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DosroS, Mass, May 20.-Thc dwelling o.!
Henry To~or. Of North Clarendon. Was destroyed
BY hro Last night and two Of bis chlldtcn-boys
aged and II ,eats rcsperttvcly--wcto burned 70
, 1877-05-28

Epzt7dJ 1Tfz3ItW 10 7H9 z11puTs'
BURLINGTON, Ia. May 2t.-A fatal kerosene az
p,os,on occurred a. sperrY. ten miles north OF Bur.
itnston, to-day. a young woman. Ella Panther,
poured kerosene oil on a drs at which she WAS
cooking. Tho oil i1nitcd md exploded. Her
clothes wero burned OF from the waist down, md
Rcnttcman who stfo7o to faro her was severely
Hutncd about tho handa and Htms.
, 1877-05-28


For aeycrai days past there has been rumors On
the etrce. duplicating csrtain very prominent rail-
road officials In this city, aud alleging that laERe
amount OF forged railroad bonds had been issncd,
and that 81, 00o, 900 worth OF them had been no.
Eotlnted to London. Tho holdeta thereof. bollev.
INK themselves awndcd, qalctly sent special at.
to1ncy 10 this county, who proceeded TO Albany,
MY, and there procured tic assIatanco Of tho
lion. Lyman rsomatn 10 prosecute tho matter.
Tbs tb!ng .l.ad bscn vosy quietly worked. and
fe:y dsys ago ecrtain party came herc at whose
inntanec criminal pro:sedngs weto instttutea b.
parties With f;aua in tho isSaing q! ot
tcjj[nx ihc same in Europe. VIM Tho parties ato
10 ths st has hctn kept very secret, md thus faf
nothing Of de.n!ts Character has boon dlIulged,,
though On saturday four arre.A wo!s made: a anI
Lcaring. 4 Ta,susE reporter nas informed yaa-
to-day that tho wao!o matter would prove 70 10
hugs Dinckraailng operation, started for tho pur-
pose Of forcing tic paymsnt of certain olils CON-
tfactel s,y now bauEFupt railroad corporation.
Whcthos this DO tFna Of not It il more than likely
! tlAt some spicy Developments may be o1peete4 ln
n day or two and that somo very prominent resi-.
dents Of tho city will b duplicated.
, 1877-05-28
Not hnianco ,,....,,,.......,.......s3,0l7 81, ~ R33
Fixed ehsrgcl Dy terms Of leaso......s.. 7Da 6,1


IT04t to ltaee. 1% IN
This amount Ia inclusive OF S10i, 100 pail to tle
tho Company = ln!uktnR fund. From, July !. 169D.
10 Dec. III. 1871, period Of ak years and half.
Tho profits OF the lcs.se In operating your railway
are c1cecdod So 0O3 t00, and tic inclddcntal nd.
vsntaees gfow!n5 out of tho lease have continued
to Increase tho buafnesa and sercnUc Of tho road
and OF tho lessee to extent that cannot 90 stated
In figures. A full settlement has bcon made Of all
expenditures claimed 10 hare been made b! tho
lessoe under tbs provisions Of Art NV. OF the
lease, up to Dec. 81, 1870. and tho objects and
amounts Tor which such expenditures vera mauo
Will ba found attached 10 this report The hggre-
gnip amount thus expended aimee July !. 18Uy. Is
X5, 504, 327. ~, or about $72'. 600 year. Tho
amount OF guaranteed special stock issued 70 the
lesseo on.accouut Of this expenditure 10 81. o7 600,
leaving Is issue In ful payment s+3l. 81. ~: Tho
icssce has made, with cxact punctuallt5. o1i the
payments during tho JoaE which "oru required by
Tho terms Of tho lease.
The whola amount OF bonds purchased for and now
in tic sinking funl h First bonds SSa5.
ElO; second. $J1, nO0 total, 81. 1bO, COS. To this
add cnsh hand, sag lSD: o. total ofs!nklnX fnnd
which ti,cse bonds are now held makes fhylr pHf-
chase .low and dtfncnIt, md, what il still moro
Objectionable, In that 4 large percentage Of tho
sinking fund II absoehcd in tho payment Of a
prcminn on tho l,ouds, instead Of being applied Oh
tho principal. It ia auggcAtcd to tbs oondholdcra
TINT tho question OF of ths provision
Of the mortgage on this potnt is worthy Of cob
e{Icsatiou.
, 1877-05-28
INDIANA,
HbAftd1 OfSpatc6 to TAS 7ffbERh

Isp,AaAroLls. lad. Nay "7.-Ths spposuon.
pcnt OF the school iund WILL bo uAdo by the Supss-
, 1877-05-28

TIE plTTsnt1r,0, FORT WAYNE s.


The following Is m abstract from Tho last annual
report Of tho Plts.burg. Fort Wnyne 4 Chicago
nalroad, submitted 10 the animal meeting OF the
etockholdees held ht Ptthburg, pa.. few days
, 1877-05-28

ThtA shows beteaf result than was expected
fran tho long duration OF tho war between tho
trunk ljnte, The increase Of expenses ia due to
ihc greater volume Of traffic carried at unremunct.
ntive rates. ..-....-....-
Uu,inE the year therc was expended for repairs
IA less by 34S HUt - than was expended The Pre-
ylous year for like rurpoaee.. Tho amount ra.
ana additions, which, according 10 Art. XVI. Of
the lease IL ia be represented hy m ssno Of guar
nnteed special stock. WAS $l00, o.. Thls Il
like purposes The increase being in steel rails a7A
PASSENGER equipment required Tor The Centerna, hss
approycd In form or for tho objects stated by tho
Board Of Directors; bat tho expenditures claimed
10 have been made undor Art. XVI. Of tho lease
ouehly cxau,5aed and approved 10 tho extent found
correct.
Tho MT result to tho lessee Is slated o. follows:
Nat o9g, est
irohtS Of Newcastle 4 nesrer Valley l;oa4. q! 40
Fronts Of Lawrence eltpal....,......ss..s.s. H.afa
, 1877-05-28

I0fal.s.s A~N
Amount paid Cleveland & PltttAaurx
OF Joint earnings; ........sss sss....sWI,tesy
TAx on capital gt0ck. ssssss-s.... lU.34l
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

Erzeroum is the capital of the province of
the same name, and the principal city of Ar
menla. 1t is situated on the Kara-su CT west
branch f-the Euphrates, on a beautiful
plain, and has between 10000 and $4,000 in
habitants. 1t is fortified by triple wall o,
stone, which nearly surrounds the old part OF
the town, and a massive citadel encompassed
by double wall. The place has Custom
House, Greek and Armenian churches, about
forty mosques and numerous caravansaries.
There are four suburbs outside of the city.
Erzeroum has been twice destroyed by the
chances of war, and was captured by the
Russians in 1920. Its position, which COM
mands the road from Constantinople to Per-
sia, renders it an important military post and
also point of great commercial interest, 1t
is the seat OF the Turkish Governor-General,
of the foreign Consuls, and the focus of the
transit trade between Europe and TTebizonde
on the one hand, and Central Asia and Per
sia on the other. Kalafat i. a walled town
of some 2000 houses on the left bank Of the
Danube, opposite Widdin. It's Notifications
describe an arc of a circle around the town,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10
Current Comment.

Ex-Governor Joseph E. Brown of Georgia
has written long letter declaring that Sem
ator Gordon was mainly responsible for the
seating of President Hayes, and condemning
him severely for his course in regard to the
Electoral Commission.
Whatever may be the ultimate effects OF
the Southern policy of the President, its first
fruits are neither fair nor to the taste of loyal
men. Republicans all know this. Even
they know it who cover their chagrin with
the roseate mantle of their hopes-Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle.
Gov. Vance of North Carolina is said to be
building up formidable Republican party in
that state by his bitter hostility to the Presi-
dents policy. Many Dem ocrats, the best
men of the party, are said to be opposed to
him, and to be in favor of new organiza-
tion which shall support President Hayes.
The Republicans are already confident of car
rying the state next year.
The Louisville Jefersonian Democrat con-
descendingly says: "We have no desire to
have the people of the South become in
fiated at this early day with daring and am
bilious schemes for the government of the
whole country. 1t will be time enough five
or six years hence to begin to figure for i'm
portant and controlling positions in the broad
arena of Federal politics."
The Republicans of this state, therefore,
are not ready to commit themselves irfevo.
cably to the support Of the Presidents South
ern policy; they are disposed TO give it fair
trial and friendly trial, hoping for the best
and patiently awaiting results. But they do
not propose TO take the responsibility from
the authors of the policy and put any part of
it upon the shoulders of the Republican party
of Michigan.-Detrot Post.
Granting that Democrat will be elected
Speaker of the National House of Represen-
tatives, speculation next seeks to discover the
man and the section. The South could
''force the running" if it would, as it has a
large majority among the Democrats; but
the Southern members will probably prefer to
establish themselves as the power behind the
throne, and to hold the balance of power,
which they can do more gracefully and effec-
lively without insisting upon so open recog-
milton OF their numerical strength. Other
wise Mr.. Blaine's following, both in the Sem
ate and the House, would be strengthened by
reaction in the popular sentiment in the
North, the extent of which would be difficult
to estimate at this date. The chances are
that the honor will be conferred upon some
Western Democrat of approved ability and
declared friendship toward those schemes of
internal improvement which are Just now the
objective points of Southern craftsmanship.
-Ne,o Orleans Picayuue.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

THE River Pruth, now so much spoken OF
from the advance of the Russians, the Pyra-
tus of the ancients, takes its lise in Galicia,
on the northeastern slopes of the Carpathi-
ans, and flows towards the north. After en-
teriag the Bukovina, it takes an easterly di-
rection, and then turns to the south to JOIN
the Danube at Reni, to the east of Galatz,
after course of 550lmiles. Since the peace
of 1912, it has been the line of demarcation
between Moldavia and Bessarabia. Although
rapid in its upper course, the Pruth becomes
below Stephani sluggish stream, and is nav.
igable in its lower reaches. 1t was in one Of
the tongues of land formed by. the windings
of this river that, in I'LL, Peter the Great
was closed in and reduced to the last extrem-
ity, narrowly escaping with his army from
being made prisoner by the Turks.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

THE Indianapolis Journal contends that
the course of events in Louisiana has no,
affected Mr.. Kellogg's title to seat in the
Senate. 1t holds that the body which chose
him was the legal legislature with legal quo
rum al the time, and that the election hav-
ing thus been consummated in legal man.
ner, No subsequent proceedings can invali-
date it. Having been lawfully invested with
the title, be cannot be divested of it because
the Governor who signed his credentials has
ceased to exercise his functions or because
the legislature which elected him has dis
solved. If the premises are correct, as to the
legal character of the election, there is GER
taiply great force in the conclusion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

THE fall of Kars renders that of Erzeroum
certain. The Russians can safely march on
that point, as they have taken Kars and Bay
azid, the only strong places to the eastward.
They have no enemy to fear in their rear.
When Erzeroum is taken the Turkish Asiatic
frontier citadels are all taken, and Asia Minor
is open to the advance of the Russians.
There is an excellent carriage road between
Erzeroum and Trebizonde, by which they
can descend on that, the chief port of Tur-
key on the Black Sea, and capture it. A
days siege would be sufficient to reduce, it il
it did not surrender at the first summons.
Erzeroum taken, the Russian army will ad.
vance by Sivas, Tocat and Amasia to Ismid,
and thence along the shores of the Sea o.
Marmora to Scutari, on the opposite Asiatic
shore to Constantinople.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

THE depression of trade and the pecuniary
difficulties of the middling classes in Ger
many have been quite as marked of late as
has been the stagnation of business in this
country. And the German financial difficult
ties came directly after the annexation of a
fine and prosperous territory, and the recep-
tion of a thousand million dollars in gold
from France as war indemnity. The course
of events solves the problem. Two-thirds of
the indemnity was Immediately spent for
war purposes; the balance was loaned at low
interest to the manufactures and traders,
stimulating business, increasing prices and
causing over-production. The reaction was
inevitable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

THE first stone has been laid Ct was upon
Shakspeare's birthday at Straford-on-Avon,
Of building to serve as theatre, picture
gallery and library, where the plays may be
represented end also illustrated upon canvas,
and where Shaksperian literature may be
preserved. Objection is made to the building
Of theatre in small country town where it
will be difficult to gather good company,
and still more difficult to gather an audience.
1t is held that Shakespeare, as writer OF
plays, was really Londoner. The recui-
renee of the anniversary has given rise to the
observation that at no period has Shaks-
peare's popularity in England been greater;
never has he had so many readers and audi
tors; and the London Telegraph remarks
that "even girls are taught to give to Shaks-
peare the time and thought they were for
merly forced to bestow upon lower studies"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

THE self.complacent contempt of the Chin
ese for the inventions and manufactures OF
outside barbarians is gradually diminishing
through intercourse with foreigners. For in
stance, the Celestials have almost wholly
abandoned the old flint .and steel apparatus
for lighting fires, and now import millions of
boxes of lucifer matches. The old paper um-
brelay of the country have been almost super
seded by the European article, and the man
ufacture of umbrellas has become an impor-
tant business at Canton. Clocks and watches
and many other articles of use are largely i'm
ported; foreign needles and thread are highly
appreciated; woolen socks and mittens are
very generally worn, and kerosene and other
mineral oils have been introduced, with
lamps suitable for burning them. Thus, step
by step, their exclusiveness is giving way to a
better order of things, and by and by John
Chinaman will become different sort of be-
ino
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

FRANCE has heretofore been one of the
chief supports of the temporal power of the
Pope. But there, as elsewhere in Europe
the clerical influence is declining. The EN-.
phatic vote of the Chamber of Deputies con.
demning the renewal of ultramontane mani
festations shows how far the old thralldom
has been thrown off, Gambetta declares thai
clericalsm is an enemy, and while the ma.
jority would probably not endorse this senti-
ment, the priestly power in French politics is
linking
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

the river forming the chord.In 1929 the Rus-
slams lost 10000 men at Kalafat in an engage
ment with the Turks; and in 1854 another
battle was fought there, resulting in the de-
feat of the Russians. Kalafat is a quarantine
station, and is regarded as important in a
strategic point of view.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

SPEAKING of the candidates for the Speak
ership Washington correspondent says that
Garfield is the brainiest man of the lot; Cox
the readiest; Randall the likeliest; Foster
the solidest, and either Blackburn or Spring
er the worst.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
journal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 10.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

THE postponement of the extra session to
October is narrowing to the aspirants for the
Speakership, who will be kept four months
longer in painful SUSPENSE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

did ever love any other girl?" repeated
prospective bridegroom in answer to the fearful
query of bis intended. "Why, darling, of
course not; how could you ask such question?
You are my first, my only love. This hea.t
knew no Weakening until the sunshine of your
love streamed in and woke it to ecstacy." And
then he kissed her tenderly and went home, and
said to himself 'Tmust hurry them things
outer the way right off or there'n be row.
and collected together great pile of letters,
written in all kinds of feminine hands, with
lots of faded flowers and photographs aud locks
of hair and bits Of faded ribbon and other
things. and when the whole collection had been
crammed into the kitchen CRATE be drew a
deep sigh and said 70 himself, "There goes all
that's left of fourteen undying loves--let em
flicker"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

Cleveland young women write comments on
the margins of the library novels they read.
One emotional creature writes: "rhe pangs of
love are CRATE, have ben there myself"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

A North Carolina paper speaks of baby
which was born black and subsequently, turned
to white. In this latitude baby is usually
born white and turns to lively yeller
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

To the cultivated and naturally delicate mu-
sical ear there is nothing more dsagreeabe
than to have haud-organ woman pause IA the
middle of a bar to let 60 of the crank and re-
place hairpin.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

For nation which has proclaimed her
neutrality England is devoting great deal of
attention to the question of fighting.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

noble man. 1t has been discovered in
Washington that a member of Congress had
sold to waste-paper dealer 200 volumes of ag-
agricultural reports instead of inficting them
upon bis constituents. Such delcacy of feeling
in Congressman deserves special recognition.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10
Cap and Bells.

Put away his little ulster;
Lay his fannels in the drawer;
Bring forth his linen duster;
Lead him from the city's roar.
Gone to get a sherry cobbler.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

There will soon be whooping and howl
ing all over this land unless you tell the man
next door that he is welcome to the fruit from
the tree on the line fence, and persuade him to
believe that you are entitled to it and get his
permission to gather it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

CHE MAINE STATE PRESS
published every THURSDAY MORNING 1T $3.50 a
yer if paid in advance at $500 year.
RATES OF ADVERTISING: One inch of space the
10 lgth of column, constitutes square"
S.50 per square daily first week; IS cents per week
afer; three insertions. or less. S1.O0; continuing
every other day after first week, 80 cents
Half square, three insertions or less 10 cents' one
Eek, Sl.00; 80 cents per week after:
SPECIAL NOTICES, one third addtlonal.
Under head of "AMUsEMENTs" and AUCTION
SALES" $500 per square per week; three insertions
or less, S150.
Advertisements inserted in the "MAINE STATE
PREss" (Which has a large circulation in every part
of the State for $100 per square for first insertion,
80 cents per square for each subsequent insertion.
Address all comm unica tions to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

Interesting triangular struggle in the West
ern States-A congressional commission are
gathering grasshopper data, the farmers are
gathering grasshoppers, and the grasshoppers
are gathering the crops The odds are three to
one on the grasshoppers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS
Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING Co.
THE MAINE STATE PRESS
AT 109 EXCHANGE ST., PORTLAND.

TERMS: Eight Dollsrs a Year in advance. Tc
m Ill subscribers Seven Dollars Year II paid in ad-
va nee.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

1t is interesting to sit in flour store now as
the proprietor receives despatch, and yells,
They're throwin' shells across "Grassacor-
alitchzeffinvarina, an some one is goin' to get
hurt Turn out all hands and mark every
DANCED bar'l up half dollar"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

"A Lover" writes US: Suppose 1 see a
young lady home from church, and the night is
dark and rainy, and upon arriving at her house
she darts through the door without saying as
mnch as good night leaving me standing out
side-what would you advise me to do in such
a case?' You had better start for home imme-
diately if you have an umbrella. Under no
circumstances should you stand on the steps of
the young lady's house all night. 1t would be
preferable to crawl into the nearest friendly
store box and wait for daylight to appear or
the rain to disappear
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

Perhaps the bappiest moment in a mans life
is when he wakes up from lfe-and-death
struggle with collar that won't stay buttoned
behind, to find that it is only dream, and re-
members that he kicked the liar under the
bed when he retired
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

When you watch dozen men in the employ
of city or borough at work on sand bank,
you are deeply impressed with the idea that the
man who made the picks understood his busi-
ness. If pick was very light it wouldn't
come down for fifteen or twenty minutes when
aplifted by day laborer employed by cor
poration.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-10

Tall, slim men, like the
above cut, can always OBJ
tain a good fit out of the
large assortment we keep.
Long, Slim PantaIOOns a
speciality; size up to 81
inches long are cOnSta ntly
lin stock.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-12-29

on the Barclay street side, and
burst, tearing away the entire front,
and scattering the wreck in all dl-
rections. Over $50 girls were en-
pioyed at the time il. the building,
The walls fell in ten minutes at
ter the explosion. The policeman
on duty near the building says he
saw the front of the building, five
stories high fall into the street,
which was filled with yelling peo~
pie. There were 200 people at
Ork, L rusheded to the Police Sta
ton and gave the alarm of fire.
Seven girls jumped from the top OF
the building iuto the the fire. SIEVE
raj boys were blown through the
root. Fifty six wounded and one
dead were reported at the Cham
ber's Street Hospital at Gao p. m.
& numbers were sent to Beleview
and other hospitaln. 1t is estima
ted the wounded will reach l2j.
or 275 employed ia the factory, few
escap ped uninjured. The number OF
dead is unknown. The fire was uden
control at $50 and by 6:45 only a
dense smoke surrounded the ruins.