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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-03-02

WYE have the best WORKINGS In the country
w HORSE SHOEING done better than q any
ether shop in the State. Also al other work il
the smithiDg line for less m0sey than any other
shop In the State. All other WORT In proportion
NANr,vA Crvrp ,pa m rur rvr ppvArvn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

SCHOOL Communicable monthly meeting
of the school committee was held last evening,
all the committee present except Mr.. Libby,
His Honor the Mayor in the chair Reports of
the various subcommittee were made res
pecting the schools. Leave of absence was
granted to Miss Ipez A. Blanchard during the
month Of February. The supervisor of Prma-
ry No. was authorized to transfer certain
pupils from his school to the North School.
The resignation of Miss Carrie P. Dana was
accepted. Miss Rsis was approved as substi-
tute in her place. The resign alton of Miss
Owen, principal of the Vaughan street school,
was accepted, to take place at thu February va
cation. Swnton's Outlines of the Worlds
History was adopted as tex; book in the
High School. A report upon &C. poral punish
ment in the schools was made by the superin-
tendent. The board adjourned to Friday aft
ernoon at o'clock.
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Increase ,he state Tax.

Mr.. EDToR;-In looking over the excellent
report of the State Treasurer for the past year,
was very much surprised to notice that the
estimated receipts for the present year will fall
short of the expenditures fully four hundred
thousand dollars, and il the present rate Of
state tax is continued-three mills on the dol
lar-the deficiency next year will be quite as
large; to meet this deficiency there was in the
treasury Dec. 81, 1877, two hundred and thirty
thousand dollars, so that at the end of next
year the state will be more than six hundred
thousand dollars behind,-and all for ordinary
current expenses. 1 hear no complaint that the
affairs of the state are not economically man
aged; in fact, doubt if any state can show
bette record than our own in this respect.
How is this deficiency to be provided for? BY
hiring money of course, and this can be done in
two ways, by issuing bonds, or by temporary
loans, either of which will be disgrace to the
Legislature, for upon it must rest the blame of
not providing revenue sufficient to pay the cur
rent expenses Of the state. How will it sound
in other states where our bonds are largely held,
to have it said the rich state of Maine is issu-
ing bonds to pay its running expenses?
There is but one thing in my judgment for
the Legislature to do,-make the state tax high
enough to cover the ordinary expenses of the
state. The people will expect this, and will not
be Satisfied with anything less.
TAXPAYER.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

what he says, and always has the attention of
the members. He is rising so years old, but
looks much ounger and seems in perfect health.
Has been member Of Executive the Council
and House of Representatives.
Philander Tolman of Harrison, is one of the
pleasantest and most genial men in the Sen ate
He is good worker and is a member of some
OF the most important committees. The Presi-
dent displayed great forethought and good judg-
ment when he made Mr.. Tolman chairman of
the committee on temperance, for large num-
Der OF ladies are present at the hearings, as the
President was probably well aware there would
be- Hence the choice of Mr.. Tolman.
Alexander B. Sumner of Lubec, is about As
years old, of sandy complexion, and will weigh
about 100 pounds. He went into the war in
1862 and stad until the last gun was fired, dis.
tingulSh1ng himself in many battles, and being
often promoted for meritorious service. Was
on Gov. Perham's staff three years. and has
held various town offices. Was a member of
the last Senate and is doing good service in the
present one.
Jason Hassell, Piscataquis county. Mr..
Hassell is one of the Oldest and most respected
members. He attends strictly to business and
gives all matters which come before him his
careful attention. He is on several important
committees, among which is that on owns of
which he is chairman. He has been selectman,
treasurer, town agent, &c., of Sebec for several
years. He is about 60 years old.
1t would afford me pleasure to continue these
sketches through the list, but must reserve
the remainder for notice hereafter,
RODERICK
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22
The Rates of Postage.

Postal cards, one cent each, go without further
with an additional onecent stamp they all part
Of Europe.
All letters, to all parts Of the United States and
Canada, three cents per half-ounce.
LEGAL, or "drop' letters that Is, for the city or
town where deposited, cents if delivered by car
rers, 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 week, cents per pound.
Transient newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, BOOKS
and handbis, cent tor each two ounces or fraction
thereof ALI other miscellaneous matter, including
unsealed circulars book manuscripts, proof sheets,
photographs, &C., and also seeds, cuttings, bulbs and
roots and merchandise not exceeding four pounds In
weight, cent for each ounce or traction Thereon.
The following are the postal rates with Europe
The rates for letters for the hafounce or frac-
ton thereof and those for newspapers for fou
ounces or fraction thereof
To Great Britain and Ireland, letters cent
newspapers cents; France, letters cents, news
cents; all pats of Germany, including Austria
letters cents, newspapers cents; Denmark
letters 8 cents, newspapers cents; Switzerland
letters cents, newspapers cents Italy, letters
cents, newspapers cents; Russia, letters cents,
newspapers cents; Norway, letters cents, news
papers cents; Sweden, letters cents, newspapers
cents Turkey, European and Aslatic, letters
CENTS newspapers 2 cents; Egypt, letters cents,
newspapers cents.
For Asiatic countries, the half-ounce limit fol
letters, and the four ounces for newspapers, still
holding good, the rates are:-
To Australia, letters, via San Francisco Except Il
New South Wales) cents,vi Southampton Is cents
via Brindisi 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, newspaper
2, and cents, by the respective routes; British
India, italian mail. letters 10 cents, newspapers
CENTS Japan. letters via San Francisco cents, vi;
England 10 cents via Brindisi 81 cents, newspapers
via San Francisco cents, via Southampton cents
via Brindsi cents.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22
Brief JOttings.

The horse cars were on wheels yesterday.
Members of the Congress Square Union will
meet with Mrs. DIR. Getchell, Wednesday after
noon.
The next rehearsal of the Portland Chorus
choir will be held in the vestry of Second Par
ish church tomorrow eve ming.
The valuation commission met yesterday af-
ternoon to examine the plans. They have not
yet accepted the positions to which they were
elected.
Miss l. T. ia behalf of Martha Washington
Society, extends thanks to an unknown person
for liberal donations of goods from the well
known firm of Millett, Chamberlin & Little.
miracles and the Supernatural in the New
Testament" will be the subject of Rev. MI.
Dalton's Lecture in st. Stephens vestry this
evening.
The committee of the Kennebunk lyceum
course of lectures have engaged for concert by
Chandler's concert band with Mr.. c. K. Halves
as vocalist, for Monday evening, Feb IS.
A series of dime concerts will be commenced
at Miss Marsh theatre next Sunday evening,
by Messrs. Moore & Peck, in connection with
the New York and Boston dime concerts, w hich
are proving SO popular.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22
Portland Horse Railroad Company

The annual. meeting of the Portland Horse
Railroad Company was held at Reception Hall
yesterday afternoon, President Norton in the
chair.
The President, for the directors, reports the
gross receipts for the year at $52 637 "A, includ
ing 1886, amount of mortgage note paid in 1877
owned by the company. The excess in gross
receipts over 1876 is $2.649SS. The expendi-
lures in 1877 were $45,797.72, an excess of 49,.
1888 over 1876. This excess is caused by the
construction of six new monitor one-horse cars
to be run on Congress street in the spring, re-
pairs on roadbed and construction of two new
turn tables. By this latter feature, car on
Congress street will run every u instead of
every Is minutes. These new monitor cars are
built in the company's workshops. The cost is
paid from the roads earnings
The Treasurer, Mr. Newman, reports as fol-
lows:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

BREAKING UP Cock FIGHr.-Word was
received at the police station y. sterday after
noon that cock-6ght was going on at mo.
9G' Federal street, Deputies Crowell and
Black at once started for the scene of the fray.
After searching through "No. 80" they were
satisfied that they were on the wrong scent.
Visiting an adjoining stable, however, they
found what they were looking for. In the rear
of the stable, up in the loft, there was gath.
cred a crowd of about fifty men and boys
watching two game birds fight. At sight Of
the officers the crowd scattered every which
way, taking with them three or four birds
which had not yet been iu the pit. The two
birds fighting and young man named Davis
who owned them were captured and taken tt
the station, and other arrests will be made
One of the birds was nearly exhausted when
CAPTURED,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

THE PICTURE SALE.-The best collection of
paintings which has ever been offered for sale
by f. o. Bailey & Co. is now on exhibition at
their handsome picture rooms on Exchange
street, and will be disposed of at public auc.
ton to-day. 1t embraces many noticeable
pictures and some of striking merit. There are
over q hundred titles on the catalogue which
bears the names of Knapp, Briscoe, Frank
Snow, G. r, Morse, Wesley Weber. Penwick
and others. Knapp is represented by several
landscapes all enveloped in that tender haze
which he so much affects. Briscoe has one
large and striking scene 'the Pilot off Sandy
Hook" and many small marines full of spirit
and of very positive merit. Frank Snowe of
fers presentments of the charming scenery
about the Charles and in the Connecticut val
ley. Penwick has two pictures, a Cornwall
coast scene. and Crossing the Channel. Yves.
ley Weber paints Mt Desert Some noticea-
BILE genre pieces are from Grau and Van Ha.
gen. The ideal heads in pastel which came
too late to be entered on the catalogue, at
tract much attention. Those who are inter-
ested in pictures will find pleasure and perhaps
profit in visiting the collection to-day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

Mr.. NJ G. BEALE, the agent for the "Type-
writer received two orders on Thursday of last
week, one law brief, and the other correspon-
dence and schedule of prices, for large firm
in this city, both of which were required that
day. Mr.. Beale completed the work within
the time specified, writing over fifteen thousand
words.
The style, neatness and dispatch with which
the work was done, and the small expense, gave
great satisfaction. Any of your readers hay.
ing briefs. invoices, correspondence lectures,
sermons, or anything that requires to be copied,
would do well to give Mr.. Beale call.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

very few months, be entirely free from float
ing debt, with all its obligations funded at a
reasonable figure, in good credit, with bust
ness enough to continue regular payments
upon its hrst mortgage and an assured
surplus to apply to the second mortgage.
An alternative proposition to the within is
also submitted. 1t is precisely the same as
the other with this exception, that it pro-
poses to "scale' down the preferred stock as
well as the bonds, making the amount of pre-
ferred stock to be issued, one third as much
as in the foregoing plan. Upon this ar
rangement the amount of preferred stock to
be issued would be instead of $l,2l5,664,
$405,221. This is the only difference be-
tween the two plans.
GEO. E. B. JACKSON.
PHILIP HENRY Brown.
The following is the proposed act:i
An act to authorize the Portland and Og-
densburg railroad company to issue preferred
stock and for other purposes:
l. For the purpose of relieving itself from
its Indebtedness said company is hereby au-
thorized to issue stock to an amount not ex-
ceeding $l,500,000 to be denominated ''pre-
ferred stock" which shall have preference
over the ordinary capital stock of said COM
pany, and shall be entitled to receive such
dividends as said company may earn, prior to
and in preference of such ordinary or COM
mon stock.
2. Such preferred stock shall be entitled to
receive any and all dividends that may be
earned by said company up to the sum OF six
per cent per annum, and until such dividends
are so earned and paid to such preferred
stockholders there shall be no dividend of
earnings paid to stockholders holding the or
binary or common stock.
g. The holders of such preferred stock
shall alone have the right of voting and of
being represented at the meetings of said
company until such time as said company
has earned and paid in addition to its interest
on its then bonded indebtedness at least six
per cent regular dividends upon such pre-
ferred stock, when the right of voting upon
such common stock shall be again vested in
said common stockholders, upon certificate
thereof signed by the directors being made
and published in at least two newspapers of
the city of Portland one week prior to any
annual or special meeting of the Portland
and Ogdensburg railroad company, and
thereupon the right to vote upon such pre-
ferred stock shall cease.
4. Such preferred stock shall not be issued
for any purpose other than the payment and
liquidation of indebtedness of said company
which existed prior to January l, 1873, or in
reduction of the bonded debt.
5. This act shall take effect when approved
by the governor.
1t was voted that the Legislature be re-
quested to pass the above act.
The company then adjourned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

THE PROPOSED PoRGY LAw.-Remons-
frances have bsen signed by large number of
our most influential citizens and business men
against the proposed measure now pending be-
fore the Legislature, prohibiting the taking Of
menhaden in the waters of Maine. They rep
resent that it is one of the great industries of
the state, giving employment to thousands of
her citizens. According to the present stats-
tics, there are more than one million dollars in
vested in the oil and guano business in the state
of Maine 1t yields an annual income of near
ly three-fourths of million dollars, and is of
great Importance to the business interests of
the state. A hearing will be had before the
Committee on Fisheries at Augusta, this after
noon, and the Importance of its action in COM
mercial circles cannot be overestimated
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

There has been found vein of silver and tin
on the farm of A. Potter on Oak Hill, in Litch-
field, also a copper mine containing considera-
BILE gold MIR. Potter has secured the rights on
two farms adjoining, to work. and is going to
that one and one-half pounds of the silver ore
were sent to New York and assayed at the rate
of $4,000 per ton of silver. 1t is said most Of
the ore in the vicinity of Litchfeld and Wales
has been discovered by N. B. Tracy of Wales.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The youngest son of David o. Gleason OF
Mexico, while playing with some beans in his
fathers store, Thursday, the 18th inst, got one
or more into his windpipe. and died within an
hour or two afterward. The little lad was about
three and half years old.
YORK COUNTY.
Rev. Samuel Fabyan and wife of West Bux-
ton celebrated their golden wedding on Sunday,
the 18th inst.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22


PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERIcA-Camps No
1 and convenes over the Eastern Express Office,
Plum street. No. s on Wednesday evening; No. 4
on fist and third Saturdays of each month; No on
Tuesday evening, at Arcana Hall; No. at School
House, Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth, Friday
Evening.
BoswoRTH POST 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
day evenings at II O'Clock.
PORTLAND TYPoGRAPHIoAL UNION, No. rs
Second Saturday Of each month.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST Y
AT their library room City Hall, on the first and
third Monday evenings OF each month.
SovEREIGNs OF INDUsTRY-Dirgo Council, No. l
meets every Friday evening, at Arcana Hall, at u
O'Clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY AssocIATIoN-Fa Harrington
Block. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
of books daily. to 9, day and evening.
PAYsoN LITERARY SooIETY-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at u o'clock.
PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY AND READING
RooM-open and free to all from 10 a. m. to 9 p.
m. City Building.
BRAMHALL LODGE, No. 3, K. OF P.-Meets
Tuesday evening, each week, Pythian Hall, Clapp's
Block, Congress Street.
Arcana, Monday, Congress Hall, 4204 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 ARMY AND NAVY UNION-C orne
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday In each
month.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AssoCIATIoN-Oppo-
site Prebe House. Congress Street, open day and
evening. Union Gospel Meeting every Saturday
evening"
PORTLAND FRATERNITY-No. 81 Free st. Block
Every evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22
GOrhaIn.

The Gorham Village improvement Associa-
ton have engaged for their course Hon. J. A.
Waterman to deliver his lecture on his travels
in Europe. Two of their concerts are to be by
Portland talent and the other by home talent.
The first concert is to be by Portland talent
The Village improvement Association will
commence their course of entertainments on
Friday evening with grand concert by the
following well known talent, viz: Miss Mill
ken, Mrs. Pratt, Mr.. j. L. Shaw, Mr.. VIM.
Colby, Miss Belcher accompanies
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

BUSINESS ADyANTAGE.-Messrs Woodbury.
g. Moulton have added another branch to their
business, that of buying and selling California
mining stocks; They have perfected arrange
ments by which they are enabled to buy and
sell for the same commissions as are charged in
New York and Boston. They receive the daily
quotations of the leading stocks by telegraph
! and bulletin them in their office.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

CAPE ELIzABETH.-The scholars of the Cape
Elizabeth high school gave dramatic enter
tainment at the town hall last Saturday even
ing to a crowded house. The pieces were we'll
rendered, and highly appreciated by the au-
dience The music was by home talent.
There is to be another entertainment at the
same hall in about two weeks, by an amateur
company from Portland with large orches-
Il
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22
S61,612 10
EXPENDITURES.

From Superintendent Leach's report it APP
pears that the cars have carried 876,68l passen-
gers, an increase of {. 271 over 1876 The larg-
est number carried in one day was 10,O47 on
Sept 9Th The track is in good repair. Three
horses have been lost, and the company DOW
have 95 on hand in good condition. No sick
ness has been experienced by the horses for two
years.
The reports were accepted and the old board
of directors elected as follows: E. A. Norton,
FL. j. Libby, FL. O. Wheeler, JAS T. McCobb
w. R. Wood. The board did not organize.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

RUNAWAY. morning two OF
Cobb's bakery teams ran away on Pearl street
and one of them was overturned in front OF
the Custom House, scattering the pastry in
every direction. The other team was stopped
on Custom House wharf unnjured. The dam
age was light.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

NEW CLOTHING SToRE.-Mr. e. McNeill,
who was associated with j. Burleigb, the cloth
Ter, for several years, has refitted store No. 20;
Middle street, and opened up new and fresh
stock of clothing and gentlemen's furnishing
goods. The goods have been carefully selected
and will give satisfaction to all who try them
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

JANUARY CRIMINAL TERM, 1873, sYMoNDs, j.,
PRESIDING.
MoNDAY.-State VS.. Angus Mcmillan. Indicted
at this term for breaking and entering the carriage
shop of T. j. Akeley s. Son, and stealing therefrom
several pieces of broadcloth and quantity ofleather
such is used in carriage trimming The testimony
for the government is nearly concluded.
Haskell for State,
Frank-Larrabee for defendant.
Pomrey c. Soule of Freeport was indicted for a
single sale. He said he went to Boston and pur-
chased some rum for himself and two gallons for his
neighbor, Hiram futile; on his return futile took
his jug, went Soue's got his rum and paid Soule
for it. Soue pleaded noLo contendere and was fined
thirty dollars and COSTS amounting to forty dollars,
making seventy dollars in all.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

PERIODICALS. Harpers for February,
has been received and is for sale
G Dy 59 no. s nsSs s dealers ooO Went
Oak street, at Hall L. Davis, Exchange
street, at the book and periodical depot Of
Messrs. Fessenden Brothers, Lancast er Hall
Also at the newspaper and periodicaldepot of
Geo. III. Marquis, No. so Exchange street, and
at the book, periodical and newspaper estab-
lishments of G. r. Chisholm & Bro, in the
Eastern and Grand Trunk depots.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

ART ENTERTAINMENT.-The entertainment
to be given by the ladies of High street church
at Grand Army Hall Wednesday evening, JAM
23d, will be one of the best ever presented to
the citizens of Portland The talent engaged
in getting up this beautiful affair is sufficient
guarantee of its success. The persons repre-
senting the statuary have appeared in similar
entertainments before. and the public will be
glad Of an opportunity to greet them again.