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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-06

THE WARwICKs.-The storm of last evening
did not prevent the attendance of large and
fashionable audience at Miss Marsh's theatre,
on the occasion Of the Warwicks' minstrel per-
Torrance. A better house has not been seen
at this house for many day. In the first part
on the rising of the curtain, there were to be
seen fifteen young men with their faces covered
with burnt cork, and some of them dressed in
female attire. "Bert'' Winslow played the
bones, while professional from Boston per.
formed with the banjo. The gentlemen were
all dressed in black, and presented a fine ap-
pearance. Their jokes many of them local
hits, were good and delighted the audience.
Their songs were very well rendered although
some of them were rather too low to be heard
distinctly throughout the hall. The amateur
end man far outstripped the professional
throughout
The second part was made up of variety.
Jimmie Donahue sang and danced to the salts.
faction Of all. Mr. Parker burlesqued the pri-
ma donna with fine effect, and was bonored
with real. The charcoal drawings by Mr..
Goodwin were very clever, and the audience
showed their pleasure in no uncertain manner.
After rather Indifferent stump speech and a
banjo solo, the Arion Quintette Club, which as
sisted in the opening part, sang two foe selec-
tons. The performance closed with the laugh
able farce of Laughing Gas" Mr.. Holden,
the professor, was very affable, and he would
no doubt succeed as an agent for lightning rods.
The entertainment was very enjoyable, and
the Warwicks deserve much credit for the skill
they have shown as minstrel performers. 1t is
quite likely that they will repeat the entertain
ment at no distant day. If they do they will
be sure of full house.
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Clipping and Singing Horses.

MR.. EDIToR:-In the hope that this inhuman
custom may receive the condemnation which
itmerits, 1 would most respectfully subjoin a
few authorities on the subject. Mayhem, in
his great work, says: "Clipped or singed
horses are thereby rendered susceptible to many
disorders, any internal organ may be acutely
attacked, because the perspiration has, by ex-
posture to the skin, been thrown back upon the
system"
Youatt and other high authorities say: "As
to the practice of clipping and shaving the
horse, it occasions chilling of the frame, ex-
haustion of vital force aud dangerous reactions
of fever" A word as to siugeing: A hair is
tube through which assertion is continually
passing, which increases or diminishes accord
ing to the temperature of the surrounding at
mosphere. If this secretion is stopped it must
affect the health of the animal When you
SINCE the hair its orifice is Theoretically sealed
and no washing or scraping will open the tube,
and on that ground am opposed to smuggling.
When the coat is removed superficial perSpira.
ton accompanied with constant evaporation
must always be taking place. When the hair
is thick, moisture naturally accumulates be-
cause the covering naturally prevents super
fetal evaporation and thereby checks the oper-
ating cause of internal frigidity. Now, whence
emanated this merciless practice. I answer,
from the brain of lazy, indolent groom or
coachman, who, in order to escape the use of
the curry-comb and brush, persuades his mas
ter to have all the hair removed from his faith
fal servants body A horse thus shorn. as
Mayhem says, sis deformity, the color unnat-
ural, the coat is dull and stubborn looking,
most unlike the polished surface which is ma
tive to the beautiful quadroped"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-06

Senator Hamlin left for Washington, Mon
day.
Mr.. E. P. Sampson is to have editorial charge
of the Ellsworth American this winter, while
Mr.. Drinkwatar is at Augusta.
Nelson Herrck of Brooklne representative
elect from the towns Of Brookline, Sedgwick
and Penobscot in Hancock county, died few
days since. Mr.. Herrick was merchant and
had held various town offices in Brookline.
Hastings Strickland, ESQ.,, of Bangor, is re-
covering from his recent Illness
Mr. W. f. Crawl the mail clerk on the
liue between Bangor and Boston, is gradually
recovering from the severe injury sustained at
the Seabrook accident on the Eastern railroad
Mr.. S. S. Bloch. who gave specimen lesson
in elocution on Tuesday, to the teachers in
our public schools, will return in January to
give the teachers course of lessons. He will
also take general pupils,
Rev. DR.. Hill having been called to Boston
to officiate at the funeral of the Rev. Daniel
Austin Of Kittery, will be obliged to omit !his
lecture this evening
Miss Croker has had photographs made of
one of her baby heads and they will be for sale
dt ner etuulO ana Tue arL stores. IL IS Deautl-
full picture.
1t is expected that Mr.. A. J. Rogers, the
present efficient Assistant Treasurer of the
Maine Savings Bank, will assume the duties of
the late Mr.. Burton as Treasurer. Mr. Rogers
is well acquainted with these duties and will
fill the place to the satisfaction of ali.
Mrs. Susanna Clark of New Sharon was one
hundred and two years old last SATURDAY. tha
first day of December. And yet she is quite
smart, is able to take care of her rooms, bushes
herself about the domestic affairs of the house.
hold, and retains her faculties to remarkable
extent.
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Mr.. EDIToR.-The paragraph which appear
ed in your issue of yesterday morning, relative
to the action of the Second Parish church at
their business meeting referred to, may convey
wrong impression, we therefore feel compell-
ed to correct any such impression as may have
been made detrimental to the church. The
meeting at which an invitation was Egiven to
the Rev. E P. Gardner to labor with US for one
year as acting pastor and .ministerlwas attend
ed by good number of the brethren of the
church, larger number than is usual at such
meetings. There were % present, Is voting
yea and voting nay, and three not voting.
Previous to the vote being declared two of
the five voting nay wished to have their votes
changed to yea, and two of those not voting ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied with the decis-
ion, and all present pledged themselves to CO.
operate with Mr.. Gardner in church work,
should he accept this invitation. A more ha1-
monious meeting could not be desired. We ex-
ceedingly regret the occasion which has called
for the above statement We trust, however,
that it may be overruled for good, and not evil.
Mr.. Gardner has accepted the invitation ex-
tended to him and it is expected that he will
commence his labors amongst us on the 10Th
inst. JOHN w. ID. CARTER,
Scribe of the church.
S. W. LARRABEE, chairman of the meeting.
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Once Hours.
From 500 q m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 a m.
PORTLAND, ME-, Oct. 8, 1877.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1920
and lib p. m. Close at SIS m, and 245 and 800
pm.
Boston and the West. Arrive at 5,2Opm,
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 1920 and 800 m. Close at 815
m and 2.45 pm.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 10. 20 and
LID M. Close at s.15 m, 2.45 and 900 pm.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes
Arrive at 3l5 p. m. Close at Il. 80 a.
Augusta and connecting routes Arrive at 900
m. and 3.15 p. m. Close at II 80 m and 500 m.
Morning Northwestern by g. T. r. Arrive at 1855
m. Close at 7.15 m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 215 and 900
a. M, and BIS p m. Close at $50 and 11.30 a. m.
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
nc 20 p m. Close at 100 m and 200 m.
North Conway and other offices on the P. q O. r.
X. Arrive at 11.30 m and 800 m. Close at 1000
m and 2.15 pm.
Castine. Deer Isle, Sedgwick, S. W. Harbor, Mt.
Desert, Jorespert, Machias, Machiasport, East Ma
chias, Millbridge and Bar Harbor via each steam
er. Arrive at a. m. Close at 9p m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at 500 m.
Close at SEQ pm.
Foreign Mails per Allan Line close every Fri
day at p. m.
Foreign Mails, via New York, day previousuo SAIL
ng OF steamers. Close at S.15 a. m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
ut 2.16 am. Close at 900 p m.
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north,
Arrive at 3.15 m. Close at IL 80 a m
Skowhegan also closes at 900 pm.
Canada and intermediate offices, via G.. T. R. Ar
rive at 2.30 D. m. Close at 100 D M.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Close
at II 80 a. m. and p. m.
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M. l.. A.
Lecture by Rev. HI. Nj. GaIIah err.

Despite the storm last evening City Hall con-
tanned good sized audience to listen to the
lecture by the Kew. "a. M. Gallaher on the SUBJ
ject, "From Shade to Sunshine" The concert
by Chambers orchestra, before the commence
ment of the lecture, was very pleasing and
was listened to attentively by the audience.
The lecturer began by ridiculing the notions
regarding fortune and chance; there are no
such things as these, for men sow, and that
which they SOW that also do they reap. A
mans character is Lot made by the blind rules
OF chance and the whimsicalities of fortune.
but by the man himself. In reference to his
subject, IFrom Shade to Sunshine he OBJ
served that there is an equipoise in regard to
the affairs of this life; that have we emotions
OF sorrow, we must have those of ioy, and
gtce UerSa. In short, all our actions and emo
lions must be followed by their opposite to YER
lily this great law of sunshine and shade The
world is an echo and looking glass; If we
feel morose and respondent, the world too
seems dark and full of bitterness. There is no
spot III the world where we cannot see llustra-
Iratlons or the law OF sunshine and shadow,
The birds OF tropical climates are clothed in
plumase that rival the tints of the rainbow,
tnat Is their sunshine; but they cannot sing,
that Is their shade. The inhabitants of those
'oo airs supplied Dy nature with every
need, but they are too often deficient in intel
iectual attachments and sunk in moral degra-
dation; the former is their sunshine the latter
is their shadow. We must be earnest to reap
the harvest. not weak and vacillating, When
we speak of the onward march and triumphs
of civilization, we too often forget that there
can be no gain without some loss, If the world
has advanced in the art of war it has also lost
the opportunities for the display of personal
prowess.. We cannot imagine the figure of
Henry of Navarro rushing onward in the face
OF needle guns and artillery and calling on his
troops to follow him. The greater the genius
OF the man the greater work is there cut out
for him and he may be said to stand alone and
to bear burdens that would crush the spirit of
man of less power and fewer attainments.
There can be no Liccoln without slaves to
emancipate; there can be no Washington with
out a tyrant to fight against, and there can be
no Christ without the Garden and the Cross.
In closing the lecturer stated that our life
was half sunshine and half shadow; that man
can never be satisfied in his career on this
earth, for there are facts SO deep in the shadow
that be can never penetrate to them, and that it
but remains for him to do his duty SO as to en-
JOY the endless sunshine of Heaven.
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Brief j oftinRs.

Yesterday was very moist day.
There are 20 convicted rumselleIs serving out
sentences at the Jail,
Mr.. o. A. Robinson read in the Limerick
course last evening.
Marshal Bridges is looking after the trouble
some SIN all boys with sharp stick.
The Christmas sale at st. Stephens vestry
will be continued this afternoon and evening"
Capt Dntton will preach in Union Hall this
evening, and also tomorrow evening, at p
o'clock. All are invited.
Capt Dutton will preach in Union Hall,
Thursday and Friday evenings, at o'clock.
Seats free.
The morning train over the Maine Central
road Monday carried only twenty-six Portland
runners.
A portion of the $4,000 appropriated for
Fort Prebls will be expended in altering the
guns, mounted in the fortifcation, to rifles.
The ground on Green street was found to be
frozen to the depth of six inches yesterday
morning.
The Woman's Temperance Society meets
Saturday at 8 p. M, in Cushman's Block, new
rooms of the Young Mems Christian Assscia-
ton.
Joseph 81. McGlincby paid fine of $40 and
costs, and was pnt under 800 bonds, yester-
day, for assaultiug Deputy Sheriff Mariner
while making seizure.
Officer Gribben found wallet containing
some IS. in the Grand Trunk train on it's pas
sage across the city Tuesday, and restored it to
its owner, Mr.. Stevens on Congress street.
A fellow was arrested last evening on sus-
picion of robbing clothes line. He says he
can explain and the police are going to let
him.
A burning match set fire to a pile of waste
material in box in ex-Mayor Wescott's house
recently, and but for the early arrival of Mr..
Wescott disastrous results might have fol-
lowed.
To spend evening socially and pleasantly
attend the course of assemblies given by mem
bsrs of Portland Eucampment I. o. o. f., at
Lancaster Hail. The second assembly of the
course takes place Tonight Evening and
course tickets can be obtained of the commit
foe
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PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERIcA-Camps No
j and convenes over the Eastern Express Office,
Plum street. No. on Wednesday evening; No. 4
on fist and third Saturdays Of each month; No on
Tuesday evening, at ArcaDa Hall; No at School
House, Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth, Friday
Evening.
BoswoRTH Posi- G. A. R.--Meeting every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, corner of Congress and
Casco streets.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head-
quarters corner of Congress and Temple streets.
Open day and evening. Business meeting Tues
Gay evenings at u o'clock
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN observation-disclosures
Congress and Casco Streets. Every evening.
PORTLAND TYPoGRAPHIoAL UNION, No. 75-
Second Saturday Of each month.
PORTLAND FRATERNITY-No. 81 Free st. Block
Every evening.
PORTLAND, SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST Y
Al then library room, City Hall, the first and
third Monday evenings OF each month.
ovEREIGNs OF lNDUsTRY-Dirigo Council, No.
o'clock
MERCANTILE LIBRARY AssocIATIoN-Fa Harrington
Block. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
of books daily. to 8, day and evening.
PAYsoN LITERARY SoCIETY-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at II O'Clock.
PORTLAND INSTITUTE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY
In City Building. Open and free to all from 10 to
/ and too.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhan Lodge, No.
Tuesday evenings; Mupjoy Lodge No. 6, Monday
evenings; Pine Tree No. IL, Friday evenings, al
heir Hall, Clapp's Block, Market Square.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco streets. First Thurs
day in each month.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-
Arcapa. Monday, Congress Hall, 1901 Congress
St Mission, Wednesday, Williams Block, Congress
street: Mystic, Thursday, at Sons OF Temperance
Hall, Congress Hall; Iron Clad, Thursday, at Wes
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THE AMOUNT OF TESTIMONY in ia
vor of DR.. Schenck's Pumonic Syrup, as cure for
Consumption. far exceeds all that can be brought to
support the professions of any other medicine. See
DR.. Schenck's Almanac, which can be had of any
Druggist free of CHARGE containing the certificates of
many persons Of the highest responsibility, who have
been restored to health, after being pronounced in
durable by physicians of acknowledged ability.
Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup Ialone has cured many,
as these evidences will shows but the is often
promoted by the employment of two other remedies
additional remedies are Schencks Sea Weed Tonic
and Mandrake Pills. By the timely use of these
medicines, according to directions Dr. Schenck GER
titles that most any case of Consumption may be
cured. Every moment of delay makes your cure
more difficult, and all depends on the judicious
choice of a remedy Schenck's Mandrake Pills are an
agreeable and safe cure for Consumption caused by
bilousness, and also for sallow complexion and
coated tongue. There is no better remedy for dis
ordered stomach and all the evils resulting there
from. DIR. Schenek is professionally at his principal
office, corner Sixth and Arch Streets Philadelphia
every Monday where all letters for advice must be
addressed
Schenek's Medicines are for sale by all Druggists.
dec1 eod1w&wsn
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RESOLUTIONS OF REsPEcT.-Ata meeting of
the trustees Of the Maine Savings Bank, held
yesterday, the following resolution was adopted
in respect to the late Treasurer, Mr. Burton:
In Mr.. Burton we had true man. He had
those elements of character that inspire and
retain the confidence of his fellow men. He
was an hJDest man. He did faithfully all that
was committed to him. He was a kind man.
His heart was full of sympathy for others and
actuated him to deeds of love towards those
who needed help. He was genial associate,
large hearted and sincere, yet he was positive
IN his opinion and infiexibe in his determine.
ton to do only that which appealed to his strict
est sense of right He was a man of deer
Christian faith. Life had meaning to him
the entrance into another life His faith KEPT
him pure; pure in speech, pure in heart.
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STATE NEWS.
ANnRnsooee1N COUNTY


The Temperance Union club of sabattus ded-
icated their new hall last week.
The Lewiston Steam Mill Company shut
down their saw mill on Saturday for the sea-
son. The company has on hand about one
million logs. Their teams will operate this
winter in Canton and get out probably 100000
to 500, 600 logs.
At meeting of the class Of 70, Bates COL
lege, held last week, the following gentlemen
were chosen to conduct the Bates Student the
ensuing year. Editors, r. f. Johonnett,E W.
Given, S. G. Mossly, w. E. Ranger. Business
Manager, E. Howard
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
AS two young ladies belonging in Albion
were on their way home from Houlton, on the
E. & N. A. railroad, a man entered the car in
which they were seated, who had evidently
been drinking He soon took bottle from his
pocket and proceeded to pass it round; no one,
however, accepted his proffered hospitality un-
til he came to the Albion ladies, one of whom
politely took the bottle from his hand, and in
stead of placing the disgusting thing to her
dainty lips, very coolly threw it out of the open
window. creating quite sensation among the
passengers. The man decamped in rather a
crestfallen mood
PENoBscoF COUNTY.
Between one and two o'clock Tuesday morn
ing the Bangor police were notified that men,
bers of the Jameson Guards had stolen bar
and were throwiog bottles about the armory
and making great disturbance. The police
Immediately started out, and on arrival at the
armory they found the door locked on the in
side, but one of the officers luckily had key
that fitted the lock and they entered the room
and arrested Capt James Davis, Sergeant
Henry Adams and four other members of the
company, and placed them in the station house.
The beer stood in the hall near the door of the
armory and they had opened the door and
rolled the barrel in and began drinking and
soon arrived at that stage where they lost all
control of themselves.
WALDO COUNTY.
Fred Frost of Mortified, last week, attempts
ed to perform trick which he had successfully
practiced number of times of cooking his
gun and striking the hammer on the cap with
out exploding it. Feeling sure of success on
this occasion, he placed the muzzle in his mouth
and cooking the gun with his foot snapped the
hammar on the cap. The gun was discharged
and the contents passed through his head kill
ing him instantly. He fell from the fence on
which he was sitting, back wards, breaking his
neck. His age was about II years.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The house and outbuldings of Capt. Jacob
o. Winslow of Back Bay District were burned
Monday morning. The fire caught from de-
fective fue. Loss $500; partially insured.
Capt. W. was absent in Boston at the time.
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THE THOMAS CoNoERT.-Th evening the
famous Thomas Orchestra appears at City
Hall. to be received, as always in Portland, by
crowded house. The concert is the musical
event of the year, and will be of course attend
ed by all who have any pretensions to musical
culture. The orchestra has been enlarged and
perfected since it was here last, and is now an
organization absolutely without rival in this
country. 1t now embraces sixty performers,
and is composed of the leading artists of both
the former Thomas Orchestra and the New
York Philharmonic Society. On this occasion
also Miss Fanny Kellogg, soprano of great
promise, and Master Leopold Lichtenberg, who
already ranks among the first volipists of the
day, will appear.
few admission tickets can be secured at rs
cents.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-06

CoMPLIMENTARY.-The Boston Transcript
has the following we'll merited compliment for
Mrs. Woolson'sl lecture, to be given at Mercan.
tile Library room tomorrow evening:
The subject is "The Stuarts; the Civil War
and the Commonwealth; Cavalier Poets and
Milton" As this period will be a very favora-
BILE starting point for those who have not been
able to hear the previous lectures it is to be
hoped that all interested in English history and
literature will avail themselves of such an op-
portunity as this course presents. Those who
have listened to Mrs Woolsop bear testimony to
the extremely interesting and clear manner in
which she presents each subject, her rare facul-
ty Of Selling salient points a lighting them
up by her vivid Imagination, her connecting
history and literature SO that the former takes
hold upon the memory as something more
than names and dates, and the latter is more
clearly comprehended from understanding the
Woolson's familiarity with her subject, her fine
culture and literary taste, and charming man
ner of delivery, render these lectures highly en-
joyable to all, while TO students nothing could
be more profitable than such a course.
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mAOONlC.
1T Masonic Hall. No. So Erchonqe 81

at Masonic Hall. No. So Erchonge Street.
YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGE-Ancient Landmark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday,; Atlantic third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERS reenleaf R. A. c., first Monday; Mt
Vernon, r. A. c., third Monday.
CoUNCIL-Portland C. R. g S. Masters, second
Monday.
CoMMANDERIEs OF X. T.-Portland, fourth Mon
day. st. Albans second Thursday.
GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May;
Grand Council, Wednesday p. M; Grand Conn
mandery, Wednesday evening.
Masonic RELIEF ACKNOWLEDGMENT wednes-
day in every month.
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION
Second and fourth Tuesday of each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES,
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge Of Perfection, first
Friday.
CoUNcIL-Portland Council P. of j. second Fri
day.
CHAPTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de H.
Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-Maine Consistcry, S, P. R. S., fourth
Friday in March, june September and December.
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The fact that Messrs. Fouse, Hershberger g
Co. are speedily to establish branch office for
the State of Maine in this city while it increas-
es the injury of such an article as l refer to,
does at the same time promise to place in our
hands the speedy means of convincing our bust
ness men here of the falsty of the attack, and
either the elastic or resistant power of an agen-
cy which if Dun, Barlow & Co. are honest,
must be dying fast for want of their so called
'private books
II PIrRREpONT NEAY