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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-02-07

THE report of the Director of the United
States MiDts shows that during the last fiscal
year the mints received and operated upon
$97, ,8n 1882 of gold and silver bullion. The
out-turn from these deposits consisted Of
"a, ,O76, 1919 in gold coins, %, 162, 800 infrade
dollars $10, ,367 ,O85 in fractional silver coins,
and e62, 165 in minor coinage. The mints
alsS prepared o., 168, ,401 In gold, and 1885,
076 in silver bars. The work Of the lastyear
was the largest in the history Of the mints.
The niints earned during the fiscal year OF
1877 -, ,54o, ,617, and expended d, 75a, ,9s;
net earnings, 81, 796, ,004.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-02-07
Helena, Montana, Thursday, February 7, 1878
HUMOR OF THE HOUR.

A Knight OF the Enthusiastically night
Puck.
BULL back riding is a new sport in San
Francisco.
POSTAGE stamps cost one cent per 100 to
manufacture.
Fools and their back hair are soon parted.
NeD Orleans Picayune.
"Can marine animals talk?" Certainly;
seal skin.- Worcester Press.
Niagara Falls are haunted by witches since
the horseshoe fell down.-Gra2hic
The right kind of ham sandwich is lit
tie lean on the staff of life.-Pcayune.
A deaf man must go away from home to
hear the news.-Neso Orleans Picoyune
"Sigars, Tobacco and bullony sawsig' is one
of the worst signs of the times.-Gq0pAic
A clear case of salt and battery-The row
on the Mexican border Commercial AdUey-
tlser
In Franklln's day lightning went kiting,
but now it never strikes twice in both blaZes.
-P. l.
1t will be lively wrestle in Texas-proba-
bly, in the Greaser- Roaming style.-.St. Louis
Jonrnaz
Henry Cary stole gun in Utica, and the
Judge was obliged to commit Harry Cary
Boston Post
The Fast Boston people are guilty of try
ing to ride free ferry to death.-Neao Or
leDns Picayune.
Floral decorations for a skating rink-La1y
Slippers and Johnny Jump-ups.-N. Y. Conn.,
mercsal Ad0ertiser.
Silence is not always golden. The oyster
is continually getting into broils and stews.-
Neso Orleans Picayune.
We are pleased to announce that the ther-
mometer has got down to where hand-organs
freeze up.-iSomer0iNe Journal
Philadelphia has just had a cat show. Here
in New YORK cats don't get any show what
ever. Commercial Advertiser.
Chief Joseph has sold his war horse for
$25. That shows what q bear in the market
Gen. Miles is.-Bost01a AdUertjser
The average man doesn't want an elephant
on his hands, -Sprina1ield Republican. No;
nor on his toes, either.--Boston Post.
Never take the bull bi the horns, young
man, but take him bi the tale, tlen you kan
let go when you want to.-Josh Billings.
In Switzerland donkeys have bells on their
necks. In this country it is not unusual to
see them with bellies on their arms.-LoaoeN
Courier
A WOMAN may not be able to sharpen
pencil or hold an umbrella, but she can pack
more articles into trunk than man can in
a one-horse wagon.
A New York judge has decided that we'd
ding presents are the property of the bride.
How about meerschaum pipes and tobacco
pouches p Worcester Press.
An exchange says ''Several girls in Flint
Michigan, are learning the cooper's trade.
They cannot be else than expert in putting on
hoops.-PicoyaIne.
If the short man ever feels overcome with
an intense desire to be tall it is when he finds
himself on the outside of crowd at dog
fight-Fult0n Times.
A contemporary records the fact that "a
sailor walked into the sea and was drowned
Was 1t expected that he would walk into the
sea and be burned.-Fun.
Day before yesterday man in New York
died so suddenly that the body was almost
cold before the distracted and grief-stricken
relatives found the will.-Haaokeye.
In the Public Library Museum-"By
GEORGE what tremendous toothaches those
old mastodons must have had! No wonder
they became extinct. Courier Journal.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-02-07

A PRIZE was offered at the Grand Rapids
Fair for the man bringing the most girls on
the grounds. Edward Cox made his appear
ance with sixty-five, and the prize was hand
ed right out to him with silent admiration.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-02-07

Mr.. JOAQUIN MILLER says the Billy Fsper
of his s'Danites'' is true picture Of himself
and his life, when, - boy, he had run away
from home, and after escaping from the In
dians, lived among the miners. ALI the peo-
ple of the play, he declares, are real.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-02-07
A Railway President Charged with
Perjury.

MNEw YORK, January 3O.-Police Justice
= organ issued an order of arrest against
Receiver Jewett of the Erie Railroad on the
charge of perjury. The complaint is by F..
Plat, an English holder of Erie stock, now
in this city. The affidavit on which it is
based was made by one Robertson, and al
leges that Jewett's sworn statements of the
condition of the Erie was untrustworthy and
false in several particulars. Receiver Jewett
appeared with his counsel at the Essex Market
Police Court this morning and gave bail in
$4,000.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-02-07
Written for the Herald.

have q little kitten and its name s-well
Perhaps after all 'twou.d be better not to tell
She goes skipping round my chair in many cunning
freak,
And looks a knowing little elf but seldom dcgns to
speak
often talk with kitty of the ladies whom know,
And then il is tell her where sometimes like to 60.
And other things I've told her which I'm she
never knew
But then she did not seem to and only answered
One day when was sitting in listess, dreamy mood,
looked around and kitty on the table stood,
She perched upon my shoulder with not few,
And when 1 asked her whom she loved she quickly
answered, N E w.
And when askei of kitty whom she thought loved
the best,
She peered around upon my face and gently 'ganst it
pressed,
And purred as sweety in my ear as if the creature
knew
Twas going to please nightly and softly answered
NEW.
Ah kitty, with the soft dark eyes, my love has dark
eyes, too,
Now, you to take my place what do you think
you'd do?
persuade her to-?
She gave my loves initials when she sweetly answered
NEW. [-JNO. w. EDDY.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-02-07

NEW YORK, January 31.--Postmaster
James has addressed the following telegram
to Postmaster General Key: The Assistant
Treasurer of the United States at New York
refuses to receive trade dollars on deposit
from this Office, and am therefore compelled
to refuse them from the pubic, which causes
serious annoyance and complaint. Please
instruct me in regard to the matter. The As
sistant Treasurer says the reason why he re-
fuses to receive the trade dollars is because it
is not legalized, and that were he to be sue
ceeded and his accounts closed, his successor
would unquestionably refuse to receive any
of the trade dollars he had accepted.
THE New York Commercial Adcertiser
strikes at Montgomery Blair in this tuneful
way:
There once was Blair named Montgomery,
Who, full of fuss, feathers and flummery,
Essayed, In . pet,
Mr.. Hayes to upset.
But wassquelchedina in manner quite
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-02-07

THE relative wealth and income of the
three most opulent men living-the Duke of
Westminster, Rothschild, and MI. Mackey
the Bonanza King-has been reduced to
figures as follows
Duke Of Westminster. R0thechild. M4ckey.
Capital. .E16, 100000 % E4Q00Q00 ES6OO0,O0Q
Per year,. 100000 90 4O000O0 AU0sO0O
Per month";. 00,OOO 90 10000 10000
Per day. 1000 % 500 1000
Per hour. 80 90 700 so
Per minute. 10
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1878-02-07

18th NO., 1877.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-15
The Rates OF Postage.

Postal cards, one cent each, go without turtle
charge to all parts of the United States and Canadar
with an additional one-cent stamp they goto all parts
of Europe.
All letters to all parts of the United States and
Canada, three cents per half-ounce.
Local, or drop" letters, that is, for the city or
town where deposited, cents if delivered by car
riers, and cent where there is no carrier system.
Newspapers, daily, semi weekly, tri weekly and
weekes, regularly issued and sent to regular SUD-
scribers, cents per pound, payable at the once OF
publication newspapers and magazines published
less frequently than once week. cents per pound.
Transient newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, DOCKS
and handbls cent tor each two ounces or fraction
thereof. All other miscellaneous NATTER including
unseaed circulars, book manuscripts proof-sheets,
photographs. &e and also seeds, cuttings pulDs anu
roots and merchandise not exceeding four pounds IN
weight, cent for each ounce or fraction thereof
The following are the postal rates with Europe;
The rates for letters are for the hafounce or fac-
Jon thereof, and those for newspapers for four
ounces or fraction thereof
To Great Britain and Ireland, letters cent !;
newspapers cents; France, letters cents, news
papers cents; Spain, letters cents, newspapers
cents; all parts Of Germany, including Austria,
letters cents, newspapers cents; Denmark,
letters cents, newspapers 2 cents Switzerland
letters cents, newspapers cents; Italy, letters
cents newspapers cents; Russia, letters cents,
newspapers 2 cents; Norway, letters cents, news
papers cents; Sweden, letters cents, NEWSPAPERS
) cents: Turkey, European and Asiatic, letters !
cents, newspapers 2 cents; Egypt letters cents,
newspapers cents.
For Asiatic countries, the half-ounce limit fol
letters, and the four ounces for newspapers, still
holding good, the rates are:-
To Australia letters via San Francisco Except tc
New South Wales) cents via Southampton 10 cents
via Brindisi 10 CENTS newspapers, via San Francisco
. cents,va Southampton cents, via Brindsi cents
China letters, via San Francisco 10 cents, via South
Smnton Is cents via Brindis 10 CENTS newspapers
q and s cents, by the respective routes; British
india, Italian mail. letters 10 cents, newspapers
cents Japan. letters via San francisco cents viz
via San Francisco 2 CENTS via Southampton cents
via Brindsi cents.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-15
Personal.

B. G. Dyer of Vinalhaven, seaman on board
the bark Antioch, is lying sick with scurvy on
that vessel, at New York. The Antioch re-
Gently arrived from the PHILIPPINE Islands. Five
of her crew died on the passage.
Francis Murphy opened his campaign in
Springfield, Mass, Sunday afternoon with an
immense mass meeting at the City Eall. Near
ly 5000 people crowded into the hall. and almost
as many more went away unabls to get even
standing room within hearing of the speakers
voice. Murphy related the story of his life
and was received with the utmost enthusiasm.
The choir of 200 voices, which is in training
for the Moody meetings next month, assisted
singing Moody and Sankey hymns. At the
close of Murphy's address, hundreds signed the
pledge. The meetings are to be continued eve
ry night for week, after which Mr.. Murphy
will go to Washington.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-15
Superior Courf.

MoHDAY.-The grand jury came in and reported
at II O'Clock this noon. The following indict.
ments were made public:
Royal j. Libby. Assault and battery.
Elihu Phillips. Larceny and compound larceny
Plea, guilty.
Thomas Decost. Breaking and entering with in
Adrian Vanslyck. compound larceny. Plea, gull
William H. Stevenson. Common thief Plea, not
guilty.
William Clark. Robbery. Plea. not guilty.
George Williams. Robbery. Plea, guilty.
James Coppeck. Assault with dangerous weapon.
Plea, guilty.
Arthur Bagley. Assault and battery. Plea, not
guilty.
George H. Littefeld. Larceny Plea, guilty.
Joseph Mushraw alias Joseph L. WATSON. Com
pound larceny. Plea guilty.
Joseph Nushraw alias Joseph L. WATSON. Com
pound larceny.
Harry Williams. Larceny. Plea, guilty.
John Berry. Compound larceny.
Thomas Gill Compound larceny. Plea, guilty.
Charles H. Callahan alias Jerry Carroll. Falsely
peTsonating another: Plea, not guilty.
Edward Brown alias Edward Payson Bond. Lar
Charles NJ. Stafford. Assault and battery. Plea,
john W. stower. Obtaining money under false
pretences. Plea, not guilty,
Daniel W. Scrfbner. Forgery of check for 5000
on WI ": Il. 6 Clifford; Plea not guilty.
Same. Adultery with Addie j. Waterhouse. Plea,
not guilty.
Hannah Towlan. Nuisance. Plea, not guilty.
Timothy Twigg. Nuisance Plea, not guilty.
Darby Cady. Nuisance. Plea, not guilty.
James NJ. Cobb. Liquor nuisance Plea, not
guilty.
John E. Briggs. Gambling house. Plea, guilty.
Fined % cents and costs Paid.
Frank W. Skilings. Larceny in the night time.
Plea, not guilty.
Patrick King. Assault and battery. Plea, guilty.
Angus Mcmillan. Compound larceny. Pfea,.n
guilty.
Peter Quincannon. Nuisance. Plea, not guilty.
Geo, W. Gratfam. Common seller. Plea, not
guilty.
Ann Fessenden. Common seller. Plea, not guilty.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-15

THE GAS CURE.-A well known physician
who visited the gas works on Sunday to wit
ness the gas cure for whooping cough, says that
the effect is marvellous There were about a
hundred children present and they all went
away better than they came, and in many in
stances they were cured at once. When the
boxes are first opened the escaping gas is very
strong and the children are unable to stand it
but short time when they retire to the open
air coughing with all their might. They then
revive and return to get more Of the same
sort. There will be another box opened this
afternoon and all who are afflicted with this
disease should not fail to call as the cure is
free for all. Mr.. York, the superintendent of
the works, is quite enthusiastic over the mat
ter and be will give his personal attention to
the children as long as they choose to call.
The Kennebec Journal vouches for the
efficacy of the above remedy. 1t has known
very severe cases of cold to be completely and
permanently cured by blowing out the gas on
retiring. SIT is dead sure thing" it remarks
ambguously
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-15

MICAwBER IN THE FLEsH.-When Charles
Dickens wrote his novel of David Copperfield
he intended it to be 10 some degree descrip-
ton of his own boyhood and early manhood.
David Copperield is ickens himself, and the
character of Wilkins Micawber is now known
to be close copy from the novelist's own ia
ther, who was now happy, now plugged in the
depths of despair, and "always waiting for
something to turn up" Our citizens will have
an opportunity to see Mcawber in the flesh
again in the person of Chas II. Thayer, who
appears at Music Hall on Wednesday evening"
in the Dickens drama of Little Emily" sup
ported by ali excellent company under the
management of Thayer and Tompkins of Bos-
ton. Miss Mary Gary, the favorite ingenue
actress, will appear as Little Emily, in which
role she has appeared nearly 200 times in Bos-
ton. The other actors and actresses are from
the various Boston theatres, and we may ex-
pect au artistic treat. "Poor Jo'' will be
given on Thursday evening.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-15

TEMPLARS OF HONOR.
1T IempldrS' Rail, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNoIL-Maine first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMpLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening.
PATRIOTIC ORDER SONS OF AMERICA-Camps No
l and conyenes over the Eastern Express Office,
Plum street. No. on Wednesday evening; No. 4
on 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.-Meetng 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 u O'clock
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. 75-
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.
SoyEREIGNs OF INDUsTRY-Dirgo Council, No. l
meets every Friday evening, at Arcana Hall, at u
O'Clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY AssooIATIoN-Fa Harrington
Block. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
of books daily. 2 to 9, day and evening.
PAYsoN LITERARY SooIETY-Meetings 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
and 7 to 9.
BRAMHALL LODGE, No. 3, X. OF P.-Meets
Tuesday evening, each week, Pythian Hall, Clapp's
Block, Congress Street.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF COOP TEMPLARs-
Arcana, Monday, Congress Hall, 4203 Congress
St.; Mission, Wednesday, Williams Block, Congress
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.
N q
at Congress hall, every Wednesday evening at Z
O'Clock. Temperance concerts first Sunday in every
month.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNIoN-C orne
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 FRATERNIrY-No. 81 Free st. Block
Every evening.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-15

IMPORTANT DECIsIoN.-A very interesting
question concerning the rights of travellers up
on the highway has been determined by the
Law Court. 1t appears that jeremiah Nc
Carly, in January, 1876 suffered damage to
his property by the breaking of his horses leg
while travelling on. Congress street, by reason
of defect in the way. Suit was brought
against the city to recover the sum of eigh'
hundred dollars damages. 1t was contended
By the defendants at the trial that the plaintiff
was engaged in racing and it W as not legiti-
mate use of the way, and therefore he could
not recover. Upon that point, Judge Symonds,
in his very able charge, instructed the jury as
follows:
"Highwsys are only to be safe and convenient
for travellers. Ii man once Intentionally
starts upon a race, having that object in view
and not any legitimate purpose OF travel,
whether he has reached the point where the
horses are to be put to full speed or NOT, from
that moment he ceases to have any rights
against the town as q traveller upon the high
way. The intention to race, accompanied by
the fact that the man has actually started
upon the race, prevents his recovery in the
action 1t matters not il he has started at
walk, or at a very slow rate of speed, if the
race is begun, if he has started upon the race
and is in the act of racing, whether he sees fit
to put his horse to full speed or not is imma-
terial; the race having begun, he having in
tentionally Joined in it, the actual speed at
which he is driving is immaterial; he has
ceased to have the rights of traveller, and his
use OF the highway for that purpose is not
legitimate"
Under these instructions the jury returned a
verdict for the city. The case was carried to
the Law Court by the plaintiff, on motion to
set aside the verdict as against the evidence,
and on exceptions to the rulings OF the pre-
siding justice upon matters of law. These
questions were argued before the full court in
July last by A. A. Strout for the plaintiff and
City Solicitor Cleaves for the city. The decision
of the Court has been received, overruling the
motion and exceptions, and ordering judgment
for the city.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-15

NOMINATIONS BY THE GOVERNOR The
Governor has made the following nominations
Justices Of the Peace-(S State -Charles A.
Wing, Winthrop; George A. Preble, Bath; l..
r. King, Caribou.
JaStices of the Peace-William f. Haynes,
Lewiston; Thomas B. Swan, Minot; Lindley
M. Webb, Windham; Robbie Whitney, Gorham
Daniel G. Emery, Gorham; R. B. Fuller, Will
ton; VIM. S. Towle, Strong; Josiah True, Litch-
field; Anthony G. Davis, Gardiner; Justus E.
Sherman, Gardiner; David w. Chapman, Dam
ariscotta; John E. Stanley, Mexico; Albert W.
Pickett, lincoln pl.; George Stetson, Bangor;
Solomon Bolton, Orrington; j. w. Barron,
Dexter; John F. Kimball, Bangor; Thos. c.
Maxwell, Bowdoinham; Henry NJ. Bovey,
Bath; Nathan Coombs, Bath; Timothy B. Bar
rett, Canaan; Frank W. Roberts, Biddeford
Edgas A. Hubbard, Biddeford; Edwin 9. Neal
ly, Kittery.
Notaries Poblic-Charles B. Reade, Lewiston
VIM. D: Mussenden, Bath; 81. @, Sampson,
Bowdonham.
Trial justices -Gustavus e. Jenkins Glen
wood; Elias NJ. Carter, Bethel; Geo. T. Sewall,
Oldtown.
Dedimus Justices-James G. Campbell, Penn
broke
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-15

DEATH OF HENRY T. CARTER.-Mr Henry
T. Garter died at the Preble House yesterday
afternoon of typhoid pneumonia. He has been
unwel for some time, but was not considered
dangerous until few hours before his DEATH
He took severe cold few days ago and it
was in vain that he endeavored to rally from
its effect Mr.. Carter was son of Caleb S.
Carter, well known Portland merchant. He
was formerly proprietor of the Portland dis
tillery and later was engaged in the manufact-
ure of brushes on Fore street. He was form
er president of tho Army and Navy Union,
which he has belonged to since its organization.
He leaves wife. His age was SO years.
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-15

The horse railroad will try and dig out their
track this morning.
The severe rain yesterday made the walking
very bad throughout the city.
The Portland Horse Railroad Company have
declared dividend of five per cent. payable to-
day.
The Allan mail steamer Polynesian from
Liverpool, arrived at Halifax Monday at $50 a.
In.
The dance Of the Ladies Union at Grand
Army Hall did not come off last evening on &C
count of the storm. 1t will take place to-
night.
A ring has been found in a pocket of cast
off garment given to the Provident Association.
The owner can have it by calling at the Office
of the Secretary between the hours twelve and
one,
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-15

1t is now an acknowledged fact that CoNsUMP-
TON CAN BE CURED. 1t haze 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 Tonic and Mandrake Pills,
one or both, according to the requirements of the
case.
The old supposition that Consumption is incura-
ble,'' 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.. Sehencks preparations with the same
remarkable success.
Schenck's Almanac, containing a thorough treatise
on Consumption, Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, &C.,
can be had gratis of any druggist or of j. FL.
Schenck & Son, Philadelphia. Full directions for
the use of Schenck's medicines accompany each
package.
Schenck's Pulmonc Syrup, Sea Wood Tonic, and
Mandrake Pills are for sale by all druggists.
jan1 eod&w1msn
The Portland daily press., 1878-01-15
Correction.

MIR. EDIToR:-Permit the committee OF ar
engagements to correct your notice Of Rev. A.
Sandersons golden wedding, Jan. "a, 1873, Oh
the 5Oth anniversary of his welded life. 1t is to
he a gold-or paper-dollar wedding in Au-
bnrp. at the residence of Mrs. Chandler, Mrs,
Sanderson's sister, No. 60 Pleasant street. near
the Methodist church. Entertainment will be
nrovided for every dollar guest, by the friends
in Auburn and Lewiston. Friends who cannot
he present will please hand their gifts to some
nTeacher. who will forward or bring it with
their own. ror Tue =, SoM 4uLa,