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The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13
Personal.
Officer Rice is out again.

Ohcer Rice 10 out again.
Sheriff Ring was out yesterday for the first
time since his severe accident
Col. Moore is in town. The Hercules der
rick, with which he is making the Quebec en-
bank ments on the St. Charles river, is 22O feet
IN length from arms end to arms end.
The late Eben Wentworth had $250O insur-
ance on his life in the Mutual Benefit of New
jersey.
The late Alexander Taylor had policy for
$4,000 on his life with the Mutual Life Of New
York. His family also receives some from the
St. Andrews and Masonic Relief societies.
Thaddeus Lewis, and thirty others, with
seven Of the Lewis sand-sifting machines, left
Portland yesterday for California via the
Grand Trunk.
MI Ksttell. the celebrated portrait painter,
is in town. and will prob ably take studio for
q few weeks.
Mrs. Deshon received many callers ON &C.
count of her hundredth birthday yesterday,
and also many substantial testimonials in the
way of birthday gifts. Three generations Of
her descendants were present
Charles e. Clifford is mentioned as candidate
for Secretary Of State. Bat it is understood
that no Democratic Greenblcker need apply.
Perley telegrspbed the Boston Journal last
evening: 1t understood that thes President
offered the vacant Jadzeship to Attorney
General Devens, but that VII 80 he heard tn At
it would b. accepted he expressed great regret
at having the Cabinet changed and that
Attorney General Davens will remain. The
judgeship will be given to Maine or to Massa.
chusstts, with the chance in favor Of Judge
LowalPs promotion.
J. K. Mason, D. D., of Fryeburg has just
received certificate of appointment as cores.
ponding member of the Societe Generate des
Prisons Of Parip, France.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA,
NOTES.

NOTES.
The Thursday Night Club dedicated their
new theatre on Free street last evening, with
music and the drama, The house was filled
with very large and fashionable auleuce
The concerts at Lancaster Hall given BIZ the
New Orleans Jubilee Siog4rs are very
pleasing, and We are glad TO record good
audiences. 0 ,lS two more cotcerts will be
given.
The Mckee Ra kin C,moauy, who will ap-
pear In joaquin Millei's oIsV of the D .uites at
Music FL al, on tue 18Th and 20sh, should meet
with crowded auoieGcee. Toe play has been
very successful all over the couutrg. and is
founded on the Mountaia Meadow massacre.
The cast is composed of strong actors.
The Barnabee coUcers troupe will give q
children's entertainment at City Hall January
18th.
Berlin special tn the Loudon Times of the
2Sth ult "Mme. Adelina Patti is for the first
time at Berliu. The enthusiasm created by
her performances is uuprecedents d. Pessinism
Nihilism snd all other grumbliug fancies If the
sort are scattered to the winds bv the sweet
voice of the accomplished artist Life, which
popular philosophers declare to tie worth
supreme blessing, admitting, as it does, of
emotions such as awakened by Patti. The
soul, which only yesterday doubted its own ex-
istence, is to-day made conscious of its reality
by the charm and meodCus sentiment OF an
accom- plished singer There might BIZ better
methods of realizing the transcendenta', yet
art lie one among Others
Of4nsach's Olivia, Mile. Schneider, has
received lately the laest offdr TO come 10
America ever made to an opera-bouffe singer.
She refused and replied that she had grown
too old to go on foreign boards, tina. she would
wish to bs remem Dertd AS the Create st opera
bouffe singer in the world
Minnie Hank of Col Mapleson's opera com.
pany Disappointed New York audience at
Booths theatre GU Sunday eveaing, by failing
to sing as announced, and Mapleson has fined
her weeks salary, according to the terms OF
the contract, IS be explains it. Miss Hsuk
however, insists that she never agreed to sing
on Sunday and wOa't, no matter how often she
is announced. She also puts her little foot
down hard, aud swsars by high heaven tina,
she won't lake secondary place at De Balls
concert on SAturday, for whict, she has been
announced; she will be the bright particular
star of concert, or she will not sing at all.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13
PULPIT AND PLATFORM.
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
Prof Gage appeared in the Grand Army
course at City Hall last evening and gave a
most interesting lecture OIL telegraphy. A
steraopticon was connected with battery by
means of wires manipulated by the lecturer at
his desk showing the &C :usl workings Of every
instrument. The method of distribution OF
time from an astronomical observatory through
out the country by means OF time bulls, as re.
Gently introduced into New York and Boston.
Great Britain was fully illustrated A
clOok appeared upon the screen, and as the
minute hand completed an exact revolution,
it was seen to close the electric circuit, and y
single flash Of electricity simultaneously dis
charged guu and dropped Q time ball sus-
pended from the ceiling.
The fre alarm system, as used in Boston was
illustrated with complete apparatus. The
machipery appeared in magnitied characters
upon the screen, and the motion Of every
wheel and other p.rt was plainly Geen. B lis
in various parts Of the hall responded to he
movement of the machinery. The method OF
transmission Of fac SMILES of hand WRITING and
pictures by telegraph was exhibited. The pen,
impel!ed BY electricity and guided by the lee
t4rer at distance. traced the mess age or exc.
cuted the picture with wonderful exactness and
10 full view Of the audience,
Ia addition to the above the laying, coiling,
ur coil,ug of, and graphing for the Atlantic
Gable wrre exhibited upon the canvas 1 J connec.
ton with the Great Eastern and her coDsprts-
making some fifty views-to the great delight
of the audience. Chambers Baud furnished
excellent music There was gooi audience
presspt. Some Ct the experiments did not
work very we'll but the principles Oh which
thew were four ded we're yell explained.
Mr.. Martin L. Stevens of this city leotursd
on tEchos aud Rs.schoes" at Masonic Temple
Boston, Wednesday evening.
Scion Chase and others addressed the
citizens Of Deerng last evening on the Green.
back question.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13

pECENBER CIVIL TERN, 1878, BoNNEY, j., PRE-
SIDING.
THuRspAY-Allen r. Mcdonald vs. The Miss
issippi and Dominion Steamship Co. Limited. This
is an action to recover damages for personal ipju
ries occasioned by western steer which, as the
plaintiff alleges escaped from the control and
.iou of the defendants through their negligence on
the 23d of December, 1877.
The plaintiff was returning from church, and
when at the corner of Cumberland and Locust streets
he was met by the steer, lifted upon his horns and
thrown into the air. falling upon his head aud shoul-
ders. The horn of The steer entered the perin@um,
infiictipg wound from which the plaintiff says be
has not recovered and the physicians testified that
he probably will never fully recover. Damages
claimed ten thousand dollars.
The defendants do not deny that the plaintif was
;ejured by the steer as alleged, but they deny that
the .teer had been delivered to them or was ever I'M
der the & control.
Tho nlaSptiff claims that the contract between the
defendants aud Alday, the agent OF the owner OF the
cattle for the transportation Of the herd, OF which Inc
steer was one. was through contract from Chicago
IN Ijvernool and tn eTeioIe the cattle were IN tht
nossession and under Il control of the defendants
from the time they we're shipped on beard the carl
of the Michigan Central In CElcago until tner arr
val in Liverpool; that no delivery ana acceptance
was necessary in Portland because they were unoel
that contract, in the possession and under the con-
troll of the defendants while in the city awaiting snip
ment on board the company's steamer.
But the court instructed the jury that the CONTRACT
was bot through contract; that it was only con-
tract for the transportation of the cattle from Fort
land to Liverpool and therefore in order to consti
tute liability the part of the defendants they
must find that the cattle had been delivered to and &C
ceped by the defendants or that their servants wer
guilty of negligence in the care and CUSTODY Oh tnf
steer. .,.a . war
dict for the defendants.
Thomas s. Bird for plaintiff.
Strout g. Holmes for defendants.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13
81. A.ban Commandcry.

The annual cone'ave of St. Albau Com
mapdery, K. T, was held at the Asylum last
evening. The following officers were elected.
Eminent Commander-Sir Francis E. Chase.
Generslissimo-Sr Levi A. Gray.
CAPTAIN Gsneral-Sir William N. Prince.
Trsa .urer--Sir Augustus G, Schlottetbeck.
Recorder-Sir franklin Sawyer
At the close Of the election the officers were
installed by the FetFlng Eminent Commander,
sr Joseph A. Locke.
81. Augustus A. Schlotterbeek then stepped
forward, and as a token Of the appreciation In
which the services Of the retiring Eminent
Commander were held, presented hin with ar
elegant Past Command jewel of solid gold
with six diamonds in the band Of the crown
the eircls bearing the legend in black enamel
I'm Hoe Signo Rinces." &Ad Gn the reverse
PRESENTED by the Sir Knights of st. Albar
Commandery, No. g. K. T., Dec. LIB, 1873, t.
Eminent Sir Joseph A. Locke" The jewel ii
attached by black velvet ribbon to solid
gold clasp.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13

A large flock of wild geese flew over yestef'
day.
Mercury 1922 at sunrise, 400 at noon; wind
west.
Our readers should visit the foe collection
of paintings on exhibition 10 Inc stoEe on
Temple street, next above Marrett's.
Cumberland, No. 3, are contemplating
siying ball on New Years eve. The boys
know how to have good time.
l. The first of the course Of Ladies' Union
SSnces will be given at Lancaster Hall, DEC.
18th.
h ,s:ler at Ling & Hollands stable mar
.on,u osco ned snff0catioo from coal gas the
other evening" a..
D,er g. Burn bsm are erecting large ice
honse IN Cross stree of 1000 tons capacity. The
ice will come from the Cape, and by rail- trom
other places. This makeE three Ice companies
in Portland.
The Mecbanics' Association at their deoate
Wednesday evening, decided that eNca'e
franchise should be extended to tue women VI
the same terms as the men.
The Chase Organ Company send circulars 70
everybody owning piano or organ demanding
q royalty and costs for an Infringement Oh LIZ
'Chase's patent, an account OF which was given
in the PRESS of the % inst
The Fort Preble Social Club will give
social assembly at Union Hall, Ferry village
mex Tuesday. Chandler will provide th'
music.
Inc new school house at Aliens Corner
Deering, will b, dedicated next Saturday
evening with appropriate ceremonies
Stevens orchestra will furnish the music.
Rsy. DR.. Geo. b. SpaudiOg of Dover, N
H., has accepted an invitation to deliver th'
address at the dedication of the State Norma
school bulldogs at Gorham on Thursday
Dec 26th.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13
BATH LOCALS.


THURSDAY, Dec. r.
Gold and clOu]y.
Logs ard other driftwood gave idlers employ
ment on the river this morning.
The Samoset was one hour late from Booth
bay this morning.
Near midnight, Wednesday, there appeared
at the police station, ice, one of the Indians
enca mped near the High street bridge, and re-
ported that he bad been beset by two roughs
who threatened his life with revolver. where
upon be gave up what money he had in his
possession, about dollar. ard the men, after
abusing him. left A couple of officers visited
the vicinity of the bridge and arrested fellow
named james Senneit, who was considerably
10 liquor, and who made night hideous with
bis yells as he was being taken through the
city streets to the lookup. He was the leader
in the robbipg affair and will be bald for exam-
instioo.
Last night quite large number Of gentlemen
met in the Common Council room at City Hall,
aud organised q protective game and fish ASSOC
citation. The gathering was called to order by
Geo. E. Newman, Esq., and DR.. 9. E. Pack.
ard was chosen temporary President, and G. 81.
G'eenleaf, Secretary. A committee appointed
to nominate brought In above named gentle.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13
Obituary.

Rev. Dudley Perkins Bailey, who ded at
Hebron on Wednesday, at the age Of 70 years,
was of an old Yarmouth family, and had been in
the Baptist ministry for nearly half century.
He was graduate of Bowdoin College, and
ret.iued bis scholarly tastes and habits to tie
very end of his life. Ha was q man of exen-
plary pisty. OF perfec; cleanness and rectitude
of life, Of wide learning and great mental
power. Bodily inirmities for many years In
paired his activity, but be bore all trials with
true Christian meekness and serenity. he
merited and received the love. confidence and
respect of all with whom he came in contact,
He leaves a widow aud three children to mourn
his loss. His funeral will occur on Monday
next at O'Clock o. m
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13

Sons OF AMERIcA-Tne following are the
officers elected of Forest City Com
maudery, NJ. 16, P. o. S. of A., at meeting
held last evening:
Comm snder-John W. Court land,
Lieut. Commapder-Nsson q Hatch.
Inspector-M j. Pfince.
6eribe-Charles A. Maxwell.
Purser-Wm. III Wescott.
Rector-D inie' H. Burns.
Guard-a +. Gibbs.
Fiuanciers-D. Il. Burns, G, NJ. Symouds
and Cbas A. Maxwell.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13
Accidents.

Daniel Griffin. aged 49, was loading plaster
from Knight & Whidden's plaster mill, West
Commercial street, into schooner lying at the
wharf, yesterday morning, when the staging
broke and he was precipitsted fifteen feet into
the hold, breaking rib, and iohicting other
serious injuries.
Wednesday afternoon Mr. Stubs, driver of
one of Mr.. Cobb's bake carts. attempted to
cross the intsrvale by Pride's Bridge, where
the water had overfowed the road, and the
strong current took wagon, horse and man,
and carried than down stream. The man was
rescued, but the horse was drowned.
A man fell through a cellar window in the
rear OF Lancaster HAll Wednesday night aud
cot his face and hands badly.
Frank Cloudy, drummer for Merrill, Prince
& Co. of this city, hired team in Buckspoit
and Stated for Ellsworth on the afternoon of
Monday. IA visited the stores in Orland, ard
on starting away from the store # A. Back
his seat tipped over the side, thro wing him out,
striking on his arm and shoulder aud fractul
ing bis right arm, midway between the should
or and elbow. He was carried into the store of
Mr. Buck where DR.. Chase reduced the tract
ure, and applied temporary dressings, placing
the Injured hmbin an easy position. Ellison
Partridge. with an easy carriage, carried him
to the Robinson House, Bucksport, where Drs.
Collins and Chase dressed the fracture. Not
bsing seriously injured otherwise he will re-
turn to his home in Portland in few days.
Being yousg man of the hest of character and
habits, and we'll known on the route, be has
the sympathy of ALL
Mr. Natter, with the firm of Smith & Alb
bit Ution street, was carrying coil Of pipe
into Brackett's mill on the Dump, yesterday,
when his foot slipped and he fell, the coil of
pipe falling on one of his hands crushing it
Mr.. Nutter had just recovered from recent
accident BY which one of his toes was severely
injured.
Charles s. Stanhope, who resides on Portland
street, was riding at the Cape yesterday when
one wheel of his wagon sank in q spot that bad
been undermined by the rain, and he was
thrown out. The horse stopped, but in the fall
Mr.. Stanhope dislocated his right shoulder by
striking it aga inst rock.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13
Fryeburg,

Fryeburg.
Al the annual meeting of Pythagorean Lodge
No IL, f. and A. M, on Dec. 9, the folio wing
officers were elected aud eustalled
Wyman H. Jones, W. NJ
Thomas s. Pike, s. w.
Fred B. O,good, j. W.
John Locke, Treasurer.
Frank E. Howe, Secretary.
Saith W Fife, g. .
Wallace r. Talbox, j d.
Everett f. Anderson, S. S
Charles T. L.dj, J. s.
E S. Chase. Tyler.
Frank Y. Bradea, Marshal.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13
AFTER CaE STORM.
The Trains and steamers All Right.

The railroad and steamboat routes ara once
more in sufficient repair to enable travellers to
make their several destinations.
The a. m. train over the Grand Trunk yes.
tsrday, succeeded in getting as far as Sou b
PAri', and proceeded later on its way. The
different washouts on the line between Port
land and Gorhsm were all repaired go that the
through trains from Montreal, which left that
city Wednesday, got into Portland at 4.30 o.
m. yesterday. Trains today will run with
their accustomed regularity. Eight freight
trains were expected over the Grand Trunk
last night.
The train which should have left Bangor
over the Maine Central, at 7.30 p M Wednes-
bay, was delayed until 9. o. NJ. At Carmel it
met with its first delay, at wsshout. At
Etna secoud washout was encountered d.
Waterville bridge was reached about o'clock
yesterday morning. There the bridge was re-
ported very shakv. but i: was thought IL the
train was taken across car by car no ,r ,uble
would ensue. President Jackson was Oh the
train a0d he went over first on one Of the two
engines. Then each car was taken scross and
until O'Clock, while the wreckiog train was
fixing the road At Vassalboro t,ere was at
least two feet of water over the track. At
Gardiner little houses we're seen fastened with
cables to keep them from being washed away,
and small buildings were noticed sailing down
the Kennebsc. Tle train reached Portland at
430. Conductor Eaton, who has been sick for
seyea weeks got a severe cold on the massage
to Bangor Tuesday, aud when the Wednesday
train resched Burnham was SO used up he had
to be put into berth in the sleeping car, and
Charles Hatha way took charge of the train,
which arrived at 4 r. m. yesterday. The train
from Portland stayed at Augusta until it was
safe to proceed. The 10 p. m. train for Wat
ervile, via Lewiston, left last night on time,
and it is expected all trains will now run regu-
larry, except Oh the Androscoegin branch.
The trains on the Rochester are running rsg-
ulsrly. The morni' train yesterday was only
an hour late.
On the Ogdensburg, trains are running regu-
larly
The steamer New Brunswick reached East.
port, from Portland, at 10 a. NJ: yesterday
morning, and the City of Portland arrived bere
at a. m. AID proceeded to Boston at a n.
The City Of Portland says the sea was som.-
thing terrible, and one wave smashed 10 the
bulwarks by the barber shop, but the damage
was quickly repaired. The Boston toss left
last evening to make Der regular trip.
At North Gorham q small bridge over the
northwest branch was carried away by the
storm
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13
STATE NEWS
ARoosrooK COUNTY,

ARoosTOOK COUNTY.
Diphtheria and lung troubles are quite prev
alent 10 Sherman and vicinity.
A very violent rain storm has taken off all
the snow and the ground is nearly frozsn no.
and quite number of men are waiting for
SLOW in order to pat teams into the woods.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Mr.. Alfred Kelliher of North Monmo utb,
met with severe and serious accident on FRI
day from the accidental discharge of his gun
while deer bunting. A deer bad taken to the
water near Mr.: Kelliher who discharged both
barrels at him without i'm mediate effect, and
IN his haste to reload his CUP, BY some accident
be DISCHARGED the charge of blck shot toto his
right hand, blowing away completely the
joints uniting the last three fingers with the
hand, and although the fingers are rsmaiuiu
attached to the hand, they can be of but listls
use.
KENNKBEo COUNTY.
sad drowning accident occurred in Had-
8 an Tuesday, by which two boys, aged eight
and ten years, lost their lives. They were the
sons OF Mr.. s. 2. Pierce and r. V. Flagg, and
had been permitted to go short distance from
their homes for the purpose of playing on the
ice on SOME meadow land, adjoining the Pu-
shaw stream. As they failed to return q search
was commenced, which revealed the fact that
they had ventured on to some smooth ice near
the stream and were carried into the water
where it was ten feet deep. The body of the
Fl. rec boy was fougd few hours after the IA
tai accident, bus all Efforts to recover the other
body have tuus far been fruitless.
PENOBsCOT COUNTY.
Arrangements have been made for m atch
between MIR. HArding who clai ms to the cham
pion fifty miles ped .strian of Ams,ic., and
Christopher Toole Ct Blpgor,
The severe rain Of Tuesday caused consider
able damage on the eastern railroads The
plight train over the E. & N. a. Railway was
delayed about an hour By q washout near the
Basin Mills, Ga the Bucksport railro Al there
were two wsshoots, one &C South O,sngton
and the other at Brewer.
The Wing says that since the beginning of
oDerations at the houiiug mill in Ofono yearly
$500 bushels of wheat have been ground there
and more than 1900 bushels of other grain.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13

A GENTLEMAN who has been a sufferer for
years from dyspepsia, and who began using
the Holman Liver Pad fsw weeks ago says it
mended it to many Of his friends. Mrs john
son who has charge of the consulting Office at
III Middle street is anxious to undertake the
cure of difficult CAS- Of this nature.
dell deOdlf
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13
BE We LIKE FOOLISH

"For ten years my wife was confined to heI
bed with such complication of ailments thai
no doctor could tell what was the matter OF
cure her, and l used up a small fortune in
humbug stuff. Six months ago saw q. s.
flsg with Hop BitteTs ON il, AID 1 thought
would be fool OF ce more. 1 tried It, but my
folly proved TO be wisdom. Two bottles cured
her, and she is low as we'll AID strong as any
mans wife, and it cost me only two dollars
Be We like FOOLISH '-H. W., Detroit, Mich.
dec d&w1w
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13

STEAMER ARRIvALs.-The City OF Brook
lyn, Capt. Lipdall, Of the Dominion line. ar
rised yesterday morning from Liverpool. she
formerly belonged to the Inman line and mas
been cob verted into freight steamer. She is
rising $500 tons-one. of the largest vessels ever
in this port-wi,h q capacity for 500 cattle,
1000 sheep, aud 1900 tons cargo. Her engines
are horizontal and on her return to Liverpool
they will be altered to compound, greatly en-
larging her carrying capacity.
The Lividis, mentioned In our marLs newl
column yesterday, will load grain for Europe.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13

ure be supplied by letters from my children and
friends aud doubt Dot you will consider this a
regards to Maj Hooper and tell him that By
employing leisure bour In writing to me be
would give me great pleasure.
am your sffectionata parent,
MRS. HOOPER THEOPH BRADBURY.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13
Mechanic Falls.

Mechanic FAILS.
Tuesdays storm did considerable damsge at
this place. The low land in the rear of j d..
A. Buck Gam & Co.'S store had become filed up
and owing to the street in front being raise
higher this summer, the water backed iato the
basement used as grocery store, causing a
damage Of $1,000. Every thing on the floor was
floating 10 81 feet Of water. Several bad wash
outs on the Grand Trunk and r. F. & B. R. R.
are reported near this place. The river is ur-
usually high.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13

CHURCH FAIRS. the Chestnut street fair,
at Reception Hall, an oyster supper will be
served this evening, and the admission, in the
afternoon, will be free.
The Second Parish society closed their fair
ct their vestry with . fine concert last evening.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-13

We are constantly hearing of some new AID
wonderful liver ton or discovery, such as the
Telephone, rbooograpb, Electric Light, SC.
which tends to fevoutionize all the od-fash-
Toned ideas cf What is what The prit cipal
drasback to the use OF the new appliances has
been the considerable outlay necessary for their
introduction; but this difficulty as regards the
Telephone has been satisfactorily overcome. A
Boston firm has succeeded in producin an
instrument that works one mile, which they
are able to sell for 800 complete A descrip-
ton Of the invention will be found in our ad-
vertisng columns.