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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-01-25

THE Gardiner Home Journal entertains
objections to the establishment of State
Board of Health, objections which it state s
forcibly and courteously. 1t insists tina
each man or woman should be taught that
he or she has got to take care of his or her
own health, and not trust to the State.
That is true. But there still remains some
thing to do which can only be accomplished
by organized, associated effort. No man,
however careful in his personal habits, can
protect himself from disease having its origin
in the imperfect drainage of the town in
which he lives or the misunderstanding nature
of the soil on which he dwells. There are
matters of general concern which we have
agreed to leave to the State, believing that
the men to whom we have delegated author
ity can attend to them more satisfactorily
and economically than we can ourselves. In
forming society we consent to give up
certain individual rights, to surrender por-
tion of personal freedom, having been taught
by experience that. the common welfare,
which is the object for which society exists,
is promoted thereby. 1t is held by the ad-
vocates of the proposed Board that the public
health is matter of so general concern that
its guardianship can with wisdom be en-
trusted to the State.
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News and Other Items

Bishop Kelly of Newfoundland, has resigned
on account of ill-health.
The Cabinet officers, all the foreign legations.
and other distinguished officials attended the
banquet of the SpauIsh minister on Tuesday
night.
The Pittston Coal Co. sold yesterday in New
York 10000 tons egg coal at So 80 900 steam
er and crate at S2.2s1 aud $4,000 stove at s345.
The New York amateur Rifle Association are
taking initial steps towards forming team to
shoot at match in Dublin next autumn.
Louis and Edward Hass, the New York silk
importers, are under $4,000 bail esch for COM
picity withILawrence and Des.Anges. the cus-
tom house smugglers.
Professor Richard Somers Smith, eyed SO,
chief of the department of drawing at the naval
academy, died suddenly at Annapolis, Tuesday.
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A SUIT has been commenced In the Uni
ted States District Court at New York
against Samuel j. Tilden to recover an
alleged income tax balance of S150,OOO.
The District Attorney explains that he was
directed some months ago to institute pro-
ceedings against all parties who had failed
to pay their income tax, but had delayed
bringing this suit until the present time
on account of Mr.. Tilden's position before
the public. 1t would be remarkable sequel
to the pending controversy if man charged
in such formal aud explicit manner with
Withholding his just proportion of tribute
from the Republic in the hour of its peril,
and who expended during the last year
very large sum ior the purpose of putting the
nation under control of its deadly enemies,
should be invested with Presidential powers.
He could then give new proof OF his zeal as
reformer by directing the suspension or dis
continuance of the suit against himself.
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FUNERAL OF DEPUTY SHERIFF WILLIS
The funeral of the late John E. Willis,
killed on the Grand Trunk railroad Saturday,
took place at Gorham, N. a., Tuesday, at the
Methodist church, the pastor, Rev. w. W.
Baldwin, officiating, assisted by Rev. A. j.
Benedict of tho Congregational church. and
Rev. Mr.. Woods of Milan. Tho house was
crowded to its utmost with the relatives and
friends of the deceased many standing during
the whole service. Gorham Lodge, f. A. NJ,
had charge of the services, he being buried un-
der Masonic honors, the Odd Fellows Lodge
acting as escort, both orders in the procession
numbering upwards of 100 members, and Pres
ident Jewell of the Reform Club, preceding the
whole with goodly number of his order, Mr..
Willis being at the time of his death an honor
ed member of all these orders, also of the NJ. E.
Church, many members of which followed the
remains to their last resting place.
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The Democrats are trying hard to prove
that some one promised the Republican
officials of Florida money, if necessary, to
make things ''right" III count. 1t is their
privilege, If they can do so, to show that Re-
publicans did wrong IN Florida or elsewhere.
But after they have expended all their ener-
gies in that direction, they will find that Til
den alone occupies the bad eminence" of
having sent money into State to secure the
manufacture of bogus eector.
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THE charge that Isham Harris, the new
Democratic Senator from Tennessee, is a
Mexican citizen, having taken the oath of
allegiance TO that country, will not injure
him any with the Democracy. They
have been trying for someI time past to
Mexicanize this country.
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TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.
PROFESSOR ELIAS LOOMS, of Yale Co

PROFESSOR ELIAS LOOMS, Of Yale Col
lege, has written letter warmly approving
further Polar exploration. While he ac-
knowledges that many of the expeditions
from the time of Captain Parry have not
been as successful as desired, yet they have
been worth all the money and labor expended
on them. Indeed, various scientific ques-
tions, such as the distribution of tempera-
ture, the circulation of winds. the figure of
the earth, the vibration of the pendulum,
and other problems connected with the ply
sizes of the globe, can only be examined by
observations in the distant North. The COM
merce of the world, too, has indirectly re-
ceiVed valuable benefits from the data which
have already been determined in regard to
winds and currents from high latitudes. The
Professor believes that if steamer starting
from New York and travelling north could
pass directly over the North Pole through
Behring's Straits into the Pacific Ocean, it
would be triumph of geographical science
equal to the first discovery of America.
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THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. %, ~

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Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon US by demanding
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journal.
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ID. I'll. BARNES. Accountant

DOCKS opened, examined. balanced, and closed /;
ID Trial Balances and Cash Accounts investigat-
ed; Complicated accounts adjusted. Special atten-
ton to bankruptcy matters the settlement of esates
examination of agencies and other matters requiring
the services of thorough accountant. Orders left
at % Exchange St., Portland, Me or forwarded by
mail, promtly attended to.
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We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve eommu.
nications that are not used.
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NOTICE.

"A LII persons are hereby cautioned against trust.
"A ing or harboring any of the crew of Austrian
Bark "Jedanestl Dubrovacke," Mattieoich, Master
from New York, bills of their contracting will
be paid by Captain or ConsigDees,
CHASE, LEAVIIT a. CO.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.
STATE OF MAINE.

SARAH. j. Sawyer in her own right and Phillip
- w. Sawyer, both of Vinalhaven in the county
of Knox. by their deed dated the 10th of June, A.
Registry of Deeds. book 421, page 49, conveyed to
me- the undersigned, in mortgage, certain parcel
of real estate situated in Freepor in the county of
the easterly corner OF land occupied by George
Randall, thence Northeasterly by the road leading
to Porers Landing. called. to the large pine tree
thence Northwestery six rods to stake and stones
thence Southwesterly eighteen rods TO land occupied
by sad Randall, thence Southeasterly by said Ran
dalPs land six rods TO the place of beginning. And
the condition of said mortgage having been broken,
i, the undersigned, by reason thereof claim fore
closure.
Dated the eigth day of January A d 1877.
ja13d3w WILLIAM A. NIT CHELL.
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CLAIRVOYANT.

MADAME N. n. MADDOX,th the celebrated
WI Clairvoyant, Fortune Teller and Doctress. can
now located at Market Square, rear of the Dollar
Store, opposite ohe Horse Car Depot where she can
be consulted by all who wish to make her a call
Madame NJ has had large experience in tell
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Do miss this opportunity of consulting the great
est fortune teller ofthe age Per entering intoany
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She has given universal satisfaction to all who have
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MnNEV to loan on first class Real Estate
MPI~ II Il Security, in Portland, vi
cinity. Rents collected, taxes paid, &c. on Gem
mission. Apply to F. G. PATTERSON, Dealer in
Real Estate, 379l Congress Street. no1SiH
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THE WORLDS CHOICE.
A CENTENNIAL DECISION.

Competent judges representing the civilized people
of the world, appointed for the knowledge OF partc
ular arts sciences, convened at Philadelphia for
of the various inventions of mankind awarded to
the manufacturers OF Bensons Capcine Porous Plas-
ter, after careful test and comparison of this
markable remedy with ordinary porous and other
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foreign and American competitors, on the ground Of
derful pain relieving Strengthening, and curative
properties Remember that this decision was made
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Remember that no nostrum was allowed to be ex-
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suffering from any ache or pain that Bensons Cap
cine Plaster is the best remedy devised for all
cents. W, f. PHILLIPS & CO.. Agents.
jail eod&wlm
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Wanted Immediately.

THNHE Address of every working agent in Cumber-
Il land County.
Energetic men of good address to work in the
City. liberal commission or salary paid to the
right men. Apply to Il. w. BERNARD,
Chadwick Mansion,
ja13du Congress ST.. Portland.
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HOTEL TO LEASE.

The New England House, Portland, Me,
Address AUG. P. FULLER,
de28dtf Portland, Me.
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w anted.

w WGnted.
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 needs them and wants them We have large
variety. N. B.-Busness chances bought and sold
here. Call, or address with stamp, L. F BOWIE,
119I Exchange street, Portland. ja9dtf
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10 Leu.
NOW is your chance to get good rent all to your
IN self small House, within minutes walk of
City Building; rent about $1,000 per month. Apply
to w. w. CARR,
dec15dtf 10. Newbury Street,
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To Let.
TO LETT.
SECOND STORY

THOMPSON BLOCK.
Below the Post Office. Nos. 121-123 Middle St.
corner of Church ST. The best location in the city
for Jobbing business Fitted mp with Counting
Tables and Elevator. Would make splendid room
for Light Manufacturing, plenty of Storage Room if
REQUIRED. Rent reasonable. Apply to
HI. e. THOMPsON,
No o23 Emery st. on Spring st. Horse Car Route.
nOy11 d&w46tf
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FOR SALE--A BARGAIN.

YTsHE New two story French rooted house. on Cum
Il berland near High street, containing IA rooms,
bath room furnace, and all modern conveniences Of
first-class house. Will be sold low as the owners
are about leaving the state. Apply to
N. S. GARDINER, Real Estate Agent,
nov3dtf 425 Exchange st.
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GEORGE THORNTON, President,
SANTL ATHERTON, Vice President,
GEO. B. WOODWARD Secretary.
CHAS. G. WOOD, Treasurer,
JAMES G. WHITE, Med. Examiner
SAMUEL WELLS, Counsel.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-12

publican, a party whose success "Bar-
barian" thinks would mean ''the regen-
GRAFTON Of Virginia." 1t consists OF three
classes-the first and smallest being men
from the Northern states, who are Repuo-
lican in sentiment, from life long educa-
ton and association, who have not changeo
their convictions since their arrival ana are
not expected to, though the majority OF
them vote in state elections with the De-
mocracy, while voting with the Republic
cans in national elections. These are re-
garded by the average Virginlan With
respect for their integrity, but surprise
that any man living in the South could be
anything but a Democrat. The next CLASS
are the office holders, who are the leaders,
and who, having changed their party affill-
ations without the influence OF education
or ASSOCIATION, are regarded with suspicion
and d%istrust, though not a few OF the A..
VS. look upon their reward with envy.
| Another class Is a little selvage OF white
natives, who from genuine pergerslty, or
from a preference to rather be a doOl-kteper
in the house Of the national ruling power
than a dweller in the tents of a suspected
minority, or from the perspective hope to
satisfy from official pap minds always a.
mong the stew pans, have allied themselves
with the Republican party. This class is not
regarded at all. And the last class, which
is the class from which the party in Vir-
ginia alone derives its power, and whose
proportion IN il is 81 ,000 or 100 900 negroes
to 5000 or $4,000 whites 1--WE quote from the
secretary of the Republican state commit
tee), is composed of lately emancipated
blacks, without education and without po-
lItical information, and actuated by a natu-
| raj and intense suspicion OF the white popu-
latiOn. We submit to "Barbarian," or
any fair minded man if there is any COM
munity that he knows Of in the North or
| West that would turn over the mauage-
ment OF their state to a party composed as
this is, with the ignorant prevailing as
nine to one?
In conclusion we would suggest to the
writer that we can well understand o
a Republican coming from a well ordered
Northern State should not find things In
Virginia exactly. Or even nearly, to his
mind, and seeing the slowness of the people
to change habits and views resulting from
a century OF education may be both vexed
and disheartened, but acrimonious assaults
IDOL the better class Of the people will not
help but rather hinder. A "tiller OF the
soil'' does not necessarily become a throw
er of it. On the contrary what ' irsinia
needs from them is practical advice, the re-
suit of long and successful experience, not
a long array Of fault finding, with but ONT
suggestion, and that one, to turn over the
State to the most helpless and unfit Of its
Inhabitants, led by the most changeable
and unreliable OF its leaders.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-12

When the Senator had made the winning
shot. a very difficult ive-cushion with a
great deal Of side, he said to his opponent /:
"Well, Kenner, I guess that sticks you
for the game and the drinks
II dunno bout dat. sah," replied Mr..
Kenner; g spec dab WAS a good deal OBJ
intimidation in dat yah game, sab. DE
third hand whah I made 2 billiards, an
get de balls in gin de cushion, recollect,
sah?'
Yes, but you hadn't any chalk on your
stick, and after you had made a miscue I
vent in and ran H."
$50 you did. Mass Sherman, an berry
we'll you maze 'em, too. but il my cue hadn't
been creased you wouldn't have got dose
IL points at all, fob I'd have made - and
lef' de balls safe. l guess. sab, We'll throw
out dat run foh intimidation. Dat takes
IL off'n yo' string, n puts II on mine.
Well, sab, to resume. In de fifth hand,
you mind | missed clean ?"
Eyes" said Mr.. Sherman" 'syou went
a little fine on the first ball"
"Jes SO, sab, jes SO. Dat was a mighty
POI shot of m.ne-not what [ meant to
make at all. If I'd giben the ball mo-
force , an different direction on de oder
! side I'd "a jes' plummed dose balls shuah.
| got 'em together an run 'bout II. Say, IS.
Den, when you run IL, dan. wen, sali. Ge
fus' shot was a fluke; yo' played straight
fob de white an went clean round it an
de ball went right round de table n came
back, sah."
mo, no." protested the Senator from
Ohio, though with a slight blush Il
| played for it with three cushions-took the
two chances you Know"
80, Mass Sherman, We'll considah dat
if you hadn't bulldozed dis yeah ball wild it
san. Den all I had to do was to make
mex hand an dat put me game"
The following table shows the score OF
the game as complied by the %bystanders
also as returned by Mr.. Kenner:
Bystaaders' Count. Kenner's Count
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-12

teresting remarks on the influence that
good mothers exerted in our homes. He
cited the instance of his mother, who be-
fore going on q journey from her home from
which she never returned, death overtak-
Ing her abroad, said to him, "Re Il good
~boy"-simple words, that had exercised a
lasting and beneficial influence on his
whole life.
Judge H. W. Sheffey followed on that
branch of the subject bearing on the sane
LITIGATION of the family relations. lie
said that without holy families there would
he no holy catholic church. The future
of this country depended upon the mothers
Of it. There was a cry coming up, par
ticularly from the North and West, for
more strength to be given the marriage tie.
One OF the bishops of the Episcopal church
had said that if something was not done
the family relation would be dissolved, and
gave an example in which of one hundred
marriages, eight of them had been broken
by divorce, not having lasted more than
from five to ten years. Judge S. drew a
beautiful and eloquent picture of the meet~
ing Of the family in heaven.
Prayers were offered by Rev. Messrs.
HulIihen and Miller and Mr.. c. S. Baker.
After singing almost persuaded the
meeting adjourned.
Last night at the I'd Presbyterian church
the hall was crowded. Mr.. Geo. P. Ba
ker presided, and the subject was
QUE COUNTRY.
Remarks were made by Rev. McDuff
Simpson, Rev. NJ. R. Minnich, Gen. Lilley,
and Col. J. H. Skinner, and prayers were
offered by Rev. W. E. Baker, II. Kerr and
j. A. Waddell.
Tonight the meeting will be at the Luz
theran church, and the subject will be the
Universal spread Of the gospel"
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BILLIARDS.
GAME W A MEMBER OF THE RE
TURNING BOARD N A VISITING
STATESMAN.


TURNING BOARD N A VISITING
STATESMAN.
Correspondent of the N. Y. WORLDLY
NEW ORLEANS, December 1S.-The
Northern papers gave an account OF the
informal call by Senator Sherman, Eugene
Hale and other visiting statesmen upon
Mr.. Kenner, a member of the Returning
Board. The Associated Press stated that
the honorable gentlemen received them IN
his saloon, in his shirt sleeves, and mad a
brief conversation with them. This is I III
but it is only a part of the truth. MI.
Kenner is the proprietor of a saloon which
contains "a billiard table, and Senator Sher-
man thought it would be a good idea to
draw him out confdentially, and so chal-
lenged him to u game of billiards.. Mr..
Kenner consented, and after Mr.. Sherman
had picked out II cue and put his coat as
far away as possible and asked Mr.. Halls
to keep an eye on it, the game began. The
Senator is ii player of experience, aid Oh
This occasion WAS in singularly good from,
The returns of the game as compiled b,
the by, ISLANDERS, were as follows:
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The NEXT PosTMAsTER-GENERAL.-
The Washington correspondent of the AL
exandria "Gazette' says, that it is conced-
ed that no matter who is seated, Virginia
is to have the next Postmaster General,
and adds
It is now whispered. that il Governor
Tilden is President, Gen. Eppa HuGton, of
Warrenton, Va, will probably be urged
fcr the position. Whether Staunton will
permit her IL urels to pass thus from her
brow is 8 much mooted question among
Virginians hsce, and with what grace
staart, Echois, Shelley, Bell and the great
men Of the s"shub" would yield to Smith,
Payne, Huntap, Forbes, andd the other
great men of the other hub will be GU
rious ito behold" Gov. Walker ,wss at
one time named in connection Witha Cab
inet appointment, but as lutte of goaa Gan
come from outside the ''hubs,o Of course
the ex-governor will waive his claims as
in duty bound.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-12

4 HIGH CoMPL1NENF.-We are indebt-
ed to .::se very efficient super nteadent of
the lunatic asylum at Staunton, FOG his a4a-
nual report. Had the country been search
cd from Maine to California q better sue
cessor to the late DR.. Stribling could not
have been found than the happy cilozas of
the board. Dr.. Robert j.. Baldwin is Pc
c%uliarly fitted for the position being a ply.
sad of decision of character, and a gem
tIenlar, generous and sympathetic in all of
his Impulses, end withal, and more than
ali. a Christian in has daily walk as well
as by profession. We will hereafter pub
lish some of the statistics Of his most in
teresting report.-Richmond Whiy."