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The Portland daily press., 1876-04-22

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&c forms OF contracts, specifications, plans
Nf Gc Illustrated, so cts. PAINTERs, Manual,
ishing kasomnng paeepp eft eaiTSnng POI
s nd n &c 30 cts Book of Alphabes, 60 Scrolls
Soo, ornaments, ST. Matchmaker and Jeweier, 90
TToap-lnaker, =. Taxidermst, So Hunter and
Lrappers Guide, 20. Dog Training 25 of bookseI-
St., n. Y. 'A'ih N w. 10 NTss'"
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Boston 4 Maine
RAILROAD.
SPRING ARRANGEMENT,
Commencing March 6, 1870.


Passenger Trains will leave Portland for
bOmon az 6l5, 800 a. M, $40 p. M, arriving
at Bost0n at 1850 a. m, Las, 1855 d. Nd,
Returning, leave Boston at $50 A. m 70 10
o $50 D. M, arriving at Portland at LIS, s.
BIS p. m. -
For Lowell at 6.I5, 900 a. H., $40, D. m.
For Manchester and Concord and Inner
KaiIroad (via New Market Juncton) at rs a.
M, and $40 p. M; (va Lawrence) at 900 a. m.
For Great Falls at 6.15, 800 a. m, 31O pm
For Rochester, Pennington and Alton
hay at 6.l5, 800 a. M, $40 d. m.
orchard Reach, saco, Biddeford and
kenneburk at 6.15, 900, a. M. $40 $50 D. m
MornInS Trains will leave KennebunL
for Portland at 7.20 a. m.
Trains on Boston & Maine road connect with all
steamers running between Portland and Bangor
kSSkland Mt Desert, Machias, Eastport CALAIS, st.
Jonn and Halifax. Also connect with Grand Trunk
trains at Grand Trunk Station and Maine Central
trains at Transfer Station
All trains stop at Exeter 10 Minutes for refraah
ments at frst-class dining rooms.
Parlor Cars on $40 p NJ train from Portland
and $50 A. M. train from Boston,
,r,,r,,,,,, j. 7. FURBER, GenT Sup
5. II. STEVENS, Gent Ag't, Portland.
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Furnished House i'm the Country
to Let.

%;;;;; riage house, hennery nice garden with straw
Ass4 berries, fruit trees, sc. Pleasantly situated,
within an hours drive of the city. viii be let for
SIX months. from the LIST of May, for $50.
f. G. PATTERSON, Dealer in Real Estate,
ap12dtf 1884 Congress St., Williams Block
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Grand Trunk r. II. of Canada.
ALTERATION In TRAINS.
WINTER ARIA N @ EMENT

Ss5Saj On and after Monday, Nov 18th, 1875
~ trains will run as follows:
Express train 100 a. IN. for Auburn and Iewistor
Mail train or Gorham and intermediate stations at
710 a. m. 0
Express train at lao p. IN for Auburn and Lew
iston. "
=. Mail train for Island Pond, tstoppng at all sta
tions to Island Pond y connecting with night mall
train for Quebec, Montreal and the West at $50
pm.
Express train for Auburn and Lewiston at BIO
D.. m.
Trains will arrive as follows:
Mail train from Gorham and Intermediate Stations
at $50 a. IN.
Express from Lewiston and Auburn at S.45 a. m,
Mail from Quebec, Montreal and West at 2.45 D. m.
Express from Lewiston and Auburn at ESQ and
545 p. m.
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STEAMERS.
FOR HARPSWELL,

<sAesee On and after October sth 1875,
h,I86xh aSteamer Henrietta, Capt G.
-zs.s s1.yszs5=zTa5 LOWELL, will leave Harps-
$3.50 well Mondays and Saturdays at
a. m touching at Chebeague, Little Che
beague and Long Island. Returning, will leave
Commercial Wharf, at p. m. touching at the above
landings Will touch at Cousens' Island each way
For particulars Inquire OF Captain board or
STEPHEN KICKER, A gent, 1871 Commercial st.
myS dtt
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A 3 Story Brick House for $4,000

o. The thee story brick house, No. 90 Brown
HH,,, Street, containing II rooms, gas and Sebayo
water closet in bath room. Drain connected
with city sewer Taxes for 1916 to be paid by pur-
chaser from date of possession Terms of payment
one half cash, balance on term OF years. This
property is offered at bargain, as the owners
have no use tor it. F. q. PATTERSON, Dealer
in Real Estate, 379 Congress Street, Williams Block,
ap19 DIFF
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Small House for Sale.

o. The one and one-haf story house, No. IA
|;;: Mechanic street, eight rooms, Sebago, a good
-laassA cellar and drainage Lot 30x50. Price S18O0
cash.
F. G. PATTERSON,
Dealer in Real Estate
apl2dtf 379I Congress Street, Williams Block.
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CITY OF PORTLAND.

In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
April IS, 1876.
ORDERED, That the City Clerk give notice to all
" parties interested by publishing a copy of this
order in one of the daily papers of this City for three
successive weeks, that this Board on WEDNESDAY,
the tenth day of May next, at o'clock M, at the
Aldermen's Room in City Building, will hear all
parties interested in the petition of Patrick Mccain
and others, for Sewer in Morning Street, through
Eastern Promenade to foot of Vesper Street. Also
on petition of Laura Partington and others, for
Sewer in Mayo Street, from Cumberland to oxford
Streets and that thereafter this Board will deter
mine ana adjudge if public convenience and necessi-
ties require the contraction of said Sewers.
Read and passed.
Attest; II. 1. ROBINSON, Clerk.
A true copy.
Attest: III. /. ROBINSON. CITY Clerk
CITY OF PORTLAND.
CITY CLERKS OFFICE
April IS, 1876. !
To whom it may concern.
Notice is hereby given as required by the afore-
said order, which is made part of This notice.
Fl. 1. ROBINSON, City Clerk.
ap19 dtd
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Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
Minnesota BOndhOlders.

For plan Of reorganization apply stating class of
eatIne or Pacific Division). to FRED, raT
Run, chairman Bondhoders Committee. a7G
is advisable. ANinieuiate action
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To be Let.

TIME large and convenient store and chambers
Il over same, No. 1856 and 1888 Commercial street.
ALSO,
FRONT OFFICE, No. 90 Exchange street, opposite
Portland Savings Bank. Apply to
III. N. JOSE, 1874 Fore Street.
mh3l FM&Wttf
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To Let.
To Let.

NIVE pleasant rooms at 1877 Newbury street to a
Il family without children; also two other small
rents. WV. CARR
apr14 If
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REAL ESTATE.
Land for Summer Cottages.

I'm Long Island for sale in lots of one-half to ten
" acres. Only half mile from the New Hotel and
Wharf: Half acre lots only 500 each. Apply to
apr2CdlwN WM H. JERKS, Real Est. Agt
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WANTS.
Wanted.

A T CHESLEY'S, 2614 Middle Street, three coat
IA makers to make Custom Coats
apr1S div
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PRINCIPLES or COOP FIRMING.

The better to retain important facts in
the memory, am ever fond of reducing
the principles of good farming TO brief
maxims and rules, COMPRISING into sin
Gle short sentence the gist of many
mage. thus / carry about the mental
pabuIum TO be digested at the handle of
the plow or hoe. The following are some
of these prin ciples
First-The farmer who would succeed
well, and derive pleasure as well as profit
from his calling, must manifest an active
and abiding interest in his vocation. it
takes heart-work to make hand-work
pleasant
Second-The farmer must study how
best to increase and maintain fertility to
his soils. There is no inertia in agricul-
ture. There must be progress, either
forward or retrograde
Third-The farmer must strive to in
crease Inequality as well as the quantity
of his crops. 1t is the quality that de
termines the price. In this excelsior"
should be his unvarying motto.
Fourth-The farmer must seek with a
watchful eye to improve his market ia
cilities. 1t is transportation that eats
up the profits.
Fifth-The art Of raising better stock
is not as well known as it shoul be.
Keep no more animals than you have
the facilities to feed and care for well.
Sixth-The farmer must seek to i'm
prove his social, intellectual and finan-
ciai condition.
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FEELINGS or rnE CONDEMNED.

Harry johnson, of Paris, Ill, shot and
killed his stepson, Jacob Redmon, on the
night of December II, 1873, and was
hanged for it last week. interviewed by
a reporter of the indianapolis Sentinel on
the night before bis execution he gave
the feelings of a condemned man more
faithfully perhaps than they have ever
before been given by man OF his class IN
such a situation. This is as curious as 1t
is touching and expressive:
"Ive got it to go through and might
list as well brace up agin it as not. III
try an be steady. But its an awful
thinc-awful. You nor no one else can
have any idee NV it. To sit here as I'm
sittin' tonight, lookin' out through these
bars: KNOWN that to-mOrIer VIII orlng
the end NV it all TO me, IL kinder
benumbin' me. ] can't jest relize how 1t
is. It seems to me all the time | wuz
going to try some experiment to-morrer.
To night I am breathin', that's wot 1
call bein'; TO morrer, while the world Is
still agonin' on around me; the air frees
ever; the whole course o. Datur agoin
on. I'm TO stop, like machine; when
nv weight gifts to the end o the rope III
stop like a rundown clock. 1t seems
kinder strsng TO me, an feel like ia
gone over it 30 long in my mind that Ia
orter know all about il. These kind o
reflections have been my bed-fellows fur
some time; that's why kinder SIT still
an think. People think Pm not carin
cuss we'll, let 'em think so; all right.
But I'll be sorter out o reach to-morrer
night
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. NEW GERMAN TORPEDO BoAE

The strength of the German navy has
been increased by the launch at Stettln'
OF another torpedo vessel called the
UhIan. This is the second vessel OF the
kind which Germany possesses, the
Zeltden having already been constructor
in England but the latter vessel Is oil a
different type from the Uhlan, the tor
pedo being discharged by mechanical
force from the mouth of cannon pro-
iecting from its bows. The Uhlan carries
Immediately under its bows TORPEDO
which will explode within the vessel at
which it is directed, and the force OF the
charge of dynamite which will be ex-
pIoded by the collision is calculated 70
be sufficient to blow the other vessel to
pieces, though the torpedo itself is ne
bigger than a football The most re-
markable point in connection with the
ship is the enormous power of its en-
gfnes as compared to the vessel ITSELF
They are one thousand horse power
when at high pressure, and take up so
much room that there is little space lett
for the coal-bunkers and berths OF the
officers and seamen. This unusual
proportion of steam power has been
given in order that the vessel may oe
able to travel through the water very
rapidly.
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THE AYR FIRE.
The COnfogratiou iH Which T'centy-To''r
Young HOneIt Perished.
GLASGOW fScotIaudo News june II.

The COnfdgratiOu ia Uhich T'centy-Topr
To,tag HoD,eIt PerisIed.
Glasgow (scotIand) News, June II.
In few minutes those who had gath
cred round the spot where the fire origi-
mated were compelled to fee for their
lives, leaving portions of their clothing
and all they possessed in the mill behind.
In the garret overhead James Barr, fifty
years of age, was working with twenty
FIVE young women under his charge. On
hearing the screams in the fiat beneath
he tried to keep the cries of those who
were apparently terror-stricken beneath
from penetrating its own department and
creating greater alarm than was neces-
sary. He then ran down stairs, saw the
imminent danger of the whole establish
ment, rushed up and gave the alarm, but
was too late to effect an escape for him
self or others, as the staircases were all
abIaze, and the smoke and fire were such
as no one could pass through and live.
The young women rushed to the win
dows and called for that aid which could
not be afforded them. They gesticuIated,
and screamed and sohbed in the prospect
of death, and implored those outside 10
save their lives.
Meanwhile the fire spread rapidly the
buildings one by one we're enveloped, the
flames shot high in the air, and before
long the spot where the helpless females
had been vainly seeking for succor was
reduced to ruins, and those who ouccu-
pied it were lost beyond hope of recall.
The old man Barr was, before the fire
obliterated everything, seen at one of the
windows waving his hands, apparently
calling ror rescue, and large number of
the girls were holding by him in the last
lingering hope having their lives spared.
One young woman jumped from the
height of four stories, and fell heavily on
the ground beneath. She expired in a
few minutes. Another young girl ap-
peared at the window screaming. Her
sister, who happened to be beneath.
called out, Jump out, or you'll be
killed, " and the little girl instantly leaned
over. The sister endeavored to catch her
but as the height from which the leap
was taken was very great, both came into
violent contact, and were thrown down.
The sister escaped unhurt, but the
Young girl was bruised, it is feared seri-
ously so. Her hair was burned off by
the flames.
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TR1NPS.
The Great 1rmy Oa the I,icrense-NO HoThf,
No Money. No Friends.

No Money. No Friends.
: Chicago Times July ist.
Last evening, when the north bound
way freight on the southern division OF
J the st. Louis, Rock Island and Chicago
railroad stopped at Winchester and Cha
pin, Illinois, about two hundred harvest
tramps boarded and took charge of the
train, in spite of conductor Bostock, who
brought them into Beardstown. The city
marshal was summoned, who called to
his assistance a SQUAD of men. Alter a
short fight with railroad pins, etc, the
train was rid of these nuisances, several
tramps being severely hurt. The great
army of tramps is still on the increase,
and is moving northward like swarm of
locusts, scourging the country as it goes.
More than two hundred stretched them
selves out in lumber-yards, sheds, barns,
and on the ground lland about Jackson
vile on EL4-...-i,s,s.;uss ,ss;s ssss-tssi ye were
A5fFesSetf rno focked in the city prison
for petty ofienses, bat having no money
were turned loose the next morning,
and given one hour to leave the city. In |
fact, all that could be seen were ordered |
to leave town in an hour ON pain of
being formed into chain-gang and made |
to work on the streets. Many of them
were offered work, but refused it. Squads
of from ten to fifty boarded various
trains leaving the city, "dead- beating"
their way, as far as conductors did allow
them. At Chaplin, about sixteen miles
west of here, on the Toledo, Wabash and
Western railroad, some two hundred
gathered on Friday afternoon, and
boarded freight train The conductor,
with shotgun, and the brakeman,
with revolvers, fired volley into the
caboose among them, when they fled
pell-mell. None were seriously injured.
After the train started, the cowardly
vagabonds returned the fire with re-
Volvers, shooting a brakeman named
Edward M'Keown, of Springfield. in
licting dangerous if not fatal wound |
After the train had left, dispatches were
-eceived at jacksonville for help, and the
herih, with posse of armed men were
dispatched at once. The man, who had
wounded the brakeman, giving his
lame as Stone, was arrested and
to Jail, but before the sheriff
nd his gang reached Chaplin, about
me hundred and sixty of the tramps
lad taken complete possession of
rain on the Rockford Rock Island and
It. Louis railroad, and with the Off S
ers under their control were making r
Iorth on that road at rapid rate, the g
lst that was heard of them. About =
ixty were reported in the town of Chaplin c
n Friday night, and some seventy-fve c
re yet hanging around Jacksonville. y
What their intention is, or where they Z
ame from, the most of them will not t
ivulge, and the stories of those who do I
ave anything to say do not harmonize l
cry well. They 90 in squads to houses,
egging food. and if refused, especially r
'es, demand it. or help themselves to a
-hatever they want in the way of food ]
nd clothing, and pursue their journey f
inward All trains passing through that t
ection of country are being armed and o
uarded, and fears of bloodshed are p
ntertaincd. v
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WHITE sLATERY.
Hartford Times.

recently met a lady who told me
some of the hardships of the printing
bureau of the treasury department.
That bureau is just under the roof oi
the building. These warm, sultry days
the heat is overpowering. AT tue close
of the days work a printed sheet was
missing. As money it wasvalueless, and
therefore could not have been stelen.
Five hundred employees were kept until
seven o'clock in the evening without
food, and nearly stifled, until the miss
ing sheet was found where it never was
lost. There was fear and consternation
;n-many families that long, hot after
noon. for those who had been detained
three hours had families dependent upon
them. and could not know what hsd nap
pened. If any are sick or a moment ia'e
in reporting in the morning, even aiter
sucb an occurrence their pay isdeoucteo'
That printing bureau is harsher ser
vitude, more grinding, more tyrannical
than southern slavery ever was. OF, what
;s lust as bad, New England factory life.
Refined, high-bred ladies, however, are
forced through dire necessity to accept
positions in this wretched place.
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4 COW TORTH mORE THIN 4 M
TIONGT BANK.
Paris True Keutuckian.


The Tenth Duchess of Airdrie has we
presume, proven herself to be the most
valuable COW ever dropped upon the
American contenent. She was bred by
r. 4. Alexander, of this state, was
calved June 9th, 1865, and is now few
DAYS over eight years old. She has drop
ped five heiier calves and one bull. One
heifer calf died when young from ac-
cident. The oldest heifer had three
calves, the second oldest had two and is
now near calving, and the third has one
One of the heifers from this COW and the
bull Fourth Duke of Hillhurst, now
owned by Captain SHINES, of this
county, and two of the granddaughters
of this COW and one grandson, have sold
tor the aggregate sum in greenbacks of
$92 ,6S3, and the owner of the old COW,
the Tenth Dutchess of Airdrie, still
owns the old COW and five of her female
descendants, which would to day, at pub
lie auction, sell fornotless than Sl50,OO0,
which makes the profit from this one
COW, in six years, $207 $50. If in this
estimate we include the sum of $4,000,
which has twice been offered for the
Fourth Duke of Hillhurst, the profit OF
this COW within six years has been
So02 655
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| small box, open on one side, iRE-z fis
head reposed. He held his hssd sgiy
in position and his chin up froHs hi fsek
by stick run across the box Hf <sas
strapped tightly to the floor I'D TWO
straps, one around the arms fiiN me
other around the legs, both stf3ss pelng
screwed to the floor. Thus sten The
candle which he had placed betfen Sne
cord holding the AK burned th@ lne
weapon would swiftly and Haf1y iali
and perform its horrible misssa with
absolute certainty. Nothing hsu
miraculous interposition couldftor It,
Having thus perfected methsA "aicn
was proof against failure, his 1kt @teP
was to secure painless death. iSNXss
easily done by filling the boxs wtsich
his head reposed, with cotton saturatea
with chloroiorm. Nothingy enia De
neater, surer, or more efiectfsS ss'desset
nothing could be more grimlgg pTrsple
and desparingIy courag1 Js'
1enouement is more thrsos
thing in fiction. He cooi5 q --t
the AK, at point fifteen feet above
where his head would lay, by the double
,ord fastened to the ceiling. He then
it the candle, which was calculated to
)urn down TO the cords before he should
wake up from his unnatural slumber
BY its light he arranged his box, stuffing
: l. I,
hloroform. Then he threw himselfupon
he floor and fastened his head into
he box, and with remarkable skill
astened himself to the floor, so that
here was no possibility that the con-
ulsive movements which sometimes
blow the taking of chloroform would |
isturb his position relative to the keen |
dye above that was waiting for him. |
he opiate did its work. He went to |
cep with perfect confidence that his
lachine would do its horrible business
] perfect satisfactory manner. The
rief candle shed its little light upon
ne AK and reflect upon the face of the
eeping man. Slowly and steadily it
urned down until it reached the cord
4 an instant the cord snapped, the AK
ecended with crash through the mans
eek, and buried itself in the floor un-
erneath him. Its wCrk was sure.
here was no mutilation, no suffering,
} tortur. In an instant he was in
ernity, without a pang or struggle.
Chicdgo Tribune.
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a B4CHELOR's REASONS.
BY ]. C. FOUNTAIN.

BY J. G.. FOUNTAIN
You wonder at my single life,
And say I'm breaking Natures law,
And tits high time took wife,
And that need the name OF Ia
Wei, well, wont dispute your wer
You're right guess, bout Natures law >
II shall tell you shat heard
And shall tell you what saw
will, and then you'll hold your peace
Forever-as regards my wife;
Your interest in such things will cease,
And 1 shall lead single lie
l loved thought fair young maid,
And had in view the wedding ring;
Nv visits, too. were frequent paid
My friends remarked q tits just the thing
One morning, on my way down town,
For reasons l a visit paid;
l found my charmer iu a gown
That plainly spoke sloveuly maid
This was trihe sir, TO some;
To me twas more than / could hear
e To such base uses may we come,
She really had not eombed her hair.
Her mother was as good a dame
As ever lived In sunny South
| heard this girl. who lnre her name,
Say TO her mother, " shut your mouth
'Tis almost needless here to say,
| soon begged pardon aud retired.
never since have been tiiat way,
For she's not MT TO be admired
a year elapsed. .iseiare tried
Another maiden for vii, (;
But as I've lived, will have died
When have lost nay hold on lie
found no faults the other had,
but there was something else, sir, which
Was almost equally rs bad
Her hair was darker than her switch.
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cRor PRoSpt.,rS IN TIE mEsr.


\ circular just issued by the Illinois
state board of agriculture, covering
reports from 81 counties in that state,
gives the general averages as follows, the
number 100 indicating fair average
crop Corn, 90 per cent of fair average
crop white winter wheat, 90; spring
wheat 80; oats, 90; rye, 81; barley, 96 ;
fax, 81; cotton, 100; tobacco, 9S; castor
beans, 100; Irish potatoes, 81; sweet
potatoes, 9S; meadows, 104; pastures,
los grapes 100.
From southwestern NIinnesot -
reports statinr that there -
working upon tbe.9rssa1
and doing no small arp
The insect is in the form o si1.ssgl1
fly, and works upon the roots and base oe
the stalk, and has gone to work Wig
orously. Large patches in the field
present a yellowish appearance, and soon
wither up and die. The late heavy rains
throughout that section have in n meas
ure checked their destructive course,
but fears are entertained that the relief
Is but temporary.
Farmers in the district adjacent to
Dowagiac, Mich, report considerable
damage done to wheat by late heavy
rains As wheat, oats and corn had at
tained a remarkable growth for the sea
son Of the year, it has been considerably
beaten down. Clover Is overgrown so
much that the hay crop will fall off con-
from expectations.