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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-14
Stated Meetings.
CITY GOVERNMENT

The regular meetings of the City Council take
place the first Monday evening of each month.
The School Committee meet the fourth Monday
evening of each month.
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HARPER's BAzAR.-This beautiful weekly
publication is a welcome visitor to the parlor
circle The number for the ensuing week has
been received by Fessenden Brothers, Lancas-
ter Hall, and d. Wentworth, 553 Congress, cor
ner of Oak street.
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GREAT excitement at Turner Bros over the
Dress Goods reduced from 50 to 121 cents
jan10tf
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WHY SUFFER FROM Cough, Cold, Influenza
or Bronchitis, when one or two bottles of DR..
S. d. Howe's Arabian Milk Cure for CoLsump-
ton will effect an immediate cure. 1t is both
food and nourishment; just what the consump-
tive needs. Sold by all druggists. ju12S2t
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ANNUAL MEETINGS.
Animal Meeting.

fESHE Annual Meeting of the stockholders OF the
IL Peaks Island Steamboat Company for the cleo
ton OF Directors and the transaction Of such other
business as may legally come before them. will be
held at the Old School House on Peaks Island on
MONDAY, January II, 1878, Immediately after the
adjournment of the special meeting called for that
day. j. w. BRACKET, Clerk,
For the convenience of stoe kholders residing in
the Island at half-past one o'clock p. m.
jan4 dtd
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CITY OF PORTLAND.

CITY MARsHAL's OFFICE.
COAsTING IS PERMITTED on the following
" streets:
On Mayo.
On Fox from Washington to Back Bay.
On New High below Cumberland.
On Melleu.
On Pleasant to Centre.
On Atlantic to Fore.
On Fore from Atlantic.
On Grove from Congress to Portland.
On Clark from Salem to Summer.
On Chestnut below Cumberland.
jan14df c. X. BRIDGES, City Marshal.
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Copartnership Notice.

ENE the undersigned have this day formed a
w copartnership under the firm name and
style of Whitney, Nelson & Co., for the purpose of
carrying the Wholesale and Retail Harness,
Leather Saddlery, Hardware and Horse Fittings
OF every description. The above named firm will
occupy store No. l78 Middle Street, Boyd's Block.
JAMES H. WHITNEY,
GEORGE M NELSON,
JOHN NJ. LLDER.
January !, 1878. jan14dtt
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ENTERTAINMENT IN FREEPoRT.-On Satur-
day evening H. c. Barnabee, assisted by Misses
Moody and Dodwel. and Messrs. Will Stock
bridge and Howard M. Dow gave very pleas
ing entertainment in the Freeport course to a
good house. The following was the programme:
Duet-On Messy Banks. ..".................Gi Gilbert
Miss Moody, Mr.. Stockbridge.
Song-Tender and True ..............,....M arston
Miss Dodwell.
Song-In Days of Old. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS atton
Mr.. II. Barnahee.
Duet-Like the Lark. Observation-Disclosures. Abt
Miss Moody. Miss Dodwe ssssaa,
Song-Across the far Blue Hills, Marie. :. Marston
Mr.. Stockbridge.
Song-Tall Young Oysterman. .....,,....... Hatton
Mr.. ID. G. Barnabee.
Miss Moody, Miss Dodwell, Mr.. Stockbridge.
Song-Would you be Sailors Wife. . Gabriel
Miss Moody.
Song-Mrs. Watkins Evening arty. ,Hatton
Mr.. 81. G. Barnabee.
Song-Yes, Thou Art Mine. ........,,,. Hermann
Miss Dodwell.
Quartet-Hush Thee, my Baby. .......... Sullivan
Miss Moody, Miss Dodwell, Mr.. Stoekbridge. MIR.
Barnabee.
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Special I'VE Getting.

a SPECIAL meeting of the stockholders of the
n Peaks Island Steamboat Co., for the purpose
of acting on an amendment to any and all of the By
Laws Will be held at the old School House on Peaks
Island, on MONDAY, Jan. a. 1873, at O'Clock p. IN.
PER ORDER DIRECTORS.
Portland, Dec. 81, 1877. ja1dtd
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RUTH, THE GLEANER!-Tiekets now ready at
Stockbddge's. jan7tf
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ID IT. Z ALL members of the Portland
l. LIE L. Light Infantry are hereby notified
TO meet at the Company's Armory for special
business on TUESDAY EVENING, Jan. 18th, A.
d. 1878. Ref. Sec. 105, Chap. 307, Militia Per
order, Captain Commanding Co. jan14d2t
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STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

A building owned by Thomas Vaughan, on
Lisbon street, Lewiston, was blown down dur
lug the gale of Thursday night. Loss $3.50
KENNEBEO COUNTY.
The visiting committee to the Insane Hospi-
tai say that "while the Maine Insane Hospital
is not all it should be in all of its appointments
nor all it will be in time, we believe the trustees
and officers are warmly devoted to its best in
terests, and are doing all in their power to have
it take the highest rank among the hospitals
of our land. !"
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Municipal Court.

JUDGE KNIGHT PRESIDING.
SATURpAY.--Albert L. Corliss. Common drunk
ard, Thirty days.
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THE PRESS
TRR PRESS

May be obtained at the Periodical Depots OF Fes-
ssnden Bros, Marquis, Brunei & Co., Andrews
wentworth, Moses, n. B. Kendrick, and Chisholm
Sros., on all trains that run out of the city,
At Bddeford, of Phillsbury,
At Saco, Of l.. Hodgdon and Il. B, Rendrick
At Waterville, Old S. Carter.
at Bath of j. o. Shaw.
at Lewiston, OF French Bros, and Steyene AZ On
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PORTLAND POST OFFICE
OMce Hours.
Arrival and departure Of Mails.

From 500 m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 In.
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ONE WEEK ONLY.-Men's Pure Gum
Roots 1915. Mems common Boots
S2.25. Boys Rubber Boots $I.5O.
Youths Rubber Boots Si.25. Ladies'
Overs 80 cents. Misses Overs % cts.
Mems Rubber Boots at Wholesale at
HALLS RUBBER STORE. ZIG Middle
Street, under Falmouth Hotel.
z. S.-DOn't make a mistake and get
into the wrong store under the Fall
mouth ii you want goods at these prices.
jail div
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
CITY OF PORTLAND.
AN ORDINANCE

En the Year One Thousand Eight Hun
bred and seventy-seven.
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ANNUAL MEETING.
Situation Wanted.
ianI4d3t*

ESY middle aged American lady in a private
I'D family, boarding house or on a farm; excellent
cook; best OF reference. Address
sc. A. c."
janl4d3t* West Gray, Me.
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ALL's Welp' with them who use SLIP
Perry ELM LOZENGES for their Coughs,
&c. For sale by all Druggists.
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TEMPLARs OF HONOR.

At TemptarS' Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNCIL-Maine, first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMPLE-Forcst City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening.
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Wanted.

"A SITUATION to do general house work or take
6A care of children; good references, and good
reason given for being out OF employment.
jan14 d2ws
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Corner Washington and Winter streets, Bos-
ton.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-02-01
A Scheming Woman.

The number of women who live by
their wits in New York, says the Herald
of that city, is very large, and is daily
growing larger. Some of these women
are really very industrious and very
clever in their peculiar line; one, now
residing in elegant style uptown, has
acquired quite a little fortune by trading
in her " influence" She has large
circle of acquaintances among moneyed
men, and has also a ready perception, a
glib tongue and keen, instructive knowl-
edge of human nature. These qualities
she is turning to the utmost pecuniary
account. She is a married woman,
though her husband is a nonentity,
practically speaking, and keeps house up
town. There in the evenings she re-
ceives calls from numerous bankers,
brokers and others, whom she elegantly
and pleasantly entertains, and mean
while "talks them" into, wheedles or
coaxes or argues them into favorable
notice of any scheme she may have at
the time pecuniary interest in. She
does q paying business in this line, as
she never undertakes any but big
scheme and plausible scheme, and
when once she undertakes it does her
"level best" " to carry it through. Not
long ago the lady talked up mine, got
most of the stock subscribed through
her own exertions and took her pay in
the shape of an extensive roll of green
backs, for it is characteristic of this per-
sonage that she will never take "com-
missions" She demands so much money
down and generally, having proved that
she is worth it, gets it. By her earnings
in this line. SUB rosa, of course, she
makes the major part of the family in
come and clothes herself and her daugh-
ers in excellent style. The lady is
widely known by Wall street and Broad
street magnates and is held in high es-
TEEN with them, as she is considered
equally shrewd and "square.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-02-01
A Remarkable Duel.

A correspondent in the South writes !:
Once in a while duels are fought in
which lady is purely incidental
cause. Such duel took place in South
Carolina, in 1853, between Messrs. John
Dunorant and J. ID. Legare. These
gentlemen were devoted friends.
Legare was attentive to young lady of
beauty and worth in the upper part of
the State. The two friends went to the
village where she lived to get some
shooting. They were, of course, fire.
quent visitors at her fathers house.
One day Legare imagined that he de-
tected sudden coldness on the part of
the young lady and the family
towards himself. In questioning his
friend as to tile pIUbeblo oousa nf ii. he
asked him il he had ever made any re-
marks about him to any of the family.
Dunorant replied that he had said
nothing of consequence that on one
occasion he had been asked if Legare
ever drank, and had answered that he
sometimes did. Legare at once attribu-
ted the change, real or supposed, in the
behavior of the lady to this statement or
admission on the part of his friend. A
prolonged discussion ensued. Dunor-
ant was disposed to be conciliatory,
while Legare was very much angered.
The issue between them was finally
narrowed down to demand on the part
of Legare that Dunorant put in writing
precisely what he had said to the father
of the lady. Dunorant declined to do
this. He contended that the demand
was an implied insult. Legare persist.
ed, and, upon Dunorant's remaining
firm, sent him a challenge. Dunorant
promptly accepted it, and the details of
a meeting were arranged. Dunorant
was a very poor shot with the pistol.
1t is said that on tbe evening before the
duel he went out to practice, and
literally could not hit barn door. Le-
gare was capital shot. From the very
first, however, Dunorant contended
that he would kill Degare at the first
fire. He never modified his as -er6on,
but said all the time: 81 will kill him
when I draw the trigger !"
When the men were on the ground q
curious thing occurred. When the Sec
ond who was to give the word called, "Are
you ready, gentlemen ?" Dunorant re-
sponded in firm, steady, tone "No." "
He then drew small pen-knife from
his pocket, opened it deliberately, end,
fixing his eyes squarely on Legare,
walked toward him. When he had
traversed only two-thirds of the inter-
vening distance he stopped, and, reach
ing down, cut off a small twig that
stood between him and his opponent.
He then returned to his position, shut
his knife carefully, and returned it to
his poe ct. Without taking his eyes
off of Legare, he announced Ready,
and said to his second, :" am going to
kill him." The men being in position,
the command "Fire -two-threer
rang out upon the air. A ring of smoke
sprang from the nipple of each pistol,
and Legare dropped dead in his tracks.
Dunorant stood for moment as if he
were carved in stone, and, then drop
ping his arm slowly, turned to his
second unhurt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-02-01
How Good is Done.

You know the touching lyric of Long
fellow, which he has called "The Arrow
and the Song" 1t is so familiar that it
looks like an affectation to quote it, but
1 must indulge myself once more by re-
peating it's sweet lines:
al shot an srrow in the air.
it fel to arth, knew not where;
For so swiftly it flew, the sight
O,ud not follow, in flight
| b-eathed a soI K into the air;
1t fell on ealtn knew not where;
For who has sight 30 keen and stro
Il nat IL can follow the fl ght ofso q?
]. ng, long afterwa' d. in an oak
llund the arrow, st II uubroke;
AID the song, from beginning to ind,
I found again in the he art of a frieLd,"
This is exquisite. But you observe that
both the arrow and the song were found
just as they had been sent out. The
poet has not told, and no poet can fully
tell, of the impulses that are given, the
changes that are wrought, and the work
of self sacrifice and devotion that is sug-
gested, by q fitting word dropped at tue
right moment into a human soul; and
among the many pleasant surprises that
are in store for us in the upper world
will be the discovery that efforts put
forth by us, and which we supposed to
be so feeble as to be well-nigh worthless,
have been, under God, the germs from
which rich harvests of good have resulted
to multitudes whom we have never seen.
- Wnt. NJ. Taylor.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-02-01
Wheat from High LatitudeS,

There was brought into the city of
Winnipeg, in Manitoba, last fall, half
bushel of wheat, said to have been grown
fifteen hundred miles north OF that
point The bearer was half breed In
dian, who had come from the far north
to Winnipeg to trade, and the grain was
brought with him to exchange for other
commodities. 1t was regarded at the
time as quite curiosity, and was passed
around from one to another for trial in
the spring in that locality. A few grains
of it fell into the hands of a gentleman
from Mime sofa, who was in that city at
the time, and was brought home with
him on his return. At our solicitation
it has been presented to Professor Lacy
of the State Agricultural College, who
has laid it away till time for seeding,
when he will give it the most careful
culture, and endeavor to prove whether
there is any virtue in it or not. The
berry is very plump and bright, and we
suppose from the very high latitude in
which it was grown must be hard enough
to satisfy the most fastidious miller.
Whether the distance north Of Winnipeg
was precisely 1,500 miles we cannot say !;
but from all that could be CLEANED from
the Indian it was raised long distance
to the north-probably nearer the pole
than any wheat that has ever reached
Minnesota before. So Paul (Hinn.)
Pioneer Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-02-01
A WOman's Wish.

Would l were lying in field Of clover,
OF clover cool and soft, and soft and sweet,
With dusky clouds in deep skies hanging over,
And scented silence at my head and feet.
Just for one hour to slip the leash Of Worry
In eager haste, from Thoughts impatient
neck,
And watch it coursing-in its needless hurry
Disdaining wisdom's whistles-Dutys beck
All! it were sweet, where clover clumps are
meeting
And daisies hiding, so to hide and rest
No sound except my own hearts sturdy beating
Rocking itself to sleep within my breast.
Just to lie there filed with the deeper
breathing
That comes Vi IIsUenIuB w q ace bi-d's aon,
Our souls require at times this full unsheath-
ing
All swords will rust if scabbard-kept too
long.
And am tired so tired of rigid duty
So tired of all my tired hands find to do
yearn faint, for some of life's free beauty,
Its loose beads with no straight string run
ming through
Aye, laugh, if laugh you will, at my crude
speech
But women sometimes die of such greed;
Die for the small joys held beyond their reach,
And the assurance they have all they need
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-02-01
Fraud In Bank Bills.

The United States treasurer is advised
of constantly increasing attempts by per-
sons in various sections of the country
to cheat the government aud innocent
people by practicing what is known as
the "piecing process. whereby given
number of currency notes of like de.
nomination are cut in pieces and so
pasted together as to give an increased
number. The manipulatoIs generally
take ten notes, aud by cutting and adroit
piecing make eleven, thereby gaining
one at the expense of the other ten. OF
course the diminished notes get into the
hands OF innocent holders, and when
sent TO the treasury department for re-
demption they are at once detected by
the treasury experts and thrown out.
The regulations for redeeming mutilated
currency do not admit of the redemption
of anything except in single piece con-
tanning at least one-half of the original,
which makes it still harder for those into
whose hands these nicely-pasted frag-
ments fall,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-02-01
A Ren.HiYe In q Church.

The Manchester Mirror says: "The
Congregational society at Boscawen
Plain, N. H. recently held festival that
was brought about in amost singular way.
A few weeks since George Knowles dis
covered swarm of bees inside the finish
under the caves of the church, The
construction of the building at that
point was such that the bees were en-
abled to form box hive about four feet
long and eight or ten inches square, and
which was nearly filled with honeycomb.
Sixty-nine pounds of honey were found,
and the society decided to make it a
source Of profit through festival, which
for moderate admittance fee, gave all
who attended nice supper and plenty
Of honey"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-02-01
Sea Serpents.

The gigantic whale captured in Febru-
ary last in the Gulf of Taranto, Italy,
has been subjected to critical examina-
ton by Professor Capellini, who, in a
report lately published, states it as his
opinion that the whale is of a species
hitherto unknown to science, and he has
namedit Balend tarentena, in allusion
to the locality of its capture. This un-
looked-for discovery of new species of
huge marine animal, taken in connection
with the alleged appearance of another
monster " short time later, and in
the same neighborhood, as vouched for
by the officers of the royal yacht Os-
borne, is regarded as strong argument
in favor of the existence of unknown
huge marine living objects, such as are
popularly indicated by the name Of "sea-
serpent"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-02-01
Fashion Notes.


Chenille embroidery is in high favor.
Seaweed is the garniture for tulle
dresses.
There is a new diagonal, soft, heavy
serge.
Bonnets are smaller and hats larger
than ever.
Orange color is the fancy of the mo-
ment in Paris.
Epaulettes of flowers are the novelty
of the moment.
Metallic ribbons are to be used for
trimmings of ball dresses,
Broderic antique with corded ground
is popular trimming.
Satin and velvet are favorite combina-
tions IN trimming materials.
Silk, satin, velvet, and lace pockets are
still worn for evening dresses.
Colored sets used for trimmings are
cut both in facets and fat-dresses.
Necklaces OF lace with dropping pen
dants are pretty on well-shaped necks.
Young ladies have their dancing dresses
made with very short pointed trains.
Arabesque patterns in braiding and
embroidery are the favorites of the hour
Some of the new bonnets and hats
have double brims. Others have split
brims.
Buttercups and Marshal Neil roses are
in demand for evening dress trimmings.
Long lace mittens, black, white, and
colored, are to be worn for full evening
dress.
Yellow, orange, and brown tints are
used to great extent in ball dresses this
season.
Among new ornaments in silver and
gold tilagree are large gad flies with
jewels for eyes.
Long Louis Quatorze waistcoats,
simulated in brocade, satin, or damassee
appear on evening dresses.
. One of the coming fashions is ribbons
seemingly woven of metal-yellow and
red, gold, silver, steel and bronze.
In coiffures the hair is worn less high
upon the head, but there is just as much
cheyalure needed as ever.
Plastrons and puffed fronts, extending
from the throat to the bottom of the
skirt, are very much worn for evening
toilet.
Evening dresses are given an antique
appearance by short, high -puffed sleeves,
or Medici frills, in the armholes and
around the neck.
Crimped crepe lisse frills are formed
into cuffs to be worn outside the sleeve
instead of inside; deep collars of the
same go with the cuffs.
1t is said that elderly ladies are going
to wear evening robes of white silk and
satin, made up very plain but profusely
trimmed with lace.
Among the new goods is found duvet,
or down cloth, a material made of the
feathers of fowls, extremely light, warm,
plant, and impelvious to rain or snow.
A new version of Fourreau is "the
Cardinal robe, " an elegant dinner dress
made of scarlet faille, and trimmed with
scarlet velvet fringes and passemen-
teries.
An elegant novelty is feather ribbon.
The centre is wreath of flowers on a
light ground. On either side border
OF soft unravelled silk forms a feather
like fringe.
One of the prettiest of the new trim
mings brought out this season is the
marabout ribbon, made of woven swans
down it comes in all colors and shades,
and in pure white.
Among new things are stuffs for even
ing wear-silk or satin, in electric colors
pale blue, rose, or green-which seem
to emit sparks of light these effects
being obtained by new process OF
dyeing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-02-01
Jananese Beggars.

A paragraph asserting that there are
few or no beggars in Japan has attracted
the attention of reader of the Washing
ton Star, who has travelled in that
country, and who writes: "Any one
who has ever ridden from Brussels to
the field of Waterloo knows how many
beggars line that ride of nine miles.
From Yokohama to Toxic (Yeddo), by
the Tokioado, or old national road, is
sixteen miles. / have ridden over that
splendid and often thronged highway
not less than one hundred times, and
never saw the time when there were not
more beggars in proportion to the dis
tance and comparative population than
between Brussels and Waterloo"