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The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04

Hon. Sidney Perham was yesterday con
frmed by the Senate Inspector in the Portland
custom house.
The Second Parish Church and Society have
extended call to Rev. Mr.. Gardiner of New
York, who has signified his intention of ac-
cepting their invitation.
In letter to correspondent Ensign Luoien
Young of the Huron speaks in these high
terms Of J. NJ Merrill, chief quartermaster of
the Inflated vessel: 81 M. Merrill was a
noble, true and faithful man, one whom l
thought much of. He stood by me burning
signals at his post till the last minute, over
three hours, till he had to leave and go for
ward, where he was drowned with so many of
bis brave comrades" Quartermaster Merrill
was brother of j. Ambrose Merrill of this
CITY
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04

FRESH arrival OF cargo oysters, schooner A.
Clarence, at j. Freeman's, 2 Union wharf.
noy3-2t
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Stated Meetings.
CITY GOVERNMENT,

The regular meetings of the City Council take
place the first Monday evening of each month.
The School Committee meet the fourth Monday
evening of each month.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04

HILLS nnlaundried shirt for ST. has not an
eqnal oc18-tf
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NEW ADvERrHsEmENTs TO-DAY

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Gilbert's Programme.
Fair and Antiquarian Supper.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Eastman Brothers.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Winter Clotbing-C. D. B. Fisk q Co.
Bargains-Deane Bros.
For Philadelphia. Nickerson & Son.
DR.. Chas. A Ring.
The Typewriter.
The American Soft Capsule Co.
Maverick National Bank.
situation Wanted.
Lost-Gold Earring.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04

TEACHERS MEETING.-The teachers of the
city met at Reception Hall last evening. Re-
turns were read from the various schools, as
follows, Tor the month of November: Average
number registered, 5171; average number be-
longing, 1898; average number attending, 1888;
average number sbsentees, $40; per cent of
attendance, 933
A permanent organization was perfected by
the adoption of constitution. Mr. Morrill, Of
the High School read an excellent paper on
School Discipline, and the consideration of the
paper was laid upon the table till the next
meeting. Prof. Black of Boston then read
very artistically the following selections:
Eacn ana ALL .,"Ralph Waldo Emerson
Building of the Ship. ........... Lonefellow
Inc charcoal Man. .............,J. T. Trowbrdge
Seven Ages of Man. ..............,,.,Sha Shakespeare
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04
TEMPLARs OF HONOR.

ut TemplarS Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNcIL-Maine, first and third Monday in eacl
month
evening.
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f. o. BAILEY & Co. will cell at o'clock, to.
day, the French,prop. house on westerly side of
Woodford's avsnue, Woodford's Corner, See
auction column
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04

L. b. PERcY's dining room, 81 Commercial
street, will reopen TN Wednesday, Dec 5th, at
II a. 10. nov3-2t
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THE AMOUNT OF TESTIMONY in ia

HILLS furnishing store is opposite the foot Of
Free street. oc18.tf
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MR.. RoBINsoN's BENEFT.-The venture of
Mr.. .. A. Robinson at the theatre last night
was daring one. He has long been we'll
known as fine character personator, and as
specially happy in his rendering of dialect
pieces; but this was his first important appear
ance as an actor, and the choice of Claude Mel
notte for his debut part was certainly very bold,
for the hero of Buwer's play is full of senti-
ment and passion SO Sublime as to verge dan
gerously close upon the ridiculous. 1t is great
praise for Mr. Robinson to say that be wholly
escaped anything like rant and rendered the
character very faithfully and acceptably. His
articulation was particularly fire and his pos
lures and movements appropriate. On the
whole his appearance was decided success
and much more might be said Of it were it not
for the crowded state OF our columns this moro
ing. His support was not, in general, good
which emphasizes the excellence of his acting.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04

THE sale of Jewelry, Bronzes, &c., at Abner
Lowell's, will be continued to-day at 10 and Oh
The goods sold yesterday at very low prices
and many bargains were obtained.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY,

During the past season Mr.. George Fish Of
Dover, over "a years of age, has collected from
has brought to Bangor and sold for 81. 200. 30
Mr.. Fish has been a cripple for over forty years
aud has no use of his lower limbs, yet, notwith-
standing all this, he arises and feeds bis horses
at O'Clock in the morning, and at O'Clock is
ready to start for Bangor, distance of thirty
miles, which he makes IN one day.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04
New House at WOodford's by Auction.

IN TUESDAY, Dec. 4th, at P. NJ, we shall sell
~ the French Roof House on Westerly side of
Woodford Avenue, Woodf0rd's Corner, DeerinR,
containing rooms, ample closets, pantries, wood
shed, &c. good cellar; lot 50x175 feet. Terms very
easy; monthly quarterly payments If desired,
Horse cars from the property every 80 minutes.
r. o. BAILEY a CO., AucIiOneers.
nO28 dfd
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04

The late storm did considerable damage al
York Beach iu washing away buildings anG
washing cellars A stable and cottage belong.
ing to Hon. Abner Cakes of South Berwick
suffered severely from this cause. Opposition
brook, SO called flowed over the tops of fences
aud roads, causing a severe land slide at Ken
nebunk, on the Eastern Railroad but no dam.
age was done
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04
A CARD.

Ladies purchasing Furs would
do well to examine our Stock.
Real Seal Sets sci ing for $3.50,
Imitation Seal Sets for $3.50,
Astrachan Sets $3.50. Ladies'
Seal Caps $3.50, Gents Seal
Montreal, Furban College and
Jockey Caps; large assortment of
Ladies', Gents Il ChiIdren's Imita-
ton Seal Caps; all other goods at
equally as low prices as those
named above. Spring Wrist Fur
Top Gloves and Mitts for Ladies
and Gents. We have a fine line of
these goods and at low prices.
Unlined Buffalo Robes, whole
skins, at $500. Lined Buffalo
Robes from $3.50 to $500, good
quality, good lining ana trimming;
a good assortment of Fur Trim.
mings.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04

REAL ESTATE TRANsFBRs.-The following
are the real estate transfers recorded in this
county yesterday:
Portland--Napcy Cook to Harriet NJ. For
saith, lot of land en- State street.
Deerinagomo0Cnmmings Rogers to Helen A
JORDAN, oOoO square feet of land for $4,000.
Btidgton-George Taylor TO FraDcoDa b.
Taylor, part OF lot No. in 14th range for $1,000
PARISH MEET1NG.-Fhe following are the
officers elected last evening at the parish meet
ing Of the India street Universalist Church;
Observation-Disclosures Greedy.
Clerk-J. V. Bradley.
Treasurer-H. j. Bradbury.
Trusees-H. r. Sargent, Rensselaer, Greedy
j. V. Bradley.
Assessors-E. M. Kimball, Reuben Noyes
HI. Bradbury.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04
PURE SPICES.
SUNDRIE 8.


Large assortment of fresh Candies. per 1b 20
also a large assortment Of English and American
picked Mustards, &c , &c, &c. Ketchups, Jellies,
Jams, Sauces and every thing usually kept in first
class Grocery, all at the correspondingy low cash
prices.
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CITY AND VICINITY.
TEE PRESS

May be obtained at the Periodical Depots of Fes-
sender Bros, MARQUIS, Brunei & Co., Andrews
Wentworth, Moses, N. B. Kendriek, and Chisholm
Bros, on all trains that run out OF the city,
At Biddeford, of Philsbury.
AT Saco, of L. Hodgdon and Ii. B. Kendrick.
AT Waterville, of j. S. Carter.
AT Bath, of j. D. Shaw.
At Lewiston. of French Bros, and Stevens 81 Co
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04
STATE NEWS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY,
KENNEBEo COUNTY.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY
a cooper shop in Gray belonging to Matthew
Morrill,, was destroyed by fire recently. It was
insured for 5000.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04


Morrill,, was destroyed by fire recently. It was
insured for 5000.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Recently Mr.. 1. f. Thompson of Augusta
took ak doves to China and left them there, in.
tending that should be their future home. They
were boxed up and put under the wagon seat
The next day the doves returned to Mr.. Thomp.
sons, distance of twenty miles, and felt quite
happy to think they had got home again.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Last Thursday morning the barn belonging
to Joseph LIBBY in Paris, struck by lightning
damaging one end badly and killing an OK.
1t is estimated that $4,000 will hardly repair
che damages on roads and bridges in Norway
caused by the late storm.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Mr.. Asa Matthews aged 70 wears and
months, died in Newport ON Wednesday, Nov
18th. Mr. Matthews was graduate from Wa.
terville College in the class of '29, and was
principal of the Hampden Academy from 1881
to 1S43.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04

WEST NEwFIELD.
West Newield House, H. G. Hor omsle,
prietor.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04

BOSTON.
Parker House. School s.. H. ID. ParkerA
Co., PrOprietors.
90. James Hetel-J. h. Crocker, Propri
efOr.
fremont House, fremont sf.-Chapfn,
Quincy 81 Go. Projectors.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-04
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.


0Glce Hours.
From SEQ m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 a m.
P0PTrAND ME- Oct @ 1877
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Turner House, w. G. HeseIton. PIspri.
et0r.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-31
The Electoral Count-Presi.
dents Message.

Washington, Jan. 29-1'hc follow
ing is the text of the presidents
message concerning the electoral bill
To the senate: ! follow the e1-
ample heretofore occasionally present,
ed Of communicating in this mode
my appsoval Of tho act providing for
and requisite The counting of the
votes for president and vice president
and the decision of the questions aris-
ing thereon, because of my apprecia-
ton oil the imminent peril TO the in
stitasieas OF the country from which.
in my Judgment, the act affords wise
and constitutional means of escape.
For the first time in the history OF our
country, under the constitution - ii
now is, - dispute exists with regard
to the result of the election. OF the
chief magistrate Of the nation. II is
understood that upon the disposition
Of disputes touching the electoral
votes cast ut the late election by one
or more Of the states depends the
question whether He s.iAae enc es the eth.
er Of the candidates for the presidency
is the lawful chief magistrate. The
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-31
AGRAND BARGAIN OFF Erred
Timber and Prairie Land for
Sale in Bon Home County.

Pairie lsnd-15i acrea adjoining The town
of Bon SHsnme on the vest Sixty acres
upland prairie, thirty acres under cultiya-
ton. House on the land, remainder Of
+ land bottom, meadow and young cotton
wood timber. For sale vsry cheap fog
cash. Nsy
Apply al the Press.A Dako.aan office,
or address drawer E, fankton, Dakota,
DIV. !.
N -
The season being somewhat advanced /
-sia close out my entire stock Of nYercoata
and other heavy clothing and winter un-
der~taf u cost HARRY KArz,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-13
How GUILLoTINIxo FEELS.

~ has been reserved for NJ. Mondate.
ah Italian gentleman, to let the world
Know through La Defense, what it
seeis like to be guillotined. He
Was 10 1873 condemned to death for a
crime OF which he was innocent. and If
was not the fault of Italian Justice that
nc escaped. The blade of the guillotine
lei, but the wood in the groves of which
! q ran had swollen slightly, and the knife
: we'd by two seentimetres from his
BtsSs%r While they were repairing this
defect reprieve arrived, the true MUIR
derer had been found and had confessed
his crime. 1t was at eight a. M, Aug.
Il, 1873" says NJ. Mendate, "that nv
confessor, liable Fernia, entered my cell
to announce to me that / must die.
When at the touch of his hand upon my
shoulder | awakened, comprehended at
once the nature of his errand, and despite
my own confidence it seems that turned
horribly pale. would have spoken but
my mouth contracted and no saliva
moistened it. A mortal chill suddenly
invaded the lower part of my body. By
a supreme effort l succeeded in gasping,
1T is not truev The priest answered
know not what. heard only a confused
buzzing Then a sudden thrill of pride
shot through me. For some minutes /
felt no fear; / stood erect; l said to my
self that if / must die I should show
them that an innocent man died with
courage. ! spoke with great rapidity; l
was horribly afraid to be silent or to be
Interrupted thanked the governor of
the prison, and asked for something TO
eat. They brought me a cup of choco-
late, but / refused it. Again / had be-
come fully possessed with the horrors of
my situation. / had visions of what the
scaffold would be like, and mechanically
asked the attendants, Does it hurt
much" Not bit, answered somebody,
and I saw before me a new person in a
gown of black wooden, the executioner.
/ would have risen, defended myself, as
serted my innocence, but / tainted, and
when [ returned to consciousness / was
pinioned in the cart which was entering
the death-place. | cast shuddering
look at the horrible machine. | had no
more connected or coherent thought, and
the uprights between which the knife
runs seemed as high as the masts of
ship. was lifted up to the platform; l
had but one fixed idea-that of resist
ance. But how could l resist? ] WAS
seized and flung down upon the plank.
1 felt as if l were paralyzed, and lay
there for an immense time. Then there
was a sharp blow on my neck, and l
tainted again with the instructive idea
that the knife had struck me. 1t was
not the knife, but the upper part of the
lunette. When 1 came to myself L was
in the prison hospital"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-13

There is tradition in Yorkshire Of a
clever Jockey who was a girl, but so far
as we can learn it is only tradition.
We may, however, record that lady
twice rode in matches on public race
course. This was Mrs. Col. Thornton,
and the races were run at Doncaster.
The LADY won one OF the races, although
she had for her opponent the best profess
sional horseman Of his day-Frances
Buckle. The lady's horse was called
"Iouisa." the horse ridden by the jockey
was named " Allegro About half-past
three o'clock on the 23d of September,
1905, the match came of, Mrs Thornton
appearing in a purple jacket and cap,
nankeen riding-skirts and embroidered
stockings, with purple satin shoes. At
starting, Louisa took the lead and
made the running for a considerable way,
when Allegro" went up and headed
her for few lengths; the lady then
challenged Buckle, and after pretty
contest won her race in good style. Her
bold and excellent riding elected the
admiration of the assembled thousands.
The race was for cup of the value OF
seven hundred pounds. Buckle, who
opposed the lady, was successful and
Woodworking jockey; from the year 1888
TO 1881 he was indeed he horseman o!
the day. Temple Bar
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-13
NOW WILD HORSES HE CIPTURED
IN COLORADO.

The Denver Tribune says: The Trib-
une last week published a short notice
of the capture of wild horses in northern
/ Colorado. The Lsrimer county Express
has longer notice, and as the article is
an interesting one we re-publish the
facts. Sheriff Coon, W. F. Scribner, w.
p. Morgan, Thomas Earnest, and Steve
and Charlie George were the parties
interested, and they were'out last week.
They went some twenty-five miles north
east of Fort Collins, and a few miles
east of Pierce Station, on the Denver
Pacific railroad. Here they made their
campaign. Within two miles of camp
they never failed to find band of wild
horses. Many long chase they had. but
they finally succeeded in capturing ten
head. Two of these, however, have the
brand of Mr.. McClelland, of Greeley.
A great many animals were seen.
Some of them were very valuable ones,
and were feet of foot. Three head at
tracted the attention and challenged the
admiration of the entire party. One was
black mare, large, well-proportioned,
and beautiful, and they run her over
forty miles but couldn't catch her.
With this fine mare was q colt which
seemed to be a fuIl-blooded Norman.
These two are certainly valuable stock
if they could be captured. The other
horse was dark stallion that would not
weigh much over three hundred pounds
His name reaches down to his knees, and
his foretop to his nostrils, and resembles
a Shetland pony. He is said to be a
beauty. One wild band was seen which
seemed to be composed entirely of large
American stock, and undoubtedly con-
tanned many valuable animals.
These horses are as wild as AN ante
lope, and the strategy they used TO get
near the latter has to be EMPLOYED with
the f.rmer. The hunter must conceal
himself behind the horses until he GETS
as near the herd as possible. when
quickly mounting, he must dash into the
herd like lightning, cutting it in two.
and starting a portion of it in direction
of camp. No time now must be lost or
the wild animals viii all escape. His
companions, however, will assist in the
mad ride back to camp, which is an at
tempt to drive the game into a corral.
If successful, then the work of roping
the animals is commenced, and right
lively little job it generally proves to be.
The widest of the horses were tied to
the weakest, and thus all were driven to
town without much trouble. The same
parties have in contemplation another
hunt ere long.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-13

The clients OF Hall can hire another.
Ribbons will be much satin this
summer.
+. The muffIed voice Of Chicago em-
erges from its snow-banks pitifully sP
peaIing for spring
The crocus is beginning 10 hatch
the east, the caucus in the south and the
locust in the west.
Which is the best way TO pop the
question? the answer which takes the
prize is, as follows: With the mouth,
and Immediately afterward the lips
alone may be used to good advantage.
The World says it was "a Mrs. Nor
gan" whom Oakley Hall was trying 10
divorce. There's not such woman; but
she is "a good enough Morgan" till after
Mr.. Halls latest conundrum is guessed.
The rich young Teen who didn't
learn trades ten years ago because their
fathers were ''independen" re now ia
New York sitting ON Eastwood e-avels
and waiting for a snow-bank to draw
A use has been found for the much
abused Spitz, for when the now fire.
quentIy dead Spitz is dumped on the
garbage boats, the hands strip him Of his
skin and eventually several sewed to-
gether turn up in q splendid robe.
Augustus Picard, who died at
Rochester a few days since at the age of
one hundred and ten, drank whiskey
before every meal and smoked several
cigars before breakfast. If it had not
been for this, he would probably have
lived TO be one hundred and eleven.
Just before being shot for murder
Bishop Lee posed for a photographer,
and looked Pleasant asrequested; then
he directed the artist to send copies to
three of his favorite wives. The Inner
seems to have succeeded there porter at
the scafold.
An ingenious Yankee has invented
protean implement that can be used as
a watch-key, a boot-jack, toothbrush,
coal-hod, a tuning fork, an opera glass
and garden hose. This is what the
glorious patent Office report has done for
our imperilled country.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-13
The GERMAN LOSS.

The official statistics as to the number
of killed and wounded in the German
army during the war with France have
just been published at Berlin. The num-
Der of officers killed and wounded was
1919, and of soldiers. COSTS. The num-
Der or officers and soldiers who were
either killed or died of their wounds was
1874 and Is, S77 respectively. The pro-
portion of the killed to the wounded was
one in 344 for the officers, and one in
five for the men. As matter of course,
the great majority of the killed and
wounded belonged to the infantry which
lest 81 ,943, as compared to 1885 in the
calvary and 4 1865 in the artillery. Only
1854 were killed or wounded by artillery
fire, as against So, 762 by musketry fire /;
and, though artillery had never been so
much employed as in the Franco Ger
man war, twenty-one losses out of every
twcnty-three on the German side were
due to the infantry fire. These figures
are interesting, for they seem to confirm
the theory that the effect of artillery fire
upon the battlefield is moral rather than
material-that it frightens more soldiers
than it kills. Some instructive statistics
are also given as to the seat of the wounds
inflicted. Thus, it appears that, out OF
81, 1897 men of ali ranks killed or wound
ed, 12,7l7 were hit either upon the head
or the neck, and this shows that the
French troops must have fred very high
In the Crimean war, upon the contrary,
the highest percentage of wounds were
in the lower part of the body-a fact
which is all the more remarkable as a
large number of the men killed or
wounded were serving in the trenches.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-04-13
KITE cLAxrnrS DIVoRCE SUIT.

Kate Claxton's domestic infelicities,
brought to light by the mysterious dlsap-
pearance of Oakley Hall, are described as
follows by New York paper:
Upon the departure of the Union
Square company for a western tour, in
August last, Miss Claxton went with
them, and in the company went also Mr..
c. A. Stevenson. Rosbad played the
lover part in thedrana of 'sConscience, -
at the Union Square. Before the de-
parture of the company, however, it Is
rumored that the attentions of Mr.. Stew
enson to theheroine had become decidedly
marked, and disagreement with anoth-
er member of the company, leading to
/ blows, became for Anew days matter OF
comment. After tle company reached
| Chicago, the rumors we're continued, Mr..
Dore Lyon in the Meantime being in
New York, where aftr ii time, the re-
ports of Miss Claxtois alleged indis-
cretiOns reached his ears and started the
husband westward to inquire into the
A1AlbtCis i ilC bbaltulcnlS we're iOuud "
be gross exaggerations, with no other
foundation than the mere civilities of
the stage and hotel, and Mr.. Lyon
travelled back toward New York in COM
pany with his wife, who filled her en-
gagements in Boston and other cities.
In November last, however, the alb
surd scandal took definite form 1t was
asserted that an intimacy had existed
and that it was renewed. Shortly after
ward the home on Twentysecond street
was broken up, the husband and wife
agreed to separate, and BEGIN cross suits
for absolute divorce upon be ground of
adultery, the procedures wee placed in
the hands of lawyers, and eferees we're
chose for the respective suIt&
No evidence has yet ben taken in
either suit, Miss Claxton is living apart
from her husband, and Mr.. lion Is oc-
cupying apartments in Fourtl avenue,
pending the definite arrangements of the
suit. Whatever the developments may
be on either side, it is stated tint Mr..
Lyon is willing TO consent to Il divorce
and furnish the necessary evidence to
enable his wife to obtain it, legally, on
condition that she will give up the Gus
toby of his child, daughter about
twelve years of age, and that Dir. Steven
son will marry the lady as soon as the
divorce it granted.
Mr.. Lyon has long been known in the
street as broker, and in social and
club circles as a genial and pleasant gen
tleman. OF late he has met with some
reverses other than domestic and it is
understood that he had intended to APP
ply TO the courts to be admitted a volun- |
tary bankrupt. This latter statement is
not, however, believed.