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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-06
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The following results of Policies recently paid by
us show the superior advantages OF insuring viii
this G Rs AT company. The annual cash diyi-
dends in all these cases, exceeded the annual prem
iums varying iIom 100 to $50 per These poll
ces were accordingly more than self sustaining.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-06

A bite from rattlesnake is sometimes not
more dangerous than severe cough or cold.
A well merited reputation has DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup, and this remedy is sold by all
druggists. Price 25 cents
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-06
WASHINGTON COUNTY

The schooner Evelyn of Addison, was lost
in one of the Oetub4r gales aud it 10 now BE-
li-ved that the crew persisted The captain,
Horsce Crowley, lived at Indian River. The
crew consisted of St,lmsu Young aud John
Palmer Of Columbia, aud Arnc Worster and
Zalotus Worster of Columbia Falls.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-06
Board of TRADE.

The managers If the Board of Trade he'd
their regular monthly meeting at their rooms
yesterday morning at IL O'clock In the absence
Of President G. Il. Haskell, Vice President
Shurtleff occupied the chair.
The following letter was read from the Ma
tional Board of Trade:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-06

No other Company has ever shown such results
No safer OF be te' Investment can be made than in
a Policy with this old Company. no23d3w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-06
safes a, the paris Exhibits n

The Fire and Burglar Proof Safes and Com
bination Locks in the United States division of
the lats Paris Exposition, showed, conclusively,
that American m4nuf lecturers ara far in adj
vance of all others in this important branch of
industry, and Herring & Co., the well known
New York house, received the highest award--a
Gold Medal. This firm won the award Of 3d.
600 francs at the International Safe Contest or
trial, at Paris during the Exposition of 1867,
and also received the Premium Medal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-06
YORK COUNTY.

Mrs. Oliver SWEET was thrown from wagon
at the Pool last Saturday afternoon and re-
ceived SO serious Injuries that she died Wednes-
day morning. Her remains were taken to
Scarboro for interment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-06
sEoRETARY's OFFICE, I

The Executive Cou ocI, wn,le In session in
Portlspd in September last, decided that it's
next meeting should rake place 10 the city Of
Washington, on The second Wednesday 10 De.
cemoef. beg TO notify yong therefore, that
meeting Of The Executive CouDcIl will be held
10 Washington (at the Riggs House) on We'd
nesday. the IL h of December, 1878, al o'clock
p. %.
To this meeting it was unanimously agreed
that The presidents of the Constituent bodies in
the membership should be iLvited, 10 order
that there may be, if not full at the least q
represen ative meeting, for the purpose of
bringing to the attention OF Congress and the
Executive, the various recon- meL dstons of the
Bosro on the leading financial and industrial
issues Of the day, and of coDferrlng upon the
best netbO g for promoting the future useful
ness of the Board
IL is hoped that the Presidents generally will
accept this 10 citation, now cordially extended
to them; it bling understood that If any tind
themselves unable to attend, they are author.
izeo and requested to appoint each substitute
to appear ID his place.
Respectfully,
HAMILTON A HILL,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-06
KNOX COUNTY.

A very distressing csss Is reported from
Thomaston, where child died of diphtheria
bors, the disease being of a very malignant
type, and the people having fear of carrying
the infection to their own families. Two Other
children were lying very i'll at the time, the
poor mother also sick, and the father worn
down by bis anxious labors. The second child
died ON Friday.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-06-06

About a month afterwards q poor
'ly dressed lad entered my lay Office,
ope cold, raw morning, cap in hand,
whoa | qaickly recognized rs q ohm
ny, who said:
Good morning, MFR. S. You
was kind enough to help me out, in
the court, t'other day, SIR"
eyes, l remember you. Come to
the fire, Johnny"
"Thank you, sir. It's pooty
cold, SIR"
Very. Where's your overcoat?"
"a what, sir ?"
'"Your coat. Outside jacket"
'tBleSs you, hain't none. But l
do'pot mind it. am used to it,
sir. i only came to thank'yuU, ST.,
and to tell sou that it is all right
about the pocketbook. The ,man
found it,"
''Vy here ? How,2 | asked, with
deep interest"
"Well, did itup, in my hurry to
get off that night, in one of his Dig
bundles that he bought. He did not
tind'it for week, 'coS he did not
open the parcel at home that it got
worked into somehow, l do not
know how. But he went and told
my master about lt-who turned me
off, you know, for stealing it, when
did not know nothing about it
and one of the shop boys told me of
it yesterday"
congratulated the lad and then
induced him to give me his history.
He was now HI orphan-an inte)li-
gent but uneducated boy, and one
who had been bred in poverty, but
honesty. HIS good mothers coun-
sells and teachings had had t -sa.uta-
~ effect upon his mind, and an iin-
fluence which was hsting, l con-
ceived. tie was out of work and
wanted employment. l recommen-
ded him to a neighbor, and secured
him good place subsequently.
lie was always very grateful to
me for the service / had so acci-
dentally rendered | i'm IN count, 'InG
he proved a thoroughly honest and
good servant in the years that fol-
lowed that little incident.
The event is one which confirms
me ih my opinion that it is unsafe
to convict upon circumstantial evi-
dence only.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-06-06
PIANOS AND ORGANS.

avery Supercrior Piano or Organ, equal ly
every excellence tO'any made at Manulac-
turer's Wholesale Price, and thus save near
~ yone-half of yourmoney, Ndnot fail. before
purchasing, TO write for cAtslogue of de-
scription and prices, TO Poss'oflee Box 1885
New York. .l2-ly.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-06-06

A backwoodsman, on hearing an
eastern bishop preach sermon in a
frontier church without a manu-
script, said: "He is the first of
them fine fellers that I have ever
seen who could shoot without q
rest"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-06-06

MillheiM on tbs L. C. 8 S. c. r. r., has
population Of LOO, Is thriving business
centre, and controls bhe trade ofanavesase
radius of over eight miles, In which the
JOURNAL has q larger circulation than all
other county papers combined.
Advertisers tciu please make a note OF this
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26
Brave Men were They.

One of the saddest things about the yellow fever scourge in Memphis is, that Just as the sickness is reaching it's turn ing point, and the diminishing tempera- ture begins to give notice of coming frost, many of the heroic men and women who remained in the city re- lieving the distress of the sick and the dy1ng are themselves beginning to fall before the destroyer. Among them are not few citizens who, if they had con- suited their own convenience and safety, would have fled at the first outbreak of the epidemic, but chose rather to abide at the post of duty and of danger. Be- ing acclimated, they have escaped attack until within the past week or ten days. An idea of the desolation which prevails in this afflicted city may be formed from the fact that, out of a population of six ty thousand, only about twenty-five hundred whites and six thousand blacks less than one-sixth of the whole-re- main within the city limits and yet out of thls small number of people hun dred have been dying daily, which gives the appalling death rate of over one per cent. day of the resident population. The same death rate applied to the mil lion of people who inhabit Manhattan Island would produce over ten thousand deaths day. Prayers for an early frost may well be devout in Memphis.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26
Playing Twice For It.

Buchanan, well-known in theatrical circles, was as good a poker player as he was bad as an actor. He had an agent to travel with him who in his business was invaluable; he had a thousand virtues and one vice, which vice was that he would rob Buchanan regularly every night of the larger part of his receipts whether great or small.
 But the star was too smart to dismiss so good a business manager as that for such trihing weakness which he met and overcame in another way. After the performance he would almost in- variably sit down with the agent at draw poker, and never failed to win back all the money. He used to say Che had to play twice over for every dollar he got. '
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26
A Turkish Tribe.

Last month Turk, Fein Pasha, Gov ernor of Banjaluka, with twelve wives, children and guard of eunuchs, arrived in Vienna and took lodgings at the Hotel Daniel. Three wives were put in a room, with 8 guard of two eunuchs at each door. It took a whole day to com plete the registration of the party at Police Headquarters. The most of the wives were real beauties, wearing their raven black hair closely cut and dyeiug their finger nails. Under Austrian law these ladies were entitled to their per sonal freedom, and the German reporter naively says, |" If they only knew it. " Each eunuch carried gun on one arm and baby on the other.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26
Accidental Shooting.

The shooting, accidental or otherwise, of Detective Malloy, in New York, by his friend "The." Allen, recalls some what startlingly an incident in the case of Henr1 de Tourville, the English ex- barrister, who is now undergoing inn prisonment in Austria for the murder of his wife, whom (to secure her property) he pushed over precipice in the Tyrol. He had suggested to 8 friend, if our memory serves us aright, as a method of getting rid of an obnoxious person, either in a novel. or in real life, to show that person frearm of curious work manship or appearance, and while he or she was examining it and had the weapon in the. right position, to pull the trigger. In this manner died M. de Tourville's s mother-in-law, and the suspicious that the discharge of the weapon was not altogether accidental were increased and strengthed. when "by accident his wife, also being alone in his company, tumbled over 8 precipice.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26
FASHION NOTES.
The old scoop bonnet is revived.

The old scoop bonnet is revived.
 Trains are not so long as last year. The "Creole " is the latest novelty breakfast cap.
 Square and round trains divide the popular favor.
 Silver lynx is the leading fur of the coming winter.
 -Bonnets with sugar loaf crowns are to be worn-perhaps.
 There is tendency to lengthen gentlemen's full dress coats.
 The short walking dress is slowly but surely gaining favor.
 The latest sleeve is the "Jane Shore, with it's Edward ", cuff.
 Plain and flat trimmings are to be worn most on fall and winter dresses.
 Dark colored mixtures are preferred for business coats and waistcoats.
 Some of the new linen cuffs and collars are hair-striped like the new hosiery.
 The fashionable morning hat for gentlemen is still of fine felt with a round crown.
 The long twelve or six-button kid glove, with the opening at the side seam, grows in favor.
 Persian brocades and old English and medieval French brocade stuffs are revived for parts of costumes.
 The Spanish mantilla of black and white lace is to be worn as a part of the carriage costume proper this winter.
 The latest breakfast caps are cov- cred with small embroidered handker- chief, and trimmed with ribbon bows.
 The embroidered handkerchief caps worn over round mob cap of Brussels net, edged with frill, are called "Cre- ole caps"
 Early English, Louis KILL, louis XIV, and Oriental designs have the preference in upholstery tapestry novel, ties at the moment.
 Figured coatings are still in vogue TOT gentlemen. Fine diagonals are pre- terred for dress frocks, and powdered surfaces for full dress.
 Large circular cloaks are fur-lined and fur-trimmed, and some are given the monastic sleeve of the Edward ". pe- riod, lined and bordered with fur.
 Black velvet side satchels embroid- cred with garden and field flowers in bright colors, but with no change in the clasps or chatelaines, are seen among the new fall goods.
 The cut of trousers is still half large and with scarcely any curve at the in- step, but nicely rounded in the seams over the hips with the pockets inserted in the seam an inch below the waist band.
 The leading fall riding habit has a little more fullness in the back breadths. The bodice has coat tails in the back and lapels and waistcoat in front. The sleeves have no cuff. Riding trousers are part of the suit. The skirt is a little longer.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26

DESERTED VILLAGES. It would be hard for stranger to find the spot whereon some of the most flourishing of the Penn sylvania oil towns once stood. Scarcely 8 trace is left of Petroleum Centre, which ten years ago had population of 4,000, with banks, big hotels, machine shops, stores and churches. Pithole City is nearly gone. When c. B. Duncan, who died in Glasgow years ago, made his will, he left to church of Pithole $25,- OOO During the litigation that followed 8 committee was sent to find the church.
 They returned and said that no such building was to be found. The fact was that when MT. Duncan was in Pithole the church was in hour1shing coudi- tion, but both congregation and house had disappeared before he made the will.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26
The SWOrd-Fish.

The sword-fish weighs from 100 to 600 lbs. Their only known breeding ground is Ill the Mediterranean. There the same fish are found weighing half a pound {; from that they go up to very heavy measurement. It is naturally inferred from this that all our sword fish are Mediterranean products. What mysterious ocean current guides them over here? Or is 1t an instinct that teaches, them that here they will find the mackerel and menhaden that they feed on? One can almost imagine that the game of flight and pursuit kept up by these two species starts at Gibraltar and is run to Block Island every year.
 The sword fish darts upon a school of its prey, and by skilful use of its sword wounds those that it afterward captures and eats. Until this season nobody ever thought of catching it except by har- poons. This year, however, it has taken the baits of the trawls-bottom lines of the Cape Ann cod fishermen, and many sword-fsh have been caught in that novel way. What they come up and "sleep" for is one of the puzzles of their nature. They come and go as the mackerel and menhaden do, and from that it is naturally concluded that they spend their time chasing these small fish. What with sharks, sword fish, porpoises, bluefsh, sea-gulls, eagles and seines, and all the rest, after them, the fish of the herring tribe have led such, lives of flight and terror that it is no longer a wonder that the movements of any school of them seem always guided by an inherent idiocy. It is less strange of them that they are all the while victims than that being caught by millions yearly, they should steadily increase. Thele were never more menhaden on our coast than this year.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26
He Was Kind to His Mother.

Red Kenner, who was recently killed near Cherry Greek, by the fall of a horse, was wild and reckless desperado, and lived Tn the mountains of Nevada for number of years. His hand against everybody and everybody's hand against him but he never forgot his old mother in the States; and after selling his mining property down at Silver Reef for some $55,0OO or $6O, 900 he took a trip home, purchased his mother nice and comfortable homestead and gave her nearly $40, 900 to keep her from want in her old age, then returned to his wild mountain home with a light heart, knowing that his mother was well pro- vided for for the balance of her days on this earth. In the mountains he re- turned to his wild career and soon met his death by violence.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26
MARKET NOTES.
NEW YORK MARKET

NEW YORK MARKET
 The wholesale New York market quotations show:
 Beans.-Prime 1.5Oa1. .5e11 fair to good LAO G1. .45 per bushel
 B,tter-N. Y. sold at 22c. for choice in pails, and 12d15c common to good. Western sold at 34c., and the common Western at 7dSc.
 Cheese.-Factory fancy sac; do. fair 7c. EggS.-Quotations ranged from lS.. for or- dinary to 2lc. for New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
 Four.-Supertne New York and Western, $3.30o355; extra New York $4. 15d$5.75 Hay.-Shipping 40d45c.; clover 3Od4Oc. salt, 30a40c., ,straw 25a40c.
 Hops-New York 16alSc. Eastern-c. :: yearllngs 5a10c., olds Id2c.
 PetroLemt--Refincd 10l4c., crude 518c: in bulk in barrels 8SSc. Naptha Sc. in ship barrels.
 Pork-New mess $11 .20d11.55. Family mess 12.00, extra prime 11.50. Dressed hogs 5s4d6Is Wheat Spring No. 8, $1.0O. Milwaukee No. 2 ,$1.15. Amber LOG. White 1.1516. Rye.-State 6id641ac.
 Wool.-Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia xxx 40a42c, xx 36d39c., x34d37c. No. 36d 38. No. 9, 33d36c common 30d32. New York and Western xX 30a35c., and Flo. 1, 30d35d34d37c.
 PHILADELPHIA MARKET
 F1ow.-State family $5.25, rye flour 9.25 Wheat, State 1.05. Amber 1.07. Corn, yell low, 52c.; mixed State 49c. Petroleum. 10c.; crude, 7hc.
 Woot.-State and Western xxx 35d36c.; X 35a &C.,; medium 36a37: coarse 3Od33c.
 CATTLE MARKETS.
 BUFFALo.-Cattle, good quality, $.4.95. Hogs, fair to good 4.30a4.50 best 4.25 EAST LIBERTY, PENN.-Best cattle 4.70; medium to good 4.00a425; common to fair 36Od3.75. Hogs, Workers. 4 20a4,40; ?hila delphias 4.4Oa4.5o. Sheep, 3.25a4.25. WATERTowN, MAss.-Cattle, choice 7.50 extra 7.OOa7.25; first quality 6.OOa6.5O; second quality 5.0Oa5.50; third quality 4.00d 4.75. Sheep and lambs--wool sheep 3.45d5. 50; extra 3.O0a5.00; sheared 3ha5Ic.; spring lambs 31&d5c.: veal calves 3d5c.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26

SISTER RUTH.-Sister Ruth, whose name appears in the death-list from yell low fever at Memphis, was Miss Helen George, daughter of Thomas George, formerly County Judge of Orange county, N. Y., and now of Colorado She was member of St. Mary's Sister hood, and for two years connected with Trinity Infrmary, Varick street, New York. She left August 3l for Memphis, for duty at St. Mary's Orphanage, where two of four Sisters in charge had died. She was urged not to go, but said that duty to her S1sterhood required it.. Miss George was beautiful and accom- plished lady of twenty-five years.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26
How Fat Can a Person Bec0mes

Mirabeau, alluding to very corpulent per- son, said, "He has only been created to show without bursting" Then, corpulence was be- Lieoed to be a natural condition; now, 1t is heoaDn to be disease. Hundreds who had considered themselves useless for life, by req son of too much fat, have, by the use of Aliens Anti-Fat been reduced to a healthy and natural size. This great remedy for corpu- lence is purely vegetable and perfectly harm less. It acts on the food in the stomach, pre- venting its being converted into fat. It cures indigestion and tones up the system. Sold by druggists
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26
Elbow sleeves are very fashionable.

THE Grand Central Hotel, of New York, is making great Inducements to families for the fall and winter months. With all modern i'm provements and every convenience parties can find pleasant home at very moderate prices. Early application should be made. Transient rates reduced to $2.50 and 300 per day.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26

pIAErAnother battle on high prices. .l1RfHAM .aNGWar with tnonopoiists renewed VI " -. Mouoposts defeated, retreat cut of, their ranks bro ken complete route and defeat of the enemy, grand triumph. See Beatty latest Newspaper for fun reply my latest circular. Beatty's celebrHed Pianos and son Iivnis are jealous of my success! Most suctes full house in America! Commenced few years ago without dollar; sales nearly 82 600 900 annually Lowest prices ever given. Elegant Rosewood Pianos
 HI35; 16-stop Church Organs; S J, Irgmendons NAnF BEATTY, Washington, N J.. IT. s. A. MAW
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26
Enyir0nrd with Danger.

The dweller or temporary sojourner in a malaIious region of country is environed with danger. Besides inhaling at every breath an atmosphere saturated with an infectious poi son, he also drinks water which is in most ln- stances likewise impregnated with the fever and ague breeding niasmata. If bilious subject. deficient i'll stamina, or irregular in habit of body or digestion, his peril is much increased, as these abnormal conditions are extremely favorable to the contraction of ma larial disease. But this danger may be safely encountered with the assistance of Hostetter s Stomach Bitt.rs, which completely nullites the atmospheric vir Is, and neutralizes the constituents ot miasma-tainted water. This benign antidote to disease eradicates and pre- vents levers of an intermittent and bilious rcmittent type, besides effecting thorough and permanent reform of those enfeebled or irregular conditions of the system which in- vite not only malaria, but her diseases equal ly to be dreaded.
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26
MUSIC BOOKS For the Fall Trade.
THE HARMONIA.

Four-Part Songs .for Male Voices. and with German and English wors the latter trans lated by l.. G. ELsoN. A valuable acquisition to the list of Male Quartet books
 Complete $2.5O; Vocal parts, each COG.
 Together $2.OO.
 Teachers, &c, are invited to send for Catalogues and Circulars containing large lists of the best most useful and newest books for their the coming season.
 DITSON IS CO.'S MUSICAL RECORD. New Weekly Musical Paper, commences Sept. !. A wide-awake paper for Music Teachers and their Pupils Organiss Players and Musicovers generally, pages reading natter pages selected music, (3l2 pages per year,) SS2 per Bedr G1t ddUd1.ce.
 Teachers of Singing Classes will please examine L. Q. EMERsoN,s s'Onward,o t$7.5O per dozen) similar to the ss EncOre,o so widely known. Or A. N. JoHNsoN's 'NethOd for Singing Classes, 2, (ss6.O0 per dozen,) or EMEWsoNs "SalutatiOn, ,'' (S12 per doz.) for Choirs and Singing Schools.
 A. poo froo pofo Drs,o
Connecticut western news., 1878-09-26

For Upwards of Thirty Years Mrs Winslo,oS Soothing Syrup has been used for children with never-failing success.I It corrects Iates the bowels, cures dysentery and diarrhosa, whether arising from teething or other causes. An old and well-tried remedy. 25c. bottle.