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The Portland daily press., 1877-10-15
To Shipbuilders:
Proposals for building q Bark for
fVe " =, Revenue Marine.

tne VI. =. Revenue Marine.
Sept 26th, 1877. (
c1FAIED proro sas will be receive by the under
- e,oneI until II O'Clock NJ of THURSDAY de-
tber 1Sth, 1877, for the construction of a Bark for
service IN the United States Revenue Marine
Plans and specifications of the same. together
with all other necessary information will he fnr
nshed to bidders on application to the Collectors Of
Customs at Baltimore, Philadelphia, New YorL
Boston. Portland, Bath and MARLBOROUGH, and at
ibis department. S' A az
The rigut is reserved to reject any or all bids
should 1t be deemed for the interest OF the Govarn
ment so to do, V'e'"
[SIGNEDl JOHN SHERMAN
vceIMNsoe Secretary OF the Treasury.
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-15

Domestic sa1arRefs.
New YORK, Oct. 1876 P. M.-Ashes at 50tD AK
for pots cotton easier with quotations UNCHANGED
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-15
MAMMAL

A CTlVE men of good address, to take the agency
Tor the sale of Statchene for counties in Name
70 men of energy liberal inducements will be offered.
For inri her particulars apply to or address ,n,s
oc9T Ih&S1w q. ID. NORRIS,
PA Federal St., Portland, Name.
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-15
F0REIGN PORTS.

New York.
Sid TN Trieste Sept &c. barqus Fannie H Laing,
, 1877-01-17
THE LATE Mr.. GEORGE SMITHS
LAST DISCOVERIES.

The London correspondent of the Manchester
Guardian writes:-The main portion Of the
Babylonian antiquities just received at the British
Museum as the result of the last expedition of Mr..
George Smith was found near Hillah, a town about
thrso miles north from the site of Babylon. They
are chiefly contract tablets, mortgage loans. pro-
missory notes, records of the sale of lands, shares,
and other commodities, representing, in fact, oil
tho. various commercial transactions Of q Babylo-
MAN firm, who may be approximately described as
Messrs. Gabi and Sons bankers and financial
agents. Many of the tablets represent the renewal
OF loans and mortgages, 30 that the documents re.
fSrring to the first and the last of continuing trans
actions bear the dates of several different reigns.
1he dates thus extend from tho fall Of ts Assyrian
Empire to the reign of Darius Hystaspes, including
dates in the reigns Of Nabopolassar. father of
Nebuchadnszzer, Evil-Merodach, CambySes, and
the elder and the younger Cyrus. The dates Of
the tablets, therefore, furnish very important
chronological landmarks, and they are in many res
poets subversive of the recent chronology. The
rate OF interest current in Babylon on loans was
generally 10 per cent, and much light is thrown on
the social life Of the BabyloDians from the circum-
stance that witnesses Of deeds are always described
by their trade or profession. One of the tablets 10
dated in the reign Of Belshszzar as king. being the
drst time his name has been found in connection
with the royal dignity, previous inscriptions hav-
ing had reference to the time when he was desorib.
ed as the son Of Nab0nidus. There are a large
number of mathematical tablsts giving calculations
of considerable intrioacy. One curious and beau.
tiful tablet presests a calendar for the entire
Ba6ylonian year-or would, if o fragment had not
been lost--and for every day in the year, distin.
gushing the days as lucky or unlucky. whether
for ~feasting, fasting, marriage or the building of
houses. The calendar further indicates in what
respects the several days affect or influence person
and property, health and fortune. Among the an
t.iquitiss are some early Babylonian bricks. and
I'm Om nnfR IF atpfuarU Of kiOr bifb orto nnLDoVvD io
the CITY of Zergul, called at this day by the slightly
varied form of Zarghul. There are also specimens
of pottery, and two small bronze s~tatuettes of gods
With inscriptions. The whole series of tablets may
be said to be, all things considered, in q fair con-
dition as to their integrity.
, 1877-01-17
QUESTIONABLE BUTTER.
From the British Trade JournoI.)

Whatever incredulily has been felt in
reference to the manufacture of butter
from Thames mud, there now appears"
says the Medical Examiner, "to be no
doubt Of the fact that such butter is made,
and In no uncomfortable quantities. But
she precise nature Of Che material, and Its
mode Of collection, have, we believe, re-
NAMED an undiscovered mystery until the
present time. II appears that as much as
IS. Sd. a day can, under favouring ciroum-
stances. be earned at low tide by explorers
properly equipped and with o keen
knowledge of their work-on she north
bank of the. Thames below Dagsnham.
Here these persons collect oleaginous
globes. These globes originally made of
cork, matted with hair and woody flores,
are diligently planted for the purpose, and
grow to the size of a cricket ball in The
water by the action Of the tides, which
cover them with grease. The grease thus
obtained is from the drainpipes Of our
factories and slop ewers Of our kitchens,
and in consistency aud colour it resembles
Russian tallow. The process by which
this questionable fat is ultimately manu-
faotured into an article Of food, unobjec-
tionable to the eye and palatable to the
taste, is necessarily exciting public
curiosity.
, 1877-01-17

TIL Brug we'd Fordeliogen af
den we'd ForOrdningen at 29de
December 1862 angaaende Foran-
dring at nogIe Skater og Afgifter
paa Den st. Croix dens S 3, fastsat-
tie Afgift til COlonialkassen, svarende
til Sc Cents for hver Ager Land, der
anvendes elIer err udIagt til Suk-
keravl, opfordres herved i tIcnhold
til Anordningens Forskrift, enhver
PIantage-Ei2r sller hans Fuldmeg-
tig til linden IA Dage fra Dato at ind
sende til undertegnede Commission
den i Anordningen paabudne skriftIi-
&c Erklmring ON Netto- Vegten afdet
Sucker, der err blevet produceret paa
de vedkommende Eiendomme iTiden
fra lste Januar til Site De-
cember 1876.
Eft Exemplar at den we'd Anord-
ningen paabudne Fortegnelse fra
Toldkamrene over Netto- Vegten af
Sucker, der or blevet udf0rt fra liver
Plantage i samme Tidsrum, findes
henlagt til Eftersyn j Retshuset i
Christiansted og Retshuset i FIRE.
deriksted.
, 1877-01-17
PUBLICATION.

TOR the use of the Tax-Commis-
sion in assessing the Tax of SO
cts. to the Colonial Treasury on every
acre of land, either actually planted
with n or being prepared for the
cultivation of sugar, the said Tax
TO be levied pursuant to the ordi-
nance of Goth December 1862 5 3
relating to a modification Of certain
Taxes and imposts in the Island of
st. Croix, all owners of Estates, or
their attorneys, are hereby, in accor-
dance with the enactment of the or
d%lnance, requested to forward to the
undersigned Commission, within IL
days from date, the declaration in
writing rescribcd in the ordinance
as to the net.weight Of the sugar
produced on the property in question
from lst January to 3Ist December
1876.
A copy of the statement of Tic
net-weight OF sugar exported from
each estate during the same time,
furnished from the Custom houses,
pursuant to the Ordinance, will be
found exposed for inspection in the
Courthouse in Christiansted and in
the Courthouse in Frederiksted.
Tax Commission tor St. Croix,
the 10th January 1877.
S. W, VAN BRAKLE. R. PETERSEN.
J. A. HOVER.
, 1877-01-17

which will be held in the Dealing
Court on Wednesday the 18th of
February next at | o'clock p. M, in
order to consider and decide on an
offer made by the " st. Croix Sugar
Central Factories" for the purchase
of the houses & lots No. 80 and No.
40 Strand-street in Christianstcd,
belonging to said Dealing.
Chistiansted's Dealing Court the
llth January 1877.
H. A. JURS.
, 1877-01-17
~ He

ID RArcL1FFEs Opbudsbo indkaldes
heryed til ct Mode paa Boet, som
vii blive afholdt undertegnedc
Skifteret Onsdagen den 7de Februar
d. A. Eftermiddag XXI. | slet, for at
trseffe Bestemmelse angaaende ct af
st. Croix Acknowledgements gjort
Tilbud ON Kjobet af de Boet tilh0-
rende Huse og Lodder No. 80 og
No. 40 strandgaden i Christiansted.
Christiansteds Skifteret den lite
Januar 1877.
III. A. JURS.
, 1877-01-17

Skattecommissionen for st. Croix
den lode Januar 1877.
S. w. VAN BRAKLE. R. PETERSEN.
J. A. HOYER.
, 1877-01-17
A BIBRBD ARTICLES
o F -.
INVENTORY,

among which Military Uniforms, Ponta-
looms OF Broadcloth and Duck, also 2 fur
naces for heating balls and one "a lbs. gun
carriage, which 2 last articles may be seen,
the former in the Depot yard and the
latter on the Protestant Quay.
Christiansted's Auction Office, January
18th 1877.
H. A. JURS.
, 1877-01-17
AUCTION.

"a T Tho request Of Captain RAUpAcH by
IN order Of the Presidency will be scld at
public Auction, to be held at the Royal
Military Depot on Saturday the goth jan
uary next at 2 o'clock p. m.
q nj
, 1877-01-17

RHE CREDITORS. in Fl. C.
RArcLlFFB's Trustee Dealing are
hereby summoned to a meeting,
, 1877-01-17
a UK:s,T !

VH FTER Begiering at Captain RAUpAcH
"a if6lge Pr@siden;skabets Resolution vii
we'd ofe0tIig Auction eom afholdes. / det
Kongelige miIitaire Depot L6verdagen den
code Januar d. A. Eftcfmiddlg ri. 2 sIet,
blive hOrtsolot
, 1877-01-17
3 ndeol Casserole
ARqILLERI-M UuD


hyoriblant Blo%useunjformer, Kl3edes- og
RavndugsJuxar SAINT 2 Kugleg'0leovne
OF cen 81 lbs. Rapport, hvi.ke sidste Glen
otando ere til Ettersyn, i0rstn9yntei D'po'~
garden og eilstn"vnto paa Protestant
quaien.
Chrjstiansteds Auctionscontoir, den 12to
Januar 1877. .
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24

On Friday evening tornado swept
over Harlan, in Shelby county, pass
ing three miles south of the town.
The residence of Mr.. Ramsey was
blown away, the family saving their
lives by refuge in the cellar. Mr..
Ashmore's house was blown in pieces
and four inmates badly hurt. Cross
ing the West Botna creek, the wind
struck Mr.. Headleys house, in which
were Mrs. Headley, hired girl, and
four children, the youngest days old.
Mr.. Headley was at his barn, which
was blown down. and he was thrown
to the ground. So soon as he could
recover he went to the house, where
he found his wife lying on the floor,
with three children by her side, the
house gone, and the babe missing.
The babe was found dead some
distance off The next house was
that of Mr.. Crets. where were five
inmates. Three fled in safety TO q
cave In the ground. A small girl
went upstairs to call her brother,
and "a they were descending the
house was torn in fragments, hut,
fortunately, both escaped, with only
slight bruises. 1t is probable further
disaster, will be reported.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24

The following is the Inter Dreams
explanation of the recent resignation
by Ex-Governor Carpenter of lucra-
tive Federal office:
Gov. Carpenter, of Iowa. Is about to
leave the Office OF Second Comptroller
of the Treasury under circum stances
that are quite refreshing in these days
OF otfiee-hunting. Some time ago the
Cabinet decided that the Pacific coast
should have representative among
the heads of bureaus. and as Iowa has
four prominent officers, namely: Sec
rotary of War, Land Commissioner;
Third Auditor and Second Comptrol-
Ter, 1t was decided to vacate one OF
them. aud Third Auditor Tabor wa
elected rs the person to go. Hearing
this, Gov. Carpenter inquired of Sec
rotary Sherman whether, If he should
resign, Tabor would be retained. Tn,
Secretary applied atfirmafively, anl
Carpenter then said that his forma
resignation would be forthcomin,
whenever his successor was named
Tabor is an old man and has been il
his office nearly eighteen years III
Is poor, and would be at Il loss To know
what TO do If he had to leave his posi-
ton. Carpenter is young man. AM
has been in office only fifteen months
As between himself and Auditor Ia
Dor. he told the Secretary he though
he ought to retire. Instances are yer,
rare where one man resigns TO keeI
another in office. Carpenter intend
TO return to Iowa and enter journal
ism. w. w. Upton, Of Oregon ha
been selected tn ill the vacancy, an.
will take the Office July lst.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24
We publish In another column the

We publish in another column the
formal announcement in his home pa
per. the Vinton Journal, of the eandi-
dacy of Mr.. Buren, r. Sherman, our
present excellent State Auditor. fol
the Republican nomination to the Of
flee of Governor of Iowa. We are
glad TO see this for two reasons. First
because Mr.. Sherman can fill the Of
flee with credit alike to the State and
himself: and second, because there
was widespread dissatisfaction with
other prominent candidates which
will more readily and with greater as
surance concentrate upon Mr.. $. than
on almost any other man In the
State. And the fact that Auditor Sher-
man still declines, rs he has all along
declined, TO make himself candidate
I'm the log rolling and favor-seeking
sense which the actions Of other aspi-
rants have attached to the terms
only another argument in his behalf.
Many early-pledged Gear papers are
seeking to make this attitude of Mr..
Sherman's cut him off from the posi-
bility of nomination.; but if the past
record of Iowa Republicans teaches
anything, we may safely assume that
the party prefers to tender a nonina-
ton to personal deserts than to con-
cede it to personal efforts.
In a word, We believe B. r. Sher-
man TO be the best man for Governor
of Iowa of whose selection for that po-
sition by the Republicans there is any
probability; we believe sound party
policy. no less than public policy, will
be best suhserved by his nomination,
and are, therefore, heartily in favor
of 1t. So long as he does not refuse to
accept the nomination when il shall
have been tendered-just so long Re-
publicans need not refuse to support
Mr.. Sherman because he j. mot a
Candidate"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24

The reputation gained by DR.. Shaw,
of New York, is rapidly increasing
After a most brilliant success, both in
hospital and private practice, for ten
years, he Is now at the age Of thirty.
five years, recognized in New York
city where there Is great many dis.
tinguished physicians and surgeons
as being at the head of his speciality
The principal reason OF this rernarka-
BILE success, Is his DEVOTED and per.is-
tent attention to his adopted speciality.
Leaving the treatment Of acute
diseases, surgery, ear and eye disor-
ders, DC, to other specialists entirely.
he has taken up the special study ci
chronic or lingering diseases OF male
and female, and in which his success
has been very remarkable.
Dr. Shaw has earned considerable
celebrity as an author Of several medi-
cal works, and also as a lecturer on
diseases of his speciality. He has q
large practice among our public men
and the families Of the most wealt nv
citizens Of the Metropolis, az well al
his out Of town practice. The promi-
nence which DR.. Shaw has gained.
has been entirely through strictly
legitimate means, and he well deserves
the reputation he Pougl.-
kespsie IN. ~ Neus, Fsbr.ary rs,
1877. Il 3w
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24

We cannot speak too highly of any
one who gives freely to the poor
either in money, food or assistance to
the sick. About two weeks ago DIR.
Shaw, of New York, physician OF
whom the press in every city that he
has visited, speaks in the highest
terms, came to this city. Since that
time he has been consulted by many
OF the most wealthy and influential as
well a. the poorest of this place.
To those who have been able to paw
DIR. Shaw's charges have been very
reasonable, and to the poor the doctor
has given his treatment free of charge.
In regard to the success which he
has had here, we can say that we
know of several cases long considered
hopeless, that have been entirely
cured under his skillful treatment
with electricity. besides a great many
Others who are fast recovering. Ry an
admirable plan of keeping a register
containing q full history of each case,
DIR. Shaw has 20 systematized his
practice, that after leaving a town he
can continue his treatment until the
patient has entirely recovered. DIR.
Shaw has made great many friends
here who, on his return visit-some
time this summer-will give him .
warm welcome. Clinton, la. Age,
Nay 18th, 1877. q 3w
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24
Something about Newspapers

That the Americans are reading
people is manifest by the statistics OF
the Newspaper Press Of the country.
as given in the Newspaper Directory
for 1877, just issued by ;. NJ. Petengili
& Co., the well-known Advertising
Agents Of New York, Boston and
Philadelphia. There are reported in
1t the names, character political, agri-
cultural religious. medical etc. and
| names of publishers Of no less than
795 dailies, 20 tri-weeklies, Us semi.
weeklies, sos weeklies, l22 semi
monthlies, III monthlies, Is bi-mon,h.
lies and 60 quarterlies published in the
United States and British American
Provinces. The Directory shows the
number of each of these edition.
which are published in each State,
Territory or Province.
The book contains 3.6 pages, and
embraces an immense amount Of val
liable information, showing great la.
Dor and care in its collection and
preparation. II gives all necessary
facts for an advertiser to know about
s,57i separate publications, while ii /.
also interesting and valuable for the
general reader, the student of Ameri.
| can periodical literature, and the OBJ
server of American institutions. This
book is sold at the low price Of 81 N
per COPY.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24
silver vs.. Rags.

The work of redeeming the fraction
al currency and replacing it with
silver change was begun by the Gov
eminent about a year ago. At first
ii went on rapidly. The minis could
not turn out silver change enough for
the demand. After Slo,oo0,0o0 had
been issued, the fractional notes be-
came scarce and came in slowly. The
Government then offered TO exchange
silver for greenbacks at par: since
then silver has been thrown into cir
culation quite freely, until now there
is not far from $50, 100000 of it issued.
But there are yet So, Ooo, 900 of frae-
tionals unredeemed, and they have al
most ceased to be presented for re-
demption-only $4,000 or $4,000 a
week being now presented to ex-
change for silver. The Hn,ekeve thus
rejoices over the transformation of the
fractional currency into silver:
Yes, the little postals with the
grave visages of Walker, Fessenden,
McCulloeh and other secretaries, have
melted away, 100000 strong, from
brown-paper five up to 5O-cent pieces,
i'm all forms of decay: and the pocket
books, which knew the filthy, greasy,
and ragged little wretches shall know
them no more forever Who does not
recall divers controversies over them
at the grocer's counter, the butcher 5
block, the market, woman's stall.
and the orange girls basket? How
the postal, ragged aud unsightly "a
the beggar Lazarus at the rich man s
gate. was held up suSplciously 'twixt
thumb and finger, and narrowly scru-
tinized, under fusilade of uncompli-
mentary remarks like these: See if
you haven't got some other change
about you, the dispute often term
mating in ambiguous hints that the
postal was quite as genuine as the but
ter for which it was offered, and every
bit as greasy: or, that it wasn't a BIZ
staler than the beef. or the cucumber>
or the oranges Perchance these frac'
tional disputes, trivial a. they may
seem, have broken off market friend
ships and customs Of long standing
and caused many market woman
temper to become as sour as one o
| her lemons. Or, if the butcher ha
taken for tender and juicy steak !
| villainous looking 50-cent piece which
he could not work off again, how h
remembered the loss when the Gus
toner who passed it returned 10 hi
stall. and how he cheated ever after il
light weight to make good hisold los.
Truly, the fractional shinplaster
have much evil TO answer for.
But we have got in their stea
bright, clean and slightly silver coir
age. from the mines of Nevada an
Utah. with trussed eagle on one sid
sprawling on gridiron, "a thong
the fowl was about to be broiled II
the breakfast of the young woma
who sits on the other side in her nigh
, gown, with billiard-cue in her han'
taking an observation of the star
which grid her in celestial -eni-ci
] Gle. 1t is beautiful coinage. adori
ing the pocket-book- which thu
| quickly cut to pieces on their sha1
edges. The cloud Of SD $4,000 pc
a tai currency is rolled up, and We -ha
:. not see it unfold again; but the eye
, dazzled with its silver lining
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-05-24

| We want to put In the protest OIL
what we are satisfied Is the majority OF
peweshiek county against John II.
Gear - = prospective nominee for
Governor. Not that Gear ~ not q good
man. aside from his Temperance tsaets.
or that he Is no. eminentiy able TO I'LL
the Office ifelecsed. We have known
Gear for number Of years. and know
him % be an able, straightforward
business man. " no has been successful
in his own affairs Starting an Bur
linxsoa sosas thirty years since, be
hxs hait ap aarge fertans, and no
one can ssy that he did II in ether
than legitimate way. This folderal
sesasss his having engaged in the whis-
KEY trssss ! simply stss. gotten up BY
parsieS that know nothing about him.
AaiSs uaaa. however. that drinks
moderately himself. and siways has
hss re,m well supplied with drinka-
hl<~. for political and commercial
friends especially. and in sentiment i
a license man. For that reason, then.
he cannot carry the party vote by ma
nv thousands. The temperance ele-
ment in the Republican party Is too
strong 70 be ignored, or even siighted,
A. the party leaders are slowly learn
ing Gear stand. a. representative
af license and fashionable drin king,
while one-haifof the Republican party
at least. in Iowa, are strongly in favor
of temperance and reasonable legisla-
ton to suppress the sale of iHoxicat-
ing liquors. To put license man at
the head of the party is simply TO L.
more the views OF the majority of the
party. which will sooner or later cause
a rupture. We hope to see every Re
publican paper speak out on the ques-
ton, that IA fair expression may be
had. As representatives of the north
ern section of the State, that has but
Indifferent representation in state
officers, We most emphaticallye endorse
either James Wilson, of Tama, or Blu
rem r. Sherman, of Benton county.
The southern and southeastern part
of the State has been unduly favored |
in this particular, and to go north OF
the C., II. /. Il p. r.. Il. for guberna-
tional candidate this year would seem
but Justice to that part of the State
Bro klyn Chronicle.