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

One of tie most delicate compliments ever
paid to man was that which spoke of the
late Jonas Chickerng, founder of the Chick
ering house, as being like his pianos, grand,
square, and upright"
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For Sale Or To Rent.

A SMALL PLACE ON the Cape, within about
"A one mile of Portland. Small house and stable,
cuts six or seven tons of hay and splendid place
f0r raising early vegetables poultry, &C., good
chance tor brick yard.
Also for sale cheap 80 loads old muck in the CITY,
Enquire of j. M. KIMBAI4L, at the old carriage
repository, Congress St., Portland. ad10dtf
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THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL IA, 1874
Gossip and Gleanings.

UOSSlp anu UIeanlnSS.
There was young man in Chicago,
And he said: 20 may to your pa 60,
And ask for your hand
And YOUR houses and land?"
This timid young man of Chicago.
There young girl in Chicago,
And she said: "lf you don't let my paw 60
Your eyes will scratch
And your hair will snatch,
And swiftly I'll make every claw 20.
rooster in Quincy, ILL.,, has four legs,
and we suppose he is continually living TO
fight another day.
Bald mountain hasn't done so badly. after
all, for it has labored and brought forth A
coon.
this year; but they are the meanest regular
habits ever heard Of
Several ladies, prominent in literary circles
in Chicago, have formed an association
which they have named the ''Cary Club" in
honor of the Cary sisters.
A Detroit man noting the fact that man
fell down dead while combing his hair, says: /:
"And yet there are people who will persist in
that dangerous habit"
"Anxious Parent."-We hardly know
what attraction would be most likely to keep
your children out of the street. Suppose you
try camel in the back yard.
Pitt, when dying, is said to have exclaimed
"Save my country, HeavenP' but the last
words of another great man, who died in
Jamaica last week, were, 'Bury me with my,
wig on"
One of tie most delicate compliments ever
paid to man was that which spoke of the
late Jonas Chickering, founder of the Chick
ering house, as being like his pianos, grand,
square, and upright"
Two or three more of Napoleon's Waterloo
soldiers have just been discovered out West,
aud there are several districts yet to hear
from. Rejecting upon the ridiculously low
estimate made by English historians of the
number of troops that served the Emperor on
that memorable day, are not such facts as the
above well calculated to make Sir Archibald
Alison get up in his coffin and howl?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-14
For Sale.

A SMALL place, three miles from Portland, pleas
~ antly located on what is known as the Fore
side road, consisting of story and half House
with ten acres of good land. Said buildings are in
good condition as to wood work. The above desira-
BILE property will be sold easy terms For partic-
Portland. j. A. WEIGH
mill eOd1m*ttf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-14
For Sale,

HOUSE 107 Cumberland Street. ENQUIRE at the
III House from to O'Clock P. M, or at 20 Com
mercial Street during business hours Of
mh30eodf j. b. DONNELL.
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Situations Wanted.

tNOH TWO Swedes to take care of Horses or work
In Gardens. Good recommendations given.
Enquire of MAGNUS A. R. LINDBERG, Swedish
and Norway Consul, 20 Middle Street. anti
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-14

DOES ADVERTISING PAY?-There Is no in
stance on record of well sustained system of
iudicIous advertising failing OF success.
"My success is owing to my Gberality in ad-
vertising Bonner
Il advertised my productions and made mon-
."-Nicholas Long,oorth.
"Constant and persistent advertising is sure
prelude to wealth.-Stephen Girdrd.
'He who invests one dollar in business sbould
invest one dollar in advertising that business
"A. T. Ste,cdrt.
''Without the aid of advertisements l could
have done nothing in my speculations have
the most complete faith in printers ink Ad-
vertising is the royal road to business.-Bar-
mum.
Advertising has furnished me with q COM
petence. Amos laurence
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Farms for Sale.

Farms for Sale.
Farm of 1870 acres within a miles
AfafA II of Portland. Que halfheavily cover
@lNiSSzzk ed with timber and wood, balance
"a saitMisi4H under good cultivation with sufici-
kzt5Ist44fs kzIsst4s4-fs1 ent pasturage. Well adapted for
milk or market trdening Good soil and southern
exposure. Good house and barn. About three acres
of Salt marsh goes with the farm.
Also, farm of 140 Within three miles of Saco
Post Office, two miles from Old Orchard Beach, bor-
ders on thu p s. & P. R. B., and station is to be
built within halt a mile Of the house. Large am
ount of timber and wood One of the best brick
houses in the city of Saco, twostories modern built
in thorough repair. Large barn and outbuildings.
Dry and healthy location. For price and terms en-
quire of JOSEPH HOBSON,
Saco, Maine.
March 13. 1874. mc16eod& & w1m12
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For Sale in the Town of West
brook.

A FINE residence one-half mile from the Railroad
"A Depots, Post-offce, good Schools and Churches.
six miles from Portland; House and Ell two stories
thirteen finished rooms, double parlore with marble
mantles, Wood-hOuse and Stable connectcd-all in
good repair painted and Blinded Barn 40 60 On the
premises; grounds contain 15a acres, excellent land
well fenced, 80 apple and pear trees, acre choice
and good cistern in the cellar, cgllar under whole
House, fine cement bottom; grounds ornamented
dences in the county. Terms easy. Enquire Of g. R.
Davis & Co., Portland, or Otis Brown, Westbrook.
mar21tf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-14

The most PERFECT FITTING
CORSET ever offered to the public.
The peculiar style Of cutting
gives sufficient fuilness at the
bosom. without folding at the top,
gradually and closely fitting to,
and over the hips. is longer front
and back than ordiAary COrsets,
and in fact, is the only Corset, cut
in this form.
We are also SOLE AGENTS for
the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-14
WANTED.

An expel fenced DRUG CLERK
Address Box 1924.
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JOB PRINTNa.-Every description Vt Job
Printing executed promptly, and at the lowest
prices, at the Daily PRESS Printing House, 109
Exchange St WIN. M. MARKS.
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REAL ESTATE.

Real Estate in Cape
Elizabeth for Sale.
A 11-2 STORY Cottage at Point Village, con-
"A tanning seven finished rooms. good cellar, well
&c. Lot 100x150. Price $500. Apply to j. LEAv-
TIT, on the premises, or to F. G. PATTERSON,
13 Fluent Block. ap4d2w
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FOR SALE.
Valuable Real Estate in Deering.

- ACRES of Land, having so rods frontage on
1s( the main street, at Aliens Corner; part of
this in high state of cultivation. The whole
easily be made to cut 30 to 40 tons of Hay This
with prospect that in years it can be cut up
into house lots and sold for ten times its e-ssont
value. Enquire Of
SMITH, GAGE & CO.,
D. Commercial street, Thomas Block.
ap4 If
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-11-21

DESPERATE AFFAIR NEAR MARIETrA.-The
Lancaater (Pa.) Cypress of 14th inst. says -
"On last Friday evening, about o'clock, three
near Donegal springs, and asked permission to
sleep in the barn. 1t was granted, and just
while the family, which consisted OF Miss Hoov-
err, an old man named Bishop, boy about 8
years old, and girl OF the same age, were pre-
pairing to retire for the night, the men return
ed to the house and demanded something to eat.
Suspicion was at once aroused in the minds of
the occupants Of the house that all was not
right. Mr.. Bishop passed the food out through
a window, when one of the men--all of whom
were aow masked-knocked the dish from his
hands, and leaped through the window into the
house, followed by the others. Here struggle
began. In the fight Miss Hoover was knocked
down by a blow from of the rufians, which
sent her reeling under table. She soon re-
covered and tore the mask from the face of one
OF them. Mr.. Bishop was knocked down twice,
but being very stout man, fought manully,
dealing heavy blows on their heads with
smoothing iron. While the fight was going on
the girl ran up stairs locked herself in r0om
and blew horn from the window This
brought the neighbors, but before the assistance
came the scoundrels had made their escape
The boy is severely cut about the eyes and
head. Miss Hoover is an old lady, aud is sup.
posed to have ID large amount of money. Bish-
OPP, being brave man, prevented her being
robbed and perhaps murdered. The kitchen
and DINING room were literally covered with
blood from the fray"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-11-21

The MARYLAND SCHOOL JOURNAL is published
in Baltimore by Prof M. A. Newell, Principal
of the State Normal School, and VIM. R. Creery,
Superintende dent of Public Instruction of Balti-
more. In their Confession Of Faith the edi
tors make the following declarations, all OF
which will no doubt receive the hearty endorse
ment of teachers and all others interested in
the success of our public schools:
81. We believe in Free Public Schools"
"II. We believe that the Free Public School
when at its best, is the best of all schools"
"III. We believe that the public schools
should be universal in their operation
CIV. We believe, therefore, in Free Public
High Schools and Colleges"
"V. We believe that the facilities for higher
education should be extended to women well
as to men,"
"VI. We believe that in order to have good
schools we must have good teachers"
Evil. We believe that in order to obtain and
keep good teachers, we must give them good
salaries"
"VIII. We believe that constant, viglant
and intelligent supervision is essential to the
success of any public system of education"
ok. We believe that, next in value to judi
cious supervision, comes the voluntary associa-
ton of teachers for professional improvement
and protection"
OK. We believe in the free discussion of edu-
cational principles and methods"
"XI. We believe that the people need be
awakened and dept awake on educational sub
jects."
Lastly, the editors believe that the State OF
Maryland is willing and able to support School
Journal
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-11-21

UNITING THE BAYs-Hon John W Garrett
President of the B. & o. R. R. Company, in his
annual report suggests that steps be taken to con-
struct the contemplated canal to connect the
Chesapeake and the Delaware bays He refers to
the resolution of the Commercial convention that
assembled in Baltimore city in 1871 recommend
ing that the Congress of the United States take
the matter in charge as great national work.
And then he refers TO the completion of the Chi
cago branch of the B. l. o. R. R., which will
give fresh impulse to the trade of Baltimore, it
being more accessible for shippers than New
York. The construction of this canal one hun.
dred feet wide and forty feet deep would make it
of sufficient capacity 10 float the largest merchant
and naval vessels. 1t would put Baltimore more
than two hundred miles closer to New York and
New England ports and that much nearer the
European market. This is an item that is very
considerable in a business point of view. If this
were done Baltimore would be in a good shape
to become the successful rival of New York for
Western trade bound for Europe. Mr. Garrett
suggests that in time of war with foreign powers
we should have channel of communication be-
tween the two bays for our largest naval vessels
without recourse to the ocean. Careful surveys
assert that channel seventeen miles long is suffi-
cient to unite the waters of the two bays.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-11-21

THE GREAT Four NILE RACE AT SAN FRANCISCO
The great 0nr-mia heat running race, for II
purse Of $25, 900 in gold, given by the Pacific
Jockey Club, took place on Saturday last. The
race was open TO all horses in the world and the
purse was the largest ever given in the United
States first horse received $.3 900; second, S.,
900; third, $4 900, and the fourth, So, 900 -
The entrance fee was ten per cent. OF the purse
and the horses which came from the east of the
Rocky Mountains were allowed 81 900 for ex-
penses.
The most intense excitement prevailed as the
time approached for the great contest to begin
AT LEO Hook Hooking was brought out on the
track, and appeared to be very lame The Judges
soon after called the horses to the post and the
following faced the starter: Thad Stevens, Joe
Daniels, Katie Pease, Henry, Hook Hooking,
Hardwood and Alpha. On the first heat the
horses got off well together. Thad Stevens led
for the first three miles, closely followed by Katie
Pease, who went TO the front the last mile
and won the heat, Joe Daniels coming in second
and Thad Stevens, who was held in third. four
lengths behind the winner. Alpha was with
drawn after the heat, having gone lame II was
also reported that Thad Stevens was lame
Time, 7:434, When the bell was rung for the
second heat the pools sold at So 100 on Katie
Pease, $500 on Thad Stevens. with Joe Daniels
the third choice. This heat and the race was
won by Katie Pease, Henry second, Hardwood
third, and Fhad Stevens f,ur;h Hook Hooking
and Joe Daniels re di,lnncei and The latter is
said to have broken down The other horses
barely saved their distance Time, 1851.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-11-21

G9~The Missouri Democracy does not seem
to entertain much affection for their distn
guished German orator and Senator Hon. Carl
Schurz. His services to the Democr acy-par-
ticularly of that State have been of no mean
character He headed the movement to en-
franchise the rebels there, and at the Chicago
convention in 1868 he was the author of the
plank in the Republican National platform
looking to universal amnesty. He placed the
State of Missouri in the hands of the Democra-
cy and was one of the prime movers and
tors for Horace Greeley in 1872. But the Bour-
bon Democracy Of Missouri fail to appreciate
his services, and have determined to send an
other to the United States Senate in his stead.
The asprants are "too numerous to mention
Doubtless they consider him as the journal
does--''a red mouthed infidel''
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-11-21

gsg"The more indiscrete Democratic papers
are beginning to tell what they expect TO do
The Logan (Ken.) SeatiRel is candid enough to
say owe will have a national convention of
all the States to revise and amend the Consti-
tuition Of the United States, and there will be
no niggers in that convention. The Constitu
ton as revised will be the Constitution as it was
in 1860, except in the matter of slavery. State
laws and State constitutions will be made to
conform to the reformed Constitution so will
the Federal laws. We will have the niggers
free, as they are, but no more. This will leave
them the footing of unnaturalized foreign
ers, and of our mothers, wives, daughters and
sisters. This is enough More than that they
have no right to, and more than that they never
will get from US. That is what we propose to
do with the niggers."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-11-21


Gz8~The Democrats turn strange summer
sauts sometimes-but on reflection we know
nothing strange for Democrats Our Democrat
ic aspirants for Congress in Baltimore county
made loud noise against the Hon. Stevenson
Archers nomination because he was iEdeli-
cate enough to put the five thousand dollars
back pay into his pocket. Yet we find the
Massachusetts Democracy electing Nathaniel
P. Banks to the forty fourth Congress and are
discussing the propriety of electing him Speak
er of the House of Representatives. Mr.. Banks
voted for the back pay bill every time it came
up when he was in his seat. They will have
some difficulty in finding prominent Demo
crat who was in the forty-second Congress
whose hands are not stained with something
that the immaculate Democracy has been noisy
in condemning. But anything is pure when
Democracy touches it. ta
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-11-21

&sa- There seems to be too many Governors in
Arkensas-as there are latterly everywhere
1t appears that there was convention called
for the purpose of framing new constitution
for the State. This constitution was framed
and submitted to the people, who adopted it.
That constitution legislated the Governor
Baxter-who was elected in 1872 for four years,
out of office. Baxter accordingly surrendered
the office with its archives to Garland, who was
elected at the recent election. Smith, who was
elected Lieutenant Governor with Baxter, being
absent when Baxter indicted Garland into of
fee, on his return, claimed that Baxter having
resigned the GovernQrshin and thot tho now
constitution was not framed and adopted in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the old one,
that he was Governor and issued proclama-
ticn accordingly. He is making considerable
fuss and calling upon the President to sustain
him. President Grant and his Cabinet discuss
ed the matter and decided Smith could take
care of himself.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-11-21

MURDERED MAN PRAYING GoD TO PARDON HIS
OF the 10th instant says:
The readers Of the Express are familiar with
the details of the horrible and cold-blooded shoot
ing of Joseph Robbins, bridge Waterman at
Kaskaskia river on the Vandaia road, ON the
night OF Oct. 20 Immediately on the discovery
ofthe murder, the State Attorney, Mr.. Ashcroft,
and the civil officers set 10 work vigorously to
discover the author of the crime Through the
means of the buckshot taken out OF the victim S
head the clew was given. These shot were found
TO be Of the same size as those found in the house
OF one Nathan Burgess, where the shot gun OF
Robbins was also found. Burgess was arrested
and held five days. waiting the development OF
further evidence, tue States Attorney working
night and day to gather every particle of evil
dence. When the arrested man (Burgess) was
charged in open court with the crime, and the
shot gun and buckshot were produced he seemed
perfectly overwhelmed, turned deathly pale, and
when asked if guilty or not guilty, he endeavor-
ed to speak, but his tongue reused to do its
work The feeling at this stage of the proceed
ings is described by one present as simply terri
BILE. There was not a sound in the room the
stiffness Of death pervaded every nook of the
court room Ia few minutes Burgess arose and
said quite audibly, 81 will tell all if you will
save mel Then, with quiveriug lip blanched
face, and trembling in every limb, he narrated to
that almost breathless crowd the sckeniug details
as follows:
81 knew that the Vandalia pay car had passed
that afternoon and had paid Robbins his month s
wages | wanted money | got that shot gun
and went to the bridge. As approached the
watch house | saw, through the window, Rob-
bins sitting inside his shoulder and head only
could be seen | raised the gun and fired
then hesitated few moments TO listen if the re-
port of the gun had aroused any one. | then
went uD to the watch honSa door 9 81 eo--d Pnh-
Dins on his knees praying. plainly heard him
say: oh, God, have mercy the one who did
this spare him for Jesus sake 7 was Mortified,
and turned and ran, did not know where.
did not enter the house nor touch the door. His
words haunt me still "
He sat down and at once the people shouted :
Hang him hang him ~ and all was confusion
The officers at once surrounded the prisoner to
protect him Attorney Ashcroft jumped on a
table and besought The crowd to commit po vic.
lence and to let the law take its course This
earnest appeal bad its effect, aud tor a moment
there was ~ silence when one OF he crowd, stand
ing up, addressed the crowd
''If the law will hang him, le, rs let the law
this wretch must be hung by The Sheriff or by
our own hands. He must have no mercy "
The officers got the prisoner out of a side door
aud hurried him off 10 Jail The croad then
quietly dispersed
The amount Of money that Robblas had draw n
was $3l IS
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-11-21

APPEAL OF THE PRISONERS AID SocIsTY.-The
Maryland Prisoners Aid Society,"" which has
been In active operation for nearly six years,
has during that period distributed nearly four
teen Thousand dollars in aiding discharged
prisoners to get q fresh start in the world, and
In removing them to other localities, where the
stigma OF having been imprisoned would not
impede their commencing a new career
During all these years it has employed min
lister of the gospel (Rev. Penfield Dolly and his
wife to devote their whole time and energies to
the daily work of visiting the prison, Peniten-
tiary and Bayview Asylum of Baltimore city,
to inquire into each case of commitment to Jail
by magistrates, and to procure release when
ever unjust commitments for the sake of obtain
ing magisterial fees have occurred, in talking
and preaching to those under sentence, striving
to reform any unnecessary hardships in prison
life, and buying comforts for the sick prisoners
which they would else be deprived Of.
The amount of good thus done by our Society
in the prisons of Maryland, and to prisoners
who have served out their sentences, cannot be
computed by dollars and cents.
But the funds of the Association run low
which will compel us to- curtail this great work
of humanity unless we receive more material
aid from the warm-hearted and wealthy phi.
lanthropists of our State who may desire thai
the means they are blessed with shall be applied
to this work of reforming and aiding those VIII
ny Inc commission OF one repented act nave
been barred out from the sympathy and aid ex.
tended to the virtuous poor. For this class we
| earnestly plead. Give them one more chance
| after atoning for it in prison, to redeem past
error or crime. And as we pray "Forgive us
our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass
against us" let us so act toward our fellow mar
that our works may follow our words, and they
be not empty sounds. We ask of you, oul
Christian brother, as you read this appeal, tc
send to either of us whatever amount you nay
wish to invest in this work of the Good Samar
itan, so that in the last day there can be nc
| reproach brought against you, that ~ was SICK
and in prison and We visited me not" "for in.
asmuch as we did it not unto the least of these
my brother, ye did it not unto me-
contribution of one hundred dollars will
constitute Life Director of the "Marylano
Prisoners Aid Society,"" one Of fifty dollars
Life Member, and any sum will be duly
acknowledged in our next printed annual re-
| port.
GoLDsBoRoUGH S. GRIFFITH,
81 w. Baltimore street.
Rev. ii. L. SINGLETON,
Maryland avenue.
JOSEPH MERREFIELD,
288 W. Baltimore street.