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POETRY.
IFor the Press.l
A Poem of the POrgy.
A Ballad of him made for those who
make his Laws.


make his Luws.
Lo, to the nose Of musing Memory come
Savor and strength of old and outlived days
Watts of the odoriferous porgy-ehum-
Speaking whereof that man shall win much praise
Who to the Legislature boldly says
Make we brief end of business bothersome,
Short shrift to strife of dction, bid be still
Porgy, the strong, wrong, long song of the fishery
bill.
Poor piteous porgy, crushed, with horrid hum
OF mad machine that mashes, slashes, preys;
Thy sad remains are widely scattered-some
For fertilizers on sown fields of maize;
While thy lorn brethren mourn thee in the bays
Thou, lately left of life, art now become
The spoil OF toll, an oil to soil and spill
Porgy, the strong, wrong, long song of the fishery
bill
bitter bud of battle burst to bloom
As Venus risen from the wave, that plays.
seed of strife and warning wearisome,
OF speech unmeasured, action.t that DELAYS;
Unlovely and unsavory in his ways,
Not washen into fairness by the foam,
Notlike crushed flowers that perfume them that kill,
Porgy the strong, wrong, long song of the fishery
bill.
Are not enough the never-ending sum
OF troubles, taken in their passing days
That swim by shoals In life's sad sea and come
About us-that our mind turns on its ways
Back to the shore where dead debates have place?
Untragrant ancient heaps of porgy-chum
Whence wisdom's oil long since we did distil--
Porgy, the strong, wrong, long song of the fishery
bill.
Though in the April, waterbrooks be dumb,
And to our ears no word the springtime says,
Up from the south the sapient swallows come,
Their time of exile all fulfilled of days;
The autumn bough the red ripe apple weighs;
On winter boughs the snow hangs burdensome
All seasons shareth Death with one thing still
Porgy the strong, wrong long song of the fishery
bill.
Yea to an end one day shall all things come
An end OF night and final day OF days,
An end of death and life, mems mouths made dumb
As fishes, quenching of the last lights rays
And when above the sun the dark has clomb
Chaos shall come again. re.echoing still,
Porgy, the strong, wrong, long song Of the fishery
bill!
But, Mr.. Speaker, grow tiresome
With over-speech-and men may rise to kill
The too-extended orator, that makes numb
Their ears with wearing words of tedium-
Porgy, the strong, wrong, long song OF the fishery
bill
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Assginee,s Notice of appointment,

NOTICE is hereby given that on the 7th day of
~ January, A. d. 1873, James L. o'Conne1 of
Portland, made an assignment of his estate to the
undersigned for the benefit of his creditors in pur-
of Chap 20 OF the Revised Statutes of Maine
and acts amendaUory thereof and that three months
from date of said assignment are allowed for
creditors to become parties thereto.
GEORGE Z. BIRD, Assignee.
Portland, Jan. 10 1873. jan16d1aW3wW
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sT. NICHOLAS FOR 1878.

Besides the SERIAL STORIES above an
nounced, will have a short serial story by the
author of IS THE SCHONBERG-
GOTTA FAMHEY"; and THREE SPLEN-
DID SERIALS FOR BOYS, one of which,
" DRI TED INTO PORT" by EDWIN HoD.
DER, an English writer, will begin in March.
+" Around the World i'm q Yacht,
Boys ~ has been promised by a brilliant
writer, now on the actual tour of the world
in his own yacht There will be contribu-
tions by daughter OF the famous
Peter Farley, and Letter to Young
Americans by
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GEORGE MACDONALD.

The "HOW" Series of instructive papers.
by various authors, will tell HOW to bind
your own books; HOW they mine coal
HOW to enjoy yourselves at home; HOW to
be an agreeable guest; HOW to entertain
company; HOW to be carpenter; HOW to
make an ice-boat; HOW to build house !;
HOW India-rubber is gathered; HOW match
es are made; HOW TO BE A PAIR
LOR MAGICIAN !: HOW money is
made; HOW mackerel are caught; HOW
they laid the Atlantic cable; HOW they mine
in California; HOW they work in the tea
country, etc. There will be also series of
stories and sketches of Foreign Life.
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HOTEL DIRECTORY,

HOTEL DIRECTORY.
Embracing the leading Hotels in the State, at which
the Daily PRESS NAV always be found.
AUBUBN
EIEn Mouse, Court. st. w. =. k A. Young
PrOpriet0rs.
AUGUSTA.
Augusta EEouse, State So, WI. Whitehead,
BATH.
Bath Hotel, q. EH. Piummer, Proprietor
BOLsTEEs,s MILLS.
Hancock House. M. Hancock, Proprie-
BOSTON.
Psrsfer EaoRse. School 50. HI. I'd. Parker 81
Co., PrOprietOrs.
~. James Hotei-y. R. Crocker, Propri
et0r.
fremont House, fremont ss.-Chapin,
Gurney 81 90. PrOprietors.
BRUNswsCK, ME.
r. ~ M. Dining Rooms, w. IL. Field,
Proprietor.
CORNISH.
Cornish I'M ouse, ,HI. B. Davis, Proprietor
DAmARIsCOTTA MILLS.
snmoset House, Trask Bros. Propriefors
DANvHLLE JUNCTION.
CIarEk's Dining Egall, Grand Trunk Rail-
way Depot, M w. Clark, Proprietor
DEXTER.
lIerchants' e Exchange Hotel, Dexter. Me-
w. q. III MerrilI, Proprietor.
EAsTPORT.
Passamaquoddy House,-A, Pike & Co.,
Rfopriet0rs.
HIRAM.
Has. Cutler kEeuse,-Miram Bastsn, Pro-
RrietOr
LEWISTON.
Dewitt House, Quinby d Murch, Pro-
prtetoY.
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MTLLBREDGE.
Atlantic House, Gee. A. Hopkins, Pro.
priefor.
NORRIDGEwOCK.
Dapforss House, ID. Danforth. Proprietor
PEAKS ISLAND.
Unf0n @ouse-W. II. Zones. Proprietor.
PARIS MILI,.
Hubbard Hotel. H. Hubbard, 3roprIctor
PHILLIPS.
Barden Mouse, Samuel Farmer, Propri-
efOr.
SKOWHEGAN.
rurncr EHomse, w. G.. Heselton. PTsprl.
ee0rs
PORTLAND.
Perry's Hotel, iH5 Federal St. 6. PER-,
Proprietor.
fYSrv Gar Ennuras. ~~J Hraav Gs
j. K. Martin, Proprietor.
Falmouth Hotel, d. M. Shaw G Son, pro-
priet0rs.
PrebIe House, Congress st. Gibson &C.,,
Projectors.
u. g. HeteI, Junction of Congress and Fed
eral SITS. Timothy W0lc0tt, Proprietor.
WEST NEWFIELD.
West Newaeld III House, II, G.. Holmes, Pro-
prEetOr.
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IN BANKRUPTCY.-Dis Court of the
i United States, District of Maine, In the matter
of Charles Il. Littlefeld, Bankrupt.
This is to give notice that petition has been pre-
sented to the Court this tenth day of January, 1875
by Charles e. Littlefeld, of Portland, Bankrupt,
praying that he may be decreed to have full dis
charge from all his debts provabe under the Bank
rupt Act and upon reading said Petition,
1t is ordered by the Court that a hearing be had
upon the same, on the fourth day OF March, A. d.
1878 before the Court in Portland, in said District.
at 10 o'clock A. M, and that the second meeting of
the creditors of said Bankrupt be held before James
D. Fessenden, Register, on the twenty-ffih day of
January 1878, at u NJ, and the third meeting OF the
same on the second day February, 1875 at IL NJ,
and that notice thereof be published in the Portland
Advertiser and the Portland Press, newspapers
printed in said District once week for three sue
cessve weeks and once in the weekly Advertiser and
Press the last publication to be thirty days at least
before the day of hearing and that all creditors who
have proved their debts and other persons in interest
may appear at said time and place. and show cause,
if any they have, why the prayer of said Petition
should not be granted. VIM. P. PREBLE,
Clerk of District Court, for said District
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The Portland daily press., 1878-01-29

TN BANKRUPTCY.-Dis Court of the
Il United States District of Maine. In the matter
Of William P. Horrie, Bankrupt.
This is TO give notice that petition has been pre-
sented to the Court this tenth day of January, 1873
praying that he may be decreed to have full dis
charge from all his debts, provabe under the Bank
rupt Act, and upon reading said Petition,
1t is ordered by the Court that hearing be had
upon the same, on the fourth day of March, A. ID.
1873 before the Court in Portland in said District,
lished in the Portland Advertiser and the Portland
Press, newspapers printed in said District, once
week fer three successive weeks, and once in the
be thirty days at least before the day of hearing and
that all creditors who have proved their debts and
other persons in interest," may appear at said time
and place, and show cause, if any they have why
the prayer of said Petition should not be granted.
WIN. P. PREBLE,
Clerk of District Court for said District.
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TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE,

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TN BANKKUPTCK.-Dist Court of the
United States, District of Maine. In the
matter of Rufus Rand, Bankrupt.
This is to give notice. that petition has been
presented to the Court, this tenth day of January
1878, by Rufus Rand of Portland, Bankrupt,
praying that he may be decreed to have full dis
charge from all his debts, provabe under the Bank
rupt Act. anl upon reading said Petition,
1t is ordered by the Court that hearing be had
upon the same, on the fourth day of March, A. ID.
1878, before the Court in Portland, in said District
at 10 o'clock A. M and that the second meeting OF
the creditors of said Bankrupt, be held before
james D. Fessenden, Register, on the twenty y-fifth
Gay Of January, 1878, at II A. NJ, and the third
1878, at. IL A. M, and that notice thereof be
published in the Portland Advertiser and the Port
land Press, newspapers printed in said District,
week for three successive weeks, and once in
the weekly Advertiser and Press, the last publica-
tion to be thirty days at least before the day of
hearing and that all creditors who have proved
their debts and other persons in interest may appear
at said time and place, and show cause, if any they
have why the prayer of said Petition should not be
granted. VIM. P. PREBLE,
Clerk Of District Court, for said District.
Rus Ceyxut txu2
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In BANKkUPTCY.-Dist Court of the
Il United States District of Maine In the matter
of Sewall Brackett Bankrupt.
This is to give notice that petition has been pre-
sented to the Court, this tenth day January 1878
by Sewall Brackett of Westbrook, a Bankrupt pray
ing that he may be decreed to have full discharge
from all his debts proyabe under the Bankrupt Act
1t is ordered by the Court that hearing be had
upon the same. on the fourth dav of March, A, D.
1873. before the Court in Portland in said District
published In the Portland Advertiser and the Port
land Press, newspapers printed in said District once
week tor three Successive weeks, and once in the
weekly Advertiser and Press, the last publication TO
and that all creditors who have proved their debts
and other persons in interest, NAV appear at said
time and place, and show cause, if any they have
raysd %ny the prayer OF said Petition shS9d not be
Clerk District Court, for said District.
jan12 diaw3ws&w1wS
TN BANKRUPTCY.-Df District Court of the
Il. United States, District of Maine. In the mat
ter OF Alpheus Huntington, Bankrupt.
This is to give notice that petition has been pre-
sented to the Court, this tenth day,of January ISIS
by Alpheus Huntington, of Deering, a Bankrupt
praying that he may be decreed to have a full dis
charge from all his debts, provabe under the Bank
rupt Act, and upon reading said Petition,
1t is ordered by the Court that a hearing be had
upon the same, on the fourth day of March, A. d.
1875 before the Court in Portland in said District,
at TO O'Clock A. NJ and that notice thereof be pub
lshe1 in the Portland Advertiser and the Portland
Press, newspapers printed in said District, once
week fer three successive weeks, and once in the
weekly Advertiser and Press, the last publication
be thirty days at least before the day of hearing,
and that all creditors who have proved their debts
and other persons in interest, may appear at said
time and place, and show cause, if any they have,
why the prayer OF said Petition should not be grant,
ed. VIM. P. PREBLE,
Clerk OF District Court for said District.
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TN BANKRUPTCY.-Dist Court of the
Il United States, District of Maine. In the matter
Of John Bachelor, Bankrupt.
This is to give notice that petition has been
presented to the Court this twelfth day of January
1875, by John Bachelor of Deering, Bankrupt,
praying that he may be decreed to have full
discharge from all his debts, provable under the
Bankrupt Act, and upon reading said Petition
1t is ordered by the Court that hearing be had
upon the same, on the fourth day of March, A. D.
1878, before the Court in Portland in said District
at 10 O'Clock A. M and that the second meeting Of
the creditors Of said Bankrupt be held before
James ID. Fessenden, Register, on the twenty-fifth
same on. the second day of February, 1878, and
that notice thereof be published in the Portland
Advertiser and the Portland Press, newspapers
printed. in said District once a week for three
successive weeks and in the weekly Advertiser
the last publication to be thirty days at least before
the day Of hearing, and that all creditors who have
proved their debts and other persons in interest,
may appear at said time and place, and show cause
if any they have, why the prayer of said Petition
should not be granted. WIN. P. PREBLE
Clerk of District Court. for said District.
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ST. NICHOLAS.
sCRIBNER's ELLUsTRATED MAG A
GIRLS AND BOYS.
FEBRUARY NUMBER NOW READY.

The LONDON ACADEMY, of December 22d,
1877, says: SIN ST. NICHOLAS ave aoelcome
the best stamp of Juvenile literature that sye
haze get seen. y Y y We haze no hesitation
in saying that both IN the Ietter-press and IN
the pictures this american magazine has no
ricdl"
In ST. NICHOLAS for December, the Grand
Christmas Number, was begun charming
new SERIAL STORY BY MISS Al
COTE. "Under the Lilacs," illustrated by
MARY HALLoCK FooTE, to continue during
the year. This same Christmas number, Of
which one hundred Thousand copies were
printed, contained the opening chapters of
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Maine Central
RAILROAD.
MONDAY, DEC. 3, 1877.

Passenger Trims leave Portland for BAN
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A A"sOBENsoN CRUsoE'' STORY

for boys. "Tower Mountain" by GUsTAvUs
FRANKENsTEIN, also poems by LoNGFELLow
and BRYANT, portrait of Miss Alcott, half
a dozen short stories, pictures. poems, ETC.,
etc. It is the handsomest number of a
child's magazine ever issued.
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For Lewiston and Auburn.

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man Sleeping Car attached, which makes close con.
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q PlScataquis, and L. & N, A. Railway and Tor
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and all intermediate stations at 2.55 and 800 D. M
The afternoon train from Augusta, Bath. *, ~ IT,
h K. at 6.22 p. m. The night Pullman Express
train at /. 80 a. m.
PAYsoN TUCKER, Sup't.
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ronagd deserved. We guarantee satisfaction in ev-
cry respect.
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Corrected for the PRESS to Jan. "a, 1878.


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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-03-29
Judge Lynch.

BUXTON, w. Va, March a.
Judge Lynch had high court three
quarters of mile from here this morn
ing, and John Wallace, the Littleton
murderer, met the fate he so richly
deserved. At half-past one o'clock
this morning fifteen armed men, with
revolvers drawn, rushed into Blacks
Hotel, where the prisoners were con-
fined, and went to the room where
John Wallace was kept, presented pis-
tolls at the guards heads, threw Wal
lace down on the floor, bound him hand
and foot, and putting a rope around
his neck, saying to him: "John Wal
lace, vengeance has overtaken you,n
dragged him out of the room and down
stairs and took him up the railroad
track three-quarters of mile and hung
him on an apple-tree. The passengers
on the express train this morning saw
him, as he was only about fifty feet
from the track, mp a small ravine.
A tall man, six feet high, face white
as the driven snow, eyes open, head
thrown back, face turned upward, rs il
he was appealing to the Throne on
High for mercy, hands tied behind him,
feet loose. one pants leg in his boot and
the other out; a light-colored slouch
hat on one side of his head; dressed in
sack coat, pants and vest, made OF
home-spun goods of reddish gray, with
rope around his neck, feet three feet
from the ground-this was John Wal
lace, the Wetzel County fiend, dead
and, as the wind blows, he swings first
his face turned upward and eyes open
then his back turns TO you, and, shud
dering, you retrace your steps back te
Burton.
The authorities took him down anC
impaneled a jury, and held an inquest
A medical examination shows his necl
was broken and spinal column dislo
Gated, and death must have been in
stantaneous. The jury rendered a yer
diet of death at the hands of parties
unknown TO them.
George Wallace was taken TO see hi
brother after he was laid out in th'
Burton Armory, and was heard to ex
claim; "Oh, | hope that them tina
done as he done may lay the same way,
and burst heard to say TO the lynchers a