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TO LET
TO I.ET.
Wholesale Store.

TN the Thompson Block. Nos. ~ & 10
L Middle Street. Good location below the Post
classes of trade are located, The finest store in the
city, with light and airy basement, two entrances
two counting rooms, brick safe, and elegant show
windows, tables counters and other fixtures. Will
be let very reasonably applied for Apply to
HI. K. THOMPSON,
No. 32A Emery St. on the Spring st. Horse Car Route
mhl4 dtf&w22
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Wanted.
Wanted Partner.

EMPLOYMENT as Gardener and Coachmau, in a
II good family. Wages no object. Address this
office, L. ju7d1w*
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FOR SALE.

A LIGHT Manufacturing business, in Lynn.
"A Mass. Complete line of machinery now in
running order, and good trade established 20 a
machinist, or workman in fine steel work, having
few hundred dollars to invest, this offers rare
inducements. Address
ju7dSt P.o. BOX ZIG, Lynn, Mass.
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Furnished House Wanted.

IN light manufacturing business which pays 800
per cent. profit. To the right party chance.
Call and investigate, SO Union St., one flight LIST
door on the left. No brokers. ju3d1w*
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Maine Central
RAILROAD.
WEDNESDAY,, MAY II, 1876.

Essssssssasssssss Trains leave Portland for Ban
EaR-agulgor, Watervilie, Belfast and Dexter
at 12.35 a. M, 125 p. m.
Skowhegan 1.20 and 125 p. m.
Augusta, Hallowel, Gardiner, Brunswick 1926
1918 a. M, 1.25. $40 p. m.
Rockland 1918 a. M, 125 p. m.
Bath t6.1 a. m, 125, 500 p. m.
Lewiston 1915 a. M, 1.2O, 500 p. m.
Pennington els a. m, 1,20 p. m.
The t12.35 a. train for Bangor makes close con-
nection with E. & N. A Railway fol st. John and
Halifax.
Pullman Sleeping Car attached.
linked. PAYSON TUCKER, Sun T.
Portland, May 8, 1876. my8dtf
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A PLEASANT furnished house of or s rooms
IA for family of four (no childreD) who would
take the best of care of the furniture AddressT ST.
Post Office. ju3d1w*
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PY gentleman pleasant room and board in
ID private family. Address
ju1dtf "W" Box 1914.
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FOR HARPSWELL.

On and after October 8th, 1875,
e/as&ENAuSS Steamer Henrietta, Capt. G.
E@E@ssZsSs54 LOWELL, will leave Harps-
- we'll Mondays and Saturdays at
a. M, touching at Chebeasne. Little Che
Commercial Wharf, at D. m. touching at the above
landings. Will touch at Cousens' Island each way
For particulars Inquire OF Captain on board or
mvS dtf
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Boston 4 Maine
RAILROAD.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT,
Commencing Monday May 1, 1878.

| Passenger Trains will leave Portland 70 r
Boston at 6.15, $40 a. M, so. 315 600 p M,
500. 10 90 p. m.
Returning. leave Boston at 100, s.45 a. M,
1890, $50, 600 D. M, arriving AT Portland at
1925, 1856, 500, e.10 10 90 p. m.
For Lawrence at 615, S.45 a. M, 1.3O, 315 600
For Lowell at 6.I5, 8.45 a. H., 100, 3,r5p.m.
For M Manchester, Concord and Upper Rail-
roads (via New Market Junction) at SIS a. M,
BIO p M; Via Lawrence) at S.45 a. M.
For Great Falls at 615 8.45 a. M, 80, 315 6 90
For Rochester, Pennington and Alton
Bay at 615, 8.45 a. M, 3.l5 o. m.
For Kennebunk at 6.15, S.42 a. m 3.i5. $780,
600 p. m.
For saco and Biddeford at 6.15, s.45 a. M.
For Scarborough. Blue Point and Old Or
chard Beach at 6.15, S45 a. M, 3.15. $50, 600
Morning Trains will leave KennebunL
for Portland at 7.2O a. m.
ParIor Cars on trains leaving Portland at l3O
p. m. and Boston s.45 "a. M.
The Fast Express Traiu
leaving Portland at 13) D. IN. runs through to Boston
in Three Hours and Fifty Minutes making
close connection with Fall River, Stonington and
Norwich Sound SteaMer Lines and all Rail
Lines to New York and Philadelphia.
Excursion Tickets 10 New York and Phil
adelphia
for sale at Boston g. Maine R. R. Ticket Office.
N. B.-Rafes ms low as by any other Line
Tickets via all Lines to ali points for sale at
lowest rates.
Free carriages from Depot in Boston to any other
depot and return-choice of carriages.
Trains on Boston s. Maine road connect with all
steamers running between Portland and Bangor
Rockland, Mt Desert, Machias, Eastport, Calais,
St John and Halifax. Also, connect with Grand
Trunk trains at Grand Trunk Station, and Maine
Central and Portland & Ogdensburg trains at
Transfer Station.
All trains stop at Exter ten minutes for refresh
ments at first class DINING rooms
JAS. 7. FURBER, Gen. Supt.
S. H. STEVENS, Agent, Portland. ap29dtt
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Notice.

Notice.
NOTICE is hereby given that Town Meeting will
IN be held at the Town Hall, SATURDAY Az
TERNOON June 10th, at three O'Clock to see if the
town will vote to raise the sum of $1,000 to repair
Gushing Point road and Sea WALL and to act on
other articles in the warrant.
THos. B; IK seleetmen
STEPHEN SCAMMAN, } Cape Elizabeth
Cape Elizabeth, June g. 1876. ju6d1w
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For Rent.
New House Oh Preble Street fol
$1,000.

GMALL House rear Sc Winter ST.. for rent. Ap
- ply to f. G. PATTERSON, Dealers in Real Els
tate, 379A Congress Street. my24tf
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o. The new two and half story house on
M;;: Prebe street. facing Lincoln street, containing
drain and water closet connected with sewer. Terms
of payment is 81 600 cash; balance on mortgage.
Z. G PATTERSON,
Dealer in Real Estate,
an12dtf 219h Congress Street. Williams Block.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-31
tn Eastern Question.

PARIS, May pa Journal dis
patch purports to give a full sum-
mary of the note of the Berlin con-
ference. The preamble recites that
the powers have moral right aud a
duty to obtain the fuliilment of the
engagement which the Sultan con-
tracted i'll accepting the terms of
Count Androssey's note. On its full
filment depends the maintenance of
peace. The Sultan has as vet per-
formed nothing whereby Musselman
fanaticism is discouraged. The Sa.
lonica affair is due to the Porte
situation. The memorandum states
that the powers have agreed upon the
following points:
First, A two-months armstice, du-
ring which it is hoped an understand
ing on the basis of the Androssey
note will be reached.
Second, The Porte to restore to
the christians their houses and
churches, supply refugees with wood
for one year and exempt them from
taxation for three years from their
return.
Third, Such relief to be distributed
by commission composed of repre-
sentatives of the two religions OF
Herzegovina, with a christian presi-
dency.
Fourth, Turkish troops to be with
drawn, except from & fortified towns
until complete paciiication of the
country.
Fifth, The lIerzegovinese not to lay
down their arms until the Moslems
have laid down theirs, and reforms
have been faithfully executed.
Sixth, The consuls or delegates OF
powers to superintend generally the
execution of reforms, especially the
return of refugees.
The note concludes that if the arm.
istice expires without the accomplish
ment of the programme, such effect.
ual measures will be taken by the
powers as may be required.
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I1s for Tat.
E,..,tn sha hasrr.sf E,,as. Dr.,s


Among the annoyed and dripping
pedestrians who sought the aid OF a
Grand River street ear, yesterday, to
help shorten the way home. was man
with gray locks aud an old maid with
beau-catchers and false teeth. They
seemed to hate each other at first
sight, for he was hardly seated beside
her when he growled:
IF you women didn't wear bustles.
there'd be twice as much room in
street cars"
If men didn't sit cross-legged.
ithercd be three times as much
room !" she snapped in reply,
"lf | was4a woman, | wouldn't be
gadding around with the rain pour
ing down in this way" he remarked.
Yes, you would. If you were a
woman you'd want to 90 out and
show those feet Y
He drew his No lis under the seat.
finished up little, and erowled:
They are not false, like some folks
teeth ~
No, and they don't turn up quite
as much as some peoples nosc!" she
answered.
He was silenced for time. but
presently recovered himself aud went
on:
"Thirty years ago women got along
without paint, powder, bustles, straps
buckles and such nonsensical tixings.'
~rhirty years ago. she promptly
replied, ''H was a rare thing to see a
ma come ont of a 90 Iopn vipinO his
mouth on his thumb y
! He didn't say anything more, but he
wondered if she wasn't looking out
ofthe window when he signaled the
car.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-31

We have long felt certain that Jas.
&. Blaine had the most enthusiastic
following of any man in the Repub-
lican party for the Republican Presi-
dental nomination. This week he
has received strong and powerful en-
dorsements. Nebraska instructs her
delegates for him; Kansas, Minneso-
to and Illinois though they do not
instruct, gave in State convention the
most unmistakable signs that Blaine
is their choice. Missouri is divided
chiefly between Blaine and Morton.
As plainly discernable as the scorchr
ing sun at MONDAY about now, does
the leading candidacy of Blaine loom
up. The slander cauldrons Of Tophet
will have to be stirred up afresh by
his enemies, and kept boiling TO the
highest pitch if his rapid advance to
the front shall be checked. But after
all we are clearly Of the opinion that
the delugc Of falschood gathered from
al the pimps and graoelcss scamns
the late rebel Democracy could col.
Iceland they are plenty-is now well
understood by the people, and goes
for nanght. A reaction is at hand
the SANDER campaign Is ended; Tho
people have awakened to the fac
that, like the Reign Of Terror in tho
days of Robespicrrc, no one IL safe
from the enormous slnice-way oi
slander organized and run by The
Democracy.
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Aeoiust Daucln~

New YORK, MAY 25.--At the ses-
sion of the Presbyterian General As
sembly to-day, the Committee ON
Bills and Overtures, presented an
overture on promiscuous dancing,
deploring the practice as mournfnl
Inconsistency and regretting the Civ
ing of parties for such dancing by
members of Christian families and
counselling churches to arrest the
evil. The report was adopted.
DIR Talmadge said he had tele-
graphed TO Moses Hoag, at Savannah,
asking if any steps could be taken
by this Assembly to promote a union
between the churches North and
South. He received reply that any
spontaneous resolutions of our As
sembly would receive most respects
ful consideration. Talmadge then
offered resolutions setting forth that
all expressions of an offensive nature
between the two sections of the Pres
byterian Church be buried, and that
the hand of invitation be stretched
to their Southern brothers to unite
with them in fraternal relations. and
requesting the Assembly at Savan-
nah to send two delegates to the
meeting in Brooklyn, advising them
of their departure, and promising to
send two delegates to Savannah, so
that both bodies would not adjourn
until the churches on earth and in
Heaven have begun a Jubilee over
the glorious consnmation.
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IN RELATION TO CENTENNIAL oBsER

IN RELATION TO CENTENNIAL oBsERv-
ANCE.
WAsHINGToN, May 25.--The Presi-
dent to-day issued the following
proclamation
WHEREAS, A joint resolution of the
Senate and House of Representatives
was duly approved on the 18th day
of March last, which resolution is as
follows:
''Be it resolved by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the Uni
ted States OF America in Congress
assembled, That it be, and is hereby
by the Senate and
House of Representatives to the peo-
pie of the several States that they as
semble in their several counties or
towns OH the approaching centennial
anniversary of our national inde-
pendence, and that they cause to have
delivered on such day an historical
sketch of said county or town from
its formation, and that copy Of said
sketch be filed in print or manuscript
in the Clerks office of said county,
and an additional copy in print on
manuscript be filed in the office of
the Librarian of Congress, to the in
tent that n complete record may thus
be obtained of the progress Of our
institutions during the first century
of their existence"
AND WHEREAS, it is deemed proper
that such Recommendation be brought
to the notice and knowledge of the
people Of the United States, now
therefore. l. Ulysses S. Grant, Presi-
dent of the United States, do hereby
declare and make known the same in
hope that the object of such rcsolu-
ton may meet the approval of the
people of the United States, and thai
proper steps may be taken to carry
the same into effect. Given under
my hand, at the city of Washington,
the 25th day of May, in the year OF
our Lord. 1876, and of the independ-
ence of the United States the l00th.
u. S. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FIsu, Sec'y of State.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-31

TIE Davenport Democrat speaks
out very bluntly. The Democrat is
organ of Democracy in this
State, and its utterances mean some
ting, and, by the way, it talks good,
hejb sense in the remarks we publish
Ohio in regard to the action of the
conveutiaSoee tiaSoeracy in their recent state ate
Of III The attack upon the life
,.,,a, tellowing the rebellion,
b;s fo,,o,.o,' that State, and
ms followers wonl,seay on the ma
tional debt by issuii,, thousands of
millions of greenbacks Ms as direct a
stab at the welfare OF the nenpbl;c ne
was the rel,eilion itself. Flos. th.
same souree now comes an attacl, u,,
on the faith and credit of the nation.
The Democrat says:
" The Ohio Democratic resolutions
are the most outrageous production
of the rag money men that has yet
been made public. The action of this
convention of political 'lunatics sim
ply shows that the Ohio Democracy
is determined to destroy the national
party. We predict that Bill Allen
will not command . respectable COM
plimentary vote in the 81. Louis con-
vention, aud that next fall the Repub-
ans will carry Ohio by 10000 majori-
ty. They certainly can il they exer-
else ordinary wisdom.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-31
Hanging in CHINA.

l observed a model of Chinese cap
itai punishment known as s'the cage"
Fhe' ''cage" used was between two
and three feet square and over six feet
high. Near the bottom was close
floor of planiy The four sides were
open work ofwooden palings. The
planks composing the cover were
made to fit around the mans neck,
close enough TO hang him. but not
close enough to strangle him. The
condemned man was put into this
cage, his head projecting above, the
cover fitting around his neck, and
under his feet a number of bricks, ,one
above the other, just enough to en-
able him to stand OH tiptoe. When
this position. from weariness, becomes
uncomfortable, his only relief is to hang
by his neck. The design is to make
a man suffer as much rs possible, hut
not to kill him too quickly. Usually
after a criminal has been Standing
this, way for a day or so, one of the
bricks is removed, and then another,
until he hangs by his neck altogether.
1t is said that a strong man ordinar-
lily viii endure this torture several
days before life becomes extinct
ChriStida at Work.
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Murder and Lynsh Law IN South
CArO!kua

CHARLESTON, May pa week ago
a country merchant of Abbeyville
county, named Harmon, and his wife,
were found murdered in their bed.
The murderers, four in number, were
arrested, and yesterday they were
taken from the Shorthand shot. Three
hundred persons were present at exc
cution and one hundred shots were
fired.
CHARLESTON, S. G., May 26-Fur-
ther particulars of the lynching Of
the Harmon murderers shows that IL
took place in Edgefield county near
the Abbeyville line. The crime. one
Of extraordinary brutality, was par
hcipatcd III by six negro men. Six
men were shot by the the citizens. .cbl-
ored and white, in broad daylight
AT the conclusion of the coroner's in
quest the women remain iM the custo.-
dy of the Sheriff.
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Warm Times Up In w fright County
s+tl Two women nt the Bottom


Belmond, Wright county, is agita-
ted over scandal, the salacious de-
tails Of which occupy more than two
columns of the Monitor. The parties
to the scandal are Mrs. Dexter, a mil
liner, whose husband sells sewing
machines for living, and Mr.. j. II.
Haight, banker, lawyer and real es-
tate agcnt-who likewise has wife.
Last Wednesday night Mrs. Haight
awoke about three O'Clock in the
morning to find herself alone. She
was well enough satisfied as to where
to find her husband, so she went to
Mrs. DeXter's rooms and demanded
admittance. She was admitted and
given permission to search all the
rooms but Mrs. DeXter's bedroom,
and even that was at last reluctantly
allowed. The examination was care
full and exhaustive, and under the
bed Mrs. Haight found her husband,
arrayed in his coat,vest and shirt. On
this discovery Mrs. Dexter put in an
appearance, when the indignant wife
smashed the lamp over her head land
in the darkness She and her husband
got into scufflc, which ended in
Mrs. Haight's falling orbcing thrown
down stairs and fracturing two ribs.
OF course, all Bclmond was in n
tumult, and on Friday evening pub
lie meeting was held and an invcsti-
eating committee appointed. On Mon
day evening another public meeting
was held, to which the committee re-
ported in writing. finding a verdict
in accordance with the above facts.
A motion was made and carried to
have the proceedings of the meetings
and the report of the committee
printed in the two county papers.
which has since been done. A motion
was made to invite Mr.. and Mrs.
Dexter to leave town, (the committee
hfaT:"G sri. included in tisiI rcpol. & ma.
played the part of n pimp in that
town for a year past.) Mr.. Dexter
arose and said that was matter i'm
which he was interested, and that he
did not propose to leave town till he
was ready. Mr.. Pierce moved to in
clude Mr.. Haight in the motion
whereupon Mr.. Haight rose TO say
that he didn't propose to leave town
till he got ready. After discussion
these motions were ruled down as not
being the best way for a civilized
community to deal with so grave a
matter, and a committee of three was
appointed to pull the matter in proper
shape before the regular legal tribu-
nal. And there the matter rests mt
present.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-31
..-..,. mEPUBLICAN STATE
hLLAN S,SHNVENTlON.

Tho state Convention, held at
Springfield on the oath inst, was one
of the largest and most enthusiastic
ever held i'm the State. The greatest
good feeling prevailed throughout.
Not single jar occurred to mar its
perfect harmony. The contest for
Governor was settled upon the first
ballot, by the nomination of the Hon.
Shelby M. Cullom. II is gratifying
to see the Republicans of the States,
as convention after convention meets,
exhibit their good sense their love of
fair play, their acquiescence in the
will of the majority, and their proper
appreciation of the great cause to be
sustained or lost in the national cam
paign this year, by preserving the
utmost unity and harmony, Yester-
days Illinois convention showed at
every stage of its proceedings that the
party was in good trim for the COM
ing battle. and that the State is sure
to tally its whole electoral vote on the
right side, by splendid majority.
New Hampshire and Missouri held
state conventions on the same day,
and in these States too, the Republic-
an column rallies with the greatest
vigor and harmony. From day to
day the assurances ola grand Rcpub-
lican triumph in this centennial year
become more and more certain. 1t
would be singular indeed, if the par
ty which preserved the Union indis-
soluble and made centennial posi-
BILE, should, amid the general rejoic-
ing in our national jubilee be dis
placed in the government of the
nation by that party that essayed to
destroy it. This is where the rub
comes in; this is what the people of
this country bear in mind, and in
they rally, they harmonize,
and they only await the summons to
battle in November, when they will
overwhelm their old enemy.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-31


NEW YORK, May 24.-The Presby-
terian General Assembly to-day ac-
ccpicd the invitation to hold their
next meeting in Chicago. The stand
ing committee on church erection
made report showing that l36
churches received $4,000.
The report of the committee on
freedmen was read and accepted.
The number Of churches under con-
troll Of the assembly are l2S; number
of ordained ministers, 81; number
OF schools, 80 ; number of pupils g.
776. Addresses in behalf ofthe freed
men were delivered.
The standing committee on frater-
nal relations with the South reported
that as soon as the Southern Assem-
bly, should reiterate its wish for a
united and hearty union of interests
and the establishment of fraternal re-
lations with the Northern Assembly,
rs the latter has expressed for rela-
tions with the southern, that immedi-
ate steps would be taken to consnm-
mate that end. The report was
adopted and ordered telegraphed to
Savannah. Adjourned.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-31

SENATOR SPENCER, of Alabama, has
been unanimously acquitted by the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections, from all charges against
him as to wrong doing in securing
his election to the Senate. The DEM
ocratic members of the committee
were Salisbury, of Delaware, Merri-
mon, of N. c., and Cooper, of Tenn.
They unite in the report in eXculpat-
ing Spencer from all blame. This is
better than we had expected. So
much noise had been made, and such
infamous charges made, that we had
supposed there was some little truth
mixed up with il all. The result only
shows the baseness of southern De-
mocracy and the falschoods they will
utter for party purposes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-31

THE Chicago Times preseT IS cor
rect diagnosis of the ailmen of the
National Democratic party in Con-
gress assembled, when it says of the
Democratic promise of reform:
"What might be expected should
these assurances be accepted by the
people and a Democratic President
elected, may be in part foreseen from
what followed the choice of Demo-
cratic House of Representatives. That
body picked up a lot of model Con-
federates to fill the Offices at its dis
posal, and has ever since been kept
busy in acquiring information as to
their vicious qualities and infamous
records. The public's experience in
this direction will not create unbound
ed confidence in the promises of the
party"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-31

DENVER, COL, May 25.-A violent
rain and snow storm, which has pre-
vailed for twenty-four hours on and
along the base of the mountain, broke
up early this morning. The rain fall
in this city was upwards of six inches.
At Central City, Georgetown and
other mountain towns, the snow is re-
ported as three feet deep. The rail-
roads entering here have all lost en-
bankments and bridges, and travel is
suspended, but it is believed that all
roads, except the Denver & South
Park, Colorado Central and Boulder
Valley, will be able to move their
trains regularly tomorrow The
damage to country bridges and the
thoroughfarcs cannot be reliably esti-
mated, but it is undoubtedly heavy.
Considerable damage was sustained
by owners and occupants of houses in
the lower part of the city, but thus
far no casualties are known to have
resulted from this food, which has
been unequalled since lS74.