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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13

CRIMINALITY.-Some rascal nnbuckleds tue
reins on Mr.. Mark Sawyer's horse some time
Monday night. The mischief was not discov-
cred until Mr.. Sawyer had nearly reached the
depot on the way to the Pullman train. The
horses were very spirited but fortunately the
trouble was discovered when the horses were
moving at very slow pace and they were
stopped without any Incident.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13

WE advice all who want to hear good sing
ing and buy Christmas presents at reasonable
price to attend the fair of the ST. Lawrence St.
Society Thursday and Friday evenings.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13

STEAMER ARR1vAL.-The Allan mail eteam-
er Prussan Capt. Richie. from Liverpool Both
ult., and Neville list inst, arrived here last
night at nine o'clock, with sixteen cabin and
f rty-three steerage passengers. She left Hal
ifax Monday noon. The voyage was very
nleasant one.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13

dies of Iuda Street Circle will commence a
sale of pretty things for Christmas. In the
evening an entertainment will he given by the
young people. The sale will be continued to-
morrow afternoon and evening
The ladies of st. Stephens parish will hold
their annual Christmas sale at their vestry to-
morrow afternoon and evening. Santa Claus
may be looked for at 5 o'clock.
The ladies of st. Lawrence Street Society
give Christmas sale and entertainment at
their church on Thursday and Friday ..eveni gs.
Fine music may be expected.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13

If you want to buy ''holiday goods" cheA
you should attend the auction sale at rooms of
f. o Bailey & Co, at 10 a. M, and 81 p. NJ,
each day at their rooms, So aud 81 Exchange
street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13
Brief IOttiuRs.

BEFORE JUDGE KNIGHT.
MoNDAY.-Thomas Rafter. Assault and battery
Fined SIS with costs.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13

AT ten a. M, F. o. Bailey s. Co. sell the
furniture in house 81 Brown street. See aue
tioD co1nmn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13

IF you want the best snoao shovel buy the
New York; for sale by KENDALL & WHIT.
NEY. dc13 81
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13
Maine Business Notes,

Capt. Ross at Kittery Foreside is laying the
keel for ship of about 1900 tons, and timber
for the frame is now being prepared.
Bethel Steam Mill Company is making rapid
progress with its MILL The boilers are in place
and they have $50 horse power engine from
one of the monitors, ready to put in position.
The Kel nebec Fiber Company have a mill
at Benton where they employ some fifteen
hands in the manufacture of lockwood. The
wood used is equal quantities of poplar and
spruce, of which some six or seven cords are
used weekly. Nearly a ton of lockwood is
made from each cord of wood. This is mar
keted in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, &c.
The price received is about eighty dollars per
ton.
The Lincoln Mills in Lewiston, resumed
operations Monday morning, after a shut down
OF more than year. The cause of suspending
manufacturing was that the demand for the
class OF tine goods was so small and prices so
low that 1T was Improbable to continue oper-
atoms. With the starting up of this mill all
the splndles in the city are in operation, some
OF them on extra hours, and the mills are at
present doing better business than at any
time since the panic of three years ago. The
Lincoln Mills employ about $50 hands.
AN UNRULY SCHOLAR "A Young man
Stanley, pupil in school in Pittston, taught
by Mr.. George FL. Marston of North Yarmontb
was called into the floor las. Friday for a elar-
ing misdemeanor and ordered to hold ont bis
hand and receive feruling. He refused: the
request was thrice repeated, but thrice he re-
fused. The teacher then struck SANKEY'S hand
twice, as it was hanging by his side; Wherein.
on the young man clinched the teacher In
the squabble that ensued, the teacher struck
the unruly scholar blow over the head, cut
ing quite cash, but having the desired eff
ect to make him loose his hold. The teacher
was arraigned before the municipal court and,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13

A TREAT.-Our citizens are to have the
pleasure of seeing Ls Commandus Cazeneuve,
the great wonder of the age, who has been
giving snch surprising performances in Boston.
He has none of the traditional paraphernalia
of the old time necromancer to aid him 10 his
deceptions. One of his tricks with cards is
the following, entitled "Cagliostro's Mirror"
A small looking glass is suspended in plain
view OF the audience. Three persons then
choose cards from pack, and fourth draws
from bag containing score or more of vari-
GUS numbered balls and single one on which
are the numbers So. Cazeneuve then throws
the pack of cards against the face of the mir
rer, whcreupon the three selected ones appear
upon the shining surface and SO, in coarse
crayon, springs into view just below them. Mr..
C. R. Percival is his agent and will bring him
here the latter part of this month.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13

NOTWITHSTANDING a party has had the mo-
nCpoly in the garment trade in this city, Vlck-
cry & Leighton, Middle street, will show bet
ter bargains in cloakings and cloaks than can
be found in New England dc13-tf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13

AN INTERESTING tLEcTURE.-Those who at
tended the lecture at Chestnut street church
last evening enjoyed very interesting and en-
tertaiDg lecture. DR.. McCabe of Chicago gave an
account of the "Bright side of life in Libby
prison" He was chaplain in the army and
spent some time in Libby prison. The bright
side of the generally dreary life was when the
prisoners got together and sang songs, told
stories, or when they celebrated the Fourth of
July as they did with will At other times
they got together and read the war news from
the newspaper, for which they paid % cents a
copy. The scene when the news of Grants ar.
rival in VIcksburg was received was pictured
very graphicly. Many amusing anecdotes
were told, n aking the lecture very entertain
ing one The speaker has a fine style of deliv-
cry, and no one would ever hear him and 60
away feeling blue.
AT the close of the lecture the Doctor sang
several patriotic pieces much to the epjoyme mt
of the audience. Despite the unfavora BILE
weather there was good attendance
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13

M. L. A. LEcTURER.-The M. L. A. lecture
this evening at the City Hall by Rev. DE-. R. S.
Storrs of Brooklyn, will be me treat and we
remind our readers of it again, that they may
not forget it. No lecturer in the country
stands higher than DR.. Storrs.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13
WEDNESDAY MORNING. DEC. 10, '7e
THE PRESS

May be obtained at the Periodical Dspots of Fes-
senden BIOS, Marquis, Brunei & Co.. Andrews,
WENTWORTH Moses, N. B. Kendrck, and Chisholm
BROS, on all trains that run out of the city.
At Biddeford, of Phsbury.
AT Saco, of L. Hodgdon and H. d. Kendrck
at Waterve, of j. s. Carter.
at Bath, of j. .. Shaw.
At Lewiston, Of French Bros, and Stevens & Co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13
25 NEW SLEIGHS
BY AUCT ION.

IN SATURDAY, at IL O'Clock, at the Horse and
" Carriage Mart, Plum Street. we shall sell rs
New Seighs, by order of II. II. Burgess Assignee OF
Whitman Leslie. Also 20 Buffalo, Wolf Japanese
Wolf and Bear Skin Robes.
r. q. BAILEY a. CO, Auctisneers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13

PUBLIC INsTALLATIoN.-The newly elected
officers of Portland Lodge No OF Masons
were publicly installed by Past Master Joseph
A. Locke There was goodly number of la
dies present and the services passed off very
pleasantly. The following were the officers in
stalled:
Geo. L Bailey, Master.
John III. Hall, S. w.
w. N. Prince, j. w.
S Leavitt, q.
w. o. Fox, Z.
G. o. Leach, S.
H. l. Nelson, S. L.
r. b. Swift, j. d.
A. F. Lermand and A. M. Kimhall, Stew
ards.
At the close of the installation services the
company were invited to the banquet hall
where very pleasant set down was enjoyed
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13

CoNcERT-The testimonial concert to be
given tomorrow evening by the Orpheus Sym
phony Club to Prof. Fred Linden promises to
be very successful affair. The members of
the club have exerted themselves to make the
sale of seats large. The seats are for sale at
Stockbridge's. The Boston Traveller gives the
following pleasing notice of Prof Linden and
Miss Linden:
And now we have something new in the way
of instrumental music Miss Louise Linden
has succeeded in mastering the saxophone, and
has accomplished what no other lady has ever
attempted. She executed a solo in the most
artistic manner, producing the softest and
sweetest tones, to the astonishment of all pres
ent. This was her first public appearance and
was an entire success. Mr. Linden and his
sister played dueton the crystalophone, which
was marvellously sweet and beautiful. The
glasses were arranged on scale much larger
than usual, and the audience received the per-
formance with the most persistent applause.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13

Steamer LEWISTON Capt.
&ATA IN Charles Deering will leave Rail-
HhlNkR8& road Wharf, foot of State Street,
lzH6EASSSP Portland, Thursday evening
ID &c. 4th, at o O'Clock ,(beng
her last trip for this season. for Rockland. Camden
wick, So. w. and Bar Harbor,s ont. Desert), Mill
bridge, .Tonesport and Machiasport.
Returning, will leave Machiasport Monday m orn-
ing, Dec. l7ih, at 5 O'Clock, touching as above,
except Searsport and Bucksport) arriving in Port
land same night, usually connecting with Pullman
West.
Through Tickets for sale at the Offices of the
Boston q naine and Eastern Railroads. State
Rooms and Through Tickets can be secured at the
Office OF
j. W. RICHARDSON,
2l4 Washington ST., cor, State, Boston,
CYRUS STURDIVANT. Gen'l Agent,
Railroad Wharf, Portland.
Dec. 6, 1876. del3d2t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-13
Personal.

Lieut.. Glover has Joined the Dallas as exec
utive officer.
Hon. S. T. Raymond, who was recently
stricken with paralysis, is in very dangerous
condition.
W. j. Corthell, Superintendent of Schools
is at the City Hotel.
Mrs. Studley of Brewer is 1O2 years old She
retains her faculties to wonderful degree con.
versing inteligently.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-07-14

worth SIS, for instance, a 'freighter"
has been known TO bring back to
Cheyenne buffalo robes and trinkets
worth Ave times that sum. This me-
farions business Is charged to The gov
ernmsnf. II, then, It may be asked,
the government has nothing to do
with it, why does II NOT stop it? That
is not 80 easy. AT Red Cloud, for ex-
ample. the military camp is some lit
tie distance from the agency store
houses, and the Indians are camped
frequently miles away from the post.
1t often happens when the Indians
learn that a freight outfit is within a
day or two,s drive Of the agency they
go out to meet u. . The wagonmaster
usually rides into the agency when
within a days march of it. The rife
dealers then have thsir opportunity
TO barter away their stock
to the Sioux, who are glad TO get 1t
at any price. The Indian agent or
trader who receives the blame for this
business is the innocent party, while
the least suspected persons escape I'M
punished and the Indian is armed as
well as the troops sent out to fight
him when he goes on the war path.
Sitting Bulls force has been recruited
from almost every Northwestern
agency. His people have all winter
been industriously laying in a stock
of ammunition in the neighborhood
of the Tongue River, the Rosebud,
the Powder River and the Little Big
Horn countries. Such was the thor
oughness of their preparations that the
Ogallalas alone during the winter
have gathered every empty shell
thrown away by the troops, doubtless
to refill them and use them on the
whites. At'the battle of the Rosebud
Lieutenant Chase informed the Inter-
Oceans own correspondent, who was
on the field during that entire action,
that General Crooks command had
fred 1906 rounds, while the attack
ing force of Sioux had expended at
least one-half more, Hand seemed to
have an abundance besides. The
fault of supply lies, it is evident,
not with the government
agents SO much as with the
INSCRIPTIONS men who furnish the
Indians with arms to be used against
the government. The Indian does
not really need-any weapon for war
SO long as he receives bounty from
the agency. But while ''squaw men"
and renegade "half-breeds" and
others of that ilk supply these arms
so long will the Northwestern Indian
discovers occasion as he dis
covers his strength to raid and
plumber and ravage a fair frontier
and render its occupation unsafe to
white settlers and their families.
When the next Indien commission
is chosen, one of the fhost- practical
fields it might explore would be this:
How do Indians get their arms and
ammunition, and from whom? And
II it is a high crime to sell spirituous
liquors to an Indian, is it nota greater
to sell them powder, lead, and rifles,
and breech-loaders at that.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-07-14

Dour Authorized Advertising Agents for the
s7,Park Row, Geo.P, Howell q Co. 10 Park Row,
IT. Louis, Rowen a Chesman, Cor. Third and
Chestnut Streets, St. Louis Advertising and
Publishinr Agency chicago, H. H. Chandler
"a south Clark Street; Philadelphia, n. W.
Aver & Son, 73s SAMSON Street; aud Coe. Weth-
srilI q Co.. Bulletin building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams-Invitation
TO Him to Make ID Speech.

1t is understood that Mr.. CHARLES FRAN
CHS ADAMS is to beiuvited to make aspeech
in this olty on the issues involved in the
approaching election Of President and
vice-President of the United States. 1t is
no disparagement of others to say that the
man does not live who would he listened
to with greater attention and respect at
the present time. Upon his ascending the
platform in this city the old cry Of adams
and Liberty" will he revived In such n
way as will evince the near resemblance of
the spirit in the Independents and Demo-
Gratis now to that of the patriots in revolu-
tionary times.
We trust that Mr. ADAMS will not, on
any account, by declining to come, disap-
point the expectations of the many I'D
mirors who desire TO hear him.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS was one OF the
original founders OF the Free Soil-aftor-
ward Republican-party in Massachusetts,.
Allied with him were CHARLES ALLEN,
HENRY WILSON, BURLINGAME. SUMNER and
others, nearly all of whom are now dead.
Mr.. ALLEN was for some time n Representa-
tive in Congress from the Worcester dis
trict. While ut Washington he suffered
from severe ana prOtracted illness,
which the physicians thought was con-
sumption; but lie got well, and was after
ward. for many years, "A Judge in Massa-
chusetts, greatly esteemed. DANIEL WEI
sTER once said 10 the present writer, speak
ing of Air. ALLEN: " lie is "A keen one" and
expressed a wish that he might be sent rs
his colleague, to the United States Senate.
The history of WILSON. BuRILSGAME, aud
SUMNER everybody knows. Few, com
paratively, however, are aware that nj one
time CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS was the ed
itor OF n daily paper In Boston. and that
on his retirement he was succeeded by
Henry WILSON.
MI. ADAMs's style of oratory, in early
life, resembled that which, from tradition.
we attribute to old JOHN ADAMS, and
which we know, for we have heard him
speak, to have been that of JOHN QUINCY
ADAMS. 1t was logical, forcble, and i'm
passoue1. Age may have begun TO tell
on him, but the ADAMS fire Is of kind
that does not easily go out II would be a
rare treat to hear him in New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18
Real Economy.

The reduction of the public exp endi-
lures by the House of Representatives. is
visible reality, which cannot be disturb
oil by the fasehoods and fabricated figures
Of the Republican leaders in Congress
who, after having combined to thwart
and defeat them in every possible way,
have now the audacity to turn round and
deny tn results. Fortunately, the official
figures are witnesses which no sophistry or
shams can upset.
In round numbers the economies aggre-
gate thirty millions OF dollars, and they
would have exceeded forty millions but
for the determined hostility of Ring COM
binations in the Senate, which the Prcsi-
dent aid9d to the full eXten, OF the Execu-
tive power and by the most discreditable
methods. To get satisfactory view of
tile whole retrenchmeut, 1t Is proper to
look ut the estimates from the depart
ments, the bills rs reported by the House,
the bills ~ reported by the senate, aud the
acts ms passed. In this way comparison
may be made with the last fiscal year.
Here are tho figures
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18
The Two Samucls-Our Uncle and
Our Cousin.

The estimates 81 the departments for the
year we're t2O3 J0O25. The bills reported hy the
COmmttec on Appropriations amounted to fl37 2S1,.
1885 The Dilis passed the senate 5S,20Obbi toe
bills IA enacted into lw, til 1907 as aganst ap'
Iroprlatlonsior last year of h77oe5'JS7 being re-
ducuOn vi t2J,JAi2J3.
This is Mr.. RANDALL's statement OF the
good work of his committee and OF the
House Of Representatives In the direction
of economy aud reform, Notwithstanding
the Executive and the Senate. These seven
lines of Mr.. RANDALL's comprise perfect
answer TO all the campaign speeches in
favor of Grantism or Hayesism that can
DO delivered between this aud November
our Uncle SAMUEL has reduced the taxes
OF New York state seventeen per cent. in
q single year, and our Cousin SAMUEL,
with the aid Of Democratic House, has In
single session reduced the appropriations
for the Federal Government by the hand
some sum of s2o,94i,2 1858.
The people, we incline to think, can
trust these men; and all those who seek
relief from the excessive burdens of debt
and taxes, will vote to give them larger
field and a greater opportunity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18
tried, not in eight states only, but In thirty
eight, before all tho people.
Blaine and Robson.

In his speech at Portland on Monday,
Mr. BLAINE warmly eulogized SECoR
RoBEsoN, and severely denounced tho
Democratic Committee of the House for
exposing the corruption Of the Navy De-
partment under RoBEsoN's admlnistra-
ton There is nothing very extraordinary
in the fact OF the eulogium, for BLAINE
believes in the maxim that there should
be honor among thieves; nor Is there any
thing very surprising in the fact OF the
deuunciation, for BLAINE realizes the force
of the couplet: No rogue ere felt the halter
draw. with good opinion of the law.
We call attention to this portion of
BLAISEs speech simply because he is the
regularly-nominated candidate OF the
HAYES party in Maine for a seat in the
United States Senate, and because we are
curious to see what the HAYES men down
that way think of candidate for that
high office. who is not only still struggling
in the bog of the gun-contract job, and the
Fort Smith railway business, but steps
quite out Of his way TO defend the prac-
tics of RoBBsoN.
The HAYES party in Maine have got to
meet this issue. BLAINE has forced II upon
the supporters OF the sleek, pleasant nom
inee for the Presidency, aud he intends
that they shall not dodge it, They will
have to vote upon 1t when electing the
Legislature three weeks hence. From the
manner in which they then treat BLAINE,
the country can learn what HAYES means
when talking of civil service reform, and
can get n clear view of the kind of men he
will call around him II he gets into the
White House.
The HAYES men are looking for thun-
dering majority on the BLAINE issue in
Maine next month. Well, let it comei
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18

It is thus seen that the House reduced the
appropriations below the estimates by more
than sixty-four millions of dollars, and
that the senate raised the House bills
twenty millions, from which they had to
descend to the extent Of about ten anu n
half millions. And finally, as compared
with Ia years grants, thirty millions have
been saved, and so much burden is taken
Off from the shoulders of the taxpayers.
By distributing this total over the large
surface Of the Union, IT will be found that
the economy Tor every Congressional dis
trict in the United States is SlO2 555.05, and
for tn state OF New York the annual saving
rs s3,5, i,33Gi5. Surely this result is woll
worthy of praise, and, following rs it does
30 closely on the heels OF the achievements
of Gov. TILDEN, II ought to give relief and
90 aid in reviviug confidence. The House
set a grand example, aud if ii IL followed
mp by IA change Of parties, there win soon
be the dawn of II better day aud Of an
assured prosperity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18
Frauds in TrOtting.

We hear great deal about fraudulent
trotting-t. G., trotting where The best
horse is not allowed to win-in the western
part of the State. At Buffalo, the mana
gers of the trotting park very properly
expelled several well-known drivers for
interfering with the promising young
horse Albemarle. 1t was hoped that this
summary action would have salutary ef-
feet on all the other drivers, but we observe
that at Utica the Judges were compelled
IN one case TO change drivers. We think,
however, that II the managers OF our trot-
ting parks only remain firm and deter
mined IN their Efforts TO punish fraud, they
VIII speedily reform the trotting turf.
Next week n grand meeting opens al the
Hudson River Park, Poughkeopsie and on
that course we expect to see the good work
Of Furnishing dishonest drivers continued.
MORGAN l.. MoTT the President of the
poughkeepsie Association, is an old fash
toned, high-toned gentleman, who Will not
counteuance wrong-doing in any form, 20
that the Ring or clique of drivers who plan
and decide races before they are trotted
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18
whnt Mr. Evnr,- nim-cif say. abou, IT.

GREENBRIER, AM. 1.-Mr. William NJ
SION OF the Hoard OF trusfeus OF the PEABODY
4 iucational Fund. of winch he Is memner.
lie WIS quite frank IN speaking OF the political
situation Hnd OF Its own pr ospects.
lie saws the Republican IN - gers of New York
woul Ike to have MIN help their ticket through,
cualr would deprive Mr.. ConKilng OF his con
troili'G influence In the iArty. Tho COnklng-
ties want ~ rival near the throne, and, there
Tore. utefrr sccnnu-rltc man. II tnoy tho lght
he lkVartsl would he ciectc ], and then gracious
~ die, they would nominate MIN with thankful
ness
OF course this does not represent the choice
language nor eoqucnt style In which MIR Eyarts
explained the case, hut IL conveys the ideas
which no gave with entire frankness