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The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17

NOMINATIONS BY THE GovERNoR.-Governor
Dingley has made the following nominations
Ded. Justice-Stephen j. Burgess, East Liv-
ermore; Orren Hall, New Vineyard; Cbas. e.
Holt, Bethel; Chas III Hersey, Bethel; Nelson
Allan, Edmunds.
Notary Public-John P Winchel, Bruins.
wick Moody L Stickney, Bangor; Albion
Veaze, Bangor.
TIial Justice-Orren Hall, Weld; E Stack
pole Kenduskeag; Edward Davis, Stetson; A
Lane, Highland Plantation; Jos Mears,
Morrill,; 7 Burbank, Cooper.
Coroner-John Wilson.
Justice Peace and Quorum-E Hubbard,
Biddeford; A,onzo X Trip, Wells; Nathan o
Kendall Biddeford Gardiner ID Weeks, Gray
Kimball Eastman, Gorham Andrew Hawes,
Deering; Warren Sparrow, Deering; Wilson G
Beal, Avon; M A Phillips, Weld; Nath'l Dunn
Robert L Grindle, Mt Desert; Benz Sawyer
fremont; Wyer Sargent, Sedgwick; G K
Evans, China; Thos Palmer, Fayette: Martin
81 Kiff Vinalhaven; Heman Harden, Rock
land; Christopher Prince, Thomaston; Alva
Black, Paris; r j Cole, Greenwood; G
Read, Levant; Lorenzo Cook, Garland; E H
Barrett, Hampden; Geo Shaw, Exter; B III
Mace, Bangor; Pelna Soule, Lagrange; Geo
w )yalI, Bangor; Dan'l Buffers, Prentss;
Dover; VIM l Wood, Milo; David Stephen,
Emden; o S Haskell, Pitsfeld; Chas Boston,
Lexington; Abel Prescott, Canaan: A Went
worth, Montville; d M Belcher, Winthrop;
Thomas Clark, Prospect; VIM B Doten, Cooper.
To Solemnize Marriages-Miss Lorenza
Haynes, Halowell; Eugene NJ. Grant, Water
vile.
-mist-Chas. Drake sGardiner.
Recorder Municipal Court-Llewellyn Kid
der, Portland.
Harbor Commissioner-Cyrus III. Farley,
Portland.
Commissioners Fisheries-Eias M. Stilwell,
Bangor, Henry o. Stanley Dixfield.
Justice Peace and Quorum (state)-J. w.
Porter, Burlington.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17
MEETING 90 THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 1t

MEETING 90 THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 1t
is expected that at the approaching meeting of
the Historical Society some very interesting
papers relating to the general and local history
of the state W ill be read by Mr., r. X. Sewall of
Wiscasset, on the settlements following the
charter of 1906, showing an uninterrupted
occupation of the coast from the time of the
Popham plantation; by Mr.. Varney on the
Indian inscriptions at Machias; by Mr.. Geo. L.
Davis on Sir VIM. Phipps and his supposed por-
trait; by Gen. Brown on Champlain's voyages
of 1904, 1905 and 1906; by Mr.. III, W. Bryant
on the early history of the stage in Portland.
An interesting communication is expected also,
from Mr.. j. Wingate Thornton, on the dis
covery of the "Trelawney Papers" in England,
which will throw much light on the early his
tory of Richmond's Island and the settlement
in this vicinity, and several other papers.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17

The MUsEUM.-'Led Astray'' has taken the
popular fancy and has every promise of a long
rum 1t is really very attractive play, finely
set and finely acted. The Rodolph of Mr.
Arnold is well conceived and we'll sustained
characterization. careless and rollicking in the
opening scenes, strong and passionate in the
closing. The depth and power of his acting
were exhibited at their best in the scene In his
wife's dressing-room, where his measureless
anger toward her lover finds expression in the
words poured out upon the shrinking woma n
before him. In the scene where he surprises
Armande and De Lesparre he is open to the
charge of over-acting. The strong passion of
jealously may require powerful representation
but it is easy to exaggerate it.
Miss Isadora Cameron's Armande was an
admirable characterization. The sentimental
wife, seeking some strong demonstration Of
passion from her lord, nettled at his
interest in matters for which she has DO taste,
and grown into morbid mood with brooding
over fancied neglect, was understandlngly
treated. The reproachful, complaining face
and chariness of verbal reproach, which are in
finitey more aggravating to a man than shrew-
well too in the trying scenes with De- Lespawe; ;
and in the boudoir scene with her husband,
(Which is by far the best in the pay,) she de-
veloped strength and power of acting which
surprised eveu those who have seen her in her
most notable parts.
Miss Victoria Cameron has found in the role
of Mathilde happy opportunity for the dis
play of her histronic ability. Its carelessness
and abandon and display Of warm hearted
gaiety are given excellently. Her treatment of
her modest and hesitating lover was done to the
life, and her little mood of self-reproach so
very evanescent, was charmingly done.
George De Lesparre received understanding
treatment at the hands of .Mr. Bascomb The
impersonation was noticeably free from exag-
geration while at the same time it was sufi-
ciently sttong. Mr.. Bascomb recognized the
fact that men do not ordinarily go into hyster-
les when they make love, and, as some OF the
legal documents say, governed himself accord
ingly. The part of the sentimental intriguer
with much warmer fancy than heart, gentle
manly, eloquent and plausible, was excellently
rendered, and he looked the character 1t is
in many respects one of his best impersona-
tions.
Mr.. Calder was happy in his rendition of
Hector, the good-natured, hearted, sound
headed, convenient and obliging cousin. The
quiet manners and keen watchfulness of thai
model young man, who had the honor of his
family in his keeping, was well done.
Mr.. Richardson was an excellent Mount Cos
line, and developed unexpected capabilities as
fop. MIR. Verney did we'll as Major O'Hara,
the Irish adventurer, though he developed an
astonishing eccentricty in the matter of the
differing color of hair and moustache. AS Su-
zanne O'Hara Miss Chippendale had part
quite out of her line, and rather more than she
could handle. Mrs. Grattan was not in every
respect a satisfactory representative of dame
of the old regime, but was nevertheless very en-
tertainino.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17
The Mechanics, Course.

Last evening H. B. M. Consul Murray gave
an entertaining reading in the M. G. M. A.
course to a large house. Mr.. Murray's merits
as an elocutionist are too we'll known here to
need praise from us. He has kindly volun-
teered many times to read in aid of charitable
institutions, and has thereby given our citizens
opportunity to attend some delightful enter
tainments.
The programme last evening was excellently
adapted by its variety to give full play to Mr..
Murrays elocutionary powers. 1t embraced
the Parting of Arthur and Guinevere, from
the Idyls of the King; the Bells of Shandon;
the Death of Absalom, from Willis sacred
poetry: a selection from the Merry Wives of
Windsor; and Dickens ''Boots at the Eoly
Tree Inn." The readings were received by the
audience with lively demonstrations of salts
faction.
This entertainment closed one of the most
interesting and instructive courses of lectures
which have been delivered in this city for some
time. Each and every lecture has been deliv-
cred by some oneof our townsmen, and has
been free to all who wished to hear them. The
hall has been we'll filled each evening by our
best citizens, and in several instances a large
number have been turned away for want of
room. The course opened under favorable Cir
cumstances by lecture by Hon. Geo. t. Davis
The lecture has been delivered in Brooklyn, N.
Y. and several other places, and has been very
highly spoken of by both press and public. On
the night of this lecture, notwithstanding the
severity of the weather, large number OF per-
sons were turned away for want of room.
Since that time there has been number OF
practical lectures, as good as could have been
furnished by any of the lecture agencies in New
England. They have drawn full houses and
the audiences have gone away with the satis-
faction that they have learned something in
stead of listening to lot of rehashed stories.
1t is the expressed wish of all who have at
tended these lectures that there should be
course next season.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17
MASONIC
{ Masonic Hall, No. 30 ETcHdHge !
YORK RITES.

At Masonic Hall, No. 20 ETcRGnge Street.
YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGEs-Ancient Landmark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
HAPrERs-Greeneaf R. A. c., first Monday; Mt
Vernon r. A. c., third Monday.
CoUNcIL-Portland G. r. & S. Masters, second
Monday.
COMMANDMENTS OF X. T.-Portland, fourth Mon
day: st. Albans, second Thursday.
GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May;
Grand Council, Wednesday P. NJ; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening.
MASONIC RELIEF AssooIATIoN-Fourth Wednes-
day in every month.
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION
Second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES.
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge of Perfection, first
Friday.
CoUNcIL-Portland Council P. of j cond Fri
day.
CHAPTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de FL third
Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-Maine Consistory, S. P, Il. s., fourth
Friday in March, June, September and December.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17

THE NEW BIsHoP.-It will be seen by the
telegraphic columns that Rev. James A. Hea-
ly of Boston, has been appointed Bishop for
this diocese by the Pope. Bishop Healy is a
man of marked ability, and has always been
resident of Boston. He is about forty-five
years OF age, and at the present is pastor OF st.
James church, Boston. He received his class
ical education at the College of the Holy Cross
at Worcester, and studied theology at the Mon
treal Seminary. He was for some time Secre-
tary for Bishop Fitzpatrick, who was succeed
ed by Bishop Williams in Boston. The papers
will be sent at once and the new Bishop will be
installed in few days.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17

ACCIDENTS. laborer named John Finney,
who lives on Danforth street, scalded his hand
terribly yesterday morning while thawing out
his pump.
A little girl named Flannigan, who lives on
Washington street, broke her leg yesterday
while coasting on the street.
Hsleigh upset at the corner of Carleton and
Congress streets yesterday afternoon, and a
lady was taken up badly injured.
Yesterday afternoon DIR. Carleton Kimball
returned to his residence and found his servant
girl unconscious, in the kitchen. In the next
room bis sister and little girl were in the same
condition. They were all soon revived. The
cause of the accident was that the pipe to the
heating apparatus had become clogged with
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.

James d. Ware, an old pensioner who served
in the war of 1872, died at Brewer Village,
Friday, aged 81 years.
A man fifty years of age was arrested in
Bangor, Saturday, for attempting to ravish a
little girl seven years of age. The matter was
settled, one of the conditions being that the
rascal leave the country Immediately.
Mrs. Henrietta Kicker diedivery suddenly in
Bangor, Saturday afternoon. A coroners jury
rendered verdict that she came to her death
by apoplexy.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A deer was killed by two Indians in Machias
last week.
IN GENERAL.
Portland, Bath. Wiscasset and Eastport are
at present the only open harbors on the coasts
of Maine.
The following patents were issued to the
citizens of this state the past week -Manufac-
ture of wooden boxes, Almon Robinson, Web
ster; shirt bosoms, Addison Small. Portland,
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17
DIED.

In Greene, Jan. 2s, Rev. Marcellus W. Howe, aged
% years months.
In South Lewiston, Feb. 10. Mrs. Sally Merrill,
aged 6S years months.
In Bath, Feb. A. Charles M. Hogan, aged % years
months.
In Lewiston, Feb. II, Mrs. Marcia Taylor. aged 60
years months.
In Biddeford, Feb. 4, Mr.. Nicholas Wakefield aged
72 years months
In Saco, Feb. 4, suddenly, Mrs. Mary, widow Of the
late Nicholas Kimoall, aged 70 years.
In Rockland Feb. 3, Eta A. Knight, aged q years
In Rockland Feb. 5, Mr. Thomas Low, aged IA
years months
In Bath, Feb Is. Michael Goss, aged 27 years.
In East Pttston, Feb. 2, Mrs. Irene A. Garland,
aged ca years.
of the late Maj. Dan' Thing. aged 81 years months
In Leeds, Feb IL, Mrs. Sally Libby, aged 80 years
and month";
In Wales, Feb. 13, Mrs. Elizabeth A., wife of Hon.
j. S. Small aged rs years months.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17

Ship Edw o. Brien. from Mobile for Liverpool, be
fore reported, is ashore at Port Modoc Several at
tempts had been made to get her aoat, but she re-
manned fast 18th inst.
Ship st Charles, Smalley. at Liverpool nom San
ped sea which stove side lights and mainra; Jan
oath had another gale with high seas; stove bulwarks
and swept decks.
Barque Rennie Carlton Butler, from Liverpool
for New York, put into Fayal Jan % with loss OF
foretopgallant mast and sails split.
Brig VIM Mason, Adams, at st John, n b, from
Cientuegos 10Th ult reports good weather until the
1st inst when in the gulf stream; then she encoun-
tered very heavy gale, and from that time until
her arrival Q4th), she was greeted with succession
of gales. Three times the deck was covered with
ice from 1S to "a inches in thickness. Part of the
trostbtten and all OF them had to be taken
into the cabin to prevent freezing One seaman had
Sch Addie Blaisdell before reported in the ice at
Newport. parted her chain 18th and lost anchor An
other one has been ordered from Boston.
Sch Laura E Messer, Gregory, from Boston Tor
Baltimore, recently ashore and now at Newport will
not 90 to New London for repairs, but will proceed
direct to Baltimore, and go on the railway there.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17

STEAMSHIP INsPEcTIoN.-The U. S. Inspec-
tors of steamboats, at this port, in their annual
report for 1874, state that they have inspected
during the year " steamboats, with an aggre-
gate tonnage of 16, ,664 tons; and examined and
licensed 226 masters, pilots, mates and engi-
neers. They commend particularly the COM
plete and careful preparations made on board
our seagoing and coasting passenger steamers
to guard against danger from fire or shipwreck
by their equipment of fire-pumps and hose al
ways in readiness for instant use day CT night;
boats, life -preservers ard buoys as required by
the u S. steamboat act.
These passenger steamers are every way
worthy of confidence, being navgated by trust
worthy competent men, known for many years
by the travelling public; and making their trips
with great regularity, and such is the vigilance
observed in guarding against dangers of the
sea or fire, that it has been spoken of by the
Supervising Inspectors in very complimentary
terms from their own personal observation.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17
Municipal C0urf.
JUDGE MORRIS PRESIDING.

JUDGE MOhhlS fhEolDi-
TUEsDAY.-David Linehan. Search anu sei|ui0'
Fined $50 with costs. Paid.
George Waterhouse and Montgomery s. 1losoA'
Search and seizure. Gibson Fined $50 with costs'
Paid. Waterhouse discharged.
Libby, County Atty braupuiys'
Martha uoone Search and seizure. Discharged.
Bradburys.
Thomas Murphy, Fred Erskin and Joseph Math-
ews. Larceny. Fined 81 each. Pad.
John Thomas. Larceny. Sixty days. Commltted
John Burns Intoxication. Fined 80 with costs
Daniel Gillis, Stephen Doherty, Frederick Field,
Charles n Smith and Charles Harris for coasting on
the streets. Fined 81 EACH PAID
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17
RPief LOttings.

The Treasurer of the Portland Provident AS
sociation has received from the heirs of the
late John Storer, by Fl. P. Storer, administrar
tor, one hundred dollars.
The steamship George Cromwell on her last
trip from here Friday night took the outside
massage and arrived in New York before day
light Monday morning.
The man who predicted an open winter has
been found with both feet and hands frozen.
He accounted for the change by saying that the
moon quartered Saturday, and cold snap
might be expected for a few days.
The Portland Company's works were mostly
closed yesterday to repair slight crack in the
boiler.
The coal dealers have been working on full
time the past month, and report business good
yet
The second of the Samaritan sociables will
be held this evening.
The Grand Army boys are talking of bring
ing out new drama at City Hall soon
Mr. j. X. Hooper, janitor of Odd Fellows
Hall for many years, is afflicted with cancer
on the lip.
The usual weekly preaching service will oc-
Sermon by Rev. DR.. Snow.
1t is understood that Mr.. r. S. Martin, spe-
cial treasury agent, who is in town, will renew
the old sealing arrangements at Island Pond.
The financial committee of the Maine Cen.
trail directors were in session at the Falmouth
last evening.
Raymond had very pleasant party at his
assembly last evening.
Mr. Stevens, of the Falmouth, who has been
unwell for some time, is again able to be at his
business.
Deputy Marshal Williams was not able to do
duty yesterday owing to severe indisposltlon.
Officers Bell and Bates arrested several boys
last night for coasting on the streets
The man who carries the mail to Peaks Is
land travels en- skates now.
Mrs Mary A. Stebbins, wife of Rev. Horatio
Stebbins, died in San Francisco on the At h inst
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17

WINTER SPoRTs.-It is only once in thirty
wears that the ice is frozen in our harbor SO that
persons can 90 to the Islands on a sleigh ride
as they did yesterday. In the vicinity OF Fish
Point there was said to have been over 500 per-
sons, some of them on skates, others with
teams, and several with ice boats, driven by
the wind. Quite a party went across the har-
bor to the Cape But such state of affairs
will not probably last long as the first south
erlu wind will sweep the harbor clean.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17

WHY IS IT PoPULAR?-Ask any fair-minded
physician, or any family in which it has been
used, ask the whole Drug trade, why HALE's
lar % The ei answer will be that the cues of in.
effecting, are the topics of conversation in
every city, town and village in the United
States. It's enormous and constantly increasing
sales are based upon the grand fact, notorious
Throughout the whole country that 1t controls
and masters every disease leading to consump-
tiou.
Pixies ToorH-A ACHE DRoPs-Cure in one
ninu feb11 d&w1w
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17

OGice Hours.
From 500 m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 a m.
The nnblic are requested to adopt the house door
letter boxes the use of which will result in greatly
Increased rapidity in the delivery of letters.
by having them plainly addressed to the street and
number, . F. =, -. -,
mail matter left at their residences regularly, with
Three deliveries will be made daily, in all the dis
tricts viz; at and 10 a. m, and at p. M and in
the business portions of Nos. 8, A. s., and Z, the
heart of the city, additional delivery at 1SO pm.
Collections
Are made on week days at and 1115, a. M, and
at and p IN. On Sunday one collection at 8 p.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at LOO
and 500 pm. Close at $50 m, and 24O and sue
Boston and the West. Arrive at 500 IN.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at LOO and 500 m. Close at
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 100 p. m.
and AS a M Close at $50 m, 2.4O and 800 p m.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes.
Arrive at p m. Close at II m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 9.O5 a
and > p m. Close at II M and 20 p m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East Arrive
at I2.45 am. Close at 9 p m.
Skowhegan, intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at 3 p m. Close at II m.
Canada and intermediate offices, via q. L. X. Ar
rive at 3 p m. Close at u. AS p M.
Morning Northwestern by q. L. X. ArriVe at y a
. M Close at $50 a. m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 9.05 m, 3 and
s.1Opm Close at 6.15 a m, 12 m, and a2O m:
Rochester N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
at 10 10 m, and lbs m. Close at 7.30 m, and
1.00pm.
North Conway and other offices on the P. & Q. r.
II. Arrive at 1850 NJ, and 500 m. Close at 7.Oo
a. m. and LOO pm.
BY the Brdgton Stage. Arrive at 8 pm. Close at
$50 IN.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at 6 M
Close at 4.30 m. ,.,
Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, Mount Desert, Mill
bridge, Jonespert and Machias. via each steamer
Arrive at 6 a IN. Close at pm.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Arrive
Thursday at 6 m. Close Saturday at $50 p m.
ing of steamers Close at 2.40 m.
Foreign Mails for Allen Line from this port close
every Saturday at p m.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17

PREVENTION OF FIRE.-Soon after the fire
at the Portland Company's works the compan
decided to have some means provided for ex-
tinguishing fires in their buildings, Conse-
quently the new shops erected were provided
with pipes running around on the inside OF the
building with holes in them. The pipes are
connected with the hydrant. By this means
one man can turn on the water at the hydrant
in the case of a fire and flood the whole build
ing in a moment
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17

SUDDEN DEATH-About midnight last night
Mr.. Montgomery Anderson, an old citizen, died
vary sudden at his sidence on Hampshire
street Mr.. Anderson was 81 years of age,
and never was sick a day in his life until day
before yesterday, when not feeling very wei
physician was called. last night he was 1eeI-
ing better, and was sitting in bis chair when ne
dropped dead of heart disease.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17

Brig Eudorus, Lee, from Port johnson for Port
land, and the sch Koret, Durham, from New YORK
for Salem, are outside of the lighthouse, New Haven,
frozen in The crews go ashore on the ice. Sch An
ME L McKeen, from Jacksonville arrived at New
Haven 18TH after drifting round in the Sound eigLt
days in the ice.
Brig Carrie burlington, from LegEorn for Boston,
before reported at Provincetown, remains in same
position, and is getting badly chafed She is afioat
at high water. The ice round her is reported to be
over two feet in thickness
Sch Seguin, Rogers from New York for Fall River,
is frozen in at Newport Capt Rogers seeing no pros
pect of getting released at present. has discharged
his crew.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17
STATE NEWS.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.


The house of Charles Cannon in Naples
was destroyed by fire Saturday morning, with
nearly all its contents Loss $1,000. Mrs.
Cannon and her two children were compelled
to remain out of doors with nothing but their
night clothes on, tie mercury being 38 degrees
below zero at the time.
Saturday morning a maiden lady named
Cotton, seventy-seven years of age, was found
dead in her house in Pownal, having pelished
from cold. 1t is supposed she was taken sud
denly i'll and was unable to help herself, so that
the fire went out.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A. >. Knight, of Rumford, was arrested
Monday on charge of obtaining $1,700 from
W. r. White of Winthrop on false pretence.
Two men named Chase and Merchant have
been arrested at Colebrook, N. H, on ascharge
of stealing horse from the stable of +. ID.
Bartlett of Rumford.
Mr.. America Swan of Buckfield was very
badly injured Monday by falling through an
open scuttle into the cellar beneath.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17

FATAL Acc1DENT-As the morning train
over the Boston & Maine was leaving Ballard
vale for this city, yesterday, Rev. E. H. Lese-
man, the Methodist clergyman of the place,
attempted to cross Il e track when he was struck
by the locomotive and run over. His body was
taken up in terribly mutilated condition.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17
IFRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED

Ar at Liverpool 18th, brig Stella Lodge from Port
land via Pemaquid.
Ar at Glasgow 18th. ship Glenberie, DAVIS )n Port
land 81 days.
Ar at New York 18th, brig Hattie Bishop Bishop
West Indies; steamers Henry Chancey, fr' m Aspln'
wall Columbus from Havana.
Brig Anita Owen. from Baltimore for Belfast, pu
into Fayal Jan 22d in distress, having lost sp r. ID
damaged rigging
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-17

ANTIQUARIAN SUPPER-The ladies' circle at
Woodford's Corner will give an old fashioned
supper in the vestry of the church on Thurs
day evening of this week, if pleasant. There
will be an entertainment, md the ladies will
appear in ancient costumes.