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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-26
ACT NO. ID. r.. s. OF 1878.


Representatives shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday In November,
every two years, and the election shall be
completed in one day. The General Assembly
shall meet on the first Monday in January,
1879, and biennalIy thereafter, on the first
Monday in January, unless different day pc
appointed by law, and their sessions shall DC
held mt the seat OF government.
fStrike out article seventeen.)
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-26

The Superintendent of Public Education
shall receive a salary Of thirty-dye hundred
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17
Magazine Notices,

Harper's Magazine for November opens with
a bright little paper describing Free Kinder
garten in New York City, with exquisite pic
lures BY Miss Curtis, of real children involved
in the enchantments of Frobeps wonderful sys-
tenn. As if to contrast the children of barbar-
ism with those of civilization, the same num-
Der contains an interesting and attractive IL
Illustrated paper by Henry w. Elliott on Wild
Babies from Alaska to the Gulf. The quaint
style of Abbey has had no better illustration
than in the Fire-Wzard, which Mrs. Helen s.
Conant has happily rendered from ali old Ger
man ballad. The Typography of the poem is .
part Of the illustration itself. William Glib
sons poem, The Valley of the Yomouri, is
finely illustrated by Moran. With the single
exception of the paper on David Teniers-ffth
in the series of the Old Flemish Masters-the
illustrated articles in this Number are all
American. Mr.. BeDjamin's description Of the
Sea Islands off our south Atlantic coast is fall
of interesting legend and romance, associated
with this unique congeries Of islands and is ac-
companied by twenty -four beautiful illustra-
tions. John Muir, who has often enriched the
pages of Harper with his admirable studies of
the Serras, contributes to this number an in
teresting and well-illustratsd paper on the new
Sequoia Forests of California. Edwin p.
Whipple's paper, Some Recollections of Rufus
Choate, will not disappoint the large! number
of readers who have been looking forward to
its publication. 1t is full of characteristic an
ecdotes, giving also a critical estimate of this
eminent lawyer and statesman. Blacks Mac
leod of Dare and Hardy's Return of the Native
are continued; and there are three short stories.
Prof. Taylor Lswis's The Power and Pathos of
Earipides-a posthumous paper-will prove Of
especial interest.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17
charlotte [Glich.) Republican.
The Evils Of IufIatiop

The shinplasterites attempt TO make strong
point in favor of initiation by the complaint that
the appreciation of the currency (they call ID
contraction) has worked great injury to the
debtor class. They claim that as a result Of
this property has deprecated while debts and
mortgages remain in full size and force. This
proposition is true in the abstract but it Is only
half the truth. This condition only came to ex.
is q dep reciated curreney It is to save
the people from just such wrong and loss that
the advocates of an honest currency are con-
tending. 1t will not permanently remedy the
evil, it should constantly be borne in mind, to
drift back into the old ruts again. That would
be like unto enduring fever rather than to
subject ones self to taking quinine. With
stable, redeemable currency, such fuctuation,
depreciation and appreciation are unknown.
with lrredeemable paper money they will always
exist AT one time it is the creditor class that
is wronged and at another time it is the debtor
class With a coin currency neither are ever
cheated. With an irredeemable currency no
one can safely make a contract that is to run
for period of years or even months With O
convertible currency dollar means 100 cents.
no more nor no less, An honest currency il
the peoples money. lrredeemable currency is
only useful to spectators, sharks and gold
gamblers. Poor debtors who are sold out by
tuo ouoAlh VI Wy moItRdR6 foreclosures snOuld
not lay the blame OF their misfortunes to the
resumption act, but look back and beyond to the
curse of deprecated currency by which they
had been lured into debt and extravagsncies.
Ihe resumption act makes manifest the effect,
while underneath it all the deprecated cur
rency was the operating cause and the root
of the evil This experience, therefore, in
stead of being an argument for q return to an
irredeemable and cheap currency should legiti-
mately be in the opposite direction. This gen.
Grafton should have seen enough of the q E.
moralzing influences of gold gambling, stock
speculation, bankruptcies and panics TO last
lifetime. These cost the country iu material
resources many fold more than the war. Our
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17
Detroit Free Press.l
No "DrOneS" There,

A gentleman living in the northern suburbs
secured hive of bees two or three weeks ago
as nucleus for an apiary, and in the course of
ten days he had read ten different works on the
honey bee and invented half a dozen patent
hives. The other forenoon man called at the
house on business and was informed by the
wife that her husband was out inspecting the
bees,
'Is he taking up honey?" Inquired the man.
sob, no, he's looking to see il there are any
drones in the hive"
At that instant both were startled by series
of whoops and yells, and the husband came
around the corner of the house on the lump, his
hat striking the air on all sides of him. He
rushed through the currant bushes and back,
rolled over on the grass and lit out for the barn,
and the amazed wife shaded her eyes from the
sun as she looked after him and continued, in a
disappointed toue:-
But don't believe he found single drone
by the way they stick to him"
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

A WASHINGTON special says: There have
suddenly appeared here very considerable
number of leading Democrats from all Sec
tions of the country. They are very silent as
to the purpose Of their visit. Persons who
claim to have confidential information about
their movements say that one Of the direct
objects of this gathering is to consult con-
corning the cipher dispatches, and to see
what action, if any, should be taken by the
Democratic party. One of the gentlemen is
represented to have said that his first pur-
pose will be to ascertain whether the des-
patches are genuine and the translations cor
rect. That done he will recommend that the
Democratic party formally disavow and de-
nounce Samuel j. Tilden, and leave him, and
not the Democratic party to suffer in the
popular esteem.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

THE following is an example of Western
pathcs fiom a Nevada paper. 1t is supposed
to be very touching. Those who have tears to
shed.can shed them as they read it: A woman
went into a barber shop on G street some
weeks ago and wanted to know how much it
would cost to dye mans hair and nous.
tache. The price was named, and she then
asked the barber to get his dye and follow
her. "Why can't the man come here P"
asked the barber. "He's dead" replied the
woman. "and the last thing he said when he
was passing away was: Sally, fix me up
pretty for the funeral His hair curled
beautiful, but was "a little gray. 1t won't
look well to see a woman crying round a
coffin with an old gray.bearded man in it.
So want him fixed up little. He was
always beauty when he had his hair dyed.
1 know I'd want mine fixed that way if /
was gray and dead"
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

SECRETARY THOMPSON is a pretty vigor.
ous Grant man, if he is correctly reported by
the Pittsburg Commercial Gazette. He is
credited with saying that if the Republicans
were to nominate candidate for President
tomorrow, General Grant would be the man.
He thinks Grant would be stronger in the
South than any other man, and would carry
South Carolina, Louisiana and Mississippi as
well as the solid North.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

THE New York Indicator says that while
the Eastern cities are overcrowded with un-
employed labor, the West wants hands. 1t is
said that the great West rarely, if ever, was
so responsive to welldirected industry as at
present. The abundant crops have increased
business generally, and there is plenty of
work for willing hands.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

IT is refreshing to learn that a strong hard
money sentiment was manifested the other
day at Democratic Congressional conven-
tion in Connecticut. The present Demo-
cratic Representatives from that State have
not been noted for their zeal in the hard
money cause.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17
CUMBERLAND COUNTY CONVENTION
Oh
REFORM CLUBS
AT
Gerhan, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct.
3Oth and 3ist.

Fully realizing the good results arising from our
earnest and persistent lab0rs in this great and good
work in which we engaged, in Iescuiug and re-
storing to manhood all those who are addicted to
strong drink. and also of making homes and families
happy, which were once sad and unhappy by the
Demon Rum. 1t is earnestly hoped that all the
clubs in the county will be fully represented and
awaken new impetus in order to make more pro-
gress in fuTtherng this good cause of Temperance.
The citizens of Gorham will give all a hearty well
come and will cater for all delegates. A cordial in
vtation is extended to clubs throughout the State,
also to all who are; or wish to become friends and
workers in this noble Temperance work.
Arrangements have been made with the Railroads
for the following rates of fare for the round trip:
Maine Central and branches, and one third
fare;
Grand Trunk R. r. one fare.
Portland q Ogdensburg r. r. one fare.
Portland q Rochester, Portland and Westbr0ok
80; Sac0 River and Hollis 40; Centre WATERPROOF SO;
South WATERFORD 75; Alfred So; SpringvaIe Sl.CQ.
Delegates on the Portland 81 Ogdensburg K. r.
will be furnished with return tickets by the Secre-
tary. Delegates on Grand Trunk, Maine Central.
and Portland q Rochester will enquire at ticket Of
flee for return tickets.
Per order of Committee of Cumberland Comfy,
q. W. MURCH, President.
g. IL. LEFAN OR, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

MARSHAL IMAGINATION, President of the
French Republic, sent,a check for $4,000 to
the United States Minister at Paris, as his
personal contribution to the fund for the re-
lief of the sufferers by the yellow fever in
America. The Due d. Aumale subscribed
$500 to the same fund, to which she Ameri-
can colony in Paris sent $20,0CO
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersignee by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. AL railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon US by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
ournal.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. II.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations. The anne and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve con-
mcnieations that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

MILTON SAYLER, having been beaten by
1000 majority in the First District of Gin
cnnat, now proposes to have the House
elect him to his seat. That would be thor
Oughly Democratic.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

"Try not to pass" the old man said; SO the
urchin made it "next' instead.-Nsw Haven
Register. And the old man chuckled and
nudged his pard, for he held both bowers and
the joker card.-Bridgeport Standard. And
the fourth man muttered, "We can't afford to
have so much talking across the board. New
York Graphic. Then smile DER the urchin's
face did steal, as he threw down six cards and
exclaimed, "Mis-dealp" Herald.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

The late Erastus Smith of Hartford, Ct, who
was prominent lawyer there, used to be very
neglectful of his personal appearance, and
wore soiled coat very much the worse for
wear. One day Richard d. Hubbard, now gov
ernor of the State, met Mr.. Smith wearing
beautiful rose in his button hole SIS not this
rose beautiful one," said Mr.. Smith; ''now,
Mr.. Hubbard, can you imagine where 1 got
it?'' Quick as a flash Mr.. Hubbard replied:
II should think it might have grown there"
Providence Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

Employing printers outside Of the govern
ment office at Washington reduced the price of
composition Tuesday to 40 cents per thousand,
and other rates in proportion. The Journey
men printers, numbering forty, consequently
struck.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

AT the Exposition Frenchman sees an ar
nouncement in dentists display that a set Of
teeth has been marked, "Sold to Mile Broca-
tell.' "Grand Dieu!.' he exclaims, "and Pm
going to marry her in eight days
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

THE Argus forgets to mention that the
vote of Colorado in the House is a gain of
one State delegation for the Republicans.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

THE United States will probably have a
surplus of 100000, 900 bushels of wheat from
the crop Of 1878 available for export to Eu-
rope,
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

young fellow in San Francisco suddenly
snatched kiss from lady friend. and excused
himself by saying it was a sort of temporary
insanity that now and then came upon him.
When he arose to take his leave the plying
damsel said to him: "If you ever feel any
more such fits coming on. you had better come
right here. where your iDfrmity is known. and
we will take of you."
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

SOME of the extreme ultra-montane papers
OF Canada are making themselves ridiculous
By talking of "Mr. and Mrs. Lorne."
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

IT is singular fact that while for the
eight months ending August 81 we imported
only $4,000 of railroad iron from Great
Britain, the imports of beer and ale amounted
to S295, 400.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

He jumped on board the railroal train
And cried, Farewell, Lucinda Jane,
My precious, sweet Lucinda 70
Alas, how soon he changed his cry,
And, while the tear stood in his eye,
He said: "Confound loose cinderF'
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

Editors like brevity, but man who was re-
Gently hanged in Indiana suited them too well.
He made no remarks about heaven, but nodded
to the preacher and said, "I II see you later"
and then the trap felL-Brooklyn Union.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

GEORGE THOMPSON, the famous English
aboitionist, is dead in the seyenty-fifth year
of his age
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

Tell me, 'Ewinged winds that round my pathway
roar, =
DO ye not know some spot where coin will pass no
more?
Some lone and pleasant dell, some valley in the
West,
Where moonshine money goes ana wildcat is the
best?
Upon the zephyr floats plaintive cry, obi
81 know that spot-the fools live in Ohio"
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

THE Democrats are nervous over two Of
the Congressional districts in Maryland-the
Third and Sixth.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

APPARENTLY the Democrats are getting
ready to repeat the Colorado outrage in Iowa.
1t isn't safe experiment to make.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

"Well, john" said minister to one of his
hearers, 81 hope you hold family worship reg
ularly?' "Aye, sir" answered John, sin the
time o year OF! What do you mesn?" "Ye
ken, sir, we Gamma see in winter" "But, John,
you should buy candles" "Aye. SIR" replied
John, "but in that case, Pm afraid the cost
might owergang the profit"
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

~ " ~ - ~ ~ ~ AA ~
Us STORE,
ongress Street.
I'm this department
eur stock is especial
ly complete. Manu-
T factaursng the greater
part OF the prepara-
\ tlOBS ourselves, and
v employing only clerks
who are graduates OF
Colleges of Pharnla.
cy. Our customers can
rely upon the qualify
and purity OF eur
goods and the cor
q rectnesS of the V4ri-
M. Ous compounds pre-
pared at Oyar establish
rIReMt. Rev articles
are constantly added
TO this department as
soon as issued.
We claim 10 have a
fall aEad complete list
~ of Herbs and Roots.
81 having just added to
~ OUR previous large as
sOrsmReDt over three
hundred different
kinds. We feel sure
that everything ean
n be found at our StOres
~ ian this line. which is
SsgeReEaiiy kept only
at regular Botanic
Drug stores.
II The celebrated PrOuf
Il. Tooth Brushes. (trOm
which the brisfies are
r warranted mot to
l c0sne Out, we keep
i'm large assortment.
Also N full line of
English aud French
.T0OiE. Brushes, Nais,
antants' and Cloth
4 Brushes OF ali kinds.
styles and prices. I'm
Hair Brushes we offer
tE,e solid Back Brush,
the CeEIcElOll. the
Wire Brush, and a
8 large variety OF Eng
iESlp, French and
American EmanEuaac.
tglTe, together with "a
full line Of EeiIuiOid
Sets.
I'M These goods we
.EN71eep i'm great variety
, and at prices to con-
form with the times.
rs, All requisites OF the
Bath.
IN OF Lubin's, Atkin.
N sens, Breidenbach's
~ and Farina's manu-
factIsre. together with
COsgate's. Murray &
LanmlaM's and others
! of American and Fer
eign manufacture.
n Extracts of forty diff
8 ferent OdOTs, which
we sell in amy guam.
tity desired.
- The celebrated LsI-
p bins. Pears, BaIley'S,
lows. COWearay'S,
Chard5n's. COIgate'S,
&c All the different
, Toilet Powders and
, 'COSmaetEQueS.
!, We have a very soft
, and piiable CflsEisOis.
so dressed that III Will
not grow hard, and
may ne washed when
soiles3. OF Chest Pro-
tecGOrs aEad Vests a
So goOd assortment.
Cur store Is kept
y open NsGHE and
4 DAE-a feature not to
be fOEaERd ias amy other
\ city OE its size in The
United States, and is
nat AL TIMES i'm
charge OF "a cOmpe-
ID teut person. ThiS i'm.
nOvat6On is one i'm
which the public
should be interested,
and show their APP
precaati9n of.
The sale of Cigars
7 is one of our special.
> ties. A great varie ty
OF the best brands, at
the BOWeSt prices, is
always to be found at
our store. Our sales
In lare larger than those
LOOt any dealer i'm the
state,
We are Agents for
+ Geo T'iemansa Il Co.'S
celebrated Surgical
instruments, and
have i'm stock EIec-
tr5c Batteries, Elastic
Hose and Belts,
Shoulder Braces. of
The most desirable
q patterns, 'ETusses, &c.
we also let Batteries
by the week or snOMth
on reasonable terms.
)ITERBECK'S |
Congress ST., |
'RTLAND, ME.
d2W
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

what are our good men doing?" frantically
asks an excited political editor. Writing para
graphs and trying to keep up a first-class ap-
psarance on second class salary-Elmira
Gazette.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

"EVery time Kentucky politician visits
Chicago after the adoption of the belI-puuch,
ohink will 60 fifty cents into the city strong
box" says the Inter. Ocean. "And then the
Chicago politician will walk up to the strong
box, and chink will come that fifty cents out
again." replies the Couriar-Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

Professor Edison is wonderful genius, but
be cannst explain why mans gas bill is as
big when he resolves to economzs and en-
ploys only half the usual number Of burners,
as it is when he has the entire fourteen in full
too deep for scierce to reach.-NoTristow Her.
aid.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

The force Of habit made q Scranton barber
ask while shaving a corpse, "Does the razor
hurt?'
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

In the current number of the Alliance Rev.
David Swing has a clever article on ''The Mod
ern Lie" By way Of adding text to comment,
little further along in the same number we
come across the double head line, "The Re-
ligious World-Chcago and Its Suburbs"
For the present the Rev. David has the belt
Philadelphia Sunday Times.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

If ihe Union was worth fgh.iug for ii is
worth paying for.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

The Sweet Singer of Michigan has laid in
four reams of paper and is now engaged in
writing Biblical poem. She has scratched all
the hair off the top Of her head hunting for
word to rhyme with Nebuchadnezzsr. Walt
Whitman would make ''creation" rhyme with
it and go straight ahead.-Norrstow Herald.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-17

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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

TERMS: Eight Dollars Year. To mail subscribers
Seven Dollars Year if paid in advance.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-03-14

Seldom does one see a more earnest and
intelligent audience than that which as
sembled at Temperance Hall at O'Clock
on Sunday. II was evident that the large
number of people came not to be enter
tanned. but TO work; 10 promote by their
presence and by their words the common
cause which lies so near the hearts Of all.
This Is as It should be; for when people
come together to work. and not TO criticise,
they become in the best and truest mean
ing OF the word an AID" Soriety. indeed.
The hour OF the meeting was not allowed
to lag. but every moment was employed
to the very best advantage. Short. but
pi,hy speeches were made By WIN. +. JOY.
Mrs. n. ii. Higgins, Capt John kief, J.
c. Chilcott Robert Cole, Mrs. b. II. Aiken.
Gideon Cook, Mr.. Carr and a. +. Smith.
At the close OF the meeting some OF our
best citizens came forward and signed the
pledge.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-03-14
BOSTON. March II

bp~ipN. hhiGH *
Seventy towns in \. II. gave Pres
cot, (ccp.) ll,7U; Mexican, 1884 !;
scattering. 1871. The same towns last
year gave Prescott, l2.0Ol, Marcy, TO-
Az; scattering, log. Republican net
loss, 7l6. The same relative loss
throue hout the State wfil make the
choice OF Governor by the popular vote
very doubtful. and probably throw the
election into the Legislature.
BosToN, March l2-9 Z. NJ.
Returns from New Hampshire TO this
hour, indicate the election OF 50 Repub
licans and 65 Democratic members of
the Legislature.
CONCORD, y. H., March II.
The vote of one hundred and flftv
towns aud cities give Prescott, (rep.)
29.342; Mckesn, (dem.) 26,660; scat
tering, 525. Last year, the same places
gave Prescott. -, 329: Marcy, IS ,92l /;
scattering 500. The Republicans net
loss in these towns is 1880. The returns
are not yet sufficiently full to give def.
mite figures of the Republican victory
but it seems certain Prescott is elected
Governor, and that the Republicans
carried the House and Senate and Coun-
Gil The Republicans claim that Pres
colt is elected by 2O00, and Democrats
concede him from 1000 TO 1900 majority
The Republicans claim the House by
not les. than 30 majority, which will
probably be not far from right. They
also claim they have carried out of the
y Senatorial districts IT seems GER
tain they have carried seven, though the
Dem ocrais think in one of the districts
claimed, No. /, that there is no choice.