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The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

The Alcion Social Club will give its first as
sembly on Monday evening next. Cole will
furnish the music.
The meeting of the directors of the Maine
Central railroad yesterday was adjourned for
want of quorum.
Seven years ago J. f. Rand planted peach
stone in his garden on High street. This year
he has peach tree bearing several bushels
and handsome peaches they are, too.
There is to be meeting of delegates from
the various Reform Clubs in this county, at the
headquarters of the Portland Reform Club, 43
Temple street, tomorrow forenoon at Hoo clock
to arrange for county convention to he held
sometime in October.
Hagar's Allegory of the Great Republic
will be produced at City Hall in about two
weeks. Since its last presentation it has been
revised and improved and undoubtedly its
second presentation will prove much more en-
joyable than the first.
When one of the business men of Portland
undertakes to do thing, it is done, but one of
the cutest of them failed to light his cigar last
evening at lamp post, in what could be re-
gaIded as a perfectly satisfactory manner.
Though on Commercial street he is a match
for any man, he wasn't match for that cigar
and to get more light, which seemed to be
urgently needed, he climbed up the post,
placed one hand on the top, attempted to light
his cigar with the other, missed his hold, fell,
filling the air with profanity and dust. He
will carry matches after this.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

Some light is thrown upon the cause of Mrs.
Eastman's suicide, the circumstances of which
were related in this paper several days since,
by Mr. @. FL. Baker of this city. Two and one
half years ago, Mrs. Eastman applied to the
Bureau of Charities and Corrections in Boston
for an opportunity to send her daughter, Au>
gusta, who she claimed was insane, to the in
sane asylum at Worcester. She had been dis
charged from the Taunton Asylum. The
agent, Mr.. Wrghtington, became satisfied that
the girls residence was in Stow. Me-, and he
offered to pay the fare of the couple to Stow.
The woman agreed to 60 and took the money.
The last of July this year. sub-agent of the
society, or bureau, visited Portland, having in
his charge man whom he was taking to Ban
gor, and the insane Eastman woman. Mr..
Baker permitted Mr. Colcord, the agent, to
leave the Eastman woman in our almshouse,
while Colcord and himself went to Slow to as
certain about the Eastman woman.
The grandfather of the insane woman re-
sided at Stow aad his name was Solomon East
man. He was respectable farmer, and a son,
Solomon Eastman, Jr.. married Almira Os-
good, whose family-respectab farming peo-
ple-were residents in the same place, but aft
wards moved to Hiram. Almira was rather
wild young girl, but nothing was known against
her. She moved to Lawrence with her hus-
band, who entered into the provision business.
Eastman and his wife separated after while,
as her conduct became outrageous. She moved
with her little daughter to Boston, There she
led life Of ill-repute aud her daughter, very
pretty gill, grew up surrounded by evil influ-
ences. AT the age of sixteen this young girl,
Augusta Eastman, became the mistress of a
man who five years later moved to the Pacific
coast 1t is believed that the manner in
which the girl had been brought up, and the
fact that she had been deliberately sold to this
man-possbls under promise of marriage-so
worked upon the mothers mind that when
she found that the desertlon of the man
wrecked her daughters mind, she committed
suicide. 1t is known that when the girl was
deserted she became insane. Augusta East
man, the insane daughter, WAS taken from our
almshouse by Mr.. Colcord and is now an in
mate of the Stow DOOR farm
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

MAINE TEACHERS Association. next
regular meeting of the committee on instruc-
ton of the Maine Teachers Association will be
held at Belfast, Friday and Saturday, October
11th and 18th. The committee will visit Bel.
fast on Thursday and Friday forenoons. The
sessions will be held at the High School room
Friday afternoon and evening, and Saturday
forenoon. Miss Perkins of the Castine model
school, and Mr.. G. T. Flether of Castine, will
present primary reading. This subject, Read
ing, will be discussed during the meetings by
Messrs. Corthell, Rounds, Burr, Pease, Tash
and others. The subjects heretofore considered
by the committee, viz: Spelling" slang
uage". mathematics" will be received with
reference to publication. All interested in
publication are cordially invited to attend and
participate in the exercises.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27
United States Circuit Court.


The September Term of the court is now in session.
The grand jury was empanneled as follows:
G. b. White, foreman, j. N. Barker, Caleb Hol-
yoke, E. l.. Emery, L. G Burr Samuel Gibson.
Galen Hoxe, |. r. Maxwell. E. K Hodgkins. j. e.
Rowe, G. P: Whitney. T. B. Bowker, L. X. Ingra-
Il. u Goding, I. ID. Donnel, j. l.. Newman.
PETIT Jury-D. b. Hall, foreman, A. N. Green
WOOD j. Magoon, I. E. Scholfield, 7. Slower, Joseph
French S. Smith, A. A. Campbell u Hosmer.
Henry Green, M. V. b Hall, E. d. Fernalds
Sapernaaerdries-J. A. Ray, N Shear, 7, w,
Foss.
The grand jury reported several indictments and
were excused.
Edward Hinckley was arraigned for selling liquor
without license.
f. L. Hall was arraigned for embezzlement
United States VS.. Grin Goodwin and James Stack
pole. Indictment for breaking and entering the
posoffice at South Berwick and stealing S36 worth
of postage stamps. They pleaded guilty and were
fined 81 each and costs and two years at hard labor
in the State prison.
United States VS.. Same This was an Indictment
for breaking into the post office at Wells and stealing
Sl2 worth of postage stamps. They pleaded guilty
Goodwin was fined 81 and costs and sent to prison
for one year. Stackpole was ordered to pay fine
OF 81 and costs and imprisonment six months.
The court will come in at ten o'clock this morning.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27
Superior Court.

SEPTEMBER CRIMINAL TERM 1875 sYMoNps, j.,
PRESIDING.
THURsDAY.-Frederick BOYD, for compound lar
ceny, sentenced to years in the county JAIL
Joel B. Patterson OF Freeport was tried at the Sep
tember term of this court upon an Indictment for
sending threatening letter to Oliver Briggs with
intent to extort money. He was found guilty and
exceptions were taken, which were overruled by the
law court. He was sentenced TO pay a fine of one
hundred and fifty dollars and costs of prosecution
Edward McKiel, for an assault with intent to COM
init rape, was sentenced to eleven months in Jail.
State VS.. John Sheridan. Indicted under the l1uor
law for keeping and maintaining nuisance at No.
Commercial street. Verdict guilty.
Libby, County Attorney.
A. W. Bradbury for defendant.
The county attorney then moved that case upon
the special docket for nuisance against the above
John Sheridan placed there in 1876 upon his prom
ise to quit the business be brought forward and SEN
tence imposed. The case was thereupon brought
forward and he was sentenced to one year in the
county iail
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The following
transfers of real estate were recorded in this
county yesterday:
Standish-Herbert e. Whitney to Francis G.
Whitney, land and buildings.
GOrham-Alamanzo Bacon to Thomas J.
Bracket, homestead farm.
Scarboro-Isaac 9. Parker, ct al, to Horato
Hight, land at Pine Point.
Deerng-Elbridge Webster to W. r. Buck
nam, land on Clark street.
Brunswick H. Fitzgerald to f. l.
Richardson, land and buildings on Dunlap
street.
Pownal-Harriet d. Gee to David Hatch, 2S
acres land.
Portland-Abel M. Smith to Mary P. Race,
land and buildings on Congress street.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27
York County 5. j. Court.

The grand jury came in Wednesday morning, re-
ported and were discharged. Among the indictments
were the following:
BENZ. Pierce Of Wells, assault with intent to kill
Samuel Houston, his soninlaw, on the 26th of May.
Nahum Bennett of Sanford, aggravated assault on
Charles y. Emery, I'd, at Sanford in August.
Charles G Coolbrith breaking and entering the
store of Josiah Durgin OF West Newfeld in June.
Charles Allen, breaking and entering the store OF
Joseph Robinson of Saco in July.
Frank Lamphrey, killing horse by overdriving.
Alfred Il. Moores, manning horse threw a stone
and broke the animals Leg
Jennie Crocker, larceny from house in Biddeford
in the night lime.
Lorenzo A. Dodge, fornication in Biddeford.
Grin Goodwin and james Stackpole, breaking and
entering the store of George Getchell of Wells.
selling liquor.
Joseph Place, common seller.
George Bowden and his son, John j. Bow den,
assault and battery.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

NEW MUsrc,-Ira c. Stockbridge has pub
lished "Sweet and Low trio, words by Ten
nyson, music by 7. E. Hszell, "Autumn
Song,' words by Nathan Haskell Dole, music
by 7. E. Hazell, anT Break, Break, Break
set to music by Nsllia E. Gibbs. Mr.. Stock
bridge has received "My Redeemer," words by
2. P. Bliss, music by James McGranahan,
"Nancy Lee, arranged for three voices, and
"Pleyels Hymn" with variations; also s'The
Harvest of Song," new singing book and the
latest number OF Ditsoa & Cos Musical Re-
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

TESTIMONIAL ENTERTAINMENTS Mr.. Ed
Doherty, the well known Irish comedian,
has been tendered testimonial entertainment
by his many friends Monday evening" Oc6. 7th,
at Music Hall. He will have the assistance of
some of the best talent in the city. Mr. Doher-
ty is the gentleman who in connection with
Mr.. Smith made such hit as the musical
mokes at the Portland Turnvereiu entertain
ment year ago; also at the Museum in the
Regular Army Oh, and in other specialties.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

BURGLARY AT GoRHAM.-Wednesday even.
ing burglars entered three residences in Cor
ham, Messrs. Charles Hanson's and Sumner
Bottoms on High street, and George john
sons on State street. How they got in is an-
known. They secured $S from vest in Mr..
hnusa
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27
OssiRee Valley Fair.

AT the second days exhibition of the Ossi-
pee Valley Union Agricultural Society, there
was very large display of horses and colts.
The races were won by George b. whose best
time was 36a, and "Honest Drew" colt
best time Oh "a. The show of fruit is very
good. Timothy Eastman of Parsonsfield x
hibits 80 varieties of grated apples, r. G.
Smith % of natives. Some of the largest seed
corn raised is shown by Chas. d. Morrill, of
Cornish.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

VERDICT AGAINST A RAILROAD CONTRACT
oR.-In the Supreme Court in Auburn We'd
nesday, in the case of John Reade VS.. Geo. f.
HitchiDgs. action brought to recover the sum
of $4,000, alleged as the balance of payment
due the plaintiff for services rendered as sub
contractor on the Nashua & Rochester rail-
road, the Jury bro ught in verdict for plaintiff
assessing as due 81, ,188.47.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

FIRE IN TURNER'S IsLAND.-Between and
o'clock yesterday morning the two-story
dwelling house belonging to Capt Leonard
johnson was totally destroyed by fire. The
house was unoccupied and Capt. johnson was
repairing it. The fire was the work of an in
cendiary. Loss $500; insured for $1,000 with
w. d. Little.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

THE PINGREE CoNcERT.-Ths Mendelssohn
Quintette Club. which is to accompany Miss
Pingree in her concert next Tuesday evening" is
one of the most scientific and popular organ
izations of instrumental artists in the country.
Mr.. Thomas Ryan, the leader, is mastery
performer upon three Instruments Mr.. D. G.
jacobson was for many years the first violin in
Theodore Thomas orchestra. and the club
have added Mr.. Ludwig E. Manotz, contra
basso. Their performance alone is we'll worth
the price Of admission.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

CoRRECTIoN.-We are informed that the
statement in relation to the attempted fraud
on the part of Clement did not do justice to
the mother and sister spoken of in the account
that appeared in Wednesdays ISSUE When
Clement first went west, where his mother re-
sided, he did not inform her nor did she know
anything about the insurance. He was absent
several years before his second visit, and in the
meantime the first insurance case had been
tried. Both the parties named have always
been ready to give all the information they
possessed when inquired of, and are guilty of
no completely in the M after,
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27
Aid for the Soufh.

MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC AssocIA-
TIoN.-At special meeting of this Society,
held last evening, it was decided to make an
excursion to Boston for the purpose of visiting
the Mechanics Fair now open there. COM
mittee, composed of John B. Coyle, Jr., Joseph
Bradford and Richard Cole, was appointed to
fix the time and make the necessary arrange
ments and report hereafter.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

mainly by few Christian men. We under
stand that they now have in contemplation the
erection of mission chapel
The whole work OF the mission is under the
general superntendence of Mr.. Pearson, who
started it, and who devotes his whole time to
ito work
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

ECONOMICAL WoRKNGMEN buy the "Nigger
Head and Bulls Eye'' Cut Cavendish Smok-
ing Tobaccos, and find them better, cheaper.
and equal to nearly double the quantity of com.
mon tobacco: Ask your doaler for them.
Manufactured by VIM. S. KimbaIl & Co.
Rochester, N Y. sep23TT&Seod
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27
Municipal Court.

JUDGE KNIGHT PRESIDING.
THURsDAY-Archibald Ritchie. Intoxicaiion.
Fined S5 with costs.
Albert Brown. vagabond. Thirty days. Com
mitted.
Andrew Lang. Intoxication. Fined $40 with
costs. Paid.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

SCHOOL COMMITTEE. Special meeting We'd
nesday evening, the Mayor presiding-present
Messrs Burgess, Stanley, Chadwick, Hill and
Gray.
The payroll and bills amounting to S6.6l7.-
63 were presented and approved.
1t was voted that the thanks of the board be
returned for the present of a set of Boston
school re ports
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

KENDALL & WHITNEY, have received fine
lot of Hyacinths. Tulips, Crocus and Oxalis
bulbs, for autumn planting. sep2f Ct
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

BUTTER AND CHEEsE.-Fine Vermont and
New York Butter. Also Fancy, Plain and
Sage Cheese, just arrived, at Wilson & Co.'s,
Exchange street. sep25-eod3t
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

f. o. BAILEY & Co. will sell to-day at
private sale fine stock of Winter house
plants. These are all very fine and hardy.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

f. o. BAILEY 81 Co. sell at 10 o'clock to-day
the entire furniture, &c, in house No. II DaH-
forth street.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

DROWNED Miss Altma Kendall, daughter
of William B. Kendall Iof Somerville, Mass,
was drowned at Lyman in York county, Wed
nesday evening, while bathing in pond. She
had been spending the summer in Lyman. She
was thirty years of age.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27
Genteel Furniture, Carpets, &C.,
BY AUCTION.

WE shall sell on TUESDAY, Oct. 1st, at 10 a. m.
w at house corner Bracket and Vaughn streets,
lately occupied by f. T. Patten, deceased the entire
furniture. &C., consisting of elegant Paror Suits in
black walnut and crimson plush and black walnut
and hair cloth Velvet Tapestry and ingram Carpets
French Plate Mirror, marble top Tables very fine
black walnut marble top Side Board, Pillar Exten-
sion Table. black walnut Dining Chairs, black wal
nut and painted Chamber Sets and Chamber Furnl-
ture, Hat Tree and Hall Chairs, Library, Library
nice, Wheeler 81 Wilson wing Machine. fine Hair
Mattresses and Bedding, Crockery and Glass Ware,
Standard Cooking Range, Kitchen Furniture, &c |,
&C.
By F. o. Bailey & Co., Auctioneers,
sep26 d6t
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

Y. M. G. A-The thirteenth state conven-
ton of the Young Mems Christian Associs-
tions of this state will be held in the city of
Rockland, the 9th, 9th and 7th of next month
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

AcCIDENT.-Mr. c. P. Belknap, our esteem
ed fellow citizen, had narrow escape yester-
day morning. A train crossing near Wood
fords Corner, demolished his carriage and Mr..
Beknap had close chance for his life,
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

LARcENY.-A man, whose name is given as
Sawyer, went into the cellar of the Merchants
Exchange Wednesday, and stole over sixty
pounds Of paper-old messages kept on file
which he disposed of at Lunt & Larrabee's s
junk shop as they supposed it was old worth
less material the man was authorized to sell,
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

f. 0. BAILEY & Co. will sell at 8 D. m.
today the valuable real estate Nos. So and 40
Melbourne street. See notice in au ction
column
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27
ANNUAL MEETINGS.
ANNUAL MEETING.

NNHE Stockholders of the Portland & Rochester
Il Railroad Company are hereby notified that the
pany on Commercial Street, on wednesday, the sec.
ond day of October next ten o'clock in the fore
noon to act upon the following business, viz:
article 1st-To hear the report of the Directors.
Article 2d-To choose eleven directors for the en-
suing year..
Arlicte 3d-To act upon any other business that
may legally come before them.
Portland, Sept. 16, 1878. VIM. II. CONANT,
se18d2w Clerk.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

DEAD BODY FOUND The dead body of
man was washed ashore on Mouse Island a
few days ago. There is no clue to his identity.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27

/. o. OF G. G.--Dissrict Deputy @. L. Parker
of Portland, assisted by Deputies Starbird and
Dresser, instituted Elm Tree Lodge at Coal
Kiln Corner. last Tuesday evening, and in-
stalled the following officers for the ensuing
quarter:
w. O. TT W. Butter.
w. V. T.-Mrs. Mary X night
w. r, S-George Marsh.
w. f. S.-Arthur Dyer.
w. T.-Mrs Sarah Marsh.
W. C.-James Knight.
w. M-John A. Williams.
w. 1. g. Miss Eanice Knight
w. o. G.-Nichoas Burrham.
W. r. S.-John Burk
W. L. S.-Mrs. Mary Butler.
W. A. S-Miss Abbie Howe.
w. d. M.-Mrs. Lizzie L. Williams.
p. w. G. TWIN Meyserve,
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27
Furniture. CARPETS. Sc. Az Auc,ieu

I'm SATURDAY, Sept. 2sth, at 10 a. IN. at No. s
~ Tolman Place. we shall sell the entire furni-
ture, consisting of Paror Suit Chamber Sets Tapes
try Carpets. Fancy Chairs black walnut Extension
Table, and Chairs, Pictures, Sewing Machine, Mat
trasses and Feather Beds, Bedding. Crockery and
Glass Ware, Kitchen Furniture, Parlor and Cook
Stoves, &c, sc.
sep24 d5t
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27
Building Lots in Deering at Auc-
1i0n.

VyHURSDAY, Oct Sd, at o'clock p, m, If not
L previously disposed of at private sale; two lots
50x130, aud one lot 60x130, known as the Freeman
Garden, on Pleasant street Parties desirous Of
eating in DeeTing are invited to examine. these
lots unsurpassed for eligibility, value and loea-
ton. A deposit Of 100 required at time OF sale.
Apply to e. G. PATTEB BSON, Dealer in Real Estate,
No. 3l9l Congress street, or
f. o. BAILEY & CO., Auctioneers.
sep26 dtd
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADvERTrsEmENTs TO-DAY

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Portland Theatre-Fanny Davenport.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
For Singing Schoos-Olver Dison g. Co.
There is but enc Shoe Store-M. q. Palmer,
Ladies'-Brown.
Notice is Hereby Given.
For Sale-Young e& Wheeler.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27
r. O. BAILEY q co.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

WE shall sell on FRIDAY, Sept. 9th, at 10 a. m.
w the entire furniture in house No II Danforth
st., consisting of Paror Suit in black and hair CLOTH
Etegere Marble-top Tables, Mirrors, black walnut
and painted Chambtr Sets. fancy aud patent ADJUST
able Chairs, Hat Trees, Pictures and Ornaments, Ex-
tension Table and dining-room Furniture, China,
Crockery and Glass Ware, Tapestry, Ingram and Oil
Carpets, Mattresses Feather Beds and Bedding Par
lor, Ar-Tight and Cook Stoves, Sewing Machines,
Kitchen Furniture, &c., &c.
r. o. BAILEY N co., Auctioneers.
sep23 d5t
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-27
Stock and Stand for Sale.

NyHE subscriber wishing to make change in bus
Il iness offers his stock and stand situated in No.
Yarmouth, Me-, near 'Walnut HILL" The stock
consists of the usual variety kept in country stores
For further particulars enquire of CHAS;
MCLAUGHLIN q CO., "a Commercial ST., Portland
or the subscriber on the remises.
my1Q-eodtt&w lis. STANWO0D.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-14
How to Put Girl Stock Up.

The number of young men who go
alone to balls, sociables and other even
inc Entertainments has been rapidly in
creasing for years past, and is now a
general subject of remark. Doubtless
this is partially due to the growing iso-
lation of men and women consequent
on club life ard other causes, but is
largely due to the absurd necessity i'm
posed upon young men of providing a
carriage, at an expense of SO, when
ever they invite young ladies to accom-
pany them to the theater or party, and
this, added to other expenses, swells the
amount to prohibitory size. Let girls
turn to and make their own dresses in a
pretty, simple fashion; let them dis
courage the hiring of carriages, the pur-
chase of expensive bouquets, and re.
fuse restaurant suppers, at least beyond
the moderate dish of oysters, the cup of
chocolate or plate of ice-cream, and
they will see marvellous change in the
social thermometer-girl stock will 60
up.-EzchGnQe. al
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-11-14

The dorian is fruit OF which the
mere smell is. sorepulsiyely powerful
that the presence of even one (it is about
as large as cocoarnut stripped of its
fibre) in any part of the house is enough
to fill every room with the odor, and this
is such that, on discovering it,, the first
impulse of theignorant inmate would be
that it was time he should see to his
drains. 1t may be imagined that to go
to sea, as have, in ship even partially
loaded with dorians, is a trial to the
stoutest of sailors. Yet of all fruits
there is none which is more priced as
delicacy by the natives of the country,
SO that whole ship loads are yearly car
RED up the Irrawady to the palace of
the King of Ava. What issmore, even
among Englishmen there are not q few
who, having once violently overcome
their first repugnance and presevered
for little, have exchanged their dis
gust for admiration, and will assure
their more squeamish friends that there
is no fruit in the world to equal the
dorian. Freser's Magazine.