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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-31

A Norwich teacher was practicing her youth
full class in original co u position, yesterday, and
gave one pupil the subject "Boy" to write upon.
The subject was to be treated on in three parts
first, what is it? second, what is its use? and
third, what is made of? The lad wrestled hard
for few minutes in desperate perplexity. and
then wandered up to the teachers desk radiant
with enthusiasm and submitted the following:
"a boy is an animal; his use is to carry in
wood he is made Of bones. Norwich Bulletin.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-31

A certain little girl up town lived with two
aunts, one married, with a whole lot OF chill
dren and lots of worry and bother, the other
single and having quite a comfortable time
teaching school, The child one day threw her
doll aside, and assumed an attitude of profound
thought, which was interrupted at last by the
question, swell, Julia, what are you thinking
about?' When the child let loose a ten-acre
lot full of crude philosophy by answering. II
was finkin whever, when growed up, I'd teat
school or have baby."-Cincinnati Times.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-31
TO LET.
PLEASANT ROOMS TO LET.

QUITE of rooms on second floor; plenty OF sun
- light, air and water. Heat and gas furnished.
Also one room on third floor. References exchanged.
Stable To Let.
Situated in the western central part Of city. Ad-
dress l.. E. T., Daily Press Office.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-31
To Let.

A PLEASANT front room, with hot and cold
"A water, two large closets, at No. TO Congress
street, will be let to man and his wife. oc23df
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-31

Dry those tears freely flowing
List trumpet and drumming!-
If Dufferin's going.
The Campbells are coming.
Dnpnh
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-31
Algernon, under her window in the cold,
white moonlight, with a tender expression,
'''Tis the la-hast rose o-hof summer,
Le-heft bloo-hooming alo- hone;
All its lo-huv-ee! companions
l. hafn lab Ia

sXys-
Voice of pa from the next window, strainsd
and cracked like, as though the old gentleman
didn't have time to look ont for his store teeth,
"Al right, young man, all right; just pin a
newspaper over it to save it from the frost, and
we'll take it in with the rest of the plants in
the morning. Burlington Hawkeye.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-31

4 No. 81 High st. To responsible persons, one
n unfinished and two furnished rooms, without
board. References exchanged Meals may be OBJ
tanned at next door. se20dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-31
To Let.
Room TO Let.

a GOOD rent, six rooms, large pantry; all go:t
"A repair, with Sebago. Apply to
oc26dtf w. W. CARR, 1877 Newbury st.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-30

Czar's private police have been arrested at
Krassnoiesto.
The Porte has agreed to surrender Batoum,
but positively refuses to enter into any dis
cussion with Greece.
Gen. Garbaldi has written a letter denounc-
ing Austria and Germany and approving So
cialism
The italian Government has resolved to OPP
pose any modification of the provisions of the
treaty Of Berlin relative to the Jews in Rou-
mania to meet political necessities of the
present Roumanian ministry who fear that
the execution of these provisions, involving,
as It does, the election of new Roumanian
Assembly, may result in their dismissal from
office and possibly social and legal inconveni-
ences.
The distribution OF the prizes at the Paris
Exhibition has been postponed until Oct. 90
A banquet in honor of Gen. Grant was given
by the American Minister at Vienna on the
night of the oath.
Count Andrassy has submitted a new pro-
ject of a convention to Caratheodore Pasha
and the Porte is considering it.
The departure of the Russians from Con-
stantinople is progressing.
a Bucharest dispatch says Russia has sent a
very eheTBellC nOue uenanulnE tne immediate
surrender of Bessarabia. The Roumanian
Government, which was apparently initiating
Turkeys wavering policy, was somewhat sur.
prised at the suddenness of the demand.
Negotiations between Mgr Massela, Papal
Nuncio, and Prince Bismarck have led to no
result whatever. The Ultramontanes will
therefore continue to oppose the Government
| in the Reichstag.
| Dr. Modelling, who attempted the assassina-
tion of the Emperor Of Germany, is suspected
of feigning insanity. He will we conveyed
to the lunatic asylum and placed under the
observation of experts.
The defeat of the insurgents at Stalatz on
the 2lst, Gen. Javanovitch telegraphed to vi
emma, was heavy blow to the Herzegovinian
insurgents. Most of the insurgent chiefs
were killed. Stalatz was fired on account of
the treacherous attitude of its inhabitants.
| The Porte desires the aid of England TO OBJ
tain a loan guaranteed on the revenue of
| Cyprus, in order to carry out administrative
! reforms within its own Jurisdiction.
Count Andrassy's object in urging on a con
vention with Turkey is to shelve the discus
sions as to the future relations of Bosnia and
Herzegovina with the Austrian monarchy
which threaten TO cause a serious dispute be
tween the Austrian and Hungarian Govern
ments
Two shocks of earthquake violent but harm
less, were felt at several places in Germany OF
the morning of the 26th.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-30
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The Austrians, after a severe engagement
on the 18th, occupied Seraievo.
The signatory powers, so says a Berlin dis
patch have addressed remonstrances in iden-
tical terms TO the Porte against its disregard
of the claims of Greece.
The English, French and German Ambassa-
dors at Constantinople, have urged upon the
Porte in decisive manner strict and unre-
served execution of the provisions of the
treaty Of Berlin,
Prince Milan, of Seryia, has issued a proc
lamation announcing the independence of
Seryia, anda reduction of the army to peace
footing.
The Captain-General of Cuba has issued a
circular directing the Governors Of Provinces
TO allow meetings for electoral purposes, with
liberty of speech, but prohibiting attacks up
on natives, and that newspapers shall have
ample liberty of discussion upon all subjects.
The International Congress for the preven-
tion and repression Of crime, including penal
and reformatory treatment, assembled at
Stockholm, Sweden, on the 2lst. M Won
Biornstierna, Swedish Minister of Foreign
Affairs, was elected President, and Rev. DIR.
E. @. Wines of the United States, was elected
Honorary President
A dispatch from seraievo claims that proof
has been discovered of Seryia's completely IN
the Bosnian insurrection. Montenegro is ae
cused of like violation Of international obli
cations. The loss of the Bosnians at seraieyC
is estimated at 1000, the Austrian loss wal
comparatively small, but many were severely
wounded.
Fifteen persons suspected Of completely In
the murder Of Gen. MezentEow, chief Of th,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-30
The Banking Tax.

WASHINGTON, Aug. %.
The following explains itself:
To Hon. John B. Hawley, Acting-Secretary of
the Treasury;
SIR: In compliance with your request, |
have compared the second item of Section
3,40S of the Revised Statutes, imposing tax
upon capital employed in the business of bank
ing beyond the average amount invested in
United States bonds, with the Revised Statutes
Section 5,2l4, which requires every associa-
tion named in that chapter entitled Ma
tional Banks to pay duty semi-annually
on the average amount of its capital
stock beyond the amount invested in United
States bonds, with view to determine wheth-
er the amount so invested is to be ascertained
by taking the price paid on the market value
OF these bonds as is done by the Commission
er Of Internal Revenue under the first cited
section, or by looking at their face value, the
method adopted by the Treasurer of the
United States under the last named section.
The certainty and uniformity particularly de-
sirable for fixing basis for taxation as well
as common usage of speaking of the amount
invested in any enterprise according to the
par value of shares owned, dsregarding
brokerage paid and accrued interest or earn
ings, indicate that it is only the principal sums
payable at maturity of bonds which are prop
er ones to. enter into computation of the
amount invested in them under the section of
the Revised Statutes to which YOU have re-
ferred me.
[Sgned CHARLES r. DEvENs.
Acknowledgement.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-30
Tremendous Power of Sea Waves.

The tremendous force of the ocean
waves has been illustrated at Wick, on
the extreme northern coast of Scotland,
where a breakwater has been building
for some years past. 1t may give an
idea of what is meant by wave,pOwer.
1t was found that stones of ten tons
weight were as pebbles to the waves,
which have been measured to be there
forty-two feet from crest to the bottom
of the trough, The outer end of the
breakwater where the storms beat most
violently was built of three courses of
100-ton stones laid on the rubble founda-
tions; next above these were three
courses of large, fiat stones, and upon
these a mass of concrete built on the
spot, of cement and rubble. The end
of the breakwater was thought to be as
immovable as the natural rock, yet the
resident engineer saw it yield to the
force of the waves and swing around
into the less-troubled water inside the
pier. 1t gave away not in fragments,
but in one mass, as if it was a monolith.
The displaced mass is estimated to
weigh about |, 1850 tons.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-30
Effects Of the Sutro Tunnel.

A reduction in the temperature of the
2,000-foot level of the Savage mine,
from 120 degrees to "a degrees, since
the Sutro tunnel penetrated that mine,
is now reported and the cooling process
is still going on. If the air-draft
through the tunnel into the mines can
reduce the temperature 26 degrees in
so short a time at depth of $50 feet
below the level of the tunnel, there is
reasonable prospects that it will ulti-
matefy have a like good effect upon
many other mines put or to be put in
communication with the tunnel. Men
can work without danger of collapse at
a temperature no higher than "a de-
grees, and thousands of miners have
done good work in the gulches at 10
degrees, but at 120 degrees it is i'm
possible for any man, however strong,
to work more than few minutes with
out rest. If the Sutro tunnel should
bring about a like change in the tenn
perature of the COmstock mines gem
orally with that already realized in the
Savage 2,0O0-foot level, it will be the
means not only of making mining more
profitable, but of saving very great
waste of life and health attendant
hitherto upon that sort of labor. San
Francisco Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-30

Witness said that from this he inferred
that Gen. Gibson had met them and discussed
the question, but in this he might be mis-
taken.
The committee adjourned until tomorrow.
New YoRK, Aug. "A.
The Potter Committee continued its inves-
tigations to-day.
J. r. Alcee Gauthreaux, Of New Orleans,
who had charge Of the registration bureau in
1874, testified to extensive frauds in the cleo
tion of that year i'm the interest of Rcpubli-
cans. Witness admitted that he belonged TO
the organization known as the "White
League;n had turned out with them and
borne arms; the object of the League was to
protect themselves against the Vaccinations
Of men who wanted TO encroach upon their
rights as citizens aud take their property
from them. The organization was still i'm eX-
istcnce and numbered from seven hundred to
one thousand men.
James B. Kelly, OF New Orleans, testified to
seeing Eliza Pinkston taken from her home
on Gravicr street to the Republican Invcstiga-
ting Committee, and she walked down the
steps unaided.
Adjourned subject to the call of the chair
man.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-30
THE EAST.

The physicians appointed to examine John
E. Leete, whose insanity was reported from
New York on the 18th, reported on the Goth
that he is laboring under an acute mania.
Leete has been sent to the Bloomingdale
Asylum.
The sixth annual regatta of the National
Amateur Rowing Association began at New
ark, N. j., on the Goth. The first single scull
race was won by Campbell, of Newark the
second race by Mumford, of New Orleans, the
third by Rathbone, of New York
Representative men of Eastern and Western
railroads assembled at Saratoga, on the Goth,
for general discussion of interests. Reso-
lutions were adopted declaring that the prac-
tice of paying commissions on the sale of rail
road tickets is demoralizing to employers and
useless to the public, entails enormous loss to
the companies and should be abolished; that
all outside agencies for the sale of tickets be
abolished, and that circular embodying the
above recommendations be sent to all com
panies asking their assent thereto.
A meeting of Republicans from all parts of
New York, favoring the administration of
President Hayes, was held at Saratoga ON the
2lst A resolution was adopted stating that
the success of the Republican party this fall
cannot be expected If honest differences of
opinion as to the policy of the administration,
or as to the claims of leading Republicans, are
made the occasion of discord.
William Niblo, the veteran theatrical man
ager and founder of Niblo's Garden, New
York, died in that city on the 2lst, aged
eighty-nine.
The Congressional Labor Commission re-
sumed its session at New York on the 2lst.
A large number of lawyers from all parts Of
the United States assembled at Saratoga on
the 2ist for the purpose Of forming a National
Bar Association. Hon. B. II. Bristow, Of
Kentucky, was chosen President of the Asso-
citation.
The Coal Companies Board of Control has
fixed the quantity to be mined in September
at 100000 tons.
Cadet James Todd, Jr., of Indiana, Pa,
drowned himself in the Hudson at West
Point, on the 21st. III health was probably
the cause, as he had been in the hospital
since last May.
Richard shannon, who killed Mrs. Bice al
Waterford, N. Y, hanged himself in his cell
at the Troy prison on the 2ist.
John O'Neil, Mollie Mcguire tried at sun
bury, Pa, as an aecomplce of Peter McManuf
IN the murder of Coroner Hesser, Of Shamokin
In December, 1874, was found guilty on the
2lst.
On account of the prevalence of yellow
fever in the South, John w. Stokes, M. w
Grand Sire, issued an order on the 22d tina
approaching session of the Grand Lodg
of the United States, |. o. o. r.. win be hell
in Baltimore, Md, the third Monday in Sep
tember, instead Of at Austin, Tex, as ex
pected.
The Tenth Chautauqua Assembly whcl
closed on the evening Of the 22d, was in ever
respect remarkable success. More tina
100000 persons were present during the var
Gus meetings. s4
The Vermont Greenback State Conventlo
held at 81. Albans ON the 22d, nominated G.
Martin Of Ferrisburgh, for Governor J, "
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-30
nl,E. Some foolish fellow, who ha

Raga Some foolish fellow, who has
probably been out of the country for
eirht or ten years past, takes exception
20 an extract from the Cleveland Her.
ald, printed in the Record yesterday, de-
nouncing Senator Thurman as turn
coat" He says editors who make such
statements rely on the ignorance of the
peOple. The fact is Just the reverse.
The Herald does not attempt TO prove
its assertion because every man at all
conversant with the political history OF
the country knows it to be true. In
1874 MIR. Thurman voted for and advo-
Gated from first to last the bill intro
duced by John Sherman, Chairman OF
the Senate Committee on Finance, fix
ing the minimum list of greenback
notes at 1882, 900, 600, and providing
that on the lst of January, 1876, the
Treasury should redeem them in gold
or exchange them for ten-year bonds
bearing gold interest. The same bill
provided that National banking should
be free and that 20 per cent. of green
backs should be called in and retired
for National Bank notes issued. The
measure was debated for months, Mr..
Thurman's vote being again and again
recorded in its favor 1t was finally
defeated and a substitute introduced by
Senator Merrimon was adopted. The
substitute provided for more green
backs, and Thurman voted against it.
II finally passed both houses and Presi-
dent Grant vetoed it. Thurman voted
to sustain the veto. Hewas in favor OF
supplanting the greenbacks with Ma
tional Bank notes. He is now in favor
of supplanting the National Bank notes
with greenbacks. He was then against
irredeemable paper money; he is now
for it. The Herald is justified in calling
him a A" turncoat. - Philadelphia Record
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-30
New YORK, Aug. %.


w. f. Horn was before the Potter Commit
tee to-day. He said he did not regard himself
as a legal adviser or attorney for Gov Young,
and was ready as soon as he could get his tel
egrams and letters to lay them before the
committee.
Maj. Burke then took the stand and said he
considered all the acts of the Louisiana Re
turning Board illegal, as the board was an IL
legally-constituted body. In response To
question from Butler, Burke stated that none
of the Packard Legislature were allowed 10
become members of the Nichols Legislature
who were not known TO have been elected Dy
a majority of votes.
Then followed an unimpOrtant letter from
some unknown party, ana TINS was lolloWeu
by a controversy between Gen. Butler ana
witness on the abandonment OF the Packard
Government by Hayes, but nothing new what
ever was elected.
Mr.. Hiscock read dispatch which he had
lust received from Gov. Young, OF ONO. IL
stated:
{" So far as / am concerned, Mr.. Horn is at
liberty to testify all he knows have no Sc
crets TO conceal as TO our correspondence or
'oiSI pSIgnedl THOMAS L. YoUNG.n
Mr.. Potter read similar dispatch,
o. Did Gen. Grants order OF the "a OF
March cause the withdrawal OF troops' A. IL
did not result so.
MANY questions were prOpOunded by Mr..
Butler to witness with the view OF finding out
why South Carolina was demanded as well as
Louisiana and what was guaranteed in return
by South Carolina for oyerturning the Cham
berlain Government.
Witness told Gen. Butler 10 ask Hon. Henry
| c. Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier
Journal, who was representing South Carolina
at the Wormley Conference. The witness
| knew nothing about the matter beyond what
| was published at the time, but no sane man
ever believed that Wade Hampton was not
/ alaptpd
Mr.. Potter then read the following tele-
= ~ never had a conversation with Mr..
| Sherman about the settlement OF the Louisi'
ana question, nor on Louisiana politics. In
this Mr. Burke is In error,
{, lSignedl RANDOLPH l.. GIBsoN.n
Mai Burke explained that on the 2Sth OF
February he received a note from Gen. Gibson
stating; " Let me see you at once. sherman
and Cameron notified me that they viii cal
! 10 SOC me this evening"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-30

--"rm resting" said a tramp yes
terday to person who interrogated
him. "This is my vacation. The goods
which | manufacture are now out of
season." And he took off the rim of
his hat through which his hair pro-
jected like Prince of Wales plume
In the inside was pasted a piece Of
paper bearing the date "May 8, 1900
p. m" THAT" said he, cheerfully,
is the next eclipse of the sun. Shall
sell the rest of my smoked glass then. {"
And, with an enterprising air, he re-
sumed his vacation. = Graphic.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-30

Francis Rohleder, engineer in a
Baltimore elevator, was horribly man
gled by the machinery, recently, and
died from the effects of his injuries.
He was caught in hy-wheel, which
was rapidly revolving, and carried over
il several times, breaking his legs and
arms in several places and terribly
mutilating his body
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-30

In selecting beef take that which
has loose grain, easily yielding to the
pressure, of dark red color, smooth,
with whitish fat; if the lean is purplish
and the fat is yellow, it is poor beef.
Grass fed is the hghtest, OK the best,
and next the heifsr,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-30
NEW YoRK. Aug. p

Burke continued his testimony before the
Potter Committee to-day He said that the
census of 1875 for New Orleans was fraudulent
and in the interest Of the Republican party
by increasing the negro vote 10000.
He saw Anderson ON Sunday morning IN a
restaurant. Witness was In company with
Mr.. Guthro, and at the other side of the res
tanrant Sherman aud stoughton were sitting.
Witness spoke 10 Anderson for moment,
but did not see Anderson speaking TO sherman
and Stoughton. Anderson told witness that
he had signed something in the nature of a
protest, but that he was under the influence
OF liquor when he signed II and could prove
that Anderson told him that In eonsid0ra-
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-27
APPLICATIONS FOR PATENT.
APPLICATION FOE A FATFNT

ITO THE CLIPPER MINE.-EO. 49,
Il United States Land Once. Eureka, New
July %. 1s7s:-Notce is hereby given, thai
Valentine Fink. whose Postofhce address Is New
York City, State Of New York. has this day nIed
his application for . patent for nine hun.
dred and sixty-seven 1851 linear feet ~
the Clipper mine or vein, bearing silver
with surface ground 200 feet in width. ~.
uate, lying and being in Eureka Mining DIS.
trict, County of Eureka, and State Of Nevada
and official plat ON file In this once ~ Lot NJ.
one hundred and hfty-four Q5l. The exterior
boundaries Of said lot No. 154 being ~ folIovs
to wit: Variation l6k deg. east. cummencip,
Mt q post marked No. I, U. q. Survey No. ia
whence the flagstaff in the town Of Eurrts
bears N. 4 deg. ~ min. T., G.50s feet Rubv
Hill, No. !, bears n. 70 deg. 10 min., W., arr
4ss feet : thence running lst course N. s6 der''
H., g67 feet. 10 post marked No. 2, U. \. survey
No. 1854 thence I'd course 8. y deg. l., 100 feet
to post marked No. y, U. g.. survey No. IA F.
thence Sd course, 3. " deg. W., 967 feet, to post
marked No. 4, o.. \. survey No. 1884, standing On
the eastern boundary Of U. g.. survey No. lisa.
Keystone Lode, and thence 4th course N. y deg.
1888, 200 feet to post No. !, the place Of begin
ming containing and 44-100 acres. This claim
il bounded ON the west by the Keystone mine.
The location Of this mine 10 duly recorded in
the Recorders Once Of Eureka Mining District
In Book A, page J. Any and all persons claim.
ing adversely any portion Of said Clipper
mine or said mining ground, ~ here
inbefore described, sre required h nle
their adverse claim with the Register Of he
United States Land Once, st Eureka, In the
State Of Nevada, during the sixty days period
of publication hereof. or they will be barred
by virtue Of the provisions VI the statute.
jy23-o0d D.. B. 1MMEL, Register