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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-20

HISTORY OF BRUNswIcK.-The history of
Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell, which
has been carefully compiled by G.. a. & H. W.
Wheeler, is now in the hands of the printers,
Messrs. Alfred Nudge & Son, of Boston, who
will push the printing as rapidly as possible
consistently with good work; and the specimen
sheets that have been issued show that the
work will be first-class. The compilers prom
ised in their prospectus a book of 600 pages, but
it will be a much larger volume, the number
OF pages being estimated at upwards of $50.
The price of the book to subscribers will how
ever remain the same. There will be four
maps and upwards of twenty five illustrations
The volume will be ready for delivery about
Christmas or New Year g, iani every native of
those towns should strive to have copy
Kennebec Journal
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ACCIDENT ON THE MAINE CENTRAL AS
the afternoon train over the Maine Central
from this city was nearing Etna, Tuesday, a
man named Charles Ireland, belonging in
Stetson, jumped from the train and was badly
injured. Tie train was running at good rate
of speed and the man struck his knee on a
rail, smashing it completely. The reason of
the Jump is not known.
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ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS

are you Respondent sufferer from Sick Head
acne habitual Costiveness, Palpitation of the
Hearth Have you Dizziness of the Head? Is your
nervous System depressed? Does your Blood circu-
late badly? Have you Cough? Low Spiri its?
Coming up of the food after eating? &C., &c. All
OF tnese and much more are the direct results of
dyspepsia, Liver Complaint and Indigestion.
GREENS AUGUST FLOWER is now acknowledged
py all druggists to be positive cure 2,4OO 900 bot
tles were given away in the U. S. through Druggists
10 the people as trial. Two doses will satisfy any
person OF Its wonderful quality in curing all forms of
Indigestion. Sample bottles 10 cents Regular size
70 cents Sold positive by all rst-class Druggists in
UsS oc20eom1y
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Repr esentatives.

ANDRoscoGGIN CoUNTY-Entitled to g..
Lewiston-G. H. Pillsbury.
I" "A. M. Jones.
4" j. s. Garcelon,
Lisbon-Charles B. Plummer.
East Livermore-John w. Eaton.
Minot-Gideon Bearce.
Auburn-Ansel Briggs.
-Chas. e. Smith.
Livermore-Samuel Boothby.
ARoosTooK ooUNTy-Entitled tot
Hodgdon-Ben. J. Smith.
Houlton-Eben Woodbury..
Ashland-James Rowland.
Lyndon-Charles w. Porter.
Maysville-Elisha e. Parkhurst.
Fort Kent-Willian, Dickeu,
Van Buren-Joha B. Farrell.
CUMBERLAND CoUNTY-Entitled to 20.
Portland-Jacob S. Winsow.
" Charles Mclaughlin.
" -RosaoelI d. Richardson.
g Edmund Dana, Jr.
-Le1ois Pierce.
Gorham-Frederick ROBBIE.
acknowledgements Sawyer, Jr.
Harrison-John NJ. CdsWeIt.
Westbrook-C E. Body.
North Yarmouth-G. M. Soldiers.
Brunswick-Stephen j. Young,
Deering-John N. adams.
Cape Elizabeth-B. W. Pickett.
Freeport-George A. Davis
Windham-Lindley NJ. Webb,
Scarboro-Augustus r. Moulton,
Cumberland-CGLUin s. True,
Bridgton-George Taylor.
Gray William II. True.
Raymond-Chartes N. Wilson,
FRANKLIN CoUNTY-Entitled to s.
New Sharon z. A. DYER,
Strong-William II. Over,
Jay-Nahum L. Phinney,
Farmington-Asa M. Adams.
Kingneld- Thomas s, Bradbury.
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ACCIDENT.-As son of Mr.. Pike, who lives
in the vicinity of the Kerosene Works, was
wrestling with companion before going to
school yesterday morning, the Pike boy was
thrown heavily to the ground and broke his
right leg just above the knee. DR.. Shan non at.
tended him.
AS Mr.. Josiah Remick, bookkeeper for the
firm of O. M. & D. W. Nash, was riding te
his home in Scarboro, Monday evening, he was
seized with sudden fainting fit. He fell RICH,
back upon the seat of the carriage, his heao
and right leg hanging over the side. Fortu
nately he escaped with few bruises On biz
mead and leg, and is now able to resume hi
business.
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BEFUhE JUDGE hNIGHT.
WEDNEsDAY.-Alfred Mckinney. Assault and
battery. Discharged
Larrabee. Purves.
Michael Birmingham and James Ryan. Resisting
police officers. Fined $40 with costs.
Edward Brown. Larceny. Probable cause. Or
dered to recognize to State with sureties in of
$500. Committed.
Joseph Dolan. Intoxcation. Fined s. with costs.
Paid.
George Allen. Search and seizure. Fined $50 with
costs. Committed.
Catherine Finch. Search and seizure. Fined 800
with costs and imprisonment three months. Ap
pealed. Frank
Michael Cady. Truancy Reform School. Commit
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A BOLD THEFT.-Yesterday morning as Mr.
Alfred Stackpole, the well known mover Of
pianos was putting an instrument into City
Hall, to be used at the concert, be hung his
vest in the lower corridor in plain sight of all
passing in and out of the building. After get.
ting the piano into the hall be returned for the
garment, when to his surprise is was not to be
found With it the thief had taken valuable
watch and chain, sum of money and mum.
Der of valuable memorandums. The police
were at once notified and are on the lookout fol
tha fhiaE
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Superior Court.
SEPTEMBER CRIMINAL. TERM, 1877, sYMoNDs, J
PRESIDING.

SEPTEMBER CRIMINAL TERN, 1877, sYMoNDs, j..
PRESIDING.
The case Of State va. Charles v. Gray and Charles
E.. Davis is still trial. Mr. Hadlock made an able
and exhaustive argument for the defense, closing at
five o'clock, having occupied two hours and half,
County Attorney Libby began the argument for the
state and continued for half hour, when court adj
journed. He will continue at the opening Of conrt
in the morning.
This is probably the last criminal case for trial at
this term, and counsel in unfinished criminal BUSH
ness requested to be present at the opening of
court at three o'clock in the afternoon.
Sentences will be imposed in some cases in which
the respondents have pleaded guilty.
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Personal.

Judge Walton is holding the Court in Oxford
and Judge Virgin in Androscoggin. A differ
emit statement made day or two ago was an
error.
The San Francisco papers of Tuesday, 18th
inst are full of praise of Miss Cary's first ap-
pearance in that city on the previous evening.
They report her to have carried off all the hon
ors and to have established herself as prime ia
vorite with the California public. Miss Kel-
log who sang in the same concert evidently
fails to please the occidentas, who object to her
rtificiality and lack of heartiness and
warmth.
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MEDIcAL.-W. S. Howe, M. D., prominent
physician of Pittsield, against whom charges
were preferred by the Maine Medical Associa-
ton, for his investigations of Homeopathy.
was in the city yesterday and answered to the
same. After a long consultation of the Board
of Censors, his accusers not being present, he
was requested to appear again in December.
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CoRRECTIoN.-In the notice of the New Will
liston church which appeared yesterday morn
leg, one or two mistakes crept into the types.
The tower on Thomas street is to be sixty feet
instead of fifty feet in height, and the main
audience room is to seat 500 instead of 400.
With the gallery and chapel the ordinary seat
ing capacity of the church will be fully 800.
Thus, with the new arrangement of the chapel,
large audience room or smaller and cozier
one can be secured at pleasure.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-20

BOUND OvER.-Warren 81. Walker and Ben
jamin Written, arrested on charge of obstruct-
ing mails, while engaged as striking engineers
on the Boston & Maine Railroad, the 18th Of
February last, plead guilt, at the hearing
Tuesday, at Dover, and were bound over in
$4,000 each to appear at the o. S. Circuit Court
in this city Oct. "a.
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Corn CANNING The corn factory of Burn
ham & Morrill, at Minot Corner closed on Sat-
urday last, having packed 100000 cans of corn
in three weeks. The largest days work was
1880 cans. Henry E. Fitz, Esq, has been su.
perintendent, and Mr.. John 81. Cluskley fore
man of the cooking which issthe most import
ant part of the work.
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AssAULT.-Last evening officers Houston and
Newcomb heard woman crying for help in
Going to the spot, they found Bridget Hainey
and young man named John Harrigau. The
woman complained that the man had made an
indecent assault upon her. Both of them had
been drinking, and they were taken to the sta
tion and locked up.
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YACHT CLUB.-A meeting of the Portland
Yacht Club was held last evening to make ar
rangements for the annual supper and cruise of
the club. 1t was decided to have the affair
Tuesday the 25th. The boats will leave Gus
tom House wharf at 2 o'clock with the ladies
and friends of the club. They will have sail
in the harbor in the afternoon, after which they
all meet at Peaks Island for supper at the
Union House. A steamer will leaye the city
for the island at 6 o'clock to accommodate
those who are unable to 60 On the cruise. The
arrangements are in the hands of Vice Com
modore Paul. j. Hall Boyd and Capts. Waite,
Bradford and Owen.
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AN ExPLANATIoN.-The Water Compa ny
wish it stated in explanation of the communi-
cation in the PRESS of yesterday that they now
employ man who is engaged in inspecting the
water pipes of the city. This genuine inspect
or is provided with badge and certificate
from the office. If there is a fraudulent in.
spector there is also a genuine one.
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REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The following
are the real estate transfers recorded in this
county Saturday.
Portland-The house ard land owned by Mrs.
Mahaler Shilling, No. Alder street, has been
sold to William 81. Wlnslow by S. w. Robin
son, real estate agent.
Deering-Jennie L. Smith to Ichabod M
Leighton, lot of land for 5000.
Westbrook-William w. Lamb to George
W. Leighton, lot of land for $500.
William W. Lamb to E. G. SWEET, let of land
for $500.
Bridgton-Daniel P. Larrabee to Frank NJ.
Larrabee, part of lot No. in 18th range, for
S1500
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STATE NEWS.
ARoOsTooK COUNTY.


H. ii. Brown, of Orient lost his, barn by fire
last Friday night. the 10Th, containing 25 tons
of hay, about 200 bushels of grain, farming
utensils; no insurance. The origin of the fire
is unknown, but it is supposed to have been
set by a tramp who took shelter in the barn for
the night.
f. Shaw & Bros tannery at the foot of
Grand Lake, s miles from Forest Station and
u miles from Danforth, is turning out more
hides and sdoipg more business than it has
any time during the past five years. Duri ng
the past season they have had large quantities
of bark peeled at North Lake, Amity, Orient,
Weston and other places. They have lost some
bark by fire this season.
PENoBsCor COUNTY.
The house of W. S. bennett, in Bangor was
entered by burglars Tuesday night, and his
wallet stolen from his pants Mr.. James This
sells house was;also entered and wallet stolen
evidently by the same person.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Pittsfeld Times bias suspended
IN GENERAL.
The Bangor Commercial says that although
the numbering season has not yet arrived, lum-
bermen are making quite extensive prepare
tions for numbering this fall and winter. On
Smith Brook, stream that empties into the
Mattawamkeag few rods below Bancroft sta
ton, where there were but two or three teams
last season on the stream. they have already
commenced operations with % teams and 80 or
s. men,
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Z f. 0. BAILEY & Co. will sell at - m. today,
at salesroom on Exchange street. one-sixteenth
schooner David Torrey, and five shares Tow
Boat stock.
At o'clock p. M, the valuable real estate,
81 Free street, known as the homestead of the
Hon. William Willis.
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THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.

We present this morning the Senate and
House complete. In the former there are %
Republicans and Democrats, though there is
still some doubt about the Senator from Aroos-
took. In the House there are 81 Republicans,
81 Democrats and 2 Greenbacks, though one
of the latter is perhaps more properly to be
classed as Independent. One seat is contested,
that given in the following list to Hiram Bliss,
from Washington, which is claimed by Nehe-
miah Poland, Democrat.
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THE SECOND PARIsH.-At special meeting
last evening this society concurred in the pre-
vious action of the church in accepting the res
ignation of Rev. j. J..Carruthers as pastor.
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Two first premiums were awarded the Davis
Vertical Feed Sewing Machine at the late New
England Fall, for best sewing, both plain and
ornamental. eod&W-1m
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The following officers of Sundale Lodge No.
%, l. o. G. T., were installed on Tuesday
evening, the 18th, by Rev. o. M. Coasens, in
stalling officer:
w. G. Thomas c. Walker.
W. r. II. S-Mrs. d. Hill.
w. L. 81. S-Miss Fannie Blake.
W. V. T-Mrs. Sarah Brown.
p W. T-Daniel Hill
w. Chap-Rev. J. Granville
w. Sec.-Maj B. Bean.
w. Treas.-Wm. Il. Stickney.
w. Marvin. E Swan.
W. L. G-Mrs. E. B. Bean,
w. o. G-Edwin Colby.
Rev. Mr. Cousens gave public lecture on
temperance the same evening to full house;
also lectured to the children at D. m. same
day and organized juvenile temple Of 40
children with VIM. E. Swan, Mrs. L. B. Bee
and Rev. j. A. Granger as executive commit
Iee and Chas. FL. Day superintendent.
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PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERIcA-Camps No
and convenes over the Eastern Express Office,
Plum street. No. 8 on Wednesday evening; No. 4
on first and third Saturdays of each month; No on
Tuesday evening, at Arcana Hall; No. at School
House, Turner'S Island, Cape Elizabeth, Friday
Evening.
BoswoRTH Post G. A. R.-Meeting every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hail. corner Of Congress and
Caeco streets.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head-
quarters corner of Congress and Temple streets
Open day and evening. Business meeting Mon
day evenings at O'Clock.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN observation-disclosures
Congress and Casco Streets. Every evening.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. rs
Second Saturday Of each month.
PORTLAND FRATERNITY-No. 81 Free st. Block
Every evening.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST Y
At their library room, City Hall, on the first and
bird Monday evenings OF each month.
SovEREIGEs OF INDUsTRY-Dirigo Council, No. 2
meets every Friday evening, at Arcana Hail. at u
O'Clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY Harrington
Block. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
OF books daily, to 9, 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
1 and I too.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner Of Congress and Casco Streets First Thurs
day In each month.
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Stated Meetings.
CITY GOVERNMENT.

The regular meetings Of the CITY Council take
place the first Monday evening of each month.
The School Committee meet the fourth Monday
evening of each month.
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sept19-3

IHE wisdom of life insurance has long been
demonstrated. Before deciding in which COM
pany to insure, do not fail to examine the her
its OF the Mutual Benefit" Branch office %
Exchange street, B. B. Peck, District Agent.
sep14-6t
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CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs TO-DAY

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Mrs. A. 81. Observation-Disclosures on Pianoforte.
Fine Shoes-Shaw, Cooling & Co.
Public Notice-Fred G Lewis.
To Let-A Goo. Tenement.
Dwelling House For Sale-E. E. Upham.
Portland g. Harpswell Steamboat iCo-Str. Henri
eta
Library Notice-M. c. NJ. Al
Probate Notice.
Wanted-Good, Reliable Man..
So Reward.
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Senators.


ANpRoscoeGIN COUNTY.
Rufus Prince. Turner.
j. L. il. Cobb, Lewiston.
ARoosToOK COUNTY,
P. p. Burleigh, Linneus.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Philander Tolman, Harrison.
james Bailey, Portland.
William G. DoUis, Portland.
Warren Fl. Vinton, Gray.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
James Morrison, Jr., Phillips.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
William Grindle. Penobscot.
William w. Bragdou. Franklin.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
G. I. Stevens, West Waterville.
j. Manchester Haines, Augusta.
KNOX COUNTY.
J. H. Martin, Camden.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
W. Fl. Woodward, Dam ariscotta.
OXFORD COUNTY.
James Irish, Hartford.
Moses S. Moulton, Porter.
PENoBsooT COUNTY.
j. Wyman Phillips, Orrington.
Edwin B. Neatly, Bangor.
Lloyd W. Drake.
d. f. Davis.
PISOATAQUIs COUNTY.
Jason .Hassell, Sebec,
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
William Rogers, Bath.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Nahum Totman. Fairfield.
D. H. Bartlett, Harmony.
WALDO COUNTY.
Isaac M. Boardman, Belfast.
Orrin Leonard, Burnham.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A. M. Nash, Harrington,
A. B. Sumner, Lubec.
YORK COUNTB.
> William F. Moody, Kennebunkport.
John F. Ferguson, Shapleigh.
Joseph Hobson, Saco.
Republicans, in Roman, %
Democrats, in Italic, 3
Total, 81
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See Below.

few special bargains in underwear for
gents, ladies and children.
Ladies fine merino undervests, with finished
cults woven on, not sewed), for 80 cents, at
Horatio Staples, $50 Middle street.
Children's undervests for % cents each, from
No. Is to No. &c. Drawers same price.
Ch'idren's undervests from No. % to 80, for
30 cents, at Horatio Staples.
Mems undershirts and drawers for % cents
each, at Horatio Staples
Call and see them at
100 Middla 2traat
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MASONIC.

at Masonic Hall, No. Ss Erchange Street.
YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGE-Ancient Land Mark, first Wednes-
Day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERs-GreenleafR R. A. c., first Monday; Mt.
vernon, X. A. G., third Monday.
Monday.
CoMMANDERIEs OF K. T.-Portland, fourth Mon
Gay; st. Adams, second Thursday
GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter. first Tuesday evening in May /;
N miand council, Wednesday p. M; Grand Com
nandery, wednesday evening.
Masonic RELIEF Assoc1ArIoN-Fourtb Wednes-
DAY In every month.
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION
second and fourth Tuesday Of each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES,
LoDeE-Yates Grand Lodge Of Perfection, first
Friday.
CoUECIL-Portland Council P. of j. second Fri
day.
CHAPTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de H.,
Friday.
CoEsIsToRY-Maine Consistory, S, P. R. S., fourth
Friday in March, June, September and December.
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TEMPLARS OF HONOR.

At Templars' Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNcIL-Maine, first and third Monday in each
snth.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. /, every Wednesday
evening.
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/. 0. 0. +.

At Odd Belloacs' Hall, Harrington Block, Congress
Street.
REL1KE Assoc1ATIoN-Third Tuesday in the
month.
LoDGEs-Maine, on Monday evenings; Ancient
Brothers, on Thursday evenings; Lgonia, on Friday
evenings; Beacon on Tuesday evenings; Unity, No.
5, on Wednesday evening; Ivy, D. Off,, second and
fourth Saturday of each month.
Machigonne, first and third We'd
nesday; Eastern STAR second and fourth Wednes-
day; Portland, first and third Friday.
BENEFIT AssooIATIoN-Board Of Directors meet
first Monday evening of each month. Association
meetsfrst Monday evening of January, April, July
October,
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-11
A. Rare PatrlmOny.

A young man in Nu'a rubarg. VII,
had 10 fortune. requested q lawyer. a
friend of bls. to recommend him a. a
family, whore hc wa ! daily visitor
lad where there isard-Hntu aush.
ter who Wa t. have = lafqc fortune.
Tie lawyer agreed bat the t.'hcr 81
the young lady, who low money
asked what property the young n3n
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An Affecting incident.



An exchange relates tLe fo.!o"4ag
touching story # Tie sea:
on The bone-,fip Fl csc 81 par See
York ard Liverpool "a svfr. .'- bong
crowded. wilh eng AIT, ta4, aa:-}
scouEge. ths ship few. 1f ke aar.
Tho c4rpeu'er 81 tte Fc--.. w'4' ~a'
one OF nature uo9sea4e:s. AL bad oH
hoard hi4 little sua, q al 81 twelve
Summ.rs. wss one - t-e f.e-t victims.
liz. shipmAtes lily fue.D-ta $3.50 ,fly
In his banmock. AID h4gs-1 rt-1 os.r
the burial =ereiee. sd attached t. 49,
fee. er."t.toae feF ths I-rF'>s of
sinking il. csmmi't.i s ~ ,as t'a3r... o.
If old sc. ~ Tha r4vr .sy. ts.rl r-fh
grief ~ tie o.. al l.< taE#rs. rss-.e-
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A RAT STORY.
An Invasion of Pitcairn's Island.
III .nndnn Enhn 1


In that lone spot of Polynesia, amid
an archipelago scattered far and wide
over the Pacific, and celebrated as Pit
cairns Island, an invasion OF an extra
ordinary character is reported to have
taken place. It Is a tradition OF the sea,
of course, that this speck OF land, amid
a wilderness Of ocean, was originally
colonized by the surviving mutineers OF
the Bounty; and there is. probably, his
torical justification for the statement
But it may be doubted whether any de-
scendants of the mutineers are still to
be found there, since, in 1855, one hum
dred and sixty OF them were removed
upon their own petition to Norfolk
Island. :,
Be this as it may, the place is so soEi-
tary, so desolate, and so out OF the COM
mon track, that we only receive news
| from it once in every two or three years.
| The latest Is to the effect that an army
| of rats, landed from some wreck or
another, recently behaved much as Mr..
| Browning's rats did in Hamalintown,
swarming over everything, eating up
everything, consuming all the flour and
devouring the entire grain crop OF q
season. The island is seven miles in
width; across it they marched, myriad
after myriad, in one compact array,
some OF them as large as rabbits-an
| assertion which might appear exagger-
ated did we not remember that the
French naturalist, M. Gentil, declares
that he saw in the sewers OF Paris speci-
mems of this vermin "as large as full
grown tom cats"-creatures, indeed,
which ll-grown tom-cats refused to
| fight. With locust avidity they COM
| bined an unlimited ferooity, which the
poor Pitcairn islanders have reason to
| believe.
In not few islands, indeed, these
castaway creatures, escaping from shat
tered ships, have exterminated their
former inhabitants, rabbits and sea-
birds, the latter falling prey to them
when young; and in Monteyideo travel
ers assure us they render the dirtier
streets dangerous toeyen human beings
after night fall. Well. they seem to
have made, as the Greek dramatist
phrases it, "a fierce, unbidden feast
upon the harvests and stores OF Pit
cairns Island, and it is not surprising
that the humanity Of Is Pacific trader
should have been appealed to fora sup.
ply Of flour. Neither that he should
suggest a more frequent looking in
upon these recluses Of the ocean.