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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-12
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.
Monday, Feb. IN.
ARRIVED.

Monday, Feb. N.
ARRIVED.
Steamer New Brunswick, Hall, Boston for East
port and st John. NB.l
Sch Smith Tuttle, Barter, Georgetown for Boston,
CLEARED.
Steamship Franconia, Bragg, New York,-Henry
Fox.
Barque Samuel B Hale, Haven, Buenos Ayres-R
Lewis & Co.
:. Brig Matte Russell, Anterior, Sagua-Geo S
Hunt s. Co.
Sch Olive Elizabeth, Lindsey, New York-Bartlett
Mills.
Sch Grace Cushing. Mosher. Parker's Head to load
for New York; Nickerson & Son.
Sch Reaper, Teel, st George-D l. Choate.
SAILED-Schs Emma Crosby. Elva Pettengill,
Sammy Ford, Mary f Pike, and others. Brig Annie
W Goddard, and sch Stephen Harding sailed 9th.
LFR0M OUR CORRESPONDENT.
BOOTHBAY, Feb sid, sch Mary Collins, tor
New York.
Feb Gar, schs Stephen Morgan, from Harmon's
Harbor Victory, johnson, Bristol for Boston.
Feb 11-Sld, sch Stephen Morgan, New York.
The new barque recently launched from the yard
of Baisdell, at Bath, has been sold to parties on
the Kennebec. Capt Rairden will command her.
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Ar at New York 18th, brig Caroline Eddy, Dodge,
Palermo; schs Adam Bowlby Jellison, Aux Cages;
Frank w Emery, Falker, Progresso.
SID I'm Milford 9th, brig Nash, Spaulding for
Wilmington, NC.
Ar at st Thomas Jan q, brig Myronus, Joy, from
Naples; Goth, S Smith, Warren, do.
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For New England

clear or partly cloudy weather, colder north.
westerly, rising barometer, followed at west
stations by falling barometer and warmer,
southerly winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-12
IETEOROLHGEOAE.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENrx-xouR
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHEZ SIGNAL,
OFFICER, Washington, DC.
Feb. - II A. nj
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Advertisers will find IL cheaper to get their JOB
PRINTING done where they get their Advertising.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-12

THE TREATMENT WHICH is gaining ground among
the Medical Faculty, for curing Brght's Disease,
Dropsy, Kidney, Bladder and Urinary Complaints, is
that of prescribing HUNTS REMEDY. Gravel, Di-
abetes, Retention and Incontinence of Urine. and
Pain in the Side, Back and Loins. are cured by
HUNTS REMEDY. Family Physicians prescribe
HUNTS REMEDY.
CLARK's TooTHACHE DROPS cure instantly.
fe12 eodlw&w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-12

Appetite returns, the system is refreshed by health
full slumber, the nerves grow strong and calm the
dependency begotten of chronic indigestion and an
uncertain state OF health disappears, and that
salow appearance of the skin peculiar o habitual
invalids, and persons deficient in vital energy, is
replaced by more becoming tinge. feb12e01w&w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-12

WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-The Committee of
Ways and Means today passed upon schedule
of the tariff bill, which includes manufactured
articles of hemp, jute, aud so forth, but not of
cotton, wool, silk and linen. No alterations
were made in the ratas
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Job Printing.

Fully approaching the very liberal patronage which
ment of our Office we would solicit continuance Of
the same, and will spare no pains to make such pa
ronagd deserved. We guarantee satisfaction In eT-
cry respect.
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SEATTLE, WT-Ar 31st, ship Ell Dorado, Hayden
San Francisco.
NEW oRLEANS-Cld 9th, sch Belle Hooper, Gil.
key, Providence.
Ar 9th, sch May Evelyn MeLearn. AIMS Bay, j.
Sid I'm the Pass 9th. ship Rosie Welt for Liverpool
sch Satmpede, for Wilmington.
MoBlLE-Ar 9Th, sch Abraham Richardson, Pray
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TFRoM MERCHANTS ExoHANeE

The new barque recently launched from the yard
ID o Blasdel, at Bath, has been sold to parties on
g Kennebec. Capt Rairden will command her.
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
Money in Their Pockets.

A noted lecturer tells us that in a Western town he visited the church was used tor the lecture room. As soon as the lecture was over the clergyman who had introduced the speaker announced that those who desired would now have an opportunity for shaking hands with the distinguished guest. Let the speak CT tell the story in his own words :- Accordingly, I took my position near the door, and if I had been prize bull dog the people could not have been more reluctant to pass me. All stood up crowding the aisles and passage-ways, but no one moved toward the door. To facilitate matters I seized one old fellow by the hand and gave it shake, and passed him along. Then came an- other; him l also pump-handlGd. I held out my hand for the next, rather fur tive-looking youth, with red hair and a very speckled face. He approached me with jerk and deposited fifteen cents in my extended palm. Before I could get an explanation he was out of the door and off, In the meantime, the rest began to move little faster, and by and by another fist-full of coppers was thrust into my hand.
 "Good heavens do they suppose I'm here to take up a collection? They're actually putting money into my hand '" I said to the minister stepping back up- on the platform.
 "Oh no," said he, laughing; "these are boys who contrived to get in without paying, so they think they must pay you."
 That was all the hand-shaking want ed, so I let the good people depart in peace and they did seem very much re- ieved when I got out of their way. It was money in good many pockets, I expect.
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
Postal Cards.

Postal cards give rise to peculiar troubles. A Rochester lumber dealer mailed card to @ discharged clerk, &C., cusing him of swindling, and the clerk has obtained verdict of $45O damages, based on the publicity of the charge while passing through the mails. A similar case is on trial in Pittsburg, the plaintiff being a sewing machine agent, to whom his employer addressed an accusation of improperly retaining money. An Omaha clergyman publishes a card complaining that he frequently receives advertisements of wine printed on postal cards, and, as he is 8 total abstainer from strong drink, the inl- pression might be wrongfully created that he is buyer of the wine. A Bos- ton landlady sends bills on postal cards to former boarde1s, accompanied by urgent requests for payment One Of the recipients began suit agalnst her for libel, but withdrew it, his lawyer ad- vising him that, as the communication was simple request to pay just debt. he had no legal grievance. A Kansas City girl tilted her lover, and he retalia- ted by writing her amorous letters on postal cards. She did not invoke the law, but put rawhide in her pocket, lay in wait for her annoyer, and whipped him,
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
The Boy and the Chestnuts.

A rat of boy, who had in vain searched the postofice corridors for the nickel which careless hand occasionally drops at the stamp clerks window, took his position before chestnut stand and eyed the fresh nuts long time before drawing a deep sigh and grooming: ooh, I wish I was rich l! 7" The chestnut,
 roaster made no reply, and the odor of the roasting nuts finally induced the boy to inquire "Are chestnuts healthy?" "No, bub-they are prolific of indigestion, was the reply. After a while the boy thought it was time to re- mark: "Did you ever hear the story of the man who gave poor boy handful of chestnuts, and when the boy grew up and got rich he rewarded the old man with diamond pin and four-horse team ?" "No, never did, but I heard of the man who brought poor boy to the edge of the grave by giving him 8 dozen chestnuts. The lad took turn up and down, secured another strong sniff of the pleasant odor, and then leaned over and whispered: eff I'll take the chances on the edge of the grave business will you take the chances on the chestnuts ?" The vender finally thought he would.-Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
Consumption.

Dr. bio Lewis says A quarter of the adults in New England die of this one malady. There are several hundred diseases, but this one kills quarter of us. Very little is really known of con- sumption, and many singular errors have been obtained.
 1st Error. It is generally supposed to be disease of the lungs.
 2d Error. That the way to treat it, is to doctor the lungs themselves.
 3d Error. That a cold is generally the starting point of this malady.
 4th Error. That warm climate favors a cure.
 5th Error. That beef, cod liver oil, and whisky are good.
 9th Error. That drugs are useful.
 The facts are these. Consumption is disease of the system and may be de- tected ill the skin, eye, secretions and in a score of ways, long before it is located in the lungs. The taint pervading the system, generally for months or years, is at length developed in the lungs by whatever exhausts the general vitality i; as, for example, fever, corroding grief, bad diet, late hours, bad ventila- tion, living in the shade, or any other depressing influence.
 The cure is to be found in cold, bracing climate, exercise in the open air, vigorous friction of the skin, a very plain, nutritious, unstimulating diet, with cold water for drink, plenty of sum- shine. sleep, and a hopeful, brave temper.
 With such treatment and an utter abandonment of drugs, whisky, cod liver oil, and other kindred barbarisms, one-, half of all who die of consumption, would live on and many with large ul- cers in their lungs would recover.
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
Milk Frauds in New York.

The New York correspondent of the Philadelphia Tunes informs us that there are some New Workers who are so foolish as to imagine that they drink pure fresh milk in their coffee in the morning. This fallacy, he says, even extends into the fashionable quarters, and among some very respectable people. It is great mistake. New York milk IS mixture of all sorts of unwholesome things, and even when it is sold just as it comes from the COW (which is very rarely), two-thirds of the time it is not fit to feed to cats. Any one who comes down the Harlem Railroad late at night IS very likely to strike the milk train at midnight, carrying thousands of gallons of milk. This is a small part of what is sold next morning as mornings milk," and so it doubtless is of the morning before, all nicely skinned. If the milkmen would sell us milk that is adulterated onl ly with water, we might shut our eyes and drink it; but in spite of all the lactometres used by scientific officers Cat so much year), the milk is vilely mixed. When you drink glass of it there is white coating left sticking in your mouth, a sort of coating of kalsomine, much more ornamental than agreeable. The adulteration is undoubtedly done after the milk reaches the city. The dairy men are too honest to go further than add two parts of water to one part of milk. The milkmen put in the whiting. To make nice rich cream, at 30 cents a quart, add more whiting (to be followed by June collie, without additional charge). I do not believe that on any day in the year there are ten gallons of pure cream in the whole city.
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
English and French Land Owners,

The national debts of France and England are now not far apart in amount, that of France being little the larger. The French debt is held by 4, 39O, ,OOO, being an average of about 1855 to each holder. England's debt, on the other hand, by the latest returns, is held by about 300, 1000 persons, being an average of about $12,500 to each holder. In France, the masses of the people seem to be the bondholders in England, the capitalists instead. In France there are about 7,5OO,OOO land owners, of whom some 5000, ,0O0 have little plots of abo1t six acres, as an average. In England the number of land owners is put down at 1, 173,00 In France, one person in five is land owner; In England, one in thirty. In England, however, $50, 900 of these owners have in the aggergate but 188, ,OOO acres, being an average of a tritle more than one-ffth of an acre each. In the returns made for this country London was not included, but the land of the metropolis is mostly in few hands only.
 The highlands of Scotland have been specially affected in recent years. These regions have lately become favorite re- sorts for fishing and hunting, and immense tracts have been almost entirely depopulated to make way for deer forests. A rude but hardy and honest race of people once inhabited those highland glens, and earned scanty but independent living on their little plots of ground. In most cases they held it upon very low rent, and in some cases paid no rent at all, though they did not own the ground. WAen the land became so valuable for purposes of raising game, these primitive people were told to find homes elsewhere. The Hon. Lyulph Stanley estimates that more than 2,OOO,OOO acres in Scotland have been thus depopulated and turned into deer forests. The whole of Scotland has little less than 19.OOO, 900 acres.
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
A California Railroad.
San Francisco has one peculiar

San Francisco has one peculiar street railroad. It is about mile and half long, and runs in California street over steep Mob Hill, place of handsome residences. The cost of building it was $SO0,OOO, and it has never paid divi- dend, but the owners do not mind that, being among the wealthiest men on the Pacific coast. The stranger is aston ished to see the cars moving without any apparent motive power. Between the tracks is continuous slit, under which moves wire cable. An attachment of each car, operated by lever, grips or lets go this cable as required, and the cable is moved by 8 powerful engine underneath the street. The plan works we'll, but is very costly. The cable must be coated anew with tar every two days, as protection against the rasping of the car-clamps, and even then it wears out completely in six months. The power required is equal to that of 750 horses. The cars are luxurious, with floors only foot from the ground, and with seats divided into spaces to prevent crowding. The roadbed, too, is not of an ordinary kind. A trench was dug, four feet wide and four feet deep, in which heavy V-shaped irons were placed, ten feet apart, and on the tops of these Vs the rails were laid and firmly bolted. The cable and it's appur- tenances were placed in position. Then the trench was filled with concrete, which became as hard as stone.
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
MARKET NOTES.
NEW YORK MARKET

NEW YORK MARKET.
 The wholesale New York market quotation show:
 Beans.-Prime, 1.7Oa1.75; fair to good B1. 5C al 65 per bushel.
 Butter-N. Y. sold at 22c. tor choice in pails and 14a16c. common to good. Western sold at 25c. and the common Western al 7o9c.
 Cheese.-Factory fancy, 9s4c. do. fair s1ac
 Eggs.-QuOtations ranged from 20c. for or dinary to 22c.. for New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
 Flo'T.-Supcrtipe New York and Western s3.5Oa3, 90; extra New York $3.SCa5.25.
 Hay.-Shipping 35a40c.; clover 25a35c.; sal 25a95 straw 25d40c.
 Hops.-New York sa15; Eastern 1oal2c yearlings 5aSc., olds 2d4c.
 PeirOleum.-Refned crude be in bulk; in barrels Sc. Naptha Sc. il shipping order, and 13sld14c. in cases.
 Pork.-New mess $11 ,20a11,2 ,25, Family mes 1900 extra prime $11.5o, dressed hogs 5d5.&
 Wheat.-Sprirg No. 2, 94c. Milwaukee No: 3, - Amber $1.O3, White $1.04, ] Rye.-State 6ld63c
 WooL-Ohio Pennsylvania and virginit xxx 4On42c, xx 36n3s., K 34dS7c. No. 1, S6c 3Sc. No: ?, 3Sd36c., common, 30a32c. New York and Western XIX 30d35c., X and No. 3od35dS4d37c
 PHILADELPHIA MARKET. wi, Eour,sstate family s4,75; rye flour $s.25 | yellow 52c.; mixed State 49c. PetroIewn,-Refned 915c.; crude 7$4c. Wool-State and Western xxx S5a36c. ,gx 35e &C.,, medium 36a37c., coarse 3Od93c. CATTLE MARKETS. BUFFALo.-Cattle good quality, $4Ss Hogs, fair to good $3.20a$3. 30 best $3.45. EAST LIBERTY, PENN.-Best cattle $4.70 medium to good s.. 5Oa4. 75; common to fai | $3.75a4.30 Hogs, Workers, $3 2Od3. 30; Phila | delphias, $3.20o3.60. Sheep, $3.25a42S. WATERTowN, MAss.-Cattle, choice $7. 2; extra $700a75O, first quality, $6.0Od6 5I second quail $5.O0a5.50, third quality 4.Ol | d4.50. Sheep and lambs-wool sheep, $3. .45e $50, extra $3,OOa5.OO, spring lambs 4a41&c., | veal calves 415n515c
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
Pastoral Salaries.
expect.

At the late Baptist Convention in Binghamton, Rev. Mr. Bridgman spoke as follows concerning present salaries:
 cit is law of trade that pastors salaries shall be cut down if present salaries cannot be paid. It is no more disgrace to them than 1t is to their brethren in the pews, who suffer the same things. Soldiers cannot be carried to the skies on howery beds of ease. A man is good for nothing unless he has some struggle ill him, the way to get it in him is to let him struggle some Every man is just as lazy as circumstances will allow him to be. Only about one- third of the Baptist churches in the State are able to pay $500 salary. The others are struggling to keep their property out of the hands of the sheritfs. Churches which are not self-sustaining must unite in the support of pastor, and let him divide his time between them. It is question if men called to preach in small fields must not follow the example of Eaul and make tents part of the time If there is anything des- picable it is man who has such 8 terrible call to preach that he is unitted for doing anything else.''
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
Rewnra of Chcnp Excitnnfs.

alterative Hostetters Stomach Bitters. The liquors of commerce. even when they are not adulterated, fail to produce more than q tenn porary collaboration, usually followed by a depressing reaction, anything but beneficial to a weakly constitution. Not only do the potent botanic ingredients combined with the alcoholic of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters min ister to the health and vigor of those who use it, but the basis-pure old rye, the finest and most salubrious liquor distilled, is no mean promoter of q healthful condition of the diges- tive organs. Its presence in the Bitters is essential to preserve their vegetable constitu- ents from fermentation and it unquestionably augments their remedial value. Few medicinal preparations of proprietary nature have ever received such strong concentrations from medical men.
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
A Mixed Race.

Many Americans seem to think the mulatto specially native product, and largely confined to the United States. They who think so, plainly, have not travelled. He is more numerous in the West Indies and Portuguese and Spanish America than he is here, and he is not uncommon in Arabia, India, Persia, Turkey, and on all the coasts of Africa. The people called the Grignas in South Africa are mulattoes, sprung from the Dutch and Hottentots, and the inhabi- tants of Egypt and the Barbary States have been from early ages of mulatto origin. The Dominican Republic-part of the Island of Hayti-the oldest civil ized community in the Western Hemi- sphere, is composed almost wholly of mulattoes. These and other mixed races are not yet understood as to their physical phenomena, though it is under stood that conjunctions of individuals of different races is generally prolific, and that their offspring is prolific like wise. Thence is deduced an argument in favor of the unity of the human family. Hybridity is an interesting question, and little is known of it as yet, though we have in this hemisphere ample op- portunity for observation. In North and South America we have, besides mulat- toes, quadroons and octoroons, mesti- zoes, the offspring of whites and Indians chinoes, from Indians and negroes chino-blancoes, from whites and Chinese; zamboes and memelucoes, from Indians and negroes; zambochinoes, from ne- groes and Chinese; chino-choloes, from Indians and Chinese, and many other mongrel varieties.
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06

NOTORIOUS GAMBLERS" "There are no such gamblers as Poles and Russians. They will play until one side or the oth- CT IS thoroughly defeated. The story was told me the other day of Prince Gagain, who lost in single night his estate, horses, money, jewels, and, ill., deed, everything he possessed, includ- iny the carriage and horses which were awaiting him at the door. As he was about to leave he remembered that he had not staked his harness, and, going back, recommended, and, the luck turn ing, did not cease until he had won all back again."
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06
HE WOULDN'T MAKE Ills WILL

HE WoULDN'T MAKE HIS WILL "You're getting old and weak, papa j; the doctor says you're ill.," thus spoke the dutious son. 'I th1nk you'd better make your will" The father, from his easy chair, glanced at the thoughtful boy, and OCT his face the look that stole was not of pride or joy. "Net if know myself, my son; folks think me sane, <" he said, land I'll do naught to make them call me crazy when I'm dead"
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06

ABsoRBED.-He rushed cut from her at the theater the other night, and came back in few moments with the remark that there was fire up the street.
 Yes," she replied, as she turned away her face, "I think whiskg store must be burning down and you swal- lowed some of the smoke.
 He yanked caramel into the off cor ner of his mouth and became absorbed in the bill.
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06

Aunt: "What ever is it you keep on saying, Maud? Naughty girl, what?' Maud: "Oh, I'm saying over some of the capes. Don't you know them, aunt ? Naughty girl, finished her, you shan't, have her. That's how we are taught to learn them" Mud neeoset Ortegol, FInisterre, UsH0aat, HaOre.
Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06

The President has issued the follow ing proclamation, setting apart Thurs day, Nov. 28, as Q day of thanksgiving
 By the President ofthe United States, A PROCLAMATION The recurrence of that season at which it is the habit of our people to make de- vout and public confession of their con- stant dependence upon the Divine favor for all the good gifts of life and happi- ness, and of public peace and prosperity, exhibits, ill the record of the year abundant reasons for our gratitude and thanksgiving. Exuberant harvests, pro- ductive mines, ample crops of staples, of trade and manufactures have enriched the country. The resources thus fur nlshed to our reviving industry and ex- banding commerce are hastening the day when discord and distresses, through the length and breadth of the land, will. under the continued favor of Providence, have given way to confidence and energy, and assured prosperity. Peace with all nations has remained unbroken, domestic tranquility has prevailed, and the lnsti- tutions of liberty and justice, which the wisdom and virtues of our fathers estab- lished, remain tine glory and defense of their children. The general prevalence of the blessings of health through our wide land has made more conspicuous the sutferings and sorrows which the dark shadow of pestlence has cast upon 8 portion of our people. This heavy af1iction even, the Divine Ruler has tempered to the suffering communities in the universal sympathy and succor which have flowed to their relief, and tho whole nation may rejoice in the unity of spirit in our people by which they cheerfully share one another's burden.
 Now, therefore, I, Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States, do appoint Thursday, the 18th day of November, as day of national thanks giving and prayer; and earnestly recommend that, withdrawing them selves from secular cares and labors, the people of the United States do meet together on that day in their respective places of worship, there to give thanks and praise to Almighty God for his mercies, and to devoutIy beseech their continuance.
 In witness whereof, have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
 Done at the City of Washington, this 30th day of October, in the year of our Lord 1878, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and third.
 By the President: R. B. HAYES.
 WILLIAM M. EvAKTs, Secy Of State.