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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-14
Superior Court.

NOVEMBER CIVIL TERM, 1877, sYMoNDs, j., PRE-
SIDING.
TUEsDAY.-Joseph W. Over VS.. Elery II. Starbird.
Action to recover the sum of $l0i aud interest
money had and sreceived. Defence-general issue
and statute of limitations Verdict for the defend
ant.
7. 7. Snow for plaintiff.
Strout & Gage for defendant.
Bridget WEIGH VS.. Benjamin G. Miles and Charles
W. Hanson. Action of trover to recover the value of
two goats. The defendants are police officers They
found the goats in the street running at large took
them to the police station and notified the husband
of the plaintiff to whom they supposed the goats be-
longed, to appear before the court to answer to a
charge for allowing the goats to at large in the
streets of the city. The husband appeared pleaded
guilty and paid his fine.
The testimony on the part of the plaintiff was that
she demanded of the defendants the return OF the
goats and the Marshal said they should be returned
nut they were not returned, and she has not seen
them to this day. that at the time of the demand
just previous she saw one of the eoats back of the
police ONCE in an enclosure that the officers said
they couo not then return them, as the key to the
enclosure was not there, but they would send them
down.
The defendants denied that any demand was eve,
made upon them, and the City Marshal testified N :,
Mr.. WEIGH asked tor the goats and he told him h,
would deliver them ap that they were subsequent,
let out into the street, and Miles and Hanson boil
testified to seeing one of the goats the day afte
the payment of the fine at the plaintiffs gate
The jury returned verdict for the plaintiff 70
twenty dollars
Frank for plaintiff.
Fl. B. Cleaves for defendants.
Ernesto Ponce vs. George W. Witham. Action
trespass quare clausum. On trial.
Frank for plaintiff.
H, B. Cleaves for defendant.
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Brief yottinas.
This evening the Atlantics give their first as.
sembly at Grand Army Hall.
Anyone wishing to purchase a roll top desk

This evening the Atlantics give their first as.
sembly at Grand Army Hall.
Anyone wishing to purchase a roll top desk
can SC cure bargain at this Office.
The target practice between the Austlns and
Buffalo Bill at Music Hall tomorrow night will
OF course draw crowd. The seats are al
ready selling we'll.
Miller and Reddy. the harbor thieves arrested
Monday night, now confess that they stole the
rigging from the schooner which was stripped
Saturday night.
5Much interest is already manifested in the
meeting to be held at Reception Hall tomorrow
night to consider the matter of locating min
eral exchange in this vicinity.
The assembly at Army and Navy Hall this
evening will doubtless be we'll attended. The
object is a worthy one and the music by Chan
dler will alone be worth the price of admission.
The ladies of the Saccarappa Methodist
church are to serve an antiquarian supper in
costume in th5 vestry of their church tomor-
row evening. A good time may be.expected.
Lord Courtenay who it will be remembered
made such sensation here two years ago and
afterwards went to Bnffalo and was arrested
and put in Jail, has recently turned up in Lon
don where he has been operating as "Lieut.
Lambert, of the United States Army"
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Failure of Edwin Clement & Co. :

The well known lumber firm of Edwin Glenn
ent & Co. suspended yesterday. The firm has
been embarrassed for some two weeks, but were
in hopes to be able to continue. At one time it
looked as though they would succeed, but yes
terday it became evident that the struggle was
useless and they were obliged to suspend. The
unsecured liabilities amount to about $40 900
or $4,000. Most of the debts are due in this
city, but in such small amou nts that the failure
will not fall heavily on any one concern 1t is
not determined certainly yet, but it is thought
the firm will pay from 80 to 40 cents on a dol
lar.
The cause of the failure is apparent to any
one at all familiar with the lumber busins IS in
this vicinity. The firm had not ouIy the de-
probation in the value of lumber to fight
against. but they lost heavily by the failures of
other firms here and in Boston. Quite guam
tity of real estate in the vicinity of Boston
which they expected to realize from was thrown
upon their hands and it was impossible to real
lZe from it.
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THE STUDIOS.
The New Marine Artist.

Within year or SO there have been seen on
the gallery walls of our picture dealers certain
marine paintings which have attracted the
attention of all admirers of pictures and pro-
voked the warmest praise of those whose
knowledge of art makes them competent
Judges of artistic excellence. The paintings
were from the stadio of Mr.. Franklin Stan.
wood, a young artist of SO exceptional prom
Use that students of art do not hesitate to nre
dict for him place in the very front rank of
marine painters. Indeed, not few behave
that he will be the successor of Norton. The
honest quality of his work, his mastery of the
technique of his art, and the capacity he de
velops for improvement go far to justify the
enthusiastic anticipations of his admirers. He
can certainly paint a ship as well as Norton
himself He has fine feeling for water bis
drawing is perfect, his management of color
good. If he is anywhere wanting it is in SEN
timent. He paints what he Sees and misses
nothing that is apparent to the material eve:
but he sometimes fails to catch, at any rate to
put upon canvas, the spirit, the esoteric mean
Ing of the thing whose material form he re.
produces. In painting as in poetry the dietum
of Zoroaster holds good: the true office of tho
artist or poet is to produce apparent imitatio
of unapparent natures, and inscribs things I'M
apparent in the apparent fabrication of the
world As Bacon says of poetry, painting
should accommodate the show of things to
the desires of the mind" This defect however
is disappearing and Stanwood's latest pictures
convey the very feeling of ga wet sheet and
flowing sea-
Mr.. Stanwood's studio is just now rather bare
or would be but for the humorous sketches
which his artist friends have left upon the
walls instead of leaving cards upon the table
M any of his later pictures, among them "Out-
ward Bound,'' the ''Ship in Fog al the
welI-known English coast scene, are at Schu-
macher's. But he is fast making their places
good. A view of Portland from one of the
Islands, the narrow promontory blowing its
way into the sea, scene at White Head, the
great cliff showing itself through framework
made by an opening in the trees on nelghbor-
ing point Of land, and two ships far off at sea
and looming up through the "misty mostly
morning" of the nursery balad-these with
some others are now 10 his studio. Though he
chiefly affects the sea, painting it with loving
knowledge and giving another proof that
"OOly those who brave its dangers comprehend
its mystery" he has undertaken landscape
painting, and has now upon his easel a land
scape of good promise. 1t is sunset scene
among the hills, the valleys wrapped in tender
gloom, while the King of day faunts his re-
treating banners from the mountain tops
The picture will soon be placed on exhibit
tim
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NUMBERING ON THE KENNEBEc. Unusual
activity prevails among the lumbermen of the
the Kennebec this week in sending men and
teams into the woods. Nearly double the
amount of lumber will be cut by the lumber
men of Fairfield this winter on account of the
short supply of logs for their mills. The firms
engaged in fitting out are N Tolman q Co., 81
men, 10 horses: " r. Conner & Co., 10 men,
6 horses; e. j. g. G. w. Lawrence, 80 men, 81
horses; Charles Fogg, 70 men, 30 horses; New
hall, Gibson & Co., rs men. "a horses; e. Toll
man & Co., "a men, horses; A III. q G. e.
Duren "a men. horses; Nye & Fogg, 80 men,
10 horses; S A. Nye s. Co.. IS men, IL horses
Orrison Burril. 20 men, horses; total of Ale
men and LAG horses No town on the Kenne-
bee has felt the hard times any more than
Fairfield; the principal business being the
manufacturing of lumber. The amount sawed
there yearly is 20, 900 feet,the amount being
larger than at any other place on the river.
The prospects fgr another years business looks
better, although low prices will rule the coming
season The cut of logs this year from Fair
field will be 100000 feet. Last years cut Of
logs on the Kennebec was 65,000000. This
winters work will reach 130, 1000, 900.
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The " ater Supply.

Mr. Enthusiastically I saw workmep
employed in putting new bydrant into Fore
street. opposite the foot of Exchange street. On
examination found the pipe to be only four
inches in diameter, and on inquiry learned
that the supply of water to it comes from Con-
gress street all the way in pipe of the same
size. was told also that the pipe in Deering
street, between State street and High street, is
only three iinches in diameter. These mains
are only sufficient for the supply of water for
domestic purposes, and are almost useless for
the extinguishment of fires. 1t seems to me
that the city government should have some
voice in determining the capacity of the water
pipes in our streets. as the public interest re
quires that they should be of such size as to
afford an ample supply of water for all proba-
BILE needs.
Three inch and four inch mains will be found
almost worthless in case of conf1agration, as
they would be able to afford only an insufficient
supply of water for one engine The matter
ought to be looked into, think, so that we
may not have another sweeping fire.
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AsrRoNomrcAn-The time for the brillian

AsTRoNoMIcAL-The time for the brilliant
meteoric showers which annually visit us has
now arrived. They continue a separate and
distinct phenomenon and are entirely distinct
from the luminous display that give life and
motion in the calm realms of night in the
month of August. The November meteors are
alwas looked for with great interest This
phenomenon has always occurred this month,
and observers m ay be rewarded tonight or to-
morrow night by one OF the most wonderful as
we'll as grandest of natural exhibitions. As
the earth sweeps on her wide path she enconn-
tiers no meteorc streams to compare with this.
As she reaches certain parts of the orbit she is
exposed year after year to a species of cannon
ade of greater OF less intensity, and the weight
of the metal with which she is thus assaed is
far heavier than she is to encounter at any
other period
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Mr.. EDIToR.-Tbere is a practice among
farriers OF burning out the lampas, disease of
the mouth in horses, with hot iron. A rope
is tied about the upper lip and frightened at the
will of the operator, while the cruel iron is ap-
piled. Every turn of the stick attached to the
rope as purchase, increases the agony, thus
rendering the horse unmindful of any opera
ton besides. This method is condemned in the
Animal World, an excellent paper published
in London by the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals. Youstt, too, in his well
known works on the horse, says tnat it is a
most brutal torture to no purpose, ard recon-
mends lancing the diseased parts as one would
cut the gums of a child. 1t sometimes seems
as if human ingenuity had been exhausted in
devising methods of torture for that delcately
organized and most useful animal, the horse.
r r.
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PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Once Hours.

Omce ktOufB.
From 500 m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted.
sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
PORTLAND, ME-, Oct. 8, 1877.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1920
ana Ills p m. Close at SIS m, and 2.45 and 900
p. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive at 5.2Opm.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
m and 2.45 pm.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 49, and
lilo m. Close at s.15 m, 2.45 and 900 m.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 800
m. and 3.15 p. m. Close at 11.30 m and 500 m.
Morning Northwestern by G. 7. R. Arrive at 1856
m. Close at 7.15 m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 2.15 and 800
a. M, and 3.15 m. Close at $50 and 1l30 a. m.
and 300 m.
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate Offices Arrive
at ] 20 p. m. Close at 100 m and 200 pm.
North Conway and other offices on the p g o. R.
X. Arrive at 11.30 a m and 800 m. Close at 1000
m and 2.1s pm.
Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, s. W. Harbor, Mt
Desert, JoLespert, Machias, MachiasDort, East Ma
chias, Millbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steam
er. Arrive at a m. Close at p. m.
Close at SEQ m.
Foreign Mails per Allan Line close every Fri
day at p. m.
Foreign Mails, via New York, day prevlousro sail
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
at 2.15 m. Close at 900 p m.
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north,
Arrive at 3.15 M. Close at 11.30 m.
Skowhegan also closes at 900 pm,
Canada and intermediate Offices via G. T. r. Ar
rive at 2.30 p. m. Close at 100 % m,
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island Close
at 1l.3 a. m. and Pm.
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ENTERTAINMENT THIS EvENING.-The fol-
lowing is the programme of the entertainment
at the First Baptist church this evening 1t
gives most attractive promise and cannot fail
to please those who attend. The entertain
ment will commence at half past seven o'clock.
Male Quartette-Sailor Boy ....,........... Hatton
Messrs. Stockbridge, Beckett and Turkey.
Reading-After the Battle.
Miss Josie Seaverns.
RecitaHon--Suppose Phoebe Carey
The Children.
Piano Solo-Angel Voices Ever Near. .,.,.....,.....
Miss Carrie Waterhouse.
Song-Dinna Ye Forget. .................A M. Root
Miss Susie Dryden.
Piano Solo-Tarantele. Heller
Miss Alice /. Evans.
DeclamallOn
Charles B. Stevens.
Song-Everywhere. Observation-Disclosures.
Miss Ida Tarbox.
Reading-A Pleasure Exertion. -. Marietta Holey
Miss Annie Rogers.
Quartette-Gaily we ride. ............ CA. Ravens
Misses Cummings and Beckett Messrs. Hall and
Beckett.
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AN ANCIENT IMPLEMENT.-W. f. Cameron
& Co., the pillow manufacturers, on Preble street,
have recently got possession Of an old pillow
made many years ago in Scotland. They OBJ.
tanned it from an old farmer residing in Prince
Edwards Island, where it has been used for
some time. 1t is made wholly of wrought iron.
and is about fifteen feet in length. The unus-
ual length is in the handles the beam being
about the length now in use The share is O.
strange shape, and simply turns the sward upon
the edge, not turning it over at all. The point
is small and very long, and fastened on with a
spring. The inside Of the share contains the
stamp, So. Gray & Co., Uddington, by Glas-
COW; Wilzie IL The date of the manufacture
is not known, but this style of plows is said to
be very ancient. Cameron & Co. keep it to
show the improvement made in plows since
this was made.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-14

a CONDUCTOR IN TRoUBLE.-The Boston
Globe learns that Mr.. Harris Amazeen, one of
the conductors on the Lowell and Audover
branch of the Boston & Maine Railroad. has
been discharged from his position for alleged
fraud, and is to be tried at the present term of
the Superior Court for Middlesex county Neg
lect to punch tickets on taking them up is the
charge preferred by the Superintendent. Anna
zeen claimed to have found them on the car
floor, and during the months of his proceeding
iu this direction he had disposed of $40 worth
at the ticket office of the company.
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Col. A. w. Wildes, one of the Railroad Com
missoners, is at the Preble.
Mr.. Elkanah Spear of Rockland. one of the
Oldest and most respected citizens of that city,
died on the 10th inst. He was the father of
Col. E. R. Spear, well known from his connec-
ton with state affairs in years past Mr..
Spears ancestors were among the earliest Get
tiers of Rockland
Miss Grace Perley of this city, who is study
ing elocution with Prof. 8. r. Kelley at the
New England Conservatory, Boston, appeared
at the quarterly concert, Music Hall, on the
10th ult., and was enthusiastically received.
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THE ARoosTooK ELECTION CONTROVERSY
The Hon. Parker P. Bnrlegh publishes in the
North Star, reply to the allegation that be is
not resident of Aroostook county, and there
fore could not possibly be candidate there for
the State Senate. He says he has been resi-
dent OF Linneus, in Aroostook, since 1880, and
has no house aud no property elsewhere. In
1874, while holding the Office of Land Agent
Ne MADE Bangor his legal residence for short
PERIOD as be had right to do, but terminated
bis residence there May %. 1876, and returned
TO Linneus. AT a meeting of the selectmen of
Linneus, all Democrats, on election day, Sep
TENDER, 1876, these facts were stated, and Mr..
Burleigh's name was placed on the voting list
At the March meeting this year Mr.. Burleigh
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FREE DRAWING SCHooL.-The school in
drawing under the auspices of the Maine Char
liable Mechanics Association, will open this
evening at the Library Room, corner of Con-
gress and Casco streets. Competent teachers in
mechanical and architectural drawing will be
employed, and those who desire to avail them
selves of the free instruction offered in these
branches must make application today. 1t is a
surprise that the classes are not yet full
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voted for town officers, and nobody objected.
The assessors last spring levied upon him a poll
tax, which has been paid. Objection was made
to the reception of his vote at the last Septem.
Der election, but that was for political effect
Since May %, 1876, he has never claimed the
right to vote in Bangor, nor has he done any
act to change the residence at Linneus admit
ted in September, 1876. This statement ap
nears to be conclusive
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A NEEDLESS ALARM.-Yesterday morning
an alarm was sent in from box 10 and the whole
nre department was called to the house of VIM
ursves, 81 Lincoln street, A small boy set file
10 barrel OF shavings in the cellar, causing
vast volame of smoke, which issued from the
mouse SO rapidly that some one struck the
alarm.
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ELSEWHERE is to be found the card of Lud-
wig Trlest, who wishes to form classes 10 the
languages in this city. Mr. TTiest is a eradu-
ate of one of the highest universities of Ger
many, an accomplished teacher, and comes
highly recommended. His settlement here af-
fords rare opportunity to those who wish to
acquire the German tongue. He can be found
at the United States Hotel.
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RIAL ESTATE TRANsFRRs.-The following
are the real estate transfers recorded in this
county Saturday.
Windham-Benjamin Bailey to Gilman G.
Lane & al J acre for 5000
Freeport aud Pownal.-Horace Merrill to
Caroline M. Porter, 2 lots of land.
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PICTURE SALE.-An admirable liue of en-.
cravings is offered for sale by Schumacher
brothers today at F. o. Bailey's auction rooms.
many cbromos, water colors and photographs
alo siso In the collection. The pictures are al
on the walls.
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CoRREcrIoN.-B. Frank Body, who says he
is the only cement peddler in town, was not the
fellow who stole an overcoat from Ingalls, cloth
ing store. He is not that sort of man. That
part of the item which attributed the theft to
cement peddler was incorrect.
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ANNUAL MEETING.-The ar nual meeting of
the Central Wharf Tow Boat Company was held
yesterday afternoon and the following board of
directors chosen: David TORY, N X. Sawyer,
Jonathan Fogg, w. 81. Scott Charles A. Wick
cry, III. B. Cleaves, Edward B. Winslow.
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SEVERE ACcIDENT.-One day last week Mrs.
William. DaIr.gb, living at 20 Merrill street,
was coming down Middle street when she fell
through coal hole carelessly left open, and
was severely injured. She was able to reach
her home when she was taken ill, and the at
tendance of several physicians was required
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I. o. G. 1.-THE annual session of Cumber-
land County Lodge, L. o. g. 7. will be held to-
morrow at 10 o'clock, at Browns Hall, Cape
Elizabeth, Persons attending can leave via
Eastern Railroad at s 10, and leave the train at
Cape Elizabeth DEPOT.
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GOOD TEMPLARs-State DIG. w. G. T. S.H
W. ShOrey, instituted Selden Conner Lodge, l.
o. of G. T., with about 60 charter members,
embracing the very best people of Bridgtop, IT,
Guiding the clergymen, principal CT the Higb
School, &c. The organization bids fair to be
very efficient and useful one. The principal
officers are as follows:
W. f. Richardson, W. C. T.
Mrs. S. Tilton, W. VT
Rev Henry Carter, Chaplain.
Dr. l.. G. Kimball, r S.
Daniel Larrabee. Treasurer.
b. f. MIlliken, Lodge Deputy.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
n. c. NJ. A.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
DIR. Carlton.
The New Dress Plaiters
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Found-Zelotes Moulton.
Notice is hereby given.
Skates--G l. Bailey.
Good Rent j. l.. Elder.
Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors.
Maverick Oil Company.
Manted-Reiiable American Woman.
TO Let-Upper Rent.
Ludwig IIiest- Professor of Languages.
Wanted-Good Girl
Wanted Characterization & Chandler.
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BENEFIT TO A. d. PAGE-This evening the
benefit to A. D. Page will take place at Fanny
Marsh's Theatre. The bill on this occasion is
the sparkling comedy 'Home," and the drama
entitled 'Dora." The orchestra will be under
the direction of Mr.. Frank Burnham, that ac-
complshed leader. The following are the casts
of the plays:
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The Maverick Oil Company have established
an Office at Nos. 25 and q Commercial street,
in this city, for the sale of their superior oils.