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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-02
HOSIERY /!

In this department. beyond all others,
we desire the undivided attention of the
Ladies In our many years. experience
we have never seen so handsome and at
tractive line Of Ladies' and Children's
Hosiery as we can now present for In.
SpectiOn to our customers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-02

Furniture Carpets &c, at Auction.
WE shall sell on SATURDAY, May 4th. lat 1890,
w a. M, at our salesroom, 35 Exchange St., a
large lot of new and second hand furniture, Paror
Suits Marble Top Tables, Extension Tables, Mir
rors, Dining Room Furniture. Tapestry and In
grain Carpets Hair, Husk aud Excelsior Mattresses,
Stoves, Kitchen Ware, B, w. Cabinet Bed, &C., &C.
F.O. BAILEY g. CO., Auctioneers.
MAJ d3t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-02

WE are offering special bargains in Ladies
outside garments, of which we have the finest
stock in the market.
EASTMAN BRoS'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-02
PRICE9s

We have failed to name any of our
prices for the simple reason that space
would not permit it. We will simply
say that our prices will correspond with
the present depressed times. Inspection
is asked and cordial Invitation is
herewith extended to each and every
Lady who desires to examine that that
is lovely and beautiful to attend our
OPENING on Thursday:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-02

no Contractors and Builders.
fENHE extensive building known as the Portland g.
Il Rochester Railroad Depot, situated on Lincoln
and Kennebec streets. together with platforms and
material within the same, is offered for sale on
be removed as soon convenient. Apply at the Of
ice OF the Ocean Insurance Company, No. II Ex-
change Street. ap24df
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-02

Having refltted and renovated our spac.
i0us store. and having spent several
weeks In the New York market securing
the latest and most desirable Novelties in
our line, we herewith take pleasure in
calling our patrons attention to the fol-
lowing list Of new and desirable goods:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-02
ap27dtf

SHETLAND shaws and jackets in all the new
styles and shades at Carlton Kimballs, 495
Congress street. my2d2t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-02
JiBOTS and NECK WEAR +!

Words are inadequate to express the
many lovely novelties that our stock
presents, from the cheapest to the fin
est Each and every one is perfection
itSpIf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-02

Gin the winter of your dscontsnt,' use
SLIPPERY ELM LOZENGES, the best
thing for your Cough. For sale by all druggists.
CAswELL & Co.,
Corner of Washington and Winter Streets
Boston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-02

CLoAKINGs, Fringes, Buttons and Trim
mings cheap at Eastman Bros, 534 Congress
ST an17dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-02

From $50 IN to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from 9 to 10 a m.
PORTLAND. ME-. Anr. % 1877.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-02

GARMENTS for Ladies or Misses made to or
der; also cutting and fitting at Eastman Bros.
ap27 DIFF
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11

IT 1s, perhaps, as desirable that the re-
qaifstnents of f"geod form" be observed in
the matter of suicide as in anything else
But The young couple who shufled off this
mortal collin Muscatine, Iowa, on satur.
day, may be justly held to have been more
punctilious than was necessary in their at.
tentiop 70 formal details. To ornament
their arms With Grape before the.f fatal shots
were fired may have been all we'll enough
but the most exacting in such matters would
hardly have insisted on their distracting
their last earthly thoughts by a perplexing
hunt for white slippers in which to encase
their early-resting feet.
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11

WHAT would the fsyer-inspected dis
tricts Of the South have done but for the
/? Almost entirely isolited from
NE rest sef ths world. the teleg1sph he'd
afforded them the means of communicating
with Lightning rapidity their woes and their
wants, and of receiving from sympathi1fns
communities assurances Of prompt and
tubsantisl relisf. J~& g &s>94 i
It would be almost impossible to con-
9eiys ofthe amount OF suffering That has
been alleviated through its ssgsbtile agency.
Had there been no other ncaps of cons
nanicating, rapidly NTH distant points
than the mails, what would have been the
condition Of the people Of Grenada, for
instance, before the help they 50 promptly
received could possibly have reached
them? Surely, the telegraph is a bles-
sing. grt qa',r. -
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11

THE peace with honor which, accor-
bing 70 Bsacensfeld, the treaty Of Berlin
secured for Great Britain, does not seem
to have been obtained by the provinces,
dependencies and near neighbors ofTur-
key. Dispatches tell Of instructions,
massacres, wars, and rumors of war, result.
ing from the peace treaty. Batoum has
fallen into the hands Of the Russians, with
out b Threatened struggle, but the Aus
tiiansare still fighting for the possession
of Bosnia, the Albanians have massacred
the men sent to pacify them, and Greece,
1t is said, ispreparing for war. To quote
from che dispatch: "This report should be
received with all reserve, :. Greece sanno.
fight without strong rallies,r and Great
Britisn. her ehiefiiriend, has paid 50 much
ict her peaceful victory at Berlin that she
is not likely to enter into more expensive
war for the benefit of the Greeks.
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11

The persistent tendency ooi the right
thing to happen at the wrong time has al
ways been mystery, and il te-day a. ppz-
cling as ever. The man who conld not
understand why the sun shone 10 ths day.
time, when there was no need forhip, in
stead ofat night, when darkn q preyailedqr
will be just as much bewiidered now 10
know why that Wyoming snow storm
should have come at this time, when the
weather is cool, rather than . few weeks
ago, when its influence would have tenn
pered the hot wave 50 gratefully, It is
simply an additional evidence that the
Weather Bureau ought toaber reorganiaed.
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11
WIN. M. PYLE.
POSTMASTER.
Can the Truth Overtske o Lie.


Investigation discloses the tact that, the
lady reported in the Associated Press dis
patches, about Aug. 10th, to have died Ii,
Chicago after two weeks use OF some re-
puted remedy for corpulency, had not
taken Allan's Anti-Fat. but had used q
preparation put up by q regular physician
In Luzerne, Pa Allan Anti! Fat ID man
ufactuDed In Buffalo. N. Y, by the UNDER
signed. We have already sold over 1OO,-
600 bottles OF 1T. 1t has therefore been
taken by thousands, and we challenge.
pro, t TT 1t has ever harmed any body.
Unless the reduction of obese persons frein
M tr 70 pounds, leaving them healthy and
stl ong. lis considered a misfortune. Fur
thermOre, we hereby offer $500 reward for
evidence showing that 1t contains poison,
GUS or injurious Ingredients. Wealso offer
5000 If we cannot prove that 1t hasreduced
number of persons as stated herein. and
always without injury. II Is said a lie will
'outtravel the truth any time, but we trust
the public by saying that physicians at
tributed the lady's death to the use of
Antiifat (Which is only put up by us. the
term "Anti-Fats being our trade mark), h
will correct the false impression they have
conveyed, by publishing this reputation.
'" ~ BOTANIC MEDICINE CO., "A
.. a. Buffalo, N. Y. !
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11

THE accounts from the Yellow tisgsr
etricken cities show that the pestilence is
If anything. on the Increase. AT New o.
leans and Memphis the situation is very
bad and there is no indication ofa change
for the better, The former, city sends an
appeal for help to The Chamber of Com
merce all over the country; which vehave
no doubt will begeneerou,sly answered. The
authorities at Washington will, it is hoped,
put forth every effort possible to relieve
the distress Of the suffering communities.
Whatever action they may take will as
suredly be indorsed by Congress. .}-
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11

THEapertsd fight with the ,Banncockf
on Thursday last, in which the United
stales troops and their Crow allies COM
plstsly routed thirty hostile Indians, seems
TO- have taken place in the Big Horn
Mountains, Wyoming Territory. This |.
very iar to the east Il, the country ranged
over by ! the Banncocks while they were
being pursued by General Howard's forces,
and the band was probably one of the
scattered remnants of the force which
started out in the early summer to cross
the Columbia river into Washington Ter
ritorY.. Foiled in that movement by the
activity OF The little frontier army, they
scattsfed and turned back to Idaho and
godiks ksasiern Oregon. The Yellowstone
National Park isin the northwestern part
Of Wyoming Territory, the Lake being
within two hundred miles Of Camp Brown,
from which the news. Of the fight has been
0Ant . =, .-1a-Ngr9iT p r .... ..T-
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11

LORD DuEFER1N's vice-regal expense,
since he became governor,general in Cana.
da in 1879 have averaged $12O 900 year
Of this $5O,00O has been his own salary
$2S, 600 the salaries Of his staff and thei :
contingencies, Ithe latter including every
thing from prayer-book to brandy and
soda; $50, 900 the expenses OF Rideau Hall.
ths viee-regal residence they expect to
spend half . million building over for the
new arrivals, and 81, 900 for three excur-
sions taken by his excellency. What the
expenses of the next administration will
be under the Marquis of Lorne, her Maj
esty's son>in>law, remains to be seen.
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11

( The Best Quality of MEDICINES
< .,'r,,. AT WILLIAMS
THE MOST RELIABLE PROPRIETARY
~ ~. MEDICINES, ,...-,. .7
At Ninth and Market.
Choice PERFUMERY, COLOGNEs .,&c
- AT wILLlAMs'
A fine assortment of HAIR, TOOTH and
NAIL BRUSHES,
~ q" At; Ninth and market.
A choice Imported Key west Pride of Key
West or Greuley Cigar,
At WILLIAMS,
Choice FLAvoR1NG EXTRACTS, Strong
and Pure ~ ''2 ~
at Ninth and market.
"a" AT,wILLIAMs.
Fine American AND IMPoRTnD SCARS,
., AT Ninth end market. 10
sect the Best" WILLIAMS SAPOANA
CEOUS DENTRIFICE, -, y
...s u,,, AT WmLIAMs' 7
Choice Goods, Accuracy in dispensing, and
4.,..,. q. Reasonable Prices. M ,lroy
WILLIAMS PRESCRIPTION STORE,
mays If - Corner, Ninth y 9Th and Market. :.
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11
WELCOME TO wksLEYAN.

The undersigned resident trustees OF
Wesleyan Female College, hereby extend q
cordial invitation to the friends of The In,
stitution to visit the same on Saturday.
september 7th. from N to 911 O'Clock, and
inspect the buildings, furniture and new
arrangements, which have been made for
the convenience and comfort of the stu.
dents. '.'
We Can assure all who will call, that
they will meet with cordial welcome
from the President and Faculty.
1t is especially desired that all who have
daughters to educate, should visit the In
stitution and see for themselves.
n SIGNED, ~ r.. r...l I'D,
G: F. Sheppard, J. B. Quigg. L. F. Riddle,
u. N: Bates. q. Caldwell, u. w. Sparks
and Wm. Bright. .p, = -
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11

THE farmers of the West are crowding
the grain products Of their farms into the
market with the greatest eagerness. They
seem to think that q bird. in the hand is
worth two in the bush, and that they had
batter sell their wheat at fair prices than
wait Tor more and run the risk of getting
leas. Ihe August receipts at Buffalo were
nearly togr times eas great as during the
corresponding month In 1877. @
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11
MAILS CLOSE,

Way y Mail on WilmingtOn and
NSfthern r. III to RSadfng ana
p0inta on th6 Baltimore Cent?
b, R. South Of Chadd's Ford;.,.
ThFo FouEh Mail to yBAftlmOre and
Washington ~ and all points
Nay Mail to q Balfiini6i;Ti;s, ire; Nd, i -.
fhropgh Il, and Way Maila TO
Through Mail 10 My, and other
!poipfa North and East, t,.,....,..
PeniHbuiar Way Mail on Della
ware r. r. to- Crisfield. Md...!..
Way Mail on Delaware Western
Through Man to } PhiladelphiR
and, New York, and all points
East and West, ...............I!.a..a.........I III !.
Through Msil TO Baltimore and
I Washington and all points
south and South west ..............
ThFough Mail TO-, Philadelphia
and New, York, and all points
Mast and West. ;. ;.:.:::. :...........
Newrg' CASTLE Middletown,
& s%yrpa, s,s oT,a' Dover, b., Clay ClayteR, e
Georges, and Wyoming, Del, ,....
TurOugh Mail to Philadelphia
ana New, York, and oil points
North, East and West,..............
Through Mail to Baltimore and
Washington and all points
South and Southwest, ............
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11

THE rumor that Ruasia has suggested
q Franco>Itallan occur ,;icn Of rhessaly is
too sensational to be true. But it is not
easy to predict what might happen in the
event of war between Turkey and
Greece. -I-1I
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11
"LAUGH AND GROW FAT.n

This ancient bit of advice Ia we'll enough
for spare" people. but how shout those
that are ealready toO fAt? What Is TO become
OF them 2 SIT still. and I'll tell you. After
many expert extending through
the celebrated analytical chemist, j. G.
Allan, has perfected and given to the world
Anti-Fat. Thus far In several hundred
cases this great remedy has never failed to
reduce q corpulent person from three to
less and positively efficient. Sold by drug
ptata - .s'"' - s-'
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11
FAT PEOPLES mIsFORTUNEs.

Some of the savage tribes enter their
dwellings through hole in the roof and
when person becomes so fat that he can
not get in, be is regarded as an outlaw.
Had this system been adopted in the
United States, the "out-laws" could not
nave made more active demand for AL.
lan's Anti Fat than now exists. Hundfeds
who had lived in constant fear of sudden
death have. by Its use, been reduced to q
comfortable living weight. The Anti-Fat
10 purely vegetable and perfectly harm
less. Sold by all druggists. n.
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11
Ant1-Fat Chemically Examined.

The analytical chemist, w. B. DRAKE, of
Bunalo. N. Y, recently analyzed Allan's
Antl-Fat, and gave the following:
-tH2 CERTIFICATE. d
i have subjected Allan Anti-Fat to
chemical analy sis, examined the process
the Ingredients of which 1t Is COMPOSE d are
entirely vegetable, and cannot but act
fayorably, upon the system, and 1t is we'll
is inteded.
Sold by druggists. '5'
w. B. DRAKE, Chemist. Q
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11
HIS OCCUPATION GONE.

Had the Arkansa3 doctor" that "tappedt
me fat man, thinking he had dropsy, bu,
hnding no water pronounced it dry drop
sy," lived to-day, he would, like Othello'
ma "his occupation gone, for Aliens Anti
positively, reduces corpulency at from s
to6 pounds per week. Sold by all drug
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11

ID TIE Jul, x. ~, show . balance in our
favor Of more than nine millions. We are
Usdusliy edging towards the good time
coming. 'rFa
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11
}sP ECIAL GARD. !

and until September lst, the Managers have
decided to reduce the rate of admission az
follows: aE GN2 '' 96la
ADULTS .n. IS cents. ot.
' CHILDREN I. s -" - Hl
In order tolgive the citizens ana especially
the children OF Philadelphia, who cannot
leeRe the city drripg,the warm weather an
opportunity OF enjoying the many attrac-
tfons Of the exhibition. ."'. .. '2
EXCURSIONS, SCHOOLS, AND
PICNIC PARTIES
will be furnished with cool rooms and ta-
bic accommodation for lunching.
EXHIBITS
or every description with Machinery in
Motion. together with new Musical and
other attractive features daily, Including
NoRTHCoTT, the great cornet player. aud
Mr.. THEo. O. KNAUFF, theceIebfated organ.
ist who will perform evey afternoon. %
aI..r.' h5'51i7 u yhrW Jy-28-1m ys
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11
MAILS ARRIVE AND READY Fol
! IN ..I.t DELIVERY. !.


Way Mail from Wilmington and s,
Northern r. b. from Readiug
and points North, ,....... .......... 5.46, A. M.
New York, Philadelphia, BalLi-
more, Washington, and all
parts of the country except eW
DelaWare and Eastern Shore
counties in Md........................6.4 6.45, -
Peninsular Mail, North of Wy u
omtng Delaware, ..........:......... $50,
F4iladelphia and New York, ID
and all points North, East and al.
way Mail from Phiiadeinhia, Pa $50,
Baltimore M Way Mail. Western
Baltimore, Washington aud all nrrs
points South and Southwest, .. LOO, p. M,
Philadelphia and New York and I" i.,.''
all points North, East and .lu
! West, ,..........". w,
Way Mail on Delaware Western ",
RGR.. ,.;-": ........:-- $50. '"sis
YDel. r. II, ,l...-.. ................. 500, 90,
Baltimore 4 Washington and all :, +,
points South, ,.................. ........ 6l5
Philadelphia, New York, and Ho1
tpoiRts North, East and West.... 6,l5, +" 4
The Letter Carriers will make their de-
liverles as follews: $50 aud 1915 @. M.
and Ills and 4.30, p. m.
Local Letters for Carriers delivery should
ba deposited in Post Office l0minntes be-
fore the hour Of delivery. ,.....
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11
The Mcrning Herald

IN publashed every morning, Sunday ex-
ceptody and delivered In the city of Will
mfngton And surrounding places for six
cents per weak payable to carriers. Mall
subscription. postage fiee, three dollars
- q 10. WBYRrr e. Co., Publ. hers.
sF0 aI} ri .pnNo 500 Shipley street.
- " WilmiugtOy Del,
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11

Sutterley can copy anything In the shape
Of o picture. 302 Market street. s7hHh7s:
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11
POST OFFICE
WitMlNGToN DEL.

,f0mcs open nom e.46 A. NJ. toS.sO p.
I. Priysts Boxes accessible until 10 p. M. !.
SUNpAYS.-Open nom 8 to . A. M, and
Private Boxes accessible from q to o p, M.
The Morning herald., 1878-09-11
AMUSEMENTs.

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. -.
| Centennial Grounds, Philadelphia.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-12
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS

Having purchased during this Spring Sea-
son an enormous stock OF Goods, part of
which have / ow arrived, and the balance
in transit, We are prepared 10 offer goods NJ
lower prices than ever offered before In the
city.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-12
Tho Maryland-BlaIr Electoral
Count Resolutions Pigeon.
Holod by tho House.
Agreement Entered Into for the Sale
for Resumption OF Fms Milton
Dollars VI The four.and'a'
Half per Cent, nOnds,
Tho Syndicate Take Ton Millions lmmedI-
ately, and Five Millions per Monihm
During tho Balance Of the
Year al Par.

The pacinc Railroad rundinT NH
Sleeps ga the speakers DeAL, It's
Reference Hrlng objected 80 by
MF, eos
WAsnlNdroN, April ll,-Mr. Dem
mis- presented the Montgomery Blair
resolution, of the Maryland legisla'
lure, la relation a. the electoral com
mission, aud moved Ia reference 10
the Judiciary committee, lilo took oc'
CASTOR to express his dissent from the
action Of the Legislature, and hia oppo'
sition TO anything that was likely to
revive scenes of utri aud discord, The
resolution was referred M Indicated,
Mir llartridge, of Georgia. asked
leave TO take from tho speaker'a table
for reference the senate bill ON Pacific
roads known m the Thurman hill, Mr.,
Cox, OF New York, objected,
Nominations C. &, Ford, Of Vir.
gInia, consul to Salvador Thomas Il.
House, Of Florida, collector OF customs,
st. Augustine, Florida John Il. Lowis,
Of Virginia, marshal Of Western dis
trici, Virginia, No executive session
TO day.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-12
INlght Associated l,roa. Ilopor,,l


Tho secretary Of tho treasury com.
pleted negotiations for placing iihy
million dollars ~ tho four aud n halh
Tor resumption purposes. The contract
In made with the government syud,.
cate who take bonds Mt pa with ac-
crued Interest aud one aud oneSha,f
per cent premium In gold. The syn.
dictate viii take ten millions Of the
bonds immediately, and:hve millions
each month for the balance ~ the year
Tho conference nj the sub treasury b.
tween sherman aud mem bora OF the
late syndicate resulted In signing a
contract for tho sale OF tlfty million
dollars four ana one.half per cent.
bonds, The details Of negotiations, IN
Guiding methods Of payment, is
withheld In tho official statement
OF the transaction given out
at tho sub treasury, OF which
the following ia copy The secretary
and the Nom bers OF the last syndlcato
have entered into an agreement for
the sale for resumption purposes o
lifty million dollars United States foui
aud one'half per cent. fifteen yea,
bonds at par aud accrued interest, and
one and one.half per cent, premium OF,
gold coin, ten millions to be subscribed
Immediately and five million dollars
per month during the balance OF tho
year. The sale of four per cont bonds
viii be continued by the treasury de-.
parunent M heretofore upon the terms
and conditions OF the last circular, aud
the proceeds will DO applied to the re-
demption Of the six per cent. Ave,
twenty bonds.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-12
Might Associated Press Report.

LONDON, April ll,-News from Get
TIME says the districts in ALBANIA on
the sea coast and the BOgava river, oc'
cupied by Montenegrins, have been so
ravished by war that the inhabitants
are starving. The Montenegrins are
unable to help them, being scarcely
able to feed their own people. An APP
peal has been made to austria for
help.
The Manchester Guardian prints a
London dispatch saying rumor Is
current in military circles that the
British have sustained disastrous de-
feat i'm South Africa. The colonial
office IL ignorant of such defeat at
last advices. However, the whole
frontier was restless, and the war feel
ing was strongly abroad, and all the
governme Us prudence and hrmness
were needed to prevent general ma
tive war.
A Bucharest dispatch says nume>
rous detachments OF Russians arrived
in the neighborhoOd OF bucharest.
A special from COnstantinople states
that the Greeks demand the Greek
patriarch shall summon the Russian
government to declare itself on the
question Of the Greco.Bulgariar
schism Should Russia recognize thu
Bulgarian church, the patriarch woul'
declare Russia schismatic. Fresi
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-12
NO. 80 l-ESTABLISIIED Is49

ne secured the sale of iifly million dol.
lafn oI bonds, aud lao claimed that vii a
lhn goll now IN the treasury, ths
amount Yet ~ u0me la aud NE INV
million dollars that would he realized
from the sale ~ bonds as he propose
he would have nearly two hundred
million dollars Ia gold by January III a
IlruL which would render raaumptlOu
entirely practicable The bankers aal a
they were prepared 10 mako an oflor
Tor four aud u half per oegts, aud n II
should no accepted they would hold
themselves ready ~ honor his drafts Tor
pnld upon the lHnue oi bonds In Install,
menlS ~ live million dollars per mon Il,
lhe olier was submitted and Secretary
sherman promised 10 give nm nnawer
losdny, remarking that he would ACCEPT
tho bid which proved most favorable 10
The government Ills Understood that
The nIler made by tho mem berahlp N
the late syndicate was n hundred aud
three gold for four aud u half aud ao.
orued latereat,