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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Proposals tor Furnishing the City Of BOs-
ton with Granite Edgesssnes.


Sealed Proposals viii be received at the Office Of
Superintendent Of Streets, CITY Hall, Boston, until
Thursday, March 2S, 1873, Ttcelve O'Clock ". Tor
supplying the City of Beston with Granite Edge
stones to be delivered the streets during the year
1878.
The stones 10 be seven inches in scidh on top not
less than sir feet length and of uniform depth, not
less than t,centy nches to be straight lined ioitho
,cind, and free from punches or depressions. To be
peea-hammered on top. and three inches on back;
the top edges and surface to be true to line and
straight edge. The 'front.' 10 be pointed and ME ends
squared and i0inted the entire depth Of the stone
Each and every stone TO be equal both as regards
quality and finish to the sample exhibition IN the
office of the Superintendent of Streets.
Proposals to state the price per ineal foot, deliv
cred in such quantities and upon such streets in the city
proper, koxbury, South Boston, East Boston, Dor
chester, West Roxbury, Brighton and Charlestown.
as may be DESIGNATED from time to time by the Su-
perintendent Of Streets Proposals may be made for
one more of the above sections.
The successful bidder will be required to give
bonds with surees satisfactory the Committee on
Paving for the faithful performance of their contract.
The right is reserved to reject any all proposals.
Proposals to be Endorsed Proposals for Edge
stones" and addressed to
THOMAS j. WHIDDEN,
mchS lot Chairman Committee on Paving.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-20

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs-The following
transfers of real estate were recorded in this
county yesterday:
Portland-Alice P Anderson ct al to George
S. Clark ct al land on Fore street
Freeport-Isaac Hicks ct al. to George 81.
True, land half of an acre.
Brunswick-Eiizabeth f. McKeon to John
M. Parker, land on Page street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-20
CITY AND VICINITY.
VIEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY

MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
The Ladies-CarltoniKimb
H. i. Nelson & Cog.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Mayors Ofice-M. M. Butler.
Jersey Milk-Frank A. Libby.
Rare Chance-E. N. Perry.
n. Sd Hirsch & Co.
Lost-0n the Evening of March 18th.
To Let-A Pleasant Rent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-20
Stated Meetings.
CITY GOVERNMENT
MASONIC,

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. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-20

THE ladies are invited to look into Carlton
Kimball's magnificent show window and see
rare bargains in corsets and undergarmerts.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-20

YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGE-Ancent Land-M Mark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERs-GreenleafR R. A. c., first Monday; Mt.
Vernon, r. A. c., third Monday.
CoUNCIL-Portland c. R. g S. Masters, second
Monday.
CoMMANDERIEs OF K. T.-Portland, fourth Mon
day; st. Adams, second Thursday.
GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May
Grand Council, wednesday p. NJ; 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-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de 81.
Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-Maine Consistory, S, P. R. s., fourth
Friday in March, June, September and December.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-20

New and elegant designs in ladies' neck
wear, just open, at Il. 1. Nelson g. Co.'s, 443
Congress stree, Harrington Block.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-20

CONCERT AND LECTURE AT Cry HALL
The concert and lecture given in observance of
st. Patrick's Day, which was postponed Monday
came off last evening at City Hall The hall
was packed at an early hour and the audience
remained throughout the very long entertain
ment Seated on raised seats on the stage
were about 400 children dressed in white with
green sashes. with the exception of few in
the centre, who wore pink sashes. These chill.
dren came from the Kavanagh and St. Domi-
mic schools and from the Academy, and were
under the direction of Prof. Jantz from the
Cathedral. They sang in good time and made
fine music The following was the programme
of the concert:
Fail Chorus-"Welcome to Spring.
Song-"Evening Shades" Observation-Disclosures.
Kavanagh School.
Bass solo-"Dort vergiss Cisco Fehu". >, Mozart,
Professor Jantz.
Chorus-"The Huntsman''. .......,,,
Juveniles OF Kavanagh and st. Dominic's School
Song-"Nightingale' Answer. ....,,..,.,,.,,
ST. Dominic's School.
Duet and Chorus-"Watching by the Golden Gate.'
Academy.
Juvenile Exercises ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Kavanagh Schoo'.
Recitation-"The APPEAR. ................".......
Academy.
Full Chorus. Hail to St. Patrick
Full Chorus-"Star Spangled Banner. .............
Song-"Lght from the East is Glowing. ,.....,..,
st. Dominic's School.
Full Chorus-"The Swiss Mountaineer'. ............
DduCe.
St. Dominics School,
Comedy in one Act-"The train to Mauro''. ........
Academy.
Trio-"The Singing Lesson. Muller
Song 1.-THE Swallows. Observation-Disclosures.
Kavanagh School,
The Bees Lesson ................
Juveniles OF Kavanagh and st. Dominic's Schools
Rev. Father O'Brien of Oldtown was intro
duced by Father Bradley as the lecturer of the
evening. After a few words of introduction
the speaker announced as his subject "Ireland's
Martyrdom." He reviewed the history of the
"Green Isle'' from its earliest history to the
present day, dwelling upon the sufferings of her
people for their religion and their love for their
native land. 1t was very interesting lecture
and was we'll racaiyed
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-20

At Odd Felloacs' Hall, Harrington Block, Congress
Street.
RELIEF AssoCIATloN-Third Tuesday in the
month.
LoDGEs-Maine, on Monday evenings; Ancieny
Brothers, On Thursday evenings Lgonia on Frla M
3, on Wednesday evening; Ivy, ID. off,, second and
fourth Saturday of each month.
ENoAMPMENT- Machgonne, first and third Wed
nesday Eastern Star, second and fourth Wednes-
day; Portland, first and third Friday; Falmouth,
No. II, first and third Tuesdays.
BENEFIT AssoCIATIoN-b0ardo of Directors meet
first Monday evening of each month. Association
meetsfrst Monday evening of January, April, July
and October.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-20

New and stylish designs in ladies' and chill
drens' spring hosiery at 81. 1 Nelson & Co. s.
443 Congress street, Harrington Block.
mcb20 Of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-20

Ladies Hats are as much
consequence to talk" about
as Gents Hats. Therefore
all are advised to get their
old StraWS made over at
SWEErSIR'S BleaGhery,
544 Congress Street, on the
new shapes. There's mon
ey in it. Gents seeing this
notice will please mention
it to their families.
mar1R DIFF
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-20

PERIoDIcALs.-Harper's Monthly for April
has been received and is for sale
by the following news dealers: Went
worth's, No. 553 Congress street, corner of
Oak street, at Hall L. Davis, Exchange
street, at the book and periodical depot Of
Messrs. Fessenden Brothers, Lancast er Hall
Also at the newspaper and periodicaldepot of
Geo. 81. Marquis, No 80 Exchange street, and
at the book, periodical and newspaper estab-
lishments OF . c. r. Chisholm & Bro, in the
Eastern and Grand Trunk depots.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-20
OLE HONOR.

At Templars' Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNcIL-Mane, first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. l., every Wednesday
evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-20
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.

Once Hours.
From 500 m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from 9 to 10 m.
PORTLAND, ME-, Dec. 20, 1877.
Arrival and neuarture of NUpSla.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-20

Out of sweetness comes forth strength to
those who use SLIPPERY ELM LOZEN-
GEES for their coughs. For sale by all drug
gists
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-20

Corner of Washington AID Winter streets
Boston.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-05
Queen YietOria'S Income.

In the debate in the House of Lords
last week Sir Charles Dixie said that the
income of the Queen was f3S5, 200, or
about 81, 1925, coo per annum, but that
she did not spend One-half OF 1t, not
outstanding the act ot Parliament
specially stated that G325,0OO of this
sum "was to be spent in maintaining
the state which pertains to the sovereign
of Great Britain" What does she do
with it?" is a question which is being
asked in private circles and is beginning
to be discussed in the newspapers. A
writer in the Mdgfair, paper which IS
supported by the best of English sociC-
ty, discusses this subject, and says that
''for sixteen years the English nation
has faithfully performed its part of the
contract in allowing her Majesty, as the
head of the State, magnificent income,
and people of an arithmetical turn OF
mind want to know what has become OF
these vast successive annual payments"
Beyond an occasional drawing-roOm re-
ception, state ball, concert now and
then, Queen Victoria spends nothing in
state display. This is a well known and
extensively discussed fact. Even these
expenditures were suspended during her
long retiracy, but her income was regu-
larly drawn from the Treasury, and
large sums called for to endow her Du-
merOus children so soon as they reach
the age of maturity or marry. The
writer in the Mayfair concludes with
the remark that this grasping and pc
nuriousness of the Queen tends to
bring the crown into contempt" This
is very plain language, and will some
day lead to, trouble Letter to
the Baltimore HeDnbLicl77.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-05
Habits OF Carrier Pigeons.

Frank j. Peters, the carrier pigeon
fancier of Troy, was in town yesterday
with q number of birds, for the purpose
Of putting them to trial flights. In
company with Judge Willard he sent
nine of them off on the Mohawk River
bridge at the foot of Genesee Street.
The birds took flight handsomely, some
rising until lost to sight and all striking
a bee line for Troy. Mr.. Peters and
Mr. Richardson, of Green Island, sever
al days ago let two go in this city on a
trial match. The day was hazy and the
birds failed to get the proper direction.
The consequence was they returned
eventually to the city. One was found
on Fayette Street, and died soon after
from exhaustion. The other was found
near Bagg's Hotel, and was injured
while being captured, being mistaken
for a wild pigeon, and also died. mas
much as the flying of pigeons through
this latitude is likely to continue, it
may be well for all to note the following
characteristics of carrier birds, so that
they may not be unfortunately mistaken
for those of other specimens. The car
rier pigeon is always of uniform color,
never mottled. There are broad white
circles around its eyes, which are hawk
like in clearneSS. The nose from the
head proper to the beak is unusually
broad. Carrier pigeons also bear the
names of their owners on their wings,
but the other characteristics mentioned
should enable all to tell them at q dis
lance and thus do them no harm. The
trial lights yesterday were preliminary
to u match which Mr.. Peters
expects to start from this city
next week. He says if the
weather is not hazy any match for the
distance of hundred miles should be
successful. Misty or rainy weather does
not Obstruct birds vision so much as
hazy weather, when it is almost always
nOnplussed. He thinks that the faculty
possessed by the bird to find its way
back 90 its native cot is due almost en-
tirely to its memory of places. Young
birds are trained by taking them farther
and farther away from home until they
have finally, as it were, memOrized q
long distance. Birds that have once
reached Troy successfully from Utica
can the next time be taken to Syracuse.
If on rising from the latter place they
can see Utica then their flight to Troy is
probable. If they can not see Utica, or
some other place they remember, they
circle round Syracuse, and if they still
fail to recognize any landmarks, event
ually return to that city, bewildered and
often exhausted. At such times they
fall prey to evil-disposed persons, and
perhaps often to well-meaning people,
who think they are bagging some game
by capturing them. As the best of
pigeons are apt to go astray, any one
finding them can do no greater favor to
the owner than by sending them to him
Immediately, G. 0. D., according to the
address on their wings. Ii every one
would make it a point to do this an I'm
petus would be given to a prdisewCr by
sport.-Uica (N. - Herald.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-05
Foreign Notes.

Pope Leo XIII. is said to be an en-
thusiaslic amateur in music and to be
able to sing mass with fine effect.
The Grand Duke Nicholas, of Rus
STA, is reported to have fallen into dis
grace because of official peculation.
The captive balloon, which is one
of the attractions of the Paris Exposition,
is said to have cost nearly $3.50, 600, and
the proprietors pay ground rent of
$1,000. Tie price for a 20 minutes as
censioD IS 81 head. Miss Sarah Bern
hardt, the famous actress, makes three
ascensions daily. 1t is reported that,
after the close of the Exposition, the
balloon is to be brought to this country.
An old fellow named Barney Moran,
who died recently in the Work-house at
Balliea, in Ireland revealed to the chap
lain before his death that he was the eX-
ecutioner of Robert Emmett. He was a
young soldier at the time, and perform
ed the revolving Office for a reward.
None but few officers knew who he
was, ard the secret was so well kept that
it has commonly been supposed to be
past finding out.
The Jeioish World, published in
London, announces that an agent has
been sent to Palestine "charged with
the duty of purchasing land and other
wise commencing the realization of the
great humanitarian scheme of the Sir
Moses Montefiore fund.- the object of
which is to better the condition of the
Jews of Palestine by the introduction
among them of agricultural and indus
trial pursuits, under such control as
shall make their improvement perma-
nent and lasting"
Five hundred and sixty-three per-
sons, it is stated, have been arrested in
Germany since the I'd of June, the date
of Nobling's crime, for insults on the
Emperor William. Forty-two of these
have been acquitted, and the rest, in
Guiding 3 women, sentenced to terms
of Imprisonment amounting altogether
to Sll years. Berlin, Breslau, Bonn,
Bochum, Hall, LObsaun, and Mannheim
produced most of the prosecutions, and
five of the accused committed suicide
before trial.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-05
School and Church.

The salaries of the grammar-School
principals in San Francisco have been
increased from S1S5 month to 5000.
The revised New Testament is near
" all printed. 1t will be presented to
the Convocation of Canterbury next
year.
The Protestant Episcopal Commit
tee of Foreign Missions wants $4,000
at once to meet pressing liabilities, and
makes an urgent call for it.
Princeton Theological Seminary
owns over 100000 worth of property.
About a quarter of this is in real estate,
the rest of it in bonds and mortgages.
The new education law of Holland,
adopted by the Chambers and sanctioned
by the King, excludes the Bible ard re-
ligious teaching from the primary
schools.
-s Six days of the week he's invisi-
bic, and on the seventh he's incompre-
hensible," was the account which a dis
satisfied old lady gave of her pastor and
his ministrations.
Ida NJ. Pierce, daughter of Rev. j.
n. Pierce, of the St. Louis Conference,
has been elected to the chair of English
literature in Simpson Centenary Col
lege.
There is now only one Methodist
body in Ireland, the Wesleyans and the
Primitives having united at the meet
ings of their Conferences recently held
in Dublin. The United Church has
nearly 200 ministers.
Portugal has but one university,
Coimbra, founded in 1890. 1t has 20
instructors and 1,l00 students. There
are 2,450 elementary schools, and pa
rents whose children can not read and
write by 10 lose their political rights.
The New Orleans school directors
resolved that all female teachers who
marry during vacation shall lose their
places their theory is that married
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-05
EAST AND SOITHEAST.

The Connecticut Prohibitionists have NOM
mated a State ticket, headed by Jesse Bald
win for Governor.
Gen. John +. TaliaferrO, aged 80, formerly
prominent Virginia politician, was killed in
the Insane Asylum at Williamsburg, on the
18th, by Newton Cunningham, another of
The inmates.
GOV. Rice, Of Massachusetts, has refused
honor the requisition of Gov. Hampton,
OF South Carolina, for the rendition of II d.
II. KemptOn, former Financial Agent, to the
authorities of the latter State.
Gen. Butler has issued card, consenting
TO run for Governor Of Massachusetts,, petit
tiOns for which have been circulated through
out the State and signed by 10000 voters. In
the absence Of any organization or platform,
he formulates his own principles concisely
As follows: equal rights, equal duties,
equal powers, equal burdens, equal privi-
leges, and equal protection by the laws to
every man everywhere, under every Gov
eminent, State or National" And in con-
clusion adds: "Lqt the people interpose
just this once between the governing ring
aud the people, without the middle men Of
conventions or regard TO political issues"
At Wheeling, West Va, on the 1st, two
daughters Of Mrs. McGee, aged 10 and 10,
during the absence of their mother at
church, used kerosene TO kindle the fire.
The elder was burned TO death; the younger
was alive at the hour this report was sent,
but her injuries were considered mortal be-
yOnd a doubt.
Michael Green, colored, was lynched in
Prince Georges County, Md, on the night
Of the LIST, for committing a brutal outrage
upon an estimable young white lady.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-05

women have a supporter, and should
give way to their sisters who have none.
The Chautauqua Sunday School As
sembly, which has Just closed, was in
every respect the most successful yet
held. As many as 5000 persons were
there at one time on several occasions
during the Assembly, and the throng
was not at any time less than 5000 The
managers devised liberal things, secur-
ing the best and most popular speakers,
and paying them well for their services.
The whole expense for teachers, speak
ers, preachers, lecturers, and music was
over $1,000.
The American Baptists have a the
illogical seminary in India. 1t is located
at Ramapatam, and is called the Brown
son Theological Seminary. The native
assistants of the Teloogoo Mission re-
ceive their training in it. The first
class, consisting of seventeen men and
four women, was graduated this year.
The women are wives of some of the
graduates, and have made as good q
record in their studies as any of the men.
Al the graduates are said to have pass
ed good examinations.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-05
Ammonia Versus Malaria.

The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle says;
The Georgia Chemical Works, which
are of a very extensive character, and
manufacture annually large quantities. of
commercial fertilizers, are situated in
the southern suburbs of the city on
South Boundary Street. This portion
of the city is low and damp, and the
people living here have always been sub
iect to chills and fever and other mala-
rial diseases. We say had been subject,
II Yesterday morning Mr.. Lowe, of the
chemical works, informed us that the
works had exterminated malaria in their
neighborhood. He contended that since
the company commenced operations it
had routed chills, ETC., and that persons
living near there who once suffered a
great deal, suffer now on South BOun-'
Diary no more. The effect of the works
on the health of the country adjacent
had been as marked as it had beneficial.
There could be no doubt as to the cause
of the change. A practical test had
been applied in the buildings of the
company. Men had been employed
there who were ague-shaken and fever
fired, but who in comparatively short
time were entirely relieved of the com
panionship of their malarial friend. The
theory is that ammonia does the BUSH
ness The Chronicle did not stop to
ask whether the people of the vicinity
ammonia to malaria, taking
it for granted they did.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-09-05
Science endIndustrY.

Petroleum has been discovered on
the Nueces River, on the border of WAL
de County, Texas.
"A silk manufacturing firm in Lyons,
France, presents on its silks variety of
photographed impressions, comprising
pictures by the old masters.
The salmon catch in British Column
bia this season exceeds that of any other
They are sold along the banks of Fra
ser River ut one cent each. Indians
catch them and Cinnamon clean and
can them.
MIR. John Hunter, the English spir-
itualist, has invented a hive in which he
furnishes the bees with cells in which
only working bees can be bred. By this
means he avoids the production of a
number of useless droneS.
Orb. s. Myer, of Virginia City, New,
has rediscOyered lost Egyptian art.
He tempers copper tools TO Il more last
ing cutting edge than steel tools will
hold, similar to that of the copper i'm
plements with which the stone by the
Pyramids was cut.
Professor Edison's latest invention
is a new ink, which leaves raised work
on paper, with which the blind can easily
communicate with each other. 1t is in
the form of a powder, which becomes
fit for use on dissolution in water.
A cheap sort of Illuminated clock
has been adopted in Stutgardt. A magic
lantern is arranged so rs to throw the
face of watch marking the time on an
elevated white surface. The movements
of the hands are seen as distinct as on
the large clock and the expense is but a
minute fraction of the cost Of keeping a
large Illuminated clock tower.
The Buena Vista Vinicultural So
ciety, after losing about $500, eco in
the manufacture of California wine, has
given up the business. The president
SAYS that Californians have not yet
learned how to make good wine, that
the climate and other conditions are not
understood with sufficient exactness, and
that even fairly good native wine will
not sell as well as much poorer i'm
ported article. Often the society's pro-
auctions could not be sold at any price.
Its champagne venture added $4,000
to its losses, although the wine had q
considerable sale in New York, under
fictitious foreign brands.
-Scribner for September gives pa
per on a spool of thread, which contains
some curious statistics. One company
makes 1900 different kinds, and it takes
10000 dozen spoOls to hold each days
product. There are 200 yards to spool,
and little calculation will show that
this means that, simply at these mills,
$4,000 miles of thread are made each
day, or about 100000 miles year.
This is more than 1920 miles of thread
an hour, or 20 miles every minute.
And, as the combined work of 1000
makes IS, 600 miles of thread,
even division demonstrates that the work
of each is equivalent to 133 miles of
thread daily.