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The Portland daily press., 1878-06-04

BARNUM's GREAT SHOW.-P. 7. Barnum's
great show finished very successful weeks
engagement inBoston Saturday night aud is
now on its way to this city. 1t will show here
on Saturday next afternoon and evening. This
show is admitted to be the greatest on the
road, comprising as it does the nomadc worlds
fair, school of object teaching, mammoth ORR
entail museum and school of marvellous mech
anism, menagerie and school Of natural his
tory, scores of imported stations and the grand
circus, in which only the very best artists of the
equestrian and acrobatic profession appear.
Each of these departments is located in sep
arate tent. The museum department is in the
first tent, and contains most varied collection
of curiosities, including the remarkable tattoo
ed man, the smallest, handsomest aud most en-
PERTAINING dwaifs and the most wonderful
giants in the world; the most iugeniously con-
structed automatists, operated by solid silver
steam engine, etc. The second tent contains
the menagetie, comprising large and com
plete collection of wild beasts, birds and En-
penis. Here will be found the only living hip
popotamus in America, monster sea lions, mag
nifcent giraffss, stupendous rhinoceros, and,
in fact, splendid representatives o. almost
every known species Of animal.
A novel feature of his mammoth shoH this
season is the introduction of twenty German,
Russian, Tartar and Italian trick stations
They are introduced in groups, according to
their different nationalities, by Prof. Carl An
tonic, who had charge of them in Earope.
They enter the arena free from rein, bride or
saddle, and the spectator is at once charmed by
their majestic forms and lofty bearing. At the
word of command from their trainer, they nod
their plumed heads as a salute to the audience.
and at different intervals engage 10 their as
founding map9uvres. One of these horses is
vaulting stallion. and readily and artstcally
performs the wonderful act of walking up to
temporary wall twelve feet feet in height,
standing motionless before it, settling back up
on his launches, and waiting over it with the
lightness and ease of a rabbit Another jumps
objects, after tue manner of the trick riders in
a circus. The group of Russian stations at the
word of their instructor, form and 90 througha
regular army dress parade The Italian group
execute the most difficult steps and motions of
the waltz, quadIille and other terpsichorean per-
formances; they stand erect upon their hinder
feet mounted upon pedestals
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-04

LIFE AND CASUALTY INGURANCE.-Pa Sec
ond Of the report of Hon. Joshua Nye shows
that the gross assets of life insurance COM
panies transactng business in this state for the
year ending Dec. 81, 1877, amounted to $685..
636 1854 IL The liabilities amounted to 1925,
365 63697. The total surplus as regards policy
holders, is So, 270, AL. IA. The income amounted
to ST., 23I ,070.21. The expenditures amounted
to $66, POI, S25.14. The excess of income over
expenditures is $11, O29. 245.O7 Terminated by
death or maturity, 1881, amounting to 500. 49,
S65. Terminated by expiry, 1862, amounting to
$6,09O,471. Terminated by surrender, 20,S32,
amounting to $50, S56,091. Terminated by
lapse, 46 O49, amounting to $1O8,743, 1882. The
number of policies issued was 1511. Amount
insured So OH, 59S. Premiums received $780,,
ASH. Losses and claims incurred during the
year $l6O,71O2O Losses and claims paid S24S,-
1905. Amount of taxes paid on premiums
$3,34741 Whole number Of policies in force
in the ate at the close of 1877, 1868 Whole
amount insured $40, 1923, S46.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-04

Who is it that wants to sell gas stock when
it is the best paying stock the city owns.
Long and Maine wharf corpurators re-elect.
ed their old board of officers yesterday after
noon.
1t looks as though our citizens would have to
leave the city this year to have Fourth of
July celebration.
The Portland Reds and Atlantics play On the
Western Promenade Wednesday afternoon.
The Reds practice this evening.
The International Railway and Steam Navi-
cation Guide for June has been received by
Chisholm Brothers.
Mr.. Barnum will be in Portland with his
show next Saturday, and will address the peo-
pie from the arena at each exhibition.
At a meeting of the Irish American Relief
Association last evening, it was decided to hold
the annual picnic on the Oath of July The
place has not yet been selected.
A correspondent suggests tn It the owner of
the wonderful cat referred to in the PRESS of
yesterday should sign the edge and then he
would not see snakes so ofieD.
Cupid remodeled, will have five new
characters, and the orchestra will be increased
by a bassoon, oboe, two French horns and Sec
ond cIarionet.
A horse attached to top buoy was caught
between two runaway teams on Pleasant
street yesterday morning. Theltop buggy was
wrecked and the horse dragged some distance.
Skiff and Gaylord, the weli-known Ministries,
want partner who will act as treasurer of the
company. Their advertisement appears ia to-
days PRESS.
There will be a temperance meeting at
Mountfort street church this evening at7a
o'clock. Prominent speakers, including Judge
Kihgsbury and Henry P White, will be pres.
emit.
The stockholders Of the P. S. and p. Rail-
road with their families, were given a free ride
over the road yesterday, and they came to this
city in great numbers on the noon train, re-
turning in the afternoon.
Marshal Bridges andOfficer Gribben returned
from Morristown, n. Y, yesterday, where they
have been to testify in the cases against Mat
tice, the horse thief. Mattice was sent to ten
years in the state prison at Auburn, and when
he has served his sentence he will be
tried for stealing $1,000 worth of goods from an
other man.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-04

Mrs. Wethl rbee and Miss Harris sailed for
Boston on the 18th of Msy.
Mr.. Blanding, city editor of the Bangor
Commercial, was in town yesterday.
Mr.. g. Frank Monroe, the we'll known
tenor, has accepted call to the Unitarian
church, Portsmouth, n. II.
Steamship City of Chester on which Hon.
Frederick Robe, Honorary Commissioner for
Maine to the Paris Exposition, sailed arrived
at Queenstown last Saturday and proceeded to
Liverpool.
Governor Conner and Council aud Secretary
Chadbourne went to Boston yesterday after
noon and will visit the Deaf and Dnmb Asy-
Ium of Connecticut and Massachusetts,. They
are expected to attend the Grand Army
gathering in Spring field to-day.
John G. Robbins, Esq, for the last five years
popular proprietor of the Biddeford House in
Biddeford has purchased and will take possess
siou Of the Phenix House, Belfast, about the
first of July He sells his Biddeford House
property at auction the last week in this
month.
Major Hamlin and G. A. Boutt lie of the
Bangor Wing, Col. Bangs of Waterville Col.
Wildes of Skowhegan and Major Gallaher of
Augusta went through the city yesterday on
their way to the Grand Encampment al
Springfield. Major Benson ard Gen. G. l..
Beal will go from this city.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-04
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
sIseriG,s Sale.

CUMBERLAND, IS.
UlAKEN on execution and will be sold by public
IL auction to the highest bidder, on SATURDAY,
the sixth day of July. A d. 1878, at one o'clock in
the afternoon. at the Sherifs office in Portland in
said county, all the right in equity which was of
Edward Howe late of Portland Cumberland coun-
ty, state OF Maine, deceased, now in the hands of
Suviah ii. PIERCE, of Boston. Suffolk county, Mas
saehusetts Administrative of the goods and estate of
said Edward Howe. deceased, the twenty-ifth
day of February, A. D. 1873, at eleven O'Clock and
thirty minutes in the forenoon being the time of
the attachment of the same on the original writ in
the action on which said execution was obtained, or
at this time to redeem the following described mort
gagged real estate, viz certain LOT Of land situated
in Portland, in said county of Cumberland, bounded
and described as follows
Beginning at a tree formerly standing by Cross
street, in the centre OF the lot formerly owned by
William Goldman and Joshua Rogers; thence South
westerly through the centre of the dwelling house
formerly on said lot and also through the of the
lot formerly owned by said Goldman; thence South
easery by the Goldman lot to land formerly of Eben-
ezer Owen; thence by said Owen lot to Gross street.
thence Northerly by said Cross street to the first
bound. Being the same premises conveyed by deed
of the Maine Bank to said Howe dated Nov 49, 1915,
recorded in Cumberland Registry of Deeds.
Also one other lot of land situated on the South
westerly side OF Cross street beginning at a post
formerly in the Southeasterly of the original lot
above described, thence running Southwesterly by
said lot two hundred and two feet and two inches
more or less to land formerly belonging Mary Hall
thence Southeastern sixtyseven feet, less by
in width, laid down on plan of said land; thence
Noftheasterly by said passage way one hundred and
eighty feet, less, to Gross street; thence
Nothwestery by said Gross street to the first bound
fy-fve feetwith the right in said passage way. Be-
ing the same premises conveyed by dee1 of Samuel
7. Thomas and others by deed dated Sept. A. 1916,
duly recorded in Cumberland County Registry of
Deeds Book 1885, page $50. saving and excepting what
has been conveyed to Joshua Richardson and also a
small strip of land sold by Edward Howe to Thomas
Cummings and ais, by deed dated Sept. o. 1866 and
recorded In Cumberland Registry of Deeds Book 3I6
Page $40.
Dated at Portland this third day of june A. D.
1878. FRED'K II. HARTFORD.
Je4d1aw3RT Deputy Sheriff.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-04
sentence of savage, ,he NLurderer.

On Saturday afternoon at Alfred Savage. the
murderer OF Rose Vincent was brought in and
County Attorney Burbank moved the court
to determine the degree and pass sentence.
Judge Barrows directed docket entry be made
of murder in the first degree. Savage was
asked if he had anything to say why sentence
be not pronounced upon him. He replied
nothing" and Judge Barrows made the
following impressive and to uching remarks:
The law, more merciful to you, than you
was to the unfortunate victim of your blind
and wicked passions, spares your life, and
does not exact the forfeiture once decreed
against these who wlfuly and with malice
aforethought take the life of human being.
l do not design to recapitulate the circum.
stances, nor remark upon the enormity of
your crime.
What the precise circumstances were, or how
long it was premeditated, no one bnt yourself,
certainly knows. No human eye saw you
commit the deed. You only are conscious of
the motives which actuated you. Bat the God,
who made you and her, who cannot be
deceived and will not be Knocked, knows them
ALL 1t is for you to make your peace with
Him, by humble and sincere penitence, APP
pealing to the mercy OF the Rsdeemer who
gave his own blood for you and for US all to
wash away sin.
The Bible teaches US that even the stain of
blood-guiltiness may be cleansed by repentance
and prayer, and sincere, contrite turning to
God and goodness. To that book with its
warnings and promises, direct your attention.
In it. you will find instruction aad precepts.
which if rightly needed, will bring peace to
your troubled soul, and kindle within you
new spirit, regenerated and disenthraled from
the dreful passions which produced this fatal
act.
But for the safety and protection Of the COM
munity in which we live; for the prevention of
like terrible crimes; to operate as warning to
those whose evil hearts might bsguile them in
like manner, the law requires that the liberty
which you have thus abused, shall be taken
from you, and that you shall bs debarred from
the temptations and opportunities, to which
you have once yielded with such fatal results.
The penalty which the law atfixes to the
crime of which you stand convicted, is, that
you be punished therefor by imprisonment at
hard labor for life; and this sentence, in pur-
suance of my duty, as an officer of the law, L
now pronounce against you.
The clerk then read the sentence in the
ordinary form
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-04
Loss Of ihe Schooner George KiIburn.

Our dispatches of yesterday morning Contain
ed the intelligence that pieces of vessel had
drifted ashore on the Jersey coast and that on
one of them were the words 'Bangor, Maine"
The wrecked vessel proved to be the George
Kilburn of Bangor, Captain Jacob D. Dodge
of this city. Her crew arrived in New York
Sunday on the pilot boat Mary E. Fish,
Captain Dodge makes the following state
ment:
The Kilburn sailed from Bluehill in this
state May 81 Her crew consisted of mate
and two seamen. The captains wife and four
children were also on board. At about half
past a. m. Friday the vessel began to take IN
water, and the deck load, consisting of huge
blocks of granite, began to shift. Then two
of the shrouds of the forerigging parted, and,
while we were trying to repair the damage,
the gale, which increased in fury every mo-
ment, burst the double reefed foresail and car
ried away the foregaff. We then tried to
wedge the deck cargo so as TO Keep IL from
moving any more, but we were unsuccessful;
and one stone weighing about nine tons got
into the lee waist. L was then forced to put
the wheel up and keep off in the direction OF
west by south in the hope of making Sandy
Hook or get assistan 20 from some passing
vessel. The water gained on the pumps and
reached depth of three and half feet in the
hold. All the crew were exhausted with con-
staut work. When day broke We saw vessel
to leeward, but could not catch up with her.
Then we sighted bark und + lowered topsails
and made for her, but before reaching her we
sighted the pilot boat Mary E. Fish and made
signals of distress. She sent off boat with
two men. They came as near as they dared iu
such heavy sea- The boat was at one mo-
ment away above our decks and in the next in
a. gulf under our side. We scrambled on
board as we'll as we could. My wife had to
jump into the boat. They had to make two
loads Ny wife and children went in the first
boat ard accompanied them, intending to
return and help the men off, but when got to
the pilot boat all were unwilling that should
return. When the boat returned with the
mate and men one of them, W. A. Wood, of
Surrey, missed his hold in springing into the
rigging of the Mary e. Fish and fell into the
water. He sank twice and was rescued only
with the greatest difficulty and in an exhausted
condition.
The George Kilburn was a two masted
schooner Of AL tons burden, and was original
nally bailt at Mount Desert in 1854, and was
rebuilt last October at Hampden. She was
owned by SWEET s. Co. of Bangor, and, as far
as Captain Dodge knew, was not insured. Her |
cargo consisted of 153 pieces of granite, aggre-
eating about 260 tons weight, consigned by the
Collins Granite Company to the trustees of the
New York and Brooklyn BRIDGE and of 1876
bales of stuff for uphostering. Capt Dodge |
believed the cargo to be insured.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-04

CoUNcIL-Maine, first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
vening.
PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERIcA-Camps No
and convene at p. o. s.. OF A. Hall, Plum
treet. No: ON Tuesday evening; No. 3 on Mon
lay evening of each week; No. at School House,
FoRIsT CITY CoMMANDERY No. 16 convenes at
? o. S. of A. Hall, Plum St., on first Thursday of
ach month.
BoswoRTH Posi- G. A. R.-Meeting every Friday
Fening in Mechanics Hall, corner OF Congress and
asco streets.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head-
larters corner of Congress and Temple streets.
zen day and evening. Business meeting Tues
evenings at u O'Clock.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. 10
,ond Saturday of each month.
CORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST Y
their library room, City Hall, on the first and
I'd Monday evenings OF each month.
ovEREIGNs OF INDUsTRY-Dirigo Council, No.
ITS every Friday evening, at Arcana Hall, at II
ock.
ERoANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Harrington
ok. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
cooks daily, to 8, day and evening.
AYsoN LITERARY SoCIETY-Meetings every
iday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
gress streets, at "a O'Clock.
oRTLAND PUEBLO LIBRARY AND READING
JM-Open and free to all from 10 a. m. to 8 p.
City Building.
NIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhal Lodge, No.
ssday evenings; Munjoy Lodge, No. 6, Monday
nings; Pine Tree. No. IL, Friday evenings, at
Hall, Clapp's BLOCK, Market Square.
LAME CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
ner of Congress and Casco streets. First Thurs
in each month.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-
ana, Monday, Congress Hall, 4203 Congress
Mission, Wednesday, Williams Block, Congr ass
set; Mystic, Thursday, at Sons OF Temperance
II.
oRTLAND TEMPERANCE UNIoN-Congress Hall.
siness meetings Thursday evenings; public meet
sSunday evenings, att O'clock.
JUVENILE TEMPLARs-Perham Temple, No. "a,
congress Hall, every Wednesday evening at
ock. Temperance concerts first Sunday in every
nth.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION Corne
lgress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
ath.
oRTLAND FRATERNITY-No. Al Free St. Block
sry evening.
DUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AssoCIATIoN-Oppo-
Preble House. Congress Street, open day and
ming. Union Gospel Meetings Wednesday and
urday evenings at u O'Clock.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-04

THE DEAF MUTE MIssIoN.-Rev. Samuel
Rowe, the Maine deaf mute missionary and
agent, will shortly canvass the city for aid in
behalf of the Maine Deaf Mute Mission. The
object of this mission is to convey the gospel
to the mutes, and places for services have al.
ready been secured in this city also in Bangor,
Augusta, Lewiston, Saco, SC, Our people are
respectfully invited to consult T. Fl. Haskell,
Esq, chairman of the committee, for further
particulars. 1t is expected Mr.. Rowe will
preach here next Sabbath, at Portland Fratern.
ity rooms, to the mutes in the city and vci n.
tn
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-04

From $50 m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 m,
PORTLAND, Me-, May 10, 1877.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1920
IN. Close at SIS a. m, and 2.45 and 800 p. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive at $40 pm.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 1920 and 500 m. Close at 8.15
a m and 2.45 pm.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1920 and
J1.3O p. m. Close at S.15 m, 2.45 and 800 pm.
bangor, Mattawamkeag and connecting routes
Arrive at S.l5 p. m. Close at 11.3O a. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 900 a
m. and 3.15 p. m. Close at 11.30 IN and 800 m.
Morning Northwestern by G. T. Il. Arrive at S.35
n m. Close at I.15 a m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 2.l5 and 900
a. m, and BIS m. Close at $50 and 1l.30 a. m.
and 800 p m.
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
at 1.20 p m. Close at 645 m and 1.45 N.
North Conway and other offices on the P. & o. r.
r. Arrive at Ills m and $40 m. Close at Gas
a m and 2.15 m.
Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwiek, S. W. Harbor, Mt
Desert, Jonesport, Machias, Machiasport East Ma
chias, Milbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steam
er. Arrive at 6 a. m. Close at p. IN.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at 800 m.
Close at SEQ m.
Foreign Mails, via New York. day prevlousuo sail
ng OF steamers Close at s15 a. m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
ct 2.15 m. Close at 800 p m.
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at BIS m. Close at 11.30 III.
Skownegan also closes at 900 p m.
Canada and intermediate offices, via g. L. r. Ar
i've at 2.30 p. m. Close at 100 p m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Close
1i.30 a. m. and p. m.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-04
SpringvaEe.

Mr.. S. d. Tsbbetts of the Tebbetts House is
building an addition of 16 feet to his stable
making it 20 feet in length.
Rev. Mr.. Hanscom finished his labors with
the Pleasant street church on Sunday last
A great improvement has been made 10 the
road near the Butler school house. The rocks
have been taken out and the road bed raised
and levelled. Another marked improvement
has been made upon the road from Jellison's
bridge to the village
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-04
R0wdOIu GOlfeUe.

The sprlng field day exercises of the Athletic
Association came off Saturday ard were wit
messed by large crowd of spectators. The day
was all that could be wished for, but the track
was little heavy, which prevented the running
race being made 10 shorter time. All the
prizes were holly contested for, the hun dred
yards dash and half mile run especially being
very close and exciting,
In addition to the regular exercises Mr.. Dole
of Brunswick gave walking exhibition of one
mile in minutes and AZ seconds and Mr.. Mar
rett of '76 walked half mile in minutes and
SO seconds
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
Half mile walk, entries, won by French, '7s, 8
minutes 81 seconds
Throwing base ball, Z entries, Won by Bourne, 49,
One hundred yards dash, entries, " on by Maxcy,
80, ia Sec
Putting shot 20 lbs entries, won by Edwards, go,
10 1t 95-l00.
Standing high jump, entries, won by Achorn, 10,
4 # in,
Running high jump, entries, won by Preston, 80,
Half mile run, entries, won by Achorn, 10, 2 min.
4Ok sec.
Hurdle race 100 yards, entries, won by Preston,
go, 16a mn
Hop, skip and jump, entries, won by Martin, 80,
| 36 5-l0 #.
Standing long jump entries, won by Purngton,
| 'sc, 4-l0 1T.
| Three legged race, entries, won by Martin and
| Pay son, 80, IA sec.
| Anger race entries won by Henderson, 10.
Throwing heavy BANNER, entries, won by Lane
| 'S1, SO lilo 1t.
Two picked teams of the students played 8
| game of Lacrosse in the afternoon, which wa
very Interesting 10 the many spectators, as i
is the first time the game was ever played here
| The game is fast becoming very popular ant
already commands good share of the boys
attention, Prof. Robinson acted as referee
and Prof. Lee and DR.. Alden of the medica
school as judges for the exercises at the fai
ground
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-04
GOrbanl.

Mr.. Leo Miller delivered greenback lecture
Friday evening in the town hall. The audi
ence was not as large as at the other meeting,
but judging from the number OF delegates
chosen on the next day for the convention,
the meeting was more Of success than the
former. 1t was understood that nine delegates
were chosen, but their names could not be
Ioorned
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-04
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGG1N COUNTY.

ANDRosCOGGIN COUNTY.
A case of Hills Dreamed Castor Oil was
seized in Lewiston last week by the police on
suspicion of its containing liquor. Au investi-
cation revealed the fact that it was .the 'cup
that physics but not inebrates."
A custom house official at Danvile Junction
discovered two tramps asleep in covered car
on the Maine Central track Thursday evening.
He shut the Car, secured it by wooden pin
and on Friday morning fastened for police.
man, knowing the car would be at Auburn de-
pot at that time. The car came, but behold
the tramps had disappeared. They had cut a
hole through the car, pulled out the pin which
fastened the door, opened the door and quietly
vamoosed.a
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
f. B. Mosher, scythe grinder il the en-
ploy of of Emerson, Stevens & Co, West Wa
terville, narrowly escaped death by the burst
ing of grindstone last week.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The following shows the amount of lumber
surveyed in Bangor from the opening of the
river to June l, 1875 compared with 1876 and
1877:
Feet.
1876. '.....2O9lo l9I
1SI7....,..,..-..,....,.,.,. S4b,Z3o
'Ao,So9,iS9
Nearly 80. 900 pounds of salmon came over
the European and North American railway on
Friday.
The Office of the Bangor Foundry and Ma
chine Company was broken into Friday night,
but nothing was obtained.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-04

A FREAK OF NATURB.-Mr. Emery Osgood
Gray Corner has crab apple tree which
Is blossom upon one of its branches very
UGH resembling white rose. 1t is six inches
circumference and by its side bud which
omises to open soon. 1t is very strange
eak Of nature and attraoks much attention.