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The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26
High Street Bridge.

Mr.. EDITORIALS this bridge is now building
the grade from Commercial street up will be Of
almost impracticable steepness. This results
from the fact that the lower or southeast end of
the bridge is raised nearly two feet higher than
is necessary. Actual measurement shows that
from the top of the railtrack which is nearest
the southeast abutment to the bottom of the
bridge stringers overhead, the height is on the
Park street bridge, 10 feet inches: High street
bridge. Is feet inches. In other words, the
High street bridge is too feet lacking one inch,
higher than the Park street bridge, measuring
the lowest part of each.
The average height of locomotive smoke
stacks is Is feet inches, or two feet less than
that of the lowest part of High street bridge!
Hardly ever do they go above Is feet 10 inches,
or foot inches lower than the lowest part of
said bridge. OF course it would be entirely
practicable for railroad, having purpose in
view, to run its locomotive chimneys higher.
The facts speak for themselves. The Mayor
and Aldermen are respectfully requested to in
spect the grade at the point designated, as pro-
posed and now preparing for the aceommoda-
ton of the people of Portland by g well known
railroad. If they do not see the necessity for
prompt and peremptory action we are much
mistaken. CITIZEN.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26

GOOD SAMARITAN BROTHERHOOD.-Eastern Star
Assembly, No. ], meets in Deering Wednesday eve:
nings; Rising Star Assembly, No. 2, meets at Sons Of
Temperance Hall Saturday evenings.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco streets. First Thurs
day in each month.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION Corner
Congress and Casco streets. Every evening.
PORTLAND FRATERNT-r-No3 1854 Congress street,
Every evening.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhal Lodge No. 8
Thursday evenings; Munjoy Lodge, No. g. Mon
day evenings; Pine Tree, No. II, FRIDAY evenings
At their Hall, Clapp's Block, Market Square.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION Corner
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month.
Sons OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Division No. 95;
Sons of Temperance Hall. Friday evening.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. 75-Cor-
each month"; T
PAYsON LITERARY SOCIETY.-Meetings every
Monday evening" Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at u o'clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Congress
Hall Block. Second Monday in each month. Delv
cry Of books, to 6, Z to Q, day and evening.
BoswoRTH Posi- G. A. R.-Meetings every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, corner of Congress and
CascO streets.
PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERICA-Camp No.
1 convenes at Arcana Hall, Williams block corner
of Congress and Chapel Sts., Tuesday evening; No.
at School House, Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth,
Friday evening; No. 3 on Wednesday evening and
No: on Monday evening at Temperance Hall, No.
3511 Congress street.
cana, Monday; Mission, Wednesday; Forest City
in Williams block, Congress street. Mystic, Thurs
day, at Sons of Temperance Hall, Congress St
Iron Clad, Thursday, at West End
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26
A Man With n History.

Three times last week man was brought
into the station who was found on the street in
an unconscious state Saturday he was taken
kets about town, and is subject to fits, falling
to the ground suddenly and remaining uncon-
scious for some minutes. Before being taken
to the work-house he told his story to Deputy
Williams.
He was born in East Randolph. Vermont.
about thirty-tive years ago, and his name is
Horace Barney. From his childhood he was
subject to fits, and for that reason unable to
obtain steady employment. So he was sent to
the poor farm. Apparently they tired of
him there, for. he says, the town authorities
took him to seaport and shipped him on a
whaler for voyage to the Pacific. Not long
after the vessel sailed his infrmity was dis
covered, and the captain cast about for some
way to get rid of him. The old stock trick of
leaving him on, an island was hit upon. AS
the ship was cruising around an island in the
Pacific boat was ordered ashore for water,
and Barney was detailed as one of the crew.
His shipmates persuaded him to push on to-
ward a grove of trees, and then jumped into
Lu6 UOdG du0 puSueu On luz tuc NcSSel WIluOub
him. In despair he stretched himself upon the
sand, and presently fell into fit.
The natives of the island found him in this
fit, and apparently were favorably impressed
by his situation; for they took him to one of
their villages, fed him and made much account
of him, They seemed to regard his fits as fits
of inspiration, and reverenced him as a great
medicine man. He was adopted into the tribe,
and his body tattoed in the latest and most ap-
proved fashion. (The tattooing is plainly visi-
BILE on his body now.) He took one of the ma
tive women to wife, and she had child by
him. He lived with the savages two years,
and got very tired of his life, longing to get
back to his native land One day a vessel
hove in sight, and boat was sent ashore. He
seized the opportunity and escaped, coming to
New York. Since then he has made his living
by making and peddling wicker baskets
What fall, from the medicine man and
prophet of a nation to peddler of baskets
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26
STATE NEWS.

ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
Mr.. b. E. Elwell of Mechanic Falls, was ac-
cdently shot last Sunday afternoon, by Mr..
woodbury. Libby Of Minot. Mr.. Libby took
out pistol and playfully fired at hen in the
yard, the pistol not dischargipg. On turning
round to examine it, the pistol discharged, and
lodged ball into the thigh of Mr.. Elweli who
was standing near. He is now doing quite
well.
Miss Sarah L. Sanborn, member of the
senior class of the Lewiston High School. died
at her fathers residence on College street.
Thursday, of consumption.
KNOX COUNTY.
Mrs. 7. B. Grose Of Camden, was thrown from
a carriage a few days since and seriously in
jured.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Mr. Albert Cunningham of Damariscotta.
who was injured it was thought fatally. a few
weeks since, by falling from a staging In G. w.
Lawrence's ship yard, has recovered so far as
to be able to be out of doors.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
Patrick Murray assaulted JohnsColeman in
Bangor, Friday. cutting his head fearfully.
Coleman was arrested.
Bangor is to have course of lectures, Brad
laugh and Rev. W. Fl. I'll. Murray are engaged.
Messrs. Isaac and Ira Lunt, contractors fol
the stone work of the railroad bridge Of the
Bucksport and Bangor Railroad, which crosses
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26
ShiDpiug Notes.


Saturday afternoon the new barque Tewks-
barry L. Sweat arrived at this port from Var
mouth, and yesterday her deck was crowded
with curious and admiring visitors. She is one
of the handsomest finished vessels that was
ever turned out from Yarmouth ship yard and
that is saying a great deal. She was built by
Hutchings & Stubs, who have put together SO
many fine ships, and was launched Sept. 18th.
Her keel was laid last May. She is built under
French Lloyds inspection, rates Al for eleven
years and is $50 tons new measurement, or six
hundred and forty tons old measurement The
length of her keel is 100 feet, and she is 137
feet over all, 50 feet beam. and II feet deep.
Her hull is strong and well modelled, and she is
exquisitely finished. She has the Russell
pumps and Emerson windlass, her rigging is all
wire, and all the exposed iron finish is galyan-
ized.. The cabin is model of beauty, finished
! in chestnut, walnut and ash, with floors laid
ia chestnut and ash, and covered with a
heavy tapestry carpet. From itopen the state
rooms, . very handsome bath room. a unique
medicine room, pantry with all the modern
conyeniences, Sc G Her joiner was Herman
Sebry, the same man who finished the u f.
Sergeant. The cabin fnish'was done by Cad
Hitchcock g. Son. Her canvass will be. fur
nished by the Westbroek Duck Company. The
vessel has all the latest improvements. She is
owned by G. II. Chase, William Griffin and
Others of this city, and JamesIE Wood b Co.,
and B. 7. Ihurlow & Sonof New York, She
will be commanded by Capt. William Griffin,
late of the brig Prairie Rose, an abb. and ex
periepced navigator. ,5aees.
The three masted schooner Cumberland, of
Freeport. commanded by Capt Walker, late of
the schooner Harriet Baker, got into the har-
Dor Saturday. She is as handsome a schooner
as is often seen, and is well worth, looking at.
She is about 400 tons burden. finely built, and
with a sharp and Clean hull that betokens great
speed. She is named after Mr.. Tewksbnry L. I
Sweat of this city.
The Sarmiento, Capt. j. w. Moody, got in
Saturday after passage of 46 days from Mon
tavideo. In coming out Of Montevideo she ran
aground, and afterwards one of her crew fell
from the loft in storm. She came back in
ballast, and will be loaded by Russell, Lewis &
Co.. for South America.
The barkentine Golden Sheaf of $50 tons,
will be launched from the ship yard of j. f.
Randall & Co., at Knightsville, tomorrow.
She is owned by the builders, Capt. Charles
Merrill and Capt. Thompson. She will be COM
manded by Capt Thompson.
The Annie Lewis will be launched TODAY
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26

This being the contract and tappearing that the de-
PENDANT had fulfilled it, the presiding judge ruled
that the plaintiffs had not made out prima facie
case and ordered non suit, to which ruling the
plaintiffs except and the goes to the law court to
determine the correctness of the ruling excluding the
conversations above referred to. = 3
Loud-Cobb & Ray for plaintiff.
Bradburys for defendant
This being the last case for the jury at this term
they were excused finally.
Counsel notified, that in the Superior Court du-
ring the next week, cases the printed court trial
list, of the special assignment of which for trial
notice has not been given, or which have not been
otherwise disposed Of will be in order as follows
Monday from No. 6 to ZIG inclusive; Tuesday, from
No .27s to 3i5 inclusive; Wednesday, from No 346
to 42o inclusive; Thursday, from No. 422 to 42s in
elusive; Friday from No. 462 to 566 inclusive,
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26

A NEW LEAsE.-Saturday Mr.. Fluent exc
cuted a new lease of the Museum to Messrs.
Shaw & Ellis for five years. The terms of the
lease are eminently satisfactory to the parties
concerned, and ensure place of refined amuse-
ment
The management have in preparation line
of fine plays, which will be put on the boards
from time to time. A winter of choice amuse
ments is before the public.
The programme for this week embraces
''Leah," for Monday and Tuesday; "Miriam's
Crime" lin which Mr.. Ryan will appear as
Biles), Wednesday and Thursday; 1.-THE Port
land Boatman," Friday and Saturday. This
evening the popular fovorite, ''Sappho," ap-
pears.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26

E z. " v. S SoRRARD d R1sTHa dErRk
From 7.3O m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
City Delivery.
The public are requested to adopt the house door
letter boxes, the of which will result in greatly
increased rapidity in the delivery Of letters.
Free deli very of letters by Carriers will be secured
by having them plainly addressed to the street and
No person need call at the office, for all may have
mail matter left at their residences regularly with
out risk or charge.
Three deliveries will be made daily, in all the dis
tricts viz at 80 and 10 m, and at p. and in
the business portions of Nos. 8, T. s, and Z, the
heart of the city, an additional delivery at p m.
Collections
Are made on week days at and 11.15, a. M, and
at and p. m. On Sunday one collection at 8 p.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate Offices Arrive at 1920
and 1890 p m. Close at $50 a m, and 24O and 900
Boston and the West. Arrive at $50 m.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 1880 and 500 p m. Close at
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1920 and
1890 m. Close at $50 m, 24O and 900 m.
Arrive at 3 p m. Close at II m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 9.05 a
m and p m. Close at II nj and P M:
Express, Augusta, Bangor anu the East Arrive
at 2 am. Close at p m.
Skowhegan, intermediate Offices and the north.
Arrive at p m. Close at II M.
Skowhegan, closed pouch, closes at 6.15 a. m.
Canada and intermediate offices, via G. T. R. Ar
rive at 3 p m. Close at 1245 m.
Morning Northwestern by g. 7. r. Arrive at a
m. Close at $50 a. m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 9.O5 m, and
els m. Close at 6.15 m, II m, and m.
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
at 10. 1Oa m, and p m. Close at Z m, and m.
North Conway and other offices on the P. & o. r.
r. Arrive at 900 M and 800 p m. Close at 6.45
q. m. and LOO m.
) By the Bridgton Stage. Arrive at m. Close at
6.45 am.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at a m.
Close at m.
Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, Mount Desert, Mill
bridge, Jonespert and Machias, via each steamer.
Arrive at a m. Close at p m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island Arrive
Thursday at a m. Close Saturday at pm.
Foreign Mails, via New York, day previous to sail
ing OF steamers, Close at 2.4O p m.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26

Miss Mary Deering has resigned her appoint
ment in the High School, and will remain
abroad some months. She proposes to study in
Germany.
Frank Chadbourne, Esq, delivered lecture
entitled Frauds" before the students of Vest
brook Seminary, Friday night. The effort, his
maiden one, was fatteringly received by the
audieuce-as it deserves to be, for it showed
clear vigorous thought and was couched in fin
ished language
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26
I1Rrf, SrpD,seoNr1N,

LIBEL SrTD seoNTINuED. lit appears that
Mr.. G. c. Vose has discontinued his complaint
against The proprietors Of this journal3fer libel,
having become convinced that no libel against
him was intended. We are thus at liberty to
say that we never had ANY desire or purpose to
,iniure Nj. Yose; and that we. do not under
stand, the alleged libel to be applicable to him,
az we believe him to be now 9 man of strictly
temperate habits. We said at the time that
Mr.. Vose's com plaint 'swas founded upon as
SUMPTION, and that he was a1isss1ittle hasty, .
and the result shows that those conclusions
were right.-Kenaedee Jotrndl9TagL Yy4Ta
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26

TEMPERANCE MEETING.-The temperance
meeting at Congress M. E. Church last even
ing was a success. Enthusiastic addresses were
made by Rev. Mr.. Pitblado, Albion Little, Mr..
Sullivan IA reformed MANI M. G.. Palmer, Mr..
McKilvery IA reformed many Capt. j. B.
Coyle, Miss Scales, S. L. Carlton. John j. Ger
rish, Mr.. Howe of Fryeburg, Ia reformed man.
and others. One hundred signed the pledge.
many more were ready to sign the pledge but
the lateness of the hour compelled them to adj.
journ to Allen Mission tonight at half past
seven '..t'
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26

THE EcLIPsE.-The first total eclipse of the
moon visible in this country since 1856 came off
Sunday morning. AS people generally under
stood that they would have to wait eighteen
years before seeing another, many sat up until
the small hours to see the shadows creep over
the face of the moon. The fog which came in
rather interfered with the spectacle. The eclipse
began at few minutes past one o'clock, and
the time of complete observation was from half
past two to three o'clock. At few minutes
past four it was all over, and people went to
bed-and sad to relate, some Ct them did not
get up in time for morning services at church.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26

THE MUsEUM.-This evening Leah, the
Forsaker," will be put upon the boards at the
Museum this evening, Miss Campbell assum-
ing the principal role. She has won the great
est successes in this character, and has received
warm praise from the English press. With
Mrs. Grattan, Miss Chippendale and Messrs.
Ryan, Bartlett, Calder and Lonsdale, she will
have first class support
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26
municipal Court.

g. FRIDAY --Roswells Wilkinson. Intoxication. -
Fined S. Paid.
q William Robertson. Larceny. Sixty days. Com
mitted. IL 4insina@I2 - 81
. Hannah Fiizsimons and Ernest H. Mandel.-
Search and seizure Fined $50 with costs. Paid.
80 John Armstrong. Assault and battery. Fined S.
with COSTS Paid. - - ! !. :, : =
SATURDAY.-John w. Walsh, Search and seiz-
ure. Fined $50 with costs. JPaidaE3 :anN!'W"
Catherine a. Clark, Intodcation. Ninety days
Committed. Catharine has spent $50 days imprison-
ment since the 7th of April 1874 for the same cause
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26

BUDDHIsM.-Last evening Mr.. William
Fraser Forsyth of Edinburgh delivered an en-
tertaining and instructive lecture on Budd-
hism, the religion of China and a greater part
of India, at the Congress Square church. The
church was well filled by an interested audi
ence.
Mr.. Forsyth traced this religion, which has
been called the Professionalism of the East, from
It's rise six hundred years before Christ to the
present time. Buddhism was revolt from
Brahminism, the established priestcraft of In
dia. Its distinguished features were high
morality and transcendental system of meta
physics. The lecturer wildly portrayed the his
tory, character and teachings of the founder of
Buddhism, and gave many extracts from its
literature His exposition of the dogma of
Nirwana was of special interest. The weak
nesses and defects of the religious system of
the East were pointed out, and the conviction
expressed that its morality would yet be the
means of bringing its disciples to know ledge
of the loftier faith of the West.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26

TEMPERANCE MEETING.-The temperance
meeting at the Allen Mission Saturday evening
was very well attended, ard the interest seems
on the increase. Tonight Mrs. Eliza M.
Hickok of Boston and J. R. M cKilvery, for
merly of California, will address the people at
the Mission, and the public are invited.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26

CASE OF Brutality. -Saturday morning,
MIR. Libby, the agent of the S. P. G. A., found
a horse on Portland street, which looked as
much worse than Rosinante as that steed
looked worse than Pegasus The horse had
been without food for day and night, had
been worked all that time and was in pitiable
hight. The owner, man from Gray, seemed
little concerned about the sufferings of the
beast. Mr.. Libby had the horse stabbed,
groomed and fed.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26

the Penobscot at Bangor, completed their Ia
bors Friday. Work was begun in August, '73,
and completed October 23d. Last fall 25O men
were employed at the quarries and on the
bridge, and this season about fifty men have
been at work. The foundation of the bridge
has seven piers and two abutments, in which
there are about 1000 yards of masonry, mostly
from Frankfort, and partly from Searsport
quarries. -
l1Gisg8Ss sAGADAHoc COUNTY Q - xS3
The jury in the Pophan explosion returned
verdict that said Mellen Potter cama to his
death on the 10th day Of October, from the eff
feet of scalds and burns received from the es-
cape of steam from the boiler of the steam tug
Popham, at the time of fan explosion on the
l4th day of October. instant, near Westport
bridge; and that the owners; officers or crew are
IN no way culpable,s either BY mismanagement
or careessn ess, for Said explosion. ,.a ,f
aoib9n 729J 81 SOMERSET COUNTY, Igs,1a eaf5- 4.
"a Mr., II, e. Burleigh Of Fairfield, took, % pre-
NUNS nj on his stock at, the Connecticut state
freeman Jewett discharged the contents, OF
one barrel Of d six-shooting pistol at Calvin
in the presence of Cievelard's son; the bali
grazed Cleveland clothing, but did him no
injury AJewett was arrested and put under
$1,000 bonds to appear before the s. j. Court.
The trouble arose from a disputed ownership
,5o i d. 10 CouSTy.4ai,s' 11ia5
By order of the city marshall, the barber
shops Of Calais were closed ylast,Sunday week,
and are nor hereafter to be opened on the Sab
bath. II 81 o. II II Oh iiio74 $lAsi"at
The St. Croix s. Penobscot Railroad Co. have
just completed an elegant, and luxurious pas
sengerear, on their road. = $50 90 . "
A fish-way of che most approved pattern, has
just been Constructed at Barring
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs-The following
are real estate transfers recorded in this city
the past week. s.a..aa
Parcel of land with buildings thereon, situa-
ted on northerly side Of St. Lawrence street
from Alexander Taylor to VIM. Taylor. Con-
sideratiop $4,000.
Lot of land with buildings thereon, situated
on Bracket street, from George L. Damon ct
ex., to Charles S. Chase. Consideration $4,000.
Lot of land with buildings thereon, situated
near corner of Winthrop and Fore streets, from
Clarence Oxnard to Hannah N. G. Cummings.
Consideration $725.
Parcel of land on northwesterly side of Fore
street, from Hugh Dolan to Patrick O'Malley.
Consideration $4,000.
Parcel of land situated on Long Island from
Catherine Wallace to Zoeth Rich. Considera-
ton S..
Lot of land with buildings thereon, situated
on easterly side of Brown street, from John
r. Corey to William 81. Sanborn. Considera-
ton 81.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26
Brief JOttings.

At Sebago Lake they amuso themselves now
by spearing trout
The wooden pavement in front of the City
Building was swept Saiurday-much to the de-
light of all who have occasion to pass over it.
"March in November said people who walk
ed in the wind Saturday; and then they smiled
complacently, as though they had said some
thing bright.
Stable keepers were happy yesterday. Every
livery horse in town was on the road.
A "purp" was reluctantly consigned to the
depths of Back Bay yesterday. Already his
owner misses his friendly howl and weeps
The policemens ball Melted $3.50 to each
man.
Festival at Congress SOU IRE church Wednes-
day and Thursday night.
October did itself proud yesterday. It's a
mighty good month when it has mind to
be.
watching the eclipse" was made the excuse
for a heap of spooning Saturday night.
Wong Chin Foo, Chinaman and lecturer, and
said to be good at both trades, visits Portland
soon and will discourse about the Superior Per-
son known to us as Confucius.
The Grand Trunk is still busy in changing
the gauge of the sdings about the station
grounds in this city.
''What pity we shall have to wait eighteen
years for another such chance" he said as he
kissed her good bye on the doorsteps at two
o'clock yesterday morning
The Chase block on Commercial street has
beenIsold for $4,000.
Sacred concert next Sunday.
"Indian summer" was an expression in
nearly everybody's mouth yesterday, though
some contented themselves with saying it was
deuced fine day.
Munjoy Hill is agitated over peculiarly
nasty scandal.
The clothing dealers are complaining that
the pleasant weather affects trade. People
won't buy Overcoats and fannels.
The Resolutes went to Windham Saturday
and beat the White Oaks by score of 10 to 10.
The playing was very loose, and the boys went
in for fun.
The upholsterers will give grand ball at
Lancaster Hall on the tenth of November.
A great time is expecte d, and tickets are al
ready out.
President Grant has recognized Marquis A.
R. Llndberg Vice Consul of Denmark in this
city.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26
I. o. o. F.

AfOdd Fellows' Hall. No. SS Exchange Street.
LoDGEs-Maine, on Monday evenings Ancient
Brother s, on Thursday evenings; Lgona, on Friday
evenings; Beacon, on Tuesday evenings; Ivy D., Of
e., second and fourth SATURDAY..
Observation-Disclosures first and third We'd
.esdays; Eastern STAR second and fourth Wednes
days; Portland, first and third Saturdays.
RELIEF AssOCIATION-Every third Tuesday in the
month,
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-26

WARDS OPERA HoUsE.-Seven new artists
make their appearance at Wards this evening"
among them D'Omer, the best sword player in
the world, who will give touch of William
Tell, and shoot an apple off his wife's head
with an arrow. Burton Stanley, the best inn
personator of female characters ever in Port
land, will also appear again. Webster land
Kennedy, who have first class reputation as
song and dance artists, make their first ap-
pearance. Arizona is retaiued, and Mile
DOmer, a famous female athlete, is engaged.