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The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05

FIRE YESTERDAY MORNING The alarm of
fire about o'clock yesterday morning was caus-
ed by flames issuing from the ing boat Isabel,
lying at Randall & McAllistel wharf. The
fire caught in the back connecl on of the boiler,
burned the forward rart of the vessel and pilot
house, and badly seorched the cabin. The ves-
sci is owned in Philadelphia, and was insured
at the agency of W. d. Little & Go. The in
surance will cover ths loss, some $500. The
captain and one man were aboard and saved
the vessel themselves.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05

STRoUDwATER.-A lecture will be given on
Friday evening next in the hall by the Rev. F.
Pember, on Canterbury. New Zealand The
lecture will consist of personal "reminiscences of
the colony where he resided for six or seven
years, and should be one of interest, coming as
t will do first-hand. Some ladies and gentle
men in the neighborbood have lent their aid for
tde occasion in getting up quite little concert
Mr.. Pember evidently wishes to secure good
audience as the admission ia free, although
there is to be a collection. w. A. Tate has
promised to officate as chairman, commencing
his duties at O'clock
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05

LECTURE Notes.. Marshall Hawkes. de-
liyered the last lecture in the Deering lecture
course on Friday evening last. Subject, Boys.
Mr.. f. II. Elwell will lecture at the Greedy
Institute, Cumberland Centre, Friday evening,
February 18th, aud Rev. T. =. Perry of Cum
berland, on February Sth. Subject: Girls. The
last lecture was by Hon. W. W. Thomas. Sub
ject: The Story of New Sweden.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05

CoUNcIL-Maine first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. /, every Wednesday
evening.
PATRIOTIC ORDER SONS OF AMERIcA-Camps No
! and convenes over the Eastern Express Office,
Plum street. No. on Wednesday evening; No.
fist and third Saturdays of each month; No on
Tuesday evening, at Arcana Hall; No. at School
House, Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth, Friday
Evening.
BoswoRTH Posi- G. A. R.-Meeting every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, corner of Congress and
Casco streets.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head
quarters corner of Congress and Temple streets
Open day and evening" Business meeting Tues
day evenings at u O'Clock.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. To-
Second Saturday of each month.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST Y
At their library room, City Hall, on the first and
third Monday evenings OF each month.
SovEREIGNs OF 1NDUsTRY-Dirgo Council, No.
meets every Friday evening, at Arcana Hall, at u
o'clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY Harrington
Block. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
Of books daily. to 9, day and evening"
PAysoN LITERARY SooIETY-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at u O'Clock.
PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY AND READING
RooM-Open and free to all from 10 a. m. to 9p
m. City Building.
BRAMHALL LODGE, No. 3, X. OF P.-Meets
Tuesday evening, each week, Pytbian Hail. Clapp's
Block, Congress Street.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-
Arcana, Monday, Congress Hall, 4203 Congress
St.; Mission, Wednesday, Williams Block, Congl ass
street; Mystic, Thursday, at Sons of Temperance
Hall.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE UNI0N-Congress Hall.
Business meetings Thursday evenings; public meet
ings Sunday evenings, att O'Clock.
JUVENILE TEMPLARs-Perham Temple, No. "a,
at Congress Hall, every Wednesday evening at
O'clock Temperance concerts first Sunday in every
month.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION Corne
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AssoCIATION-Oppo-
site Preble House. Congress Street, open day and
evening. Union Gospel Meeting every Saturday
evening"
PORTLAND FRATERNITY-No. 81 Free st. Block
Every evening.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05
MASONIC
MASONIC.
At Masonic Hall, No. 95 Exchange Street.

At Masonic Hall, No. 95 Exchange Street.
YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGE-Ancient Landmark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERs-GreenleafR R. A. c., first Monday; Mt.
vernon, X. A. c., third Monday.
CoUNcIL-Portland C. r. & S. Masters, second
Monday.
CoMMANDERIEs OF X. T.-Portland, fourth Mon
DAY; st. Aibans, second Thursday.
GRAND BoDIEs-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 AssocIATIoN-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.
CoUNcIL-Portland Council p. of j. second Fri
day.
CHAPTER-Dunap Chapter Rose Crcix de II.
Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-MaineC Consstory, S, p. R. S., fourth
Friday in March, june September and December.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05

JAPAN AND THE JAPANEsE.-At a meeting
of the Society of Natural History last evening
it was decided to open correspondence with
Prof Morse with view of his giving his pop
ular lecture upon Japan and the Japanese.
We may now hope to see the Professors genial
face in our midst and TO spend an evening in
watching him draw odi pictures upon the
blackboard
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05

TEMPERANCE MEETlNG.-Chestnut Street So
ciety are wide awake in this good work and
holp their regular monthly gospel temperance
meeting this evening. Let the friends of the
cause see that they have large attendance
Several good temperance workers will be pres,
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05

LIST OF PATENTS bearing date of Jan. ~,
1878, issued to residents of Maine reported for
the Portland PRESS by Chas. e. Foster, Patent
solicitor, Washington, d. c..
B. d. Whitney, Gardiner, saw mill head
blocks; same, saw mill dogs.
j. FL. Clark, Deering, horse stalls.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05

sale of Parian ware, Swiss carvings, &C., yes
terday, and goods went very cheap. The sale
will be continued today at 10 a. m. and 3 p. m.
There are plenty of fine goods still remaining.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05

SULLIVAN SILvER.-Prof Bartlett has re.
turned from his inspection of the Sullivan
silver mine and reports fine lot of silver
bearing ore. Mr.. +. Worcester, the owner, is
preparing to work it and will ship the ore
abroad for smelling.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05
Commerce of Portland.
During the past month the following trans
actions at the Custom House are recorded:

SUPERIOR CouRT.-At the January term of
the Superior Court rs indictments were found.
OF this number 16 cases were continued, 12
persons indicted were not found, were sent to
state prison, IA to jail, and in cases mol pros
was entered. In the remainder the jury failed
to convict.
Edward Brown, the horse thief, was sentepc-
ed to five years in state prison.
The following ara the fines and costs paid in
EnnOr caSas nnt nreuinuslu rnnnrtnd.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05
TEX PRESS
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADvKRTIsEmENTs TO-DAY

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Peoples Popular Lecture and Concert Course.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Ancient Landmark Lodge, No. II F. g. A. M.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
The mutual Life"
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Statement-Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Fairbanks, Brown 81 Co.
Fres by Mail-Kendal q Whitney.
We have Reduced Prices-Owen, Moore s. Bailey.
valentines iS7S-C. Day, Jr. s. Co.
Wanted-Partner.
M. G. NJ. A.-Statcd Meeting.
Notice-Merritt c. Beale.
AUCTION COLUMN.
Groceries and Store Fixtures-F. o. Bailey & Co.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05

At Odd Felloacs' Hall, Harrington Block, Congress
Street.
RELIEF AssocIAToN-Thrd Tuesday in the
month.
LoDGEs-Maine Monday evenings; Ancieny
Brothers, ON Thursday evenings; Ligona, on Friday
evenings; Beacon, on Tuesday evenings; Unity, No.
3, on Wednesday evening; Ivy, d. ofR second and
fouEth Saturday of each month.
ENCAMPMENT- Machigonne, first and third Wed
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
meetsfirst Monday evening OF January, April, July
and October
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05
Stated Meetings.

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., 1878-02-05

GuTrA PERcHA for horses feet prevents BALI
ing with snow. Call and examine at Halls
Rubber Store, feb4 d3t
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05
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TEMPLARS OF HONOR.

at Templars' Hall, No. 100 Eachamge Street.
CoUNCIL-Maine, first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. /, every Wednesday
evening.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05

For the next sixty days we shalI
fered i'm this city. Amy one think.
ing of purchasing any kind of
furniture about the first of April
or May, can by buying Of us now
make their money pay them a
very much larger interest than
they can get i'm any other way. Our
stock is full and complete. All
furniture not manufactured by us
has been bought for cash and we
will sell at prices that defy cOmpe-
titiOn. Please give us a call.
GEORGE A. WHITNEY & CO.,
No. 46 Exchange st.
feb4 diff
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-05

From 500 m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 am.
PORTLAND, ME-, Dec, 20, 1877.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-15
MIR. ROBERTs'S ELEpHINy
Something About the Fortunes thnt unv.
Been sunk In the Lyccum Thrn,rc

ITS mystery to me how ncwspancr
could get hold OF such n story" MnrshnlI O
Roberts said yesterday. ms h. glanced At an an.
nouncemcnt Of his intention to make French
flats Of the Lyccum Theatre. Incvcr came ,o
such a conclusion. To be sure the thea,re hos
been Il losing property since Booth lett anil for
a time before. Fechtcr lost pile Of money
there 1t is extensively fitted up and. alto.
gether. over 100000 has been sunk in it, II
fell into my hands on the foreclosure Of a mort
gage for over slOO.OOO I5nt should bca ilat'
myself to turn II into any other stvle of a build.
ing than u Is az present. unless | md some Us.
surancc thnt II would pay in some other form
But the fact is. there is no evidence TINT either
n fiat house or Il storage warehouse would pay
any better there than u theatre. II Is true that
theatre property IL unrcmunrratN". but So iH
other property. too. or cours'. should b.
glad to change the property into ANYTHING TINT
would pay. ns II IL not pleasant to br paying tho
MNes without rrc.iVlnS permanent rrht., II rs.
sibly stores might pay ~ that street. ana they
certainly would If thu Pennsylvania Riilroad
should have ferry nt the, foot II Fourteenth
street. Ms has been talked about But that is by
no means certain to be- done
Do think the silver agitation affects husi
nessy Certainly: that md the tariff. rnrse
commissions OF legislation ARE the ruination uf
business. A merchant cannot tell what will he
mine has n cargo OF India rubber on the way -
this port. and il is possible TINT the proposed
silver Already the credit of the nation Inns
been injured. Bonds are coming home brraua,
capitalists abroad lrc uiNrmru NJ Tie coht'm-
plated repudiaton."
What can We do? We must grin and bear
II. ! suppose il looks ~ II Congress had not
the slightest respect for the strong opp .si!nn
to the Bland bill In every quarter WHAT il the
motiveY Well. ii j. hard IT, tell. SoWe thinN
the South Il determined 10 have whit they call
an easy money market. and the West l. heavily
in debt and deudel with the notion that her
merchants can their debts in silver and
save five per cent. Ii i said That Chicago wis
largely rebuilt ON Eastern capital, furnished 10y
lie insurance anu other con'rrnS NJ ten per
cent. and now they think tho Bland bill viii
pay IL of ut five per cent. We were jogging
along quietly toward resumption and settled
business when the now silver iniuuitN came up
SO you see the Lyreum Theatre must take
its chances with other property. do | think
the Count Joannes could I'LL IL permanently
Well. the Literary Bureau hire II. | should liku
10 see some bright fellow come along with some
money and take IL off my hands
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John Sherman's Fright.

No man. under ordinary circumstances,
can bear the nlsiortuncs Of others with
more heroic iortitudc than Mr.. JoHN SHEER
MAN. Indeed. he does not appear to feel
them at all. however great they may be-
The intense feeling he has exhibited about
the conviction and imprisonment Of Cen
ANDERSON is something altogether excep-
tional. 1t Is not In harmony with his ma
ture, ana implies the existence Of some spe-
cial cause
What Is that cause?
II requires no very deep penetration to
perceive ii. 1t lies upon the very surface.
ANDERSON Is in possession Of secrets which
would be very injurious and might be dan
gerous to Mr.. SHERMAN, IL disclosed. Why
else the gushing out Of sympathy toward
him from Mr;SHERMAN's proverbially cold
and icy nature;
Not content with what he and the
other visiting statesmen have done,
Mr.. SHERMAN, II seems, insists that Mr..
HAYES shall take hand IN some measure
or other for Mr. ANDERsoN's release All
accounts from Washington agree in repre-
scnting Mr.. SHERMAN as very determined In
the business, while some Of them describe
him as extremely violent. Mr., HAYES has
already written IA letter to the Attorney
General on the subject, but it does not suit
Mr.. SHERMAN, who insists on its being with
drawn and something stronger substituted
In its stead.
The Cincinnati Enquirer publishes special
despatch containing the following account
Of Il meeting OF the Cabinet, which 1t repre-
sents os having been very stormy:
"Itis learned late hour tonight that the discussion
IN the cabinet today over the Returning Board waNed
warm that the President was Obliged to sumnary end
the session To prevent AN open rupture XIV who has
hitherto been avery passive factor IN the Cabinet dis.
enNohs, took very active and positive part IN tOdays
debate He took very decided ground in opposition to
sntRN,N and MccRAHr These two worthless were eager
tointerlcre ut once-iayored putun1 town what they
were pleased To term mob violence in Sew Orleans and
arcsurrecuon o the rebel spirit by the strong arm
the military II necessary Hri opposed tins doctrine Wig
oron,y and asserted that the andir state AFFAIR
and that neither the President the Cabinet Congress
ought To Interfere with the course the law In Louis,
lama The discussion Was very heated. and may result
IN change in the Cabinet Indeed kti iuumated that
If the old policy ol Federal Interference was to be n.
NNed lac could not remain IN the Cabinet
This is entirely In accordance with all the
probabilities. Mr. KEY had nothing to do
with the Louisiana frauds, since he was on
the other side then; consequently he can
bear ANpERsoN's imprisonment with entire
equanimity. Mr.. SHERMAN had much, 1t
might be said everything, TO do with them ;
and he cannot safely allow one OF his con-
fcdcrates-who might confess-to be sent to
State prison. Hence there is naturally an
irreconclable difference between SHERMAN
ana KEY, and hence, too, SHERMAN's fright.
Wall NAV no ha efraid Tho .lanaar il
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millions one hundred thousand. According to
the last report from our bureau of statistics,
the whole tonnage Of the United States, in
Guiding all the craft plying on our lakes and
rivers. is less than four and half mil
lions.
We may note, lastly. that the German en-
pirc has no national debt, and that the total
indictment OF its constituent States falls
short of seven hundred and fifty million dol
lars. Even this burden, relatively light has
been mainly contracted for railway con-
struction. The entire outlay " the empire
for imperial purposes In 1876, including the
maintenance Of the most formidable military
establishment in Europe, did not attain one
hundred and twenty million dollars. OF this
expenditure more than half was dcfrayedby
customs and imposts on consumption, and
less than twenty millions was directly con-
trihutcd by the separate members of the
confcdcracy. II We compare the budget OF
the German empire with that Of other mill
tary States. and notably with that Of Rus
STA, we must conccde that nowhere have
such imposing results been achieved with so
little waste Of the national resources, and
with such admirable economy in the fiscal
administration.
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Will Congress Give "A Premium to
SkuIking.

Among the seycnty-eight professors and
Instructors fastened ON the West Point
Academy are sixteen first licutcnants. The
pay OF first lieutenant In the United States
army should be the same In all branches Of
the service. II any lieutenant should get
more than another, 1t Is the one in the in
fantry or cavalry, who, In Arizona, Idado,
Montana, Dakota, land western Texas.
fights Indians, sleeps on the ground and
marches thirsty and hungry. But his pay is
not much more than half the West Point
lieutenant gets for teaching cadets
an hour or two n day, and living
delightfully."- at the public expense in one of
the pleasantast watering places In the
world. Some Of the pedagogue first leu
tenants receive over $1,000 year II they
fought Indians, they would get only 81 500.
To this strict pay of the first lieutenant, the
Washington Military Ring persuaded Con-
gress to add $500 for their favorites serving
at West Point. That made $1,000. pre-
viously enacted contrvance gave them
longevity pay, ten per cent. upon their
regular pay for each five years Of SER
vice In the army. So that, with all this
cumulative compensation, some Of the
first lieutenants at West Point get 81, 2ss.53
per annuml The residue of them receive
81, 5s4 each. but are In the most charming
manner smoking, eating sleeping, talking,
dancing, reading, singing, dressing, and
love making their way to longevity
equality with their seniors OF the same
grade. We wonder that. under this shame
full wrong. single Lieutenant can be in
duced to stay in the line of the army and
fight Indians. This West Point favoritism
is a premium on skulking. II Furnishes man
hood and courage, and rewards selilshncss
and cowardice.
Equalize the pay of the Military Academy
and the line. cut down the number Of the
West Point professors stop commissioning
the yearly crop OF graduated cadets, and
reduce the army to ten thousand men.
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Mr.. MUNDY's discovery Of the ilegality OF
the Excise Boards proceedings was followed by
the arrest OF many liquor dealers who had not
wIliully violated the law, and in remittng the
penalty in some OF their cases, Recorder HACK
EFT gave warming that upon such dealers rs
might thereafter be arragned before him he
should impose the full penalty OF Imprisonment
and nnc for the wllfu sale OF liquor without
license. II was notice to quit given to those
dealers whose places were so disreputable that
the Excise Board would not license Them Alta
later day two Keepers Of barrooms were con-
victed OF selling liquor without license. and tho
Recorder sentenced them 10 both fine and im-
prisonment; but II stay was procured. aud at
length tho offenders were pardoned. In
the General Sessions, yesterday. Assistant
District Attorney ROLLINS called for the SEN
fencing OF two dealers who pleaded guilty. in
December last. Of selling liquor without IL
cense and who subsequently sold liquor while
sentence was suspended over their heads but
tbs R"aordsr rsfussd To usss sentence yestar-
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No man worthy the Office OF President should
willing to hold 1t counted ill., placed there bv any
Fraud L. T. GRANT
Icoud never have been reconcicd to the elevation by
Me smallest aid VI mine Of person however respectable
In private life who must forever carry upon his brow the
stamp Vt Fraud FIRST triumphant Ia American history
No subsequent action however meritorious can wash
away the letters Vi that record
CHARLES FR,Nrfs ADAMS
Under the forms Of law. RurnRroRp HiyEs has been
declared President OF the United states His title rests
upon disfanchscment of lawful voters. the false Ger
uncaies OF the returning officers acting corrupty. and
the decision Of commission which ha. refused to hear
evidence OF alleged fraud. For the first time the
American people confronted with the fact OF raudu
entyeected President Let 1t not be understood that
the Fraud will be silently acquesced In by the country
let hour pass In which the usurpaon forgotten
ADDKKss or DEzocRAric MESssRs CoSsRkss.
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Hostillties were renewed In the House
yesterday but II any members hoped for gen
eral engagement they were disappointed; it
turned out TO be nothing more than
short and not very sharp skirmish Mr..
GIBSON OF Louisiana. after explaining his feel
ings ut different stages Of the Fraud. and his
labors with the visiting statesmen.
sured tho House that no agreement had
been violated In the trial and conviction
OF ANDERSON. EUGENE HALE dlssented.
denouncing that proceeding as the greatest
outrage in American history. Mr.. GIBSON then
volunteered the opinion that Gov. NICHOLS
would pardon ANDERSON IL the Republicans
were TO ask him TO in the interest of concilia-
ton. and announced that his own mission in
public life was to promote good feeling between
the sections. HALE Attempted TO reply. but was
choked of.
At this luncture Speaker RANDALL success
fully switched the House OH Of politics 10y lay
ing before II letter from ions SHERMAN
transmitting letter from the acting Commits
soner ~ Internal Revenue. They announced
that the Internal revenue receipts 10 date
rs compared with the corresponding pc
rod OF last yrar. had fallen of near
~ s5.OOODO: either appropriations must
be cut down or taxes raised. Mr.. WOOD
was for cutting down expenses but thought
that the falling Off was only temporary and that
the House was abundantly able 10 attend to its
own business. Mr.. HARRISON was for tabling
the communication. as was also Mr.. WHIT
THoRsE but the Speaker ruled that it was to be
treated respectfully Mr.. WOOD promised that
the Ways and Means Committee would report
It's general revenue bill at au early day.
Tho House then passed the West Point bill.
rs amended. and began the discussion II a
pension bill which Mr.. Powers Of Maine thinks
Will take out Of the Treasury. first and last. a
hundred millions OF dollars.
After passing the House resolution notifying
all concerned that the whiskcy tax will not be
reduced nj present. and also n resolution OF Mr..
NooRHEEss for an inquiry into the proceedings
Of certain trans Mississippi railroad companies
which claim land grants in the Indian Terri
tory, the Senate listened to speeches by Messrs.
JONES Of Nevada and wADLEIGH Of New
Hampshire on the Silver bill tho for
mer favoring il and the latter rs earn
estly opposing 1t. Mr.. JONES rounded ON
his argument with a denunciatlon of the New
York newspapers. Mr.. BLAINE submitted the
substitute OF which he gave notice earlier in
the discussion. To-day Mr.. INGALLS, will speak
briefly; then, II no other Senator wishes 10 be
heard. Mr.. ALLISON will close the silver debate
and the Senate will proceed TO the vote
Through Mr.. BAYARD several banks Of this
city protested against the passage OF tho Silver
bill. while Mr., CoSKLING presented "a petitions
from different New York counties for its pas
sage and the repeal of the Resumption act and
Mr. KEENAN, brought to the notice Of the Senate
some suggestions by citizen of Rome on the
shortest way back 10 specie payments