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The Portland daily press., 1877-06-27


The amount of $21,93 credited yesterday to
employees of Grand Trunk Railway should have
been credited to employees of Boston & Maine
Railroad.
The ladies' committee thankfully acknowl-
edge the receipt of two cases of clothing from
Ligonia Village and one from Mrs. Thomas
Edwards, DeeriDg.
The following communication explains itself
MAYOR OFFICE,
Portland, June 26, 1877
To Miss Fanny Marsh;
DEAR MADAME:-I take pleasure in acknowl-
edging the receipt of the gross proceeds of the
performance at your theatre last evening in aid
of the fund for the st. John sufferers, and
have passed the same over to the treasurer of
the finance committee.
Please accept for yourself, and convey to all
those who generously took part in the enter
tainment. my own and the thanks of the COM
mittee for the very kind expression of sympa-
thy for the homeless and destitute, | have the
honor to be
Yours Very Respectfully,
NJ M. BUTLER, Mayor.
The Portland daily press., 1877-06-27

THE NEW ROUTE TO New YORK via the Prov
ideuce line is proving immensely popular. With
only AZ miles of rail from Boston, new and
magnificent steamers, low fares, and the cele-
brated American Band discoursing delightful
music regular travellers as we'll as tourists are
greatly attracted to this new way of reaching
the Metropolis.
The Portland daily press., 1877-06-27
NOTICE.
For Sale Cheap,

A Elegant Silver Soda Apparatus, five syrup
"A and one draught tube,-suitable for counter
Fruit Stand. Can be moved from one place to
another without any trouble, Enquire at MRS.
ULMER'S, 662 Congress st. ju27d1w
The Portland daily press., 1877-06-27

LADIES who intend purchasing Sun Umbrel-
las and Parasols should not fail to examine the
fine assortment at H. l. Nelson & Co.'s 443
Congress street, Harrington block.
The Portland daily press., 1877-06-27
Toilet without ROard.

A SUIT of unfinished rooms, fronting Con-
"A gress Square; gentleman and wife preferred.
Inquire at the house-150 FREE STREET-from 8
to II. ju27d3t
The Portland daily press., 1877-06-27
Collected by Solomon Strout:
Collections made by T. H. johnson

Collections made by 7. n. Johnson:
VIM. L. Wilson g. Co., 1 box crackers
Owen 81 Barbour, case roast beef.
Hodgdon q Soule box bread.
Perley Russell 81 Co, 1 Dbl potatoes, do dried
apples.
Smith, Gage & Co., box coffee.
John Dennis 81 Co, 4 cheese.
w. S. Jordan & Co., Dbl potatoes.
Burnham & Morrill,, 10 cases cooked meats (addi.
tionaD,
j. W. Jones, 10 cases cooked meats (additionaD.
S. G. Dorman g. Co., Dbl cabbages.
Collected by Small & Kicker, Danforth
The Portland daily press., 1877-06-27
COAL YARD FOR SALE.

nNE half, or the whole ola Coal Yard which l6
Portland Me. my11dtf
The Portland daily press., 1877-06-27
For Norfolk, City Point and Rich
IeOnh Va
Citizens, nIufuaI ReIief Societx.

DACKET Schr. Charles Sawyer Capt Mullen
L For freight apply to j. N1CKERSON q SON,
No. 131 Commercial st. Je27d3t
The Portland daily press., 1877-06-27
Piles and FistuIa.

DIR. o. PHELPS BROWNS Herbal Ointment Sup
postories are guaranteed to cure any of Piles
Fistula that can be found in the United States. A
sample box Of these Suppositories will be sent free
by mail to any sufferer on the receipt of twenty
price S1.OO. Address the Doctor at2l Grand
ST., Jersey City, N. j. ju23d3w
The Portland daily press., 1877-06-27
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
KNOX COUNTY

A lady died in Brunswick lately who had
been sick for q years, and most of the timt
COpfinad to her he'd
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31

"
struggle was given up. aud the
Carnival stepped down and out.
But this is evidently a bad
year for carnivals.
As foreshadcwed in my letter
Of two weeks ago, the effect OF
the expiration Of the last impor-
tant patent on sewing machines,
has begun to make itselffelt. The
Weed Sewing-machine Company
has come, squarely and promptly
down with the reduction in price
which | predicted. To add to-
the prestige which this popular
measure will give them. the com.
pany ARE bringing ont at the
same time new machine, which
will be in many respects superior
to those which reaped the high
est honors at the Centennial, and
which is absolutely comical in its
simplicity.
Nothing now remains for the
other companies but to fall into
line behind the Weed, as they
have had occasion TO do a good
many times before.
The Aquarium has just receiv-
ed another white whale, the fourth
and the largest which it has
brought to the city within a year.
As the others have all died alter
a longer or shorter captivity, ex-
traordinary efforts will be made
10 preserve the life Of this costly
Other amusements are droop.
ing at the sudden approach OF the
summer season, which has held u
hot hand over New York all the
week. RADIx.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31
Primitive Piute Funeral.

An old Pute Indian departed
for the happy hunting. ground, by
way of old age and general debili-
ty, from the camp on the hill
back Of the city hall last night.
II is not the custom with the
Piutes to bury their dead, and in
this instance they merely carried
the corpse a few rods from the
camp and deposited it on the
ground. City Marshal Brennan,
learning this morning that the
corpse was lying on the hill side,
commanded Capt. Sam to have it
properly buried. Sam is an intelli-
gent native and made no objections
to complying with the marshal's
orders; but five other Indians
standing by whom he asked to as
sist in the burial, positively refus-
ed to have anything to do with
it. Upon this the officer threat
ened that unless they proceeded
to bury the Indian forthwith, he
would arrest them and have them
fined 100000 each. This
threat had the desired effect Oh
the Indians, and the funeral com.
menced. They wrapped the corpse
in a robe of rabbit skins and tied
it up with ropes, making bundle
in the shape Of tall. This they
dragged over the hill 10 an old
shaft, into which they dumped it
without ceremony. In reply to a
question as to the cause of the In
dian's death, dusky maiden who
was an interested spectator at the
funeral, replied: "Heap too dam
ld."-Austin (NeU) Rereille.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31
NepokolitSbItisky.

That is just what our readers
may expect in this Turkish and
Russian war. The man with
that name is a six foot Pole by
birth, now the great tactitisn of
the Russian army.
We have got used to Roman
of and Coughyournoseoff, and
Potemkin, and Dolcff, and Blow.
yourheadoff," and no end of
"ofSkys, spitkes,' and other pa,
irony mical terminations; but the
name on top is rather severe on
compositors with a late telegram
to set up. BY the time this new
war is old, we hope the reading
public will be up in the names of
of places and Generals, but any.
how it's probable the kilograms
will kill the wrong man.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31
Church Directory.

PRESBYTERIAN, Fayetteviile-services ev.
cry Sabbath at 1880 and at night; Rev Gee
Hall,special supply; Sunday school at NJ
Mctholist-services every Sabbath al
1890 and at night; Rev r Z Travis, pastor
Sunday school at 8 o'clock.
Cumberland resbyterian--services 3rd
and 4thSundays each month at IL O'Clock A
n and at night; Rev w Estill, pastor; Sun
day school at 8.
Union Church, Pleasant Plains-services
1st Sabbath each month at ii and night by
the Methodists; Rev Mr Barham, preacher
In charge-2nd and 4th Sabbath each month
at IL by the Associate Reformed Presbyteri.
ans, Rev B Muse, pastor. Union Sun,
day school at 8.
A r Presbyterian, New Hope, services Isl
and 3rd Sabbaths at IL; Bethel, End and
9TH Sabbaths at Il-Rev A S Sloan, pastor
Methodist, Mulberry-seryices Bird Sun
duy in each month at IL o'clock and every
Sunday night; RevWJCOllier, pastor; Sun
day School at 8.
bartist Mulberry--services 1st Sabbath
in each month at IL Rev Wm Huff, IAstor.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Mulberry
services lst Sabbath in each month AZ IL
and night; Rev Jas Campbell, pastor.
United Presbyterian, Lincoln-services
every Sabbath at ll:l5 NJ; RevJ w Wait
pasi or; Sunday school at 10.
Methodist, Shady Grove, (Shelton's
creek)-services lst Sabbath in cash month
at IL o'clock; Rev j. Parks, preacher In ch
Liberty Grove--services End Sabbath at
HAN; Rev w A Gill. preacher in charge.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Grove,
(near Ffyntville)-servlces Attn Sabbath IN
each month at IL O'Clock; Rev A w Suth-
erlend. supply.
Methodist, Oak Hill-services 4th Sab
bath each month at 10 o'clock.
. Cumberland Presbyterian, Kelso, Rev n ID
Craw d, pastor.
Methodist-services End Sabbath at-l0 A
n: Rev w B Lowery, c.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Hill, Rev
B Tigert, pastor.
Prospect, Wells hill, Saturday before I'd
Sunday, each month, Rev b I King, pastor.
Hester's Creek, Saturday before Attn Sun
day. each month Rev B 4 King, pastor.
Methodist, Flyntviile--services 4th Sab
bath at 1880 A. N; Mt. Hermon, Flintville
circuit. services LIST Sabbath at lO:3O N;
Macedonia, Flintville circuit. services Ord
sabbath at 1890 M-Rev David e Ray,
preacher in charge.
Missionary Baptist, Norris Greek, (Buck-
eye)--seryices End Saturday and Sunday in
each month; Rev Sanford, pastor.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31
Persistent Matrimony.

San Francisco has been
stirred over the elopement of
Sammy Sharp, age nineteen, and
Katie Wasson, age fourteen. They
lived and loved in Sacramento
county, and his father, a rich
farmer, took shotgun and fol
lowed them to San Francisco.
But he was too late. They were
minors, and could not get a mar
rlage license except on requisitiou
OF their parents; but they were ad
vlsed by counsel that the State s
jurisdiction did not extend be-
yOnd three miles from the coast,
so they determined to charter
a towbOat and a parson, and to
marry on the high seas. The
weather was clustering, the waves
ran high, and the wedding guests
were seasick--very. When the
Elizabeth Mary" (towboaD was
a marine league from the heads,
he clergyman called the children
1T and married them.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31

AN Iowa RAT SToRY.-During
the last cold spell "a man in the
northern part of the city wentto o
wardrobe to get some things, and
while rummaging about observ-
ed a rat frozen stiff. Not think.
ing, he threw it on his bed, which
was near by, and went away leav.
ing it there, having forgotten it,
After the man had gone to bed
the rat commenced to move a.
round, the warmth Of the bed hav.
ing revived it. After navigating
around awhile it espied the mans
toe, and began to nibble it. This
nibble, his friend think, will cost
him dearly, for Inflammation has
set in, and there is q pretty good
prospect OF the man losing his
toe, if not his foot,-Des MONIES
Register.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31

One day last week a Sche-
nectady On. " man cashed a
draft for 500 at a bank, and re-
ceived $500 in-small bills, which
he put in his pocket thinking
by its size that the package con-
taincd the full amount. He was
leaving when the cashier hand
ed him out the balance, $40O,
in new, crisp, five-dollar notes.
The man took them, and sup
posing they were advertising
notes distributed them among
his friends. He was astonished
at the eagerness of all to secure
them, and was stunned when at
tempting jokingly to pass one
in store he was informed that
the bills were good. He spent
all that night and the greater
part of next day in rushing "a
round collecting the bills he had
given away.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31
f1lIlg1slaieeR 1Il1s
THE EWATER-MIIL.


Listen TO the water-mill
All the live-long day
How the clicking of the wheel
Wears the hours away:
Languidly the autumn wind
Stlrs the greenwood leaves;
From the field the reapers sing.
Binding up the sheayes.
And memory DER my mind
AS sspell is cast:
The mill will never grind
With the water that is past.
Take the lesson to yourself,
Loving hearts and true;
Golden years are fieeting by,
Youth is passing, too;
Strive to make the most Of life.
Lose no happy day
Time will never bring you back
Chances swept away,
Leave no tender word unsaid.
Love while love shall last
The mill will never grind
With the water that is past.
Work while yet the daylight shines,
Man of thought and will,
Never does the streamlet glide
Useless by the mill
Wait not ill to-morrow's sun
Beams upon your way,
All that you can can call your own
Lies in this-to- day.
Power, intellect and health
May not always last
The mill can not grind
With the water that is past.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31
Mail D1reCtOry-
FayetteyiIle POst-Office.

Ra;lroad-leayes every day except Sun.
a.vat 4:I5A.M.; arrives at s P. NJ. Supplies
ahe following Offices: Relso, Lincoln, tlynt-
willie. Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, Hunts
Station. Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
ShelbyvilIe stage--&rriVes Monday, We'd
pesday and Friday at 10 A. NJ; leaves same
days at t2r.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burr. Bonneville, County Line, ShelbyViile
Huntsville stage-leayes Monday and
Thursday at 8 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at4P.M. Supplies Harpers Branch
Goshen, Halle Green, Meridianville and
Huntsville.
shelbyviIle horse-leayes Mondays and
Thursdays at 8 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at 4P.N. Supplies Norris Creek
Chestnut Ridge. Hawthorne and Shelbyvllle.
PuIaRki horse--arrives everv Friday at IL
~ Ieaees same day at 1890. Supplies Cy-
rnston. Boons Hill, Millvi!le, Pisgah, Brad
shaw and Pulaski.
blanche horse-leaves every Friday at
NJ: arrives Saturday at P. N. Sup
SI:cs CamargO. MoiinO, Cold Water, Blanche.
Money Orders can be obtained at this Of
fce upon post Offices in all parts ef the o.
,ited States. A list of Money Order offices
nav be seen on application. Rates OF COM
mission for MoAey Orders are as follows:
Not exceeding $ls. ............. ~ cents
Sver Is and not exceeding $50. =. Is do
do 80 do do 90. 20 do
10 40 do do 50. 20 do
w. D. DoUTlIAT, 7, N.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31

A dispatch from Rustchuk to
the Manchester (EngIand) Guar
dian says: "From the prepara'
tions being made on both sides, it
is plain that the time for action
op the Danube is close at hand.
The Russians evidently intend to
open fire on the Turkish position
along the whole line, and under
cover of an overwhelming artil
lery fire, attempt 10 cross the riv-
er at several points simultaneous
ly. Notice has just been given
by the military authorities here
that the Russian batteries on the
opposite bank of the Gurgreva
may commence firing on this town
and fortress at any moment. For
the last two days the Russians
have been establishing batteries on
the left bank, from which a bonn
bardment can be directed upon
the forts and town of Rustchuk
and tie station of the Varna rail-
way, which has a terminus here.
/ believe the batteries will open
FIRE tomorrow. The Turkish for
tresses on the Danube are in a
durable order and are well prepar
ed to withstand an attack. A
forward movement in Armenia
was checked for want of stores"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31

A London letter in the n. Y.
Times has this curious item:
"Mr. Ward Braham, the BROTH
er of the Countess .WaIdegrave,
died suddenly the other day at
his beautiful residence, view
Island on the Thames. There
is an old law that carrying a
corpse over any plot of land
or through any place or passage
creates a right of way. A
neighboring landowner barri-'
cadcd his property against the
passage of poor Braham's re-
mains, which had to be taken
some miles roundabout 10 the
adjacent churchyard."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31
An Ingenious Swindle.

ii 6uman Ingenuity mas devised
another means of swindling the
cashiers of restaurants and saloons
in New York. Smith, Jones and
Robinson meet somewhere down
town early in the evening. AS
soon as they come together Smith
takes a ron of genuine two dollar
bills from his pocket and hands
them over to Jones, who in a
pocket diary notes down the mum.
ber of each note. If upon its
face the note contains any pecuI-
lar marks, he also makes careful
memoranda of them. This be.
ing done the trio start out, Smith
first, Jones little way behind
him, with Robinson bringing up
the rear. Smith enters a place,
calls for glass of seltzer water,
puts down two dollar bill, re.
ceives his proper change, and
vanishes. In few minutes Jones
enters the same place, calls fol
something to drink, and in pay,
ment hands the cashier a one
dollar bank note. While the
cashier is making the change
Robinson rushes up to Jones ex
citedIy, and, graspiDg him by the
hand, cries out:
"Why, my dear old fellow,
where in the world have you been
these many years." etc. A pleas
ant conversation epsues, during
which the cashier has deposited
Jones change for the 81 bill on
the desk, and during which time
also the 81 bill has been covered
up by the money received from
other patrons of the place.
Presently Robinson excuses
himself, and leaves Jones alone
Jones turns to gather up his
change. After counting it over,
be says to the cashier
"My friend, that was 50 bill
that | handed you, and you have
given me. change for only ST."
"Yoa gave me 81 bill and
nothing more, sir," responds the
cashier.
"Well, now, my dear friend"
Jones protests, 81 had only one
So bill in my pocket, and | have
none now, consequently the So
bill is in the dawer, and I'll con-
vince you cf it. 1t has been
my habit for some time past to
take the number of all bank
notes that pass through my
hands"
Then, taking out his diary,
Jones gives the number of the
So bill, which he says he passed
over to the cashier, but which,
it will be remembered, had been
previously deposited by Smith.
He also throws in a description
of certain peculiarities upon its
face.
The idle crowd standing a.
round are convinced that Jones
is right, the cashier becomes
confused, and there is nothing
left for him to do save to pass
over 81 additional change. In
the meantime Smith has deposit
tied another So in some other
saloon, and thus the game Isl
carried steadily on till midnight.
Results, $50 profits on good
nights.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31
A Dead Sure Thing.

a IeW years ago Rev. MIR
Hammond was coming up the
Mississippi on a steamboat
Among the passengers was {
certain well-known gambler
The boat had been out iron
New Orleans two days, and ow-
ing to Mr.. Hammond's infiu'
ence, not a card had been played
or a bet made by anybody. This
was ruinous to the gamblers
business. He had tried every
body on the boat for a game of
some kind or a bet Of some kind
on something, but had failed in
every attempt. Along in the
afternoon he approached Mr.,
Hammond, who was walking
on the hurricane deck, and CALI
ed his attention to a couple of
gulls flying across the river q
few hundred yards ahead of the
boat.
eyes, I see them," said Mr..
Hammond.
swell, I'll bet you five dol
lars one of them falls into the
water before we get by them.
81 never bet-you ought to
know that" was the reply.
"Well, I'll make it twenty to
five; now come"
Mr.. Hammond turned on his
heel and left him.
The gambler looked mourn
fully after him for a few mo-
ment, and then continued his
walk. Presently he came back
and accossted Mr.. III. again:
'1'll bet you twenty to five
that this boat blows up before
we go ten miles further. Now,
there's good bet, what do you
say?"
He was informed again of
Mr.. HIS calling, and that such
propositions were scandalous.
"But that's q dead sure thing
-ycu can not possibly lose
come, what do you say?"
Mr.. Hammond sought anoth-
er part of the deck and left the
Obtrusive gentleman with the
"dead sure thing" to himself.
The boat had scarcely pro-
ceeded five miles when, sure G.
nough, it did blow mp. Mr..
II. somehow got an earlier start
than his late prosecutor, and
went up quite a distance. AS
he was coming down he was
met by our,sporting friend, who
cried out as he passed:
"Hello, parson! Bet you ten
dollars l go higher than you
did; what do you say?"
That man is now a we'll
known Detroit editor, and hasn't
bet a cent on anything since
Bradley was made member of
the Electoral Board.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31

"The baby has got a new
tooth, but the old lady is laid
up with a cod in the head" re-
marked a gentleman to a de-
feated candidate. 'What do I
care?" was the reply. "Well,"
said the gentleman, slowly, "be-
tore the election you used TO
take me aside and ask me how
my family was coming on, and
I've been hunting you all ever
town to tell you, and that's the
way you talk to me. But it
don't make any difference. /
voted for the other candidate,
anyhow"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31

The Rome Sentinel says a
young lady in that city who is
an enthusiastic Republican,
named her canary bird Jim
Blaine. lie did not sing much,
but she loved him tenderIy, un-
til last Saturday she discovered
that Jim Blaine had laid an
egg. Now she declares that no
dependence can be placed in n
politician.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31

"Let me see,' said the nurse
of a sick man, "the doctor said
one teaspoOnful every ten minutes;
that makes six every honr, say
twenty-five during the night |
shall give seyenty.two spooniuls
right away, and have chance TO
get a little sleep myself"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31

Through blundering by the arch
itects and builders, the court
house of Winnebago county, llli-
nois, which was in progress of e.
rectioD, fell down last Thursday,
killing ten or twelve workmen
and injuring others.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31
Three Months on Trial.

There are at least one hundred
thousand musicians and music
lovers in the South, who have
never seen copy of the SOUTH
ERN MUSICAL JOURNAL, or do not
even know that such a magazine
is in existence. Each and all of
this vast musical army are here
with invited to enclose US TWEEN
ty five cents and receive the
Journal ON trial for three months,
or if they prefer send us u three
cent stamp for specimen copy.
Address the publishers,
LUDDEN & BATES, Savannah, Ga,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31

Here another warning: A man
down town refused to stay home
after an early supper and help his
vile whitewash the backyard
fence, and his black hair turned
white in less than a minute. His
wife's painful awkwardness with
the whitewash brush caused the
sudden change.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31

There never was a time when
the insurance business was so
safe as it now is. All that q
man wants 10 do after he gets
insured is to die right quick be-
fore the company does.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31

HE@@ The Methodist and Meth
odist Protestant conventions, in
session in Baltimore, agreed upon
basis Of union between the two
bodies.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31

The first thing young man
does on seeing a friend with a
new hat on is to take it of and
serenely try it or his own head
When a young lady sees an &C
quaintance with her new bonnet
on, she just lifts her nose and
serenely wonders "where the thing
got that fright"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31
TERMS.

80 Two Dollars for one year, snva.
f-t1oty tn odv0Rce; Two Dollars and
Etsty Gents IL payment be deferred three
months. All papers going out of the county
TO be paid for in advance.
aR- Single copies, Five Cents each.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-31

The population of Maine has
decreased l6, 600 since the census
in 1870. The falling off is large.
ly due to emigration to the West.