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The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24
SOUTH CAROLINA.


Gov. Hampton Improving.
r COLUMBIA. Dec. 23.-The favorable condition Of
Gov Hampton continues and the attending phys-
clans speak most hopefully now as to his recovery
His wound continues to Improve while MS appetite
and digestion strengthen datly.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24

Neuralgia. Face Ache, Rheumat ism, Gout, Frosted
Feet, Chilblaius, Sore rhroat, Ersipess Bruises
and Wounds of every nature in man or animal. Tue
remarkable cures this remedy has effected classes it
as one of the most in portanl valuable remedies
ever discovered for the cure ana relief Of pain.
In July last tell and hut my back; tried every
thing without relief until 1 used Giles LiDiment
1odide Ammonia, which cured me. THOMAS GIL
BERT, Eastchester, n. Y. Sold by all Druggists.
de2I SNT2t
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24

AT at Ascension -, barque Alice, Dyer, San arapg
Tor New YORK.
A. at Bremen Dec 2ist ship Alexandria, Brown.
Ar Para Nov Path. sch Mary E Douglass, Rolf,
Maranbam for Philadelphia.
A. al Point-a-PitIe Nov "a. sch Sarah Hunt.
Mcfadden New YORK, and sailed 18TH for Baracoa.)
In port Gath, sch q r Mowrey, Eaton, from New
Sid fin ST Thoma5 7th inst, sch Mercy Trundy,
Ar at Matapzas Dec 81, brig David Owen, Chad
bourne Troon.
Ar at st John. NIB, 2ist, tarque Nicola. Harper.
Boston
CID 2lst, sch John A Lord, Thomas. Havana.
--latest by European steamers
= Ar at Liverpool 9th inst, Theobold, waterhouse'
Sid TN scilly 9Th Miranda, Mitchell. for New York
Cid at Cardiff 9th inst A j Petten. H. Hall, for
Havana
Sid I'm Batavia Oct 27, H Libby ..acA man. for
Passed Straits OF Sunda Oct 18th, G Pm nam.
Pinkhan, from Cape Town. CGH. ssr Hong Kong;
d Sloley onant' Singapore for Marseilles; 1872.
ans Morrison. Cardi1 for Singapore
At at Iante I'd inst, Mary Helen. Cook. Labrador.
Cii at Bordeaux 9th inst. Astoria Drummond. for
Ar at Atoua 9Th inst, Nash. Williams, Will
mington, NC.
Swaow.
:, AT at Shanghae 1lth Inst, W A Holcomb, DuDton,
Burrard uleI.
Ar at Bombay 10th, Genevieve Strickland. strick-
land. Liverpool
Sid I'm Natal Nov g. srillman, Tibbetts, for
Pensacola.
Ar Al Algoa Bay, CGH Nov H. Eimiranda, Part
ridge. Rio Janero.
At Cape Coast Nov Is e Fl Herriman Roberts,
from Salt Pond
Marsees
Ar at Genoa 7th inst, Daphne, Copeland. Rich
Sid I'm Malaga 4th inst, saiistra, Partridge Carde-
mas.
Ar at Gibraltar 9th inst. G B Hazeltne, Gilkey,
Marse1es. (aDd cid for New Orleans)
Sld I'm bayone Nov 26, Jose Lopez. Wheeler, foe
-, Ar at Rouen Dec 9th. Sarah Frazer, Sheppard,
New York
Sd TN Cardiff 10th, Pettepgill Hail. Havana.
OT Seaview 9th John A Briggs, Randall, Phila-
p Sid TN Queenstown 10th, Ernestine, McAevy fol
SPOKEN.
Sept l. lat 10 N, Ion 25 W. ship L Morse Ames
from Gefie for Adea,ue
Dec iat 29. 10, 70 As. brig Mary Comery, from
! fnflaQeIphta for CieDfnepoa.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Clearlux House Transactions.
PORTLAND, December %.
The Clearing House of the Portland Banks report
the transaction OF business as follows to-day:
Gross Exchanges .........,.....S 1885 80
Net Balances. 23,6S5 II
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24

NASHVILLE Dec. 23-The latest report from the
revenue raiders in Feutress county are that Il or IA
illicit disteries destroyed and 10 or 12 prison.
ers arrested.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24
MAKkIED.

In this city, Dec 90, by Rev. j. R. Day. Manuel de
AlmsJc0 and Miss Ada Trace M. Pike, both OF Port
land.
In Mechanic Falls, Dec. Is. Elliot p Fields and
Mrs Hattie e. Hill. boIh of Harrison.
In Bath. Dec. 49, Sam'l II. Rogers and Miss Annie
w. Sabine.
In New Gloucester. Dec. Il, Arthur S. Foster and
Miss Nellie Russell, both of Gray.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24
MASSACHUSETTS,.

Charles Sumuer's Statue.
Boston, lee 23.-The statue OF Charles Sumner
was unveiled by Governor Rec at noon today at its
site in the public garden near Boyl SION street wall.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24
METEOROLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TWENTY.FouR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNALl
OFFICER, Washington, DC,
Dec. "a, A. ny
Fer New England
and the Middle States. Tennessee and the Ohio
Valley and the South Atlantic States, cooler north
west following warmer southwest and southeast
winds, increasing cloudness, possibly light rain or
snow, falling followed by rising barometer.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24

New York Stock and Money Market.
NEW YORK, December 23-Evening.- ac-
tive at "a z per cent. call Sterling Exchange
steady at 4s2} @ 4s3 orong and 4SS a 1854 for short
sight.
Gold sold at par and commission of t-32 through
out; carrying rates O. per cent borrowing flat
at 1 per cent Clearings $4,515, 900. The customs
receipts to-day were $74,0O0 The Treasury dis
bursements were $i55.0OO for inerest and $l750OO
for bonds Governments are dull and weak. State
bonds nominal except Louisiana consols which sold
at 70 and 71a q 72I. Railway mortgages strong
and higher.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day
aggregated 119O00 shares.
The following we're the closing quotations of Gov.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24
Receipts of Maine Central r. Il

PORTLAND. Dec. q.
For Portland, 26 cars miscellaneous merchandise; !;
for connecting roads AZ cars miscellaneous merehan
disa
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24
FOREIGN PORTS.

At Shanghae Nov 16. barque vesuvius, Cab, from
New York, ar Nov 7.
Sid TN Hong Kong Dec 10, ship India, Patten, for
Mejllones
at Singapore Nov Z, bsroue Escort. Waterhouse,
for Boston: Mary Ames, Crocker. upc.
Al at Bombay 9th inst, barque Spartan, Crossley,
Greenock.
Ar at Ancona Dec IS, brig Il Lane, shute, Phila-
delphia.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24

LONDON, December 23-12 80 P, M-Consols at "a
3-16; new SIS, 1883; 67's 1t4,.
LIVERPOOL. December 23-123O P. M.-Cotton is
53d sales 5000 bales including 1000 bales for specu-
latoD and export. FuLures L. 16d easier; December
5 5-32d 9 3-l6d January and February 3-I6.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24
New York Stock and Money Market.

Daily Domestic Receipts.
By water conveyance-10OO bush corn meal to G
W True & Co.
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24
SPOKEN,

Sept I; lat 10 n, Ion 25 W. ship Morse, Ames.
from Geffie for Adela,1e.
Dec lat 29 10, 72 As. brig Mary Comery, from
Philadelphia for Ciepfnegos.
DEC IL, no lat, &c, brig Josephine from Turks ISL
The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24

FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Ar at Marselles goth. barque Carrie Long, Park,
New York.
ar at st Helena -, barque b Ltc0fed, Drum
mond. Manila
Ar at Delaware Breakwater 22d. ship Standard,
Percy, PnipsbeIg via Portland IA days.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-18

stationed near the scenes Of the troubles.
Their statement is substantially the same that
was made TO the Military Committee. The
most noticeable fact of the testimony seems to
be that, while there is no doubt of tho desire Of
Diaz to be entirely friendly to the United
States, there is great doubt AZ to his ability to
80 strengthen his administration as to execute
his friendly purposes"
The opinion of President Hayes having been
asked as to the policy of negro emigration from
Florida to San Domingo, he replied in the fol-
lowing letter:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Jan. IA, 1873.
The Rev. Mr.. sturks:
DEAR SIR: 1 have given some consideration TO
your question ~ to the emigration Of oolored people
from Florida to San Domingo. 1 am not well In
formed as to the advantages offered by San Domin-
go to immigrants, but my impression il that your
people should not be hasty In deciding to leave this
country. The mere difference in climate is a very
serious objection to removal. The first generation
in all such removals, suffer greatly 1t is my opinion
Also that the evils which affect you are likely
steadily, and, hope, rapidly, to diminish. My adj
vice is, therefore, against the proposed emigration
Very truly yours, r. b. HAYES.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-18
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

The Republicans have been Ggnally victori-
Gus in the French municipal elections.
Victor Emanuel, King of Italy, died at Rome
on Wednesday, the 9th inst, aged So. His
eldest son, Humbert, ascends the throne as
King Of the Italians.
A fire in Honolulu, Sandwich islands, devas-
tated the esplanade portion of that city, de-
stroying the Government warehouses, the
wharvcs and sheds devoted to the use Of ocean
mail steamers, and number Of private
buildings. Loss about $3.50, 900; Insurance,
$4,000.
A steam-tug has left the river Thames for
Ferreol, Spain, to take the Cleopatra obelisk to
London.
Failures to the number Of /, 1890 we're reported
in the Dominion Of Canada in 1877, with La
bilities Of s25, 100000.
A dispatch frsm Berlin says Russia is nego-
tiating with other Baltic powers for the pur-
pose of prohibiting the war vessels OF nom
Baltic powers from entering that sea.
Demetrius Bulgaris, the well-known Greek
politician, has just died Of apoplexy. He was
President of the Provisional Government Of
Athens in 1862, later President Of the Council
and Minister of the Interior, and at the time
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-18
MISCELLANEOUS GLRANINGS.

Business embarrassments M. RAIDER d Son,
tobacco, New York, liabilities S1sO,000, assets
49,, 1000; ID. H. Brigham & Co., clothing,
Springfield, Mass, liabilities $3.50, 600; Second
National Bank, st. Louis, No., no loss to de.
positors
The Hudson Bay Companys bark Lady
Tompson, from London with an assorted cargo,
while entering Esquimault harbor, Vancouver
island, ran on a rock and is probably total
loss.
The bark Osmyn, from Seattle, i;r San
Francisco, collided with the bark Au celia on
the 9th inst, near Narrowstone point, P1get
sound, and sunk. She was a total loss. The
Aureola was slightly injured.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-18

of his death Chief of Ithe Greek Revolutionary
Committee.
The marriage Of King Alphonso, Of Spain,
will be postponed for few days from the date
originally fixed, In consequence Of the death Of
Victor Emmanuel.
The recently liberated Fenians-McC arthy,
Chambers, OBrien and Davitt-were received
at Dublin with great enthusiasm, an immense
crowd greeting them at the station on their ar
rival.
Henry NJ. Stanley was received with much
honor at Rome. A splendid gold medal, the
gift Of the late King Victor Emmanuel, was
presented to him.
A destructive fire occurred in London, En-
gland, last week, in the warehouse of Crecker
Sons & Co., calico printers. Loss, over
$1,000, 900.
Chaohapoyas, the capital Of the Amazon, has
been visited by an earthquake which demolished
several houses and damaged many more. Fort
unately there was no loss of life. Walls sway
ing to and fro, the grooming of roofs, the noise
Of falling tiles, the walls cracking and throwing
out clouds of dust, combined with the shrieks,
groans and desperation Of the agonized in
habitants, made a frightful scene. Callao also
experienced a severe shock Of earthquake, but
no damage was done.
Paris correspondent says that "circularf
have been issued from the French embassy il
London to all the French Consuls in Great
Britain and Ireland charging them to report
exact information concerning the popular feel
ing on the Eastern question and intervention
This confirms the report that France has in
terrogated Lord Derby in regard to England
intention in regard to Egypt. 1t will be seen
therefore, that this action of the French re
public further complexities England's relation
with the continental powers"
II is said that Russia, when informing En-
gland that armistice negotiations must be con
Quoted directly with Turkey, declared he
readiness to discuss with the English Cabine
the special points which might affect Enghs
interests. This reply was the cause of repeat
ed Cabinet Councils in London.
The accumulation of war materials in En-
gland continues with much vigor. larg
order for coal has been given to colliery i
Wales
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-18
How to Investigate Drinking Water.

When there are reasons to suspect
that drinking water is contaminated by
sewage impurities, convenient test,
known as the "sugar test" may be APP
piled. A half pint of the water should
be placed in clear, colorless, glass
stoppered bottle. Put in few grains
OF the best white lump sugar, and expose
the bottle to the daylight in the window
OF warm room If the water is pure
1t should not become turbid even after
weeks exposure. If it becomes cloudy
and turbid, there is reason to believe
your suspicious are correct.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-18
Brandy and a Big Rattlesnake.

James Mitchell, Fred Bivins, Johnnie
Woodward of Butler, went out squirrel
hunting last Saturday. Mr.. Mitchell
got into q mathematics nest, and was
bitten four times before he could extri-
cate himself. There was flask of brandy
in the party, and after drinking the con-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-18
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The Washington National Republican states
upon what it REGARDS as high authority that
the President will sign the Silver bill whenever
il shall be submitted to him."
A Washington dispatch says "The Com
mittee ON Foreign Affairs to-day heard Lieuts.
Hullis and shafter, the two army officers who
had been summoned here from the Rio Grande
border, together with the commercial agent
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-18

BEN HILL, on being asked to address
some Alabama editors, answered: 81
really desire to address a press associa-
ton, because there is no power in this
country capable of doing 80 much good,
and really doing so much evil, as the
press of this day."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-18

tents he says he felt no inconvenience
from it. Mr.. Woodward, while attempt
ing to shoot the snake, accidentally shot
Mr.. Bivins in the left arm just below the
elbow. The snake was killed, and meas
ured fifteen feet, with twenty one rattles
and button. -Butter (Go.) herald.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-18

Robert Fishburne and Walter s. Harley, of
WATERFORD, s. O., fought duel near Savan-
nah, Ga, last week-wearons, revolvers.
Harley was fatally shot in the abdomen at the
first fire.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-09-13
american Diamond Cutting.

From an illustrated paper by DIR.
VIM. j. Morton, in Scribner for Sep
TENDER, we learn as follows: The
Cape diamonds, which now form the
worlds only steady supply, all go to
London; for this capital has become not
only a great center for buying and sell
ing, but also for cutting,-au industry
once monopolized by Amsterdam but
now equally shared with its rival. No
one can estimate the great store of yellow
diamonds in the rough that lie there in
merchants safes awaiting sale. But the
fate of stones of lhis color is settled
they never can recover their lost pres
tige; or, granting that the flow from
the mines should cease and that they
should again become popular, the supply
already on hand to work up and cut
would suffice the world dozens of years.
On the other hand the estimated ten per
cent of white Cape stones find an imme-
diate sale, principally and ultimately
after cutting, for the American market
American purchasers it is said, are the
most critical judges of diamonds and will
have only the best white.
We should be surprised il in country
famed for its mechanical ingenuity the
art of cutting diamonds should be left
exclusively to the Old World; but 1t Is,
however, only within a few years that
this industry has become established
here Mr.. Henry Morse, of Boston, and
Mr. Hermann, of New York, were the
pioneers, and yet remain sole competi-
tors, the former with true Yankee ingen-
uity, solving the problem with distin-
guished success for himself, and the lat
ter bringing with him a knowledge of
the trade from Europe. The cleaning,
cutting and polishing of the rough stone
can now be done az we'll here as abroad,
or las / believe, judging by results and
from the testimony of experts) better.
Stones cut in Europe are frequently re-
modelled and repolished in this country,
thereby gaining much in value, and
Others abandoned in the rough as not
worth cutting are here converted into
excellent brilliants.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-09-13
An American Eagle Shows Fight.

The other day, while Colonel z. j.
Campbell was riding through his farm
at Bakersville, n c., he CHANGED TO see
an eagles nest in a tree. The eagle
usually builds in cliffs, but this was an
exception to the rule, and the Colonel
climbed the tree to investigate it. He
had just got within reach of the nest
where the young were nesting, when the
old mother, which had been sailing
around, came by and swOoped down on
the unwelcome stranger. Colonel Camp
bell fought it with his right hand while
he chung to a branch with his left, but
the eagle was too much for him. 1t
picked both hands so that he was COM
PEELED to relax his hold, and down he
fell to the ground, distance of twenty
five feet In the fall he broke his left
leg and a rib, and the eagle, not satisfied
with driving him from the tree, pursued
him to the ground, where it continued
the assault 1t wounded him seriously
in the face, and would probably have
killed him, but his cries brought two
farm hands. One of them had a gun
with which he killed the plucky bird of
prey. 1t measured seven and a half feet
from tip to tip.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-09-13
For the Z Time.

I There is touch pathos about do
ing even the simpE thing Z" for the
last time" 1t is Malone kissing the
dead that gives uhis strange pain.
You feel it when ydhaye looked your
last time upon so scene you have
loved - when you nd IN some quiet
city street whesyou know that
you VIII never ,tand again. The
actor, playibs hi paFt for the last
Tune, the slnge vioseSoice is cracked
hopeiessly, andkIo after this once viii
never stand BEE tae sea of upturned
faces disputinge phudits with fresher
voices and fan 6rms, the minister
who has preacA his last sermon
these ali know hidden bitterness of
the two words ever again" How
they come to us our birthdays rs we
grow older! Ter again young,
always nearer id nearer TO the
very last-the d which is uni
versal, " the lasting which shall fol
all last things, turn them, let us
nope, from patio joys" We put
away our boyistoys with an odd
heartache. We too old to walk any
longer our IS too tall to play
marbles on the sIGalk. Yet here was
a pang when We lught we had played
with our merry oughts for the last
time, and life's ious, grown-up work
was waiting fors. Now we do not
want the lost toyack. Life has Other
ana larger playtlgs for us. May it
not be these tooaII seem in the light
of some tar-Off da. as the boyish games
seem to our maDod, and we shall
earn that death but the opening of
ne gate into the " land of promise?
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-09-13
ITEMS FoR FIELD AND HOUSE

A GERMAN agricultural paper says
dill grown among cabbage will stop the
ravages of the common caterpillar.
QUEEN cake: Beat one pound of
butter to a cream. with some rose-water,
one pound of -four dried, one pound of
sifted sugar, beat all well together; add
a few currants washed and dried; but
ter small pans of size for the purpose,
crate sugar over them: they are soon
baked.
SUGAR cake: Take half a pound of
dried -four, the same quantity of fresh
butter washed in rose-water, and a
quarter of pound of sifted loaf sugar,
then mix together the flour and sugar,
rub in the butter, and add the yelk of
an egg beaten with a tablespoonful of
cream; make it into a paste, roll and
cut into small round cakes, which bake
upon Toured tin.
GINGERBREAD: Rub one pound of
butter well into three pounds of -four,
then add one pound of powdered sugar,
one pound of molasses, and two ounces
of ginger, pounded and sifted very fine /;
then warm quarter of pound of
cream, and mix all together; you may
add caraways and sweetmeats if you
choose; make it into a stiff paste, and
bake it in a slow oven.
CELERY pickles: Take good-sized
cucumbers; slice thin, crOssgrain, on
vegetable-cutter, and let stand over
night in a weak brine; drain; then take
enough vinegar to cover them. and put
on the stove, and to a gallon of vinegar
put a quarter of pound of celery seed
and a quarter of a pound of white
mustard seed; boil half an hour, and
pour over the pickles; put weight on
them.
HONEY cake: One and half pounds
of dried and sifted flour, three-quarters
of a pounds of honey, half pound of
finely pounded loaf sugar, quarter of
pound of citrou, half an ounce of
orange peel cut small, and three-quar-
tiers of an ounce of pounded ginger and
cinnamon. Melt the sugar with the
honey, and mix in the other ingredi-
ents; roll out the paste, and cut it into
small cakes of any form.
CREAM cake: Sift some double-re-
fined sugar, beat the whites of seven or
eight eggs, shake in as many spoonfuls
of sugar, CRATE in the rind of large
lemon, drop the froth on paper laid on
tin in Jumps at distance, sift good
deal of sugar over them, and set them
IL moderate oven; the froth will rise
j:.st color them; you may put raspberry
jam, and stick two bottoms together;
put them in a cool oven to dry.
THE most profit from sheep is 10
raise lamb that will sell for more than
the mother is worth. This can he easily
done by caring well for the earliest
lambs A lamb, ninety years old and
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-09-13
A Sketch of the Pnent Turkish
Premier,

The present Turkish hemier, Safvet
Pasha, is, like his grea predecessor,
Midhat, one of the tentative Turks
who have attained a hin position by
downright hard work, mead of Court
intrigues and have adoptl the eIlight-
ened views of the civilizetWest without
losing a particle of their Ational'pirit.
Born III 1916, he enters the 9vern.
ment service as a translaSr at al early
age, and speedily attaind the ost of
private secretary TO the sultan, Abdul
Medjid. who, disipated and wortplss as
he was. had at least the merit q Cog
nizing and rewarding ---sss -
showed his sense of the>young S,lian's
capacity by making him meier of
the Imperial Council, where Sitet dis
tinguished himself in such a W. that.
at the time of the Crimean warhe was
selected for the very important eice of
Commissioner of the Danubian9rinci-
palities. In this capacity be wacalled
upon to preside over the COMMISSION
which, in 1853, settled the boudar;es
of Roumania and the mutual rlations
of its Moldavian and WalIaehin d.
visions; and it was here that he aw for
the first time a man who was heeafter
to exercise a paramount inhuene upon
his fortunes and those Of his cuntrv
The Russian representative with whom
he had to deal was General Chen
ColoneD Nicholas Ignatieff, az that time
only twenty-six years of age, but al
ready beginning to display the formi-
dable talents that Iurked beneath b;s
smooth, inscrutable mask. This constant
intercourse with the representatives Of
civilized Europe did Safvet Pasha good
service during his mission to Paris in
1o65-6; and his successive tenures Of
once as Minister of Commerce and
Public Works, of justice. of Education
and of Foreign Affairs. showed that his
services were fully appreciated. But =
change was at hand. Dragged down nv
the fall of his incapable colleague.
Abdul Kerim, he was superseded by
Aarif Pasha in July, 1877, and although
ms recent restoration 70 power might
augur we'll for TURKEYS future policy
under any other sovereign, the Sultan's
iSi vi! timidity and proneness to change
ms ~ Ministers at the slightest sign from
tne turbulent rabble Of Constantinople
render reno 1t only too probable that the
short one. - o &c