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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-12

A. j. Chase is distributing his annual supply
of calendars.
The merry sleigh bells were heard on every
side yesterday.
1t is considered doubtful if Mrs. Aitchinsor
will recover, as her skull was fractured.
The next lecture in the Mechanics COURSE
will be delivered by Dr. Fred Gerrish, on s'The
Criminality of Disease"
Sebsgo Lake is now higher than it has been
a. this season of the year since the Oldest in
hsbtant began to keep record.
very pleasant company enjoyed the second
of the Fraternity daDcee at City Hall last even
ing. The music was just delightful.
The supper at the Second Parish church thi 8
evening will be from to o'clock. A good
time is assured
There will be choice selection of useful and
oruame ptal articles, suitable for holiday gifts,
at the Christmas safe at Re cepton Hall, CON-
mepcing Thursday evening. The public are in
vited
Officer Jackson caught an old woman selling
liquor at Gorham's Corner last evening He
went in and seized the glass while the custom
er was drinking, and saved the liquor as evil
dence. She is an old off-nder.
The friends Of Mr.. Austin d. Sullivan, of the
firm of Sullivan & Osgood, to the number of
about forty, gave him surprise visit Monday,
it being his birthday. He received number of
presents and jolly time was enjoyed.
The Advertiser learns that Miss Emma Fla
herty, an Irish girl, aged Is, whose parents re-
side on Centre street, is the possessor of a mez-
20 soprano voice of great richness and good
compass. She has been singing in the Catholic
Cathedral choir, but an effort is to be made to
give her thorough musical education.
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Superior Court.
DECEMBER CIVIL TERM, 1877, sYMoEDs, j., PRI
SIDING,

DECEMBER CIVIL TERM, 1877, sYMoEDs, j., PRE-
SIDING.
TUEsDAY.-Ida A. Proctor VS.. Gard liner NJ Park
Trover to recover to the value OF lot OF
household goods. The defendant, deputy sheriff,
took the goods a repeyIE writ in favor of Mrs.
Ann M. Haskell against D. w Proctor, lawyer and
husband of the plaintiff,
The plaintiff claims the goods under bill of sale
from Mrs. Ann NJ. Haskell and her son. Mrs. Has
kel claims that her signature thereto was procured
by D. W. Proctor by fraud; that Proctor who, with
his wife, were then boarding with her in Deering,
represented to her son, a weak minded young man,
that he Ghe SOM was liable to be arrested and i'm
prisoned for debt and he must leave the state that
the son came home hurrieuly one forenoon and said
Mr.. Proctor had told him the officers after him,
and that it necessary for her to sign the paper
he had with him in order to protect him; that she
had not her glasses with her and could read the
paper, and did not read it, but signed it, that her
son left that afternoon for Massachusetts,, and the
next day she followed him with her daughter and
grand daughter by advice of Mr.. Proctor he telling
her that she was liable to be arrested and thrown
into prison for her sons debt; that MIR. and Mrs.
Proctor promised to look for and take care of her
furniture and things till she came back but on her
return months later, found the Proctors in the
city keeping house with the furniture, and claiming
it under bill Of sale.
The allegation of fraud is of course denied by Mr..
Proctor and his wife. They say the Haskells were
in debt and the came in to Proctor's Office and
wante to sell the goods; that he drew the bill Of
sale. William took it, went to get his mothers sig
nature. and returned with it; at noon Proctor went
gu to get the money of his wife, and asked Mrs
Haskell she signed the bill of sale, and she replied
that she did and understood it; that the consdera
ton of the bill of sale was twenty-five dollars il
money and the receipt in full OF bill OF seventy dol
lars against the for professional services that
krroceop never made any such representations to
Nib naSAei' as claimed by her, and never advised
her to leave the State
The jury disagreed. 1t is understood thev were
equally divided.
&C. e. Clifford-Proctor for plaintiff
Buter-Purves for detara,n+
Horatio Staples, app't, VS.. Michael McDono,,o,
Action to the balance of an account for COL
sold the wife OF defendant.
Defence-that wife never purchased the goods an,
if she did the credit given to her, and not to de
PENDANT Verdict for plaintiff.
Metcaf for plaintiff. Cobb for defendant
Mary WEIGH We. VIM. M. Nickerson. Trespas
On trial.
Barron for plaintiff. Thompson for defendant.
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United state. Dis,ric. Court.


TUEsDAY.-The petit jury was empanelled as fol-
lows:
William Fl. Moody of Saco, foreman; Samuel
knight of Topsham; George P. Merrill, Joel Crook
er. of Minot William H. Bickford Edward T.
Smith, of Windham; William f. Abbot, of Saco;
John Hayes, Seth Dillingham;, of No. Lerwick /:
Samuel p Young, Howard P, Staples, of York; A.
X. OIdway OF Lewiston
Supernumerary-David G. Drnkwater Of Port
land.
In the Indictment against Charles H. Harris OF
Bethel for improper use of mails, upon arraignment
he pleaded no0 contendere, sentenced to thirty
days imprisonment in Jail at Portland and to pay al,
costs of prosecution.
Harris caused an advertisement to be printed in
able-bodied men for three years Government sur
veyng expedittion, pay $1,000 year; applications
to contain S., be addressed, Survey" lock box
3d. Bethel, and it was for this abuse of mail that
Harris was indicted.
In the Indictment against Albion Cotton Of Pow
nal for sending through the mails two postal cards
upon which were written scurilous epthets, Court
held that the epthets, although scurIious in the
common acceptation of the word was not scurrilous
according to in ent of the statutes that evidently
intending epthets that were of indecent, obscene
or immoral character indictment was quashed.
In the indictment against j. e. Frye of stockton
for selling postage stamps at less rate than author
lied by law, he being postmaster, he pleaded nolc
contendere. Sentenced to twenty days imprison
meDt in jail at Belfast and to pay all costs of prsse-
cution.
Court adjourned to Wednesday at ten O'Clock.
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Cary and Tom Karl.

| A Washington correspondent of the Boston
| Herald is very enthusiastic over the Kellogg
Gary concert in that city, and among other
things has this to say: Statuesque in form, as
she is most womaDly in face, L know no other
woman in whom l mark so high limit of de-
| velopment in the same number of years as in
| Miss Cary, from the night she first sang with
| Nilsson till to-day There did seem something
crude in her then-she was grand-but she had
not grown to her heyday. She returns to us
| FROM Europe, grand still. but so much more
beautiful with that superlat;ve beauty, born of
| perfected powers, and being rpened in SYM
metry and divine sympathy. She sings as the
nightingale sings, this great coutralto. with
somethiog of the heavens own timbre 10 her
tone While you acknowledge the splendid
quality of the organ, you thrill to the power
tnat qnlckens and pervades it, great and ten
der soul
Almost never has such concert been given
In w ashingtoD-where such wonderful music
met such wonderful enthusiasm in so great aud
renneo an audience The programme WAS
doubled through encores.
Tom Kail is a rare tenor He sang one song
with perfection of tone aDd a fulluess of feel
ing that moved at least one to tesrs. As he
sang the song of Alice Cary, "My Dearest,
Dear Little Heart,"-
.Ail the dreaming is broken through;
Both " hat is done and undone rue;
Nothing is steadfast aud nothing true,
But your love for me and nv love for you,
My dearest dear little heart -
one soul went out into eternity after that be-
loved woman, with sigh of longing that could
not ne uttered
That song was written by Alice Cary to her
sister Athena" but little time before she
died. After her death it was incorporated into
little book called the Lovers Diary" pub
lished by Ticknor & Fields, Boston, 1868 This
book was written in memory of this beloved
sister. It's frontispiece contains her portrait;
the exquisite dedication was written to her. 1t
never sold largely. With tears dropping from
her lovely eyes, Alice said to me: SLOW much
of my heart has gone into that book, but no.
body minds it" As her words. borne on the
wonderful voice of the singer, foated out to the
heart of that great audience, that lovely and
lonely woman seemed at last declared. How
much, how much more than we could dream, it
would be to her could she hear it-she who
waited, who died, yet heard no response. The
grass is thick upon thy grave; thy name per-
chance, is growing out from the homes of the
land; but. while thy songs are sung by such
voices, thou must never die out of the hearts
of the people.
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RIP VAN WINKLE-T The old but ever new play
OF Rip Van Wrinkle was played at Miss Marshs
theatre to rather small house last evening by
John Murray and his company. Mr.. Murray
as Kip was good as be always is in this char.
acter. The impersonaton has naturalness to
it that is irresistible, and each time it is seen
seems to be better than ever before.
Miss Garland was not particularly happy 10
her conception of Gretchen, the wife of Rip In
the opening act she was rather more like wild
cat than broken-hesrted wife. In the last act
she was much more natural and her acting
gave general satisfaction. The rest of the sup.
port was very good and the piece went off very
wol1
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THE FLoRENCEs.-There will of course be q
rush to see the Florences tomorrow night IL
he mighty Dollar" In the character OF
Bardwel Slote, the new Congressman, he is
simply immense, aud at all points has crowded
houses. Mr. Florence will be remembered a.
the gentleman who started the auction sale OF
seats for the Adams benefit in New York in
October. He closed the sale by giving 500 foi
q box to help the fund. The description of the
sale as conducted BY him is very amusing reao.
inr
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From 500 m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to loan.
PORTLAND, Me-, Oct. 8, 1877.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1920
ana lib p. m. Close at S.15 a. M and 245 and 900
p. m.
Boston and the West Arrive al 5.20pm.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
hallway. Arrive at 1920 and $40 Close at 8.15
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1920 and
lib m. Close at sis m, 2.45 and 800 m.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes
Arrive at 3.l5 p. m. Close at 11.30 a. M.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 900 a
NJ and 3l5 p. m. Close at II 80 a m and 800 p m.
Morning Northwestern by G. I. r. Arrive at 1885
m, Close at 7.15 m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 2.15 and 900
q. M, and BIS p m. Close at $50 and 11.3O a. m.
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
at 20 p. m. Close at 100 m and 200 p m.
North Conway and other offices on the P. q o. R.
r. Arrive at l1.30 m and 800 p m. Close at 1000
m and 215 pm.
Castine. Deer Isle, Sedgwick S. W. Harbor. Mt
Desert, JoI espert, Machias, Machiasuort East Ma
chas, Millbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steam-
er. Arrive at a. m. Close at 9 p. m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at 600 m.
Close at 5.c0pm.
Foreign Mails per Allan Line close every Fri
day al p. m.
Foreign Mails. via New York, day preylousro SAIL
ng OF steamers. Close at 815 a, M
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East Arrive
at 2.15 m. Close at 900 d M
Skowbegan intermediate offices and the north
Arrive al 315 m. Close at 1880 m.
Skowhegan also closes at 900 D m
Canada and intermediate Offices via e. II. r. Ar
rive 81 80 .. N. Close at 100 M.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Close
at ll.30 a. m and pm m.
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STATE NEWS
KENNEBEC COUNTY


The winter term of Maine Wesleyan Semin-
present number of students is one hundred AID
twenty. This is in advance of any winter for
several years.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Oxford county Poultry Association will
hold their third annual exhibition at A dreWs'
Hall Dec IS, 10 ana 20. This promises to be
by far the largest and most interesting show
they have yet held.
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
Bangor woman attempted to shoot herself
Monday but the pistol failed to do its work, and
she had to be content with fainting ft the
result of fright
PTsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
A delegation from the Board of Directors OF
the Maine Central Railroad visited Dover and
Foxcroft recently to have a conference upon
the subject of extending the Dexter branch to
Foxeroft. An informal meeting was held at
the office of Hon. A. G. Lebroke, and large
number OF business men were present. Those
who addressed the meeting upon this occasion
were favorable to the extension proposed A
good deal of enthusiasm is manifested by the
business men in hat section, who are deter.
mined to push the thing through. Col Alden
OF Augusta, was present at thesmeeting
Mr.. Robinson, New York chemist, has
found quite large quantities of manganese in
Dover, and also traces of iron ore in Dover
Milo. Sebec aud SaDgerville, and he is of the
opinion that smelling furnace conveniently
situated on the line of the Bangor &. Piscata.
quis Railroad would be a paying oper alton fol
many years.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The lumber trade in Calais is now larger
than it has been for two years.
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The Attention Of the Trade

il invited to the Ranges, Cook and Parior
Stoves, Sinks and Hollow Ware, manu-
featured at our works in this city.
- Orders for Job Foundry York neatly and
pr0mptLu executed,
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HARTz, THE MAGICIAN.-The New York
Herald speaks as follows of the performance
of Hartz, who is to appear in this city next
week:
Mr.. Hartz, the favorite illusiopist, has met
with complete and well-deserved success with
his bewilderiDg entertainments at the New
Assembly rooms. Without doubt Mr.. Hsrtz
Is the most wonderful prestidigtateur who has
ever aroused a New York audience, his tricks
being so neatly and SO gracefully performed as
to defy detection. We may mention peculiar
bit of magic, where the performer, after wash
ing his hands 10 large BASH of water, thro VS.
the contents of the vessel over the audience,
and, to the amazement of the spectators they
are smothered with flowers instead of being
deluged with water. The Bower of Flora Is a
beautiful trick, in which Mr.. Hartz causes to
grow from common flower pots flied with earth
beautiful plants laden with flowers, the flower
pots all the time being in sight of the audi
ence. The Aerostat Spirituel is a marvellous
feat which has required twelve years work for
Mr.. Hartz to complete. Ii consists of young
lady who s cbloroformed, aud who is merely
supported by her elbow on top of pole resting
on four-legged stool, appearing actually to
float aeont 10 space. The conjurer never touch
es her. She ascends aud descends at the will
of th- operator, and there are no wires or cords
by which she could be affected
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GoRHAM. wishes to contradict the
"Queensarm" part of the statement In yester-
days Argus in regard to the tranps in Cor
ham. He says that he was pressed SO hard
that he was not able to get into the house to
get sQaeensarm' or any other firearm even
if he had had one in the house, but had to es
cape to the neighbors the best way be could.
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The SNow.-The first snow storm of the sea-
son Of any account, which commenced here
Monday night, continued through the rest of
the day yesterday, and there was quite good
sleighing on many of the streets. The con-
slant use of large and heavily loaded wagons
cut up the snow on the principal thoroughfares
thus spelling the sleighing. The boys were
happy with their sleds and now we may looB
for broken limbs from sidewalks made slippery
by coasters.
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MASONIC.
at Masonic Hall. No. So EgchGnqe Street.

at Masonic Hall, No. So Egchonge Street.
YORK RITES.
BLUE LODGE Ancient d-Mark, first Wednes-
Wednesday.
CBAPTEKs- GreepIeaf R. A. c., first Monday; Mt.
Vernon, A. c., third Monday.
COUNcIL-Portland c. r. e. S. Masters, second
Monday.
CoMMANDERIEs OF K. L Portland, fourth Mon
day; ST. Adams, second Thursday
GRAND BoDHs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter. first Tuesday evening in May
Grand Council, Wednesday p. M; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening.
MASONIC RELIEF AssooIATIoN-Fourth Wednes
day in every month";
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION
Second and fourth Tuesday of each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES,
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge of Perfection, first
Friday.
CoUNoIL-Portland Council P. OF j. second FRI
day
CHApTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de H.
Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-MaineC oDsistcry, S, P. R. S., fourth
Friday in March, June, September and December.
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CONSUMPT IVES
Special Notice.


The undersigned would respectfully
inform the citizeas of Portland and
Vicinity that he mas purchased the Stock
Of Boots, Shoes and Rabbers OF A.
G0weil at very low figure. and will
sell them at prices that defy competition.
The stock is one of The finest in the
State, comprising all the latest styles Of
every descriptions; Ladies' Boots In great
variety. and prices lower than the
lowest; Misses and Children's school
Boots; ROys, and Youths School Boots;
Mems Caif Boots, an styles, kinds and
prices; Mems Heavy Kip Boots. Any
persons in want of Boots or Shoes should
not fail 10 examine our stock. and we will
guarantee to save from 25 to Is cents ON
every pair purchased from cur store.
This is no humbag, bat an actual fact.
No trouble to show goods. Call and
examine our styles and compare cur
prices. Respectfully Yours,
w. u. GDSS.
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M L. A CoURsE.-Col. Homer B Sprague
lectures at City Hall this evening in this course
The New York Tribune says of him: La tax
ing a candid survey of the lecture field, we
lame Col. Sprague as the ''coming man to
rank among the leaders in platform eloquence.
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Winter dress goods marked down to 10 cents.
These goods are dark winter styles, and are O
bargain at 10 cents, at Horatio Staples, 1SC
Middle street.
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pIsCATAoUIs COUNTY

MAKE way for Christmas! A great mark
down Of black and dark cloakings, in order to
clean out the lot, to make room for Christmas
goods, at Horatio Staples, 1870 Middle street,
Portland
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ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
M. G. M. A.-Lecture.
Annal Fair-St. Lawrence st. Society.
SPECIAL NOTICES..
Christmas-Abner Lowell.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Carlton Kimball-3.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Read--C. Day, Jr., & Co.
Wanted-Vd Mill,
Stores and Houses 10 Let.
. Pubhc Notice-Type- Writer,
Alex rockingham & Co.
EDgravings-Fred'k F. Hale.
Candy. Candy-C. o. Hudson.
Notice is hereby given.
AUCTION COLUMN.
Japanese Art Treasures.
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DIT odd BeIloUS' Hall, Harrington Block, Congress
Street
RELIEF AssocIATIoN-Third Tuesday in the
month.
LoDGEs-Maine, or Monday evenings; Anceny
evenings; Beacon. on Tuesday evenings; Unity, No.
3, Cd Wednesday evening; Ivy, d. Off,, second and
fourth Saturday of each month.
ENoAMPMENT- Machigonne, first and third We'd
nesday Eastern Star second and fourth Wednes-
day; Portland, first and third Friday; Falmouth,
No, IL, first and third Tuesdays.
BENEFIT AssoCIATIoN-boaId of Directors meet
first Monday evening of each month. Association
elsfirst Monday evening of January, April, July
and OctOber
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WILL all who were ever members of the class
# '73, 2. 81 S., Boys Department, please meet
at the armory of Portland Cadets, Wednesday,
Dec. 18th, at z p. m. BUSINESS of Importance.
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TEMpLARs OF HONOR.

at Templars' Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNcIL-Maine, first and third Monday in each
month
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. I, every Wednesday
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Children's undervests for Is cents eachI
Drawers same price, in sizes from 16 to 26, al
aoratio Staples, 1870 Middle street
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81 WILL speak as liberal as the air. of the
sterling worth of SLIPPERY ELM LOZEN-
GEES, for Coughs, &c. For sale by all drug
gistS
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This morning Mr.. Bailey commences the sale
OF the collection of Japanese and Turkish
goods that have been on exhibition for the past
two days. We fear that the weather has pre-
vented some of our citizens from attendance
oy which they have lost an opportunity of view
ing in their entirety display superior to any
ever presented here bat at least they have an
opportunity to go and buy something suitable
for presents or their own qualification, thatcan-
not be equslled again.
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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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SARATOGA. This evening the Edwin For
rest dramatic club are to produce the charming
play of SARATOGA" at Miss Marsh's theatre.
The play has been well rehearsed and it will be
we'll put on, and cannot fail to give satisfac.
ton. In the cast following will be noticed the
name of Mr.. John Wooderson, who has many
friends here.
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In the committees of the Senate as revised,
Mr. Hamlin IS chairman of the Committee OIL
Foreign Relations, second on the post offices,
and third on the committee to examine the sew
eral branches OF the civil service Mr.. Blaine
is charm an of the Committee on Rules, ano
serves also on the Committee on Appropria.
tions, Naval Affairs and the Mississippi levees
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-rhe following
are tue real estate transfers recorded in Thu.
county yesterdays:
acres for $50. e1'
Fortland-Wm Ell Evans n Cvrus IT Far
ley, lot of land for $4,000. : :
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EXTRA heavy Worsted Jackets for ladies 70
cents each, at Carlton KimbalPs, 495 Congress
street. dec12d2t
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CITY AND VICINITY.
TBaB PRESS

MAY be obtained al the Periodical Depots of Fes-
sender Bros MARQUIS. Brunei & Co., Andrews
Wentworth Moses Il. B. Rendrick and Chisholm
Bros, on ali trains thai run out of the city,
At Biddeford of Philsbury,
At Saco OF L Hodgdon and ii. d. Kendrick.
At Waterville of j. 8. Carter.
at Bath, of j. .. Shaw.
At Lewiston. of French Bros, and Stevens 81 Co
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Mr.. KNAPP's lecture on Architecture VIII
take place on Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings Of this week.