haven, Wednesday,
$37 900 are charitably appropriated, as follows:
To the Home Missionary Society, $1,000;
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions, $4,000; American Bible Society, So
600; congregational Union, $4,000: American
Missionary Association, $4,000, this sum to be
applied, under the direction of the Executive
Committee of said association, for the educa-
ton of the Ignorant, both black and white, in
the Southern States of this Union. .It
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NOn-Reside mt Taxes in the City of Port
land, i'm the County of Cumberland, for
ll.eN

Non-Residens Taxes in the City of Port
land, in the County of Cumberland, for
the year 1879.
TUNHE following list of taxes on Real Estate Of
Il nonresident owners in the City of Portland,
for the year 1872, in bills committed TO Henry w.
Hersey, Collector of said City the 2nd day of Sep
TENDER, 1872 has been returned by him to me as
remaining unpaid on the 3lst day of August, 1873, by
his certihcate of that date and now remain unpaid;
and notice is hereby giyen that if the said taxes,
lnterest and charges are not paid in the treasury
OF the said City within eighteen months from the
date OF the commitment of the said bills, much OF
the real estate taxed as will be sufficient to pay the
amount due therefor, including interest and charges,
will without further notice be sold at public auction
at the office of the Treasurer of said City, the 18th
day of April, 1874 at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Names. Description Of Valuation. Tax
property. due
Bailey, Charles hrs of, half land North
st, with Young, 400 5000
BODICE Joseph q, houses and land 60
Green St, with Styles. $500 1880
Chestnut ST. " 1000 $500
Chesley, Margaret NJ land NJ and SITS. 900 23.40
clark Leander, house on land leased OF
Philbrook, Cumberland st, 200 $40
0oWie' John, building on leased land w,
=, side of 'rtland St, 800 7sO
crane crane, John j, land Monroe st, 200 $40
Hy FoTeS;i 81 FRANCIS c, house and land -.
manson, charles III, land 10 Beckett St. 800 bl go
mi, iinH N cQr ManJoy and Hanson Lane, 800 7.s0
forth and Walnut Lane, 1s0O az sO
Hines, Il & g P Trickey, buildingsa and
Hobs0n Joseph. Hobson's wharf & fats 10000 10000
land Cumberland Il Montgomery Sis, 1900 81 20
Kivert, Emily NJ house and land 113
Bracket st, 5000, 1900
Libby Benjamin F, building on leased
land Union St, 600 1850
Marean, Moses X, building leased
land foot High st, 100 2.60
Merrill james widow of buildings and
land cor Bradford and Bracket SITS, 100 1920
Phillips, Mary 5, land w cor Bracket
and Danforth st, with Frost, 1000 $500
Pratt, David, store on leased land cor of
Preble and Oxford st, 800 7s0
Rowe, VIM b, land 5 L side Adams ST. 400 1910
Smith, j, buildings and land w side
of Gross st, 1000 1O4.Oo
Stone, Bessey Mrs. house and land Burn
ham St. 800 20.80
Sturdivant, Helen j and Mary j. land
east side of Union st, 200 81 20
Taylor, Lissie, house a. land Summer ST. 400 1910
Thompson, James, house and land cor
Spring and South SITS, 1900 ALSO
Iraiton. Josiah, land Douglass st, 200 $40
True, Eleanor D. house a. land Forest st, 900 23.4O
| Walker. Charles B. ] shops & land Com
mercial st fl State st with MEG lnchy 1000 26.00
Whitney, George w, land rear Aims
| House st, 200 500
| Yates, Elizabeth T, house and land 2
Laurel St. 22OO 57.2O
HENRY W. HERSEY, Treasurer
of the City Of Portland.
Portland April IL. 1874 anI3d3tis
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-14

lin addition to our New York letter, which
treats of the financial topics exclusively, we
give place to letter on this important sub
ject by gentleman who has had opportunity
to study the question both as a legislator and
practical business man. Both of these
writers are in favor Of the speedy resumption
ofspece payments, but they would reach 1t by
different roads. 1t is well to know the roads
though we may never travel them.
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'TH Il PRESS,
MORNING, APRIL IA. 1874

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnishes ~
with Card certificate countersigned by stani,y
rullen. Editor. All railway, steamboat any IN,
managers will cenfe favor upon us py .,t onr
credentials Of every person claiming 70 CO..,
journal, as we have information tina. se'9 80 .,,o
mers" are seeking courtesies IN .no n".-o
PRESS and we have no disposi'ion " SN'-'i P"'
siyely a marty to such frauds. ~ ..fi.faI
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-14

In the House yesterday Messrs. Page and
Luttrell of California had very disagreeaDie
if rot disgraceful season about mail contracts
during which it transpired that the former
is a contractor. There is no law against
Congressman making the lowest bid for mail
or other contracts, but one possessing the
proper degree of deicaey on this subject
would no sooner take government contract
than accept bride. '