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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30
News and Other Items.

Delmonico is to have the main restaurant at
the Centennial
Kate Field has been playing to large audi
ences at Liverpool and Middleboro, Eng, un-
er an assumed name, and has been generous
ly praised and applauded.
Gen. George b. Mcclellan, who is now living
in Baltimore. will probably be appointed to a
position in the service of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company, with the title of gen
eral superintendent or general manager.
A Philadelphia man has wasted seven years
of his life in making model of the national
Washington monument. using $685. pieces of
native wood of sixty seven varieties in its con-
struction.
1t is said that the wife of prominent South
ern Representative in Washington goes to bed
decked in diamonds, to prevent the constable
from attaching them to settle the bill incurred
by her husband in purchasing them.
Secretary Northop, of the Connecticut State
Board of Education, has made preparations fol
displaying at the Philadelphia exhibition evil
dences of the educational development of the
Chinese students who are now in this country,
under the charge of Mr.. Yung Wing.
Wendellne Jaeger OF OolumDus, Oulo, IIleu
to 90 across the Scioto River, the other day
''hand over hand" Oh a wire of the unfinished
bridge, but he had only some short distan CT
when the:wire commenced to cut his hands,
and, though he tried to return, the wire cut him
so that he bad to let go, aud was dashed tC
pieces ON the rocks, so feet below.
Among the distinguished gentlemen presen
at the newsboys' dinner in New York on
Christmas, were Schneider, Red Wizard, Billy
the Bootblack, Johnny the Squirt Lelly
Squirt, Little Tommy the Loon, Shorty, Fat
sey, Muggins, Hard Money Tom, Jack Tar
Buffer, Jonesey, Bouncer, Big Isaac an'
Scotty Shocks.
The monitor Amphitrite has just beou burn
ed at Pennsgrove, N. j., in order to obtain th'
iron, copper and other metal used in her hull
Forty barrels of coal oil were used in reducing
the woodwork of the vessel to ashes, and 8;
tons of copper and 1l0 tons of irou have been
taken from the wreck. The monitor originall
! cost $13O,O0O.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

THE annual statistics of crime for New
York city, made up for the year closing Oc-
tober 81, show slight increase in the vol
ume of crime over the year before. The to-
tai OF arrests was S4,400, or 12' per cent of
the entire population of the city. or the
54,655 held after examinations, 36,841 were
males and II ,S14 females. The proportion
OF women up for serious or violent crimes is
very trihing, although showing a remarka-
BILE relative increase over the year previous.
Almost all the arrests of women were for
disorderly conduct fand drunkenness, both
results OF The loss Of virtue. The rapidity
with which the crime of perjury or false
swearing is increasing is very serious diff
Guilty and source of apprehension in the po-
lice courts of New York. As to nativity,
23,S91 oi the 54,665 held for trial were born
in Ireland, q ,270 in the United States, 5197
In Germany, etc. Of those set down as born
in the United States very large proportion
are of Irish aud German descent, the proper
tion of criminals of American descent being
small. The Germans make a very good
showing. Classifying the criminals accord
ing to age, in the decade from 20 to 80 is found
much of the wickedress, although one-fifth OF
the criminals were over 40 years of age.
There were, sad to say, nearly 1000 criminals
under IA, and seventh of the total number
were under 20,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

AN Augusta letter in the Advertiser over
the signature of ''Outis," predicts Gov. Per-
ham will be elected Secretary of State by the
Legislature. 1t is hardly necessary to state
that "Outis" when translated into English
means no one. 1t is cruel joke to say that
no one predicts the election of Gov. Perham
in that round about manner.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

COLONEL George A. McCloskey of Savan-
nah is the most unfortunate man in the
country. He so closely resembles Tweed
that he came near to being arrested in Mis-
souri, last week as an escaped felon. 1t is
rumored that he is hesitating between suicide
and the Banting system.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

MASSACHUSETTS has just discovered that
the number of persons in confinement in her
prisons for crime has increased from 1900 to
5000 in the last five years, and that her rate
of crime is about thirty-three per cent. higher
than that of ireland. She is not at all happy
about it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

MR.. WITTHoRNE, the chairman of the
House committee on naval affairs, has an
noCnced his intention to introduce bill to
abolish the navy yards at Charleston, Kittery,
New London and Washington. He is in
favor also of abolishing the marine corps.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

Mr.. A. T. STEWARDS Messonier is now
finished and on exhibition in Paris. The
scene is laid in 1907, perhaps at Eylau or
Friedland, and represented Napoleon, sur
rounded by his marshals, returning the sa-
Lutte OF his cavalry reserves as they gallop
past to the charge. The picture is the largest
which Meissonier has ever painted, three feet
by three, and is said by the critics TO be one
ofhis best and most brilliant productions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

GEN. FITZPATRICK has taken up the cud.
gels for Gen. Sherman and his ''memoirs'.
He thinks Sherman was just right in both
writing and fighting. and that the hero Of
the march to the sea has been grossly abused
by the critics.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30
The Leader Who Cannot Lead.
Morrison's Record in the Last III use.

Hon. Ellis H. Roberts, who served in the
last House with the new Chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, thus sketches lis
record in the Utica Herald:
William r. Morrison, whom Mr.. Kerr has
thus decorated, is a native of Illinois, born
September IA, 1926, bred lawyer; he was a
private soldier in the Mexican war, and raised
a regiment in the last war. He served eight
years in the Illinois Legislature, and was two
years Speaker of the House. Hs sat in the
Thirty-eighth Congress, serving on the Com
mituee on the Militia; he sat also in the Forty
third. In the last-named body he served on
the Committee ON War Claims, and on thai on
Expenditures in the State Department. Dill
gent critics will scan this latest record to learn
his tastes and his capacities.
During the whole Congress his words do not
occupy ten lines in the Congressional Record.
He reported a single bill, for pay and allow
ance to a Second Lieutenant of cavalry. But
he distinguished himself by the introduction of
bills which died still-born, as is the habit of the
cheapest kind of representatives. Twenty-four
of them lumber the files, of which only one-a
war claim-passed. Two of the bills were for
the improvement of the Mississippi, and two
others relate to bridges and landings on the
river. Twelve or full one half were for war
claims, so suspicious that but four were ever
reported from Committee. Ihree were private
land claims. Two were for pensions. One
asked for condemned cannon for monument
Inc sole measure OF puuiiO iutSieoV was " pro-
posal introduced by several other members, to
amend The Constitution so as to give the Presi-
| dent term of six years, and render him incl
igible for the next term.
This record illustrates the subjects which oc-
| cupy the mind, and shows the attention to leg
| isation of this member raised to be the leader
| of the House. He never moved an amend
| ment to bill; never assumed to discuss a
single principle or measure; was as near a
block or stone as the constitution permits a
member to be. If he were a man of ideas,
| some sign of it would have been given. If he
had skill in debate, or readiness in affairs. in
| the long days and nights of the prolonged ses-
| sinns. some word would have indicated IL
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

OF the chairmanshp of the House commit
tees twenty-four have been given to the cid
slave states, twelve to the West, and twelve
to the Middle states. New England has not
one. In the last congress it had seven.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

AN exchange speaks of "the work of the
forty-fourth Congress-" The expression is of
course satirical, for the present Congress has
done no work, and does not appear to be in a
hurry to begin its labors.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

VICTOR EMANUEL is hereafter 10 be
classed among the sporting gentlemen. He
has just bought the horse Carelton, brother
ofthe famous Blair-Athol, and, presumably,
Is now open for a match.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

THE reforms promised in Bosnia and the
Herzegovina by the Sultan are certainly lib
eral concessions, granting the choice Of the
legislature and the judiciary, and the control
of the schools and churches to the people, land
abolishing the tthe and other odious taxes.
The right of veto is retained by the Sultan,
and appeals in law are permitted to the high
court of justice at Cons:antinople. But no
one believes that the Turks will carry out
these promises.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30
"dead issue," the Louisiana muddle. It
would be gratifying to know the position of
the Democracy on the Questions of to-day"

THE Springfield Union chivalrously rushes
TO the defense of the Democrats, and relutes
the statement that they have no principles.
1t says they have five: First-an undying
hostility to the idea that the United States
constitute nation. They have held this
doctrine ever since the foundation of the
government. Second-hostiity to the ne
groes. They have consistently opposed every
effort to raise the negro to citizenship.
Third-jealousy and fear of New England,
and exaggerated devotion to Southern infu-
ence and interests. The organization of the
House Enthusiastically illustrates this. Fourth
-enmty to the Federal volunteers and de-
sire whenever possible to depreciate their
services and curtail their scanty rewards.
Ffth-an Indifference to the national credit,
and disposition to regard the national debt
with Jealousy as a Republican affair for which
Democrats have little or no responsibility.
The Democracy owe vote of thanks to the
Union for this clear, succinct, and fair state
ment of their political creed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

1T is now said that Yale withdraws from
the boating association because she wishes to
relieve the crowd at the tail-end Of the
regattas,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

"CHECK" was called to the Democracy in
the fourth section of the fourteenth amend
ment of the Constitution of the United States,
which says: "The validity of the public debt
of the United States authorized by law, in
cluding debts incurred for payment of pen
sions and bounties for services in suppressing
insurrection or rebellion, shall not be ques-
toned. But neither the United States nor
any state shall assume or pay any debt or OBJ
legation incurred in aid of insurrection or
rebellion against the United States, or any
claim for the loss or emancipation of any
slaves; but all such debts, obligations, and
claims shall be held illegal and void" 1t is
extremely fortunate for the country, however,
that this organic legislation was effected at
at the time it was.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

"NoTHlNG is new but what is forgotten"
says the proverb. French correspondents
are going wild over "chaufrettes," which are
square tin chatting dishes, cut out on the
covers and sides in little holes through which
come the warmth of the live Goals placed
within. They are to place the feet upon !;
and our grandmothers used to take them to
church fifty years ago on cold winter morn
ings. The letter-writers however seem to
think that they are a new and strictly French
invention.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

ALL the year the Democrats have been pro-
testing against discussing ''dead issues" and
have enthusiastically announced their inten-
ton to discuss only "the questions of to-
day." No one will deny that the most i'm
portant of these questions are the currency
and the tariff. Congress has met, and the
Democrats are showing the greatest agility
in avoiding the discussion of either Of these
subjects. Their avowed policy is to let the
currency question alone, and they are fast
taking the same ground in regard to the tariff.
Even the argus, supposed to be free-trade
journal, endorses the statement that no mod
ification of protective tariff is necessary.
The cnly subject the Democrats in the House
have shown any eagerness to debate is tnat
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

ENGLAND is coming to believe that she
owes her Egyptian purchase to Thackeray,
and this is the way she reasons: In "Penden-
mis-" Thackeray imagined the foundation of
the Pail Mall Gazette, asjournal by gentle
men for gentlemen. The idea thus thrown
out was taken up by Frederick Greenwood,
who founded the real Pail Mall Gazette. In
this excellent journal, which has great and
deserved weight with English public men, he
proposed the Suez Canal purchase. Mr..
Disraeli was pleased with the proposition,
and carried it into effect. If there had been
no Pail Mall Gazette there would have been
no purchase. If there had been no ''Penden-
mis-" there would have been no Pail Mall Ga
zette. If there had been no Thackeray there
would have been no "Pendennis." @. E. D.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30

The Elmira Driving Park Association have
resolved to erect monument to American Girl
1t will be Of bronze, and cost in the neighbor-
hood of S2iO0. Tue design will be an appro-
pirate and beautiful one. The body of the
mare will not be taken up from the spot where
it was laid, and the monument will stand di-
rectly over it. 1t will hardly be erected before
or in time for the first meeting next year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-30
1HE MAINE STATE PRESS

Is published every THURSDAY MORNING ct $3.50
year, if paid in advance at $500 year.
RATES OF ADVERTISING: One inch of space, the
length of column, constitutes square
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after; three insertions, or less, $10O continuing
every other day after first week, 30 cents.
Half square, three insertions, less, IS cents; one
week, $lO0; 80 cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one third additional.
Under head of "AMUsEMENTs'' and "AUcrIoN
SALES, $500 per square per week; three insertions
Advertisements inserted in the "MAINE STATE
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and 80 cents square for each subsequent insertion
Address all cOmmunica tions to
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MUSIC BY CHANDLER

Tickets can be obtained of F. F. Hale, Dresser.
Mcclellan & Co., j. f. Sturgis & Co., ard at the
door. dec30d1w
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-01-21
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

DY VIRTUE of a decree rendered by the
ID Circuit Court of the United States for
the Southern District of Mississippi, sitting
in Chsncery in the case of the Southern Bank
of Kentucky V. ]. j. Birdsong, ct ais. No. 1913,
on the 18th day of November, A. D. 1874, the
undersigned, as special Commissioner ap-
pointed in said case, will proceed to sell IN
front of tAe City Hall, in Jackson, Mississip-
pi, at public cutlery, for cash, to the highest
bidder, within the hours prescribed by law,
on the 18th day of February. a. d. 1879 the
following described lands, lying and icing in
the county of Kinds, and state Of Mississippi.
or so much thereof as may be sufficient to sat
isty the amount of said decree, to-wit:
The southeast quarter and the east half of
the southwest quarter and the east half of the
northwest quarter and west half of the north
east quarter of section nineteen; the south
east quarter and south half of the northeast
quarter of section twenty; the east half of the
northwest quarter of section twenty-one.
township seven, range three west; the east
half of the northwest quarter and the north
east quarter of the southwest quarter. and
the west half of the southeast quarter and
the south east quarter of the southeast quar-
ter of section thirty-fve;and the north half of
the east half of the southeast quarter of sec
ton thirty-four, township eight range three
west; the said lands containing in the aggre-
gate one thousand and eighty-eight acres more
or less.
Acting as Commissioner shall only convey
to the purchaser such title as | may lawfully
convey under said decree
THOMAS A. McWILLIE, Commissioner
W. L. NUGEST, Solicitor.
Jan, Il I'd.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-01-21


By Mr.. Clover--An Act TO repeal the
| Charter and abolish the incorporation oil
the town of Liberty, Amite county, Miss;
referred.
By Mr. Clover--An Act to secure certain
lands heretofore granted to the State, and 20
same and for other purposes; referred.
By Mr.. Champlin--An Act 20 change tie
county lines Of Harrison and Jackson coun-
ties referred.
b. Mr.. Eekford--An Act in relation to
new trials by Justices OF the Peace i'm this
State; referred.
By Sir. Ford--A bill! to be entitled an Act
to regulate sales under trust deeds; referred.
By Mr.. Gilmer-An Act 10 extend the
benefits of the common school fund 10 aI
tie educable children OF this State; referred.
By Mr.. Feemster-- An Act to amend an
Act entitled an Act to authorize the BoaFus
f Supervisors of Wilkinson, Iowndes anu
Warren counties to issue county bonds. and
fund the debt of their counties, approved
April 20, ISL so far as the same relates 10
the county of Lowndes, and To legaiize the
action OF the Board of Supervisors OF Iown-
des county. in funding the debt OF SAID coun-
ty referred.
By Mr.. McNeese-An Act to reduce the
salary of the County Superintendent OF the
Public Schools of Noxubee county.
By Mr.. Fitzhugh-An Act TO repeal an
act entitled an Act TO suspend an Act en-
titled an Act to amend the laws OF the
State in relation to Pnblic Education, ETC.,
approved March 19, 1874, so far as the same
applies TO Amite county, approved April
1874 referred.
By Mr.. Chamberlain Act To amend an
Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to pro-
tecC married women in the enjoyment OF
the fruits of their labor; referred.
By Mr.. CottOn-An Act to repeal section
10, of an Act TO amend the revenue laws,
and for other purposes referred,
By Mr.. McNeese-An Act regulating the
allowance for the support of prisoners con-
fined in the county Jail OF NoXubee county;
referred; also for the relief of the Sheriff OF
Lee county, indefinitely postponed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-01-21
Letter No. H.
SYMPTOMS OF THE THROAT,

collection of tenacious Shiny secretion
falling down into the throat and thrown out
tickling, rasping, hoarseness and scraping to
keep open the wind pipe; difficult eathing,
oppression and soreness under the breast
bone; tenderness in the left side rheumatic
pains between the shoulders stiff neck on
taking cold; palpitation of the heart; torpid
liver; sometimes yellow complexion general
dull and heavy feeling extreme shortness of
breath; soreness Of stomach pit; bloated SEN
sationi belching Of wind; yawning, gaping,
keeping mouth open to breathe; distress,
sleepless nights; worse when lying down,
and IT now terminates either in Consumption
Of the Lungs follows the mucous mem
brane through the whole alimentary and
arinal CANAL, causing Dyspepsia. Costi yonoss
Piles, Inflammation of the Bladder, trouble
in the Urinary Organs, land in women, near
ly the whole train of female Diseases and
general Consumption, emaciation, complete
prostratlon etc. with all of which, and many
other symptoms, called by twenty different
names, the sufferer may exist for a while. Dr.
Jones cures this dangerou and insidious dis
ease by the Ellen System-using specific
medicines known only 10 himself applied to
the diseased surface, in the form of spray. He
relieves the sufferer in few minutes, and
supplies the patient with all that is required
to finish the cure at home.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-01-21
LETTERS
PREVALENT DISEASES
THAT AFFECT
The American Nation.
By DIR. j. A. JONES,
Letter No l.
SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC cATARRH.

lst. OF TIE HEAD--Heavy dull, aching over
the eyes sometimes extending back through
different parts Of the head and causing n
weight or heat, of GOODNESS on top of the head,
swapping and cracking noise in the ears dull
ness OF hearing, often the secretion collects in
middle car, closing up the eustachian tubes,
producing deafness--the lining membrane be-
ing the same from the head through the whole
allmentary canal, and down into the lungs, it
has but to extend itself to affect the whole
system. 1t becomes virulent in the nose some
times, causing a tenderness, or producing Of
fensive breath, discharges of yellowish mat
ter and scabs the shape of the nostrils or if
the partition bone is only affected, then the
lschars are fiat, and when they discharge,
which IS generally after exertion, the nose IS
open, the patient breathes more easily and the
head feels more clear-the heayiness over the
eyes and across the forehead is seldom entire
ly gone, but 1t Is aggravated by every fresh
cold. The offensive disease, called OZOENA
which has now assumed a Tertiary form of
cancer, destroying everything butthe outside
skin, letting the nose sink in extending to
the throat, destroying the voice, etc, when the
diseaseis called Laryngitis, Trachetis, Bron-
chitis, etc.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-01-21
HoUsE-TwELFTH DAY.

Here the Senate went into executive ses
sion. Adjourned.
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HOUSE-ELEV ENTH DAY.
JACKSON, Jan. Is, 1875,

JACKSON, Jan. 10, 1879,
This being local bill day, Mr.. Packwood
moved that the members of the House be
allowed to intro duce general as we'll as local
bills.--Carried.
Mr.. Spight moved that members be al
lowed to introduce resolutions also.--Lost.
The following were introduced and re-
ferred:
By Mr.. Lynch-An Act to amend section
315, article is, chapter 3, of the Revised
Code of 1871, relative TO official bonds.
BY Mr.. Iynch-H. B. An Act to amend
an Act entitled an Act to provide for the
funding of the outstanding school warrants
ia the county of Adams and city of Natchez,
approved April 6, 1874.
BY Mr.. Lynch--An Act to authorize citi-
zens of this State to waive their rights OF
exemption.
ByMr. Cooke--An Act to change the name
of the town of Davi> Mill in Benton coun-
| ty, and to incorporate the same.
By MIR. Rogers of Yalobusha-An ACT e
change the time of holding the Circuit
Courts in Yalobusha county.