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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01

rived in the United States. Germany
I sent the most, 29,3l3; Canada came
next with 19, 129; England sent is, 400;
Ireland, 1882; China, 1922; Sweden,
$3.50; Norway, 1853; Hungary, 1904;
France. 4,159; Italy, 4,131; Scotland,
1902: far-otf Iceland sent los, Of the
total, / 80 were professional men and
women. Of these 81 were actors; 50
were artists; II were authors; $40 were
clergymen; Ii were editors; one gave
his business as that of an inventor;
one said he was a statesmen 70
were lawyers; 81 were doctors; 396
we're musicians. There were To-
532 skilled mechanics, 26,56G labor
ers; 14,S24 were farmers; 80 auc-
tioneers; n bankers; . bar-keepers;
rs said they We're Capitalists, and had
no business; one said he was Il gentle
man;" 20 were chimney sweeps; one
was Il magician. and there were l10
sisters of charity
THE POST OFFICE EXPENSES.
A special Of Oct. 25th says. The otii-
aial estimates required for the postal
service for the next fiscal year aggre-
gate $780, 800. The estimated postal
revenues will fall short supplying this
sum by $j,907. SIC. The amount APP
propriated for the current fiscal year
is $50, 256, 373, ofwhich 81 d., 274 comes
from the general treasury. 1t is esti-
mated, therefore, that 81 ,6S5,631 more
than tins years appropriation from the
treasury will be required for the next
fiscal year.
A REMARKABLE DECISION.
Says Il Washington telegram Of
\ the oath inst. that Attorney Gen
eral Devens has overruled former
opinion from the department of justice
to the effect that national banks, in
making up capital subject to duty, may
be permitted to deduct United States
bonds at their face value, and now de-
cides they may deduct the amount in
vested in such bonds not only their face
value but premium added. 1t is said
by some of the treasury officials that
these decisions may reopen some fifty
4 thousand assessments made by the
treasury since the passage of the ma
H tional bank act and considerable mon
ey will be required to refund the erro-
neous duties collected from banks I'M
der the previous rulings.
THE FISHERY AWARDS AGAIN.
Says a Washington special telegram
of Oct. 23rd: 1t is probable that the
question Of the Halifax award will be
reviewed this winter. Whatever may
be done about the ultimate payment Of
the money, the claim made by those
who have been examining the
subject is that, taking the
British bill of particulars exactly as il
was submitted, it shows that the Can
adams We're entitled only to 100000
annually,or to an aggregate of$1 100000
for ten years. This is less than 81 300
600, instead of $5,000,000, tho
amount of the Halifax award, and
against this it IS claimed it would lie
fail to deduct special duties on fish ana
fish oil RENTED by the United States
for Canada. This item of itself would
amount i'll the ten years to S3000,00O
That would make the statement
from the British commissioner
figures, 81, 100000 in favor of the United
States, instead OF 100000 in favor Of
Great Britain. The gentlemen connect
ed with this business will undoubtedly
be called upon to explain their conduct.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01

GENERAL FREMONT has been received
with enthusiastic welcome by the people
Of Arizona. Ina speech ofwclcomo ut
Prescott the orator said "lIere, III our
mountain-guardcd home, far f;om the
great socinl confer, we will strive 10
mako Won forget the gorgeous cast in
INC hospltalities Of the west"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01

The Philndelplia Press says: With
Il few notable exceptions, the large nd
yortscrs of four years ago are large adj
yertiacrs to-day. Among the business
wrecks Of tho past four years only those
who understood lhe value Of printers
ink have safely withstood the storm"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01

DumNG Tie months Of July, August
and September the imports Of mcrehan-
disc from Mexico ut various ports OF the
United States reached $l,052, S3S. The
exports To Mexico from this country,
turing the same period, amounted 10
El ,S95. OO7.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01

CLEorATRA's Needle, which has been
brought from the Milo and set up with
much trouble and expensoon tho banks
Of the Thames, is showing u disposition
To- crumble TO pieces after it's exposure
to salt water and tho unaccustomcd
climate Of England.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01

1'IlE physician Of the Michigan state
prison gives il as his opinion that fully
80 per cent. Of the sickness among the
convicts consists Of throat diseases, and
recommends that they be allowed to
wear boards.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01
Lies! Biz Lles.-

Not SO iast my friend; for if vou wuu.d
see the strong, healthy, blooming men.
women and children that have been
raised from beds Of sickness. suffering
and almost death, by the use of Hop
Bitters, you would say, Truth, glori.
Gus truth. See Truths in another
column,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01

THE bicycle is rapidly becoming the
national mode Of locomotion in Eng
land
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01

THE feeling is prevalent in England
that Russia il secretly ut the bottom Of
the Afghanistan troubles.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01
GENERAL NEWS.

AMERICAN petroleum is sent to every
civilized nation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01

NINETY thousand bushels Of peanuts
will be produced in North Carolina this
year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01

BUENos AYREs announces forthcom-
ing international Exhibition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01

4 Circasslan slave took refuge at the
British consulate, and the event has
resulted il encouraging English resent
ment against the sale of women III
Turkey.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01

At Bismarck, y. r., ii showed All day
Oct. 25th, the storm extending up the
Missouri river distance ST 900
miles, 1t is said to be the greatest
snow-storm ever known III that terri
tory III October
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01
THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE

y pIOpoSltlOIl IRVING ncen maze DN
parties III South Carolina, charged with
violation of laws in regard 70 the exer-
else Of the elective franchise the fol
lowing dispatch was to-day sent to
Charleston by Atty. Gen. Devens:
DEPARTMENT OF IL STICE.
WASHINGTON d. O. Oct. %, 1873.
To 4. e. NoHhfop 9. 5. dHofhey ehartesto9,
want no tranlcklngor guarantees but judicial
investigation of the outrages alleged to have been
committed upon nnOfcnding people in the ever.
else Of their rights as citizens Of the United
States.
tSigncdl CHAs. DEyENS,
Attorney General.
BIDS FOR BULLION.
Bids for The contract to supply
100000 ounces of silver bullion
to the government, in lots Of not
less than 10000, were opened Oct Goth,
and are now i'll the hands Of the
commission appointed by the secretary
of the treasury to award the contract
II is stated ut the treasury, however,
that the bids were very favorable to the
government; there were less than 70
received, about half Il dozen being
from New York firms and the balance
from San Francisco. The government
succeeded i'll securing enough to meet
its present demands, although the
whole 100000 ounces advertised for
were not purchased. The bids which
were accepted ranged from Z to / per
ounce below London quotations OF to-
day Of 493 y. per ounce. A clause in
the invitation Of the secretary for
bids requires the sellers to complete
their deliveries within ten days, the OBJ
lect Of this being to keep out foreign
bidders who cannot deliver silver with
in that time. All bids at and above the
London rate were rejected. Those be-
low it only being accepted.
THE BALANCE.
The coin balance i'll the treasury ut
the close of business Oct. 25th, SOS. lG5.-
600: currency balance, S12.317 900, i'm
Guiding $40 100000 Of fractional curren-
cy fund
roLIGAMY IN THE COURTS.
a Washington telegram OF Octo.
Der 10Th says The supreme
court, according to the reassignment 81
its calendar, will, next month"; near ar
gumonts involving the constitutionality
of all laws heretofore made bearing on
the question Of polygamy in Utah. The
decision will involve the legality Of all
laws, national, state or territorial, Is
crush out the Mormon mode Of life.
LAST YEARS IMMIGRATION.
says 4 Washington despatch III Oct.
Goth LAST year l3S, loo immigrants NJ
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01
4 pKosPECTIyE wEDDING.
WASHINGTON.
MEXICAN MATTERS.

Washington advices Of the 9th say
information has been read ut the war
department, to the effect That the
Mexican, General Treyins, commander
Of the troops on the Rio Grande, has
arrived at Picdras Negras, where Cen
eral Ord who camped the United
States troops on the Rio Grande
frontier, has gone to meet him, for the
purpose of consultation, us to the plans
to lie pursued to maintain order and
prevent cattle stealing raids into Texas
from the Mexican side.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-01

The coin balance i'll the treasury lit
the close of business Oct. 25th SOS, iG5,-
600; currency balance ST., 900, i'm
Guiding $40, 100000 Of fractional curren-
cy fund.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-27
Personal.

GcTBVMHl.
Prof G. A. Goodale of Harvard is to give the
closing address before the Medical School of
Maine on the 4th of June.
Miss Annie Louise Gary, assisted by quar-
tet from Chicago, with Frank Baird as accom-
PIANIST, will give concerts next week in Mime
sots, at Winona, Faribault, St. Paul and Min
neapolis.
Hon. W. A. Stoae, formerly judge of Mis-
sissippi court, and member Of the Senate of
that state for 20 years. died at Hazlehurst,
Miss. some months since. He was graduate
of Bowdoin College in the class of 1926.
Prof. Burns, superintendent of the Burns
mine, Amesbury, has taken charge of the Egge-
moggin mine, Sedgwick. 1t has a capital of
100000, and reduction works have recently
been erected at cost Of $4,000. There are
500 tons of ore above ground, which, according
to assays at the Philadelphia mint, will average
500 ton.
Among the graduates at the recent anniyersa.
ry exercises of the Yale Theological School we're
Frank w. Cobb of Lewiston, whose topic was
"The Apostle Johns view of Sin y Artemus
A. Murch of Carmel, whose topic was "The
Relation of Theology to Preaching and
Charles W. Hill of Biddeford, whose topic was
"Chrst the Archetypal mar" The number
of graduates was thirty two
1t will be remembered that an Associated
Press despatch last week contained the state
ment that Ex-Gov. Chamberlain had written a
letter to William Pnilbrick of Skowhegan an
| nouncing himself in sympathy with the doc
trines Of the Nationals. Saturday evening
| Advertiser stated it had seen letter from Mr..
| Philbrick in which the latter asserted that he
| had received no such letter and expressed sur.
| prise that any rumor to that effect had been
| circulated, as he had never said anything or
| which it could be based.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-27


PATRIOTIC ORDER SONS OF AMERIoA-Camps Nc
] and conyenes over the Eastern Express Office
Plum street, No. on Wednesday evening; No.
on fist and third Saturdays of each month; No on
Tuesday evening, at Arcana Hall No. at School
House, Turner's Islands Cape Elizabeth, Friday
Evening.
evening in Mechanics Hail. corner Of Congress and
Casco streets.
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.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. 75-
.econd Saturday of each month.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST p
At theiI library room, City Hall, on the hrSt and
third Monday evenings OF each month.
SovEREIGNs OF NDUsTRY-Dirigo Council, No.
meets every Friday evening, at Arcana Hall, at u
O'Clock.
Block. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
of books daily. to 8, day and evening.
PAYsoN LITERARY SocIETY-Meetings every
Monday evening, BroW ,n,s Block cor. Brown and
PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY AND READING
RooM-Open and free to all from 10 a. m. to 9p.
m. City Building.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge, No. 8
Tuesday evenings; Munjoy Lodge No. 6, Monday
evenings; Pine Tree, No. H. Friday evenings, at
heir Han, Clapp's Block, Market Square.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco streets. First Thurs
day in each month.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-
Arcana, Monday, Congress Hail.. 42Oa Congress
St; Mission Wednesday, Williams Block, Congr ass
street; Mystic, Thursday, at Sons of Temperance
Hall.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE UNIoN-Congress Hall.
Business meetings Thursday evenings; public meet
ings Sunday evenings, att O'Clock.
JUVENILE TEMPLARs-Perham Temple, No. "a,
at Congress Hall, every Wednesday evening at Z
O'Clock. Temperance concerts first Sunday In every
month.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNIoN-Corne
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month.
PORTLAND FRATERNITY-No. Al Free st. Block
Every evening.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AssocIATIoN-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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The Rates of Postage.

Postal cards, one cent each, 60 without further
charge to all parts of the United States and Canadas
with an additional onecent stamp they goto all parts
Of Europe.
All letters, to all parts of the United States anu
Canada, three cents per half-ounce
Local. or sdrop" letters, that is, for the city or
town where deposited, cents if delivered by car
riers and 1 cent where there is no carrier system.
Newspapers, daily, semi weekly, tri weekly and
week lies regularly issued and sent to regular sub
scrbers cents per pound, payable at the office Of
publication, newspapers and magazines published
less frequently than once week, cents per pound
Transient newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, books
and handbis, cent tor each two ounces fraction
thereof ALI other miscellaneous matter, including
unsealed circulars book manuscripts, proof-sheets,
photographs &C., and also seeds, cuttings, bulbs and
roots and merchandise not exceeding four pounds in
weight, cent for each ounce or fraction thereof
The following are the postal rates with Europe;
The rates for letters for the haf-ounce or frac-
ton thereof, and those for newspapers for four
ounces or fraction thereof
To Great Britain and Ireland, letters cent
newspapers cents; France, letters cents, news
papers cents; Spain, letters cents, newspapers
letters s cents, newspapers Z Cents; Denmark,
letters 5 cents, newspapers cents; Switzerland
cents newspapers cents; Russia, letters cents
newspapers cents; Norway, letters cents, news
papers cents; Sweden, letters cents, newspapers
cents; Turkey, European and Aslatic, letters
cents, newspapers cents; Egypt, letters cents,
newspapers cents.
For Asiatic countries the half-ounce limit fol
letters, and the four ounces for newspapers, still
holding good, the rates are:-
To Australia letters via San Francisco except Il
New South Wales) cents, via Southampton 10 cents
via Brindis 10 cents, newspapers, via san franclsc
cents,via southampton cents via Brinulsl cents
China, letters, via San francisco 10 cents, via South
smpton 10 cents, via Brindis 10 cents, newspaper
2, A and cents, by the respective routes; Britis
India, Italian mail. letters, 10 cents, newspapers
cents; Japan. letters, via San Francisco cents, wi
England, 10 cents, via Brndis 81 CENTS newspapers
via San Francisco cents, via Southampton cents
Wis Brindis cents.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-27
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.

Once Hours.
From 7.3O m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 a m.
PORTLAND, Me-, May 49, 1877.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1920
IN. Close at S.15 a. m, and 2.45 and 800 p. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive al 500 m.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Mains
Railway. Arrive at 1920 and $40 m. Close at Sl5
m and 2.45 pm.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 70, 20 and
11.30 p. m. Close at 8.15 m, 2.45 and 500 pm.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes
Arrive at 3.l5 p. m. Close at 11.3O a. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 900
m. and 3.15 p. m. Close at 130 m and 500 o nj.
Morning Northwestern by G, T. E. Arrive at 835
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 2.15 and 900
a. m, aid BIS p m Close at $50 and 11.30 a. m.
and 500 m.
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate Offices Arrivs
at 120 p. IN. Close at 645 and Las m.
North Conway and other offices on the P. q o. r.
q m and 2.15 m.
Castine. Deer Isle, Sedgwick, S. W. Harbor, Mt,
Desert, Jonespert, Machias, Machiasport, East Ma
chias, Millbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steam
er. Arrive at a. m. Close at 9 p. m.
Passport, via each steamer. Arrive at 500 m.
Close at SEQ p m.
Foreign Mails, via New York, day prevlousJ TO SAIL
ng OF steamers. Close at 815 a. m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
2.15 am. Close at 800 m.
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at 3.15 D m. Close at II. 80 a m,
Skownegan also closes at 9.00pm.
Canada and intermediate offices, via G. T. r. Ar
rive at 2.30 p. m Close at LOO m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Close
al 1l.30 a. m. and p m.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-27

EXPLOSION OF A LAMP.-On Friday evening
Mrs Sawyer of Yarmouth was sewing by a
kerosene lamp when from some unknown cause
the lamp exploded throwing the burning oil all
over her person as we'll as on the table and car
pet. With great presence of mind she seized
heavy blanket and throwing it about her quick
ly extingushed the flames. She then turned
her attention to the table and pet aud ex-
tinguished the flames completely, but not
without receiving burns about her face and
arms. The lady was alone in the house and by
her efforts she saved her life and prevented the
destruction of the house,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-27
The NIaine Bible Society.

The anniversary of the Maine Bible Society
was observed at the Second Parish Church last
evening with very interesting services. Ed
ward Gould, Esq the veteran president of the
society, presided. The exercises opened with
reading of Scriptures by Rev. Mr.. Gardiner.
After singing by the choir Rev. Mr.. Wright Of
fered prayer. The president read a short his
torical sketch of the society, showing that it
was organized in 1909, six years before the
American Bible Society. Since its organization
it has been in active operation distributing BIZ
bles among the poor and needy. The report of
the directors presented at the annual meeting
in March was read by the Secretary, H. w.
Shaylor. The report was published in full at the
time.
Rev. Mr.. McWhinnie was the first speaker.
His remarks were to show that, despite the
claim of the Deists that the bible and science
did not agree, they do agree exactly. To show
the demand for the book he said that that six
publishing houses are now printing 125 million
volumes per year, or five bibles every minute
Very interesting remarks upon the value of
bible were made by Rev. Messrs. Bicknell Of
India street church, Wright of st. Lawrence
church. and Gardiner of the Second Parish
church. A contribution was taken up to aid
the society.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-27

SACRED ENTERTAINMENT.-An audience
completely filling the large adience room of the
India street church, attended the very appro-
pirate sacred entertainment and praise concert
given by Mr.. E. Sands. With the aid of the
stereopticon the audience were taken through
the Holy Land and Palestine The beautiful
and impressive religious allegory crock of
Ages" was then giveu,a repetition of which
was requested. Then some forty very fine
colored Bible views after the pencil illustra-
tions of the French artist Gustave Dore, were
given. These represented prominent events in
the old and new testaments and were very inn
pressive. Daring the evening the word and
notes of many of the popular gospel hymn
were thrown upon the screen and sung by the
whole audience, In every particular the enter.
tainment was success and will at no dsta Mt
day be repeated.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-27

THE FOURTH OF JULY.-The District lodge
of Good Templars wish to have good celebra.
ton in this city on the Fourth of July. They
have made proposition to the committee of
the city government and it will be considered at
the next meeting. The Good Templars say that
they can turn out 5000, and if desirable they can
get nearly ,as many more from York County.
They propose to have procession in the fore.
noon and in the afternoon all 60 to one of the
Islands and hold grand temperance meeting.
In the evening they will have another meeting
in the City Hall, to be addressed by prominent
temperance workers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-27

SABBATH SCHOOL ANNIvERsARY. - The
eighth anniversary of Plymouth Sabbath
School was observed last evening. The floral
diplay was very fine. The table in front of the
platform was full of baskets and vases of flowers,
while on the platform were a variety of choice
plants and baskets of flowers; over the organ
were the dates '1S7O'' "187S." The exercises
opened with voluntary-orgau and cornet
Invocation was made by the pastor, followed
by responsive reading of Scripture. After sing.
ing the anniversary prayer was offered by the
Superintendent. After singing by the School
Miss Ida Waterhouse sang an Ave Maria, Miss
Kennard sang "Consder the Lilies very fine
ly. From the report of the Superintendent and
Treasurer we gather the following statistics:
Whole number belonging to the school 900,
average attendance 160; there have been 20
conversions, and % have united with he
church. The receipts for the year were $27S
expenditures $685. The exercises of the cross
and wreath given by II young misses was q
very pleasing feature of the evening. The song
"Thou Art With Me" was sung By the Misses
Kennard. Mr.. f. 81. Colby, the efficient Su-
perintendent, has resigned.