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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-06

We announce in our columns the first grand
excursion of the season to Mouse Island. which
will take place on Friday Of next week july 18th.
There Is to be concert and grand ball at the new
and elegant Samoset House, aud q most brillian,
occasion is anticipated. The tickets by rail aud
steamboat are put at very low rate, and the fare
at the hotel will be but $3.50 per day. Tickets
viii be good until the following Monday
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
A Horrible Hanging.

John Runk was recently hanged in the
Jail at San Francisco. The San Fran
cisco Chronicle describes the closing
scene of the affair:
"Jailer ODonnell stepped forward
and pulled the moose only partially
tight, leaving the knot directly under
the chin. There was q movement of
horror among the spectators at SO pal
pable blunder, but before word could
be uttered O'Donnell had given the sig
nal, the line that held the trap was
sprung and Runk dropped eight feet.
There we're men there that had witnessed
many hangings, legal and illegal, men
of strong n, rve, policemen and peace
officers, not easily shocked, but from the
utterly unnecessary horror of the death
to which O'Donnell subjected Runk
every one turned with shudder. OF
course it was impossible from where the
knot had been placed, and the fact that
the moose had not been pulled firmly
round the neck, that the neck should be
broken. He turned swiftly round ten
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
The Last of the Stuarts.

In the year 1888 Charles Edward. the
Young Pretender, died in Rome, and
soon after the French Revolution drove
his widow, the Countess of Albany, to
seek refuge in London, where she was
well received in st. James Palace by the
King and Queen. Her stay was only
for few months, and she found England
generally. and London in particular,
much duller than she expected.
"The only good" she says in her
disry, (which England enjoys, and
which is inappreciable, is political lib
erty. If England had an oppressive
Government this country, together with
its people, would be the last in the uni
verse; bad climate, bad soil, and, conse-
quently, tasteless productions. 1t is
only the excellence of its Government
that makes it habitable."
This judgment of England by Jacob.
tic Princess, whose husband would have
changed all but the climate, is at least
interesting. The Countess of Albany
became-but not until the death OF
Cardinal York-the recipient of an an.
nuity from George III. The Cardinal,
who from the year 1900 was in receipt oil
pension of GA, 900 year from King
George, died in 1907 at Rome when he
was 81 years of age. Cardinal York was
the last male heir of the line OF Stuart,
but, strange to say, there existed, even
down to the year 1872, a gentleman who
claimed to be the legitimate descendent
of the Cardinals elder brother. His
younger brother, "Le Comte d'Al-
banie," as his card proclaims him, still
survives.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
Judah Z. Benjamin.

Never was the force of American
character more thoroughly emphasized
In all its power than in the career of Ju-
dab p. Benjamin, formerly Secretary of
State in the late Confederacy, and now
naturalized citizen and counselor-at-
law in Great Britain.
Benjamin, at the close of the war went
to England, and began the practice of
law in that country. He was capable
jurist, and a man whose brilliant huen
cy of language contrasted effectually
with the ordinary dry-rot routine of En-
glish bar-practice. He grew into n )to-
riety rapidly, and achieved prominent
position among the ablest lawyers of the
nation. Five years ago his annual in
come from his profession was G10, 900,
and later, on Reverdy Johnson's visit
to England, he expressed his certainty
of bringing in at least G12, 900 by his
legal labors. He is now in fair way to
be selected to fill Judgeship on the
bench.
Benjamin was one of the best-known
men in America. An Israelite by de-
scent, an infdel in religion, he was born
in New Orleans some sixty years ago.
His parents were as poor as the progeni-
tors of Dick Wilmington. He entered
a law Office in the Crescent City, and in
course of lime began to be consulted by
clients, instead of his employer. He
was leading lawyer of the nation. and
before the war had seat in the United
States Senate, and filed several import
ant Government positions.
A few years prior to the secession,
Judge Day, of Louisiana-now in this
city-challenged Benjamin on account
of difficulty; but the hon of Judah, be.
ing lamb-llke, refused the invitation tc
the matinee performance of pistols and
coffee.
And now this short, stout, swarthy
Israelite skips to England, and by his
brain-power assumes the most important
position ever held in England by ar
American since the time of Lord Lynd.
hurst, the Massachusetts Tory Wash
ington Capital.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
An Equine Man.Eater.

The Hambletonian stallion Rising
ham," one of the finest-bred horses in
Orange county, N. Y, was re-
Gently killed by his owner, DIR.
j. A. Schultz. This horse was 81
years old. An offer of $1,000 was
once refused for him. Nineteen years
ago he began to exhibit signs OF vicious
ness that increased as he grew older.
Finally he became almost unmanage-
able, and since then he has been known
as the Man-eater." He has killed
three men and wounded and dis6gured
twenty others. For fourteen years no
one dared to put him in wagon, until,
a short time ago, DIR. Schultz, with the
aid of several men, got him in harness
and to n wagon and tried to drive him.
The stallion broke everything to pieces,
and the doctor was himself saved bv the
merest chance. Many of the leading
horse-trainers of the country had
tried their skill at subduing him. He
conquered them all, and nearly killed
one of them. One of his latest exploits
was the Selling of negro groom who
had undertaken to keep him, tearing off
the mans right cheek and destroying the
eye, huu stripping buo ucsu iTOIu Ills
right arm. The groom became blind
and paraiyzed. The three men who
preceded the negro as grooms all mar
rowly escaped with their lives. One
lost an ear, another had three fingers
and thumb taken of. It became i'm
possible to get groom for the stallion
No one knew at what moment the brute
would attack him. DR.. Schultz at last
made up his mind that Risingham was
chronically insane, and concluded to kill
him before he claimed another victory.
AS Risingham stood in his stall glaring
at the spectators who had entered the
stable to see the man-eater die, five large
pistol-balls were shot into his head, di.
rectly between his eyes. They failed to
bring him down, and, uttering the
fiercest neighs, he made frantic efforts
to get over the manger among the by
ISLANDERS. As man drew the attention
of the horse away, DIR. Schultz, by a
skillful thrust of long knife, severed
his jugular vein. Horsemen say that
but for the temper of this horse he would
have been worth 100000.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17

height of twenty-four feet, and at night
a flame of burning naphtha. In addition
to this, the wonderful animal is 80 ar
ranged that from time to time he utters
the most unnatural cries. This is done
by means of pipes.
On the left Of the palace stands small
house, built Of round blocks of ice re-
sembling logs, interlaced one with the
other. This is the bath house, without
which no Russian establishment is COM
plete. This ath-house was actually
heated and used on several occasions.
When this wonderful ice-palace was
completed it was thrown open to the pub
lie, and such crowds came TO see it that
sentinels were stationed in the house to
prevent disorder.
This beautiful palace stood from the
beginning of January until the end of
March. Then, as the weather became
warmer, it began to melt on the south
side; but even after it lost It's beauty
and symmetry as palace it dld not be-
come entirely useless, for the largest
blocks of ice were transferred to the
ice-houses of the imperial palace, and
thus afforded grateful refreshment dur
ing the summer, as we'll as a pleasant
reminder of "The Plaything of an EN-
press. - Wide AaOake.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
The Pet Chicken.

One summer, not long ago, I had a
pair of the prettiest pet chickens ever
seen they were speckled all over, black
and white. One had a white top-knot,
and 1 called her Snowfall her little
mate had black one.
They were all that the old mother
and kept them in the house few days,
until strong enough to run about the
yard, putting them in little basket at
night, and they soon learned to come in
when it was bedtime. 1 often took
them up in my lap to feed and pet I'll EN-,
and they would cuddle down and talk to
each other in such cunning, loving
way. They grew up very much attached
to each other, and both laid their first
eggs in the same nest; but in the early
summer Snowfall went into the garden
and made herself a nest under the rasp-
berry bushes, and when L found it
there were thirteen little cream colored
eggs in it. She soon began to sit
on them, and seemed very proud
and happy, coming to the house
every day to be fed, clucking and ruff
fling her feathers, thinking, no doubt,
uOW onC WOultt NC WHICH, BIC
had family to cluck and scratch for.
But alas for the uncertainty of chicken
life Near the close of summer day,
when the warm south wind was blow
ing over the sweet new-mown hay and
clover blossoms, and the robin in the
old elm tree was singing his loudest and
happiest song, sat by the open win
dow and watched her as she few over
the garden fence to her nest, and that
was the last / ever saw of my pet
That night great owl, with big round
eyes and broad wings that glistened in
the bright moonlight, came out of the
dark woods and carried her off to his
nest In hollow tree to feed his young
ones. L heard her screams as he flew
away with her, and called my brother
Will, but, when he reached the nest,
there was nothing to be seen but few
speckled feathers scattered about. Will
set trap for the owl, but the old rascal
was too cunning to be caught.
York Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
Death Penalties in Scotland.

Under the law of Scotland there are
at least five-and-twenty different crimes
that are punishable with death. The
list includes assault with intent to rob
the house of clergyman, importing
poisons into Scotland, "theft bote," OF
the taking of rewards by Justices and
Sheriffs from thieves, striking or injur-
ing Judge sitting in court. stealing
linen to the value of 10 shillings from a
bleaching-green, houghing" cattle,
killing young trees or crops, living in
notorious adultery, pulling down any
place of worship where the sovereign OF
the Prince of Wales are prayed for, the
saying of mass by Jesuits, priests OF
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
JefersOn,s Heirs.

The grandchildren and great grand
children of Thomas Jefferson are better
off now than they have been for many
years, and yet their means are very small.
Last year the bequest Of friend enabled
them to buy a small cottage. Miss
Meikleham has a 5000 clerkship in the
Interior Department, to which she was
appointed during President Grants adj
ministration, when her family was we'll
nigh starving. Last summer Shadwell,
Jefferson's old home, was sold because
the heirs were too poor to keep it any
longer in the family. Miss Sarah Ran
dolph, great-grahddsughter, has
taught school there ever since the war.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
Tragedy In a Church.

George w. Rowland and w. j. Wade
are brothers-in-law, and quarreled about
the division OF the parental estate. They
were also members of the Presbyterian
Church, and they met to-day at Union
Church to have the matter tried by the
church members, but before the trial
began Wade went into the church and
shot Rowland in the back while he sal
upon seat. Rowland fell motally
wounded, and those present fled, when
Wade began to fire on them, but with.
out effect, although he fred five shots.
He then mounted his horse and fed
Sturgeon (lfo.) letter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17

GEORGE I'VE extravagance and love of
spending had no bounds, provided that
it was not his own money that he spent.
He always had money, although pre-
tending at the time he hadn't. When
he died, there was found fl0, 200 in his
boxes, and money scattered about every
where, great deal of gold. There were
about 800 pocketbooks, of different
dates, and in every one money-guineas,
f1-notes, one, two or three in each.
There never was anything like the guam
tity OF trinkets and trash that was found.
He had never given away or parted with
anything.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17

or dozen times and then hung there to
strangle. In his agony the legs were
drawn up and the muscles of the whole
body quivered. For minute after MIN
ute the terrible stertorous breathing
filed the Jail, and the chest and abdomen
collapsed and heaved to bursting till in
nine minutes the body was declared
JaaI -
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17

EPHRADf OTIs, of South Scitaate,
Mass, kept $50, 900 worth of bonds and
some money in safe in his house. A
few nights ago he was awakened by what
he thought was thunder, but he went
quietly TO sleep again. The sound was
made by burglars rolling the safe out of
the house. They took it to a safe dis
lance, blew it open with gunpowder,
and got away with the contents.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17

trafficking" Papists, engaging in q
duel without the royal license, etc. This
Draconic code is evaded by a clever legal
bubble, whereby the Advocate General
and his deputies are given power, at any
stage of trial, "to restrict the pains of
law" so that in reality prisoners are
only hanged for the same crimes as in
England-murder and treason.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-05-17
Che True gurtherner.
FRIDAY, MAY II, 1878.
THE LITTLE FOLKS.



Bright little dandelion,
Downy yellow-face,
Weeping up among the grass
With such gentle grace.
Winding not the April wind,
Blowing rude and cold;
Brave little dandehon,
With heart Of gold.
Meek little dAndelion
Changing into curls,
At the magic touch of these
Merry boys and girls
When they pinch thy dainty throat,
strip thy dress OF green,
On thy SOFT and gentle face
Not cloud Is seen!
Poor little dandelion,
All gone to seed;
Scattered roughly by the winds,
Like common weed
Thou hast lived thy little life,
Smiling every day;
Who could do a better thing,
In a better way7
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-20
The Rates of Postage,

Postal cards, one cent each, 60 without further
charge to all parts of the United States and Canadas
with additional onecent stamp they to 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
weeklies regularly issued and sent to regular sub
scrbers cents per pound, payable at the Office Of
publication, newspapers and magazines published
less frequently than once week, cents per pound.
Transient newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, books
and handbs, cent tor each two ounces or fraction
thereof Ali other miscellaneous matter, including
unsealed circulars, book manuscripts, pr0ofsheets,
photographs, &C., and also seeds, cuttings, bulbs and
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 halfounce or frac
ton thereof, and those for newspapers for tour
ounces or fraction thereof:-
To Great Britain and Ireland, letters cent
newspapers cents; France, letters cents. news;
papers cents; Spain, letters cents, newspapers
certs; all parts of Germany, including Austria,
letters cents, newspapers cents; Denmark,
letters 5 cents, newspapers cents; Switzerland,
letters CENTS newspapers cents; Italy, letters
cents, newspapers 2 cents; Russia, letters cents,
newspapers cents; Norway, letters cents, news
papers cents; Sweden, letters cents, newspapers
2 cents; Turkey, European and Asiatic, letters 8
CENTS newspapers cents; Egypt, letters cents,
newspapers cents.
For Asiatc countries, the half-ounce limit for
letters, and the four ounces for newspapers, still
holding good, the rates are;-
To Australia, letters via San Francisco Except to
New South Wales) cents via Southampton Is cents,
via Brndis 10 cents, newspapers, via San Francisco
cents via Southampton cents via Brindisi cents,
China letters via San Francisco 10 cents via South
ampton Is cents, via Brindisi 10 cents, newspapers
O., and cents, by the respective routes; British
cents Japan. letters, via San Francisco cents, via
England 10 cents, via Brndsi 81 cents, newspapers,
via San Francisco cents, via Southampton cents,
yis Brindisi cents.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-20
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Once Hours,

Once Hours.
From 7.30 m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from 8 to 10 m, and 1.30 to 2.30 p. m.
PORTLAND. ME-. July l, 1878.
Arrival and Departure Of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1910
and TAO p m. Close at s.15 m, and $780, 500 and
900 p. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive at b.2opm.
Railway. Arrive at 13.dO and $40 M Close at s.16
a. m. and 1890 p. m.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1910, TAO
and lilo p. m. Close at SIS a. m, 1880, 800 and
Bangor and connecting routes. Arrive at 1.1e p.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at $50 a.
NJ and LILO p. m. Close at II As and 4.45 p
Morning Northwestern by G. Z. r. Arrive ct 1856
. m. Close at 7.15 m.
q. m and LILO p. m. Close at 545 and 1l.45 a. m.
and AS p. m.
Castine, Deer Isle sedgwick, S. W. Harbor, Mt.
chias, Mlbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steam-
PASSPORT, via each steamer. Arrive at 600 m.
Foreign Mails, via New York. day previous 60 sail
ing OF steamers. Close at s15 a. m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
at2.2o am. Close at 800 p m:
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at Ito D M. Close at 11.45 am.
Skowhegan also closes at 900 p m.
Canada and intermediate Offices via G. T. &. Ar
rive at 12.45 p. m. Close at 12.45 p. m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Close
al 11.45 a. m. and 9 p. m.
Swanton, vt, and intermediate Offices, via P. &,
O.. r, r. Arrive 6.4op. m. Close 645 a. m.
Fryeburg, Me-, and intermediate offices, via P. s.
Worcester, Mass, and intermediate offices, via P.
& R. r. X. Arrive 1.20 p m. Close 1870 p. m.
Rochester, n. H., and intermediate offices, via P.
Boston and the South and West, Sunday only.
Arrive 12.45 p. m. Close Up. m.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-20

PAYsoN LITERARY SooIETY-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at "A o'clock.
PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY AND READING
RooM-OpeD and free to all from ~ a. M. to 8 p,
IL, City Building.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge, No. 8
Tuesday evenings; Munjoy Lodge, No. 6, Monday
evenings; Pine Tree, No. II, Friday evenings. at
heir Hail. Clapp's Block. Market Square. Section
l8l Endowment Rank. fourth Wednesday in each
month
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco Streets First Thurs
day in each month.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-
Arcana, Monday, Congress Hall, 42OA Congress
st.; Mission, Wednesday, Williams Block, Congr Ass
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
O'Clock. Temperance concerts first Sunday in every
month.
PORTLAND FRArERNITY-No Al Free st. Block
Every evening.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION corne
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month";
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AssoCIATIoN-Oppo-
site Preble House. Congress Street, open day and
evening. Union Gospel Meetings Wednesday and
Saturday evenings at "a O'Clock.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-20
DOEs THE WORLD MOVE.

The Rev. John Jasper of Virginia, says,
DE sun do move, for in de mornin' it shines
on dis side OBJ de nous, wbil in the evenip, on
dat side oh de nous. Now, eff he don't move.
how com he dap" Notwithstanding Mr.
Jasper's logic, we yet believe the world moves.
When Mr.. Jasper's ideas constituted the
popular belief, people thought that to die Of
smallpox or cholera was simply fulfilling one
of natures laws. Now, through vaccination,
smallpox is averted, while cholera, cholera
morbus, dysentery (fux,) and diarrh@a; are
readily cured by the use of Dr. Pierce's Com
pound Extract of Smart-Weed. Does rot
such evidence tend to prove that "the world
moves?" As an external remedy for cuts.
bruises, sprains, swellings, bites and stings of
insects, the Compound Extract of Smart
Weed has no equal. Veterinary surgeons have
also employed it with marked success
aug20 d&5w1t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-20
Rumf0rd Falls and Buckfield r. II.
RECEIVER.

On and after MONDAY, JULY
I'D, passenger trans will be as
f vs,'-sT1l follows:
Leave Canton at 5 a. M, arrive at
Mechanic Falls at $40 a. M, Lewiston at 75O a. m.
and Portland at $50 a. m. Returning, leave Me-
chanic Falls at IT'S m arrive at Canton at s55 Dc
m.
Leave Canton at 9.25 a. m, arrive at Mechanic
Falls at 1888 a. M, Lewiston at 1910 p. M, and
Portland at 1885 p m. Returning, leave Portland
at 1.3) p. M, Lewiston 2.30 p. m Mechanic Falls
at 3.15 p. M, arrive at Canton at AS p m.
Arrive at and leave Grand Trunk Railway Station
In Lewiston and Portland. Passengers by morning
train from Canton may spend hours in Lewiston or
hours in Portland and return the same day,
Close stage connections for w. Sumner, Peru, Dix
field, Mexico, &c.
jy23df 1. WASHBURN, JR., President.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-20
PORTLAND &WORCESpER LIMB
cortland q Rochester Ii. Il.
JULY L, 1878.

Trains will rus fellows
I @TG Leave Grand Trunk Depot,
Portland z3O n. m. and
Leave Prebe St. Station at 7.4O a. m LIP and 615 p.
1880 A. M. Accommodation for Worcester, with
through car for Boston via Nashua and Lowell
Arrives at Rochester at 9.55 a. M, Connect
ing with Eastern and Boston & Maine Rail-
rOads9 At Nashua 11.47 a. NJ, Lowell
12.15 p. M, BOston LIS p. m, Aver juno.
ton 1910 p. m, Fitchburg 1.25 p. M, and
trains South and West.
4 90 r. Nh. Sleamb0al Express with Drawing
Room Car attached, through to New Lon
don without change and through Car
Rochester for Dover and Great Falls,
at Epping for Manchester and Con-
cord at Nashua for Lowell and
boston, at Aver junction for Fitch.
Line, at Worcester with Boston q Albany
Railroad tor New York, at Putnam with
Boston 8 Philadelphia Express Line'' for
PhiladeIphia, Baltimore and Wash.
Line Steamers, due at Pier No, 40, North
River New York, at 800 a. m.
CHS p. m.-Fr0m Preble Street, Mixed for ROeh-
ester and Way Stations
Trains leave Rochester at 700 II 90 a. m, Drawing
Room Car attached, and $50 p. m, arriving in
Portland at 9.35 a. M. LIS and 90 p. M
Close connections made at Weslbr00k J Junction
with through trains of Me. Central r. r, and at
Grand Trunk Depot, Portland, with through
trains of Grand Trunk R. r.
SUNDAY TRAINS-Leave Preble Street Sta
ton at 200 r. W., arriving at Rochester at
400 p. m. and at Worcester 7,25 p. NJ, connect
ing with Boston q Albany R. r. for New York
and the West. Leave Worcester at 90 a. M,
Rochester 1880 and arriving at Preble Street
1920 p. m.
je2sdtf JIM. LUNT. supt.