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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-18
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Once Hours

From 7.30 a m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 m.
PORTLAND, ME-, July Z, 1876
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1929
p. and Ills p. m Close at s.15 m, and loo, 23(
Boston and the West Arrive at 51Opm.
Intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 1925 and $40 pm. Close al
8.15 IN and 230 pm.
and lib m. Close at S.15 M, 23O and 900 p. m
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes
Arrive at 1.45 p. m. Close at 1920 p. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 800 a
m. and 45 p. m. Close at 1920 and 500 p. m.
m Close at $50 a. m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 900 a. m, 145
aud $50 p. m. Close at 545 m, 20 and5.00 p.
uRochester, N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
North Conway and other offices on the P. & o. R
r. Arrive at 900 m, and 5.45 p m. Close at 500
By the Bridgton Stage. Arrive at m. Close at
Passport, via each steamer. Arrive at 500 m.
Castine, Deer Isle Sedgwiek, Mount Desert Mill.
bridge, Jonespert and Machias, via each steamer
Arrive at 6 a m. Close at pm.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Arrive
Thursday at m. Close Saturday at 800 pm.
Foreign Mails per Allan Line close every Friday
at 12.41 p. m.
Foreign Mails, via New York, day previous to sail.
ing OF steamers, Close at 2.3O m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
at 200 m. Close at 800 p M.
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north
Arrive at 1.45 p. m. Close at 1920 p. m.
Skowhegan closed pouch closes at 900 p m.
Canada and intermediate Offices, via G. 7. r. Ar
rive at Ito p. m. Close at Il. As p m.
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STABBING AFFRAY.-Yesterday afternoon
there was trouble on board the three-masted
schooner Armida G. Hall, and the mate was
stabbed in the breast. From the accounts
given it seems that the mate ordered one of the
sailors named Daniel Murphy to coil up rope,
when the sailor refused and trouble ensued.
Murphy says the mate struck him over the
head with Delaying pin. This naturally FEN
ragged him, and he drew his knife and struck
the mate in the breast making quite wound.
He then jumped overheard and swan to the
wharf, the vessel laying in the stream at the
time The captain at once came to the police
station and reported the affair and officers Nc
Intire and Hicks started in pursuit of Murphy
he was found in Healey's boarding house on
Commercial street and taken to the station to
await the result of the mates injuries.
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A DOUBLE SUICIDE. shocking tragedy Oc.
CURED in Plymouth last Saturday. The wife
and son of Leland Osborn of that place, were
found dead in pond, with scars on their fore.
heads, showing that death was caused by shoot
ing. About five o'clock that afternoon Mrs.
Osborn told her grandmother that she was 60
ing into the garden to pick cucumbers. She
afterwards sent her younger boy to the house
with lot of cucnmbers, and went with anoth-
er son to pick cedar for broom. The husband
returned about O'clock and his wife and son
had not returned. He thought they had better
look them up. The neighbors then began to
be alarmed and went towards the pond with
lanterns.
The search was unsuccessful, but the next
morning Mr.. Osborn went to the pond and
found his son about three rods from the shore,
standing up between bog lilies, his hair floating
on the water. Mr.. Osborn brought him to the
shore, and near the shore he discovered the
boys hat and his wife's bonnet, on each side of
broom pick, and underneath that was a re-
volver with two chambers discharged. The
boy was carried to the house and examined, and
then he went back to search for his wife, whose
body was found about rod from where the
boy was, in about six feet of water There was
deep cash in Mrs. Osborn's head, directly
over the eye, which bled profusely. The boy
bled profusely from the eyes and nose The
pistol was one which Mrs. Osborn had obtain
ed three months previous.
Mrs. Osborn was probably actuated by jeal-
ousy, and insanity was hereditary in the fami-
ly, as her father had been in the insane asylum
The boy was about twelve years old and the
mother thirty-fve years. There are two other
children in the family.
The strangest thing of the whole tragedy is
that Mr.. Osborn seemed to manifest perfect in
difference in regard to it,
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ATTENTION
Co. B, Continentals.

Every member Of Co. B. is requested to
be present THIS, Friday, EVENING
without fail at the Republican Head.
quarters. Lancaster Hall. Business Of
Importance will come before the Com
pany, and also final action on going to
BiddefOrd Saturday night. Every man
that has not secured uniform come pre-.
pared to receive his order.
Per order
A. WARWICK, JR., Capt. Com'd'g,
FRANK GOUDY, Clerk.
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The State Fair.

MR.. EDIToR:-I desire to call the special at
tention of your readers to the list of premiums
offered by the management of the Maine State
Fair soon to be held in your city, in the depart
ments of mineralogy and botany, which class
also includes natural history Two years ago,
at Lewiston, there was a fair exhibit in this
department, but at Portland last year it was a
complete failure. There was not single col
lection of birds, plants or minerals, dressed
granite, State pressed brick, or marble. know
there are many collections representing the
mineralogy, botany and natural history of our
State which can be placed on exhibition with
out much trouble, and hope the display IN
this important department., the present year.
may be such as to do credit to the State, and
be worthy of the Secretary's premiums.
W. B. LAPHAM,
Chairman of Committee.
A. l.. Denison, assistant Secretary, has
opened an Office in the room at the end of the
main corridor of the City Building, where en-
tries will be received.
Hon. Rufus Prince aud 81. G. Bureigh, two
of the trustees, are at the Preble House, where
they are arranging for the exhibition. They
visited the Park yesterday, to look after some
needed improvements in the stalls and cattle
pens. They are very sauguine as to the success
of the fair.
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TROUBLE AT OLD ORcHARD.-The summer
boarders at Old Orchard are complaining bit
terly that they can't keep their teeth in while
bathing. The ''cruel, crawling, hungry foam"
crawls right into their mouths and snatches the
celluloid away. Three persons lost valuable
sets of teeth last week, and up to the present
time the sea has refused to give up his prey.
Much apprehension is felt, and if bathing con-
tinues to be so dangerous Old Orchard will have
to be abandoned as a watering place.
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evening.
1,3 & convenes over the Eastern Express Office,
Plum Street; No on Tuesday evening; No. on
Wednesday evening; No. on Monday evening; No
Eat School House, Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth,
Friday evening.
BoswoRTH POST G. A. R.-Meetings every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, corner Of Congress and
= Casco streets.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head-
quarters in Printers Exchange, I'd floor, Exchange
Street. Open day and evening. Business meeting
every Monday evening at u O'Clock.
Young MEMS CHRISTIAN AssoCIATIoN-Corne
Congress and Casco streets. Every evening.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. To-
Second SATURDAY. in each month.
Hall Block. Second Monday in each month. Deliv-
cry of books, to 6, to 8, day and evening.
PAYsoN LITERARY SoCIETY.-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at "a o'clock.
PORTLAND INSTITUTE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY
IN City Building, Open and free to all from 10 to
and to9.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco Streets First Thurs
day in each month.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge, No.
Thursday evenings; Munjoy Lodge, No. 6, Mon
day evenings; Pine Tree, No. II, Friday evenings
At their Hall, Clapp's Block Market Square.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION Corner
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month.
meets every Friday evening at Arcana Hall at
O'Clock,
PORTLAND FRATERNITZ-No.4 4 Free st. Block.
Every evening.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-Ar
cana, Monday; Mission, Wednesday; Forest City
IN Williams block, Congress street. Mystic, Thurs
day, at Sons of Temperance Hall Congress st
Iron Glad. Thursday, at West End.
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LIST OF PATENTS bearing date Aug. Is, 1876
issued to residents of Maine, reported for the
PRESS by Charles E. Foster, Solicitor of Pa
tents, 500 9TH street, Washington, D. G.
Mary A. Bryant, Freeport, Me-, ironing
boards.
A Crosby, Benton, belt shifters
VIM. Farris, Yarmouth, tanning processes
and compounds.
II. II. Foye, Portland, pen handle attach
ments.
A. s. Libbey, Exeter, potato diggers.
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Brief JOttings.

Members of the 18th Maine Regiment Asso.
citation are reminded of the annual meeting
which takes place this evening at No. Clapp's
block at o'clock.
Mr.. H. May, living on Waterville street.
| brought an egg to this Office yesterday which
was about the size of a robins egg 1t was
| laid by game hen and had peculiarly colored
| shell.
Mr.. Lowell, express messenger, and Mr..
Coyle, baggage master on the Forest City, had
very narrow escape from death recently.
They were in the habit of sprinkling carbolic
acid on the floor, but one night they put on too
much and the gas arising from the same nearly
killed them.
The fine picture of Bishop Bacon, by Miss
White, has been sold by T. F. MCGOWAN to Mr..
james Cunningham on private terms.
An excellent opportunity for business is ad-
vertised in another column. This is no $500
chance as was enormously stated yesterday, but
one that calls for $4,000 capital and is worthy
of investigation.
Mr.. George Allen, the manager of the Otta-
wa House, wishes to say that he was not aware
that boys were in the habit of bathing on
SuoAiuS lSlduu III q uuOO CSuultlUuy anu III
the future he will endeavor to correct the
evil.
A woman from out of town is in the city,,
searching for man who promised to support
her and her child but who has failed to do eth
er.
Steamer Chesapeake will leave for New York
this afternoon.
The horse cars on the Deering line will
change their time Saturday morning, running
every half hour from 7.15 a. M, Coyle's bridge
being SO near completion as to allow the cars
to pass.
A coat was stolen from workman on the
Centennial block yesterday noon. The police
are looking the matter up.
Officer York arrested boy named Tierney
last evening who was trying to sell q gold watch
which had evidently been stolen.
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A SwINDLER.-A coloied man named James
Freeman has been swindling several firms in
this and other cities. His operation consisted of
filling dry goods cases with sand, bricks, NOR
tar, etc., and taking them to steamboat
wharves for transportation, where be would
present what appeared to be genuine express
receipt, and would receive from the agents
whatever amount of transportation was named
in the receipt, which was generally from 81 so
to SO. By this means he succeeded in getting
considerable sum of money. About two and
half years ago. Freeman was arrested for a
similar offence IN Boston, and served two years
in the state prison. He was arrested in Boston
again Wednesday and held in the sum of
S8000
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-18

A HARD CAsE.-Some time ago we spoke of
case of woman of respectable connection who
had stolen roll of cloth from the firm of
Woodman True g. Co. The woman is a slave
to opium, and was released on promise Of doing
better. Her daughters, who are most respect
able young ladies, have not allowed her to 60
on the street since the affair happened, until
yesterday, when the unfortunate woman was
allowed to walk out for short time. Nc
sooner did she step upon the street than she
started for the same store, and again stole a
piece of cloth. She was arrested and taken to
the station, and her daughters notified of the
sad occurrence. They both of them visited
their mother, and one of them tainted while
there
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THE EXECUTIVE CoUNcIL.-The Cover nor
and Council were in session Wednesday. Coun-
Gilman Wing announced in fitting terms the
death of Councilman Warren, and on his
motion the following committee was appointed
to draft resolutions :-Messrs Mason, Buffum
and Stanley.
The Governor has made the following NOM
nations:
Justice of the Peace for the State-Samuel G.
Adams of Newfeld.
Tdridermists-S. r. Craw ford and s. s.
Crawford of Bethel.
Justices of the Peace-Preston 8. Laughton
and VIM. I'll. Stevens, Lewiston; George f.
Holmes, Portland; Henry Higgins, Ellsworth
Herbert M. Heath and VIM W. McLauphlan'
Augusta Elliot Wood, Winthrop; j, r. Pres
colt, Rome; f. I'll. jackson, Hallowel; VIM.
w. Knight, Westport; Elbridge G. Wakefield
Lowell; A. NJ. Wetherbee, Lincoln; G. M.
Ferguson, Bangor; VIM. w. Clark, Lincoln
Joseph f. Twitchell, Midway; j. j. Watts,
Brooks.
Trial JuStices-Thomas Brann, Whitefied;
Joshua G. Rich, Greenwood; Warren Leighton,
Millbridge.
NotarSes Pubkc-J. Foster Percival, Water.
Vile; S. S. Brown, Fairfield; VIM. 81. Fogler,
Belfast.
Coroners-Levi G. Flint, Monson; P. Z.
Millay, Bowdoinham; John Gains, Saco.
Inspectors of Fish-Wm. E. Hadlock, Gran
berry Isles; freeman Orne, Southport.
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GooD TEMPLARs.- Cumberland County
Lodge of Good Templars met with Seaside
Lodge, Ferry village. Tuesday. The represen-
tation from the subordinate lodges in the
county was fair, and the meeting was one of
much interest. The meeting was opened by
Worthy County Templar Hanson, who called
G.W.C.T. Shorey to the chair, who presided
during the session. In the evening public
meeting was held, which was we'll attended
G.W.C.T. Shorey presided, and made the open
ing address, followed by f. G. Rich, A. j.
Chase, and Mrs. L. G. Darlington of Portland
The speech of Mrs. Darlington especially was
one of much force, and was well received by
the audience
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MARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING. Tues
day noon W lille number of persons were bath
ing at Old Orchard beach. young man named
Clement, from Manchester, N. H. ,yentured
out beyond his depth, and finding the waves
and under-current gradually carrying him away
from the shore, he became frightened and call
ed Justify for help. Mr.. Carlyle Petersies, the
well known music teacher of Boston, was the
only bather in his immediate vicinity at the
time, and in his attempts to render assistance
to the young man, the undercurrent carried
him several yards beyond Mr.. Clement. The
latter was finally successful in reaching the
shore, and Immediately fell in an almost insen.
sible condition upon the sand. As soon as he
could recover his speech be told those around
him that Mr.. Peterslea had probably lost his
life in trying to save him. After considerable
time boat was procured and started out in
search of Mr.. Petersilea. By superhuman ex-
tions he had succeeded in divesting himself of
portion of his bathing clothing and was drag
ging himself slowly to the shore when met by
the boat. His numerous friends were almost
frantic with Joy at his providential escape
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A NEW Subtitle new ship built at Ken
nebunk by N. l.. Thompson, Esq, and launch
ed sometime since, is now all rugged and COM
pleted, ready for sea. She is a first class oak
ship of 2117 tons, and has been purchased by
J. S. Winslow & Co. and others of this city,
from which place she will bail. She is named
the Philepa Winslow. She will be towed
around here in a few days and probably copper
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-18

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The following
are the real estate transfers recorded in this
county yesterday:
HARPswELL-Let of land from Robert Wat
son to Eliza MeFarlin.
WEsTBRooK-A parcel of land from George
Hussey to Albert It. Hussey.
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BUILDING LOAN.
NOTICE OF SALE.

WHEREAS, Charles H. Adams. of the City OF
w Portland, in the County of Cumberland, on
the twenty-seventh day of June, A. D., 1868, by his
mortgage deed of that date recorded in the Registry
of Deeds for said County, Book 1856, Page 2O4, con-
veyed to said City, certain parcel of land situated
on the East side of Temple Street. in said Portland
seventy feet front Temple Street, and ninety feet
Deep being the same premises conveyed to said
Adams by the Temple Street Chapel Society, by
deed dated July %, 1856 and recorded in the
Cumberland Registry of Deeds. Book 272, Page 255,
to which reference is made for more particular
description, with authority in of breach of the
condition in said mortgage to sell said premises at
auction, and from the proceeds to pay the debt
said mortgage deed has beeh broken by SAID Adams:
This is to give notice that said parcel of land,
with the buildings thereon, known the Adams
House, will be sold at public auction, said
premises, on the 18th day of September next, at 8
o'clock in the afternoon, for the reason and purpose
aforesaid.
In witness whereof, I, Henry W. Hersey, in behalf
of said City of Portland, and by direction of the
City Council, and of the Building Loan Commits
sioners. and as Treasurer OF said City, by virtue
of whatever authority is given in said deed have
hereunto set my hand and given this notice.
HENRY W. HERSEY,
Treasurer for said City.
Portland, August u, 1876 augl4eodtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-18

An old lady, belonging to the town Of Frank
lin, 70 years of age, accumulated. about fifty
years ago, one hundred dollars in silver coin
the most of which was in American half dol
lars. This amount was obtained from the
earnings and savings of her labor at 30 cents pei
week. The coin is most of it sixty years old
Last week she deposited the whole amount in
the Ellsworth Savings Bank.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-18

BASE BALL The game between the Port
land Juniors and the Dirigos of Biddeford,yes'
terday, was sharp contest, but resulted in
favor OF the visiting club by score of to 2.
The Dirigos of this city will play the Arctics
of Yarmouth, on the grounds of the latter Sat-
urday afternoon. Fare for the round trip 30
cents
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President Cheney of Bates College sailed
from Boston, Saturday, in the Cunard steamer
Paultea to make an extended tour, and will
probably be absent for several months.
The father of Gov. Conner is rapidly recover.
ing from b is Injuries.
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FRANKNEss.-Last evening hale and hearty
youth of about 80 summers entered the police
station and stated with the utmost GOODNESS
that he wished to be Showed" for vagrancy.
He said he was out of work and hungry, and
wanted to 60 where he could get something to
eat. His request islunder consideration.
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TEMPERANcE.-The temperance meeting at
Allen Mission this evening, promises to be OF
unusual interest. Mrs. Prentiss of Scotland,
will speak. Good singing will add to the in-
terest. Services will commence at IL clock.
The public and members of the Portland Re-
form Club are earnestly invited to be present
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BOUND OvER.-John Webb, the youthful
house-breaker, was brought before Judge
Knight yesterday, and plead guilty to breaking
and entering, only one case being presented
and was held in the sum Of $1,000 to await the
action of the grand Jury.
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The Sixteenth Maine.

The meeting of the members of the 10th
Maine Regiment, at the veteran reunion held
in this city last week, was the first meeting of
regiment since 1t was mustered out, consequent
ly it was one of great interest to all present,
was given at the time.
committee of five was appointed by the
chairman to choose and report the officers Of
the Association, which was duly complied with
as follows:
President-Colonel A. w. Wildes of Skowhe-
gan.
Vice Presidents-Gen Charles w. Tilden of
Castine, Col A. B, Farnham of Bangor.
Secretary and Treasurer-Adit. G. f. Lo.
throp of Chestervile.
DicectOrs-Col. A. w. Wildes, Adit. G. f.
Lothrop, Capt. w. H. Waldron of Lewiston.
Lieut. James W. Childs of Pennington, Sergt.
w. +. Lombard of Lewiston.
Poet-James d. Maxfeld.
Observation-Disclosures A. r. Small of Watervlle.
A tax of fifty cents per member was voted
and assessed upon the membership to form a
fund for future and necessary expenses. The
Board OF Directors were instructed to prepare
code of bylaws to govern the Association,
and report the same at the next reunion. Com
pany commanders were instructed to forward
to the Secretary the names and post Office ad-
dress of their company membership, that every
member may be duly notified of the move
ments of the Association. A vote of thanks
was rendered to Post Bosworth for courtesies
shown, after which the meeting was discharged
by reason of.expiration of term of SERVICE" and
the 10th Regimental Association was "mus-
tered in to fill Vacancy" Below is appended
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS
BUILDING LOAN.
NOTICE OF SALE.

WHEREAS, Lorenzo ID. Cole, of the City OF
w Portland, in the County of Cumberland, on
the nineteenth day of July, 1869, by his mortgage
deed of that date recorded in the Registry of Deeds
for said County, Book 1863, Page 49, conveyed to
said City. a certain parcel of land situated on the
Southerly side of Franklin Street, near Congress
Street. being thirty seven and half feet on said
Franklin Street, sixty and one half feet deep on
Nortwestery side, thirty eight and one half feet on
the rear line, and sixty-three feet on the South
eastery side line, being the same premises conveyed
to said Cole by Olive Currier by her deed dated
September "a, 1885, which reference is made for
more particular description, with authority in case
of breach of the condition of sal mortgage to sell
said premises at Auction and from the proceeds 10
pay the debt secured thereby, and, whereas, the
condition of said mortgage deed has been broken by
said Cole:
This is to give notice that said parcel of land with
the buildings thereon, being same occupied by
said Cole residence, will be sold at public
auction on said premises, ON the thirteenth day of
September, 1876, at o'clock in the afternoon, for
the reason and purpose Aforesaid.
In witness whereof, l. Henry W. Hersey, in behalf
of said City OF Portland, and by direction of the
City Council, and of the Building Loan Commits
sioners, and Treasurer of said City, by virtue Of
whatever authority is given me in said deed have
hereunto set my hand and given this notice.
HENRY w. HERSEY,
Treasurer for said City
Portland. August IA, 1876. augl4eodtd
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SALT DIsCovERED.-A gentleman who has
been visiting Cornish reports the discovery Of
salt in the vicinity of that village. 1t is said
to exist in large quantities. The sample shown
US was q genuine one.
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Municipal Court.

THURsDAy-John Webb. Breaking and enter
ing. Plea guilty. Ordered to recognize to State
with sureties in the sum of $1,000.
Agnes Mccarthy. Intoxication. Fined $500
with coats.