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Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-11-26
Order for the Meeting of fCredil Ors under
Section 5O92.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE. -f
In the matter OF
The Gould Engine Compapy, In Bakruptcy.
Bankrupt.
DURSU ANT to an order of the District Court for
L the District OF Maine, authorizing second
general meeting OF the Creditors ef said BANKRUPT
under sec ion 5U9l, X. s. ofU the Creditors OF
said Bankrupt are hereby notified that said meet
ing will take place at Augusta In said District,
on the 16th day of November, A. ID. 1875, al ten
O'Clock A. NJ. before John w. May, one of III.
Registers in Bankruptcy, in said District for the
purposes named in the section 5J52, of the Revised
statutes of the United States Title bankruptcy.
LORENZO ID. COOKE, Assignee.
November u, 1878. tnovi4.2iGwnovl
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-11-26
Nfm advertisements.
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-11-26

NOtIco OF Are iGnIheIi..
NOTICE is hereby given that Virgil A. Lttl,
~ field, ol Augusta, In he County ot KEN ebe,
and the state OF aine, ha this day igued 10 mt
ali OF his properly except such as Is by law ex mp
from attachment, Tor the benefit of his creditors
and three months from the execution III said IA
signmenI is allowed ior said creditors to becomt
par les tnele,o. r. W.WHIrEHOUsE
Augusta, Me-, Oct 81 1878. tNs3w
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A Lost Colony.

The lost Norwegian colony on the east
coast of Greenland is brought to mind
by the numerous expeditions now fitting
out for Arctic explorations. Over 1 900
years ago Greenland was discovered by
adventurous Norsemen, and the settle
ment of the country dates back as far
as the year 9S7. Two fourishing colo
MES, one from Denmark and the other
from Norway, occupied the east and
vests coasts respectively for a period of
500 years, and, though separated by 80
miles of desert, they had no trouble in
sustaining themselves independently of
each other by means of fishing and cat
tle-raising, the pasturage of the hills
and valleys being in those days luxuri-
ant. The western colony had at one
time four parish churches and ITO farm
villages, while that on the east coast,
still larger, had two towns, 100 farm
villages, II parish churches and two
monasteries, and was the seat of bish-
opric. About 1850 the Danish colony,
having been weakened by pestilence,
was exterminated by Esquimaux,
and early in the next century
its Norwegian neighbor disappeared
suddenly and mysteriously from human
knowledge. Numerous attempts to
learn definitely of its fate were made,
but the only information ever obtained
was contained in letter from Pope
Nicholas V to the Bishop of Ireland,
dated 144S, which stated that the COLONY
had been attacked by hostile fleet so
years before, and laid waste with fire
and sword; this story, however, was
not generally credited. In 1922 Capt.
Scoresby discovered houses containing
hunting apparatus and household uten-
sis, but NO inhabitants, and there is
reason to believe that the dwellings, were
relics OF the long-lost colony. Some
people are still of opinion that beyond
the ice fields remnant of these hardy
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THE NAN WHO DID MT KNOW
WHEN TO STOP.

A very fair singer was Mynheer Schwop,
Except that he never knew when to stop;
He would sing, and sing, and sing away,
And sing half the night and all OF the day
This "pretty bit' and that "sweet air,
This little thing from Tootovere."
All! it was fearful the number he knew,
And fearful his way of singing them through.
At first, the people would kindly say:
"Ah, sing it again, Mynheer, we pray
This "pretty bit,' or that "sweet air.
This "little thing from TOOtOvere''l
They listened a while, but wearied soon,
And, like the professor, they changed their
vainly they, coughed and a-hemmed and
stirred;
Only the harder he trilled and slurred
Until, in despair, and rather than grieve
The willing professor, they took their leave,
And left him singing this "sweet air.
And that pretty bit from TOotovere;"
And then the hostess, in sorry plight,
While yet he sang with all his might,
Let down the blinds, put out the light,
With Thanks, Mynheer! Good night good
nightp'
My moral, dear singers, lies plainly a-top:
Be always obliging, and willing-to stop.
The same will apply, my dear children to you /;
Whenever you've any performing to do,
Your friends to divert (Which is quite proper,
Do the best that you can--and stop ,rhen you're
through.
--Aary Mapes Dodge, in St. Nicholas for Ap'Is
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A Perfect Woman.

A wife-seeking, methodical youth,
who has occasionally escorted young
lady home on Sunday evenings and gone
in for supper, after performing both
services last Sunday night, suddenly
said to her: "Do you talk in your
sleepp" "Why, no. she answered in
surprise. "Do you walk in your sleepp"
ne next inquired. "No, sir.'' He
moved his chair an inch closer and with
increased interest asked: "Do you
snore?" "No," she hastily replied,
looking uneasily at him. At this reply
his eyes fairly sparkled. His lips eager
ly parted and, as he gave his chair an
other hitch, he briskly inquired: "Do
you throw the combings Of your hair in
the basinP' What?" she asked, with
a blank face. He repeated the ques-
ton, although with increased nervous
ness. No, / DON'T" she answered in
some haste. Again his chair went for
ward, while his agitation grew so great
that he could scarcely maintain his
place upon it as he asked, "Do you
clean the comb when you have done?"
i" Of course l do,'' she said, staring at
him with all her might. In an instant
he was on his knees before her with
hands outstretched. 81 love you," he
passionately cried. 81 give my whole
heart up to you. Love me and I shall
be your slave. Love me as l love you,
and will do every thing on earth for
you. Oh, will you take me to be your
lover, your husband, your protector,
your every thing?" 1t was a critical
moment for a young woman of her
years, but she was equal to the emer-
gency, as young woman generally is,
and accepted him.-IOra State Reoister.
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A Valuable Military Invention.

James l. Buskett, of st. Louis, saws
the Washington Pos', has invented an
intrenching tool attachment to the or
binary army rifle, which under his SUI
pervision has been undergoing very
thorough and exhaustive test at the
Springfield United States Armory for
the past three weeks. The tool is very
simple, being nothing more than an or
binary spade fitted to a recess in the
butt of the stock, where it is carried
when not in use. To turn the gun into
a powerful spade or pry, it has only to
be inserted in socket in the butt plate,
the work of an instant only. The tests
showed that in less than three minutes
a soldier could throw up an intrench-
ment in soft soil sufficient to protect
him from rife-ball, and in five min
utes the same parapet could be thrown
up in hard, frozen ground or stony soil.
1t is constructed with sufficient strength
to be continuously serviceable, and so
attached as in no way to spring or in
jure the arm. Another trial has been
ordered by a board Of line officers, to be
conducted at st. Louis. The Secretary
of War has expressed himself as highly
pleased with the invention, and as con-
fident of its great utility if adopted by
the army. Mr.. Buskett leaves for ST.
Louis in few days to make ready for
the final test, after which he designs
taking it 10 Europe.
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French Crown Diamonds.

France has lost her monarchs, but
keeps souvenirs of them. These treas
ures will figure at the Exposition; they
will be exhibited in the first hall of the
fine arts, near the military school. A
vault four meters deep and three and a
half meters square is now being built in
this hall, meant to be place of safety
for the crown diamonds during the
night. This treasury, dug in the earth,
will be entirely isolated from all other
buildings, its sides and bottom will be
built up with thick coats of cement, and
there will besides be double iron bot
tom which can be flooded with water.
The case in which the jewels are to be
displayed will be an artistic marvel
Every evening, when the exposition has
closed, the case, by means of clock
work mechanism, will descend into the
vault, and the orifce will be closed with
iron plates on which the guardians will
arrange their camp-beds and sleep there.
Bulletin.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-04-25
A Deaf Mans Musings.

He is rich who is poor enough to be
To extol ones own virtue is to make
a vice of it.
An act of kindness to shivering beg
gar child is a profession of religion.
He who must use his eyes for ears
hears much that is lost among the noisy
rattle of speech.
As rule, the man who asks for credit
in whisky-shop is beyond the hope of
redemption.
Make light of your infirmities if you
desire sympathy. Useless repinings ex
cite disgust.
Take from what has been written, that
which has done mankind no solid good.
and Saratoga trunk would easily hold
the rest.
Look out for the man who makes lib
eral use of the personal pronoun 81" in
conversation, for the chances are that
he is liar.
81 leave to my heirs an abundance of
hate, envy and legal strife,'' would be
an appropriate clause in the last wills of
most rich men.
There is somewhere fool-key to your
friends nature, and if you can find it
you can make him dance to any tune
you whistle.
A girls sighs are melodies 70 her low
er's ears, and her tears are kissed away
as sweet waters.
When man reaches the age of 80 it
is time for him to make up his mind as
to what manner of old man he would
like to be and put himself at once into
training .-New York World.
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Fish Hatching by Steam Power.

At the meeting of the American Fish
Culturists' Association, recently, Pro-
fessor Miner gave an account of the
process of Matching shad-eggs by ma
chlnery, in operation at Havre de Grace,
Md, where over eight million shad were
Matched last year. The eggs to be hatch
ed are placed in sheet-iron cylinders,
with wire-netting bottoms, and half SUBJ
merged in the river. The cylinders are
suspended from the short arms of levers.
and given a slow up and down move
ment by means Of shafting carrying &c
CENTRES acting on the long arms of the
levers; the whole set in motion. by a
ten-horse power steam engine.
The engine and other machinery
are carried by a large scow, anchored
in the stream. The fish SO Matched
proved hardy, bearing transportation
well, even as far as California. -Scien-
t!fc american
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ROUND THE YEAR.

The daisies blossom here and there,
The clover heads nod everywhere,
And everywhere brown swallows fly
Swift dipping low, swift soaring high.
All, sweet the world, but time runs by!
Now, leaves whirl earthward, crisp and
brown,
Now wandering balls of thistle down
Move on, like ghosts that can not lie:
The fields are bare, the roads are dry:
All, sweet the world, but time runs by!
Sweet, sweet, the world clothed rouud in
white
The snow drifts shine on plain and height; ;
The children shout, the sledges fly;
Hank, how the echoes ring and die
All, sweet the world, but time runs byi
The snow drifts melt in April rain;
ALI lovely things come back again:
Warm budding woods, and tender sky,
Song, nest and blossom. Glad ami
That'God has made the time run byl
Mary Ainge De Tere, in the Christian Union.
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A WASHINGTON belle, the o'. q,
of a distinguished Judge, e go
party was seated next 70 : ~
who had lost a case before neI
and who took occasion to reis1
in terms by no means comPn;s sls,|
A pause in the conversation n -
that something was wrong. 81
turned to the lady at his slas s.
pressed a hope that the Juass q
relation of hers. To the gfss'
ment of those present, sns r 4
"Oh, no; only connec''0D
mothers by marriage.
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LITTLE Mary P. father had gone to
Europe. During his absence she pray
ed continually for him that God would
take care of him and bless him. On his
return she ceased praying for him.
" Why don't you pray for father now?'
asked her mother. awe have got him
at home now, and we can take care of
him ourselves
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-04-25

HE Japanese are remarkably kind
and gentle in their treatment of animals.
Such thing as stoning dog, cat, or
bird is almost unknown. Should such.
an event occur the animal or bird seems
rather more astonished than alarmed.
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Norseman may yet be found, and an ex-
csicer of the United States Navy goes
solar as to say that "the grandest I'M
dertaking of the present age would be
to reach that isolated COLONY"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-18

The recent sugar failures in the North are
thus commented on by New York CORE
spondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette:
Give years ago the oldest sugar house in
America retired from, business, alleging that
it could no longer honestly make the bust
ness profitable. This concern had every ad-
vantage for success. It had grown from
small beginning to colossal Importance and
had all OF the machinery of a frst-class SUI
gar mouse. Hence, ii anyone could make the
business profitable it was themselves. The
firm referred to was r. Il. & A. Stuart, who
were estimated at 5000, O00-au made in this
traffic: Their course then created much sur
prise, but its wisdom has since been abund-
antly demonstrated. Had they, indeed, con-
tinued In the trade until this time it is proba-
BILE that they would have been ruined. Every
great sugar,house in this city has failed. One
of these unlucky men was William Moller,
who, in 1866, made 100000 clear profit, and
yet came out bankrupt. The shrinkage fell
heavily on the sugar market and crushed out
E. B. Place & Co., Griffith, Williams Il Co..
and other leading houses The last in the
catalogue of misfortune is Booth " Edgar. a
house which has stood we'll for thirty Years,
Ihey have been immensely rich, and had
they retired at the same time the Stuarts did
they would have escaped. but they did not
Ioresee the evil day which has come upon
1nem with relentless power"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-18

CORN-Aetive and firm. Sales-3OOO white
and 500 do at SIC. and 200 white mixed at SOC y
OATs--Are in moderate request. sales-soo
bags choice % .p private terms; 300 bags at 3sc
BRaN-Is quiet and held at 8oc = cwt.
HAY--The demand is light and prices are
easy saleso2So bales prime at s!s 100 choice
BULK COKN-Demand moderate at 4sac p
EGGs-w Western 1s@1sc: Louisiana 1s@1sc p
RICE--Is quiet. No. ? sz@4c; common 4ss9
nc. ordinary 5@51sc. fair 61a@5hc, good $40
" WHR FsRRf ef' ds s2se er tis Article is
from day to day. We continue to note Old
6 Sol to and
Louisiana six per cent 31@1 03.
BAGdINo-steady at 1lc In round lots; re-
BUTTER-M Moderate stock. Demand fair.
Choice New York creamery s2@33c: New York
and medium grades 1s@1o,. Western
fresh packed 1s@19c; good do 15@17c; good fruit
house A@15c: summer packed 13@I4c; low
CHEESE Prime Western factory 12A@12Kc:
sPSTfA * fair Eam sae IN ots
WoOL-More stocks Offering than there is
demand. and it is held above the. views of
e eassrs be dear Z as9Iea ao
POULTRY-Old chickens s494 as: young 81 so
ga; ducks 1893 80: geese $500; Turkeys s17@is
Domestic Markets.
sales-soo per GlenloRan. 1854 Laguayra, 81
KaE sugT s Is
7H@814 extra G 82s@sH; standard 9@9s; Off
A 81 @8zs standard crushed 9I@91S; powdered
gh@s%; graduated sA@sh; cut loaf 5000.
70 m.-Reaned sugar. standard crushed az
so .. m.-Coffee quiet: sales $500 Copernicus
p b; Raw sugar easy; refined sugar nominally
CHICAGO, April 17.-Wheat opened at 81 oe5S
May. Corn IA May. Porkss s7A June. Lard
Later Wheat--No. 2. 81 liz bid cash; no sales
jected $50 bid cash. Pork-s8 so@s Ls21z cash,
ss7A June. Dry salt meats-shoulders 81. short
onion !! stock Yards Hogs-Estima ., re; .;
nearly nominal at s. 1908 S., heavy shipping
quiet at % 5000 80 for fair to choice Cattle-Es-
/ D. INFORMING. Cali. : Pork g s2K@s IS
May: 50 s!A June. Lard e.s21l0 s, IS May; 6g7h
5up ~ ls eSh b
lar April nominal: 81 osX@1 10 May: 81 os3l@
osa June, Corn1No. 2 a cash; rejected 50
@261 May; 26ss June
$50 D.. M Close.-Pork SO s5@s s719 May,
- OK June. Lard e.921a 06 95 May. June.
Corn steady-4Iz @41ss May. nx@AH June. Az
asked July. Oats qulst-2sh May. 2sI June:
at i ~ May. Corn QUIET at ss3 May. 'A' 9''''
1890 D. m.--Wheat-No. 3 red 81 1871 cash
81 1471@1 IN May. 81 u bid June. Corn higher
ter: 271s bid May. 2sG cash. WHISKY 81 o.
Pork dull at 80 25. Cut meats entirely nomi-
nal Bacon unchanged. Lard nominal.
ID. m.-Wheat firm: 81 151s bid May. Corn
391 May.
C1Sc1sNAT1. April Illness pork dull at 50 60
@9 rs. Bacon-Shoulders 45s@4A: clear rib
7@81z Bulk meats dull; shoulders 81. clear
rib sides 400. clear sides 5. Lard quiet and
easy: prime winter steam IA, current make
67s@7; city kettle 7A@s, Hogs-Receipts to-day
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Havre fs-1sc: to Bremen Nc; to Genoa N@1c !;
g .e;e.s ggrs y re aa aes q
as. hh as q Ys4FF ss Ill., TIE rate on
SUGAR-Receipts 81 hhds: sales 70 hhds.
rR %s "' anos aif nief spa e ssc
SsAe: fully fair &c; prime ,k@5Ho; strict strict.
s e. 8 2pa Wits 90 s00'
MOLAssEs- Receipts 8. bbls; sales 50 bbls
We quote: Common l6120c: fair 2s@2se !;
prime so@a2c: strictly prime ss@ssc: choice
TLoUR--There were two round sales of -four
to day 500 and 1000 bbls. bought on specula-
tive margin, but oths' wise business In this ar,
ticle was dull and rather inactive. The tone OF
the market, however. was 5000, tending from
steady to strong. Mt current quotations. Re-
ceipts continue fair. and the supply IL ample
and fairly well assorted. salesn1oo bbs atSs 30;
S. 49, so at &c. u.s. to arrive at IS as; 100 and 100
bbls on private terms.
=. we se au 7s Fssy eh n % @s
a9ss eeas I'll line s soss Is sA' psaers
II their trade. obtain an advance Of soc y Dbl on
CORN MEALr-The suppIy'of this commodity
T. fair, and prices are easier: good to choice
Bssrn now ie bsgas .: cut ss
40 p bbi. saies-6o bbis at "a is; Is and 10 at
81 10; 80 at 81 81.
CREAM AND PEARL MEAL-Western is
quoted at ss0a as y Dbl OK landing. and 50 2s
GRITS-The market ia we'll supplied and the
demand ID fair. with choice qualities ruling
steady at ~ Is on sales from the landing Low
grades are irregular and sell according TO quail
fly from % 5o@5. Jobbing rates out Of store are
about 25c higher. - -
COW PEASDWe note large stock and mod
crate demand, with prices easier and lower
low grades selling at 700bsOc good mixed at $40
Is and clay AT 81 25@1 30. Sales-i car load
mixed at 81 f21s.
PORK-As to nrices the market ia the same
TO- day It was Yesterday tr9 but he demand being
iair end TIE offerings ilshtthe market Is some, :,
and to arrive. Dealers prices are uDchanged
Job lots selling out Of store at so 1901, Sales
and lis lsoId Yesterday at SO " bbl.
!, DRY SALT MEAT-,TThere was not much done
the dsnard steady but not large With prices
somewhat frmer at 81 q s5se for loose and packed
Shoulders. Sides IRE dull, easy and nominal
aalas A oaake olear rih sidea Mt AMci
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The cargo of the Spanish bark Resolution,
cleared for Cadiz, was composed OF $500
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Commercial and Financial Matters.

The steamship Nurnberg brings to our
mort from Havana 1000 hhds Of sugar.
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NEW ORLEANS, March %, 1878.
We. WELSHANS & WOODS. agents Of the
above companies. do hereby certify that the
foregoing statements are full and correct ez-
hibit Of the general condition and affairs OF
said companies. as sworn to by the officers Of
said companies before the Insurance Conmis-
sioner of the State of New York.
WELSHANS l. WOODS. Agents.
Sworn and subscribed by @. N. WELsHANS.
member Of the firm Of WELSHASS WOODS.
before me, a Notary Public. at New Orleans, this
twenty fifth Of March, 1878.
mhA1 EDWARD IVY, Notary Public
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THIRD GALL. Up. NJ.

THIRD CALL r
shares N. 0. Insurance Association. 25n
Total sales--State Consols s17s 800: premiums
$751;. 600.
by Telegraph
New YonK, April 17.-Money closed at 4@5 y
cent. Exchange quiet 486@4sS4. Gold opened
at 1904, and closed at 1908. Governments
cific Railroad bonds closed as follows Union
firsts 1O5 x @1o5A: land grants 1o3@l03h; Sink
ing funds 951a@96 ;Centrals 10s 4 @1o5n.
In State bonds, Missouri SKIES of 1880 and
1890 sold at 1855. and District Of Columbia
3-66's at 745s.
Gold clearings at the national banks, New
York-gold balances, &2.057.70 currency bal
ances. s2O65, 1896 gold clearings, sl4 2l1 900.
Clearing House statement for to-day-Cur-
repcy exchanges, $s7 ,905, OO4; currency balances.
% 500 g53. Gold exchanges Sc, 1873 5s7 gold bal
LoSDor April 17.-Consols have declined to
94s on authentic news that British troops have
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EMF
OF THE
GERMAN AMERICAN
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
January 1, 1878.

United States bonds. 81 $40 $50 o.
Missouri State six per cent bonds. $500 90
Rochester city water loan bonds
seven per cent ....-....-...-..... 1900 90
Buffalo city bonds seven per cent. 1850 90
Yonkers city bonds-seven per cent 2s.1oo 90
Central Pacific first mortgage gold
bonds. $500 %
Union Pacific first mortgage gold
bonds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s2.25o 90
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific six
per cent bonds, first mortgage. 5000 90
New York Central Railroad six per
cent bonds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000 90,
Syracuse. Blnehamton and NewYork
Railroad bonds, first mortgage. 10000 Co
Delaware Lackawanna and Western
Railroad bonds. Observation-Disclosures. 5000 90
Network and Harlem Railroad stock 1900 90
Loans on call, secured by United
States and State bonds. 2sG. 200 %
Agency cash In course Of transmits
sion........... ....... sa,sn CO.
Premiums due On policies. New York
office. Observation-Disclosures. 1921 IA
Cash In banks. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1877 ,Se1 81
Cash In Office. ........................ 2.4g8 o.
II. IRIS, S2,s24.e42 ca
Cash capital 81. 10000 CO.
Losses in process OF adjustment. s9.22s n
Reserve for reinsurance ............ s24 .767 81
Commissions. etc. -..--............... 1880 Al
Net surplus. ........................ es7 1906 10
4
1854 942sa