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WARRANT IS>lED.

Having learned about noon yesterday
Of the serious nature OF the stab, Adam
Hobrecht, father Of Franz, appeared be,
fore Justice Mix, OF Richie district, and
swore out warrant for the arrest OF
Niger. The warrant was placed IN the
hands OF officers. but the assassin had
not been arrested up to two O'Clock this
morning, a. he fled Immediately after
plunging the knife into his victim Sat
urday night.
An inquest will be held over the re-
mains of the murdered boy at 10 clock
this morning, at which time the whole
affair will be brought out.
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MURDEROuS WEAPON

into the LETT side oil young IIobrecht, the
babe entering just above'the eight RIB
on a vertical line with the left nipple
and five inches below it. cutting cash
two inches in length.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20
lHarper's Bazar.]
New York Fashions.

Strong and pretty buttons imported for spring
dresses are of colored pearl larger than dime
and sewed on through eyes in the centre so sub.
stantially that they are not injured in the
laundry. Some of these are tinted to IN atch
bourettes; Others are Of plain white, bro Hn or
blue and ara quaiuty carved. These pc arl but
tons are also used on wooloa dresses, and even
on silk costumes
Kilt suits are being male up at the furnish
ing houses at popular prices, ranging from S25
to S35 for the complete costume. They are
composed of brown basket cloth with brown
pearl buttons and piping OF silk or velvet or
else gof dark lux bl1e twille1 wool with the
short upper skirt tanned up in washer woman
fashion, and widely faced with blae silk; there
is also large blue silk bow holding the over
skirt close to the Kill. Such suits are S35 bought
ready made. Lower priced thanthese are MYRTLE
green kils suits of twied serge without any
silk; these are $26. For spring suits the kilt
skirt will have very deep yoke on the hips to
which the kilt is attached; this yoke does q way
with the weight of the kilt, and also adds 10th
lug to the size of the hips.
Cashmeresdes lndes is fine twilled wool with
occasional loose ieece-like threads, that prom
ises to be very much used for spring suits not
witbstanding the popularity of rough-threaded
bOurettes. This comes in double fold forty
eight inches wide and costs from Sl5O to IS 80
aysrt; the quality sold at 50 a yard is fine
enough to please the most fastidious tastes. For
entire polonaises four to five yards are sold for
entire suits from nine to twelve yards, accord
ing to the manner of making. There are, how
ever, few new suits made up entirely of one ma
terla; even percale costumes require both
plain and figured goods in one dress. Silk,
satin and also Velvets are associated with the
fna India cashmere.
For the black costume that every lady has in
her wardrobe the material Just described IS es-
pecially handsome. Next this are the black bou-
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20
Current Comment.

The trial of the persons indicted In the
United States Court in Kemper county, Mis-
sissippi, for conspiracy under the federal laws
in preventing Judge Chisholm from pleading
his own cause during the Congressional can
vass in 1876, has resulted in verdict of not
guilty. The Court instructed the jury, in
effect, that the evidence was insufficient.
1.-THE Democrats carry the New Hampshire
Legislature, and they seem to be fighting
solely for that, there is likely to be mudde
over the Senatorial question. The Repub-
licans hold that the law clearly provides that
the choice of Senator shall come before the
Legislature elected in November But the
Democrats will trade for the control of the
June Legislature, and trust when they have
named Senator, for control of the Senate
at Washington to seat him.
1t now seems certain that the Russian army
will keep the English fleet off the Balkan
Mountains, and that the English fleet will
sweep the Russian infantry from the sea.
Graphic.
It is favorite remark of the Democratic
editor that Republicans are anxious to show
sympathy for Convicted felons' when they
defend Anderson. Is the Democratic faith
in Whitaker based ON sympathy for an un-
convicted felon?
There is no reason why the Western
Democratic infationist should be worried
lest he may be obliged to secede from the
Eastern wing of the party. The Eastern
brother won't be so obstinate as all that
comes so. He is even preparing to surrender
his principles in advance.
Senator Ingalls's views on finance are de-
cdedly unique when he enunciates his belief
that "gold is the most cowardy and treach-
erous of metals" Aud yet most men with a
pocket full of it display singular absence OF
fear.-COna. Adr.
A man writes to the Missouri Republican
telling how ton of molten iron may be lifted
with one drop of water; but what this couu-
try is chiefly interested in is to know how a
dollars worth of indebtedness can be lqui-
dated by an eighty-nine- and have
one drop of honesty in the process.-Roches-
ter Democrat.
Timid Westerner-"Now, the truth is, Pm
not opposed to paying them there bondhold-
ers in gold. I wish they had all the gold in
the world. But here here is the point. Just
let them know once that we're willing to give
them gold and they'll Immediately say they
must have diamonds. As long as we cry sill
yer only, they'll be satisfied with gold. We've
got to use strategy here. -COurier-J Journal.
After the silver bill shall have been placed
upon the statute book, either bearing the sig.
nature sof the President or enacted over
his veto, the repeal of the resumption act will
be next in order. Following this will come
law making the greenback a legal tender
tor all debts, excepting the interest on such
bonds otherwise expressly stipulated and
then, unless the people mean while rise to op-
pose these disastrous experiments, we shall
have interconver.i5le bonds and other finan-
cial fantasies preparing the way for virtual
reputation of the national Indebtedness
Perley'S WASHINGTON DisDUtcb.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20
Why the President has Few Friends.

There are some men in Congress who ara in
sympathy with the Presidents alleged pur-
poses and who would be only too glad to render
him the service of their friendship, if they only
had the opportunity. This opportunity is new
er afforded them. Mr.. Hayes makes no effort,
so far as can be known, to attach to himself or
to his Administration the men who would
naturally be in sympathy with it. To serve
hin or TO prefer sympathy is quite as thank
less a task as to offer an open or skulking
opposition. There is lack of the organizing
faculty in the Presidents mind Supreme self
satisfaction and a cherished belief that they
will all come out right in the end take the
place, in his mind, of the faculty which designs,
organizes and effects political results Coed
opportunities for strengthening his cause are
constantly let slip, and men whose friendship
would be valued are alispated ueedlessly and
careessly. The feeling that the President does
not really care much about anybody but him
self grows and spreads among those of his own
party. He sometimes acts as if he were afraid
that men would support him. The Congress
men find themselves ignored at some of the
departments-not because the President thinks
they ought to be ignored, but because be does
not care rap about them. The effect of this
IS demoraliziug both on the Congressman and
on the causes which the President is supposed
to have at heart = Washington Correspondence
of the Boston Herald
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20
Civil Service Reform,

The following uuconciliatory remarks are
from the Washington Union, Mr.. Lynch's pa
per, heretofore an ardent supporter of the
"poicy" and all that it implies:
We hope there ara to be no more speciA al
messages, special orders, proclamatioDs, pro-
fessions or prOtestations by the Administration
in regard to civil service reform. Machine
civil service reform is at a discount, and the
machine reformers of the New York Tribune
school are deuouncing the practical applica-
ton by Secretary Schurz of the doctrines they
have heretofore advocated Just as the machine
politicians are deIouncing the President for
attempting TO carry out in good faith some of
the principles of the platform of a nominating
convention that were only intended as cam-
paign bnncombe. That there is room for and
need of reform 10 the civil SERVICE few will deny
that the patronage of the Cow rnment has
been aud still is in some extent used by the
appointing power as personal perquisite to
gratify personal friends and rsward political
adherents is lamentably trne; that, with all the
professions of superior virtue, there has really
been such improvement made in the civil
service by the present Administration that
the striking of the balance sheet at the present
time would show better condition of the civil
service than existed on the 4th of March, 1877,
we very much doubt. We believe that the ap-
pointments in the dip ON attic service-the most
impOrtaot of all under the Government on ac.
count of their representative character-have
rather tended to lower than to raise the char
acter Of that service.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20
Reasons Why ALI Should Use the
ReactjOnary Health Lift.

1t makes strong appeals to the common sense of
every man or woman in every walk OF life. 1t
furnishes an exercise which may aud should be in
troduced into every house; which may be practiced
at ali seasons in all kinds of weather, by persons Of
both sexes, all ages, and degrees OF strength or
much in praise Of it, and no one can afford to do
without it. All who investigate thoroughly, use it,
and consider it invaluable and indispensable 1t is
the safest, simplest, cheapest and most efficeot
medicine ever discovered. No claim is set up for it
which is unscientifc or impractcable.
lseneral.-IC is the best of rest. 1t is perfectly
safe. No harm came from its use. 1t strains
to the affected parts. By its the health is easily
maintained The purchase Of Reactionary Litter
is the best kind of economy. The convenience of
having one in the house is very great.
Mind and Brain n-It inyigorates and
strengthens the brain, and renders it more active
and efficient in all its operations.
sieep.-It is the simplest and safest narcotic 1t
is the most natural and probably the best means of
inducing sound and refreshing sleep.
Nerves.-It is wonderful tonic to the VIII Die
nervous system 1t is most efficaeiOus remedy in
paralysis, if taken in time.
Lungs, Throat and V0ice.-It gives special
expansion and greater mobility to the chest; en-
ton, and briggs the voice more fully under control
As preventive and cure of lung diseases it has
equal.
Exercise-Itis is the most perfect exercise for man
or woman, furnishing the best form of physical
culture and development in the safest, easiest
most thorough and expeditions manner. 1t is
better than the gymnasium, and free from its
than boating, and infinitely better Than drugs in
majority of chronic diseases 1t rounds and hardens
the muscles, and educates them into ever ready,
faithful and efficient servants of the will.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20

rettes with raised rough threads an inch long
crossing the fabric at intervals. or else merely
irregularly raised dots,or perhaps bars of rough
threads. These may be found thick enough for
ssprlng az 81 yard,or semi-opaque of huer aual |;
lty for 81 90. Others of m xed black aud white
or else black with gray, are very pretty. at the
same range OF prices; these gray bourettas will
be much worn with panels of black velvet
down the sides: Still lower priced black goods
VI singe wiutD, at from 5O to rs cents. are of
pure wool with raised dots or damasse cures.
These are to use in combination with srlk for
nice yet inexpensive dresses. The Grand Onera
alpacas and cashmeres, the TarkisL briIltant-
ines, and the beaver mohars are excellent for
serviceable business and travelling dresses.
They are brought ia pure coal black and demi-
lustre. As dresses are so little draped at pres
ent, these fabrics are even more popular than
they have been of late; they make excellent
Kilt suits, kilt pleatings, and simple polonaises
or coats. Ladies of experience in wearing
Dlack goods examine them carefully to be sure
that there is not thread of cotton in them, as
the black soon turns gray in such mixtures
Nevertheless, there are lOw-priced blacs wool
grenadines in which filling of lisle-thread is
now introduced, which merchants warrant not
TO turn gray; these are 55 cents a yard, and
are OF single width. Fine black and white
French percales, soft finished, and without the
Objectionable lustre formerly upon them, ara
shown in bourette designs for 35 cents a yard I:
English calicoes Of similar designs are 30 cents
a yard.
:. New Balmoral skirts for spring are made of
light gray, brown or ecru twilled flannel and
trimmed with bias bands of plaid goods In the
popular blue and green mixtures The top OF
the skirt is deep yoke and the founcas are
gathered and trimmed with the plaid bands.
New imported walking skirts of white mus
lin are cut in clinging shape that makes
them plain over the hips and, by aiding moth
ing to the apparent size, gains for them the
title OF princesse; They have yoke at least a
fourth OF yard deep across the front aud side
CORA, and this yoke extends plainly down the
back to within half yard Of the bottom,
where the fuluess of the back breadth is gath
cred in and gives the effect of a fan balayeuss
that supports the skirt nicely.
The soft long Chuddah shawls Of pure India
wool make pretty extra wraps for the carriage
in town or for the piazza in the country. They
ara long shawls-thst is, they are double
squares-and come in pale blue shades, deeper
blue, cardinal red, gray and brown. Their
prices are so greatly reduced that they now
come within the means of ladies with limited
income: they range from 81 up to $25. Those
at the lowest price are necessarily sleazy and Of
light weight yet are of pure India wool; those
at S25 are soft, fine and closely twilled.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20
CONVENTION OF REFORM CLUBS,

The Quarterly convention of the Reform Clubs Of
the State of Maine will be held at
Augusta on Wednesday and Thursday
March and =, 1S7S.
1t is earnestly hoped that every club in the State
will be represented at this session, that full and
complete report can be obtained.
The Reform work is spreading like "Wild Fire. all
the West and South. and let us arouse aud re-
new our interest in this good work. and have grand
and glorious Revival in the State of Maine, always
keeping in mind our notices, "We Dare to do Right
"Charity to all, malice towards none."
One aud one third fare on Maine Central R. r. and
its branches.
Per Order State Committee,
FRANK KENDRICK, Pres't
GEO. W. MURCH, Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20
Tie Prospects of the Silver Bill.

II is believed that the silver bill as amended
ia the Senate will pass the House without
serious objection. There may be some delay,
perhaps conference, but the advocates of
the Bland dollar will hardly take the risk of
sending the bill back TO the Senate, where
the change OF single vote will result in the
sustaining of the presidential veto. Indeed
the amended bill is bad enough to suit the
most radical silver man in the House unless
he happens to be mine owner. There is
little doubt that'it will become law and that
we shall in effect adopt the single silver STAN
dard, and be subject to all its evils.
The Tribune however, takes more cheer
ful view and holds that one of the amend
ments gives the Treasury the opportunity
to disregard the intent of the bill and so save
the country from the curse of deprecated
currency. No provision is made requr ing
the Secretary of the Treasury to use or issue
the silver dollars. The $2,000,0O0 coined each
month may be retained, and not dollar
piece of it allowed TO get into circulation.
With our present store of gold and the Gus
toms receipts this course can be maintained
for at least two years. But the Tribune does
not undertake to tell what shall be done after
the hoard of gold is exhausted. Perhaps it
hopes for change in public sentiment by that
time. That however is hardly probable. 1t
will be said by the silver men that remoneti-
cation has had no trial, and they will urge
then as they urge to-day that the country
suffers because we confne ourselves to the
gold standard. The country, feeling none o.
the evils which the single standard men
believe will result from the unlimited use OF
silver, will not be converted to sound finan-
cial sense by hard experience of the folly of
dishonesty. It is true that the course recon-
| mended by the Treasury is the course pur-
sured by France. That country boards its
silver and pays out gold, so that it has prac-
tical'y but one currency. This action of the
French government is however sustained by
| the people, and no man doubts its wisdom.
Here our government would be ffercely op-
posed by a great majority in Congress if it
attempted such a thing, and there is little
| reason to suppose that the Secretary would
venture to nullify the obvious intent of the
silver bill. Besides the Issue of silver certifi
Gates would make his efforts useless. There
seems to be nothing for it but to "grin and
bear it," hoping that the representatives ol
the people may some day come to their
senses, and that too before the country is
| utterly ruined.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE

OUR telegraphic columns contain this
morning brief outline of Representative
Hale's speech on Louisiana affairs delivered
in the House of Representatives yesterday.
The idea it gives of the speech is undoubtedly
very inadequate and therefore we shall pre-
sent the full text to our readers as soon as
possible.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20

IT would seem that Mr.. Nichols of Louisi
ana runs the civil service. He offers to par
don Anderson il that man be dismissed from
the federal office which he holds. This is a
new aud peculiar kind of "reiorm' and shows
the characteristic modesty of the Southern
politician. State rights will have made a
long advance when the Governor of State
removes and appoints the federal officers
within its limits,
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20

To the late Gideon Welles was due the credi,
of establishing the policy relating to contra
bands" VIII ch was afterwards adopted iu every
department of Mr.. Lincoln's administration.
While the army was returning escaped slaves,
the Secretary of the Navy took the ground that
all loyal men. black or white, who escaped from
the confederacy and came into our lines, were
entitled to our protection and might be employ
ed 10 our service
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20
SheriH,S Sale.

CUMBERLAND, IS.
NyAKEN on execution and will be sold by public
Il auction to the highest bidder, on SATURDAY,
the second day OF March, A. D., 1875 at one o'clock
in the afternoon, at the sheris office in Portland in
said county, all the right in eqnity which Llewellyn
Coss, of Pittston, had on the nineteenth day of
July, A. D., 1877. at ten O'Clock and ten minutes in
the forenoon, being the time of the attachment of
the the original writ in the action in which
said execution obtained to redeem the following
described real estate to wit:
A certain lot of land and the buildings thereon,
situated the Northeast side of Canton street. in
Portland, in said county, and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a stake standing on the westerly cor
ner land owned by David Ross, and running North
westerly the line of said street twenty-five (.2)
feet. more or less, to stake; thence Northeastery
on straight line, to Benjamin Dodge's line thence
on said Dodges line nineteen and half feet, more
or less, from said David Rosss, back or Southerly
corner fifty and one-half feet, more or less
thence Southwesteriy said Dodge's line nineteen
and one halt feet more or less, said Ross line
thence Southwestery said Ross's line fifty feet,
more or less, to the bounds begun at.
1t being the same premises decided to Sarah M.
Bridges by Eunice G. Hiiman October g. 1857, and
recorded in Cumberland Registry Book PSI Page 1885,
and by said Sarah NJ Bridges to Lewellyn Coss and
recorded in Cumberland Registry Book 3i4, Page
102
Dated at Portland this twenty-eighth day of JAN
nary, A. D., 1873.
GARDNER NJ. PARKER, Deputy Sheriff.
sebi4 dlaw3rEw
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20

SOUTH CAROLINA is now devotlng itself to
the formation of cavalry companies. Four
were organized in Anderson county alone
last week. Are they intended to carry on
the work of the rihe-clubs that figured so
unpleasantly in the latest presidential cleo
tjon
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20

each others faces over in Europe and there
is a fair prospect of peace. The Russian
threat of occupying Constantinope led Eng
land into the mistake of violating the Treaty
of Par's, and she cannot now well insist upon
its enforcement. Apparently this was just
what the Russians wanted.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEB. 20.

We do not read anonymous etters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS IS furnished
with Card certificate couptersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
ourpal,
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20
State Temperance Alliance.

1t is thought by very many of the most active
friends of Temperance that the cause could be great
ly advanced in this State, by judicious con-
cenration of purpose and effort on the part of the
various Temperance organizations, the Church and
the public generally, by association in some State or
ganization, similar in plan and scope to that of the
Massachusetts State Temperance Alliance" which
organization has existed in that State for upwards
twenty-five years, and embraces in active member
Ship members of all the various Temperance organ.
izations, well the Clergy and Church of almost
every denomination; receiving and disbursing from
fourteen to eighteen thousand dollars every year au
thenticating and sending out Lecturers into every
portion of the State; arranging for public meetings
and supplying speakers, and closely watching the
Temperance pulse, and providing means and meas
nres to keep it in healthy and vigorous state
'uly scrutiDizipg all legislation, and ready at al
times to sound the alarm when encroachments from
the enemy are attempted. With view to organic,
ing similar Alliance in Maine and auxiliary to tn,
to the National Temperance Alliance, the under
signed invite the friends Of Temperance to meet al
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20

THE Indiana Democrats hold their State
Convention to-day. Of course the Voorhees,
wing will control it, and something very bad
in the way of platform may be expected.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20

IF the European Congress does meet at
Baden-Baden the habitues of that place will
see game played for greater stakes than
were ever contended for on its red-and-black
tables.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20

DIAz is to be recognized at last. There is
no reason why the recognition should not
have taken place long ago. By Withholding
it the Administration has gained no advan-
aoes