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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

PORTLAND, ME-, Dec. ~, 1871.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate Offices. Arrive at 1920
p. m. Close at SIS q. m, and 2.45 and 900 p. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive at $40 m.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 1920 and 800 m. Close at s.16
a m and 2.45 pm.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1920 p.
m. Close at s.15 m, 2.45 and 800 m.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag and connecting routes
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 900 a
m. and 3.15 p. m. Close at II 80 IN and 800 p m.
Morning Northwestern by G. L. 4. Arrive at $3.50
an. Close at I. 10 I'm.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 2.15 and 900
a.. m., and 3.15 p m. Close at $50 and 1130 a. m.
and 500 m.
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
at 90 p. m. Close at 100 m and 200 p m.
North Conway and other Offices on the Z. q 0. K.
R. Arrive at 11.30 m and 800 p m. Close at 1000
q m and 2.15 pm.
Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, S. W. Harbor, Mt.
Desert. Jonespert, Machias, Machiasport, East Ma
er. Arrive at a. m. Close at p. m.
Close at $50 p m.
Foreign Mails, via Newly ork, day prevlousJo sail
ng OF steamers. Close at S15 a. m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
at 2. Is m. Close at 900 p m.
Skowhegan intermediate Offices and the north,
Arrive at 3.15 p m. Close at II. I'm.
Skowhegan also closes at 800 p m.
Canada and intermediate offices, via G. T. Il. Ar
rive at 2.30 p. m. Close at 100 p m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Close
at 1130 q. m. and p. m.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

CHURCH ENTERTAINMENTS Williston
church are to give a concert at State street
chapel Wednesday evening. The State street
choir will be assisted by members of the Ros-
SIM Club A very attractive programme has
been arranged and pleasant evenings enter
tainment is promised. Tickets can be had at
Loring, Short & Harmon's.
The ladies of the Free street church society
are to hold a sale of useful and fancy articles
at the church vestry Thursday night.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22
MASONIC.


YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGE-Ancient Land Mark, first Wednes-
Gay; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERs-GreenleafR R. A. c., first Monday; Mt.
Vernon, r. A. c., third Monday.
CoUNCIL-Portland c. r. g S. Masters, second
Monday.
CoMMANDERIEs OF K. T.-Portland, fourth Mon
day. st. Adams, second Thursday.
GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday In
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May;
mandery, Wednesday evening.
MASONIC RELIEF AssoCIATIoN-Fourth Wednes-
day In every month.
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION.
Second and fourth Tuesday Of each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES,
LoDaE-Yates Grand Lodge Of Perfection, first
Friday.
CoUNoIL-Portland Council P. Of j. second Fri
day.
CHAPTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de II.
Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-Maine Consistory, S, P. R. S., fourth
Friday in March, June, September and December.
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I. 0. 0. E.

At Odd Fellows Hall, Harrington Block, Congress
Street.
RELIEF AssocIATIoN-Third Tuesday in the
month
LoDGEs-Maine. on Monday evenings; Anceny
evenings; Beacon. on Tuesday evenings; Unity, No.
3, on Wednesday evening; Ivy, d. Off,, second and
fourth Saturday of each month.
ENCAMPMENT-Machigonn first and third We'd
nesday; Eastern Star, second and fourth Wednes-
day; Portland, first and third Friday; Falmouth,
No. IL, first and third Tuesdays.
BENEFIT AssocIATIoN-Boardo Of Directors meet
first Monday evening of each month. Association
meetsfrst Monday evening of January, April, July
and October.
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TEMPERANCE CITY COMMITTEE.
of the committee are requested to meet in the
ante-room of Congress Hall, this evening, at q
o'clock, to attend to important business.
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Supreme judicial Court.

BEFUhE JUDGE bAhhUWS'
MoNDAY.-Oxnard VS.. Maine Central Railroad
Action to recover 900 damages for being put of
the train at Freeport. Defence claims that plaintiff
refused to surrender bis ticket to the conductor
which plaintiff denies. On trial.
Verrill-Cleaves for plaintiff.
Drummond g. Winship for defendant
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CUMBERLAND FARMERS CLUB.-At the an
nual meeting of the Cumberland Farmers
Club the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President Charles A. Merrill.
Vice Presidents-E. G. Prince of Cumber-
land, Alfred Hicks of West Falmouth, David
G. Loring Of North Yarmouth.
Treasurer-Nelson NJ Shaw, West Cumber-
land.
Secretary-James W. Mountfort, West Cum.
berlaud.
Executive Committee-Wm. L. Prince, o. A.
Mountfort, S. L. Clongh of Cumberland, A. E.
Winslow Of North Falmouth, Samuel Skillin
of North Yarmouth.
The Club voted to hold the annual fair the
9th and 26th of September.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

The watch presented to Mr.. Chisholm, agent
of the International Steamship Company at St.
John, was the gift of the Queen Insurance Com
pany of London, and not of the citizens Of St.
John.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-22

1t is now an acknowledged fact that CONSUME
TIoN CAN BE CURED. 1t hae been cured in a very
great number of cases (some of them apparently
desperate ones) by Sehenck's Pumonic Syrup alone,
and in others by the same medicine in connection
with Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills,
one or both, according to the requirements of the
case.
The old supposition that consumption is incura-
ble,'' for many years deferred Physicians from
attempting to find a remedy for that disease, and
patients afflicted with it reconciled themselves to
death without an effort being made to save them
from doom which was considered inevitable.
DR.. Schenck himself was supposed at one time to
be at the very gate of DEATH his Physicians having
pronounced his case hopeless and abandoned him to
his fate: he was cured by the aforesaid medicines
and afterwards enjoyed uninterrupted good health
for more than forty years. Thousands of people
have used DR.. Schencks preparations with the same
remarkable success.
Schenck's Almanac, containing a thorough treatise
on Consumption, Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, &C.,
can be had gratis of any druggist, or of j. H.
Schenck s. Son, Philadelphia. Full directions for
the use of Schencks medicines accompany each
package.
Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup, Sea Wood Tonic, and
Mandrake Pills are for sale by all druggists.
jan1 eod&w1msn
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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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THE PRESS
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADvERTIsEmENTs TO-DAY

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Concert-State Street Chapel.
SPECIAL NOTICES,
California Mining Stock Woodbury. & MoultOn.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Clothing-E. Mcneil.
Health Lift Rooms-J II. Gaubert
Ropp's Easy Calculator.
Wanted-Respectable Men.
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RUTH, THE GLEANER!-Tickets now ready al
Stockholders. jan7tf
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ENGES for Coughs is astonishing. For sale
by all druggists.
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TEMPLARs OF HONOR.

At Templars' Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNcIL-Maine, first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening.
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CAswELL & Co.,
Corner of Washington and Winter streets,
Rosfon
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PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Once Hours.

From 500 m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 m.
PORTLAND, ME-, Dec. 20, 1877.
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1t will be seen, that this arrangement,
while reducing the nominal value of the
bonds secured by the second mortgage, does
not affect their real value, nor change the re-
lations of the holders of them to themselves
or to the company. 1t simply "scales down"
an unwieldy and impossible mortgage debt
to point, where, it is believed, the bonds
will become interest paying; gives creditors
who accept it an immediate valid title to
their holdings, or security precisely proper
tomato (viewing the relative conditions of
the reduced mortgage, to that which they
now hold; in other words that it pays credi-
tors who are now fully secured, in bond
which will shortly be interest paying and
negotiable, and that it gives to creditors
partially secured the reversion of the prop
erty for their differences, and finally, that it
does not extinguish the claims of creditors
who have no security at all. 1t accom-
plishes all that a foreclosure could do,
with less cost, less delay, and less
friction. 1t exchanges simply mortgage
bonds upon which it is extremely unlikely
that full interest can be paid for long time,
for one third mortgage bonds upon which in
terest will probably be speedily paid, and two
| thirds stock, upon which interest will be
| paid as soon as earned, and which holds and
| controls the organization of the company.
1t is believed that if this arrangement, OF
one similar, can receive the appreciation Of
the creditors and the city, the road can, in o
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-16
Mark the proviso-

That nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to exempt from a special tax any
farmer or planter who, by peddling or other
wise, sells leaf tobacco by retail directly to
consumers, or who sells or assigns, consigns,
transfers or disposes of to persons other than
those who have paid n special tax as leaf
dealers or manufacturers of tobacco, snuff, or
cigars, or to persons purchasing leaf tobacco
for export.
Dealers in leaf tobacco shall sell only to
other dealers who have paid special tax as
such, and to manufacturers of tobacco, snuff,
or cigars, and to such persons as are known
to be purchasers of leaf tobacco for export.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-16

Dealers in leaf tobacco, except retail deal
ers in leaf tobacco, as hereinafter defined,
shall pay S25 Every person shall be regard
ed as dealer in leaf tobacco whose business
ii is, for himself or on commission, TO sell, or
offer for sale, or consign for sale on commits
sion, leaf tobacco; and payment of a special
tax as dealer in tobacco manufacturer of ci-
gars, or any other special tax, shall not ex-
from the payment of the special tax therefor
hereby required. But no farmer or planter
shall be required to pay special tax as
dealer in leaf tobacco, for selling tobacco of
his own production, or tobacco received by
him as rent from tenants who have produced
the same on his land; PrOpided-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-16

II there are any circumstances In the law
which, consistently with It's main design,
may be so varied as 90 remove any we'll In
tentiOned objections that may happen 70 ex-
lst, Il will consist with n wise moderation 10
make the proper variations. IL Is desirable,
on all occasions, TO unite with n steady and
hrm adherence TO constitutional and neces-
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-16

act of June, 1872, which taxes the
sweat of his brow and the labor of
his hands, introduced? The Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, in
his report for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1875, in speaking of the tax
upon the sale of tobacco, undertakes
to explain, palliate or apologize for
the present law in these terms:
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-16

Retail dealers in leaf tobacco shall each
sales exceed one thousond dollars, shall each
pay in addition thereto fifty cents for every
dollar in excess of one thousand dollars of
their sales. Every person shall be regarded
as a retail dealer in leaf tobacco whose busi-
ness it is to sell leaf tobaccoin quantities less
than an original hogShead, case, or bale; or
who sells directly to consumers, or to persons
other than dealers in leaf tobacco, who have
paid special tax as such; or to manufac-
turers of tobacco, snuff, or cigars, who have
paid a special tax; or to persons who pur-
chase in original packages for export. Re
tail dealers in leaf tobacco shall also keep a
book and enter therein daily their purchases
and sales in a form and manner to be pre-
scribed by the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue which book shall be open at all
times for the inspection of any revenue Off
Rnr
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-16

Washington, ID. &. January ~, 1873.
SIR; In response 20 yours ofth 10th Inst,
asking the names OF States producing lenf
tobacco, with quantities produced yearly
since 1870, give you the records Of the dl-
vision Of statistics ON this subject, which
have been found 20 approximate the real
production, though the tendency A Ia pro-
ducts subject 10 heavy taxation, toward un-
derestimates.
Respectfully,
WM. @. LIE DUC, Comr.
Hon. JOHN r. HoUsE,
". y. HOuse Of Representallvos.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-02-16

When we reflect that the agricul-
tural products Of other States that
do not grow tobacco or that grow
it in such small quantities as not toI
amount TO an important article oil
commerce are not taxed at all, wei
can well imagine how keenly thcl
people Of those States where IL isl
chiefly grown and upon whom theI
enormous burden Of taxation Is
placed feel II. Is IL right, 4 IL just,
Is it equitable to select q few Statesl
and roll upon them this unequal
and oppressive taxation The spe-
cious and flippant argument that
tobacco is luxury, and that there
fore those who grow IL and deal In III
and manufacture il have no right
TO complain Of any tax that may be-
imposed upon it, Is well answered
i'm the able report prepared by Hon.
j. Randolph Tucker, n member Of
the Committee Of Ways and Means
at the last Congress. l quote from
the report
In the case oftobacco, the range Of pricos
for which IL very great, the eNche u ths
same for ali, The lower-priccd tobacco con
sumed by the lower classes ls, like the high
priced consumed by the rich, hurdened with
the excise Of twenty-fDur cents. Without
this tax the laborer may ngy for smoking %
chewing an article nc the price OF say siN
cents. The excise raises u 20 thirty cents,
tax OF 400 per cent. The Commissioner ol
Internal Revenue estimates the average o
consumption 10 be fifteen pounds Of manu-
factured tobacco % each consumer and i've
hundred and fOrty-six cigars, which repre-
sents about hiN pounds tWenty-one pound
in all valued ~ el.26. Thus the price % the
consumer Of this lOwcr-priccd tobacco would
be raised by the excise from al.20 ~ $3.50 pei
annum, or he pays s5.Oi tax for his consump
tion Of tobacco worth fl.2t. And when lt 4
remembered that the mass Of the labOrinE
men OF the country use this article Il will n
seen how biudgnsome upon labor is this "a
upon a simple article OF those sci-cullcd luN
uries which he ~ able 20 enjoy.
on the other hand, the high priced article
say worth twenty cents pound, A. tAxc
the same, twenty-four cents per pound, q
100 per cent, IN the Gfgreghte only ~
same total tax Of s50f per pound. The a.
on the poor and the rich alike, with III
marked difference, that the poor pays tl
same tax for tile most Inferior article tha
rsourfnda4 ott Enuffk Vo1a
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-08

"A singular caseaof diphtheria poison
ing is reported from Allegheny county. a
young girl contracted diphtheria, and tho
disease yielded to medical treatment, but
while recovering she happened TO place a
thumb in her mouth, and some of the Of
fensivc matter from the throat penetrated
an abrasion which was on the end Of the
thumb. The poison commenced spread>
ing, and surgeons thought to arrest its
course by removing the member. Ampu-
tation was performed, but subsequently
the hand was taken off. Still the poison
kept on its course up the arm, and it was
decided to perform another amputation
between the elbow ano shoulder, but to
this the parents of The little one objected.
Atlatest accounts she was still living, but
her case was considered hopeless.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-08

VERY few words will dispose Of all we
have to say about the election Of the Re
publican State ticket on Tuesday last by
majority ranging from fifteen to twenty
thousand. The Democracy have neither
Inst nor gtined anything, for the simple
reason iLa. the Republican party has elect
"a is candidate for Governor at every cleo
t;1n since 1860. Hoping that the good
sense of the people would have shown
them the propriety, as well as the nccessi-
ty, Of elcctiug Andrew H. Dill bnt being
accustomed to defeat having undergone
that process at cir successive contests, the
Democracy Of the State will accept the yer
dict with the same grace they have hereto
fore done, and hope for better success in
the future The Legislature is Of course
Republican in both houses, and will again
shame the State in the estimation of her
sister States by returning tic son of Simon
Cameron 20 the L. :. Senate. Il is hard
on Ike State. we admit, but the people,
with their eyes wide open, have so wilIed
il. and the Cameron RUG will take good
care tLct the disgraceful act is accomlisph-
ed at the proper iime.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-08

THE directors Of bank in Scotland can
not squandcr the money of its stockholders
Ly reckless outside speculation, nor deceive
the public from time TO time 10y false state
ments, although under oath, of It's cnndI-
tiOn, as is so often done with impurity in
this country. Nine directors of the Bank
cr Glasgow. which suspended a few weeks
ago with liabilities estimated at thirty
millions of dollars, have been arrested and
put into prison to await tiial for their
fraudulent management Of the affairs of
the bank, ard the general impression is
that they will all be sentenced TO long
terms Of Imprisonment. \ bank in Troy.
N Y, suspended week or two ago, and
the Bank Superintendent has made a report
i'm which he declares it ''hopolessly and
remedilessly iusulvcnt,' there being an ap.
parent deficit Of $4GJ GG4, but we have not
heard That any one has been arrested.
when crime in this country Is plated with
gold the strong lance of justice IL seldom
abe TO pierce il, but in the older Countries
n Europe. to their credit be II said justice
walks with rapid strides aud iuilicts her
PENALTIES with s'ern impartlality, whether
lie oleuder be peasant or peer.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-08

DENNIS KEARNEY came to the front in
Boston on last Saturday night, and deliv-
cred an unusually violent and iucendiary
speech. He charged the capitalists Of
Boston with intending at the election to
intimidate their employees into voting
against Ben Butler, and advocated the
hanging of all such who would do so-two
.'blue bioods'' to every lamp post; that
the time for revolution had come; that the
workiugmen were ready, and if their ends
Buffers election) were not accomplished
by the ballot, they would draw blood, put
Butler into Office by force and ''kill and
destroy the minions Of capital"
p. S As Kearuey's candidate for Gov
eruor, ''gallaut and glorious Ben Butler, s"
as he is accustomed to style him, didn't
happen to be elected, we are nov prepared
to hear of the lamp posts in Boston, aud in
all manufacturing towns in Massachusetts,,
being oInamentcd in the elegant manner
50 vigorously suggested by him as being the
proper thing to do by way Of avenging
Buffers defeat.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-08

Ben Butler, according 10 a Western
newspaper. was once engaged 10 a young
lady Of Waterville, Me-, and to break eff
the match, which Tor some reason 6ispleased
him, hit upon the notable CxpedieHt of
going upon a feigned spree and iammiug
an inodenSive citizens hat over his eyes,
reckless inebriate was promptly arrested
and fined the girl wro'e letter repudiat-
ing bim her father threatened 10 kick
him ont of doors if ever hc veutured near
the house, aud the willy youHg man chuck
led greatly at the success of his innocent
stTatagem.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-08
a BRAVE WoMAN's FIGHT WITH MASK
I'D RrRGIARS Tile Chicago Tines SAWS


ED BURGLARs.-The Chicago Times says !:
The gang Of cowardly thieves that has been
driven from the heart of the city have evident
places where they 50 long held carnival At SIX
O'Clock in the afternoon Of the 2lSt, two men
entered the residence of William Marshal. at
the southwest corner of Bloom and Thirty I'll th
streets, near the limits. The rear door was
open. and they had easy access They went up
shall and her child They demanded the money
which they said she lud and upon her denying
any knowledge Of its whereabouts, the thugs
took her by the hair, threw her against the wall
and chOkcd her.
They then presented a revolver 20 her face,
hut SHE possessed the spartan spirit aud deiici
them to do their muTdrrOuS work Then one
of the outlaws. deiied by wuman's daHntlcss
courage, picked Up her child by one of its limbs
and, with an expression that was enough 10
freeze the blood of tiger, threatened to dis
cmbOwI il If she did not tell them where she
mad her treasures. They were too cOwardly to
carry this threat into execution. as the mo her
still defieG them. They tore open the bed tick
ing and rragZed the carpet from the HrOr.-
Underneath this they found $500 in bills of va
riGus denominations. Not satisfied with this
work, they packed up all the valuable clothing
in the house and c1rTied IL away
They dropped these. however. IN their Hight.
These brutes went into tho house disguised,
having their cuantcuanceS covered with masks.
This bold and Gastardly act is worthy of the
frontier ban,iitti In fact it surpasses Is cruel
" some OF he riders OF the western wiidS. who.
Notwithstanding they are mem beTs OF the black
flag order, seldom throttle the fbrOats of wO-
men and children. II has been reserved for
Chicago to produce two of the most heartleSs
and deViIish crCaturhs in the ranks Of the bur
glario1s fraternity, a vigilance committee
may be necessary II such deeds become general.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-11-08

On Saturday night the coach driver
from the north reported that on his trip
north from Laramie, Wyoming. on Friday
night lac was stopped at the Platte River
ford. about mile from Laramie, by five
masked men, VINO took from the coach two
prisoners, Mansfield and Mclaughlin,
and hung them on large COTTONWOOD tree
on the river bank. These men were
charged with road agency and bad been
in custody in Cheyenne. and were en- route
for Deadwood under guard Of Jim May
and Jesse Brown, whom the lyncbeTs com
PEELED TO give up their arms and surrender
their prisoners. At daylight Sunday
morning VI. l.. Green, Deputy Coroner,
rode to the scene and found the bodies still
there, one hanging and the other on the
ground. They were taken to Laramie and
a corOner's jury empanelled.