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The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07

Mr.. EDITOR: As there is considerable Inquiry
to know the present status of the Bracket
street schoolhouse question in the city council,
brief statement of the facts may not be I'M.
interesting to some of your readers.
First, the aldermen passed an order, sub
mitted by the Committee on Public Buildings,
authorizing that Committee to repair the old
house and to build new one, of moderate
size, upon the same lot The Common Council,
after thorough discussion decided that this
plan was not a good one, and laid it upon the
table, and in turn sent to the aldermen an
order directing the Committee on Public Build
iDgs to cause plans to be made for new house
taking down the old one-advertise for pro.
posas, and if the new house could be built for
S16 O00 including the material from the old
house, to proceed and build it. The aldermen
bed this order, and in turn sent back two
orders, one substantially like the common
council order, except the power to build (if the
was stricken out, and the committee required
to ascertain if they could not exchange lands
and get lot further up town to build upon.
The Common Council non-concurred upon this
order and asked committee of conference;
the committee was appointed and met Monday
The members of the committee on the part OF
the Common Council, proposed joint special
committee from the two Boards to whom the
whole m alter should be referred for investga-
ton and to report recommending what in their
judgment was best to be done The aldermen
agreed to refer the matter to special commit
tee but oould not agree that the committee should
recommend anything Failing to see the use of
appointing committee under such restrictions
the Council members s'agreed to disagree"
and there the matter rests.
1t is apparent to everyone who has watched
the proceedings of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen that they have been determined from
the start to prevent the old house from being
torn down, and Ghey have succeeded in pre-
serving it. Let 1t stand in all its hideousne So,
fit monument to its preservers.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07

ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES. - At Augusta
Wednesday Chief Justice Appleton made the
following assignment of judges to hold the
terms of court in this state for the ensuing
judicial year:
appleton, Chief Jlsttce-3d Tuesday of September
Knox; I'd Tuesday october, Hancock; list Tuesday
January, Penobscot; list Tuesday February, Penob.
scot: LIST Tuesday April, Penobscot.
DtckerSon-2d Tuesday September, Piscataquis
list Tuesday October, Washington; LIST Tuesday
January, Waldo; I'd Tuesday March, Oxford; Sd
Tuesday April, Waldo; Sd Tuesday May, York.
DanJorth-lst Tuesday August, Kenpebec: Sd
Lincoln; Sd Tuesday January, Androscoggin; Isl
Tuesday March, Kennebec; 4th Tuesday April
Washington.
Walton Sd Tuesday September, Androscog,in
I'd Tuesday December, Knox; I'd Tuesday January
Cumberland; Sd Tuesday March, Somerset: Sc
Tuesday April, Androscoggin.
Barr0Ws-3d Tuesday August, Sagadaboc: 81
Tuesday September, Somerset; Sd Tuesday October
Waldo; LIST Tuesday December, Oxford; LIST Tuesda,
January, Washington; LIST Tuesday March, Frank
lin.
Peters-3d Tuesday September, Aroostook; Is
Tuesday October. Penobscot; Sd Tuesday December
Sagadahoc; I'd Tuesday March, Knox; I'd Tuesda.
April, Hancock.
Vrgin-3d Tuesday September, Oxford; I'd Tues
day October, Cumberland; Sd Tuesday December
Somerset; LIST Tuesday January, York; 4th Tuesda
land.
Lbbey-4th Tuesday September, Franklin; 8
Tuesday October, Kennebec; 4th Tuesday February
Aroostook; LIST Tuesday April, Sagadahoc; 4t
Tuesday April, Lincoln.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07
The Rates of Postage.

Postal cards. one cent each, go without further
charge to all parts of the United States and Canadas
with an additional one-cent stamp they goto all part
DfEurope.
All letters, to all parts of the United States an
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 SUD-
scribers cents per pound, payable at the omce ~
publication, newspapers and magazines pubnsneu
less frequently than once week, cents per pound
Transient newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, books
md handbils, cent tor each two ounces or fraction
n ereof ALI other miscellaneous matter, including
nm, 'ealed circulars, book manuscripts, proofsheets
nbot ographs &C., and also seeds, cuttings, bulbs and
Fools and merchandise not exceeding four pounds in
weight, cent for each ounce or fraction thereof
The foil owing are the postal rates with Europe:
The rates for letters are for the hafounce or fac
tion thereof, and those for newspapers for four
ounces or frac ton thereof
To Great Britain and Ireland, letters cent
newspapers cents; France, letters cents, news
papers cents; Spain, letters cents, newspapers
ieaters ce 9 newspapers Cents; Denmark,
letters cents, newspapers cents; Switzerland,
letters cents, newspapers cents; Italy, letters
newspapers cents; Norway, letters cents, news
papers cents; Sweden, letters cents, newspapers
cents; turkey EuIOpedu anu AsiatiC, lOelois U
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 t.
New South Wales) cents, via Southampton 10 cents
via Brindisi 10 cents, newspapers, via san FRANCISCO
cents,via Southampton cents via Brindisl cents
China letters, via San Francisco 10 cents, via South
ampton Is cents, via Brindis 10 cents, newspaper
p, and cents, by the respective routes; British
India, Italian mail. letters, 10 cents, newspapers
cents; Japan. letters, via San Francisco cents, vii
England 10 cents, via Brindisi 81 CENTS newspapers
via San francisco cents, via Southampton cents
via Brindisi cents.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07

RELICS A THE BEAVER DAM.-Workmen
engaged in digging through West street for a
sewer found some two feet below the surface
bed of muck interspersed with twigs and
branches of trees in a partially decomposed
state. Some seven feet below the surface
branches apparently of yellow birch an inch or
more in diameter we're found which gave evil
dence of having been roughly cut 1t was first
supposed this was the work of Indians, but
closer examination showed it to be the work of
beavers. Undoubtedly many syears Fago
there was stream of water running where
West street now is and beavers built their
dams there. The dam, the relics of which ex-
list in these branches, was doubtless built cen-
turtles ago, as the deposit of vegetable matter
above some five feet in depth
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07

The FOURTH OF JULY.-The committee on
the Fourth Of July held a meeting last evening
to consider the proposed celebration of the
Fourth. After the snub which the lower board
gave them at the last meeting the committee
do not feel greatly encouraged, but they will 90
on and do the best thing possible under the cir
cumstances. They felt they made up as cheap
programme as the city could afford and there
was no reason why 1t should bs cat down.
They, however, accept the situation, and at the
next meeting will ask for an appropriation of
$1,000. With this they hope to have salute
and ringing of the bells. The two bands will
be employed forenoon and afternoon to play in
the streets. Entertainments for the children
will also be given at City Hall forenoon and
afternoon. The committee are also considering
the matter of having fantasies in the merning,
and base ball match or target practice in the
afternoon,
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07
STATE NEWS
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDRoscoGGN COUNTY.
Ripe Strawberries have been found neal
Lewiston.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
On Saturday last Mr.. A. T. Tuck, the collec
tor of Pennington, called upon l.. B. Stoyell
for his tax, in course Of conversation between
them, T. said he wuld be obliged to resort tC
legal measures if he (StoyelD did not acceed tc
his demand, whereupon Stoyell seized a hatch
ct and struck Tuck heavy blow on the left
forehead. just above the temple, inhicting a
severe and dangerous wound about two iHches
10 length. The wounded man was taken the
office of DR.. LinscOtt aud attended by DR.. 3
Dyer and Lincott. Stoyell, on the other hand
denies that he committed any assault.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Courier has been revived after
a four months rest.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The Winthrop cheese factory has received
81 PA lbs. of milk during the monht of Nav
making little over 800 lbs. of cheese. 1t il
selling now at the factory for II cts. per pound.
LINCOLN COUNTY
The Sidney House, situated on Capital
Island, will be opened June 18th. The Hal,
lowell and Boothbay bands will furnish music
for the occasion. The house contains % large
sleeping rooms, and has a commodous and
we'll arranged dining room. From the cupola,
Ocean Point, Mouse and Squirrel Islands and
the surrounding country may be clearly seen.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
In an area of II miles square, including Cope
lin township on Dead River, 30 persons (mostly
children) have died from diphtheria, in the last
ten months. Nearly whole families have died
in some cases.
WALDO COUNTY.
The new bark built by the Pendleton Bros.
of Searsport, is now completed and will be
launched next week. She has been named the
G. d. Bryant The vessel is of a Superior build
1000 tons burthen, and will be commanded By
Capt. j. N. Nichols of Searsport.
Benjamin Pooler, prisoner confined in the
Belfast Jail for house breaking in Montville
turnkey had taken his dinner to his cell which
he supposed was locked, and had gone up Stair
to the debtors room. Pooler thought he might
escape by the outside door, but the jailer had
taken the precaution to lock it.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07

AN EXCELLENT IDEA.-At the last meeting
of the City Council an order was introduced
and referred to committee, requesting the au-
thorities to cause rings or posts to be set in the
sidewalk on the several streets for tho hitching
of horses. The committee have given the mat.
ter much attention and have at last come to a
conclusion which will be reported to the City
Government at their next meeting. There is
no doubt but what it will be adopted. The
order which they will present for a passage au-
thorizes the committee on streets to cause to bs
inserted in front Of every mans door large
iron ring, if there is curb stone to fasten it to.
If not, a stout iron post will be erected. In
order that there shall be no excuse for not
hitching horses. a small boy will bs employed
at each ring or post, by the city, to hitch the
horses when the driver neglects to do SO. The
cost has not been estimated, but It will be fgur-
ed on when the Bracket street school house is
completed and the Fourth Of July appropria-
ton is voted.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07

POLICE NOTES. Yesterday afternoon Depu.
ty Crowel arrested N. D. Smith, who is so
we'll known as lecturer against prisons and
jails. He hashad considerable experience inthem
both, but claims to be q greatly prosecuted
man. On Memorial Day Mr.. Turner on WASH
ington street lost his watch from his house and
Smith was seen to leave the house an hour af-
ter the watch was known to be there. Smith
admits he was in the house at the time. He
bears on his person dodgers" stating that he
is graduate of Massachusetts state prison,
and Bangor and Wiscasset jails, and that he
was postmaster in this state, and that he
would lecture on Prison Life at Manchester,
N. H., May 21st, 1873. Others papers state he
was in the Wiscasset Jail in 1873, and in Massa-
chusetts state prison in 1874, but do not state
the crime. He says that he was postmaster at
Smithfeld under President johnson. A Bath
paper recently stated that Smith was not half
as much prosecuted as he claims to be. He is
known in Bath.
Officer Stevens arrested fish peddler named
Coffin yesterday on charge of swindling Mr..
Libby out of q watch. The complaint was
that Coffin offered to swap a watch with Libby,
but did not hand over the watch as he agreed
This Coffin denies.
Officer Burnham arrested Edward Canary
yesterday morning on a charge of larceny.
About a year ago Mr.. George S. Hays eating
saloon was entered and cigars and tobacco
stolen. The theft was traced to Canary, who
suddenly left town. On his return he was ar
rested.
The eating house of Mr.. Gill on Moulton
street was entered some time Wednesday night
and several dollars worth of tobacco, cigars and
pastry stolen. 1t was not known whether Ca
nary had any thing to do with this break or
not.
Officers jackson and Merrill arrested Black
Pat Sullivan last night, for the United States
Marshal, who wants him to settle little reve-
nue. matter. Pat was indicted at the last ter N
Of the Superior Court for beating his wife, but
the case was not pushed and he was released
on payment of cost of court.
1t was reported last evening that despatch
had been received from Montreal saying that
the judges refused to give up Frank Kane on
the extradition treaty. Such result was look
ed for by some who know the influence that
Kane had in Montreal
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07

Next Monday evening Mr.. George G. Bout
face and company will appear at the Museum
in his play of the ''Soldiers Trust
Pine Tree Lodge K. of P celebrates its
fourth anniversary this evening. A full at
tendence is expected
The Portland Reds deny the statement made
that they had disbanded for the season. They
would be glad to hear from clubs through the
State which think they know how to play a
good game.
Lieut.. G. w. Caleff of Boston, who is now
in the temperance reform work will speak in
Brunswick this evening and Bangor Sunday
evening. He has lately been laboring in St.
John, where the press speaks in high terms of
him as lecturer. He will lecture in this city
under the auspices of the Reform Club on his
return home.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Once Hours.

Once Hours.
From 7.3O m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 a m.
PORTLAND. ME-, May 10, 1877.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1920
IN. m Close at s.i5 a. m, and 2.45 and 800 P. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive at 500 m.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
m and 2.45 pm.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at u. 20 and
1l;So p. m. Close at s.15 m, 2.45 and 800 pm.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes
Arrive at 3.l5 p. m. Close at 11.30 a. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 900 q
NJ. and 3.15 p. m. Close at H. m and 800 m.
Morning Northwestern by G. T. r. Arrive at 835
. m. Close at 7.15 m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 215 and 900
q. m, and 315 p m. Close at $50 and 11.30 a. m.
and 500 m.
Rochester, N. H, and intermediate Offices Arrive
at 1.20 p. m. Close at GAS q m and LAS p m.
North Conway and other offices on the P. q 0. r.
Il. Arrive at 11.15 m and $40 m. Close at 6.45
Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, s. W. Harbor, Mt.
Desert, Jonespert, Machias, MachiasDort, East Ma
chias, Millbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steam
er. Arrive at a. m. Close at 9p. m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at 800 m.
Foreign Mails, via New York, day preuousuo sail
ng of steamers. Close at 8.15 a. m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
ct 2.15 m. Close at 800 m.
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north,
Arrive at 3.15 m. Close at 11.30 m.
Skowhegan also closes at 900 pm.
Canada and intermediate offices, via g. r. e. Ar
rive at 2.30 p. IN. Close at 100 p m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Close
al 1l.30 a. m. and p. m.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07
TEMpIARs OF HONOR.

At Templars' Hall, No. 100 Erchange Street.
CouNC1L-Maine, first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening.
PATRIOTIC ORDER SONS OF AMERICA-Camps 10
/ and convene at p. 0. 8. OF A. Hall, Plum
street No. on Tuesday evening; NO. Sh On H Mvn
Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth, Friday Evening"
FoRIsT CITY CoMMANpERY No. 16 convenes at
P. Q. S. of A. Hall, Plum St., on first Thursday OF
each month.
BoswoRTH Posr g. A. R.-Meeting every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, 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
lay evenings at u o'clock.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, NO. 10
1econd 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.
SovEREIGNs OF INDUsTRY-Dirgo Council, NO
meets every Friday evening, at Arcana Hall, at ~
O'Clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Harrington
Block. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
of books dairy, to 8, day and evening.
PAysoN LITERARY SocIETY-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at "a O'Clock.
PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY AND READING
RooM-Open and free to all from 10 a. m. to p.
m. lily buuulngs
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge, No.
Tuesday evenings; Munjoy Lodge, No. 6, Monday
heir Han, Ciapps Block, Market Square.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner Of Congress and Casco Streets First Thurs
day in each month.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-
Arcana, Monday Congress Hail., 42o3 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
tngs Sunday evenings, att o'clock.
JUVENILE TEMPLARs-Perham Temple, No. "a
at Congress Hall, every Wednesday evening at 2
O'Clock. Temperance concerts first Sunday in every
month.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION-Corne
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday In each
month.
PORTLAND FRATERNITY-No. A Free st. Bloch
Every evening.
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., 1878-06-07

FANS Cts, Fans Cts, Fans 10 Cts, Fans
10 cts. Fans 20 cts, Fans % Cts, Fans 80 cts
Fans 50 Cts, Fans 40 Cts, Fans so Cts, Fans
62a cts, Fans Is Cts, Fans s7a cts., Fans 100
cts, Fans 12O cts, Fans 1879 cts. Fans $50 cts,
Fans 175 Cts, Fans 200 Cts, Fans 25O cts,
Fans 300 Cts, Fans $50 cts at Fl. I. Nelson &
Co.'S, 443 Congress street, Harrington Block.
ct
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07
Convention of Reform CIuhs.

NORWAY, June 9th, 1873.
The quarterly convention of the reform clubs
of Maine met in Concert Hall at IL a. NJ, and
was called to order by Chas. Wilmington of
Buckfeld. Wm. T. Eustice of Dixield was
unanimously elected President, B. g. Torsey
of Winthrop, Secretary. After the organiza-
ton was completed fhel convention adjourned
till 2 p. rs.
A large and enthusiastic representation is
present, and from all the indications the re-
form movement in the state is rapidly increas-
ing in interest.
At24 p. m. large and enthusiastic mass
meeting is in progress, the hall being filed to
its utmost capacity. Representatives from
New Hampshire and Massachusetts, ara pres
ent, and the cause in Norway is surely receiv-
ing new impetus.
At 81 p. m. Concert Hall was filled to over
flowing, and the people were wild with enthus-
iasm.
At73 p. m. mass meeting was held. A
large number of signatures was obtained to the
pledge in the afternoon,
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07
THE BRACKETT STREET SCHOOL
HOUSE.
WRITTEN IN 1900.
"Arma TirumQue Cano.

Twas in eighteen hundred and seventy -eight,
When this wordy fight began,
That the Common Council, early and late,
Waged with fierce and bitter hate,
Against the mayor man.
You see the city had just awoke
To its bad financial state,
And in credit and funds was found so broke,
That it couldn't even afford to smoke,
Or pay for what it ate.
Now just as the word had come to the front
That the cry must be retrench,
Twas found that this school, alas! alas!
Was filled with filth and poisonous gas,
And an unmistakable stencil.
So anxious mothers arose in their might,
And to their husbands said:
Hurry, my dear, and quickly write,
Apprise the people of this horrible plight,
Or our children will be dead.
Then every man who could WELD pen,
Sat down with heated brain,
And urged the mayor and councilmen
To raze to the ground this Ubiquitous den;
And build it up again.
The mayor and Council met and fought,
As they were wont to fight,
For the council scorned what the mayor thought,
And the mayor thought that the Council ought
To do what be thought right.
Then the Council voted. without delay
They'd build on the selfsame lot;
But the mayor claimed he was bound to say,
That with interest, bonds and the dickens to pay
Perhaps they'd better not.
After several months of talk and free
Discussion on each side,
The whole was left to board of three,
To report whenever they should agree
To let the matter slide.
So there tn at monument of skill
Awaiting that report,
Reminds the people of Bramhall's Hill,
How the mayor and Council had a mill
And bravely held the fort.
But public whlms must have respect
And so, to ventilate
And show the city they did expect
The lives of children to protect,
They added-an open CRATE.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07

AN INDIAN RELIc.-It has recently been
discovered that the high bank from which the
wharf at Little Chebeague projects is composed
wholly of clam shells. How long they have
been there or how they came there is not
known, but it is surmised that the Indians
must have held clam bakes there until the &C
emulation of shells formed the present large
bank. A workman on the Island recently dug
down several feet and failed to find anything
else than crumbled Shells The bank promises
to be an interesting study and the Historical
Society may fnd it interesting to visit.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07

TN BANKRUPTCY.-D District Court of the
ter of Isaac W Parker, Bankrupt.
This is to give notice that petition has been pre-
sented to the Court, this fifth day of June
by Isaac w. Parker OF Freeport, Bankrupt, pray
ing that be may be decreed to have full discharge
from all his debts provable under the Bankrupt Act
and upon reading said Petition,
1t is ordered by the Court that hearing be had
upon the same, the second day of September A.
1878, before the Court in Portland in said District
ished in the Portland Advertiser and the Portland
Press, newspapers printed in said District once a
week for three successive weeks, and once in the
weekly Advertiser and Press, the last publication to
be thirty days at least before the day of hearing and
that all creditors who have proved their debts and
other persons in interest," may appear at said time
the prayer Of said Petition should not be granted.
VIM. p. PREBLE,
Clerk of District Court. for said District.
JET d1aw3wF&w1w24
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07
POVERTY AND SUFFERING,

81 was dragged down with debt, poverty aud
and large bills for doctoring, which did them
no good. was completely discouraged until
one year ago, by the advice of my Pastor, 1
procured Hop Bitters and commenced their
use. and in one month we were all we'll, and
none of us have seen sick day since, and l
want to say to all poor men, you can keep your
families well year with Hop Bitters for less
than one doctors visit will COST know it.
A WoRKINGMAN.'
ia3aodtw
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07
Law Court Decisions,

The Law Court has rendered the following
decisions:
Isaac Cobb vs. John W. JONES' The Judge of the
Superior Court rightly held that the notice to pro-
duce their contract was sufficient. Exceptions were
held.
Nowlan vs. Griffin. By the law Of this state the
civil remedy of person injured by felonous assault
and battery is not suspended till the offender has
been prosecuted .criminaly. Exceptions sustained.
New trial granted
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-07
Personal.

Col. f. M. Drew and family have returned to
Augusta after an absence of seven minths in
Florida.
Mr.. Gibson of the Preble House, has just re
turned from Canada where he has been spend
ing few months in agricultural pursuits.