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from to 10 M, and 1.30 to 230 p. m.
PORTLAND, Me-, July 1, 1878.
Arrival and Departure Of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1910
and TAO r. m. Close at s15 a. m, and 1230, o.C0 anu
Boston and the West. Arrive at 500 m.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 1910 and $40 m. Close at s16
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1910, TAO
and lilo p m. Close at s15 a. M, 1890, 500 and
500 p. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at $50 a.
%. and LILO p. Close at AS a. and AS p.
Morning Northwestern by G. 7. B. Arrive at 1886
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 2.20 and $50
q. M, and LILO p. m. Close at 545 and 11.45 a. M
and 445 p. m.
Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, s. W. Harbor, Mt.
chias, Millbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steam
or. Arrive at a. m. Close at 9 p. m.
Passport, via each steamer. Arrive at 500 m.
Close at 4.45 p. m.
Foreign Mails, via New York, day prevlousto SAIL
ing of steamers. Close at 8.15 a. m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
at2.2o am. Close at s:oOp M:
SkOwhegan intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at Ito o m. Close at LAS a. m.
Skowhegan also closes at 900 pm.
Canada and intermediate offices, via g. 7. B. Ar
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Close
al 11.45 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Swanton, VT, and intermediate offices, via P. g.
o. r, R. Arrive $40 p. m. Close 6.45 a. m.
o. R. R. Arrive $50 a. m. Close 1905 p. m.
Worcester, Mass, and intermediate offices, via P.
& R. R. K. Arrive 1.2O p m. Close 1890 p. m.
Rochester, n. H., and intermediate offices, via P.
Boston and the South and West, Sunday onlu,
Arrive 12.45 p. m. Close p. m.
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FOR SALE.

SHEEP AND RANCHES.
DHREE desirable sheep Ranches, located in
Il Cofax County, New Mexico, forty-five miles
south of Trinidad Colorado. One of the best Ioca-
tons for stock raising in the West splendid climate,
good grass and water, four or five thousand good
Sheep, zine Merino, Bucks, Horses, Mules, Wagon
and Tools. A business in fourishing condition.
Terms cash. Address l.. & L..
TROXBURG, COLFAx Co., NEW
aul MEXICO. eod1m
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RAILROADS.
PORTLAND &WORGESTER LIMB
Portland & Rochester II. IL.
JULY I, IS7S.


Trails Will raR ss follows
- Leave Grand Trunk Depot,
100 p. m.
Leave Preble St. Station at TAO a. m LIZ and 6.15 D.
5.3O A. N. Accommodation for Worcester, with
through car for Boston via Nashua and Lowell
Arrives at Rochester at 955 a. M, (connect-
ing with Eastern and Boston q Maine Rail-
roads.) At Nashua 11.47 a. ~, Lowell
IBIS p. m, Boston 1.i5 p. M, Aver Junc.
ton 1910 p. M, Fitchbnrg 1.25 p. M, and
Worcester at 2.10 p. M, connecting with
trains South and West.
4 90 II. WI. Steamboat express with Drawing
Room Car attached, through TO New Lon
don wtthout change and through Car
for Lowell aud Boston. Connects at
at Epping for Manchester and Con.
cord at Nashua for Lowell and
Boston, at Aver junction for Fitch
burg and the West via Hoosac Tunnei
Line, at Worcester with Boston q Albany
Railroad for New York, at Putnam with
"Boston g Philadelphia Express Line'' for
philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash-
inSton, at New London with Norwich
Line Steamers, due at Pier No, 10, North
River New FORK, at 500 a. m
els p. m From Prebe Street. Mixed for Koeh-
ester and Way Stations.
Trains leave Rochester at 100, l1oo a. M, Drawing
Room Car attached, and $50 p. m, arriving in
Portland at 9.35 a. m. 1.15 and 11.OO p. m.
Close connections made at Westbro0k junction
with through trains of Me- Central R.R, and at
Grand Trunk Depot, Portland, with through
trains of Grand Trunk r. R.
SUNDAY TRAINS-Leave Prebe Street Sta
ton at 200 r. NJ, arriving at Rochester at
400 p. m. and at Worcester 1928 p. NJ, connect
ing with Boston & Albany r. r. for New York
and the West: Leave Worcester at 90 a. M,
Rochester 1890 and arriving at Preble Street
12.20p.m
je2sdtf j.. LUNT. supt.
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COUNCIL-Malne, nrst ana third Monday In each
month.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. I, every Wednesday
evening.
PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERIcAnCamps No
and convene at P. o. s.. Of A. Hall, Plum
street. No. on Tuesday evening; No. on Mon
day evening: of each week; No. at School House,
Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth, Friday Evening.
FoRIsT CITY CoMMANDERY No. 16 convenes at
P. Q. S. OLA. Hall, Plum St., on first Thursday Of
each month.
BoswoRTH POST G A. R.-Meeting every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hail. corner Of Congress- and
CascO streets.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. IT,
Second Saturday Of each month.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST p
At their library room, City Hall, on the first and
third Monday evenings of each month.
SovERE1GNs OF INDUsTRY-Dirigo Council, No. 1
meets every Friday evening" at Arcana Hall, at u
O'Clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY Observation-Disclosures
Block. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
of books daily, 2 to 9, day and evening.
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.
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 8 D.
m, City Building.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge, No. 8
TUESDAY evenings MunJOy LOQge, NO. b, MONDAY
evenings; Pine Tree, No: IL, Friday evenings. at
heir Hall, Clapp's Block, Market Square. Section
1s1 Endowment Rank. fourth Wednesday in each
month.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco streets. First Thurs
day in each month.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-
Arcana, Monday, Congress Hall, 1901 Congress
st.. Mission, Wednesday, Williams Block, Congrass
street; Mystic, Thursday, at Sons of Temperance
Hall.
Poprr AMI Trwprp xru Trx,ox,. CorEros. u.u
Business meetings Thursday evenings; public meet
ings Sunday evenings, att O'clock.
JUVENILE DEMONSTRATION Temple, No. "a,
at Congress Hail. every Wednesday evening at
O'Clock. Temperance concerts first Sunday in every
month.
PORTLAND FRATERNITY-No. a Free st. Block
Every evening.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION corne
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month.
Young MEMS CHRISTIAN AssooIATIoN-Oppo-
site Preble House, Congress Street, open day and
evening. Union Gospel Meetings Wednesday and
Saturday evenings at "a O'Clock.
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BOSTON q MAINE RAILROAD.
On and After Monday. Jnty
Ess=sssas.ss 4 ISIS, train. will Leave

On and After Monday, Jnty
- sssssesssz Q, ISIS, trains will LEAVE
=-..5=-===s5..s.-s9sPORTLAND FOR BOSTON
--A-at 6.l5, s.45 8. M, Ito, $50 p. M, ar
irving at Boston 10.46 a. M, l30, $40, 1890 p. m.
Returning leave Boston at $50 q. M, 1870 $780, co
p. m, arriving at Portland II 80, 500 sec, 1000 m
For Scarborough Beach, Pine Point, Old
Orchard Beach, saco and Biddefora 6.15,
S45, 1000 M, Ito, 100, $50, $50 p. m. Fer Ken
nebunk, Wells, No. berwick, Salmon 4 aiIs
Ssreat Faiis, Dover, Newmarket. Exeter,
MaverhiIi, North Andover, Lawrence,
Andover and Lowell at 6.i5. SIS a. N, Lilo
$50 D. m. Ser Rochester, Farm in 90 n, Al
ION Hay and Marlborough at s.45 a. m, LILO
p. m. For Center HRrbor at S.45 a. m. For
Manchester aud Concord (via Newmarket
Junctian,) at els a. m, LILO p. (via Lawrenee) at
s.45 3. IA. Corning Trains will leave Aen-
nebaak for Portland at T20 q. m. The ITO
p. N. train from Portland connects at Boston with
all Sound Line Steamers for New York. and all Rail
Lines for New York and the South and West.
Through Tickets 20 nn Points Soath
and West AT ie-est rates,
Trains on Boston q Maine read connect with
all steamers running between Portland and Bar
gcr, Rockland, Mt. Desert. Mac !ias Eastport.
Calais, st. John and Halifax, Also, connect win
Grand Trunk trains at Grand 2ruRk Station. and
Maine Central and Portland s. Ogdensburg Grains al
Transfer Station.
All trains stop at Exeter zen minutes for refresh
ments. FIRST class Dining Rooms at Portland,
Transfer Station, Exeter, Lawrence ard Boston.
- Jas. L. EUkBEk Gen. surt.
3 y. STEVENS, Gsn. agent, Portland.
je29 dtf
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MASONIC.
At Masonic Hall, No. 90 Exchange Street.
YORK RITE.


YORK RITE.
BLUE LoDaE-Ancent Landmark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERs-GreenleafR. A. c., first Monday; Mt.
Vernon, R. A. c., third Monday.
CoUNCIL-Portland G. R. & s. Masters, second
Monday.
CoMMANDERIEs OF K. T.-Portland fourth Mon
day; st. Adams, second Thursday; Blanquefort, Sd
Thursday.
GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May;
Grand Council Wednesday Q p. M; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening"
MASONIC RELIEF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Wednes-
day in every month.
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION.
Second and fourth Tuesday Of each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE.
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge of Perfection, first
Friday.
CoUNCIL-Portland Council P. OF j. second FRI
day.
CHAPTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de H.
Third Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-MaineC onsstory, S, P. R. S., fourth
Friday in March, June, September and December.
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NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has
IN been duly appointed and taken upon himself
the trust OF Administrator Of the estate OF
ANG ELLA RAND, lato OF Portland,
in the County of Cumb -rland, deceased, and given
bonds ms the laws directs. An persons having de-
to exhibit the sanei and all persons indebted 10 slM
estate are called upon to make payment to
ANDREW =. CHASE, Of Deering, Admir-.
Portland, July 10th, 1873 auiVdiaw3w.
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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 third Monday
evening of each month.
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For Lewiston and Auburn.

Passenger Traius leave at 1880 p. m. and $40
p. m. The train leaving at ILL p. N, also has a
passenger car attached, connecting at Cumberland
junction with Mixed Train for Lewiston, Au-
burn, Winthrop and WatervtlIe. The 1858
p. m. tram is the day train and the Ills p. m
train is the Night Express Train with Pullman
Sleeping Car attached; both make close connection
at Hanger for all stations on the Il. 81 N, A.
Railway, and for st. John and Halifax. The
Ills p. m. train makes close connection at Ram
gOr for all stations on ESnngor * Piscata-
quis e. r., MonIton, Woodstock, 81. An.
drews, st. Stephen, Erederictou, Fort
Fairfield and Caribou. The 615 a. m. train
from Portland connects at ROckland, Tues-
days, Thursdays and SATURDAYS WITH str.
Cbas. HOuShtoni forming a day line to Wa
Desert.
Passenger Trains arrive in Portland as
follows:-The morning trains from Augusta, Gar-
diner, Bath, Brunswick and Lewiston at S.35 and
$40 a. m. The day trains from Bangor, Dexter,
Belfast, Skowhegan, Pennington, X q L. = K & H..
and all intermediate stations at 1856 and 1888 p.
m. The afternoon train from Augusta, Bath, K, q
L, Z. K. at 5.25 p. m, The night Pullman Express
train at 2.10 q. IN.
PAYsoN TUCKER, sup't:
Portland July 1, 1878 ie28dts
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STEAMERS.
PORTLAND, BANGOR 4 MACnIiS
STEAMBOAT GO.
FOR BANGOR.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
THREE TRIPS PER WEEK.

ffEs.sss The Fast Steamer CITY OF
~IathaA< RICHMOND, CAPT. KILBY, will
E-AzAssszg15 leave Railroad Wharf, Portland,
severy Monday, "Wednesday
and Friday Evening, at 10 o'clock, for
Bangor, touching at Rockland, Camden,
Lincolnville. Belfast, Searsport, Sandy
Point, BuckspOrf, ~ interpret and III amp
den. Arriving in Bangor about 10. 80 next morning
Returning, leave Hanger every Monday
Wednesday and Friday morning at 8
o'clock, arriving in Portland at p. M, connecting
with $50 and $50 p. Express Trains arriving in
Boston at $50 and 1890. Also with Portland and
Boston steamers,
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STONHNGTOR LINE
FOR NEW YORK.
AEE AD OF ALL ugRs.
E5ts : the onfy znsfas Routs
Avoiding Point Judith.

steamboat Exprece trains leave Boston from Bo
ton q Providence K. K. Depot daily except Sunds..
vt $50 p. M, connecting at StoningtOn with the en-
sirely new and superb Steamer Rhode Island, every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and with the els-
CANT and popular steamer Stonington every Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday, arriving in New York
always in advance OF all other lines. Bag
gage checked through.
Tickets procured at depots OF Boston q Maine and
Eastern Railroads and at Rollins q Adams ~ r.
change st. and w D. Little q Co.'s49s Exchan9eSt
l.. W. FILKINS, ID. s. IA RCOCR
Gen. Passenger Aga, New York, Prssident
oci IL az
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/. o. o. f.

al Odd Felloscs' Hall, Harrington Block, Congress
Street.
RELIEF AssoCIATIoN-Third Tuesday In the
month.
LoDGES-Maine, on Monday evenings; Ancieny
evenings; Beacon, on Tuesday evenings; Unity, No.
8, on Wednesday evening; Ivy, D. Off,, second and
fourth Saturday of each month.
ENoAMPMENT..Machigonn first and third We'd
day; Portland, first and third Friday; Falmouth,
No. II, first and third Tuesdays.
BENEFIT AssocIATIoN-Board Of Directors meet
first Monday evening of each month. Association
meetsfrst Monday evening of January, April, July
and October.
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CLYDE'S
Philadelphia & New England Steamship Line
-FBoM-
b . S Il . ~.
In connection 6ith OLD COLONY RAIL
ROAD.

BOSTON 10 THE SOUTH.
QnIck Time, Low Rates. Frequent He
partures.
Freight received at New and Spacious Iron Freight
House, and forwarded daily to FALL RIVER, there
connecting with the Clyde Steamers, smiling
every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY,
to Philadelphia Direct and connecting at Phil.
adelpha with Clyde Steam Lines to Charleston S. c.,
Norfolk, Va, Portsmouth,, Va, Richmond, Va
washington; ID. o., Alexandria, Va, Georgetown,
d. Co. and allrail and water lines.
Dangers of Navigation around Cape Cod voted.
Insurance at lowest rates.
70
q. ID. q. NINA,
GENERAL FREIGHT AGENT,
1876 Washington Street. Boston.
WM. II. CLYDE & CO.,
General Managers, Philadelphia.
ianl1 DIFF
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Maine Central
RAILROAD.
MONDAY, JULY ls7s.

Passenger Trains leave Portland FOR Ran
gcr, Dexter, Belfast and Waterviiic at
$780, II IS and Ills D. m.
Fer skowhexan at 1880, 49, 5, ILLS pm.
For Augusta, Hallowell, GardiRe. and
Brunswick at 6.15 a. M, 1855, SIS, lib p. m.
Fer eSOckland and all stations on Knox q Lin
coin Il. r., and for Lewiston via Brunswick at
6.15 a. m. and 1855 d. N,
For Bath at els a. NJ, 1885 and SIS p. m.
For Farniington, Monmouth, Winthrop,
Readheld, West Waterfalls and Water
Vile via Lewiston at 1850 p. m.
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Eastern Railroad.
JULY 4, 1875.

--<-lzzs:slss
PASSENGER TRAINS leave Fort,RuS
for scarbcro'. saco, Biddeford, ken-
nebunl, Wells, North Berwick, Scath
Berwick Conway Junction, Eiio g,
kfttery, Portsmouth, Newburypora,
salem, Lynn, Chelsea and Boston Mt
$40 q. m.
saeo, Biddeford, Kennebunk, Kittery,
Portsmouth, Hamptons, Newburyport,
Salem. Lynn, Chelsea and Boston sG
Ito. $50 y. m.
Might Express with Sleeping Car, for
Roston NJ @.2O =, m, every day Except
Mondavs.)
Sunday Express Train will leave Portland at
2.15 p. m. arriving in Boston at $50, connecting
with All Rail and Sound Steamers for New
York. Passengers by this train will arrive in
New York early Monday morning.
RETURNING,
leave Boston Mt g $50 a. ra., 1X.50. BIS
aad 700 y. M, connecting with Maine
Central and Il. q N. A. Railway fer 80.
John and Halifax, Pullman Sleeping Car
attached.
Through Tickets TO all Points South and West a.,
lowest rates. Pullman Car Tickets for Seats sRd
Berths AZ Ticket 0Dcc.
my27dS A. P. ROCKWELL. President.
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PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Once Hours.

From 7.30 m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 M, and 1.30 to 2.30 p. m.
poprr AVN Mu Julv 1878
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HOTEL DIRECTORY.
Embracing the leading Hotels In the State at which
the Daily PRESS NAV always be found.
ALFRED.
Alfred Honse, II. II. Cooling, Proprietor.
AUBUBN.
Elm House, Court. ST. ". q. q A. Ysuax
Projectors.
AUGUSTA.
Augusta House, State ste, M Whitehead,
BATn.
Bath Hotel, q. M. Piummer, Proprietor
BOLsTER,s MILLS.
Hancock House, III. Hancock, Proprie-
Parker House. School ss. HI. ID. Pnrkerss
Co., PrOpriet0rs.
st. James Hotel-J. e. Crecsker, Prep-I
etOr.
fremont House, fremont st.-Chspfu,
Quincy q Go. Proprietors.
BRUNSWICK, nzE.
r.: 4 X. Dining Rooms, w. rs. field,
CORNISH.
Cornish House, M. b. Davis, Proprietor
DAMARIsCOTTA MILLS.
samoset House, Trask Bros. Proprietors
DANvILLE JUNCTION.
CIark's Dining Hall, Grand Trunk Rail.
way Depot, M. w. Clark, Proprietor
,
DExTER.
Merchants Exchange Hotel, Dexter, NEe.<~
WIG. Morrill,, PROPRIETOR.
EAsTrOKT.
Passamaquoddy House,-A. Pike 4 Co.,
ErOpr1etOrs.
HIRAM.
Mt. Cutler Heuse,--Hiram Baston, Pre-
prieter
LEWISTON
Dewitt Mouse, Qufnby &c RIurch, Pre-
LIMERICK.
Lin rick ii used. g. Fogg, Proprietor
MILLBRIDGE.
Atlantic House, Geo. A. Hopkins, Pre-
NORRIDGEWOC
Danferfs House, ID. Danforth. Proprietor
PEAR,s ISLAND.
Onion Rousc-W. IT. Zones. Proprietor.
PAaEEs HILL.
Hubbard IscteE, III. Hubbard, Propricssr
PmlLLHPs.
Bardcn Heuse, samuei Farmer, prcpri-
etcr.
PORTLAND.
Perry's Hotel, f1S federal ~. j. @. perr,,
Proprietor.
City Hotel, Cor. Congress and Green So.
=. K. Martin, Proprietor.
Falmouth Hotel, o. MI. Shaw IL Son, u.s.
prietOrs.
PrebIe House, Congress 81. Gibson &c s.,
ProprietOrs.
u. 9. Hotel, Junction Of Congress and Fed
eraI SITS. icDonald a. Newbe gin, Proprf-
et0Is,
sKOWMEGAN.
farmer House, w. G. UescIsons Prsprs.
et0r.
WEST HARPSwELL.
Marpsweu Komse-A. j. NRerryman, Pro-
prietOr.
WEST NEyFEELD.
West Newfeid House, IL, 6. Holmes .ssys-
Vaults Cleaned
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Merchants, send your
orders for Job Printing
to the DAILY PRESS
Job Printing House.
Satisfaction guaranteed
3
g
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TEMPLARS OF HONOR.

at Temptars' HALL, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CouNoIL-Maine, first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening.
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Vaults Cleaned

A ND taken. out at short notice, from "a to Sc
N cord or 50 load, by addressing
-Ioy42H LIBBY IL O., Portland
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mo. l.,s..s
Mackerel, @bbl
1AVs= =
Flour.


Layer, new 1 e5 a zoo
=. M. new. 2 05 q 2 Is.
New Val.
Y b. - 84@ 9
Lemons Pbx @10 80
Oranges " b. 8 30 a 8 so
Oranges Val. @15 90
Gunpowder.
Blasting.... 8 so q 4 90
Sport1ng.... 8 30 q 6 80
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Portland Daily Press Stock List.

Corrected by WOODBURY. g. MoULToN, Investment
Bankers, Cor. Middle and Exchange Street.
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dnu.Sn00BS anu deauS.
Mol. City,. 2 90 q 2 10
Sug. City,. "a Q is
Sug. Co.. 1 05 a 1 10
Pine Sugar
box shoOks4S 90 050 90
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THE INVESTIGATION.

Two witnesses have been examined by the
Potter committe since Wednesday of last week,
John f. Leete, reporter of the New Orleans
Times, and Major E Fl. Burke. l. ete said he
had seen the Sherman letter and swore he was
engaged in conspiracy with Kellogg to cheat
the Louisiana Democrats and count in the
State for the Republicans 1t turns out tina
Leete is insane and he has been sent to the
Bioomingdale asylum. Burke merely repeats
Hotel Conference
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advancing one against the other, and destined
fatally to meet. England desires to become
the immediate neighbor of Russia in Asia
Minor. tits quite natural that Russia in her
turn should desire to approach the English
frontiers of India.''
The same day that Hoedel, the Berlin social
list, who attempted 70 kill the German EN-
peror, was executed in Berlin, the chief of the
Cars secret police at St. Petersburg was assas-
sinated In public street, and his assailants es-
capped. 1t evident that both Germany and Rus
STA are on the edge of q desperate struggle with
secret fanatical army Of socialists, whose prin-
cipal mode of attack was assassination. There
is apparently an abundance of men who are de-
sirous of becoming martyrs, and who value
their own lives at nothing if they can assist in
the work OF overeurnng the existing forms of
government 1t is danger worse than anv
open instruction, for 1t includes in its num-
bers, representatives of all classes, DO und to-
gether by secrecy, so that it is impossible to
tell where the lightning may strike. For the
time the prominent officials of both nations
must go about with disagreeable feeling of
uncertainty as to their tenure of life The
Russian chief Of police who has Just fallen.
stabbed to the heart, was the successor of Ire
poff who was so nearly killed by Vera Sassu-
Itch.
BRIEF MENTION.
O'Lsary, the pedestrian, successfully COM
plsted his 400 mile walk on Saturday evening.
A Columbia, s. G., despatch says tLat Gov
Hampton has issued requisition on the Gov
ernor of Ohio for the arrest of ex-Gov. Scott on
charge of buying legislature and stealing
the money to make the purchase.-Mrs. Mil
Ter, who succored and befriended hundreds of
Union prisoners in Libby prison, has been
elected from her rooms on Mulberry street, N.
Y, and all her household goods are on the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08
AN OLD yETEIs AN.

We Ind The pleasure Of receiving yesterday
the visit of Mr.. A. G. Fulton. II hale and hearty
old gentleman. sixly-soven years Of hge. md
still possessing all the vigor ind elasticity Of
youth Mr.. Fulton WINS Il former resident Of
Now Orleans. and worked here ut tho time as
an architect md builder. In the year 1881 he
guperntsnded the building Of Banks Ar
cade. He superintended also tho build
ing Of Poydrns md st. Mary's Markets,
tho granite building No. III Canal
street, and many others He was the pioneer Of
builders on Customhouse street, md talks
with great interest about tho old time people Of
tho Crescent City. He WIS ono OF tho origlna-
tors OF the expedition that star'e cd from New
Orleans to help 10 lbernting the State Of Texas,
many Of whom succnmbed In the massacre Of
the Alamo. whilst others enjoyed the glory OF
assisting in the defeat Of the Mexican troops ut
the battls Of Fan Jneinto. Mr. Fulton has now
established his residence Mt Davenport, Iowa.
whore he will shortly return
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08
SANITARY AFFAIRS. 4
MEETING or THE LEGISLATIVE MED
ITAL COMMITTEE LAST NIGHT.
Resolutions Passed.

The Legislative committee appointed by tho
Louisiana state Medical Association met Inst
evening nj the Office Of The Board 81 Health.
Or. J. y. Hammond, chairman; pr. b. n.
Taylor, u. j. Perkins, Nj b., member Ut the
Senate. DIR. s.. =. Hsrrick aud Dir. W. J. Aus
tin.
Tho following preamble to ths resolution
offered by br. Austin and Or. Herrlek WAS
adopted.
Whereas, tho Board of Health. by It's vigil
lance and energetic sanitary measures did
prevent tlss introduction VI ya1ow fever into
The city Of New Orleans during the year 1877.
Though thsre wete twelve cases ntths anatat,~
tine grounds and grent fears entertained for
tho safetyof our people, the sanitary officers.
by strict quarantine daineetion and tnniga-
tion, demonstrated the truth that all
our fondest hopes were, realized BY the
And whereas, In order to perfect his system
the president Of the board, In his annual re-
port 10 the Legislature recommended 70 that
body that certain laws DO enacted, end
certain Sums u money be- appropriated
10 carry out q system OF .asiarantne;
and that 10 this appeal of President
Chopin, unanimously agreed to by NIL
the members Of the board, the present Iegis-
latute has turned deaf err, leaving the doors
wide open, and Inviting the yellow. sooufge 70
enter and dspopuate our city and towns, as IL
has often done 10 former years md instead u
9 ga Pf9Hpt + tbe 'Gs saza ss7 a q s a
repair the Quarantine buildings and
to pay tho small Indebtedness of the
Board ~ Health, when it II o well.known fact
that NIL tl,s members oil said board give their
services gratuitously. with the exception of
the president, who receives merely nominal
sum.
yellow fever ID raging In Rio Janelro, and
there Ia EVERY pFtef,rat Of It's making It's aus