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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-05-30

ESPECIAL TO THE SILVER sTATE.I
WESTERN DISPATCHES
SAN Francisco. May 80 1876.

SAN Francisco. May 80 1876.
Body Found.
The body of Judge Ferris, of Oak
land, was found yesterday III the Sacra-
mento river, below Sacramento City.
Escape OF Convict
John Hayes, alias 4" Shorty" escaped
from San Quentin. on the night of the
2S.h.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-05-30

Agent for the celebrated SINGER SEWING
MACHINES, which will be sold on reasonabl
tsrms' aul0 tt
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-05-30
Committees of the Day:

MUSIC -Jtri II. Job. W. @. Record, W. J.
Hutton
COLLECT ING--Jeri H. Job, G. A, LaGrave
Al Shepard,
ON CARR AGES--Chas, Kemler, l.. l.. Rick.
ard, Frank Maj amore.
ON FINANCE--P. W. Johnson, r. w. Wood
l.. L. Richard.
ARRANG ENIENTS--M Mrs. M, S. Ronniheld
Mr.. G. II. Nichols, Mrs. w, L.
French. Mrs. L. .. X Hey.
Grand Display of Fireworks
In the evening at or near the Court. house
GENERAL COMMITTEE:
r, W. Wood, G. G. Biles. p. w. Johns on, l..
l.. Richard, j. 0. Ivory.
All Committees must report progress every
FRIDAY evening to the General COMMITTEES,
my20-td c. Riles, Secretary,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-05-30

Orders from the Country Promptly Filled
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-05-30

CONSTANTLY KEEPS ON HAND
Rope. Augurs' Butts,
IRON. Anvils. Screws.
cumberland Coal Bolts. Steel. ].
Horse Nails, Borax, Bells,
A xle Grease. Bits. Boilers.
Rakes. Headers Mowers.
Door Locks, Betting.
Nheelbarrows, Babbit-Me.al.
WIRE, Grindstones, Machine Extras.
OK Yokcs, Barbed Wire. Staples.
On Cans of every description.
Drills of all kinds.
W. oodenware, Teakettles.
l-ron Axles, Cutlery,
Nuts, Patent Iron Planes.
Nails Scissors, Wash boards,
E-gg-bcaters., Tubs,
M-olassas Gates, Hinges,
Urn Uocks. Hammers,
Chains, Hooks and Staples.
Cartridges. Fla Irons,
4 Axes, Pumps. ETC., etc.
.tA pySN
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17


From $50 m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 m.
PORTLAND, Me-, Oct. 16, 1876.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1920
p. m. and ~ 30 a. m. Close at $50 n, and 2.30
and 800 p. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive at 5.10pm.
Intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 1920 and $40 m. Close at
$50 IN and go m.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1920 m
and 1890 m. Close at $50 m, 2.30 and 900 m.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes.
Arrive at 800 p. m. Close at II. 80 a. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 800 a
N. and 3 90 p. m. Close at II 80 m and 500 m.
Morning Northwestern by q. I. r. Arrive at $40
a m. Close at $50 m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 900 a. m, and
800 m. Close at $50 m, 11.30 a m and 500 p IN.
Rochester, N H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
p m.
North Conway and other offices on the P. & OR
r. Arrive at 1l25 m and 4.20 N. Close at 1000
a m and 2.20 m.
$50 a m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at 600 m.
Close at 5.00pm.
Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, Mount Desert. Mill
bridge, Jonespert and Machias, via each steamer.
Arrive at a m. Close at 9 pm.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island Arrive
Thursday at IN. Close Saturday at 500 pm.
Foreign Mails per Allan Line close every Friday
at 1245 p. m.
Foreign Mails, via New York, day previous 10 SAL
ing OF steamers. Close at 2.30 m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
at 200 an. Close at 900p m.
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at 500 p m. Close at 11.3O NJ
Skowhegan closed pouch closes at 900 pm.
Canada and intermediate offices, via G. Z. II. Ar
rive at 2.40 p. m. Close at 100 pm.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17
Laundering Along the Androscogsin.

During the past few weeks the demand for
lumber in this CITY has been quite large The
shipments by rail as well as well as the local
trade has greatly improved. Prices are low,
but there is far less difficulty in selling at low
prices than in the summer. Spruce lumber is
now sold at wholesale at $11 per thousand and
$12 at retail. Three years ago it sold at SIG.
Pine sells at from SIS upward. The low price
of lumber tends to encourage builders, and
should the pulse of business continue to beat as
at present. next season will doubtless witness
good deal of building.
Our lumbermen have about the average
quantity of logs to carry over this winter-an
ample supply for spring operations. They COM
plain of the inability to get more than an old
dollar for a new one at present low prices, and
yet when they look up to the headwaters of the
Androscoggin they hardly see how they can get
logs into the river and down to the mills any
cheaper than they did last year. Labor, sup
plies, Sc, are about the same as last year.
They pay 81 per thousand stumpage ani when
they have got the logs into the river they find
they cost them about Sc per thousand. The
Chief cost is expressed in labor of choppers
teamsters, and IN oxen and feed.
About fifty millions OF logs are cut annual
on the Androscoggin. and about half of this
stock comes to this city and Lisbon. &c
Pingree & Co., cut up about fiftean millions a
year. The Lewiston Steam Mills Co. and the
Androscoggin Water Power Go. together cut
ten or twelve millions. The Lewiston Steam
Mill Go. will cut about four millions of logs
this season in Berlin and north of that point.
r. G. Pingree & Co. will probably cut ten mil
lions or more in Enrol and the plantations
south. Mr.. Toothaker, who cuts further north,
did not do so heavy business last winter as
usual. Our lumbermen usually buy more or
less logs of him. He sometimes cuts as high as
fifteen millions, but last season he on
ly cut five millions His logs do not get down
here for two years, while the logs cut in Enrol
and south, como along the same year they are
cut. Hence our lumbermen will probably cut
more logs this year than usual, and buy less, So
that the stocks that will come forward next
season will be about the same as the average
The Berlin Mills have few if any logs on
hand. They are so near the stump that they
generally saw up close. The Bethel Mills were
burned in August, but it is in contem plation to
rebuild them. The prospect is that about the
usual business will be done on the river, in the
hope that next seasons demand will be iyeier
than it has been this The lumbermen medi-
tate: eff we have not found the bottom price
now, we never shall"-LewiStoa Journal
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17
The Democratic Jollifica,ion.

The great jollfcation of theDemocrats which
was postponed from Saturday night, came off
last evening with few changes in the pro-
gramme. Some time during the day word was
sent to the City Building saying that City Hall
would not be needed in the evening as there
was nothing to say or no one to say it. Ac-
cordiDgly The Democracy satisfied themselves
with street parade, and small one at that.
At Il O'Clock the troops began to gather on
Congress street, but it was after s o'clock be-
fore the grand pageant moved down intQ Mar
ket Square. The procession was headed by
number OF horsemen dressed n all sort of
styles, several of them wearing Shirts. The
chief marshal and his aids came next followed
by the Portland Band, Tilden Zouaves, Tilden
Guards, Chandler's Band, Goodwin Guards
and Hendricks Zouaves There were 10 all 2G4
men in line outside of the bands. The compa-
mes marched in open order most of the time
and 1t required about three minutes for the
whole procession to pass given point. There
were few of the usual stupid Examinations
carried by the several companies 10 their usual
graceful manner. Oae man, or boy rather,
carried large rooster which was Growing last
lily for the gain of Republican CJngressmeu in
Indiana. An Hishman carried a green flag
with the inscription 1.-THE Winning Color"
Another man announced that Alaoama had
gone Democratic. boy who resides GU
Washington street was seen carrying banner
on which was Inscribed the statement that
Tilden had reduced the taxes in New York
$4,000, 900, and the bos walked just as though
he believed the legend. The hindernost man
in the procession carried an illumination az
"fhe hind horse ahead" Itcoali'ut
have referred to Talbots horse for be is dead,
The procession tramped around for while and
then broke up In rather uaceremonIous man
ner. The great question among those march
ing was ''What is it all for?' This was an
swered By one of the cid stagers who told them
that the Democrats had carried West Virginia
This was received With cheers for the majori-
ty of the fellows thought it was a Democratic
gain.
A notable feature of the procession was the
Hendricks Zouayes." These fellows were kept
'ut of sight during the canvass in this state,
hendricks and more greenbacks not being
popular cry in Maine But the citation of the
Democrats over their narrow escape from ire
rievabe defeat led them to disclose their real
sentiments.
The bands looked we'll and Drum Major
Charles Bean made foe appearance with his
orm. He is to go into the drum-major bust
less as professional, and has all the qualities
necessary for success
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17
Brief JOtfiugs.

Fur caps were trotted out last evening.
Coal dealers smiled yesterday as they thought
of the coming cold weather.
The yacht Vlf returned from cruise to Bos-
ton yesterday.
The Odd Fellows excursion to the Centennial
comes off next Monday
To-day Is the last chance to go to the mount
aims for one doll ar, and only 400 can be accom-
modated.
The Rochester road has carried about 1000
passengers to the Centennial the present
month.
Mr.. Henry j. Holmes has very interesting
juvenile class 10 dancing at Grand Army
Hall.
Many Of the facts used in our obituary of the
late f. o. J. Smith were obtained at the pic
ture gallery of the Cumberland Law Library.
Mr.. Broughton was ahead on the first day of
the checker tournament in Philadelphia. He
scored II, while the next best was only 5.
Two large excursions started for the Csnten-
NAL yesterday. Ore went over the Maine Cen
trail and Rochester roads, and one via Boston &
Maine.
A gentleman of this city has rare old copy
of the book of Common Prayer. The volume
contains history of the English church and
of the origin and alterations of the book of
common prayer itself.
Off :er York returned from Lewiston yester-
day afternoon with lad named Wood, who
was engaged with Hyde in the larceny of a
coat from the Boston and Portland clothing
store, few days ago.
Mr.. Sawyer, the cruelty agent, killed an
other old horse yesterday. This one belonged
to Mr.. Kennedy, who lives just off Washing
ton street, and like the rest of them was utter
ly useless.
October 9th, 1852, snow fell in this vicinity
to the depth of ten or twelve inches, and in the
interior towns the ground was not clear again
until the following spring. Large quantities of
potatoes were left undug and apples were froz-
en- IN the snow.
The bell punch has been introduced on the
parlor cars of the Boston & Maine railroad,
and tickets are given the passenger containing
the name and number of the seat he is to occu-
py. On each ticket in pri nted the tariff rates,
and the conductor must punch from the ticket
the number indicating the fare paid by the
passenger.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17

parat!us was being put up inside. The building
Is so feet by 80. Another drying house is to be
built Immediately.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
By the falling of the floor at Pennington
during the county fair, Miss Wellman, young
lady of sixteen, had leg broken. Mrs. Eben
Briggs OF Pennington, was badly bruised; a.
so Mrs Nathaniel Rice, and Mr.. n. p. Ellis
were quite severely injured SIEVE al gentle
men, number of children and others were
bruised or scratched somewhat by the fall.
Others were terribly frightened. The crowd
ontside the building, hearing the fall, attempt
ed to rush to the rescue, bnt could get 40 fur
tear off the boards from the walls but were re-
strained when the extent of the calamity was
known A gentleman who was in the hall
says that when he band, which had just ar
rived, commenced to play, the crowd began to
keep time by stamping with their feet and al
most instantly the building began to sway and
ortly fell through.
| IN, KENNEBEC COUNTY.
| IN tbapotton factories in Augusta are running
mannfas lest capacity, and fail even then to
mand AZ goods enough to supply the de-
rived and tbRe amount of cotton has just ar
| in, so that tinter supply will soon be put
through the winta Shall be no interruption
| Everything looksE
sumption of business CRADLE for speedy re
| ings bank, ia the welfarnes Matervllie oaV-
depositors and borrow6 winch SO so. many
| Many who have hitherto stoGare. Interested.
in and signing the proposed agI m sI1 cunning
j. Z. Norton is erecting in ks,nn,a.v
largest and best set of ice houses oH4ha r,ya sne
James NJ. Hagar of Richmond is ~ ~
| launch ship of 1900 tons.
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
The dwelling house and other buildings
owned by q 7. Nichols of CoIinth, were burn
ed last week.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Eastport has voted $4,000 for the Shore
Line Railroad.
YORK COUNTY.
Herbert Huntress, a little fellow of about
four summers, living in Saco, seems to
have fire mania. He has recently kinded
two fires that have been discovered only in
season to prevent serious results He says hs
will kindle another.
Charles William, a young man employed at
Berwick feeding apples into cider press, had
his right hand caught in the press and crushed
SO badly that his thumb aud part Of two fin
gers had TO be amputated.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17

ART STUDIES The sale of reserved seats for
this entertainment, consisting of art studies
and pantomimes, for the benefit OF the Maine
General Hospital will commence this morning,
at tockbridge's, and as only about $50 will be
sold all who desire them must go early. Tick
cts OF admission are for sale at the principal
places where tickets are usually sold, also by
the various young ladies' connected with the
entertainments, so that if iuint effort is made
we shall see large number disposed of. for
who can resist such appeals as these young
ladies can make when interested in charity so
noble? All tickets Of admission can be ex-
changed at Stockbridge's for reserved seats by
the payment of fifteen cents additional.
Tickets bave been placed at the extremely
low price of 35 cents. The programme is an
entirely new one with the exception of few
pieces repeated by special request. Forty young
ladies are already engaged to appear. They
have taken hold of the matter jealousy and ask
the hearty cooperation of their friends and
every friend of humanity. If the sale of tick
cts should reach figure that the object de.
serves or the entertainment merits, we shall
see not one bat three or four free beds We
guarantee each one full compensation for his
money aside from the charity bestowed. Only
to think of seeing forty of the prettiest young
ladies of Portland all at one time engaged 10
aid of the most worthy Institution of Maine, its
General Hospital!
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17

The MUsEUM.-Those who were present at
the Museum last evening witnessed the finest
scenic display ever made on theatrical stage
in this city. Never before has play been
brought out here with SO elaborate stage set
ting as that attending the production of the
exciting melo-drama, Money and Misery
The entire resources of the scene painter have
been brought into requsition, and the result is
play which is worth seeing, if only for its
scenery. Of the acting there is not leisure to
speak this morning. The audience was de-
lighted with everything and carried good re-
port away. The play ought to fill the house
nightly for weeks. 1t was brought out last
evening with none of those drawbacks which
usually attend first night.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17

Gov. Conner has nominated Hon. W. j.
CoIthell of Calais as Superintendent of Public
Schools of Maine.
Mr.. Blaine is expected home the first week
in November. In the meantime be will speak
in New York
Caleb Jones, fathe of j. Winslow Jones,
ESQ.,, and Quaker minister. we'll known IN
the community, died at his residence in Deer
ing, Saturday, aged so years.
VIM Baker, who died in Skowhegan, re-
Gently, aged 80 years, went to Portland three
times to cast his vote for President while Maine
and Massachusetts were one state
The Boston Express has this to say: "We
know Miss Uimer to be one Of the most talent
ed and versatile actresses on the American
stage, and Mr.. Ulmer is very fine. OF course
they will not want for engagements. We wish
they might come to Boston, where they are
very popular"
Charlotte Thomas died at Shaker village,
West Gloucester, Oct. II, 1876, aged 80 years
and four months She was the daughter of
Luther Sampson, one of the founders of the
Wesleyan Seminary at Kent's Hill, Readfeld.
She, with her family, joined the Shaker church
in 1873
Hon. s. II. Blake, Col. A. W. Wildes and
Hon. j. f. Anderson, State Railroad Commits
sloneIs, are making an inspection of the rail-
roads IN the state. Col. Wides reports that
the Maine Central is in most excellent condi-
ton, its bridges, ETC., in good repair, and the
affairs of the road exceedingly we'll managed.
Repairs have been ordered on the Knox and
Lincoln.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17

ANOTHER CENTENNIAL EXCURSION On
Monday next another great excursion goes to
Philadelphia over the Portland & Worcester
line. 1t will be under the patronage of the
Odd Fellows of this city. The Worcester route
has become very popular. About five humid
red people. with the exception of the Mercan-
tile the largest excursion which has passed
over the road, started by it for Philadelphia
Yesterday.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17

LECrURE,-This evening Rev. Father Fret
tag, Que of the Fathers who has been engaged
in giving the mission during the past two
weeks, will lecture at City Hall tonight upon
the estate of the Catholic church in the Prus-
sian empire The speaker is Prussian by
birth and a convert to the Catholic faith, con-
sequently his lecture ought to be one full of in
terest. The proceeds go TO aid the Orphan
icp1u
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17
Superior Court,

OCTOBER CIVIL TERM, 1S76-sYMoNDs, j., PREsID-
ING.
MoNDAY.-Otis Brown and wife vs. George r.
Davis ct ais. The plaintiffs charge that the Defend
ants were their agents to obtain loan of money
from the RollinsfJrd Savings Bank in New Hamp-
shire upon mortgage of real estate; that they OBJ
tanned the loan at eight per cent, but falsely and
fraudulenty represented to plaintiffs that it cost
twelve per cent and pocketed the difference. Argu-
merits in progress.
Il. B. Reed for plaintiffs.
Bonney-N. Webb for defendants
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The following
are the real estate transfers recorded in this
county yesterday:
Cape Elizabeth-Lots of land from Joseph
P. and Alba Chamberlain to Andrew j. Mich
OILS.
Lots Of land from Joseph P, Chamberlain to
Andrew j. Nichols.
Deering-Lot of land from Hannah Brown
to Oliver f. Blake.
Standish-Lot of land containing eight acres
from Caleb G. Skillings to Isaac L. Came.
Portland-Lot and buildings on Melbourne
street from Edward L. Dyer to Edwin Dow.
Charles E. Averil
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17

ADARING AcT.-A few days since, as an ex-
cursion train of eighteen heavily loaded cars,
on the Vermont division of the Portland &
Ogdensburg railroad, had commenced the de-
cent of heavy grade between st. Johnsbury
and the Connecticut river, the engineer sudden.
denly deserted three cattle upon the track just
in advance Of him. To drive or brighten them
from the track, or to seasonably stop the train
was impossible. Instantly he decided upon
his course. He sent his firemen to disconnect
the engine and tender from the train, whistled
down brakes" and with full steam on plung-
ed forward alone, aud with the fearful impetus
thus gained threw the cattle from the track.
He then quietly allowed the train to overtake
him again, connected it and continued on, his
passengers knowing nothing of the fearful
danger they had escaped by his bravery, hi
quick wit and his fidelity to duty.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17
Continental Drum Corps Attention

Every member of the above Corps is requested
THIS EVENING, to be present at Lancaster Hall,
for rehearsal, at a o'clock.
Per order, FRANK F. KINDS,
Major and Instructor.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17
STATE NEWS.
ANDROsCOGGIN.CoUNTY,

The West Minot show and fair on Wednes-
day was success. The show of oxen was
good. The display of fruit and vegetables was
especially good.
A gentleman driving from Livermore a few
evenings since was attacked 10 the woods by a
supposed robber. The gentleman put whip to
his horses and escaped.
AROoSToOK COUNTY.
The drying house of the starch factory at
Maysville, which was burned on Wednesday
of last week, on Monday was so far rebuilt as
to be done on the outside, and the drying ap-
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17

DANCE AND SUPPER This evening the la
dies OF the Bosworth Relief Corps will give
dance and supper at Grand Army Hall. Tho
ladies will furnish the supper, which is So fl
Gent guarantee that it will be first class. The
proceeds go to assist the corps in their good
work of helping widows and orphans of de-
ceased soldiers, aud the ladies should be en-
couraged in their la )ors. A very enjoyable
time may be exoe cted.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17
SheriTs Sale.

STATE OF MAINE,l
CUMBERLAND IS.
FlVAKEN on execution and will be sold by public
Il auction on Saturday, November 18th, A. d.
1876, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon at the Sherif's
Office in Portland in said county, all the right in co.
uity which George Cusick now or formerly OF said
Portland has or had on the twelfth day of Janu-
aIy, A, d. 1876, at six o'clock and five minutes in
the afternoon, being the time of the attachment OF
the the original writ to redeem the tollowip
described mortgaged Real Estate, to witt
certain lot OF land in said Portland, bounded,
Beginning at the formed by the southeast side
of Madison street and the Northeasterly side of
Greeneat street, running fifty feet along said North
eastery side, thence Northeasterly about sixty feet
to land now or formerly owned by M j. Sullivan,
thence Northwesterly by said Sullivans land about
parallel with Greeneaf street fifty feet to the South
easery side of Madison street, thence Southwestern
y along Madison street about sixty feet to the cor
ner begun at.
Also piece of land on the Southerly side of Mad
ison street, bounded; Beginning ninety feet from
the Easterly side of Greenleaf street, and running
thence Northeasterly thirty feet by said Madison
street, thence Southeasteriy eighty feet, thence
Southwesterly thirty feet to SAID Sullivan's land,
thence Northwesterly by said Sullivan's land eighty
feet, to bounds begun at. Being the same premises
Aug, LIST, 1865.
Dated at said Portland, the 18th day of October
A. ID. 1876.
w3w42 MATT ADAMS, Deputy Sheriff.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17

FUNERAL OF Mr.. DAY-The funeral of the
late Chas. Day, took place at his late residence
on Franklin street, yesterday afternoon. Ia
the absence of Rev. DR.. Smaller, Rev Mr.. I'll
den of Augusta officiated. There was a large
attendance Of friends and neighbours, and the
services were very impressive. The remains
were inferred in Evergreen Cemetery
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-17

MISS ULMER's BENEgiT.-The sales of seat
for Miss Ulmer's grand complimentary benefit
commences at O'Clock this morning at Stock
bridges music store. Mr.. Harry Jo,ephs, r.
j. Dillon, John Davies and host of we'll
known professionals from Boston have volun
teered for the occasion