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The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27

HISTORY OF THE Town OF CHNA.-From the
history of the towl of China, read at the Cen
tennial Anniversary Friday, we gather the fol-
lowing:
The first settlers were Edmund Jonathan,
Andrew and Ephraim Clark, who located there
in 1774. Geo. Fish and Ephraim Clark built
the first saw mill in Clark's Brook. Geo. Nc
Laughlin and Benz. Dow soon followed, the
latter the builder of the first grst mill on the
Wiggin brook near the head Of the lake. About
1776 there were few settlers on the west side
of the pond hetween China village and the Mar
rows. Job Chadwick was the first minister and
schoolmaster. The first settlers, being sea-
farng men, made slow work of clearing the
forests. They were sometimes on the verge of
starvation; during the Revolutionary war they
were uanble to obtain provisions from . dis
tance. At the time the British ascended the
Penobscot, when the Americans retreated into
the wilderness large company found their
way through the new plantation on their way
to the civilized world, and crossed the pond.
The plantation thus settled was incorporated
into town named Harlem, in 1706-the first
town meeting being held at the house of Sheu-
bel Bragg. Feb 9TH, 1878, the northerly part
of the town of Harlem, together with parts of
the towns of Winslow and Fairfax, were in
corporated into town by the name of China.
Two years later Harlem and China were an.
nexed, and in 1922 the present town of China
was thus formed by this consultations About
1921 an academy was started in small build
ing at China village, but new and spacious
brick academy was afterwards built, where
many young men have been fitted for college.
The first Baptist meeting house was erected in
1914, on knoll near the old muster ground, at
the east of the head of the lake. Miriam Clark
wife of Jonathan Clark, senior, the first set
tier, was member of the Society of Friends,
as were also her sons, Andrew and Ephraim,
and her son-in law Geo. Fish and his wife. In
1895 others came. At first the nearest regu-
lar place of worship was at Getchell's corn er,
where they went In 1897 meeting was held
at the outlet. The first meeting house erected
in town, and which still stands on its original
site-well known as the "pond meeting house,
was erected by the Friends on piece of land
purchased of Jedediah Jepson. The first post
office of Harlem was established April 20, 1910;
J. G. Washburn, postmaster. The South
China office was established Oct. 1, 1922
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27
MINOR TELEGRAMS.

1t IS stated that the project of marriage be-
tween the Princess Thyra of Denmark and
the Crown Prince of Hanover has been aban.
dOned
Admiral Topete of Spain had an attack of
apoplexy, Friday, but is recovering.
The internal revenue receipts yesterday were
$685.
The postmasters of Galveston and Houston.
Texas, have been removed and new appoint
ments made.
The work on the Centennial building at Phil.
adelphia is progressing rapidly. The founda-
ion of the exhibition building is already
taid.
Base ball, Bostons Is, Philadelphias g.
The government was awarded a verdict of
S11, 900 Yesterday in suit against the bonds
men of T. j Semmes, late postmaster of At
lanta, Ga.
The opening of the Merrimac river to naviga-
ton to Lawrence was celebrated yesterday.
Gen. Butler went up the river on a steamer
with large party. The event causes great re-
ioicing.
Congressman Frye spoke at Gloucester, Mass.
last night, to large audience
Vice President Wilson called at the White
House yesterday, but as the President was busy
did not see him.
Charles Francis Adams declines a nomna-
ton to the Legislature from Quincy, Mass.
The Boston Board of Trade voted to appoint
a committee to tender the Secretary OF the
Treasury and the Postmaster General the cour-
tesies of the exchange at the time of their pro-
posed visit to that CITY,
The graduates Of Yale residing in Boston and
vicinity held their annual reunion at the Parker
House last night. Rev. Henry l.. Dexter was
chosen President.
John Tobin, an employe of the Boston &
Providence railroad, was run over and killed at
Boston last night. He leaves wife and two
children.
The official vote of Connecticut on the con-
stitutional amendment giving towns with 5000
population two representatives, was 1880 in
favor to 4,509 against.
Speaker Blaine addressed the republicans of
Syracuse, N. Y, last night, after which he was
serenaded
DIR. VIM. Parkerof Cornellsville, Pa, was
arrested Yesterday on a charge of using the
epostofice for the purpose Of defrauding certain
persons in London, Eng, out of sums of mon
ey. His scheme was to write to wealthy peo-
pie in England.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27
MASSACHUSETTS,.
ALLEGED Public Stealing i'm DIiddl

Alleged Public Stealing i'm Iiddlesex.
Boston, Oct. 26-The Herald says: eve
are informed that aaa the COMMITTEES investigating
caused great alarm among many officials, 1t
is stated that some of the trial justices have
burned their records to prevent their falling in
to the hands of the committee. As showing
generally the magnitude of the alleged frauds.
it is given out that the gross oxnansa nf the
county IN 1864 were $160.614.90 and in 1872,
$414. 25' an increase in eight years of $685.,
$685. 1t is claimed that the public service
has demanded no such increase, and that
great deal Of the money has been stolen.'
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27
w H I T E'S
SPECIALITY FOR DYSPEPSIA.

This is the only prompt, efficient and safe master
pitation of the heart dizziness sleeplessness mean
choy, costiveness wind mental and physical debili
ty, as well as many others, which, if neglected, will
of any remedy.
had Dyspepsia twenty years, sometimes able
to eat only the planest food and very little of that
tried physicians and remedies without relief until
learned of "Whites Specially for Dyspepsia" which
has entirely cured me. (SignedD
Mrs. B. L. WEST, Vineyard Haven, Mass.
Springfield, Ms, Oct. 1s.-Mr. White, Dear SIR
it. We have sold it for two years, and are not
selling anything but the Specially fer "Dys-
pepsia." Yours truly, G. P. ALDEN.
Price 81 per Bottle. For sale by all druggists
Send for Descriptive Circular to the proprietor H.
G. WHITE, Cambridgeport, Mass.
nel6 dSW6mos
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27
DISASTERS,
Terrible Cyclone i'm India
1000 Lives Lost.

5000 Lives Lost.
LONDON, Oct. 25.-The Times correspondent
at Bombay telegraphs that it is estimated that
1000 persons were killed in the town and dis
trct Of Midnapore during the recent cyclone
Steamer Foundered and Fifteen Lives
Lost.
The steamer Mary foundered on VOYAGE
from Glasgow to Trinidad. Ten persons went
down with the ship. The remainder took to the
boats, one Of which, with five men, is supposed
to have been swampcd. The other, Containing
two of the crew living and three dead, was
picked up by the Steamer Horseguard, from
Odessa, and the survivors were landed at Fal-
mouth yesterday.
Whole Town Reported Burnt.
New YORK, Oct. 26- The town of Worth
ingtoD, Ind, is reported to have been buruen
Saturday, only one store being left.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27

Too FAsr.-A Lowell despatch says that ore
Levi H. May, hailing from Patten in this
state, went to that city Monday morning with
power of attorney for the person of Minerva
Peasley, young girl left with farmer in Dra-
ly, May seized the child while at work in a
field, and despite her cries drove off with her at
furious gait to the fremont House. The
cries of the girl attracted the attention of Sam
uel Beck and Henry Foster, who arrested the
fellow and had him locked up. At noon he
was released ard is now taking proper steps
for the child's removal to Maine, where her
father resides.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, OCT. p. 1874

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS Is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley I.
Pullen. Editor. Ali railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon us by demanding
credentials Of every person claiming to represent our
journal, as we have information that several "bum-
mers'' are seeking courtesies in the name of he
Press, and we have no disposition to be, even as
sively, party to such frauds.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27

THE lREPoRrED DISCOVERY OF Rock IN
MID -OcEAN.-The alleged discovery of a dam
gerous rock in the Atlantic ocean by Capt. Pts
casso of the barque Teresa, is considered of a
doubtful character from the fact of its location
in spot so frequently passed by vessels, and
from the great liability of being deceived in OBJ
jects seen at distance on the ocean. The de-
ception arising from mirage has often been ex-
perienced an the water, and even natural OBJ
jects assume sometimes novel and strange
appearance when viewed a few miles distant
Sailors looking at large sperm whale floating
on the surface of the sea can easily from its
huge bulk trace the outlines of wreck. Capt.
Picasso says he was fou- miles distant from
the supposed rock, and was prevented from ap-
preaching nearer by the prevailing calm. This
is an unfortunate circumstance for the general
acceptance of his theory, which needs vertical
tion by closer examination than he was ena-
Died mdke.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27
INDIANS.
Almost n EiOt .

OMAHA, Oct. ga serious demonstration
was made against the agent and agency of Red
Cloud on the 23d, by several hundred Indians.
Ogallalas and Miunscougous, caused by an at
tempt to raise a flagstaff at the agency. Tie
judicous action 6f the commanding officer pre-
vented loss of life and property, and his eff
forts were earnestly seconded by several chiefs.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27
Foreign Exports.

ST. JOHN, NIB. Steamer Glendon-9Oo bbls -four,
1853 sewing machines, 100 pkgs tobacco. 81 do furni
ture, 25 fire exnguishers, SO boots and shoes,
13 bales rags SS stoves, 10 bales cotton IA pkgs q-
uors, SAFE wagon, 3S pkgs merchandise.
CARDENAS. Brig f I Henderson-10,17O box
shocks, 800 hhi shocks, 100 bbls potatoes.
SAGUA. Schr Nellie Starr-3OO shocks and heads,
$500 # lumber, 10000 hoops.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27

Moderation in the of stimulants, like the avoid
ance of all excesses, is unquestonably praiseworhy
and lifeprolonging All sensible persons admit this
But the vendors of non-alcoholc slops. desrous of
undermining the reputation of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters in order to sell their own worthless trash
have thought fit to go to the length of denouncng as
baneful in the extreme all inyigorsnts containing
spirits Now the very of this is the case the
fact being that no vegetable btters entirely devoid of
alcohol are worth rush, that being the one ingredi-
ent which prevents the decomposition and sourfng of
the others. Probably no one knows better than YOU
Messieurs the Trumpery Tonic Venedrs. that the
perfectly pure liquor used to dissolve the botanic
constituents Of Hostetters Stomach Bitters is the
very best medium that could have been selected to
facilitate and confirm The invgorating, protective
and remedial action of the great stomachlc.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27
FINANCIAL AND CONIMERCIAL
Portland Wholesale Nlarkets.

Portland Wholesale Marken.
MoNDAY.-The markets are fairly active, though
prices rather unsettled The furry in New York
has sent down and now it is quoted at 81 90 a
03, meal at &c. AS the panic can be but tempora-
ry, people fastening to buy, and there is but
small quantity in the market. Advices from the
West indicate little more firmness. Lard is still
tending down, and commands 14lc for tierce and
tub Sugars are fairly active with Eagles out of the
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27
An Interesting Case

SALT LAKE, Oct. 26.-George Reynolds was
to-day indicted for polygamy under the Con-
gressional law of 1862 and held to bail in S25OO,
Mayor Wells James Sharp and S. w. Searn
becoming his securities. This is the first in
dictment in this city under the act of Con
gress, the former one having been found under
the Territorial law. The case will probably 90
to the Supreme Court of the United States.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27
No Excuse For Being Sick.

No person can use Boschee's German Syrup with
out getting immediate reliif and cure. We have the
first case of Coughs, Colds or Consumption, or any
that has not been cured We have distributed every
year for three years 250000 sample bottles by
druggists in all parts OF the United States No other
Manufacturer of Medicine ever gave their Prepera-
tions such a test as this. Go to your druggist and
get sample bottle for 10 cents and try 1.-two doses
will relieve you. W. F. PHILIPS s. CO., Wholesale
Agents. TT&S&weow
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations The name and address of the writer are in
ali cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
bat as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve COM
nunications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27

Mr.. WILLIS, the Democratic candidate for
congress in the eleventh New York district,
was liberal Republican," and followed the
fortunes of Mr.. Greeley. The Tribune is nat
urally very eager in his support and in its
quest for something to say against Mr.. Bal
ley, the Republican candidate, makes ihe
rather remarkable point that he should be d.
feated because he is the friend, admirer and
ally of Gen. Butler. To those who have
read the scathipg and pungent structures upon
the Essex statesman's character, opinions
and methods in the yarmouth" letters,
there will seem conspicuous lack either of
fairness or accuracy of information in the
Tribune Office. Such a glaringly preposterous
charge is confession of being hard pushed
for grounds of objection, and will rebound de-
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27

Grand Trunk Railroad-D w Coolidge 900 bbls of
flour, Josselyn g Co 200 do, d Keazer HOO do, G B
Varney 200 do, Howes, Hilton & Tarbox 200 do, G A
do Norton & Chapman 700 do, G H True 100 do, G
w True cars corn, Marr s. True 200 bbls flour, w
G Marshall 100 do, Woodbury. 81 Latham 100 do, E
Thomas 200 do A H Thaxter 100 do, Jas Fisk 800
do John Cassidy 100 do, Jamison 100 do, j w
Roberts 100 do, Hayward 200 do, w j Hill 100 do,
w Hubbard 100 do, Kensell & Tabor 1 car corn
and do potatoes, King q Gilman car corn | car
S.sa n3iddIingsf m + Z frtt I'll IA hbls annes Isaac
Soule do do, Woodward & Brown car peas, Ken
dali & Whitney 100 sacks seed, John Jenns so bbls
beet, G w Balch car oats and bags wheat, Will
liam HI ale car corn. o. ~
Eastern Railroad-W II Milliken 200 bbls -four, j
Randall 100 do do. Howes, Hilton d Tarbox 100 do
do Hathaway d w 100 do do ID w Coolidge 100 do
do A Edmonds car shingles.
BY water conveyance-1O00 bush cornmeal to 6 W
True & Co. SD
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27

New York Stock and Monev Market.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27-Euenino.-The monotone Of
affairs in WILL street to-day broken this after
noon by general decline on the Stock Exchange,
ranging from J. @f per cent. The greatest decline
the City of Pekin. The decline in the rest of the
market ranged from q ] per cent: During the af-
teanoon vague rumors of failure in the East India
trade had depressing influence although nothing
definite could be learned. Money closed at 2a per
cent. Foreign Exchange weak and lower, closing
at 4s4 4si9 for sixty days and 4s7a q 4Ss for de-
mand The Customs receipts to-day were S374 1000.
All the sales of Gold were at 11O the rates paid for
borrowing were 1@ per cent per annnm and 1-64
per day; loans were also made fiat. The Assistant
Treasurer paid out to-day $759OO0 in interest. Gov
ernments are steady State bonds dull. Railroad
mortgages firm. The stock market was firm for the
general list early in the day and prices advanced
per cent with the single exception of Pacific MAIL
which was caused by rumors Of an accident to the
steamer City of Pekin: As the morning hour ad-
vanced the whole market fell off under the demora-
izing influence of Pacific Mail weaknesses and the
entire Improvement of the morning was lost. To-
wards the close the lowest prices of the day were
touched with the closing quotations fraction higher.
The following were the closing quotations of Gov
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27

cidedly to Mr.. Bailey's advantage, especially
as the New York papers generally are felicit-
ating the city on the prospect of securing
him as representative of its interests. Our
correspondent ''Scrutator" treats the subject
in sarcastic vein in letter which may be
found on the first page.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27
Murder.

CINCINNATI, Oct. ga special to the Ga
! zette from Springfield, Ohio, says at midnight
| Simon Wolf, an influential citizen of Byron,
| Greene county, was waylaid, shot several times
| and robbed of large sum of money, and left
| dead in the road. There is no clue to the mur
derer, but the excitement. is intense and wide
| spread, and vigorous search is in progress
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27
METEOROLOGICAL

PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FoUR
HOURS
MAR Dept, OFFICE GRIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER. Washington, ID. G., 7
Oct. q, Il A. M.ty
For New England,
falling barometer, southwest to westerly winds,
warm and cloudy weather and rain.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27

"BITTERs. Mr.. Henry Vaughan, State AS
sayer of Rhode Island, has made chemical
analysis of thirty-fve samples of "btters," in
cluding all the more important ones in the mar
ket, and finds that they contain from 636 to
1920 per cent. Of alcohol The highest per
centage is nearly equal to ordinary brandy or
whiskey, and the lowest exceeds the strength
of Edinburgh ale, while nearly all the speci-
mems contained more alcohol than the strong
est wines. And yet these bitters are consumed
largely by people who would not touch wines or
spirits in their usual form.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27
Portland and Canada.

The Toronto Globe, the ablest and most
important of the Dominion journals, takes up
the discussion in the PRESS, of the business
relations and connections of Portland, in a
leading article under the heading of ''Port
land in Maine." This article is of so much
interest and consequence to our business men
who are considering the question of transpor-
,tation facilities, that we commend it to their
careful perusal. The cordial feeling express
ed should be met by reciprocally warm well
come on our part, and we should leave no
room for the accomplishment of the menace
suggested at the close of the article. Thor
oughlY friendly relations are important to
both parties, and sentiment of antagonsm
should not be allowed to grow through any
neglect of ours to fulfill our share of the effort
required to facilitate commerce between the
nations.
The Globe article IS as follows:
The Portland PRESS, in an article on the
progress and enterprise connected with that
city, endeayors to impress its readers with the
Importance of encouraging, as ''the main reli-
ance for developing our commercial resources"
the railways which make Portland the shipping
W
of ocean steamers are, the PRESS points out,
only auxillaries of the railways that link the
city with far distant regions whence Yves tern
produce seeks the Atlantic seaboard. The
PRESS goes on to refer to the railways existing
between Portland and other American cities
Boston has its manufactures; Baltimore and
Philadelphia are nearer to the great dlstribut-
ing points of the West than Portland But
then, says the PRESS: "We have the advan-
tage in geographical position, relative to Great
Britain and her North American colonies, in
our connection through the Grand Trunk with
Canada, which furnishes SO large per centage
of the business for European steamers, as we'll
as with the West, and in being the Atlantic
terminus of a line owned and controlled by
English capitalists whose interest is to have the
channel of trade between Great Britain and
Canada run through our city, and who have an
American company can command"
What does all this prove but that very close
identity OF interest exists between Portland
and the Dominion, with which the Grand Trunk
Railway places her in such close relations
There can be no doubt that great deal de-
pends on the spirit in which Americans meet
the people of Canada, as to whether those re-
lations are rendered more intimate and profita-
ble or the reverse. Americans have it lust
now in their power to invite Or repel the sub
jects of the Dominion by assuming an attitude
either friendly or hostile, as respects the com
Inercal intercourse of the two countries. If an
enlightened and liberal spirit should guide the
councils of the Republic, no cne will rejoice
more than the people of Canada to see Port
land, or any other city of the states reap the
benefit. If, on the other hand, commercial
monoDolles and shortsighted policy should
prevail, Canadians would be more than human
II they did not decide on taking care in the first
place of themselves, and seeking, as far as pos
sible, to be independent of uucongenial neigh
bors.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27

On the first page will be found an interest
ing letter on the political situation in New
York, and particularly in New York city.
The election takes place week from to-day.
The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27

REDUCTION OF WAGEs.-The Boston papers
state the Eastern Railroad have recently re-
duced the wages of the local employees Oh their
route. In Lynn the fagmen have been cut
down from $40 to $35 month. The wages of
other employees in Boston have been cut down
from SO to $5 a month. In Peabody the wages
of the fagmen have been cut down to 81 day.
Some of the station men on the line have had
their wages reduced from S55 to $40 month.