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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-05-30
C6piamos del perii6dico official:

C6piamos del peri6dico official:
.Habiendo ocurrido en- diferentes
puntos de esta Isla algunos casos de
hidrofobia, Sc recomienda 4 los Sres.
Alcaldes de la misma ell mas exacto
cumplimiento q la circular de este
Gobierno fecha IL de JUNO del ano
pr6ximo pasado.
Lo que de 6rden de s. E. Sc pu
EN- este peyi6dico, para conocimiento
de quienes corresponds.
>Paerto- Rico, 1s de Mayo de
1876.-El Secretario de Gobierno,
Pedro Dig Romero.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-05-30

Carnes.-Durante los dias 81 del cor
riente y 1c, 2 y 8 del entrante JUNO, Sc
expendera en- esta ciudad la libra de GER
do, los dos primerOs dias 4 26 cuartos Y
los dos restantes a %; y los dias 4, 5, "
z del entrante Sc expendera la de res los
tres primeros dias q 20 cuartos J Ell 6l-
timo %.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-05-30
G. A G E ILL A S f.

Sub7st0.--Ei % de JUNO Sc hara la de
la piedra que Sc neoesita para reparar la
earretera comprendida entire Rio-piedras
y Caguas. A 128, 800 pesetas asciende 10
presupuestado con este fin. Los que des-
cen hacer Ia contrata pueden enterarse
en- la GacetG del 81.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-05-30

Zmzsseza Sc nos ha informado que Ell
martes 10 de JUNO empezara la companfa
lirico- dramatica que esta proxima llegar,
su abono en- nuestro teatro con La con-
quista de Madrid. Y prop6sito del abo-
no; todos los palcos estan abOnados y no
quedau mas que una . dos plateas dis
ponibles.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-05-30
La Ristor5 Sc ha despedido de M9;tco
con la siguiente composition:

"ADIos 4 MEJIco.
Dulce pals de las flores, mi astro un dia
Me condujo hasta ii de zona en- zona
Para agregar la corona mia
Una hoja del laurel de tu corona.
iAh! 81 la luz que de tu sol germina.
Solo un instante contempe en- ell cielo,
No divides a la pobre peregrina
Que en- tn nido de amor detuvo ell ynelo.
Gracias, gracias te da Ia errante artista;
81 20 al buscar aqul modesto palma
Pude hacer de tu APPLAUSE L. conc u'sta
iAh! tn tambien ne conqaistaste ell alma
Adios, por siempre adios, Eden de
(amores,
Mis- recuerdos en- cambio de tus flores.
Nj corazon en- cambio de tu llanto.n
s.zz
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-05-30

;rdnstria, atenta siempre q les movi-
,roipntos de los consumidores, los 81
Sne.cotho l,, la sombra al caerpo; Sc CO
.ioca iuntoe clos y Sc acomoda { sus
r,hrictos; ~ mien. ras que la agricultu
! . suiieta Z Ia. TERRA, desmaya en- su
Ieianfa 8. perece con la auseneia de
onuellos donde mismO nace.-Frdn
! cisco Somalo q Torres.
(COncZaiyd)
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-05-30
IA RIA DEL CABL t.

Interesa al comercio conoccr la siguien-
te tarifa de los despachos que Sc trasm;
tan por el cable, que ha publicado la Ga
ceta hccha va la rebaia en- los trasat-
lanticos de que hemos hablado anterior
mente:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-05-30

~Octa0a de CorpmS.-El domingo a las
. de Ia tarde saldra otra procession solem-
ne &c San Francisco reeorriendo las ca.
lies de costumbre.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-05-30

C.ltos. Ell Mes de Maria, que con tan
V assdaldsd y devociOn 80 viene oele.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-05-30
(COnclaiyd)

.Por la siguiente importantfsima
9sposicfonadei Gobierpo, Sc y6 que,
a consecuencia della epidelnia que
allf rsina Sc. ha declarado sucio el
puerto de Ponce, notieia que convie-
ne n tengan. presente los nayegantes y
81 comercio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-05-30
,GoBIERNO GENERAL
SecYetQr.{a..

BE Ee1sLA DE ruERro-R1oo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-05-30
PARA EsPANA.

A Madrid.-Se anade 81 Is
cts. al precio fijado; para Ingla-
terra.-Via de Marsella. Sc
anade - 81 cts. al precio fijado
para Inglaterra -. ..........
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-05-30

"ADIos 4 MEJICo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-05-30
TARlFA DE DIEz PALABRAs

1NCLuYENDo La DmECcroS. s.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21

n-w, a.vo,o u,,cbI AZ dur spaco
~, ~ N. NJ I. u N s,cSllsnt literary al.
snis w y .S ,u'a eevnsS,an william ID.
ores as, \ Nv ~, Js,;yered * the Acade.
Ain0 s.,a ssa y ansrseiative audience,
my, pu a',s.; y aq,Es Iltb int, Tho
ol . Ins sv Wv Ss y nsr,isal. II IA one
aSsrsss wy, I; , Es research aud much
apy ,..:s i h;s,ar;ssl ;nformatiou. The
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21
LAND sAlg.


Charles D. Halt, administrator Of I'm. P.
Raymond, deceased, &C.,
ys.
The representatives and eslatesof Robert and
james MeCray. deceased.
IN 4tILAAtnaY.
Under decree oflhe Giruuit Court ofLewig
county In this case, will sell ut public AUG
lion, 70 The highest bidder 10 front Of Tho
Court lionsc Of Lewis county on The
N3 2iddy Of Augus', 1879,
being the Gfbt day ofthe August term ofthc
County Court OF Lewlscotnty, o tract OF
Sl53 ACRES OF LAND,
IN Webster county, on Buffalo Fork o. Little
Kanawlla River, Assigned by decree ID eaid
rAle 10 the heirs Or Robert AlcCtay. VI
Pufehaser must give noieswith goed r.
eurily, hcafing interest from date, payable
10 8, l2aed ID monfhli and tie title Will
b rcscrfcd until The further order ofContt
hENRY BRANNON,
Juut1-iN Commissioner.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21
NOTICE.
To The Stockholders OF the
Weston e. West Fork
Railroad Company.

In pursuance ofan order Of the Board Of
Directors ofaaid company, passed by . ma.
jority Of said Directors, 90 tho sth Wy 81
Nav, 1875, meeting Of tue said Stoeklold..
"a viii bo held at Tie principal Office ofsaid
COMPANY Ia Weston, Lewis county West
VIRGINIA, on The i1li day Of July, 1916, 70
ccnsidor The proposition increasing the cap-
itai stock Of iaid Company from scyentyfhye
ihcuSand 10 two hundred and any thousand
HENRY BaAssoS, President.
w. G. 1,sssErr, Secretary.
Nay 8, 1s75-m17td
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21
w.. KlTsoN, Proprietor
$50 REwARp.

The above reward will be paid To any
person for the arrest and safe delivery 10 tho
Undersigned, In any jail Of tbs stats, OF
AYE JENIS ms; W.
who was convicted OF felony NJ the August
term Of the Richie Circuit Court, 1871, and
sentenced 10 2 years imprisonment 10 the
penitentiary. lie escaped March 18Th, 1879.
DESCRlPTIoN,-35 years old, tallow
complexion, biacko very dark brown eyes,
sandy brown and curly half, . feet and 9
inches high, and marked as follows; wouu.
ded in front Of right abdomen, scar and
mole near tho corner Of left eye, and right
hand broken al the back flittlc finger.
WIN. L. BRIDGES,
Sapt ". 70. Pcnitentiary.
May 81, 1s75-4w
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21
nrAs OurnAog-somet time ago We

EgAso urRAoE-some time agowe
called attention tethe fset that some
pcrson q persons had been carrying
away flowers from the public cemetery
near town. We are again called upon
% mention the fact. Children, aud
SONS grown persons, have been carry.
ing away flowers in large quantities.
We think Ills high time that some
thing should DO done with persons
Who arol guilty Of such an act. Il
must b stopped someway.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21

RI CouEfERfElT Eve dollar bilIl
on tho First National Bank Of Paxton,
Illinois, and ten dollar notes On the
National Bank Of Rishncnd, Indians.
arc in circulation. Look OFT for them
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21
~ Apotooy WI AL tbo indul.

Rr ApoLooy. -we ask clio indal-
genco Of our readers this week for cur
lack Of local news. We surrender q
largo portion Of our space 70 the
Address Of Pa. William n. Ar.
uold.-seyeral communications, and
other items Of importance have been
uuayoidably crowded cut this week,
They will appear in our nextissue.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21
Ma,tey-M. licWhorler.
NJ sYoua LIFE Worm 10 0Bsrs!

Sickness prevails everywhere, and
evorybody complains Of some disease
S ami tbeir lifc. When ick, tho OBJ
iect i toget well now We say plainly
thSt ID person in this world that is sui.
ietiue Win Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint
md Ia effects, such as Indigestion,
Costiyeness, Sick Headache, Sour
Stomach, Heart Burn. PslPiiatIon Of
.bs Heart, Depressed Spirits, Bilious;
s ~ ~, en- take Grea's dagus!
EO,scr without getting relief and cure
If YOU dcdbt this, 70 70 your Drug;
ieists. Dr. d. B. Simpson y Co.. and
Ell q Sample Bottle for 10 cents and
nv Il. Regular siEo 70 cts. Two
doses will relieve you.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21
RI : How. c. ] RluIKsIR spent /

III HON y NNuuNEIH .FSHs
fsw daysih our town last weel The
guest 4 Dr. T. b. Camden, at .he
aospital. We learn no was much
pleased With the Institution, and To
management. We 40 glad 70 learn
lie inisnds 70 procure q miscellaneous
library lar 10 use Of tho patients, as
one s badly needed. s-I l.Il
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21
-. conroRArIoH ELEcFIon. -AI

~ ConroRArioH ELEcrIos. IA
tho election hold last Saturday, tns
following persons were elected q
Office Mayor-Dr. G, A. Newton,
Couucilmen-T. G. Farnsworth, i.
Rollins, A. q. Osborne, A. Pound.
stone and A. B. CLARK. sergeans-
a. w. Stuart. 0verseer Of Poor
J y. N. Hart. BHcl:lannon Delta.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21

HT ErYoars are to DO made "
Hon: O. ], Faulkner and oshera to in'
daso lilo government to rebuild lhs
armory at Hnrper's Ferry.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21
special Term Or me Circuit Court

Judge Brannop has ealleda special
.o,m II the Circuit Court Of Lewis
county, commencing on Monday, July
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21
Ryr7A pRopLgM SoLygD.-A sill

kyA PRcBIEM soLvED.-A ship
had d hole Gao foot square stove 10
her, tho carpenter had but one board
9xie inchesto mend II, he did 50 BY
saving tho board into once. How
was h done? We were in that boat
theihole was ''on tho square, That
board was two inches thick, and the
carpenter sawed Il into once making
two ope inch boards, and stopped the
leak and we we're saved. Butt Il wasa
board splitting escape. -.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21

fTPsa STICKS and bean poles arc
now de subjectsof much anxiety on
the patt Of our amitcur gardeners.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21

ego TO the News Depot icI
reading matter,
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rS- ELEcrlos OF oFEIcERs.-Edt'
tors Democrat. -Ata stated meeting
Il Jackson Lodge No. IS. A. =. 4 A.
NJ, held ia their hall 10 Jane Lew on
the oh inst, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing Masonic
year: /. ~,
Senior Rardes-I. jackson,
Junior Rardea-J. D. Smith:
Secretary. s. Love.
FJsas,lrsr-M. W. Stalnaker.
iSsnior Deaesrt-A. NJ. Stalnaker.
Ju,.ior Deaecn-J. w jackson.
Tilr-J. D. Kayser. a,
Yours Co., 80 W.
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". G.RENNETT,
MIH0 RSzSEy et INV
NOTARY PUBLIC,
1f qliA-Anl--
Mssoss Mgs@s,

" 4 WCNIOILI W.. Va"
VIII practice 10 Lowlt n1d adlolnipg sonn.
ties asAgekt ofiho National Cooperative
Business Agency Company VIII procure
American and Foreign Patents P!oseeule
bounty, Pebsion, and NJ other Kinda o.
Government Claims, ind collect debts o.
every description in any part ofthe unised
States, Ii,
iie,witiaisb act as Rial Estate Agenl!
nd As sueiI posstsses unlquAled iaegiu,
,,es.hpyintaa selling q Land I Ssl l ss'l
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I'm, il. Brnc, trustee, John n. Aliens aa-
minis,tGtor, Daniel s. Squlrcs and +. II.
Singleton, defendants.
IN ctAScERy.
Under q decree OF the Circuit Court o.
Lewis county, Ia tbs case, viii sell o. pun,
iie auction, q The highest bidder, in from, o.
the Court House Of liraxton county, On ihc
iisth day Of August, 1876, being the tirst day
Of thc August Term Of the Circuit court o.
BraSton county, all the interest Of John u.
Conrad In o tract Of
S' lis ACRES OF LAND,
living on the Little Rauawha River, o. ihe
month ofNaul's Creek In Braxton county,
w VII ala interest Ia fouraihg thereof 10y
"a much eaall IS will satisfy q debt q
ssie "a cents, with laterest from The htsl
day OF April, isee, being the amount desreed
arainit tho plAintit In favor Of delendaIll
Sauites and Singleton, and The costs o. sa 4, Z
ana Inc residuo upon credit Of u months
M purchaser 10 give bond with good ps y
sonal security for tho excess and the ullelI'
IA retained until The same 10 paid,
w. II BYRNE,
Trustee and 6ommisslcner,
May "a 4w
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fy DlssoLuTtos OF PARrNRnstiIr.
ftbo fitm Of Jackson, Mcbride y 20,
hay,this day dissolved by mutual cpn-
sopt All persons indebted g I, ! !. W.. Y Y
viliand their accounts IN tho hau ID o.
q. 4. jackson for settlement. Tho n
having accounts against tho tirm wa
please present them. /, IL.
JACKSON, McBaipE &Co.
la, .Iijle TO- 80
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[oefall
List Of olaipf Allowed by the
cojllfy Court. W

Il. "a. att,....,f,.. A.
li'' OF o r,, q 4 nnus, py 'ne
J., FER Gains,
q ! pastasop pnErying clothes
|. ioF Mrs y townsend; BY or
aqE Of vfer'ser Keith, ~ 2 ~
W Aeli9 services as uyersecr
Z N ~ . w
j y . bhnd medical attendance =.
, 70 70 y ais flant.lSI3 10 W
sW AAll same for Martha Lis.
: IL %
Slough attention isi i q Nelson s ! I
Riley 8 90
Schmitt coffin for j Pomphrey 500
Y x Roach medical astentiouto
Eliza Tcmpkins II so
u OhSlstinn Same 10 Polly Belt
aud others 81 so
4 y W jackson burial ciolhes for
Hiram Skidmore 4 60
/ j III Burbridge keeping Eliza
Anderson cold, II days
while sick ut 81 per day II 90
CR Carter for nursing and
keeping Nancy Harris 20iO0
] s R'sss vi viz s'''''s " : 500
Same medical attendance to
John Deyany order Of bIath.
eWs 10 DOL
Same for Mrs Isaac Ratclif 4 00I
Same for ] Cummings 1876
Ednision 4 Bare medlcinesfar.
nishcd Widow Burns a 80
Same medicine 10 VIM Deyany s 20
Same for John Deyany 20 COL
j W Wofindin publishing no.
10 Board Of 0yerseers / sol
Mark Balls keeping and nurs-
ing Carrie Dodson 25 DOL
| Mcbride coffin for John
Deyapy s 0OI
Same for ] Wilson's daughter 5s00l
Same coffin and box for Dam
'isl Bean @ O0l
jackson, McBride & Go. coffin
sa sss ts ri Mrs. lG' R ass Trimmings 90 %
Ms SS Dsysny sA''A's W IS
Er Ralston administrator ofM
b Cummings, deceased, &C.
count for medical attention
town Deyapy o DOL
Same for medical attention to
John Deyany IS COL
y d. pY "a. . W. ''' D'us 8 5oI
Sam, mel medicine for j Devspv sSI
| N b Bland medical attention 10 n
Mrs Fisher 6 go.
Same IA, Mrs PAYNE 8 IS
Same 10 Mrs Cummings as %
Same 10 James Carter III 90
Same to David Dapgerfeld 300
Same 10 McAna 10 so
Same to Carrie D dson's child / so
| A Nj Dent medical attention
toBl.ck Nancy's child 500
JgW Jackson goods 10 Nelson
Riley IN is
Ross & yanderyort goods to
Mrs Payne 90
IWI,iDunninrton n Bro bury.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21
THEFERooIous
Wild Beasts Of the Forest

viii not be on exhibition at present, but
their absence will DO fully made up by a large
stock Of Dry Goods, Groceries, Notions,
Ready Made Clothing, Boots and Shoes,
Quecnsware, Wooden'ware, &c. We viii
not enter into the
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21

DR 0EoRaElB. MoRRis Of tho frm
a. Morris, jarrett q Hall, Dentists,
is4. 5th Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa, will
visit this place twice o year-spripg
md hll-notwithstanding others report
n HE contrary.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21
Den IS VIVA AleNs,

but wilt in our proper place, and viii cell
our goods atsueh figures that you will for
get all about such things as Wild Lions, and
rejoice that you have saved your money TO
invest In Dry Goods, Groceries and Notions,
marked down TO the lowest prices. Neither
will we introduce the
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21
Ten Baby Elephants,

but will sell you Ladies' Dress Goods at
prices that will convince you that we under
stand our business. Those who have never
seen tho real living
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21
Ayers Ague Cure,

= s:S:ts 8 As .SssssIs. ne =:
yer, &o., and indeed oil tho affections
which arigo rom malarioug, mafsh, o.
fuinnuAtio poiAonn, ~
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-06-21
III pPoPoVAMUs,

will not see It here, but will see Groceries,
10, sold at told time prices. Among the
living curiosities we regret wo have not at
present on hand 49, ~.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-19

THE NEW SENATORS. Angus Cameron, Car
penters successor, is not unlike Senator Simon
Cameron in size, features, and manner. In
deed he would easily be taken for q younger
brother of Simon. Mcmillan, who takes Ram
sey's place, is small man, with black beard
aud granger rural air about him. Randolph,
of New Jersey, is a tall, corpulent, and broad
shouldered man, with full face and bushy side
whiskers Like Burnside, he is snowy and
dresses WELL Pickney White, of Maryland, is
of a delicate and aristocratic bearing some-
thing of the style of Judge Thayer Herman,
of New York, is very Senatorial in his looks,
and looks as if he had six years OF uninterrup-
ted happiness before him. Cockerell, OF Mis-
souri,, and Withers, of Virginia, both Of whom
were in the Confederate army, have that hard
and rough look of the Southern soldier.
have an idea they will talk lit
tie, which will be q blessing. Andrew
johnson locks admirably, walking around the
Senate chamber with an air Of ease and COM
fort Eaton of Connecticut Is small man
With glay hair and smooth face, and has look
on his countenance of perpetual anger Jones,
of Florida, is a tall, gaunt, broad-shouldered.
ungainly fellow, with sandy hair cropped down
close to the skull, and smooth red face lis
a frank and honest face, although not very
handsome. Maxey, of Texas, is tall and slim
man, with long goatee. He was at West Point,
and general in the rebel army. Mcdonald,
of Indiana. is great heavy man with big
head and full round face, and look OF intense
severity. Bruce, the colored member from
Mississippi, is about the height and build OF
Mayor Stpkley. He dresses well, and has the
bearing of quiet and unobtrusive person.
am greatly disappointed in Booth, of Califor-
mia. From the reputation that was given him
in the newspapers expected to see man OF
grand appearance, On the contrary. find him
exceedingly ordinary.-"S, NJ" in Philadelphia
.Stnr.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-19
Literary Notes

Mr.. Brownings new poem is not, as has been
said, translation of any work of Arsto-
phanes, but an Aristophanc poem, in which
the Greek poet-or the English one in his per-
son-says some things about himself that Mr.
Browning thinks have not been said, though
they want saying. The book will lbe issued in
few days.
The idea seems commonly entertained that
the sketches of the early Kings of Norway
by Mr.. Carlyle, which are appearing in Fraser,
have been recently written, and more than one
critic has detectedIin them signs of the deca-
dence of the writer. Unuckily for the theory.
it happens that they were written good many
years ago, and now appear for the first time.
The series of papers in Harper's Magazine
on ''The First Century of the Republic" which
will be published throughout this and the Cen
tennial year, promises to be one of the most i'm
portant contributions to the Centennial litera
ture." Mr.. Knight has finished his paper on
the history of invention. In the next number
an article by the Hon. David A. Wells, on the
nations progress in manufacture. will be pub
lished. Gen. Francis A. Walker will write a
paper on population.
The May Atlantic will contain poems by
Mr.. Longfelow and Mr.. Aldrich, bographi-
cal and critical essay by Mr.. Howells, an in
teresting article by David A. Wells, a story by
William M. Baker, and another of Mark
Twain's capital papers descriptive of life on the
Mississippi
Mr. Swinburne is working at his long pro-
jected essay on the several lstages of Shake
peare's work, based on a study of the progress
and development of his style and metre.
The Independent quietly observes that while
England has four poets of the first rank
among living writers-Tennyson, Browning,
Morris and Swinburpe, we may fairly claim
five-Longfellow, Bryant, Lowell, Holmes and
Whittier
Professor Huntington, of Trinity College, at
Hartford, Connecticut, has published two ora
tions of Lysias, the old Athenian orator, with
notes for the use of college classes. The Fresh
man cl,ss at Trinity will use it, and it has
already been adopted at Harvard
met Bret Harte in the street the other day,
and stopped him to inquire about the novel and
the play upon which he is engaged. The play is
progressing slowly, but the novel, he says, is
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-19

IT is understood that the Postmaster Cen
eral will not attempt to enforce the new rate
of postage on transient matter Immediately.
1t is wholly impracticable to enforce it at
present, for there are hundreds of tons of
matter that have been deposited in the mails
all over the country, on which postage has
been paid at the old rates in ignorance of the
change. There would result from an imme-
diate and harsh construction of the law
great confusion in the postal service, and
great injury to the public interests. Just
when the law will be put in operation Mr..
Jewell does not know, but it will not be till
sufficient notice has been given. lie thinks
the people are opposed to the change of law
He is himself opposed to it, and would not
enforce it at all till after the next meeting OF
Congress, if he could find any way by which
he could personally take that responsibility
upon himself. The complaint throughout
the country of the injustice of the law is
universal. There is scarcely journal in the
land that does not lift its voice against it.
Many of them go so far as TO accuse Sena-
tor Hamlin, who reported the bill, of being
in the pay of the express companies. In
this state, where Mr. Hamlin is best known,
charge of this character will be generally
secuted, for, whatever may be said of our
Senator, the accusation that he was ever in
fuenced in his legislative action by pecuniary
rewards has never been brought against him,
and is too absurd for moments credence.
the interest of the express companies, and
that it was passed through their influence.
But many voted for it under misapprehen-
sion, and Mr.. Hamlin as we'll as others seem
TO have been mised as to its scope.