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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-08

We once more call the
attention Of the public to
our large assortment of
Mantels.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-08

IT is evidence of Democratic economy that
the debt of the city of New York, which
was $45.OOO,OO0 in 1866, is s1s2, 100000 in
1877. While under Republican rule the
national debt has been largely reduced, the
debt of the metropolis, under Democratic
rule has been increased 200 per cent. This
is about the measure of merit of the two
nartiaq
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-08
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

ONE of the most energetic and efficient
workers and organizers in the Democratic
party IN Portland, according to the Bangor
Conanercaat--one who has larger personal
following, and who has probably paid more
money during the last ten years for party
purposes than any other Democrat in the
city, writes to a business man in Bangor as
follows: "There is great difference of
opinion in this city about our coming
election, and the only salvation we have is to
put third candidate In the field with
License in view; otherwise our chance is
gone. Hundreds in this city will not vote
for Mr.. Williams or his platform. II Talbot
is pat in the field we can make good show
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-08

THE Russians have captured Lovatz, which
is some distance south of Plevna, and COM
prehensive attack upon the position OF Oman
Pasha is reported. Should this forward
movement be as general and determined as
indicated, it will bring on what may prove
the most important engagement of the war
thus far, and may do much to decide the
course of the present Bulgarian campaign.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-08

THE Vicksburg Herald proudly boasts
that there are not 5000 Republicans in the
State of Mississippi. This, we presume.
accounts for the "perfect quiet' that prevails
in that State. Grave yards very rarely make
any disturbance. The shotgun policy has
been grand success in that State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-08

OUR excellent representative ticket ought
to command the enthusiastic support OF
every Republican in Portland. Show your
appreciation of it by turning out and voting.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-08

WE have an excellent county ticket this
year. Let us give it big majority. To
make sure of the thing suppose we give this
day to work for the party.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-08

SATURDAY is good day to work, and Re.
publicans can find plenty to do before sun
down. Let us give day to the interests of
the glorious old party.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-08

THOSE Repub licans who have failed to get
their names on the voting lists can remedy
their carelessness to day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-08

ANOTHER steamship has just made a
quickest" passage across the Atlantic. We
are on the lookout for another big marine
disastnr
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-08

SATURDAY MORNING, SEPT. 8.

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. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-08

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley 7.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
iournal.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09
Acts That Have BECOME Laws.

The following acts have become laws
since our last report, and have been mp
proved by the Governor: t"E
TO amend and reenact an act approved
February 10, 1876, as amended and reenact
ed by an act approved March 81, 1876, enti'
tied an act for the relief Of township cred.
itors. ,.
To authorize j. w. Wheaton and L. j.
Mumford to erect wharves on their lands
on Chincoteague channel, in Accomac coun-
ty. 5s.,.....s. Il -, u
Joint resolution to extend the time for
the completion OF the Washington and Ohio
railroad to Winchester 4t .
IS To authorize the Virginia Telegraph
Company to sell and convey all the fran
chises OF said company.
+ To incorporate the Hampton and Fort
Monroe Railroad Company. .l.5&a
To authorize the Governor to convert the
medal fund donated through Hon. A.. j. b.
Beresford- Hope by the the admirers of
General Thomas j. Jackson in Great Bril-
tain into outstanding State bonds. -7iss.
Making an appropriation for the yentila-
ton OF the hall Of the House OF Delegates
and the clerk office thereof, ,,, $500
To amend and resnact section 2Sof an act
entitled On act to authorize the Board of
Directors OF the w estern Lunatica Asylum
70 sell certain lots Of land belonging TO- said
Asyinni, approved March 20, 1876.
70 amend and resnact section 10 of chap
ter 26a of acts of lS7477'5 Is, fixing the time for
county treasnrers to settle the county levy.
~ 20 ahtliost JOSEPH Kcnney to erect
q, Hssrf nzl0n ais &. land Chin league
aslaha II 1 ri is5l
% authorize the trustees 81 tie Metlo-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09
DEATHS.

Died, February 7, at o'clock r. ". l.. GIMM1
(wcighmastcr OF sale sca!esl: aged Hfv-f0ur years
HIS funeral will take place from 81. johns LII
thpran church, on Fifth street, TODAY ut o'clock
Z. M. Friends TIRE invited to attend.
Died, suddenly. In Chesterfield county. on yester-
day morning ct 3 o'clock, FREDERICK kLEVE-
SAIL. of heart-diSease.
His funeral will take place from s.: Johns Lu-
theran church. Fifth street, THIS AFTERNOON at
81 O'Clock. His friends are respectfully Invited to
attend.
Died, Thursday morning. LOTTIE w, child of
George NJ. and Sophia ". Fleck: aged three years
and four months -
The funeral will take place FRIDAY AFTER
NOON a. 8 o'clock, at Rural Shades. OH Nine-nile
road. iIenrico comfy.
Died, on the 7th instant, nc Ampthill, Chesterfield
county the late residence of john Watkins deceased
In the sixty-fourth year of his age, JOSEPH MAYO
WATKINS, of Go0chland county, Va.
The funeral will take place at O'Clock THIS Az
TERNOON, from Ampthill. Friends are invited to
attend.
Died, Wednesday night, February 7, at half-pa
O'Clock, Miss ELIZA SULLY, daughter OF Var!
Randolph; aged twenty-five years.
Her funeral will take place TO-DAY At O'Clock
p. n, from her mothers residencc, on Darlington
street between Twcnty-fourth and Twcnty-1fih:
Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend
without further notice. "
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09
a Presidential EIectOr.

ii, Some excitement was caused among tue
attaches OF the clerks Office OF the City
Court Yesterday by the appearance among
them of Mr.. Albert Peyser, who introduced
himself as one Of the five Tilden and Hen
bricks electors from the State OF West Ylr-
GINA. Mr.. Peyser stated that he had re-
ceiyed summons to come to Washington,
signed by :, the, Sergeant-at-Arms OF the
United States Senate. he had been In
formed that it was rumored at the national
| capital that he was not q citizen of the United
States, and therefore not eligible as presl-
DENTAL electol. The fact was that Dir. Pey-
ser was born in Prussia, but .emlsrated 70
this country before he was twenty-one. tie
was formerly resident Of Baltimore, ana
got out naturalization papers III the City
| Court September Is, 1867, Messrs. 5. Bern
stein and NJ. jacobs being his witnesses.
He afterwards moved to. West Virginia.
When the question was raised as TO whether
he was citizen Of the United states, Mr.
Peyser very naturally looked Tor his natu-
ralization papers. and was considerably as
tonished when he discovered that they
were not to be found. On re-
ceiyine the summons to Washington
| he determined to come to Baltimore
| first and procure from the City
Court certified copy OF the record OF his
naturalization. The clerks in the office OF
the City Court are always very obIiging.
but in this particular case, in which they
believed the eligibility OF Democratic pre-
;sidential elector was involved, the alacrity
with which the tcn-year-old record-book
was produced was only cqualed by the de-
| light with which Mr.. Peyser viewed the
page which bore evidence Of his being a
duly naturalized citizen OF the United
States. The copy OF the record was prompt
ly made out, duly certified to, and then
given to Mr.. Peyser, who then proceeded
on to Observation-Disclosures american,
Sth.
1t may be we'll to repeat here, for the for
tieth time, that no vote in any State can be
thrown out without the consent OF both
houses unless two or more certificates have
been sent in from that State. Two certiti-
Gates have been sent only from Oregon,
Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina. An
Ineligible elector in any other State is as
good rs an eligible one.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09

their fancy had so often dwelt. Here, amid
the smiles Of beatty. they would pass the
happy mcnts, as Perieles with Aspasia,
or Demosthenes at the feet OF Lais. But,
more fortunate than their Grecian proto-
types, to whom sparkling vintage was I'M
known, and for whom the stately quadrille,
the yoluptuous waltz, or the lively galop
had not been invented, the visiting states
men, could chase the, golden-footed, hours
through the wayy surges OF the Boston, or
could drink sweetest inspiration from the
amber-tinted goblet OF champagne which
had gained more than its own EXPLANATION
from the amorous touch of beauty's thirsty
lip. ~ jfE}t loa@
Claudine had done no discredit to her
promise or to the occasion, and Maddox
had supplied an abundant supper and un-
stinted wine. The ladies were dressed with
elegance and taste. Most 0! them wore
white dresses-a style which Is very becom-
ing to the creamy and peach-tinted COM
pleXion OF the octoroon. AS the Jenkinses
of northern cities are apt to say when they
find the attempt at description too much for
them, "where oil were beautiful, and love-
ly, and charming, it would be invidious
to particuIarize." cannot, however, re-
sist the temptation to tell that 5'ir'..
THE YOUTHFUL. KELLEY,
through whose veins courses the warm
blood OF only sixty-fve summers, was forced
to surrender at kind OF discretion to the
charms OF piquant little beauty, who was
evidently taken with his graceful and COM
handing figure even more than with his
fascinating conversation. It was truly q
lovely sight to see the curious interest with
which he looked upon her, and to note the
tender Difference Of his manner toward her.
The courtly Garfield made 4 great inn
preston on the young ladies, and they still
speak Of his diSnitied presence and bis in
structivc conversation in terms Of admira-
ton. Garfield, it appears, is
ALWAYS THE "sTATEsaAS,"
when he visits the boudoir of beauty, as
we'll az when he is visitor to the rooms Of
the Returning Board. Mr.. Kelley was
more lively, but more material, more prac-
tical, so to speak Ask him, however, what
he thinks OF the rare and radiant lnaldens
whom he met mt 1877 Bienville street, New
Orleans, and our word for it he will tell
you that they are the finest women in the
world, sir" ...
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09

af.s
: si,st {, snsrchtith Of Sidney TO sen ana
Es,s An rchaac property and TO borrow. money: !
ITO tiislss,ti the Richmond LignI lnians.s
frines and 10. incorporate the klc All
Iiaht Tnfar,try Blues, Association. --ss....
&c Gs;o an the appointment OF curaIors
- the Tampton Normal and Agricultural
no .ainend the. charter OF the 70 .oInl. u
Edinburg, In Shenandoah county, va.
ITO amend The dissection of an act 70 IN
corporate tile Orkney Springs Company
approved JanuaryiS, 1875. . - :.
TO incorporate the town OF Mckenzie l'
the county Of Fairfax.
Joint resolution in reference to the selec-
ton OF a suitable site for locating an asy-
lum for the colored insane OF the state. :
TO amend an net declaring Catnch river !"
lawful fence, approved january IL, lS1z.
For the sale OF Cypress church, IN sutiS
county. ~ ~. ..&'E.. $50
To raise revenue for the support OF free
schools and to encourage wool-groWlng LII
the county Of Lee. ,ntr !,
For the protection Of sheep in the county
To authorize the Old Dominion Steam
ship Company to hold land In virginia.
Comforting on policemen In Alexandra
city certain powers Of constables'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09
The Living Cabinet Officer.

Z 1t comes out that ZACH. CHANDLER, Sec.
rotary of the Interior, telegraphed to Ore,
gon, as he did to Florida, South Carolina,
and Louisiana, that HAYES was certain OF
enough votes to elect him, provided the
votes of the State written to should vote
for him, and urging that every effort should
be made to prevent the Democrats from
capturing it. Each telegram was brazen
falsehood. All of the States thus appealed
to were necessary to elect HAYES. Not q
single vote could be spared, and yet each
was informed that the others were ascer.
tanned positively to have voted for the Re
publican candidate. III 4 Tr.E,.t.s4 ~:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09
The E,cctoral Commission.

We hailed the institution OF the Elccfors
Commission as national blessing because
It opened the way for settling the dispute
over the presidency in civil manner, ane
promised to put ON end to the employment
OF force in matters OF opinion and pubic
will. We regarded the manner Of its cleo.
sion on being guarantee Of the judicial ano
patriotic character Of the body, and thougn'
that both parties might look to it lot or ia III
and honest decisions.
we still stand BY the Commission, ana oe:
lieve whatever may be the result OF IT'S ae-
cisions that It will at least compose the nst'on
and insnire trust in the future FOR the SUI
,prcmacy OF civil authority and OF pup'ic
opinion. We do feel regret that sucn q
BODY should have divided upon strict
marty line in the first vote OF importance
that IL gave. Had there been something to
break up the party line it would have been
salutary, but naked separation upon the
mere marty issue alarms rejecting men, II
party feeling must be carried into the very
court Of Justice it would seem that no
place is TOO sacred for the intrusion OF this
passion which so blinds the Judgments OF
men. ,mtllft,, f-IT,iE J.
Some of the shreWdest Democrats inter
pret the action OF the Electoral Commission
as advantageous to the Democratic party.
with the assurances given upon such au-
z thority We should not despond. One thing
is certain, and that is that the Commission
Is as fairly constituted as ives well possible;
and we are convinced that, result how 1t
NAV. its institution will bring TO tile nation
immense cause for consolation and felicia
ton. Whoever is inaugurated President
will be installed by civil proceedings.
Force is put away, and the military and the
corporal o, the guard "are retired out Of
sight The President inaugarated will be
the creature OF the civil power, and will be
impeled by the history OF the counting OF
the electoral vote and surrounding circum'
stances to employ himself in civil admins,
tration. OF public affairs, and excluding all
reliance upon arbitrary and usurped atl'
tbority for the direction OF party strategy
We adhere to the Commission-liablete
some degree to the infrmity OF our nature
as it has shown itself to be-as the very
! best agent that could have been selected il
the fearful public exigency, which hao
fallen upon the land. Nothing short Of
positive adverse results in the future car
impress us with the conviction that Con
gress erred in determining upon the Peace
Commission "-the judicial tribunal-fol
the settlement OF the alarming issue that
had been made upon the election Of Presi
/ dent .ft IL s.4If = ttft
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09

COLONEL EADs.-1t appears that the hitch
In the bill for paying Colonel EADs was not
owing to any indisposition to reward him.
The House Of Representatives had passed q
bill to pay him 100000. Colonel EADs's
friends in the Senate claimed that under his
contract he Is entitled to bonds, which
would be worth $50, 1000 more than the mo-
ney. It was upon this point that the delay
occurred. Several senators were in favor
of passing the bill as it came from the
House, and discussion followed, which
caused the delay.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09

" THIEVES OF THE MEXICAN BORDER
FLIGHT OF Brownsville, Tea,
February; General Revueltas and seve-
raj subordinate officers are preparing, in
evident haste, to quit Matamoras. 1t is I'M
derstood they will cross the Rio Grandc to-
night and take steamer tomorrow at
Revueltas for weeks past has proclaimed he
was acting by authority OF Diaz, it Is now
believed his pretended orders from Diaz
were not genuine, and after plundering all
the foreign merchants he csuld lie took
flight to avoid General Canatelis, who Is
said to be on his way to take command Of
this frontier for the Diaz governments, 1t
Is not known who viii command until Can.
,ateIis comes, but 1t Is feared Fortenes's ban
sditti will come in tomorrow. There Is
consequently great excitement and appre-
her; hepslon among Foreigners of their being
again plundered. y { s. IS $ ~,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09
communicated

Mesars. Editors,-Public attention has
been called to various persons tor next GOV. '.
ernor. We desire to present the name OF
General William B. Taliaferro, OF the
county Of Gloucester. General Taliaferro
has served his State as long and as faithfully
in her councils as any man now within hef
limits, and rendered distinguished services
in the Confederate army. His military
service has made him rs familiar with the
mountains as with the section from whlcn
he comes. He is persistent in what i. lie
deems his duty, and proyerbial for integrity
and high purposes. While he nalls 1ron
Underwater he is less sectional than most
public men; and should he be the choice OF
the people will bring to the office as much
fitness for the position as can be FOUND
within the limits Of the Commonwealth.
"TRANs-MoNTANE."
EebTuQru 6, 1877. 49,. .
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09

candidate; the papers 90 20 Orlando, Mel
sou county,, va. David B. Homer Is APP
pointed postmaster ut Collerstown. Rock;
bridge county, Va, uice John e. Potter, re-
signed. I'D. Honaker Is appointed post
master at Rocky Gap, Bland county, Va,
Uice John Burton, resigned.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09

KANGwHA CoAL-FIELDs. Interest in the
coal region Of the Kanawha is steadily in
creasing. Several leases. Of coal property
9 there have been. recently made, and we
hear that several miners have gone out to
!. Kanawhaior the purpose Of examining the
mines with the view of making investments
should they be pleased with prospects.
The high estimates Of the value Of the
royalty in the Pennsylvania mines Is
driving mining enterprise to the Kanawha
field, where lessees can make far more
profitable contracts. We shall see a lively
time In Kanawha this year.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09

Adog invaded sheep-pasture Of a citi-
zen OF Henrico a night or two ago and
killed several sheep, and worried the flock
smartIy. It was found that the marauder
belonged to colored preacher in the neigh
borhood. IS ,ai ~.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09

PoDgLAED, OREGON, February SEA- dis
patch saya last evening exc Governor Grover
arrived st Salem overland from the east.
Mr.. GYoYer. al tier formally turning. over the
Executive of Ice III Secretary Chadaell, rpW
the acting turn imme-<
.diatesy 20 Washing ton to assHHaa his seas an,
the Senate 90 March Ab, 5s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09

sThe clerk will sound the title of the
bill Ii something new on US. Speaker
Gibson holds o patent ON the remark
Wheeling intelltgencer.
There's hint for Speaker HANGER. But
isn't new on us patented by the Intelii-
gencer + .5s, 3 az
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09
The James River Improvement.

After the edtorialin yesterdays Dispatch
on this subject had been written the inior-
nation that the river and harbor bill con-
tanned an appropriation OF $4,000 for
James river was received. The impression
we had when the article was written was
that James river had been altogether: omit
ted from the bill. The editorial alluded to
had not the benefit of the correction.
We are gratifed to see the proposed APP
preparation Of $4,000. 1t is not third OF
what Colonel CRAIGH1LL recommended
(S135,000), but it will keep the important
work agoing. The next appropriation, we
trust, will carry the work far on towards
completion. The system Of Improvement
has turned ont so much better than we had
anticipated that we have improved our eX-
pectations, and we shall at once enlarge our
plans and project our calculations for q
more noble work. Major WHlTcoMB, aiding
Colonel CRAIGHrLL, is the man to give us
the full advantages of the system under
which the work has thus far so maghif-
Gently progressed. @:,t a-'s.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09

sr. ARDREw's sketches OF the history OF
the Virginia press are very interesting.
The second of them that we have seen ap-
peared yesterday In the Petersburg appeal.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09

blinded the eyes of the Philadelphia people.
| Read what the Bulletin says of her and her
company rs they and she appeared in
1toe!fth Night:
MISS NELSON AS "vIoLA."
| Miss Nelson appeared at the Walnut
Street Theatre last night for the first time in
this city as Viola in T1ceJth Night. There
was nothing about her performance de-
handing extended or minute criticism. 1t
was in most respects a pleasing representa-
| ton from lady who has comelinesS, intel
| ligence, and familiarity with all the me-
chanical processes Of her art. She was
PRETTY dressed, and she contrived to ex-
press with much nicely the shy coyness
| Of the maiden beneath the hah-hearted
boldness and self. assertion Of the man.
Her posturing and gesticnlatfon were easy
and graceful, aud her treatment OF the text
was sometimes good, but very often bad.
Frequently the sharpest ears in the
audience failed to catch her words, and
more than once, when they were caught,
there were mistakes OF infection and en-
phasis which told of carelessness and in
difference to study. The part has been
taken as well in this city by actresses Of
inferior reputation and less persistent
claims to greatness. Tn one instance it was
played by Mrs. Drew in manner which
Miss Nelson can never hope to rival. The
Malvolio Of Mr.. Walcot was very clever,
having right, indeed, to be regarded as
one Of the best things in the entertainment.
Mr.. McDonough personated Sir Toby
with such perverse ingenuity that he
contrived to suppress almost all Of
the humor Of the part, while he
developed rather more than its fair
share of grossness. Mr.. HoWards Sir An.
drew was a silly fool and nothing more.
There are possibilities in this character
which he seems not to have suspected. In
the hands Of an artist Sir Andrew may be
made amusing without exciting disgust.
Mr.. Howard demanded for him contempt
in which there should be the smallest parti-
Gle of good-natured sympathy. Mr.. Hem
pie rs the clown did very well indeed. and
the Maria OF Miss Barbour was worthy Of
commcndation. The performance will be
repeated tonight.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09

We return thanks to Hon. j. B. TUcKER
for q pamphlet copy OF bis speech In the
Horse on the powers Of Congress, sc. &.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09

II, In Lexing sd1 j, the bestgrade OF Dur
hamand s!Al dsrney coHis, switl calves, sell at
$50 to $50 each only.