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The Portland daily press., 1878-01-11
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The Portland daily press., 1878-01-11

ACCIDENTS. Sarah Adams, who resides on
Munjoy Hill, slipped and fell ou the icy side
walks Wednesday, breaking both bones of her
wrist.
Edward CASTOR, who resides in Brunswick,
slipped on the ice On Park street yesterday
. and broke his left leg.
Mrs. Mary Derby was getting out Of sleigh
on Congress street yesterday, and slipped on a
smooth bit of ice. The horse slipped forward
at the same time. and the lady fell and broke
her wrist
Mrs Lorrette, residing on Anderson street,
fell on the ice on Park street wednesday after
noon and broke her arm.
A man named Thompson, driving on Con-
gress street yesterday afternoon, collided with
the team of A. g. Schlotterbeck, taking out
the back of his sleigh. He then drove on, not
caring to iuquire into the extent Of the injury
done.
By the freezing of the water in the pipes al
the water back of the range at the Reform
School, an explosion took place which demol
ished the furnace, Knocked down the cook and
assistant and stirred up things generally
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This schooner N. W. Drew. Capt. Mahony, of
New York. arrived here yesterday noon in tow
of the schooner Ellen M. Dixon, a fisherman
of Gloucester, Mass. They reported that
Samuel A. Talbot of Freeport, lone of the crew,
had frozen to death, and others were disabled
by frost bites. The schooner left New York
December 22d, with coal for this port, con-
signed to John w. Deering. She put into
Vineyard Haven and remained two or three
days, and then sailed again. She had a good
passage to Cape Cod, whep, on Thursday the
Sd inst, severe northwestern came up at 4
o'clock in the morning. The schooner was
loaded very deep and she washed very badly,
and the crew were wet through and through.
Mr.. Talbot, one of the crew, remained on
deck until he had become thoroughly chilled,
and as the galley had been torn up it was use
less to try and save him and he died in few
hours from the exposure, Notwithstanding all
was done that was possible for men to do under
such circumstances He leaves wife and
three children Is Freeport. The steward, a
brother of Capt. Mahoney, was badly frost
bitten and had his knee injured by floating
timbers on deck. There was also a number of
barrels of coal on deck and these with the
lumber which was tumbling about made the
deck dangerous place.
Thomas Short of Bridgeport, Conn, and an
other sailor from New York, were frozen and
bruised. Friday the wind changed to south
east, but was as bad as the day before. Sever
al of the sails were torn and the crew were
very sore from their experiences of the day be-
fore. ALI day and night they toiled and on
Saturday the wind changed to the southwest
and blew as hard as ever. The signal of dis
tress was run up but no response came. 1t was
now three days since the death of Talbot and
he was buried at sea. About all the crew tried
to do was to keep the matches down for they
knew that if they opened the vessel would go
to the bottom, SO heavily was she loaded. The
deck load was discharged and the schooner
lightened considerably. Sunday morning the
Gloucester fisherman sighted the disabled
schooner few miles north of Georges Banks
and at once took her in tow. The frost bitten
crew were taken on board and all done for their
comfort that was possible. The captain of the
claims $500 salvage
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Personal.

The resolutions Of the bar on the death of
Judge Howard will be presented this morning
at 10 o'clock in the Supreme Court.
Father Finnegan of st. Dominic's church
leaves for Nashua, N. H, in few days, where
he will take the place of Father O'Donnell,
who goes to Rome on the first of February with
Bishop Healey.
The friends of Rev. A. Sanierson are max
ing arrangements to make him visit at the
parsonage in Lisbon on the fifteenth anniver-
sary of his wedding, which takes place on the
oath of the present month. Rev. Mr.. Sander
son has been connected with the Maine Confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal church more
than half century and after having served the
church well and faithfully he continues in
the effective service of teaching work among
the younger members of the conference.
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PORTLAND POST OFFICE.

Once Hours.
From 500 m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 m.
PORTLAND, ME.,RDec. 20, 1877.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1920
p. N. Close at S.15 a. m, and 2.45 and 900 p. M.
Boston and the West. Arrive at 500 IN.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
m and 2.45 pm.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1920 p.
m. Close at S.15 N, 2.45 and 800 m.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes
Arrive at 3.l5 p. m. Close at 11.30 a. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 800 a
m: and 3.15 p. m. Close at II 80 m and 800 p m.
Morning Northwestern by G. T. r. Arrive at 1856
m. Close at 7.15 m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 2.15 and 900
q. m, and 3.l5 m. Close at $50 and 11.30 q. m.
and 500 pm.
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
at 20 p. m. Close at 700 q m and 200 p m.
North Conway and other offices on the z. q 0. R.
&. Arrive at 11.S0 M and 800 m. Close at 1000
m and 2.15 pm.
Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, S. W. Harbor, Mt.
Desert, Jonespert, Machas, Maehiasport, East Ma
chias, Millbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steam
er. Arrive at a. m. Close at Up. m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at 500 o m.
Close at 5.e0pm.
Foreign Nails via Newsyork, day prey1ousuo sail
ng of steamers. Close at 8.15 a. m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
at 215 am. Close at 900 p m.
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north,
Arrive at 3.15 m. Close at 11.30 m.
Skowhegan also closes at 9.00pm
Canada and intermediate offices, via G. T. r. Ar
rive at 2.30 p. Close at LOO m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island Close
at 11.30 a. m. and p. m.
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TEMPLARs OF HONOR.

ut Templars' hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNcIL-Maine, first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening.
PATRIOTIC ORDER SONS OF AMERIoA-Camps No
I and convenes over the Eastern Express Office,
Plum street. No. 3 ON Wednesday evening; No.
fist and third Saturdays of each month; NO on
Tuesday evening, at ArcaDa Hall; No. 2 at School
House, Turner'S Island, Cape Elizabeth, Friday
Evening.
BoswoRTH Posi- G. A. R.-Meeting every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hail. 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 "a o'clock
PORTLAND TYPoGRAPHIoAL UNION, No. T5-
Second Saturday of each month.
PORTLAND FRATERNITY-No. 81 Free st. Block
Every evening.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST Y
AT their library room, City Hall, on the first and
third Monday evenings OF each month.
SovEREIGNs OF NDUsTRY-Dirgo Council, No.
meets every Friday evening, at Arcana Hall, at u
O'Clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY MISUNDERSTANDING
Block. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
of books dairy. to 9, day and evening.
PAYsoN LITERARY SoCIETY-meetngs every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at u O'Clock,
PORTLAND INSTITUTE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY
In City Building. Open and free to all from 10 to
1 and to 9.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-
Areana, Monday, Congress Hall, 4209 Congress
St.; Mission Wednesday, Williams Block, Congr 'ss
street, Mystic, Thursday, at Sons of Temperance
Hall.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE UNIoN-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 Z
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 anc
evening. Union Gospel Meeting every SATURDAY
evening.
BRAMHALL LODGE, No., 8, X. OF P.-Meet
Tuesday evening, each week, Pythian Hall, Clapp
Block, Congress Street.
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of leisure on the road. The new discovery is
the year.
INDUSTRIES
Hateson's mills are all the resources of labor
the teil-worn fathers and mothers of Wiscasset
have now to rely on; and these works are, in
these times, and at this season, public bene-
faction. The great "Sturgis melting works"
are all shut down and of no relief at present to
the town, which so lavishly opened its hand to
give life to the enterprise. Large amounts of
deal however, have been cut and sent to Eng
land the season past and the lack of logs is
the alleged reason of the idleness of SO much
invested capital which, in an emergency of so
much and widespread restitution; might give
relief to the hungry and forlorn.
Ice fields are promising, however, protita-
bic and abundant crop here, and large stock
no doubt will be gathered on the Sheepscot
waters at both Wiscasset, Edgecomb and
Boothbay.
OYSTER GROWING.
An experiment is being made Of planting
the Sheepscot waters with living oysters. The
Messrs Colby and Taylor have secured several
barrels with view to test the capacity of the
Sheepscot waters to nourish this savory edible
shell-fsh, which are natural to the waters
above, but not SO acceptable as in the waters of
the haIbor. There is good reason to believe
s'the oyster nine inches long, and others as
big" found by the colonists of Sagadahoc in
1909, were of Sheepscot gathering and it is
hoped Messrs. Colby and Taylor will realize
the ancient growth in their importation and
planting.
QUEBEC & wIsCAssET R. R.
This project, of varied phase since Augusta
turned the cold shoulder towards it, has not
died out here. 1t is for the local interest of
Wiscasset to open up a commercial thorough
fare to the sea through the sixty mile belt of
the latest arabic and timber lands of Maine,
in her rear, now shut out from the sea, outside
of Augusta and by direct road to Waterville.
Fifteen or twenty miles of come citing railway
will make Gardiner distributing centre, and
section of the Maine Central, q thoroughfare
of the prospective volume of international
trade and travel to the sea. The leading intiu-
ences and people of Wiscasset, Dresden and
Pittston are becoming more and more sensible,
not only of the feasibility but of the prompt
success of movement in that direction. The
route has been carefully recon noitered with most
fiattering results, and may be regarded as an
alternative of no doubtful recourse. Gardiner
as center, with a sea shore port for its local
as we'll as international trade, would soon be-
come power on the Kennebec. s.
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CITY AFFAIRS.
Special Meeting of she City Council.

special meeting of both branches of the
City Council was held last evening to select
three valuation commissioners and the transac-
ton of other business,
Both branches accepted the following report
of the Finance Committee:
The Joint standing committee on Finance, to
whom was referred the subject of the appoint
ment of commissioners of valuation and their
compensation and that of their clerk have con-
sidered the same and respectfully report the
names of A. X. Shurtleff of ward 4, John G.
Proctor of ward Z, and George @. Littlefield of
ward 3 as suitable persons to constitute that
commission. The committee also report the
accompanying order respecting their compen-
sation and that of their clerk, and recommend
its adoption.
The Board then went into
JOINT CONVENTION,
and the Mayor read the report of the Finance
Committee and the following order:
Ordered, That the compensation of the Com.
missioners be and hereby is fixed at the rate of
four dollars per day for each of the Commiss.
toner's, and of the clerk authorized to be an
pointed by them three dollars per day, for the
time when they are severally actually mployed
and also that said Commissioners be aud they
are hereby authorized to procure such books
and stationery as are needed in this work, the
whole expense of the valuation, including COM
pensation of commissioners and clerk as afore-
said and all incidental expenses not to exceed
$2500, to be paid from the contingent fund.-
The Mayor said that as the report had
been accepted, balloting for the Commissioners
was In order. Some little discussion took place
as to whether Mr.. Shurteff would accept The
balloting was finally proceeded with and result
ed as follows;
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FORMATION OF RIFLE TEAM.-Last even
ing about thirty we'll known sportsmen met at
the reading room of the ST. Julian for the pur-
pose of forming rifle team. Mr.. H. @. Her
sey was chosen chairman, and Mr.. E. r.
Phenix secretary. Mr.. Lincoln G. Daniels
stated the object of the meeting was to encour-
age rifle practice. He thought there was as
good material here as elsewhere and all that
was needed was practice. The meeting was
unanimously of the opinion that rifle club
could be supported, and accordingly proceeded
to the election of officers, which, resulted as
follows:
President Col. O. P Mattocks.
Secretary-F. r. Phenix.
Treasurer-W Wesley Jones.
Messrs. L. C. Daniels, H. g. Jersey, John
Goddard and - Morse were appointed a COM
mittee to prepare code of bylaws and select
range.
The club starts under very enc suragiug aus
pices
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THE CHILDREN's ENTERTAINsIENT.-The M.
L. A. entertainment committee have prepared
magnificent bill for the young folks next Sat-
urday afternoon. Prof. Wallack will play up
on the harmonica in his unrivalled style. two
numbers Geo. Fl. Bailey will exhibit his
skill as prestidigitateur. Miss Chandler will
play upon the violin, and Miss johnson will
sing some ballads. Mr. Ed. FL. Frye will make
the children laugh till the tears come, and al
together the children may expect the funniest
treat of the season.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-11

1t is now an acknowledged fact that CoNsUMP-
TON CAN BE CURED. 1t hae been cured in very
great number of cases (some of them apparently
desperate ones) by Sehenck's Pulmonic Syrup alone
and In others by the same medicine in connection
with Schenck's Sea Weed Toniciand Mandrake Pills,
one or both, according to the requirements of the
case.
The old supposition that Consumption is incura-
be," for many years deferred Physicians from
attempting to find remedy for that disease, and
patients afflicted with it reconciled themselves to
death without an effort being made to save them
from doom which was considered inevitable.
DR.. Schenck himself was supposed at one time to
be at the very gate of death, his Physicians having
pronounced his case hopeless and abandoned him to
his fate: he was cured by the aforesaid medicines
and afterwards enjoyed uninterrupted good health
for more than forty years. Thousands of people
have used DR.. Schencks preparations with the same
remarkable success.
Schenck's Almanac, containing thorough treatise
on Consumption, Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, &C.,
can be had gratis of any druggist, or of j. III.
Schenck s. Son, Philadelphia. Full directions for
the use of Schenck's medicines accompany each
package.
Schenck's Pumonic Syrup, Sea Wood Tonic, and
Mandrake Pills are for sale by all druggists.
jan1 eod&w1msn
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COLLECTOR SIMMONS LECTURE.-The pub
lie should bear in mind that Collector Sim
mons delivers his lecture on Reforms at the City
Hall this evening. For many reasons this lee
turs is likely to draw full house. The lectur-
or has been so much talked about that there
will be general desire to see him; bis subject
is one in which there is apparently good deal
of interest at the present time, and his treat
ment of it is said to be very abls and attractive.
The Boston press, which has not been accus-
toned to fatser Mr. Simmons, has spoken very
highly of this lecture, and wherever it has been
delivered outside of the Club" L has received
high praise. The tickets have been placed q!
the low price Of % cents. SO the expense can
deter no one from attending.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-11

MISS CARY AS Poor Jo-The New York
Daily Graphic of July Both, has the following
notice of Miss Mary: Cars's performance of
"Poor Jo:"
AS Poor 10, Miss Gary surprised ALL her i'm
personation of the part is a piece of the most
consummate art. The lady sinks her own in
dividuality completely, and presents before us
the exact ideal Of Dickens, when picturing in
language, as he alone could, theI starved, rag
ged, homeless, hopeless, vain and detected
waif of the London streets, that 10 is described
to be, in the pages of "Beak House, Miss
Cary's makeup, dialect. conception and busi-
ness in the part would seem to be unsuscepti-
BILE of Improvement. The love cherished by 10
for the POOR law copyist, who in life had be-
slowed upon him a kind word; the dread of be-
ing ordered to move on" by Bucket; the per-
tinacity in adher.ng to the description of the
lady who had come to see the strangers grave,
and bestowed sovereign upon him for his in
formation; and, lastly, his gratitude to Guppy
for his effort to smOothe his thorny pathway,
were all most wildly and touchingly portrayed
by Miss Gary.
Miss Gary appears at Music. Hall on Wednes-
day and Thursday of next week, in the great
Dickens drama Of "Poor Jo,' supported BY
Chas. II. Thsyer, Mrs. Thomas Barry and q
company of Boston artists from the different
theatres of that city, under the management of
Messrs Thayer aud Tompkins. Seats are now
ready at Music Hall.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-11

There are now barks from Italy, Austria and
Greece in the harbor to load grain.
The soft weather revived sleighing yesterday
people fearing they were to lose the snow.
"Here's your five-eent crimper,-walk UP
aud bay-only half a dime-great labor saving
Neutrality-suspicious. the pie and the hair at the
same time-walk up and buyw That is ons o.
the street cries heard on the corners now.
Chandler's Band will give one of their popu.
lar concerts at Cornish, Friday evening of next
week. Mrs. G. x. HAYES will assist in sing
ing several choice selections. After the con
cert there will be dance.
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MISS HEzELToN's BENEFTT.-The many
friends of Miss Jennie Hezelton have cause for
qualification at the success of the benefit given
her by Mystic Tie Lodge 1. o. G. T., last even
ing, at Congress Hail. In spite of the unfavor-
able weather large. audience was in attend
ance, and by the frequent encores signifed
their appreciation of the fine entertainment.
Miss Hezelton sung several solos admirably,
each time being heartily encored. She has a
very fine voice, and bids fair to receive high
rank as an artist IN the musical profession. A
male quartette, composed of Messrs. Thomas,
Turkey, Fernad and Stetson, added much to the
evenings pleasures. The other portions of tie
entertainment were given as previously pub
lished, and we're all Of high character.
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MISUNDERSTANDING morning Mr.. Wilson
of Pownal, left his horse standing in front of
Mr. Weeks store, at the corner Of Congress
and Franklin streets, while he went in to trade
The horse became frightened and ran up Con-
gress street to Market Square, where he took
the sidewalk 10 front of Elders store. The
sidewalk was too smooth to be safe, and he
slipped down, sliding clear to Mr.. Bagley's
store, distance of thirty feet. The glass case
of pictures displayed by Conant was smashed
and Mr. Green's sign was knocked down, and
strange to say the team escaped uninjured.
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LIST OF PATENTS bearing date of Dec. %,
1877, issued to residents Of Maine reported for
the Portland PRESS by Chas. e. Foster, Patent
solicitor, Washington, D. @.
George f. Moore, Kennebunk, machine for
shaping boot and shoe counters.
George f. Moore, Kennebunk, machine for
forming counters for boots and shoes.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-11

THERMOMETER AND STORM GLAss.-Dresser,
Mcclellan s. Co., have become sole agents Tor
Pools Signal Service barometer or storm glass
and thermometer combined, which is said to
beat Publications" as weather prophet Not
only is coming storm foretold by it, but also
its kind and direction. 1t is quite ornamental
az well as useful and costs only 81
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BILLIARDs.-Prof. Scharfer, the noted bill
HARDEST, will play match game of billiards at
Swasey's billiard hall, on Monday evening
next, with Mr.. Joseph Bonney, who is known
in this city as player of no mean pretensions
The game will be 300 points, the professor to
make 100 at a run or no count. Prof Scharfer
is one of the most skful players in the country
and an opportunity to see him will be eagerly
Welcomed
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REAL SILvER.-Prof. Bartlett received from
the Sullivan mines, yesterday, fine specimens
of silver ore. The ore is SO rich that the metal
can be seen on the surface in little coils of three
feet long in some instances. Prof. Bartlett will
] visit the mines in few days to make an assay.
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Municipal Court.

JUDGE KNIGHT PRESIDING.
THURsDAY.-William II. Murphy. Intoxication.
Fined So with costs. Committed.
Thomas Melody. Intoxication Fined S. with
costs, Committed.
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REAL ESTATE TRANsFBRs.-The following
are the real estate transfers recorded in this
county yesterday:
Harpswell-Erastus q. Simpson to Elisha
Slower, $165.
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EXTRA heavy under vests and pants for la
dies, misses and children, just the things for
cold weather. at Fl. 1. Nelson s. Co., 443 Con-
gress street, Harrington Block. jan93t