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The Portland daily press., 1876-05-11
About Women.

Friends of Grace Greenwood say that she
will soon institute proceedings for divorce
from her worthless husband.
The election of women to Office meets with
favor in England as well as here, and Miss
Merrington, the first of her sex elected as guar
dian of the poor in any district in London, has
been re-chosenfor the parish of Kensington by
vote of 539z.
Mrs. Christiancy, according to Washington
correspondent, is "a petite little woman, pretty
as picture. with pug nose aud pretty red
hair, of the mild type, with sombre-lookug
hat pulled down tightly over it to give her the
maternal look of a matron Of forty years 1t
is signal failure.
b Jennie Marshall a servant girl of Napanee
Cam, took her newly-married husband hom,
to England and introduced him to fortune of
Sl,OO0,0OO which had been left her by a rela-
tive. She had run away from home some time
before, to escape marriage her friends tried to
force upon her.
Mrs Mary A Ford, "Una" the well known
Irish-American poetess is dead. She was held
in very high estimation by the Irish-American
and Catholic press of the country. Her Wash
ingtons Farewell to his army" "A Hundred
Years from Now "The Green and Cold, the
"Men of Rutli." aud ''God Pity the Poor" are,
according to The Irish World, esteemed among
the finest things in the English language.
The Portland daily press., 1876-05-11

ACCOUNTS from Arkansas say that terror
ism prevails in that State as well as in Missis-
sippi. So long as the negro abstains from
voting he is not ill-treated, but he is dis
tinctly told that he must cease the exercise Of
the franchise or be butchered, and the threat
is carried into execution whenever necessa-
ry. This promises a fine state of affairs
should the Democrats win national victory.
The Portland daily press., 1876-05-11
The Exhibition.

Yesterday the formal opening of the GEN.
tennial exhibition took place, and if we can
Judge anything by the language of the re.
ports the great show is not only not a disap-
pointment but is credit to American in
dustry and enterprise and worthy COM
memoration of the hundredth year of our
national existence. As yet the exhibition is
not at its best. There is still much hustle
preparation, the several departments are
in some confusion, the exhibitors are behind
hand, and many of the goods are in the pack
ing-cases. But to-day the display is one of
which Americans have no reason to be
ashamed, and the preparations are consider
ably more advanced than on the opening
days of any other of the International ex-
hbitions. In brief time everything will be
complete, and a month hence the Worlds
Fair will be in its glory.
From the start the promoters of the exhi-
bltion have had difficult task. They have
encountered skepticism and indifference from
all quarters, they have been crippled for
want of funds, and forced to make their ap.
reals to the government and the public in a
time of great business and financial depres-
sion But they have bravely surmounted all
obstacles, showing great energy, enterprise
and executive ability in bringing the exhibi-
ton to its present prosperous estate. To
General j. R. Hawley more than to any 9TH
er single man is due the credit of success,
though he has received valuable and indis-
pensable aid from his coadjutors.
Though it is too soon to speak of the cen
tennial exhibition as an unqualified success
it has developed sufficiently to permit the
reasonable indulgence of high hopes as to its
merit and issue. Unless all indications are
misleading it will be no unworthy rival of the
great exhibitions which have preceded it.
The Portland daily press., 1876-05-11

The Brooklyn police are hunting up vigi-
lance committee formed in that city to pun
ish burglars and murderers. They will do
quite as well to devote a little more attention
to the criminals, and so render a vigilance
committee unnecessary.
The Portland daily press., 1876-05-11

A YEAR ago the Democracy were promis-
ing all manner of reforms to be achieved by
Democratic House. To-day little of account
has been done. The grand result of Demo-
cratic efforts is well summed up by the Bos.
ton Advertiser as follows:
Democrats can have their war dance over the
captured scalps of Babcock and Mrs Belkuap
without exciting either admiration or conf
dence When the voter next fall asks what
the Democratic majority in the House have
under the constitution, to bring about the re-
sumption of specie payment at the date fixed
by law, and to reform the civil service, Mr..
Clymes will answer tha1 he found out that Mrs.
Belknap had obtained post leadership for
friend, and received . consideration for her
services; Mr.. Blackburns will say that he made
an impset:nent inquiry of the President and
was crushed By the answer: Mr.. Cox will saw
that he called Mr.. Blaine hyena on the floor,
and insulted Mr.. Garfield from the chair; Mr..
Randall will say he turned ont the Union SOL
diers and experienced clerks who served the
with men so bad that we had TO dismiss many
OF them in disgrace before the session was half
through; Mr.. Holman will say that he did
what he could to get the resumption act re-
pealed, but the Republicans prevented him;
Mr.. Morrison will say that he busted himself
in trying to get his committee to report an i'm
practicable tariff bill; Mr.. Hill will say that
Mr.. Blaine worried him so that he had to give
his whole mind to the business of holding his
tongue; Speaker Kerr will say that the particu-
lar Democrats in this Congress were too poor a
lot to do anything with, and made him too ill
to remain in the chair. And SO they will 90 on
boastlng of trfies or complaining of fate, but
the plain voter who seeks to find out what they
did for the country, will not be able to get a
satisfactory answer, and will take good care
not 10 Dc drawn Into thot crowd,
The Portland daily press., 1876-05-11
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY IL, 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1876-05-11

A. V. Cropsey farmer near Fort Hamilton.
L. l.,was captured Monday with an illicit whis-
Key still of large capacity. Several thousand
barrels OF mass were run into frog pond and
his farm of twelve acres was seized by revenue
officials for crooked whiskey business.
The Portland daily press., 1876-05-11

EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley t.
fuhen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
iournal
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THE "IRON TRAIL

A spicy sketch descriptive of trip
over the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad, the beauties, scenery and
pleasure resorts of the Rocky Noun
ta'as, by "Nym Crinkle," the musical
ard dramatic critic of the New York
World, sent free on application, togeth-
err with the San Juan Guide, maps and
time tables of this new anu popular
route from Kansas City and Atchison
to Pueblo, Denver and all points in
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and the
San Juan Mines. The finest line of
Pullman Sleepers on the continent
between the Missouri River and the
Rocky Mountains without chlnge.
Special round trip tourists tickets from
the Missouri Riper to DeaDer at $50,
good to stop off at all points. Address,
L. j. ANDERSON.
Gen. Pass Agt.,
Topeka, KAN
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CONSUMPTION CURED

An old physician, retired from prac.
ticc' having had placed in his hands by
an East India Missionary the formula
ola simple Vegetable Remedy, for the
speedy and pertinent Cure of Con-
sumptson, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and all Throat and Lung Affections, also
Positiv aad Radical Cure for Nervous
Debility aud all Nervous Complaints,
after having thoroughly tested its won-
derful curative powers in thousands of
cases, feels it his duty to make known
to his suffering fellows. Actuated by
this motive, ad conscientious desire
to relieve human suffering, be will send
free of chargel to all who desire it, this
recipe, with full directions for prepar-
ing and successfully using. Sent by re-
turn mail by addressing with stamp,
name this paper.
DR.. w. G. STEVENS,
Munroe Block, Syracuse, N. Y.
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where to go to be Crematel.

The Duchy of SAKE Gotha has
taken the lead in allowing crema-
ton, and the town of Gotha has
granted a site for the purpose. The
German so iety for the introduce
ton of cremation has paid sum
of Is, 900 marks to the town of
Gotha to cover the necessary ex-
penses for erecting cremation
apparatus. Strict regulations have
been published by the police, or
dering the examination by compe-
tent medical officers of all bodies
to be burned, 80 as to prevent Gre
nation in all cases where the
causes have not been properly as
certained. Bodies sent from abroad
are subject TO the same or even
more strlngest rules. At first no
corpse is to be burned unless the
deceased has expressed a wish tn
that effect, and his relatives have
approved Of it.
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A Famous Lion Dying.

Old Parker,the large and famous
African lion, was dying yesterday
in Central Park. He was captured
when about four months old, near
the walls of Oran, by Schulet, one
Of the agents Of the Geological
Ga. dens OF London. In 1859, ne
was first brought out, and on the
second night of his exhibition he
killed w G Rockwell, his trainer.
in Cooks Circus, London. His
next exploit was the killing of h
trainer, Robert Stuart, in Glasgow
and afterwards he badly mangled
a man in one of the shire towns of
England. Parker was afterward
brought to this country by Sands,
Nathan & Co, but they could do
little with him and after a few
performances he killed Miss Har-
dy. He afterwards became the
property Of Mr. Barnur1 and final
ly OF the Park Commissioners.
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Manulacturedln WAynesboTo, IA.
M. ID. PFOUTZ,
WAYNESB ORO. PENN'A,
TESTTMoNT

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The Color of Marie Stuari's
Hair.

1t lisa remarkable fact that, while
contemporary historians describe
Mary, Queen of Scots; as having
black hair and gray eyes, an ex-
quisite complexion, with hands
delicately modelled,and majestic
figure, most of her portraits at
different stages of life have auburn
hair and some even bright red.
1t il thought that she dyed her
hair, and changed its color accor-
ding to the fashion of the day. At
the Kinsington Exhibition of
National Pictures in 1866, no few
er than thirteen genuine portraits
of Queen Elizabeth's unfortunate
sister sovereign were exhibited.
Lord Ronald Cover has just pub
lished an exquisite likeness of her
taken in childhood, the original
having been at Castle Howard for
200 years.
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How N Woman Reads News
PaperN.

Somebody says that one who
will watch a woman read news
paper will get some new idea OF
the characteristics Of the gentle
sex. She takes it up hurriedly
and begins to scan 1t over rapidly
as though she were hunting some
particular thing: but she il not.
She is merely taking in the obscure
paragraphs which she half be-
lieves were put in out-of-tho way
places for the sole purpose OF .Seep-
ing her from seeing them. x she
finishes each one her countenance
brightens with the cnsrfortl' re-
Elections that she has "A. tied
the editor and the whole race OF
men, for she cherishes a belief
that the newspapers are enemies
of the gentle sex, and editors It's
chief oppreSsors. She never reads
the head lines, and the huge tele-
graph heads she never sees. She
is greedy for local news, and de-
YOURS it with keancst relish Mar
riages and deaths are always inter
esting reading to her, and adver-
tisements are exciting and simu.
lating. She c-res but little for
printed jokes, unless they reflect
ridicule upon the uIrn, aud then
delights in them and never forgets
them. She pays particular atten-
ton to anything inc'o = NV quo
tation marks, and CONSIDERS it
rather better authority than any
thing first handed. The columns
in which the editor airs his opin-
ions In loaded hifalutin she rarely
reads. Views are of no import
ance in her estimation, but facts
are everything, She generally
reads the poetry. She doesn't al
ways care for it, but she makes
practice Of reading 1t. because she
thinks she ought to. She reads
stories and sketches and para
graphs indiscrimina!ely, and be-
lieves every word Of them. Final
ly, after she has read all she in
tends to, she lays the paper down
with an air ofdisappointment,and
a half contemptuous gesture, which
says very plainly that she THINKS
all newspapers miserable failures,
but is certain that Ii she had a
chance she could make the only
perfect newspaper the world had
ever seen.
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The Queen Of the Antilles.

New York, Oct. GA special to
the Herald from Madrid says the
draft is proceeding; $4,000 soldiers
for Cuba were drawn yesterday with
out disturbance, and these men will
soon follow the $4,000 already on
their way. Gen. Martinez Campos
goes out to Cuba as Commander-in-
chief of the Spanish army, which is
to crush the instruction, and fur
Their Gen. Jovellar is to continue as
Captain General.
GEN. JovELIAR WILL DE RECALL
ED ANYWAY.
LONDON, Der GA Times dis
patch from Barcelona says Gen Ma. :
tinez Bampas has not yet accepted
the Captain Generalship of Cuba, but
Gen Joveliar will be recalled any
way.
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Crook City.

Correspondence NeU York sun.
Crook City has a population OF
about two hundred, and contains
several hotels and restaurants,
which have been literally patron
lied by our starved and exhausted
men, a weekly paper called the
Black Hills Tribune, numerous
stores and mechinists' shops, a
Photographic gallery, bank, and
theatre, which opens on the Sab
bath in lieu of divine Worship
Last night the Langrishe troupe
performed "Trodden Under Foot !;
or, Under Two Flags in very
creditable manner. The audience
was the most motley assemblage
/ have ever seen, and a more in
teresting study than the play
Dirty and grizzled miners jostled
against long-haired scouts and SOL
diers; hunters, trappers and back
woOdsmen generally, appeared in
the conventional buckskin and
fringe; close cut and cadaverous
counter-hoppers, mysterious look
ing physicians and voluble law
yers were present here and there,
and even the swell, and the fair
sex found a few representatives to
add to and complete the effect. OF
course drinks and cigars are pass
ed around during the performance,
and every other house in town is a
grog shop or beer saloon.
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The Fever i'm savannah.

WASHINGTON, Oct IA gentle
man, just arrived from Savannah AN
old resident Of that city, says: there
are no less than seven thousand per-
sons on the sick list in that city at
the present time and that the NOR
tally is not at all in proportion to the
number sick. The restitution among
all but the wealthiest classes, he says,
is fearful and cannot be described.
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General Sherman's Move
ments.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.--General
Sherman telegraphs from Rock Is
land, Ill to-day that Secretary Cam
eron and party arrived at that point
this morning all well. Gen. Sherman
goes from Rock Island to st. Louis
and will not reach Washington via.
Harrisburg, and is expected here on
Monday night.
Secretary Robson is expected in
Washington early next week, in fact
all the members of the cabinet are
expected to be in Washington in
time for the Cabinet meeting on Fri
day next.
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THE NEWS.

OnCldl EtluTIlS SHOW republican
majority of twelve hundred in Colo
RADIO.
President Grant received over enc
thousand centennial visitors at the
White House, Saturday.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad have reduced the
wages of their employees at Scranton
ten per cent. The men have ceased
work.
A lawyer named Darius Allen, who
confesses his guilt, has been arrested
for attempting to wreck a railroad
train near Rochester.
1t is thought probable that the
Baltimore and Ohio will soon use the
New Jersey Central railroad to run
into New York city.
A large meeting, irrespective of
party, was held at Cooper Institute,
New York, Saturday night, and nom-
mated Andrew III. Green for may
| or.
A democratic dispatch from Colo
RADIO Saturday claimed the State by
500 majority. A press dispatch gives
republican majorities in all the coun-
ties and claims the State for the re-
publicans by ! ,I04 majority.
The returns from theGeorgia State
election Indicate that Colquitt, the
democratic candidate for Governor,
has carried the State by a heavy ma
jority, notwithstanding the light
vote. The majority is estimated va
riously at from $4,000 to $4,000.
Several persons at Conn Farms,
Union county, N. Y, were poisoned
on Monday by eating toad-stools in
mistake for mushrooms. One of the
party, Miss Emma Baker, of East
Orange, died on Thursday, and two
others are reported dangerously i'll.
A State prohibition convention
was held at st. Louis, Mo-, Wednes-
day night, with between thirty and
forty delegates present. Presidential
electors, a State executive and State
central committee were appointed
also finance committee and two
members of the national executive.
One OF the latter was Miss Phoebe
w. CoZzens.
The official figures show the re-
ceipts of the Centennial exhibition so
far to have been So, 2l0, 263. "a, a sum
greater than any previous worlds
fair. 1t has also had the largest at
tendance ever known in single
month, in a single week, or on a sim
gle day, and with thirty days yet to
run on, it is safe to predict that be-
fore it's close it will have surpassed
all Other exhibitions in the aggregate
of the attendance.
A passenger train on the western
branch of the Erie railroad was
thrown from the track on Thursday
night, near Genesee. The engineer
was killed and several employees and
| passengers injured. A passenger
train bound East on the Indianapo-
lis Railroad collided with a freight
train Friday morning, injuring a
number OF passengers and train
hands.
Seventy thousand pounds value in
English and Russian coin were re-
| ceived at the United States assay Of
flee, New York, Saturday, making a
total of e230, 600 to date. -Four hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars
American gold coin was received at
the United States sub-treasury, New
York. Friday.
The democratic majority in ninety
two counties of Georia is 10000.
| Forty-6ve counties to hear from will
make the majority $4,000 at least.
The Legislature will stand: Senate,
43 democrats, | republican House,
all democrats except 6 republicans,
| including colored.
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The Maine Election.

BANGOR, Me. Oct. Gin view Of
the contrary reports published con-
corning the Maine gubernatorial ma
jority the official statement Of the
secretary of state shows that the
majority of Gov. Conner (rep.) over
Talbot (dem.) is 1907. These fig
ures show gain of more than IL 900
over last year.
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Purged by Fire.

LITTLEToN, N H., Oct. THE
Twin Mountain House had a narrow
escape from destruction by fire last
Thursday. A fire broke out in the
reading room and burned to the roof.
Damage $4,000.
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A Fishing Party Drowned.

SOUTHAMPTON, ONT. October =
Three men, named Martindale Seish-
er and an unknown man, while out
in fishing boat near this point to-
day were capsized and drowned be-
fore any assistance could be render
ed
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AFFECTIONS.

1t is invaluable as TONIC. 1t will impart strength
TO the system purify the blood and restore the lost
sppetite II is alco certain to all distinctions
the regular OF nature in females purifying
the complexion anc giving elasticity TO the spirits
Also, a sure remedy for the diseases OF GREEN
SICKNESS or CHLoRoS1S, LEUCHoRRHEA or
WHITES, WOMB COMPLAINT or FALLING OF the
WOMB, &c. But like all remedies of this class
should be used with caution by carried Ladies. This
Ell xr Is composed ofPuEE HRRBs and all that Use Is
will perceive that the is Powerful and yet
Harmless TO the constitution. 1t is impossible for di-
seases to withstand this formidable remedy. Disea-
IN lsay the
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The effect of the applause with
which Moody's sermons and San
keys songs are received by the I'M
conscious people Of Chicago has been
thwarted by the wearing Of large soft
mittens.
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We knew that if Lick had any
thing to do with it there would be
some hitch in his funeral arrange
ments.
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Riches have no more to do with
the making of a man than six fingers
on one hand has to do with making a
lightning calculator.
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W n. ~ II Y. - !

so, 900 FEET OF BLACK WALNUT,
for which will pay the highest market
price in cash also will furnish for lime
burning and domestic use, Hard aud
Soft Coal at lowest rates. Warehouse and
yard at CIV. Depot.
o. f. RIPLEY,
June3, 6mw. Martinsburg, W. Va