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A Shocking Suicide.
WASHINGTON.
Cabinet Meeting.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The cabinet session
lasted only an hour to-day. and no business of
unusual Importance was attended to. Several
cabinet officers went TO the capitol after the
adjournment of the council
Executive Nominations,
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate to-day: Pay Inspector, Alexan-
der w. Bussell to be Pay Director; Payma ster
Rufus Parks,to be Pay Inspector; Passed assist
ant Paymaster, j. p. Foster. to be Paymaster;
Assistant Paymaster, Jas. A. Ring, to be Pass
ed Assistant Paymasterr; Paul Morrill, to be
Surveyor of Customs at San Francisco; Jas. A.
Williamson of Iowa, to be Commissioner for
the District of Columbia in place of j. HI.
Ketchum, resigned.
Various.
A telegram represents that the condition of
Meyer recently shot by Dryden at Warrenton,
Mo-, is very critical.
The Louisiana committee of the House have
agreed to the bill recognizing the Nichols gov
eminent.
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FOR EIGN.


CoNsTAN1INoPLE, Feb. 23.-The Russian
consulate here warns shipping that torpedoes
are being placed on the Black Sea coast be-
tween Gookgoons Kate and Fort Saint
Nicholas ~
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FOREIGN pORTA.

ar 23d. brig Costalia, Sparks, Baltimore.
GLOUCESTER-Ar 2lst, sch Robert Woodruff
WicpaSspt.
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Chicago Cattle Market,

fRovIDENoE, R. l., FEBRUARY 23.-Printing cloths
market continues inactive and prices nominal at 4Sc
q &c for standard and extra 81 "a.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL ATTENTION.
Members of the Portland Army and Navy Union
are requested to rendezvous at Headquarters prompt
at ten o'clock THIS Saturday MORNING, to
attend the funeral of the late Admiral Alden.
Per oder,
W. E. DENNISON, Pres't.
GEO. P. SHERWOOD, Sec'y. feb2isnd1t
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMSHIPS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

Thursday, Feb. 81.
ARRIVED.
Sch Nathan Cleaves, Atwood, virginia-oysters to
Timmons & Halves.
Sch I J Trafton, Hoyt, Philadelphia to Maine
Central RR.
Sch Express Tilton, Ireland Philadelphia coal to
Maine Genital RR.
Sch Bramhall, Hamilton, New York-coal to Ran u,
dali 81 McAllister.
Sch Josephine, Pickett, Portsmouth
Friday, Feb. 23.
ARRIVED.
Steamer New Brunswick, Hail. st John, NIB, via
Eastport.
Steamtug r Doane, from New York for St John,
Sen George Linwood, Mcdonald, Welchpool NIB
90, 400 fresh herring to order.
CLEARED.
Brig Emma Shaw, (Br) Macomber. Liverpool
John Main.
Sch Ella Pressey for New York, before reported
schs Mahaska, + A Elliott, and Others
lFROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
KENNEBUNKPORT-Ar 21st, sch Florida Gill
MORE Savannah.
Cid 23d, brig Edith, Pickett, Portland.
EAsTPoRT. Feb 16-Cld, schs Convoy, French, for
Willis Putnam, Gerrsh, Boston; VIM r Page, Hill
yard. do.
Feb 19-Cld, sch Rose, Stickney Boston.
Feb 20-Ar, sch Senator Grimes, Cassidy, Boston
via Portland.
Cid, schs Swallow, Carlow, Ne York; D New
comb, Hickey, Boston.
FRIENDSHIP, Feb Ar, sch Clara A Benuer.
Thompson, fishing Give OF the crew down SICK with
measles.)
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LONDON, Feb. 23.-The Anglo American Tel
egraph Company gives notice that on and after
the first of March, the tariff will be reduced TO
one shilling sterling per word
The Dead Fenian.
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Wiudham.

The Republicans of Windham are requested to
meet at the town house on SATURDAY, the "a inst,
at o'clock in the afternoon, to nominate board OF
town officers Tor the ensuing year.
Per order.
Windham, Dec. goth, 1871.
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Daily Domestic Receipts.
By water conyeyance--1OCO bush cornmeal to g
w. True 81 Co.
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GoRK, Ireland, Feb, 23,-The remains of
John o. Mahony were taken from their tempo-
rary resting place in Queenstown this evening,
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CAUCUSES,

BtnudIsE.
The Republicans of Standish requested to meet
at the town house on SATURDAY, the oath day of
February, inst, at O'Clock m, TO nominate eau
didates for town officers for the ensuing year.
Per order Of Com.
Fab on 1877
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-18
A Curious Calculation.

A rapid penman a write thirty
words in a minute. To do this he must
draw his quill through the space of a
rOd-siXteen feet and a half. In forty
minutes his pen travels a furlong; and
in five hours and a third, a mile. We
make, on An average. sixteen curves or
turns of the pen in writing each word.
Writing thirty words in a minute, We
must make four hundred and eighty
eight to each second; in an hOur,twenty
eight thousand eight hundred in a day
of only five hours, one hundred and
forty-four thousand; and in a year of
three hundred days, %fOrty-three million
two hundred thousand. The man who
made a million strokes with the pen in a
month was not at all remarkable. Many
men make four million. Here we have,
in the aggregate. a mark three hundred
miles long, to be traced on paper by
each writer in a year. In making each
letter of the ordinary alphabet. we,lust
make from three to seven strokes of the
pen-On an average, three and One-half
to four.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-18
Men. Women and Furniture.

We maintain, too. that. in reality, man
has no need of furniture. and that ev-
erything he does worth doing could be
done without these adjuncts. In the
highest stage of civilization, men will
not need either a bed. 4 table. a stool.
or a candlestick-things which, Just
now, he considers tO be of absolute ne
cessity. but which M people, the most
refined. the most intelligent. and the
most highly civilized, that has lived on
this planet in historic times-the Japa-
nese. tO-wit, have shown can be per-
fectly well dispensed with. Indeed. in
every age, the more refined the race. the
less has 1t thought furniture nee -sssry.
and it might even be asserted. without
much fear of contradiction. that a peo-
pie that need a great deal of furniture
10 he comfortable and happy is in a
state, so long az that need is felt. that
can only he termed barbarous. Man
proper. man in his highest condition Of
spiritual and physical development, is
absolutely independent of furniture
sits on his heels, sleeps On the floor. eats
with his fingers from dishes made of
gourds and leaves (or. II he prefers il.
of wood exquisitely la"quered) placed
on the ground avoids the necessity Of
candlesticks by using lanterns. or by
going 10 bed early and sleeping late (;
and writes on his wristbands. All the
noblest art, the most exquisite d-cora-
tive design. all the immortal books.
have come from people or from indi-
viduals TO whom things" have been
unnecs ssary or unknown And. there
fore, To insist that man ia distinguished
from the lower animals by having fur
niture, is not 20 say a handsome thing
ali Ut him. but To derogate from bis dig
nifty. When We come 10 clothes. how
ever. We find the case a different one
Clothes seem 10 go hand in hud with
mans development a. a social being.
and every high tide in civiliz. alton has
been marked by great inventiyeness.
s~plen1or. and eve luxury in dress
ScribneT Joy October.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-18
WOM Fires.

We grant, as has recently been said.
that an open fire is incompetent 10 heat
our houses" but We believe il can be-
made such an important factor IN the
culture of children. that We have no
hesitation in urging others To try il. In
houses that are wholly warmed by fur
mace, the family circle is likely 10 be
come impaired. The children take ether
friends to their own rooms. and the
mother rarely becomes intimately &C
quainted with their associates. Around
a wood fire, all naturally come together;
what interests one. comes in "A short
time to interest all. and the children are
more open and free. The fire warns
the heart the same as the body. A wood
tire early in the evening when the chill
dren come home from school Is very
necessary. When the boys get used 70
coming in from the cold and snow Ia a
GOOD wood fire blazing on the hearth.
with the room not too nicely furnished
for them to use. they are not apt To leave
it for any outside attractions. The mo-
ment the familiar whistle is heard in
the evening. let some kindling wood be
thrust under the logs. The pleasant
sensation produced by a good fire. if
repeated every day. winter after winter.
amounts to "A great deal of happiness in
a boys life time. and is never forgotten.
Ii is difficult to Overestimate the value
of this gathering place for the family.
Wood fires are not dusty. and when used
not for heat, but for cheer, and in the
evening, do not cost much. The mod
crate heat of a furnace or stove is suf-
iicient by day, and but little Weed in the
lire place is necessary To make IL COM
Portable at night. Indeed. the register
often has to be turned off and the doors
have to he closed tO keep the heat OF
the house from rushing into the parlor.
The wood fire ventilates, and thus. moi
only are the feet kept warm, but the
head remains col. Half "A cord of hick-
DRY wood lasts us about "a month. and
we use it on Sundays after church. and
on other days if We have friends tn din
ner, OF the children are Ia he at home
In spring and fall an open fire place is
most useful. Every one knows how the
furnace is disliked in moderate weather
but by using ut such times the wool
alone, the desired heat is obtained and
far more than the cost saved i'm the coal
that would be burned To waste. If the
fire place is painted black. it makes a
good background for the red flame. and
keeps the brick work from looking
shabby by the smoke. Let it be "A good
hearty blazing fire OF none Better 10
save in fine furniture. Or in rich deserts,
than put on wood sparingly. Brass
andlrOns are the best, for they never
wear out, and the labor in keeping them
bright is much exaggerated. The wood
must be long enough To reach over both
andlrOns. Corn cDbs make a hot. quick
blaze. just before the children gD up to
bed, AMI make them sleep the sweeter.
-Scribner for OctoJer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-18
yed her acceptance Of a bracelet worth

ged her acceptance Of a bracelet worth
500 guineas. The marriage of the Prince
of Chimay. the heir TO one of the great
est houses IN France. to Mdlle. Lejeune.
a lovely blonde. with a fortune Of S.
100000, left to her by her grandfather,
the young Michel, once a famous banker,
not long since ELECTED much comment.
The Paris papers are full of details of
her trousseau. Her lingerie alone i,
valU ed at 10000 francs. including -
pairs of sheets. embroidered by hand
with the Caraman arms, each costing
from 1900 to 5000 francs: a fan in Ven.
ice point, enriched with diamonds and
bearing in the center the arms of Cara
man and Chimay; and among her jew
elry is a necklace consisting of one
circle of forty-two brilliants with their
inner circles. each consisting OF thirty
seven brilliantS. with a magnificent en-
erald as a medallion and three superb
brilliants as pendants Philadelphia
Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-18
AGED 116.

One of the most extraordinary cases
of longevity recorded for years was pre-.
sented in the death of Owen Faren at
his daughters residence, SO Prospect
street, Brooklyn, at the unusual age OF
116 years and five months. The first 70
years of his life are not devoid of inter
est, as they were spent principally at
sea. The deceased was born on the 9th
of May, 1761, in the County Donegal,
Ireland. When only Is years of age he
entered the British marine service, and
the vessel on which he was stationed
was ordered to an American port, as the
cOlonists had just taken up arms. He
served here during the entire period of
the rebellion, after which he was dis
charged and returned to his home in
Ireland. His restless spirit again led
him to cross the Atlantic, and after
spending a few years here, and accumu-
lating considerable money, he again re-
turned to Ireland, to wed Ann Casserly
to whom he had been betrOthed before
his second voyage. He settled down on
a farm he purchased after his marriage,
but the old rowing spirit assumed the
mastery, and failing to induce his wife
to accompany him to this country, he
purchased a ship, which he commanded.
| The vessel was for a time put into the
American trade, and for years carried
merchandise back and forth between
this country and England. He never
tod what business the ship was put
into after being withdrawn from the
American trade, and all rumOr about
the matter have only speculation for
their foundation. Nearly fifty years
ago he sold the vessel and settled down
on his farm in Ireland.
The result of his marriage was Is
children, four of whom only are alive
to-day. One son, in Ireland, is at pres
ent 70 years of age. Forty years ago a
daughter came here and took up her
abode in Brooklyn. Another daughter.
Nancy, followed ten years later. The
old man for the last time landed at the
Castle Garden a quarter of a century
ago, after having buried his wife. He
resided in Brooklyn with his daughter
Nancy until his death. A peculiar cir
cumstance was that he was sick only
once in his life. He never INDUCED in
strong drink to excess, even in his
his younger days, and up to the time of
his death possessed a vigorous cOnstitu-
ton.
He comes of a long-lived family, his
mother surviving until she was 1O3 years
old. His sister and three brothers were
also well advanced in years at the time
of their death. His remains will be in
TERED in Flatbush OR. c. Cemetery this
afternOOn.-NeD York Mercury.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-18
Late in PARIS

Half the inhabitants Of Paris avoid
domestic life altogether. sleeping In
lodgings and eating III restaurants. ~
which there are "A great variety. tn"
most common establishments in Paris
are the eating houses. from Ia" soup
house up tO the e 81" rest turant IT,"
former is nOminally "A lunch hOus".
where beef broth il the chief Dish. and
very capital broth 10 ~ to-; but AL Of
these broth houses furnish In addition
q certain variety Of ii3h. meat and veg
etables, with wine In addition. 1t "A low
er prppprtiOnate rat. than ~ "A regular
restaurant. The grade Of these houses
naturally depends upon the quarter ~
the city in which they are PLACED. IT,"
cremertSs are O3t.nsibly cheap milk
hops. where IA may. in the mJrnit.'
get csff-e. tea or chocolate. with "A st~ak
or an Omelette. The customer, on 81
tering, calls for three cents worth o..
coffee, for example. and an 0mslrt with
two or three eggS. a. he may prefer
The firs,-class edCs off IA "a customer
only coffee AID rolls. but aids the psrTs-
al 81 the daily papers. The restaurant
differs. IN turn. from AL these, b@caIs~
Offering full meals al all hours. and. IN
addition. regular breakfast anil dinner
Al IL A VI and ~ . T. NJ respectively
The price Of the regular meals - iuyaT-
iably posted tn z Il letters on the stre"t
window panes. and a stranger viii
limited funds can walk down a strs.t.
and find a restaurant suited - his
means. merely by Studying The prc-
on the windows. Wha.@Ter The quality
of The food. however. the cooking - a.
WAYS Ximirabl-sayOry AMI served hJ.
The custom Of feeling the waters - All
intOlersble nuisance but as Il - by b
fees that hotel and restaurant waters
are paid, he who disregards this NaiO
Persian Law Of custom will son ~
made 70 find out his mistake: be lss
marked man, and will wait long. or -
turning 20 a restaurant whose customs
he hAs di~sregarded. D~fore he receives
a;;eation. and Is then served with cold
victuAls and treated with studied dsre-
spect We hope that this custom Will
never be followed In our own country.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-18
Appearances DECEPTIVE.

In a small town in Illinois, the office
of the county clerk vas recently inva-
ded by a wedding party in search of a
marriage license. The affable clerk
proceeded to fill out the necessary dOcu.
ment and inquired the ages of the can
didates for matrimony. The groom's
was given as thirty-four, while that of
the bride vas stated to be only four
teen. This statement caused a stay of
proceed ngs, and the clerk informed the
parties that it was against the law to
issue a license to a woman under eigh.
teen. without the consent of her parents.
Thereupon the father of the bride. who
was n of the party, stepped forward
and said the bride had his full and free
consent; that she had already been mar
ried once, and had buried her first hus.
band. This instance is a remarkable
one, and stands alone.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-18
Corporations Without q Heart.

1t would not be a pleasant task to re-
view the list of influences which led to
the great strike. Some of them-mOre
important than has been popularity i'm
agined-have had little notice; and they
lie so far back, or 81 deep down, that
they are not likely to be talked about.
That the railroad force of the country
has been very badly demOralized, is evil
dent enough; but if we should say that
its decentralization had come mainly
through its rulers and employers, we
should be met with pretty universal in.
credulity, if not with indignant protest.
The example which directors and
managers have set to those in their en-
plOy has not been a good one The men
who have done the hard work of the
railroads have looked on and seen others
get rich by illigitimate means. They
have see whole boards of directors
drop off gOrged from schemes that have
left the stock interests without a drop
of blood in their veins. They have seen
stock watered. tempered with, robbed
They have seen railroads which had alb
sOrbed the livings of trustful widows
and orphans managed solely for the
private interests OF their presidents and
directors. They have seen roads built
with bonds that were lies. They have
seen roads in ruinOus competition with
each other, while they were compelled
by this competition to do their work at
small wages. They have been made to
work upon the Sabbath, and have been
practically shut away from all religious
instruction by those who, with sancti-
mOniOus faces and conveniently Obtuse
cOnsciences, have taken sweet counsel
together. and walked to the House of
God in company" The railroad cOrpo-
rations are very few that have mani.
tested the slightest interest in thier
employees. beyond getting out of them
what it was possible to get for the con
sideratiOn agreed upon.-Dr. J. G. Hol-
land on the "Gredt Strike: Scribner
for October.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-18

The two children appointed to carry
the trail of Lady Mayoress, at the re-
cent wedding. failed to de their duty
and it began to drag in the dirt a she
was passing out to the carriage. She
dropped her husbands arm and picked
up her skirts. This was too much for
an old lady. who Indignantly observed
-She thinks more of her train than of
her husband" A pre- cocious youth,
standing by. turned round to the iraie
lady, and remarked: % lite right, too. /
dare say h-r husband will often neglect
her to catch his train"
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-18

The recovery recently of $3.50 by as
saying the dust from the roof of the
Philadelphia Mint, recalls a curious
fact brought out by an assay made some
time ago of portions of the bed of clay
fifteen feet in thickness that underlias
the pavement of that city. These ex.
periments demonstrated that the clay
contains seven-tenths of a grain, say
three cents worth to the cubic foot, and
in the 4.1S0,OOO,OOO of cubic feet under
the streets and houses there lies 1926
100000.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-18
PrecOcity by the Sea.

A correspondent writing from Long
Branch says: l was much amused this
morning at six o'clock breakfast. A lit
tie chap, about 8 years Of age, climbed
into a chair at the table where l was
slipping my matutinal coffee, and, with
the freedom of childhood, said, as he
rubbed his hands, Its very chilly this
morning" l assented, and mildly sug
gested, Little folks ought to be in bed
yet" when he nearly upset not only my
gravity but my avOirdupOis by saying
in a tone that was the perfection of
young America, 20! l was at the hop
last night, and couldn't rest. A cup of
coffee will make me all right" l bit
my mOustache to keep hack the laugh,
when he added, "One sees so much at a
watering place that one gets tired out
during the season." l asked him anx-
lously, "How often have you been here? }"
and with a yawn, politely hid with his
hands, Give years this season. am
tired of it." My conscience! the baby
was absolutely blase at eight years old.
He got his coffee, and mamma sailed in
respondent IN fashionable attire, the
left hand fingers invisible above the
first joint for diamonds, and said: M III
rice, you had better eat something"
No, thank you, ma, the coffee is enough
l will see the girls" (his sisters, 1 after
wards ascertained), and he marched out
jauntily, as if this world had nothing
worth seeing, and all enjoyment had. so
far as he was concerned, been absorbed
like the juice of an orange, and the peel
was good for noting.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-18
The Value Of Mans Opinion of WO-
mans Dress.

mans Dress.
The truth seems to be, that the taste
of men in the matter of women's dress
is often better worth consulting than
women will ever allow it to be. Some
times when they are very much in love
with a man, they will wear what they
think will please him. TennysOn's an
cry lover
saw with half unconscious eye
She wore the cOlOrs he approved"
But, as a rule, they make no such
concessions. But then, 1 will admit
that men are very irritating in their
criticism. and most of them do not know
when to stop. The TRADES of the me.
diaval preachers against the dress OF
the women of their time are amusing
reading nowadays, and even the up
braidings of the old Hebrew prophets
would be far less terrible to our ears
than they are if they were not rolled out
in such a rich vocabulary. isaiah iii
1924 Certainly there is no profanity
to-day in smiling over Latimer's rebuke
to the women of his London for what
looked to him like absurdity in their
dress, and for the pleasure they took,
and the time and money they wasted,
in firing themselves. But from Isaiah
down to Sa~vonarOla, what real good did
all these ratings do? No woman ever
minded them for any length of time, or
changed a fashion, or gave up an alb
surdity in dress until she was ready to
do so Of her OWL sweet will.
But for all their dislike of Beetles:
women may remember that all their
stuffs are devised, and all the patterns
of those stuffs designed, by men; that
almost all the new fashions originate
with men; and that the great Partisan
arbiter of their fate is a man, and. for
all they despise English taste, an En-.
glishman born, and trained to his work
in England. Why not compromise on
the subject, and admit that men and
women need not work together in this,
as in many other things, and that each
needs the others help if a good result is
to be obtained?
The help of artists, too, is often of
great value, and, if accepted, may lead
to important revolutions. l believe the
cOlOrs that have been so fashionable for
several years-the new shades of green,
blue, red, and all the odd intermediate
cOmbinatiOns-are directly owing to the
~sO-called pre-Raph@lite painters in En-
gland-tO them and to their scholars
and followers, who first had stuffs dyed
in cOlOrs to suit themselves, then per-
suaded their wives and sisters to wear
dresses made of these materials and
devised by themselves, and finally came
to control the manufacture of stuffs
that would take the folds they liked.
From the families of these artists, the
taste they had cultivated spread to their
friends, then Overflowed into the artist.
ic world, and becoming the fashion, was
strong enough to make a decided mark
upon trade and manufacturers, so that
nowadays there is scarcely a beautiful
material of the middle age or of the
renaissance time that you cannot get in
England made with all the old perfec-
tons and with all the old beauty.