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STATE NEWS.
ANpRosooaa1N COUNTY


Thr Auburn shoe factories continue to turn
out moderate quantities of goods. The manu- +.
factnrers OF Western and Southern heavy goods
are doing little but the makers of lighter goods
are having fair trade. The shipments of the
present week are about the sumo as those of
last week, but 700 cases smaller than the cor
responding week Of last year.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The attendance of students at the Maine
Medical School is as large as that Of last year,
and the lectures are going on with marked snc-
cess by Profs. Weeks, Mitchell, Gsrrish, Wild
er, (who closed this week his labors) and Judge
Goddard. The class bears an excellent repu.
tation.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
J. r. Perham went to the house of one Hid
reth in Temple on Thursday of last week, with
the intention of making settlement of some
personal matters and they had some hard
words. Perham got excited and drew his re-
volver and shot Hildreth, hitting him in the
left side over the heart, and striking a rib it
glanced, only made a flesh wound of about two
inches in length-not dangerous. Perham
was arrested and bound over in the UNI of
$500.
PENOBsCOT COUNTY.
On Thursday Col A. c. Wing, one of the
trustees Of the Winthrop Savings Bank, visit
ed Jennie Hope at the Bangor Jail. There
are various rumors afoat in relation 10
Hope. and one is that he is worth something
over $1O0, 900 and owns large livery stable in
New York. 1t is also rumored that his wife
and attorney will soon visit him in Bangor.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Somerset grand jury has reported eleven
indictments, as follows: Incest, Marshall f.
Young, Norridgewock; 1 nuisance, Somerset
railroad crossing at Madison Bridge; 2 fraud,
John York, Fairfield, selling wagon, and DR..
H. Ell. Campbell Waterville, for assignment of
mortgage with intent to defraud; 5 liquor cases,
against E. 81. Pushor of Pittsfeld, and 2
against J. II. Davis of same place; 1 attempt
to procure another to commit perjury, f. Joa-
quiD, Athens; breaking and entering, Chas'
II. Abbott, Burnham. Young was arraigned
Friday, plead guilty, and was sentenced to 10
years in state prison.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
G. w. and Austin Knight have been arrested
for breaking into the store of f. G.. Trefry in
Lubec. Austin Knight confessed.
YORK COUNTY.
At the recent show of the Massachusetts
Kennel Club, f. A. Forsaith of Kittery, was
awarded the $35 prize for the best female Eng.
lish setter.
The dwelling house in Springvale occupied
by Frank S. Beal and Alvin Croker, was
burned last Monday night. Loss $1,000; insur-
anca $500
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30
Religious Notes and News

Rev. DIR. Smaller preached at Damariscotts
last Sunday.
Rev. Solomon Bixby who was acting pastor
of the Congregational church in Kenduskeg in
1858 to 1856 has closed his labors at Petersham
Rev. Hugh S. Carpenter, D. D., former pas.
tor of State street church, in this city, is to be
installed April ii, as pastor of Bedford church,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Rev. f. j. Bicknell, pastor of the Baptist
church in Monson, has accepted call to the
pastorate Of the Second Baptist church IN
Bangor, and will commence his labors there on
the first of June.
There has been great revival of religion at
Dennysville within the past ten days. Col.
Shaw and Mr.. Mitchell, two evangelists, have
been there and through their efforts some 225
new converts and backsliders in that vicinity
have expressed hope that they have been
truly converted aud desire to become humble
followers of the Lord.
Rev. Saith Sweetser, ID. D., who died at
Worcester Mass, last Sabbath, was ordained
as the first pastor of the Congregational
being organized July %, 1885. He was called
to the Central church Worcester, Mass in
1888, and was released from the pastorate in
Gardiner, Nov. s, 1888. He was an able and
faithful minister.
The Banner reports that the Camden Uni
versalist circuit, composed of Camden, Rock
port, Hope and So. Hope, have secured the
pledge of every dollar of the means necessary
to call SO able man as Raw. G. P. Nash, pres
emit pastor of the Lewiston society, to become
their pastor. He has answered favorably; the
arrangements are all perfected, and he will
enter on the duties of his new field of labor,
April 81
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30
CITY AFFAIRs.
Special Meeting Of the City Council.

A special meeting of both branches of the
city government was held last evening and the
following business transacted:
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
A communication was received from Ex-
Mayor Wescott, receiver of the Portland &
Rochester railroad, asking permission of the
city to present petition to the Supreme Court
for authority to purchase certain engines and
cars now leased to said corporation and pay for
the same from the earnings of the road.
Thomas Heffran was appointed special
policeman without pay at the st. Stephen q
church.
Samuel Rolfe, Treasurer of the Widows
being the interest on the Clapp fund, has been
distributed.
The committee on engrossed bills reported
that the ordinance in relation to dog Licenses
was duly engrossed.
Petitions presented and referred-Of T. P.
Harrington to erect three wooden cottages or
the Chadwick lot on Congress street; of f. w.
Talbot ct ais, for sewer on North street.
Orders Passed-That the City Treasurer pay
to j. w. Munger such sum as Judge Symonds
may award for damages sustained through 8
defect in the street; that on the approval of the
laying out of St. John street, from Portland to
Congress streets, the City Treasurer pay tt
Frank A. Parker $500, and to Catherine A
Reed 5000, the sum being for damages award
ed them by the laying out of said street; thai
the City Clerk by authorized to provide eacf
member of the City Government with copy
of the police rules and regulations.
/. COMMON COUNCIL.
An order was passed authorizing the com
mittee on streets, sidewalks and bridges to pur
| chase horses for the use of the street depart
ment for sum not exceeding $780,
Other papers were passed in concurrence.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

DEATHBED CONFESSION OF MURDER. About
fifty years ago Mr. Isaac Blake, brother Of
George Blake, Esq, now living in Atkinson,
Me-, was returning from trip to New Bruins
wick. where he had been engaged in buying
and selling cattle, and other matters, and
brought with him about fifteen hundred dol
lars, mostly in gold. He stopped in Bangor a
day or two where he was seen by several &C.
quaintances, and then started on foot for At
kinson, stopping the first night at q tavern
about nine miles north, in what is now Glen.
burn, near the foot OF the Jameson hill, so
called. He was never seen or heard from at.
forwards; but it was the general opinion that
he was murdered, and two persons were sus-
pected, but whether legal investigation was
had it is not remembered; at any rate, no clue
was found to the perpetrators of the crime.
And SO it has remained until about the first of
March, 1878.
On that day man near 70 years old, who
lived in has Milo and about that section forty
years or more, was taken sick and, finding that
he could not live but a few days longer, called
in neighbor and made confession of being
concerned, with two others, in the murder of
Mr.. Blake at Glenburn. He mentioned also of
committing other crimes.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30
Flag of Truce Boat,

To the Editor of the Press:
Your paper to-day mentions that the Tran
script (Which has not yet reached me) calls
attention to the fact that the steamer City of
Richmond, which runs between Portland and
Bangor,is the same steamer that was the flag of
truce boat on the James River, when Rich
mond was invested by our armies, and by
means of which the exchange of prisoners was
made.
Probably the Richmond was running from
the city whose name she BEARS down to the
lines Of the investing army. 1t is singular
coincidence, that an other flag of truce boat,
then running on the same river, meeting the
Richmond at the lines, should now be running
beside her, on parallel route from Portland.
The steamer New York, much larger than
the City of Richmond, was built on the shore
Of Lake Ontario, and ran as a passenger boat
from Ogdensburg to Lewiston, at the head OF
| the lake. On the:breaking out Of the war, she
was brought down the st. Lawrence, shooting
the famous Lachine rapids, under the guidance
of one of the skilled Indian pilots, and con.
tinued iher long and circuitous voyage by the
| way Of the Gulf of st. Lawrence, Northumber
/ louu oeIaits 0ue VI OducUs IOuQQ NOVA SCOLlS
to Fortress Munroe. But during her devious route
she put into several ports, one which I thinl
| was Portland. Soon after her arrival a
Hampton roads, she was employed by thu
War department as flag of truce boat on tn,
james river. Her gangway has been tn,
boundary between confinement and freedom
to many thousands of prisoners of war, both il
blue and in gray.
At the collapse of the rebellion the New
York was purchased by the Internationa
Steamship Company and after having add
tional passenger Accommodations added, sic wa
| put on their route from Boston to Portland an
St. John. N. b. She was severely damaged b.
running into ledge in a fog. but was finall
1oated off by the veteran Commodore Coylf
with the aid of tight casks brought to Por1
land and rebuilt on the Marine railway unde
his superintendance. By having a new bottor
she was entitled to a new name and she wa
called the "City of Portland" and again too
her place in the line. She is now one of til
| best passenger steamers on the coast, with
history which [ thought worth writing.
Windham, March %, 1878. w. G.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30
Richmond.

hICHMOND, MafCn 20
Mr.. A. @. Randall, for many years teacher
in this and other states, and recently principal
of the Richmond high school, died this fore
noon, after long and painful illness, at the
residence of his brother-in-law, Mr.. S. White,
aged about4S years. He was graduate o.
Bowdoin College, and has taught school long
and successfully. He was a teacher by ma
tnre and inclination and always took great
pride in his scholars, by whom, and a large
circle of friends and acquaintance, he will be
sincerely mourned. PEN.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

A QUESTIONABLE CoNCERN.-Circulars have
been received in different parts of this and
other states purporting to come from firm
named Brown Brothers, and located at Calais
in this state. The circular represent the firm
as bankers, and agents for the Seminole Gold
and Silver Mining Company. ]. R. Brown,
one of the partner calls himself president
of the company and is anxious to sell stock.
gentlemen in this city became interested in
the concern and wrote to well known business
concern in Calais TO ascertain if there was
any such concern in that city. He received
an answer saying that there was no Browns
doing any business in Calais. But there were
strangers there who had opened an off which
the citizens know nothing about, one of the
men calling himself Brown. The firm do not do
any legitimate business. From all parts of
the country letters are received by the Mayor
asking about the concern, and stating that
they have sent them money and that is the
last heard from them Their circulars contain
extracts from paper called the Calais Herald
and it is we'll known that there is no such
paper issued in the state. Nothing is known of
any Seminole mining company of which they
speak and of which Brown claims to be prest.
dant
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

PATRIOTIC ORDER SONS OF AMFRIcA-Camps No
I and convenes over the Eastern Express Office,
Plum street. No. on Wednesday evening; No.
on first and third Saturdays of each month; No
Tuesday evening, at Arcana Hall; No. 2 at School
House, Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth, Friday
Evening.
BoswoRTH Posi- G. A. R.-Meeting every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, 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. Is
.econd Saturday Of each month.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST Y
At their library room, City Hail. on the first and
third Monday evenings OF each month.
SovEREIGYs OF INDUsTRY-Dirigo Council, No. 1
meets every Friday evening, at Arcana Hall, at u
O'Clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Harrington
Block. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
OF books daily. 2 to 8, day and evening.
PAYsoN LITERARY SoCIETY-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress Streets at "A o'clock.
PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY AND READING
RooM-Open and free to all from 10 a. m. to 9p.
m, City Building.
BRAMHALL LODGE, No. 8, x. OF P.-Meete
Tuesday evening, each week, Pythian Hall, Clapp's
Block, Congress Street.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-
Arcana, Monday, Congress Hall, 1901 Congress
St.; Mission, Wednesday, Williams Block, Congress
street; Mystic, Thursday, at Sons of Temperance
Hall.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

In September last Mr., Daniel Clark Of Farm.
ington, in company with Mr.. Samuel Page
rode forty miles in Franklin county to observe
more than onerhalf Of the horses wore binders
that struck the eye every step the horses took
Mr.. Clark proposes open brides for the 2S
horses used on the stage limo to the Rangeley
Lakes. Several horses were found that were
made blind by this cruel practice.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30
Decisions of Law Court.
The following decisions have been received from
the law court:

The following decisions have been received from
the law court:
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Over in equity VS.. Pennington Village Corpora
fion, Bill sustained Injunction granted as prayed
for with costs for plaintiffs.
Same VS.. Same. Same.
Paine VS. New Sharon. Exceptions overruled.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Trustees of Gould's Academy We. Grover. Excep-
tons overruled. IA,
Curtis VS.. Dunn. judgment Tor deIendans WIFI
right of plaintiff to redeem.
JewetJ Vs. Hamlin. Demandant nonsu1t.
Fryeburg VS.. Brownfeld Exceptions overiule
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
Durgn Vs. Dyer Exceptions sustained.
Perkins vs. Fogg. Motion overruled. =,
Read petitioner, VS.. Hilton. Judgment for partl
ton. The petitioners undivided half of premises de
scribed in petition to be be set off subject to and
accordance with &. s., chap. 8s, 16.
YORK COUNTY.
Haley VS.. Hobson. Motion and exceptions over
ruled.
ton sustained unless plaintiff RENTS all ever 500.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Morgan VS.. Heller Exceptions sustained.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

SUDDEN DEATH.-Mrs. DR.. Getchell died
very suddenly from the bursting of blood
vessel in the brain at o'clock yesterday
morning. She was apparently in the best Of
health when she retired, but at midnight was
taken with commissions. Several physicians
were called and all possible remedies applied,
but the lady remained unconscious until the
time of her death. She was most estimable
| lady and her death will cast gloom over a
l large circle of friends
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

Miss DENIsoNs LEcTURE.-Miss Eliza
Denison made her debut upon the lecture plat
form at Congress Hall last evening. The
audience was rather small. Miss Denison was
confined very closely to her notes, reading her
lecture rather than speaking. Her subject
was "Superstitions," and shs treated it his.
torically and phllosophically. Many of the
prominent superstitions of by gone ages, as
| we'll as those prevailing at the present day,
| were discussed and their significance and eff.
feet pointed out. The lecture contained much
that was instructive and entertaining, and de-
served q larger audience.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. The
committee on ways and means have had several
meetings with the managers of the Public
Library during the present week to consider
propositions for union of the two libraries,
and have arrived at an understanding that
will enable them to make full and definite
report at the meeting this evening. This is a
matter in which the members of the M. l.. A.
feel deep interest, and it is expected that
there will be large attendance.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The following
transfers of real estate were recorded in this
county yesterday:
Portland-John Hugbey ct. al. to Mary f.
Hughey, land on Long Island.
Cape Elizabeth-Frederic York to Dexter
Jordan ct al, land and buildings on Stanford
street.
Gorham-Caleb Skillings to VIM. B. Libby,
10 acres of land.
Standish-Elias s. Golf ct al. to Ansel
Hawkes. ct al, 125 acres of land
Naples-James f. Hill to Appleton D. Hill,
10 acres of land.
Freeport-Charles W. Richardson to William
A. Mitchell, one-half acre of land.
Harpswell-Betsey Curtis ct ais. to Paul G..
Merrman, land and buildings.
Nancy Strout ct ais to Paul G. Merriman,
land and buildings
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

STEAMER NOTES.-The Mississippi sailed for
Liverpool yesterday morning and not for Glas-
Cow as mentioned in the Argus.
The Ontario will carry $500 tons and the
venezia about 900 tons at most, slight
difference in those steamers both in cargo,
capacity, build and general appearance.
The managers of the Dominion Line received
the following cable from Liverpool yesterday;
''The Ontario arrived this morni ng; all live
stock landed in splendid condition"
The above steamer sailed from this port on
the 10th inst, with 2l2 head of choice cattle
and 16 horses
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

81. I. NELSON & Co. can show you the larg-
est assortment of black silk fringes, grass
fringes and buttons ever seen in this city.
Their store is in the Harrington Block, No. 443
Congress street. mch2S-3t
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT TO-DAY

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
A Grand Concert Free st. Baptist Church.
Reception Hall-Miss Alice l. earle,
Music Hall-A Celebrated Case
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
An Economical Floor Covering
A. H. Coe-4.
For Ten Days Carlton KimbaIl.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
WARM. G. Palmer.
To Let-A. X. Shurtleff.
Cottage House For Sale.
Choice Building Lots For Sale,
Genteel Residence To Let.
Health Corsets-John E, Davis,
Please Take Notice,
Cumberland Club.
One Cent,
OpenIng-Eastman Bros
y. ID, b. Fisk g. Co,
AUCTION COLUMN.
lmportrnt Sale of Paper Hangings.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

F. E. @. Robbins, formerly principal of the
high school at Saccarappa, has bsen engaged as
principal of the new high school in this town.
He is good teacher and the school officials are
fortunate in securing his services.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

For ten days Carlton Kimball will sell
buttons, black silk, chenille and grass fringes
also worsted fringes and embossed galloons
from % to 80 per cent discount. We mean
what we say. 1876 Congress street.
rno2o dot
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

THE NEW NORMAL SCHOOL Yesterday
morning the Board of Trustees OF the Normal
Schools met at the Falmouth and gave hear
ing to the Gorham committee, consisting of
Judge Waterman, Col. Robbie and r. G. Hard
ing, Esq. The sites proposed were considered
and the committee are understood to have
agreed as to which is to be preferred, and to
have made conditional decision. Governor
Conner, Superintendent Corthell and Mr.. Pull
len, the resident trustee, were appointed COM
mittee to represent the board in regard to
further action as to location and the character
of the buildings required. In the afternoon
the committee examined various plans drawn
by Mr.. Fasssett
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

VERDICT AGAINST THE GRAND TRUNK-At
Augusta Thursday In the case of William
Harvey VS. Crank Trunk Railway Company of
Canada, an action brought to recover for loss
of horse valued at 5000 through the careless
ness of defendant corporation jury returned q
j O So ~1oso&;ff
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30
An KcouomicaI Floor Coverings.

LINoLEUM, being composed of cork, is as
elastic as a carpet; waterproof, accumulates
no dirt, and will outwear the best oilcloth three
or four times. 1t is manufactured in hand
some patterns, and sold by all frst-class
Garnet dealers.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

EVERYBODY who buys one pair of our 81. I.
N. & Co. kid gloves for $1.25, comes back fol
another. Every pair warranted Beautiful
spring shades just opened. 81. l. Nelson &
Co., 443 Congress street, Harrington Block.
mch28.3t
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

Open the pores and break up colds with
SANFoRD's JAMAICA GINGER
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

FLORIDA SEA BEANS, polished and hand
somely mounted as watch charms, cheap at @.
Il. Lamson's, 201 Middle street.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

OPENED TODAY, ladies' parti-colored hose,
choice styles at % cents pair 81. I. Nelson
& Co., 443 Congress street, Harrington Block.
mch28.3t
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30
Municipal Court.

BEFORE JUDGE KNIGHT.
FRpAY,-Lule Donahue-2 cases-Search and
seizure. Fined. $50 with costs in each. Appealed.
A. w. Bradbury.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30
Stated Meetings.
CIT2 GOVERNMENT,

The regular meetings of the City Council take
place the hrst Monday evening Of each month.
The School Committee meet the fourth Monday
evening of each month,
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30
MASONIC,


mASONlC.
at Masonic Hall, No. 95 Exchange Street.
YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGE-Ancient Land Mark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERs-GreenleafR R. A. c., first Monday; Mt.
Vernon, R. A. G., third Monday.
CoUNcM-Portland G. R. & s. Masters, second
Monday.
COMMANDMENTS OF X. T.-Portland, fourth Mon
DAY; st. Adams, second Thursday.
GRAND BoDEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday In
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May;
Grand Council Wednesday p. M; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening.
masonic RELIEF AssoCIATIoN-Fourth Wednes-
day in every month.
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION
Second and fourth Tuesday Of each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES,
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge Of Perfection first
Friday.
CoUNcIL-Portland Council P. Of j. second Fri
day.
CHAPTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de Il.
Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-Maine Consistcry, S, P. r. S., fourth
Friday in March, June, September and December.
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

Discerning folks will not be long in finding
out the merits of SLIPPERY ELM LOZEN-
GEES for coughs. For sale by all druggists.
CAswELL & Co.,
Corner of Washington and Winter streets,
Boston,
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30

Ladies Hats are as much
consequence to talk about
as Gents Hats. Therefore
all are advised to get their
old StraWs made over at
SWEETSIR'S BleaOhery,
544 Congress Street, on the
new shapes. There's mon
ey in it. Gents seeing this
notice will please mention
it to their families. >,
marie dh
The Portland daily press., 1878-03-30
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE.

:. We, the undersigned, wish to inform the publ
that we prepared to shoe all kinds of horses, IL
the best manner. We use none but handmade
shoes. Price to suit the times. We have taken thu
shop situated at
NO. 20 PEARL STREET,
B-Please give us a call.
mar30d2w MORRILL, Il STEARNs.