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The Portland daily press., 1877-10-09
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LADIES all wool hose. one and one ribbed
finished seams, in cardinals, seal brown and
navy blue, only 80 cents pair, at 81. I. Nelson
s. Co.'s. 443 Congress street, Harrington block.
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THOSE ladies' undervests at 81. L. Nelson q
Co.'s, in Harrington block. at so, 624 and 70
cents, are the best bargains in the city, and
should be examined by every lady before pur-
chasing. oc6-3t
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Report was accepted and the following @
der passed, IA yeas to nays:

IN BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL,
October s, 1877.
Ordered, That the Assessors of this city are
hereby directed to abate the taxes assessed upon
the Portland Water Company of this city for
the year 1876 and the same to be abated pro-
vlded, however, that this order shall not take
effect until the work specified in the communi-
cation made by said company to the City Coun-
Gil dated Oct. 4, 1877, shall be performed
Invitation from Gen. Anderson for the coun-
Gil to join the Burlington excursion was receiv-
ed and accepted.
Messrs. Andrews, Haskell, Knowlton and
Sturgis were joined to the Committee on Health
of the upper board and the petition for milk
inspector referred to them
Petition Of Miss A. r. Smith for payment to
her Of sewer assessment received from Mrs
Sweetsir was referred.
Order was passed authorizing the sale of
certain lands on Congress. Weymouth and
Portland streets
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IIu5Utt.
F. o. Bailey & Co., AuctiOneers.
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Real Estate at Auction,

DEAL ESTATE on Pine street at auction. On
l1 Thursday, Oct. 18th, at p. M, we shall sell
the valuable property No. q Pine street, consisting
Of II story house with finished rooms, good cellar
plenty Of water, &C. Lot contains about $500 feet.
This property is very desraby located and should
attract attention. Terms cash.
70 BAILEY ~ Co., Auctioneers.
did
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KENDALL & WHITNEY have for sale the
PATENT REVERSIBLE PLANT STANDS that
were on exhibition at the New England Fair.
Oc5 dot
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GERMANTOWN WOODS for making carriage
robes, lap robes and afghans, can be found in
all desirable shades at FL. I. Nelson & Co.'s,
443 Congress street, Harrington block.
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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.
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CITY AND VICINITY.
lew ADvERTEsEmENrs TODAY
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICES.
Cigars-A. G. Schlotterbeck.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Report-Canal National Bank.
Report-Casco National Bank.
Fall MilIinery-Mrs. |. p. johnson.
At Merrills-Fairy Zephyr
Opeping-Vickery 81 Leighton.
For Sale-H0use.
Found-Pocket Book.
In portant Notice-Grand Trunk Railway Co.
Received this day.. B. Mathews s. Co.
Wante1-Girl.
Three Story Brick House.
Notice is hereby given.
Dissolution of Copartuership.
Female Orphan Asylum.
Hotel Man Wanted
Wanted-Active Man.
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NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has
IN been duly appointed and taken upon himself
the trust of Administrator OF the estate of
Grace II. Atkins. late of Portland,
in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs An persons having demands
upon the estate Of said deceased are required to
exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to said
estate are called upon to make payment to
DANIEL o. PERRY. Admir-.
Portland, Oct. I'd, 1877. oc9dlawT3w*
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THE entire stock Of rich and valuable Jewel.
ry, Watches, Diamonds, Silver and Silver Plat
ed Ware, Bronzes and Fancy Goods in store of
Ell. FL. McDnffee, corner of Union and Middle
streets, will be sold at auction by order of G. P,
Mattacks, trustee. The goods will be on exhi-
bition today. Sale to commence tomorrow at
10 a. M
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THE PR ESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, OCT. 9.
TEX PRESS

May be obtained al the Periodical Oepots OF Fes-
ssnden Bros, Marquis, Brunei & Co., Andrews,
wentworth, Moses \. B. Kendrick, and Chisholm
Bros Or all trains that run out of the city,
AT Biddeford, of Phillsbury,
At Saco of L. Hod gdon and H. B. Kendrick.
AT Waterville, of j. s. Carter.
AT Bath, ofJ. D. Shaw.
At Lewiston, of French Bros, and Stevens Co
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RIFLE SHooT.-The rifle clubs of Ffyebure
will have their annual prize shoot Oct 12tb
and 18Th. Range 100, 300 and 400 yards. The
sides are as follows:
Edwar ~ MeCa'lister, E. c. Harrington,
Sa'eo RYE, A. 4. Jenness,
q PuuIey, Horace Harmon,
" R1.i ( ooTuaD, Frank Hobbs
n
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
CaSCO National Bank
AT PORTLAND,
IN THE STATE OF MAINE,
At ihescIose of Business OcteberI IS7y.

ooU sT4T oS e 6Ea MAINE; IS.
l, William A. Winship. Cashier of the above
named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. VIM. A. WINSHIP, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before mt, this sth day of
October, 1877.
F. GERRIsH, Justice of the Peace.
Correct-Attest
!. ?. HARRINGTON,
S. E. SPRING, ! Directors
GEO. P. WESCOTT,
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For Sale.

A three story house centrally located, cont aims II
"A rooms. gas and Sebago Will be sold at bar
gain Real estate in city vicinity taken for part
payment Enquire of e. E. UPHAM, Real Estate
Agent, No. Exchange st. oc9l*
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A Three Story Rric.k House.

4 iENTRALLY Located; ten rooms in good order;
~ gas and Sebago water; to oe let at two-thirds
the former price. Apply to
VIM. II. JERKS,
oct9d1WF Real Estate Agent.
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TEMPLARS OF HONOR.

at Templdrs Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNCIL-Maine, first and third Monday in each
snth.
TEMPLE-Forest City. No. 1, every Wednesday
evening"
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AUCTION SALES,
#. o. BAILEY & CO.,
TRUSTEES SALE
Fine Watches and JeWelry,
Stock and Fixtures, &C.,
AT AUCTION.

A T STORE, No. 22s Middle Street, Portland,
IA Maine, commencing WEDNESDAY,
October 10th at 10 A. NJ. and continuing at 10 A.
NJ, and q P. NJ, until the entire stock Is sold,
which consists of fine ami well selected stock OF
Watches, Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware Clocks,
Bronzes and Fine Ornaments of various kinds, which
were carefully selected for retail trade. The
Watches are Of both Foreign and American Manu-
facture in Gold and Silver Cases, both Key and
Stem Winding; many of them are from the most
celebrated makers. The Jewelry is In great variety,
end embraces everything usually found in a first
class store. Fine Stone Cameo Sets, fine Coral Sets,
Solid Gold Bracelets, Finger Rings, Solid Silver and
Plated Table Ware, Cutlery, French and American
Clocks Glove and Fancy Work Boxes, Opera Glasses
Spectacles, &c. Also three Elegant Counter Cases,
one large Square Case for Plated Ware, one B. W.
Wall Case with eight double doors with large
mirror in centre, one large French Plated Mirror
Axe, Oil Paintings, Desks, Counters, one of e.
Howard & Co.'s best Regulators, cost $3.50. one
large Case for Watches with mirror in centre, one
large Safe with Steel Box and Combination Lock,
Furnace, Lathe for heavy work, Watchmakers'
Benches and Materials, Gas Fixtures, &C., &c.
Terms under one hundred dollars cash, over 500
approved paper on thr ee and six months with
interest at 8 per cent.
CHAS. P. MATTOCKS,
Trustee.
F. o. Bailey & Co., AuctiOneers.
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FEMALE ORPHAN AsyLUw

fHNHE Annual Meeting of the subscribers to the
Il "Female Orphan Asylum of Portland will be
neld at their house. the of State and Dam
forth SITS, on Tuesday, the 10th ipst at 3o'clock in
the afternoon. ABBY s. BARRETT
PORTLAND, Oct. 9Th, 1S11. Oc9dtd Secretary
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AUCTION SALE
Of
Valuable Real Estate
Portland, Deering, Falmouth, Cape
Elizabeth and Gray.

VVHE following lands of the late Hon. f. o. j.
Il Smith will be sold at public auction, in Port
land on TU ESDAY, Oct, 8, 1871 at ten (0) O'Clock,
unless previously disposed of at private sale:
IN PORTLAND.
change, Congress and Market streets, containing
about 400 feet.
1.-THE Verandah Farm, adjoining the Marine
Hospital, containing about 65 acres, lying on both
sides of the load.
IH-Forest Home, with the mansion and other
building, containing about 40 acres.
IV-Ihe Shattuck place on the southery side of
the Falmouth road. containing about acres.
VA tract OF about is acres at Graves Hill, on
the northerly side Of the Falmouth road.
VI-Land adjoining Presumpscot Park grounds,
on the west side of Blake street, containing about
ten acres.
VIA small lot near Leighton's slaughter house.
containing about ten acres.
IN FALMOUTH.
VIII-The Waite Farm near Smelt Bill, at Pre-
sumpsc0t Lower Falls, containing about 26 acres.
N-The Batchelder farm, the banks of tho
Presumpscot river, near the Falmouth road, coz
tanning about 80 acres.
IN CAPE ELIZABETH.
X-The Buzzell place on the easterly side Of the
Anthoine road with the buildings, containing about
"a acres.
IN GRAY.
XI-A part of the old Perley farm between GRAY
Corner and the Perley railroad station, the Maine
Central railroad, with the building, containing.
about so acres.
Terms cash.. 10 days given to examine title
The sale will be held IN the auction rooms of f. o
Bailey & Co., IS and 81 Exchange ST., Portland, Me
#. o. BAILEY N CO., Auctioneer-.
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Wnmfph
uoTEr. rvaN WANTED

WANTED, party to take charge of a summer re-.
w sort enterprise already started in Maine. He
must be able to take small interest, and competent
to assist in developing the enterprise Address for
one one week, "Hotel," care of st. Julian, Portland
NAME Oc9d3t*
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PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Office HQurs.
Arrival and Departure Of nEail..

From 500 m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Deliver
from to 10 M.
papTrACO no+ O fc77
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-19
An American in Distress.

One rarely sees fellow-countryman
in distress i'll Paris, but did meet one
day before yesterday. He came up to
me on the Rue Scribe, where, if you are
not al American, you are supposed to
be, as nearly every Office on it is in
some way connected with Yankee
trade, and, observing me sharply, he
said: care you an American" I
proudly acknowledged that l was a
citizen of the Republic. WAL" he
said, "can you tell me where / can get
some chewin'- tobacco?" I said no, of
course = no one chews in France );
didn't know personally any American
resident who i" chawed." WAL" he
said, sadly, " it's all very we'll for them
that don't chew, but I've got to have
some; can't live without it." And he
stepped out with determined air, look
ing for another American to whom he
could put his despairing question.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-19
Are they Destined to Extinction T.
New York World

Now that the negro question is no
longer an issue in politics, there is some
likelihood that the characteristics, cap
abilities and prospects Of the colored
race will receive calm and impartial
consideration. Setting aside political
antagonism, the impulse Of the whites
seems to be towards helping the colored
people through the evils which beset
them on account Of their ignorance,
poverty and peculiar propensities. No
better proof Of the existence of this
friendly feeling could be asked than the
disfavor shown to the scheme for col
onizing the South Carolina negroes in
Africa. The suggestion of the expa-
triation of the race was rejected in all
quarters in the most emphatic terms,
and the opinion was maintained with
few dissenting voices that the colored
people now in this country would be
happier here than elsewhere, and could
find here better and more honorable
work to accomplish than in the Old
World. It appeared to be the DISPOSE
ton Of the public to consider the des-
tiny Of the freedmen bound up with
the land in which they live, and this
implies the predisposition of the public
mind in favor of the advancement Of
the negroes in wealth, intelligence and
morality. Accepting as fact the con
clusion that the best chance for the
colored people is in working out their
salvation here, it becomes important to
learn whether they are advancing or
retrograding in number-whether null
tiplication or extinction awaits them.
AS mere matter Of theory one would
be inclined to argue for the rapid in
crease of the negro race. The negro
has always thrived in the shadow of
the whites. He lives to initiate them,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-19

strives for their approval, is proud of
their companionship. AS slave he
has even exhibited great capacity for
increase and multiplication. Emanci-
pated from serfdom and protected by
the laws of the white race. and sur
rounded by the comforts and opportu-
mites Of civilization, why should the
negro decay? In country where the
struggle for existence was fierce one
he might go down in the conflict with a
superior race, but here, where there is
no such contest, and there is room
and occupation for all, his extinction at
the hands Of a rival is thing not to be
anticipated, if be plays the part of
man. To offset this deductive reason
ing, certain facts are brought forward
to show that the negro raoe IS actually
dying out whether such q result is
natural or not Observers in the South
say that there prevails among the ne
groes such poverty, shiftlessness and i'm
morality that the death-rate is swelled
to proportions fatal to the continuance
of the race. A correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazette, in Jackson, Miss has
taken the pains to collate the deaths of
the white and colored people in the
various Southern cities, and the result
is ominous for the latter In Washing
ton, during the year 1875, 1922 died
out of every thousand whites and 47.60
out Of every thousand blacks. In the
succeeding year the proportion was
1858 whites and 1929 blacks. In Balti-
more the rate for 1875 was 1890 whites
to 34.42 blacks. In Knoxville during
1876 the mortality per thousand whites
was Is, per thousand blacks 31.2. In
Richmond for the same year the rate
was 1876 whites and 2S13 blacks. In
Mobile during the previous year the
proportion was 121 to 23.1. In New
Orleans the rate for the same year
was 25.45 whites to 1860 blacks. In
Charleston during the ten months Of
the present year ia out Of every
thousand whites have died and 1877
out of every thousand blacks. This
discrepancy is startling, and there can
be but one Interpretation to such sta
tistics.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-19
A DARING BOYS FATE.
Frozen to Death Before the Eyes of His
Parents.
(From the Toronto Mail

(From the Toronto Mail)
A disaster is reported from Coboconk,
county of Victoria. Late one afternoon
last week a son of Mr. j. Campbell saw
deer crossing small lake In the neigh
borhood of his fathers farm. The lad
resolved to follow the animal Away
went tho deer across the ice, at full
speed, and after it rushed the boy, who
was very fleet-footed. Suddenly, and
when about 400 yards from the Shore
the ice began to crack. Still the boy
ran on. All at once the ice gave way
under him, and down he went. He
managed to keep himself from being
drawn under the ice. but failed to find
any strong enough to bear his weight;
and as effort after effort failed, the daring
youth saw that all he could do was to
endeavor to reach rock about fifty
yards off. By dint of the most siren
uous endea"erors-by half running and
half dragging his body through the ice
the heroic boy reached the rock. All
this time hewas crying for help. When
he reached the rock he renewed his
cries with greater vigor. He was heard
by his parents, who rushed to the lake
side. The night was bitterly cold, yet
time and again did the griefstricken
parents attempta journey over the ice,
only to find it give way and themselves
thrown into the terribly cold water.
What was to be done? Father and
mother, wringing their hands, rushed
along the lakeside in vain hope that
they may find u boat Neighbors also
engaged in the search. The boy sat
on the rock for several hours; the
shades of evening still found him there
with no hopes of being rescued; his
cries for help became fainter and fainter.
His parents saw him make. a signal
with his hands, and then fall into the
water. All was over; the boy was sit
ting on the rock for hours, drenched to
the skin, and had persisted through
sheer exhaustion in the sight of his
parents, powerless to save him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-19
The Nubians the Finest Race in Egypt

The Nubians are the finest race in
Egypt, and are in every respect a pecu-
liar people, They are black, but it is
lustrous sable, not unpleasing to the
eye. They have handsome, expressive
countenances, bright eyes, well-shaped
heads and high foreheads. The hair
naturally curls in ringlets. They are
the best-looking specimens of the negro
branch of the human family I have
ever met. They are naturally intelh-
gent, are good-humored, and very
agreeable in their manners. They
have the appearance of q people re-
lapsed from state of civilization to
their present semi-barbarous condition.
Their favorite dress is nudity; in the
female sex a string of bead-embroider-
ed cloth about the loins. They live on
or near the banks of the Nile, and from
its waters they draw their chief sub
s;stence. They swimmer, women
and children-like ducks, have no fear
of crocodiles, and often seek fight
with them, being very dexterous in the
use of the knife, and rarely fail to
plunge it into the throat Of the mon
ster.
In this part of the Nile the crocodile
ct abounds. Steamboats, and the rude
treatment they have received from the
hands of strangers have driven them
from below the first cataract into the
less frequented waters of the Nubia.
The Nubians have an ingenious way Of
catching the crocodile on land. It is
the custom of the animal to crawl out
of the water on to the sand-banks in
the middle of the river, and there, with
their family, to take their siesta. The
Nubian in these places digs a pit, covers
it with bushes and sprinkling Of sand
as if the wind had drifted it there. The
crocodiles are no sooner gathered on
this fragile covering than it gives way
and they fall into the pit beneath. AS
they cannot extricate themselves they
are easily killed. Their skin is used
for shields, and sometimes they are
stuffed in order to be sold to travel
ers. The Nubian's favorite arms are
javelin and a shield of hippopotamus or
crocodile hide.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-19

One of the great industries Of Bur
NAH is the timber trade. The teak
wood, which is the chief timber cut
and shipped, is very heavy, and re-
quires prodigious force to handle it :;
and, as the Burmese are not far enough
advanced to use machinery for the
purpose, they employ elephants, and
bravely do the noble beasts perform
their task.
In the timber-yards both at Rangoon
and at Maulmain, all the heavy work Of
drawing and piling the logs is done by
them. | have never seen animals show
ing, such intelligence, and trained to
such docility and obedience.
In the yard that we visited, there
were seven elephants, five of which
were at that moment at work. Their
wonderful strength came into play in
moving huge pieces of timber. | did
not measure the logs, but should think
that many were, at least, twenty-five
feet long and a foot square. Yet, a
male elephant would stoop down and
run his tuslSs under log and throw
his trunk over it, and walk off with it
AS lightly as a gentleman would bal
ance his bamboo cane on the tip of his
finger
Placing it on the pile, he would meas
ure it with his eye, and if it projected
too far at either end, would walk up to
it, and; with a gentle push or pull, make
the pile even.
If a still heavier log needed to be
moved on the ground to some part of
the yard, the mahout, sitting on the
elephants head, would tell him what to
do, and the great creature seemed to
have a perfect understanding of his
masters will. He would put out his
enormous foot, and push it along or
he would bend his head, and, crouching
halfway to the ground, and doubling
up his trunk in front, throw his whole
weight against it, and thus. like ram,
would butt the log into it's place or,
if it needed to be taken greater dis
lance, he would put chain around it
and drag it off behind him. The female
elephant especially was employed in
drawing, as having no tusks, she could
not lift like her big brothers, but could
only move by her power Of traction or
attraction. Then, using her trunk as
deity as a lady would use her fingers,
she would unite the knot or unhitch the
chain, and return to her master, per-
haps putting out her trunk to receive a
banana as a reward for her good con-
duct. 1t was very pretty sight, and
gave us new idea of the value of
these noble creatures, and of the way in
which they can be trained for the SER
vice Of man.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-19

The report Of crimes in Italy for
1876 shows an unpleasant, though
slowly improving, state Of affairs in that
country. In 1875 there were ,OO7 MUIR
ders committed, against 1,949 in 1876;
1,640 attempted murders, against 1881 !;
2,441 cases of burglary and highway
robbery, against 2,289, and 10000 cases
of theft, against 1888. Crime in gen
eral, and especially murder, is especi-
prevalent in the Southern Provinces,
the Islands of Sardinia, and Rome and
its Provinces, the latter city, with a
population of $4,000, reporting 10
murders during 1876.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-19

Grandfather and grandmother,
They sat by the garden,way,
The smile on their faces beamin@
Like the sun on a winter day
With arms round each other resting.
My darling and | were near;
With hearts all blooming, like flowers
That in the May-time appear.
A brook was flowing beside us
With murmurs low and light;
Clouds tloated over the heavens,
And melted away from our sight
Among the branches ruStled
The leaves, all sere and dead;
And DER us, silently gliding,
Went Time with stealthy tread.
AS there on the youthful lovers,
The elders eyes were bent,
Was life's reflected image
From each to other sent,
They looked on us, recalling
The joy of a bygone prime;
We looked on them with visions
OF far off, coming time.