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The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03

PALESTINE is gradually undergoing
transformation through the foreign colonies
that are being planted in it. German col
onles, over thousand strong, since 1870
have sprung up in various parts. There are
six fiourishing settlements; one in the Valley
of Rhephaim, where David slew the Philis-
tines, about twenty minutes from Jerusalem,
built along both sides of the roam to GAIA /;
another near Jaffa, which is successfully cul-
tlvating the vine and mulberry and raising
silk. 1t has clothed the once treeless solitude
in that vicinity with thousand trees, an un-
usual sight in the naked wilds of Palestine.
AT Caiffa there IS settlement of three hum
dred and fifty persons and fifty houses, which
has planted the slopes of Mount Carmel, that
We're formerly overgrown with thorny thick
cts, with extensive vineyards and olive
groves, besides putting in successful opera
ton an oil and silk factory and a saw-mill.
In Nazareth, Jerusalem, and GAIA there are
other groups of colonists, agricnlturists, me-
chanlcs, and manufacturers. Quite an active
trade is carried on by the German house of
Breisch, at Jaffa, with Triest, Asia Minor,
and Macedonia in building timber, which is
scarce and dear in Palestine. The Germans
have laid down wooden floors in their houses
at Jerusalem, instead of the stone floors in
universal use by the people of the country.
Several of the mercantile houses employ con-
siderable capital. Among other improve
ments is a new road from Jaffa to Jerusalem,
which has been opened by the enterprising
settlers at Jaffa. The success of these colo
nies is attracting other immigrants from Ger
many to Palestine.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03
The Silver Dollar.

The low premium upon gold and the great
quantity of that metal now in the country
indicate that resumption of specie payments
can be speedily and easily brought about.
So general is the conviction that the time is
not far distant when the paper dollar shall be as
good as the gold dollar that the greenback
men have given up the contest in sheer despair.
But their places as disturbers of the currency
have been taken by the advocates of the
silver dollar, who argue with great plausibility
that the happy day can be hastened by put
ting silver into circulation as an unlimited
legal tender. They contend that it will be
impossible for long time to accumulate the
sum OF gold necessary for resumption, and
that the supply of hard money can be
speedily obtained from the great silver mines
OF the West. There is every indication that
they purpose to make contest in the mat
ter and to force, if possible, the silver dollar
upon the country. The experiment would
almost certainly be disastrous, for silver is an
utterly unreliable standard OF value, and has
undergone much wider fluctuations during
the past year than has the greenback. While
the silver dollar has intrinsic worth that
worth is contantly varying, and go in the
essential requisite of stability it is inferior
to the paper dollar redeemable in gold.
The great range of variation in the value
OF silver is Illustrated in the report of the
Director of the Mint. At the beginning of
last year the gold value of silver dollar was
about 95 cents. By March it had fallen to
81 cents. In the middle of April it was at
81 cents, and on the 18th of July fell to 70
cents. By the first of August it was at 81
cents, and on the 18th of December was
quoted at SO cents. Here is range of fuc.
tuation of twenty cents. During the same
period the change in value of the greenback
was only about two cents. The losses which
would occur from these fluctuations were the
silver dollar legal tender can be easily illus
trated. For example had merchana sold a
bill of goods on the first of January 1876 for
$4,000 based on the value of silver at that
time and received payment on the 18th of
July the amount received would have been
worth only SS,36S in the dollars contracted
for. Or if a man had contracted on the 18th
of July to pay $4,000 in silver dollars at the
expiration of SIX months, the amonnt paid
would have been worth $12, ,490 in the dollars
contracted for. The adoption of a legal ten
der capable of altering the value of contract
25 per cent in six months would be absurdly
unjust.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03

PORTUGAL, with a yearly income of e5,-
100000, had funded debt of e73,000,000 in
1878, with floating debt of about the same
amount. The interest on the funded debt in
1873, e2,216,000, was nearly one-half the
entire revenue of Portugal. A few months
ago new loan was raised 10 London and
Paris on onerous terms. The necessities of
the Portuguese government are so pressing
that it is now about issuing another loan.
The finances of all the Continental States,
excepting France, are in a very disordered
condition, and their credit can only be sus-
tanned by constant borrowing. Growing debt
and oppressive taxation are constantly adding
new burdens to the heavy load of govern
mental exactions that are crushing the ener-
gies of the European peoples. The means of
existence become more and more difficult
every year. Political complications and in
ternecine and foreign wars are ever imminent
or in operation to create new embarrass-
ments. Disastrous social and political con-
vulsions menace the future of every Conti-
mental state.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03

A curious rumor is afoat, that the Porte,
in its eagerness for money, has offered to sell
the hereditary pachalic of ths Holy Land to
any candidate accepted by the Jews, in re-
turn for loan. The transaction would be
one Of the most singular in history, but is not
beyond the range of possibility. Palestine
needs nothing but irrigation aud trees, and
though the Jews dislike agriculture, felaheen
sufficient might be attracted from Egypt
The restoration of the Jews, with Lord Bea-
consfield for first king, would be an incident
romantic enough to satisfy even the imagina-
ton of the author of "Alroy." If the Jews
refuse, the Turks should ask Brigham Young
to make bid. His agents were said, twelve
months ago, to be sounding the Porte, and
studying the capabilities of the country, and
the Mormon leader would glide easily into the
position of a pacha.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03

In highly eulogistic editorial on the
Building and Loan Associations of Philadel-
pha the New York Times uses the following
language: "This great economical move
ment has sprinkled the suburbs of Philadel-
phia with mechanics and workingmen's s
homes. 1t has invested millions of money in
the safest way, and rendered our sister city
a model town for the condition of the work
Ing classes. A similar movement ought to do
much here, but it must come from the work
ingmen and be managed by them. 1t must
be no gift from more fortunate class"
Surprise is also expressed that this plan of
industrial cooperation so successful in Phila-
delphia has never been attempted in other
citiao
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

THE Democratic papers go into spasms
over the alleged action of an unknown Loui-
siana clerk involving matter of 179 votes
and not affecting the result in the state at all.
But they are entirely oblivious of the conclu-
sive evidence that the disgraceful attempt to
steal vote of Oregon originated with the
Democratic candidate for the Presidency
himself, and that Tilden, Hewitt and Pelton
carried it out through personal agents by
corrupt means. In the one case the very
worst thing alleged, taking everything alleged
as true, is that local parties made a change
for local purposes; i'll the other it is proved
that Mr.. Tilden himself attempted to capture
the Presidency by corruptly securing an lille
gal vote in Oregon.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03

ST. JOSEPH, Missouri, eXults in the pos
session of man of so, who for the past
seven years has been compelled to walk
necessarily so long as he is awake. Many
years ago he resorted inordinately to the use
of calomel; pains set in subsequently, at last
settling in his feet, and now he must
make Wandering Jew, Weston, a Ser
geant Bates, of himself. His physician has
made computation of his travels, and ascer-
tanned that, walking an average of ten hours
day for seven years, he has accomplished
distance of $4,000 miles, equal to the crcum-
ference of the globe.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03

The foreign dispatches indicate that the
health of Plus TX is failing with great rapid
ity, and that the end must consequently, be
near at hand. If he lives until May 13, 1877.
he will be elghty-five years old, and if spared
to see the 10th day of mex: June, he will Gel
ebrate the thirty-frst anniversary of his ele-
walton to the Papacy. His term of life, and
of upholding the triple crown, are both of re-
markable length, far beyond the average, and
all good Catholics are desirous of seeing him
live as long as possible. as no one knows what
manner of man his successor will be.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03
Notes.

From Mr.. G. X. Hawes, have been received
the National Hymn and Tune Book, and the
Shining River, published by Oliver Dltson s.
Co.. Boston. The first of these is collection
of sacred music of very convenient form and
size. The tunes contained in it are we'll Sc
lected, most of them being deservedly favorites
of long standing; dgnifi ID and religious in
their style, well harmonizsd, and better suited
for church and home music than the inappro-
pirate AMI puerile jingles that are the Sunday
substitute for the popular sentimental ditties OF
the six secular days of the week. The Shining
River is designed for Sunday Schools and will
be found easy and pleasant for little singers and
is of more than average merit in Its selections.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03

The European cities have fruitful source
of revenue that does not exist in the United
States-the octroi, or duty levied on all COM
estibles entering the city precincts, Octroi
dues in Paris for 1876 amounted in round
figures to 123, 100000 francs, exceeding the
estimate by five millions.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not for publication
but as guaranty Ct good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve eommu-
nications that are not used,
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03
THE PRESS
MORNING, FEB. 8, ~

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS Furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03
The Cincinnati Commercial, which has
been bitter assailant of President Grants
Administration for eipht wears saws.

AuuIIHIsIIdUIoH IUr eIgut Years, says.
1t is to be said for the President that since
the report of the Conference Committee was
spread before the two Houses, he has encour-
aged Its passage in all proper ways, and, as he
believes, in the interest and for the welfare of
the people. 1t is curious fact that while negli-
gent in many matters of administration and
censurable in others, he has, on every great
tration in history, put himself on the right
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03
WANTS..
Notice.

Notice.
EMPLOYMENT for those willing to work.
"a Agents wanted in every city and town. Wages
from $1,000 to $500 per week. Apply or send for
particulars to
DIRIGO STATIONERY PORTFOLIO CO.,
feb1dtf No. 369 Commercial St., Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03
Wanted.
w anted.
-,

100 Agents, both Male and Female to sell our
KOO useful household articles. They will sell
to almost every house. Any one can sell them. We
have agents that never sold anything BEFORE making
from four to five dollars per day and expenses.
Please call and examine the goods every housekeep
er Deeds them and wants them, We have large
variety. N. B.-Busiuess chances bought and sold
here. Call, or address with stamp, L. F. BOWIE,
119a Exchange street, Portland. ja9dtf
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03
WanfAd
LAD | { S

WANTED. Ladies who desire to employ their
w leisure hours at home at a beautiful style of
French Embossed needle work. send stamp direc-
tend envelope or call personally for III. @. VI 1T III
Circular, Hos Washin gtOn street, Boston
ia31 dim
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03
THE MAINE STATE PRESS

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published every THURSDAY MORNING 1T $3.50 a
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length of column, constitutes square
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SPECIAL NOTICES, one third additional.
Under head of sAMUsEMENTs" and AUCTION
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of the State) for SLIGO per square tor first insertion,
and so cents per square for each subsequent insertion
Address all communications to
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w wanted.

A live man in every town in New Eng.
the right parties; Railroad fares free
one way, Call ON ROBI NSON & CO.,
Perry's Hotel, Portland, Me, or send
two cent stamps for samples and
instructions.
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The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03
HOTEL TO LEASE.

The New England House, Portland, Me,
Address AUG. P. FULLER,
de28dtf Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING Co.,

AT 100 EXCHANGE ST., PORTLAND.
TERMS: Eight Dollars a Year in advance. Tc
m Ill subscribers Seven Dollars Year if paid in ad-
vance.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03
House Wanted.
Furnished House Wanted.

a PLEASANT house or rooms, furnished is
"A wanted by a. good responsible tenant; only
four in family; children; good of furniture,
and prompt payment Of rent guaranteed, Address
'T. Al Post Office. jan29d6t*
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-03
To Let.

HALL on second floor, in Mechanic Building,
Ii Cor. Congress and Casco Streets; suitable for
lectures, entertainments, singing schools, &C., &c.
of j. M PECK, at Photograph Rooms, 51s Congress
Street, directly opposite.
janSdtma1 Per order of Hall Committee.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-01

After a shameful forgetfulness Of
about thirty centuries, a statue is to be
erected In memory of David and
Jonathan. Such things sometimes dis
courage Us from ever trying to be any
thing.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-01

We have yet to see or learn of a pub
lie journal, or even u single American
citizen of intelligence, who Endorses or
has attempted evento justify the course
of Judge Hilton in excluding the banker
Seligman from the Stewart hotel at
Saratoga. In this case Hilton seems to
stand alone in his mean spirit of intol.
GRANGE. The Israelites have no reason
to regret that this test of American lib
crafty toward them has been made; the
result must convince them that in this
free Republic no religious test can be
established, socially, commercially or
politically. The soil and atmosphere of
this country are not of the quality
which makes men narrow and ~intoler-
ant. Hilto1's example will have a good
effect. He will have no imitators.
Siehr recommends very highly the
use OF sawduot in mortar as superior
even to hair in preventing the cracking
and peeling off of rough casting
under the action of storms and frost.
His own house, exposed to prolonged
storms on the seacoast, had patches of
mortar to be renewed each spring, and
after trying without effect q number of
substances to prevent it. he found saw
dust perfectly satisfactory. 1t was
first thoroughly dried and sifted through
an ordinary grain sieve to remove the
larger particles. The mortar was made
by mixing one part of cement, two OF
sawdust and five of sharp sand, this
sawdust being first well mixed dry witt
the cement and sand.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-01
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the pro-
prietor of THE LEADER will not be re-
sponsible for any indebtedness of any
employe, agent, or person whatsoever,
except in case of a written order OF ac-
ceptance having been previously obtain
ed and which must bear the signature of
the undersigned. Bills OF claims against
anyperson connected with THE LEADER
will under NO circumstances be allowed
by the proprietor. q. CLAICHE.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-01

Retes OF Advertising
No Advertisement fasertod for !eSs then my
cents.
-pAILY LEADER, all transient advertise
ments 10 cents per line, Nonperisl, each In
seI ton q Insertions eight cents per line; 80
insertions, s cents per line.
Local Notices, per line, bourgeois, each in
%sertion, 10 cents per line d Insertions S cents
per line.
WEEKLY LEADER, eli transient advertise
ments Is cents per Tine, first insertion ; one
month - cents per linei six months. 10 cents
per line; one year 5 cents per line.
Cheyenne, Jan. LIST, 1876.
II. CLAICHE. Proprietor.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-01

Why is it, that three ladies walking
abreast, and occupying the whole width
of a sidewalk, can never hear the quick,
heavy step of a mar coming up behind,
and wishing to get by without jumping
into the street OIL climbing over a fence?
We ask for information, and not to find
fault.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-01

An exchange pointedly remarks:
Never go into a store where you are not
wanted. If a man wants you to come
to his place of business he will invite
you through an advertisement in your
home paper. 1t is wrong for you to
intrude upon his privacy; so don't do
4t
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-01
HAPLEss II uMP
Remarks Of lie Cheyenne chieiisiS on the Dc
easloa o. ri; Surrender TO Gen Miles.

"AlasI" said Hump, the Cheyenne,
when surrendering to Gen. Miles,
ALAS! for my race; it Is passing away,
and the last Of the red men must soon
perish under the setting sum-"
A more pitiable story never vas told
than that by the New York Herald of
Humps capitalization: "He sat down on
a chair, and for the space Of two or
three minutes was silent, and seemed to
be meditating; then he arose, took of
his belt, looked at it for half a minute,
and handed it to Gen. Miles. Next he
took up his gun, held it out at arms
length, looked it all over, and with a
sigh handed it to General Miles. Lead
ing the General to the door he pointed
to his ponies, and said: Take them, /
am no longer either chief or warrior
1t was really q pitiable sight to see this
Indian give up all he had in the world
and surrender even his manhood in
order that he might be at peace with
the Government"
When questioned regarding his war
fare against the whites, he replied: II
never went to war with the whites. The
soldiers began chasing me about, for
what cause / do not know to this day.
l lodged as long as l could and hid my
village away, bit at last they found it,
and l have had no alternative but to fight
or perish. I fought the white chief
Mackenzie, and would have whipped him
and his horse soldiers II fresh troops
and his allies-the Snakes-had
not come to his assistance just when
they did. AS it was, we were beaten,
and lost most of our lodging and bed
ding. We had to retreat owe a hum
dred miles, and the weather was bitterly
cold. We almost persisted, but at last
reached Tongue River, where there was
Il big camp. We had not been there
long when General Miles came with his
foot soldiers, and we had to fight again.
That was all 1 had to do with the war"
In reply to a question, General Miles
said one half of the Indians did not
know what the var vas about. Hump
asked a group of officers the question.
why did your soldiers come after us?''
and not u of them could tell him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-28
POLICE MATTERS.

Monday, May 2S.-Alfred Tyson was
arrested aud Jailed again last evening by
Marshal HAYES and Policeman Feeley, for
being drunk and disorderly. Justice
Hay den fined him SIS and costs. No
money. Sent back to jail
Marshal Halves jailed Henry Fouser
this afternoon, on complaint of neighbors,
who claim that he is crazy He has been
on spree for the past week and is prob
ably crazy drunk-and will be all right
after few days in Jail. The officers had
considerable sport searching him-aud
finally found his pocket,
John Henry Dearborn B. Fuller is 10
trouble again 1t will be remembered
that he was married to Jennie Hutchinson
few weeks ago, and after living with her
a few days she eloped with another fell
ler was afterwards arrested, fined aud is
nowin jail over the river for vagrancy. John
Henry has just discovered that his wife s
name was Schofeld, and not Hutchinson -
and he is in doubt whether he is legally
married man or not.
John Collins has been beating his wife.
Jane. again, and Saturday she procured a
peace warrant FROM Justice Hayden. and
last evening John was eollard and locked
up by Deputy Marshal Blackburn.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-28
River News,

The Northwestern cracked cylinder
Saturday afternoon, and was obliged to
remain here until Sunday morning, before
going up.
The Clinton went down this morning.
The Belle of Lacrosse is expected up
this evening.
The Diamond Joe will be down 10 the
morniug and up again Wednesday.
The Red Wing is expected up Thurs
day, aud the Minneapolis down Wednes
day
The Park Painter passed down yes;er-
day with lumber raft, and the LaClaire
Belle down this morning, also with a
lumber raft.
The G. J. Caffrey came down with log
raft for Weyerhauser Il Denkman Satur-
day evening, and left for aboye this morn
ing
The Robert Ross came down Saturday
with raft for Keator & Co.'S. saw mill.
and left for abaye Sunday.
The LeClaire passed up this morning.
Advices irom above still report the
rivers as rising.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-28
Real Estate Sales.

Hans aud Anna Maasen to VIM. Vasbery
acre in indefinite descriptinn,in township
10, range 2 e--Coe-dated April l6. SOL.
for $500.
"A girl that is never allowed to sew,
all Of whose clothes are made tor her and
put on her, till she is 10, IL, Is o. Is years
Of age, is spoiled The. mother has spoiled
her by 1oing everything for her. The
true idea OF seif-restrant is to let tie
child venture. A child's mistakes IRE
often better than its no-mistakes, because
when child makes mistakes and has to
correct them, it is on the way to knowing
something A child that is walked up
every morning, and never wakes himself
up; 4nd'is dressed, and never makes mis-
takes in dressing himself; and is washed,
and never makes mistakes about being
clean; and is fed, and never has anything
to do with its food; and is watched. and
never watches himself; and is cared for,
aud kept all day from doing wrong; such a
child might as we'll be talow candle,
perfectly straight and solid, and comely
and unvital, and good for nothing but to be
burned up-Henry Ward Beecher.