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The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07
Col. Ingersoll on Child WINNING.

The children of povertyi my heart beeds
when think of them; the children simply
covered by rag; the children of famine and
OF starvation the children of drunkenness and
the children of crime, flotsam and jetssm upon
the wild, rude sea of life; the children in al
leys that crouch in corners when they hear the
unsteady step of drunken brute Of father:
the children, little babies with drinking moth
ers; the children, too, of the rich that have 10
iberty-these little children that are crushed,
that ara tramped upon, that are frightened,
pity them all, from the bottom Of my heart.
what right have you to tyrannlze over a child?
L have very little respe ct for man that can
not govern child withOutlbrute force Think
OF whipping childreni Why, they say that chill.
dren tell lies. Yes, cowardce is the mother of
lies. Tyranny is the father OF lies. Suppose
man who is as much larger than yon as you
ere larger than a tVe-year old child, should
come to you with pole in bis hand: "Who
knees would knock together, and you would
swear that you never saw the plate, or that it
was cracked when you got IT,
Think of a member of the Board Of Exchange
whipping one of his children for prevaricstiug.
Think of lawyer testing his own flesh and
blood because he evaded the truth. Think Of q
dealer 10 stocks punishiug his child for setting
af1oat false reports. What an inconsistency 1
lhluk or II Ii you should hereafter wuip your
chlld, wish you could have your photograph
taken when doing so, with brows corrugated
with anger, your cheeks red With wrath
and the little child shrinking, trembling,
crouching and begging! If this child should
happen to die, wouldn't it be sweet in the su-
tumn when the maple leaves are turning TO
gold anh wnen the scarlet vines run like sad
reeret out OF the earth-wou,du't it be delight
ful to go AID sit on the mound that covered the
flesh yon bad beaten and look at yourself in the
act of whipping that child?
Now, think of it; think of it.; and if all I say
tonight will save one blow from the tender flesh
OF infancy, L am more than paid
have known men to drive their own children
from their lors, and then get down on thsir
knees and ask God to watch over them. will
never ask God to do a favor for a chlo Of mine
while 1 can do it. Never. Another thing:
There is nothing in this world like being honest
with these children. Do not pretend you are
perfection; you are not; and if one of them
happens to tell story, do DOT let on as II the
whole world was going to burst. Tell them
honestly you have told thousands of them.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07
News and Other Items.

The race between Ten Brock and Parole is
off on account of the sickness of the former.
A revival has broken out among the Indian
tribes on the Northwest coast of British Co
lumbia, in consequence of five apparitions hsv-
ing been seen by some Indians who wers wor-
Shipping in church. There is much religious
fervor manifested, and all the tribes claim to
have apparitions of their own.
William Winter, the N. Y. TIibune's dra-
matte critic. has retired, temporarily at least,
on account of his broken health.
1t is said that Senator Mcdonald Of Indiana.
ntendsIto marry very soon widow who is now
a Gle rk in the Treasury Department
The yellow fever has broken out at the small
Florida town of Cedar Keys, and the inhasi-
taIts are fleeing from the place.
The recent consecrated Bishop Of China, DR..
Schereschewsky, refused, about two years ago.
to go to China as bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal church unless 500, 900 were raised
for the purpose of putting the educational
work under his care upon a proper footing.
His long missionary experience has led him to
think that the spasmodic efforts made at inter
walls to convert the Chinese to Christianity were
worse than useless. This sum of money has
bsen raised, and Bishop Schersschewsky goes
back to the field of his labors with renewed
hopes of success.
Allen G. Lewis, who Gied at Chicago recent
ly. left about $5OO0GO to be held in trust until
1885, or until it amounts to SSOO,OOo, when the
trustees ara to erect building at Chicago, to
cost not over $3.50 900, to be known as the
Lewis institute, in which shall be established a
free library, and night school for the free ir-
struction of pupils in SPECIAL branches or stud
les, such as telegraphy and other scientific in
struction. There are also to be free lectures
aud free reading room, school for preparing
women for teaching, and a polytechnic school.
Scholars are to be admitted to these privileges
first from Chicago, then from Illinois, and then
from the country at large, and everything is to
be free.
The premium money won at the horse races
the past season amounts to S35053S OF this
Pierre Lorriard takes S59,397, or nearly one
sixth, while George L. LorIilard follows with
S39,937, which is over one-eleventh of the
whole amonnt. The average of the best 13 is
nearly $780, so that between these Is stables
four-sevenths of the money has been secured.
leaving about Sl50, 900 to be divided up among
numerous others.
In North Carolina the legal question has
arisen whether man can legally be birsd out
to his own wife. One Shaft, of Ashville, was
sent to Jail, and as the law allows convict labor
to be let TO the public or to individuals, Shaft
was hired out to his wife and moved his guar
ters to his old domice. The judge decided
that the proceeding was a violation of the spirit
of the law and ordered Shaft to be committed
as an escaped convict, but the case has been
appealed to ths. Supreme Court.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07
From the Chicago Journal.l
His Newspaper Contribution,

He was fiend of mine and used frequent
ly to drop in and give me advice as to how
ought to run my paper.
He was minister, and consequently thought
should devote it a little more to the cause of
religion, and net qutesso much to politics.
He said it could be made power for good in
the Western land, 10 which we had both cast
our fortunes.
He was lover OF the origioal, too, and said
he disiked to see reprint, and thought should
write more-take the time in fact, to fill the
paper right up with good new stuff. That
seemed such an easy thing for him that one
| day | ventured to say:
"Brother, you had glorious meeting at the
schoolhouse last night, L hear-suppose you
write 1t up for me?'
He didn't seem to act as though he wanted to.
L urged.
He flushed little and st od around, awk-
wardlike. He had never bsen honored with
| an Invitation to write for the press befJre
still urged.
Then he took off bis gloves And bi, hat.
And his overcoat. Tnen 1 gave him seat at
| the table with paper and pencil.
He sat down to editorial WORK.
He had always been talking about how it
| should be done, and now he was at it.
He started in.
L went about my WORK. and having written a
| column or two Of matter for the weeks paper,
| lett him still writing, willis l went out to So
| licit some advertisements.
was gone an hour or two, aud when came
| back he was still at it.
| He was sweatiog awfnlly.
| The table and floor were white with conv-
| paper, aud the pencil in his hand was mucn
| dim nisbed in length.
went to dinner.
When returned he was at it vet.
Tnere was more paper scattered around,
| the pencil was shorter and be was wetter.
| 1t was summer.
The hours dragged along into the middle of
| the afternoon.
Great cords stood out on the preachers
| heated brow.
HIS eyes were bent on the dazzling white
| paper before him and his fingers moved per-
| vousy and the pencil was a stub
/ began to grow frightened. | knew T had
| ouly small weekly paper, and that its fonr-
teen columns of space Zone side was patent
| iuward) would not hold the contents Of the
| B BILE, and a supplement message from heaven
| besides.
At last the man looked up and timidy ad-
| vanced with piece of paper In one hand, sud
| denly turned aud went back to change word
Ihen he came on again, and like one who
had passed through vision, held out the pa
| per ano feebly asked:
"Will that do?'
/ looked.
There were just seven lines Of it, advertising
measure!
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07

The autumn weather has not, as has often
been predicted, interfered to any great ex-
tent With operations in Bulgaria and Asia
Minor. At least, the prevailing dampness
does not appear to have affected the ardor
the Russian officers and men, as is shown by
their recent numerous successes. Detach-
ments of invaders are on the move in all di-
rections. Even in the Dobrudscha, where
the outside world has been led to believe the
roads at this season are bottomless and The
fields transformed into inland lakes, the army
under General Zimmerman, which remained
inactive during large portion of the summer
is moving upon Silistria, and will, in connec-
tion with the batteries planted on the islands
in the Danube, undertake the reduction of
that place. All along the line from Plevna
to tee Balkans, hordes of Russian troops are
appearing unheralded and gobbling up out
lying Turkish detachments. Even south of
the Balkans, the Russians, whose occupation
at Shipka for the present at least appears to
be gone, are surprising the Inhabitants of
scattered villages, and making things lively
generally.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07
Men and Women.

Mr.. Longfe How, 1t is reported by cores
popdent of Mr.. Le>lle's illustrated Paper. con
sders Thackeray the master of English prose
and "Esmond" the best written work in Eng
lish fiction. He is fond of Mr. Rosetti's II ans
latons from the Italian, and as for Byron
Byron makes the blood leapr he sad
EVERY poet should be taken at his best, and al
bis best be should be chi icised. Byron at his
best makes the blood leap!" Mr. Lonafrllow
has no preference for any cf his own woi ks,
"One may have fayorite chilli" he said, shut
it is not SO with me. II possessed any lean
iDgs, they might 60 out toward the Golden
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

He was large man-weighed over 300
pounds then, but when met him three weeks
later be weighed less than l25.
He has been sick
The seven-line-nine- hour effort was too much
for him
But 1t was not ell lost. He never advised an
editor again.
Neither did he ever Compose for o paper
again.
1t was hard work for him to write aud be
saw he was not cut out for an editor,
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07

A GERMAN paper says that Plevna has
long borne, both among the Turks and the
Bulgarians, the epithet of "the impregna-
ble." The title dates back to the time of
Bajazd the Great. When this monarch
drove the Bulgarian emperor from his throne
the garrison of Plevna, under the command
of Michael, made such an obstinate resist
ance that the invaders were unable to pos.
sess themselves of the town. For six and
sixty years-so runs the legend-every effort
made by the Turks to reduce Plevna was in
effectual, and it was not till after the death
of Michael that they succeeded, and the
Turks gave him the title of "Ghazi," or
"The Conqueror," on account Of his bra
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07

SOME surprise was occasoned by the sud-
den change in Speaker Randalls committee
programme, whereby Alexander Fl. Stephens
was dropped and Clarkson Potter of New
York placed at the head of the Pacif fic Rail-
road committee. 1t is now evident that there
was at no time any expectation on the part
of Randall that Potter, an anti-subsdy man,
or at least representing constituency op-
posed to the Texas Pacific scheme, would
serve as chairman of that committee. His
appointment and resignation look very like
piece of claptrap for theatrical effect. Potter
resigns because he is associated with Tom
Scott in various railway enterprises, and
hence to serve on the committee would be
indelicate. Of course Randall knew all this
when he fixed up the committee by putting
as second Throckmorton, of Texas, until re
Gently paid attorney of the Texas Pacific,
and who now becomes chairman Of the COM
mittee by the resignation OF Potter Il may
be relied upon that the alleged scruples of the
latter will not trouble Throckmorton, and
that the committee as finally constituted.
and doubtless as intended from the first, will
be entirely to the liking of the subsidy grab
bers. Now that the preliminary palayer is
over with business will begin.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07

THE Indiana Legislature, which has Re,
publican majority on joint ballot of four,
does not meet in regular session until Janu-
ary 1879, and the Democratic governor, Will
liams, will appoint one of his own party to fill
Senator Morton's term until that time
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07
The Silver Bill.

Although there was not full vote when
the silver bill passed the House decided ma.
jority of the whole number of representatives
voted for it. The passage of the bill is not
due to absenteeism, but is the result of ''pure
cussedness." Just as the country is within
reach of gold payments our legislators
choose to throw our currency again into con-
fusion and indefinitely postpone the return to
a sound financial system.
The bill was rushed through without de-
bate, under suspension of the rules. There
was but one argument to be made in its
favor, that it affords wonderful facilities for
cheating everybody in general and the public
creditors in particular; and its advocates had
enough sense of shame left to avoid making
that plea. As. no arguments advanced
against it could have any effect upon the ma
jorty of the House it is perhaps as well that
it was not debated; it would have
been humiliating thing for the country had
one of its representatives defended the meas
ure because of its extraordinary advantages
to swindlers, and other defense there is
uOUo. lue ITlcDuS OF Lno RECOMMENDATION OF
the old silver dollar will not listen to the les
soDs of past experience. Like the girl who
wanted to test the wickedness of dancing
herself they want to test the folly of de-
precated and unstable monetary medium.
Did the experiment only affect themselves
there would be little objection to its trial; but
unfortunately IN the jig they are dancing the
expenses of the fiddler fall upon the whole
country.
There are yet two hindrances to overcome
before the bill is law; it must pass the SEN
ate and receive the approval of the Presi-
dent. 1t does not seem possible that the
Senate will vote for measure which will
have the effect to turn us back when we are
SO far advanced on the way to prosperity
and which will place us at SO great disadvan-
tage in the markets of the world. But should
the Senate yield to the craze the President
must veto the bill or prove recreant to his
duty and false to his record.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07

METHoDIsM has firm foothold in Ger
many, according to DR.. Mast, who says that
there are now in that country more than $50
preachers, 11,000 members, 81 churches, 623
stations or preaching places, one theological
school and book concern which publishes
thousands of volumes and millions of tracts
every year.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07

For the last two years the country has
been hard at work readjusting its business
for specie basis. A Democratic House o
Representatives is threatening TO destroy al
this labor and effort.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOV. 2.

We do not read anonymous etters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07

SHIPMENTS of anthracite and bituminous
coal for the present year show decrease of
over S,0O0,0 900 tons as compared with ship
ments TOR the same period in 1876.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07

THEY said that Simon Cameron was too
old for the English mission, but the youth
who has actually been appointed is lowering
on the frisky verge of seventy three.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07
NOTICE,

NNHE copartnership heretofore existing between
= PETfENGILL & SMELL, is this day dissolved
oy mutual consent The business will still oe car
@ 1eu on oy myself at the old stand No SO Prebe st.
lnanhlng my customers for former patronage would
solicit continuance of the same.
hoV5o2w CHAS, b. PETTENGILL s. co,
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
manaeers will confer favor upon US by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
ournal.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07
TO the Board of Harbor Commis-

no tKAe BOsr0 Oh HarDOr Commits
SiOneTs:
the privilege of enlarging his wharf at Peaks
Island and making the whole solid with stone.
Portland, Nov. Sd. 1877.
On the foregoing petition it is ORDERED, that
nearing be mad on the wharf mentioned at Peaks
dslsnd, on II URSDAY, November 18Th pext, at
3o'clock F. M, and that notice of the above peti-
on together with this order thereon be given by
Prt Pupncalo1 IL IN Two daily newspapers printed in
fortland, for seven days revious to the hearing.
JACOB MCCLELLAN,
ALBERT MA HWICK,
Portland, Nov. 81, 1877. noy5d7t
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07
EASTERN RAILROAD COMPANY.
To the Holders of Certificates of
Indebtedness.

The Voting REGISTER of Certificate Holders is now
making up at he Office of the Trustees No. rs State
Street. Boston, Mass. The names of parties to whom
ce tiheates were originally delivered have been
placed in the Register.
ANY subsequent purchase or holder desiring to reg
lister may 10 so on presenting at said ofice to Mr..
Joshua Crane written statement of his pame ad-
dress and the denomination and number of each GER
tees, producing the certificates held by him or
written order from the last registered holders
In accordance with regulations fixed by the Trus-
tees, the Voting Register will be closed on the thr-
tieth day of November, between which time and the
annual Meeting on the second Wednesday OF De-
cember no registration will be made.
Per Order OF the Directors
nOv5dtdec1 EDWARD C. PERKINS Clerk
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07
This Eubricat0r combines ecOnO-
Rsy, durability, and perfect
fabrication

without friction, cumming or running The absence
of all friction renders it indispensable auxiliary
for cooling journals and boxes on Steam Cars. 9he
eoldest weather has effect this IubricatOr. .
1t has been conceded by those that have thorough
ly tested this article, that is superior to any ubri
offered to the public, and that it is saving Of
30 to so per cent
designed severally for Steam and Horse Cars Ma
chinery, Trucks Drays Carriages, &c. all CT which
secured by Letters Patent, granted 1876.
All goods guaranteed as represented and put up in
convenient packages for the trade
Orders addressed to the Union Lubricator Co., No.
Haymarket Square, Boston, will be promptly
attended to.
We are permitted to refer to the following:
PORTLAND, June Is, 1877.
To the Union Lubricator Co., 6 Haymarket Square,
Boston:
We have thoroughly tested your Lubricator on
road and ind it to be OF great merit running weeks
and over 5000 miles without repleuishing, thereby
saving in time and expense. We can safely recon-
mend its use on all railways.
ALMoN LEACH, Supt.
HENRY S. BENNETT, Master Mechanic.
W H. FESsENDEN.
Treasurer Portland Machine Work.
/. D WILSON,
Foreman Portland Machine Works.
HENRY S. CLAY.
Livery Stable Keeper. Market Square.
S. P CHADBURN,
Proprietor Stages Portland to Bridgron,
IRA CLAY,
Truckman at Mlken a. Co s, Commercial st.
FRED CUMMINGS, a
Cumberland Paper Co.
W. S JORDAN,
Cumberland Paper Co.
WINSLOW MACHINE WOKS,
ie23dtf Union Street.
The Portland daily press., 1877-11-07
TT FL
Union Lubricator
MANUFACTURING COMPANY

The thoroughly tested Lubricator, for Steam and
Street Cars, Paper Rolling Cotton and Wooen Mills
Sugar Refneries, Gas Works. Brick Yards, Dredging
Machines and for all Machinery with heavy bearings
Also tor Carriages, Wagons, Carts, Drays, etc.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-05-19

"A very useful and interesting vol
ume of 376 pages has just been issued
by the old and well.known advertising
agency firm of S. NJ. Pettingill & Co.,
New York, entitled Pettingill's News
paper Directory and Advertisers Hand
Book for 1877" The preparation of
the work has involved much careful
labor, information having been sought
from every city and, town and village,
where even the smallest newspaper is
published The leading facts are given
respecting S,574 separate publications,
designating the political or other dis
tinctive character, the frequency of is.
sue, the names of publishers, etc., and
showing how many of each edition
(daily, weekly, monthly, ETC., } are pub
lshed in each State and Territory in
the United States and Province in Brit
ish America. The book is elegantly
printed from new type, and, beside its
mine of information, it contains por.
traits Of leading New York journalists,
and illustrations of the extensive Offices
where the publishers transact their busi-
ness in New York, Philadelphia, and
Boston. 1t is sold at the low price of
81 90 per copy, and is certainly cheap
at the price to any business man who
does advertising, or to any person who
is interested in the extent of the News
paper business in America.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-05-19

interest on them was paid in gold, and
the question for his decision was, are
the face of the bonds to be redeemed in
gold or currency? lie decides that they
are to be redeemed in currency, and
bases his decision upon the renowned
decision of the United States Supreme
Court, 18th Wallace, in which they de-
cided that IL there was no specific con-
tract, and the bonds did not say "to be
redeemed in gold or specie, why then
the current money of the day was the
legal redeeming currency" He says
that it makes difference of $4,000
in favor of the State, averaging the
price of gold at the present time, and
that the holders of the bonds have to
submit to ri demption in currency, be-
cause, alleged by the courts and by the
Attorney General, it is law.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-05-19
Beecher and the Babies.

There were twenty-six babies in
white dresses, with sashes of many col
Ors and fine jewelry, in the arms of
fathers or mothers, Sunday morning,
in front Of the Plymouth Church pl at
form as Mr.. Beecher took his seat, The
most delicate flowers were at his side.
When the clergyman baptized the babies
one Of them kissed his hand.
Mr. Beecher said that he advised young peo.
pie when they married TO set up IN hOusekeep.
ing iOr themselves. He somewhat deplOred
DOardlng-hOuse hotel, and French fiat mar.
nages, but they are not so bad, he Thought as
these deferred until the wedding might be sur
rounded with pOmp and luxury that the chill.
dren Inay be born TO fine furniture. Fools adj.
mlFesucl people, and wise men pity them He
would not take any consideration for the three
years OF his life when he settled down in the
immortal county Uf DearbOn, town of Lawrence.
buIR, In Indlana, where he was paid al the rate
Of $40 year. With S2OO Of that money he came
East and got married. After he aud his VIE
returned 10 Indiana they lived in two rooms
What lurnlture thsY had was gIven to Them
ana, continued MI Beecher, If was put upon
my confession, shOu say that wore Judge
burke's olothing' lLaughter.l The clergy .
mon somewhat humorously descdhed the HON @
aud MS battle Tor life, ana feelmgly added.
When l look bnck TO those happy years 1
wouldn't part with them for untOld gold" he
continued that II was great mistake tor Young