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New-York tribune., 1878-07-09
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
AN ORDNANCE OFFICERS FUNERAL.
WA.nlyaroy. Monday. Jnly 3, ls7

WAsnINGTOS, Monday Juiy :, lS|7'
The funeral of Captain George ID. Ramsay,
~ the Ordnance Corps, AM second son OF Brcyc MAJOR
General George y. Ramsay. L. 8. A. took place thlS
evening NJ o'clock from 81 Johns Episcopal Church
Thr pahear were Colonel Linford and Major McKee,
Of the Ordnance Corps Colonel Pcunlreon ana captain
Wl-Ol of the Artillery; Major TwininV OF the Engineer
Corn, and District CoInmiSs and Colonel Benjamin.
81 the Adutaui-icncfals office The services were CON
lucted hy the Roy. Drs Clark and Harold. large
nuiunrr - officers IN ATTENDANCE ahohE
whom were neral sherman and his staff. inc ROMANS
were INFERRED OAK fIill Cemetery, detachment OF
Iufnutry and the Marine Band acting IA an escort
ENGLAND TAKES $50 COPIES.
The Enclish Government has subscribed Tor
80 volume Il report of The Polars Arctic expedi-
ton which is supplied ~ subscription by the P"""'
printer 1T trn' than the cost of its prntnS ell
CRAVING and bindln-.
-TCHETARY ThONPsONS TOUR OF INSPECTION.
Secretary Thompson. with party about
nty in number. it This morning on the IaI!ap"o'a 'or
tho navy yards along th" coast: The Tariy VIII go aS
fr north Halifax, and VIII bc abs NJ ABOUT A "'c"
New-York tribune., 1878-07-09

Corpuenf people from two 20 FIVE pounds per
wees without starvaton by using Alans AMI At puty
yrtab ami perfectly harm remedy II acts on the noi
in Inc stomach neutralng all sacciaTno and oeaginous
matter ,,.o, 1910
3-3 WAsHINGToNsr.. BOsToN. Mass May u. 1878.
BOTANIC N.uIcSK co.. Buffalo. y. y .,.
h.au- AnFa reduced foar and Onehaif pounds lolfs
respectfully. ~ a. I''sh.
ird> similar to the above have been received
by tie i}ot4n.c NeIciue CO. AUfN sold bJ druggists
New-York tribune., 1878-07-09

ALP,VY Iuiy SAt Little Falls Cheese market the 0ner.
sud the demand Was dull over 100 iactotes
reurcstuicd About 1900 DOTrs Sold at Grc mo
being ld7.C, 4Oi boxes OF farin Chorse -i
4GTc. GL GGc being the rulnS ngue buttcI IO~i'C'
lie.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-09

TIE sEAlI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE,

The issue Il TO iay contains
FNTERTAlNING Ms, ,HLLANI,
CHOICE EDITORIALS
HUNORS OF THE DAY.
wA,UiNGroN AND OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS
Letters from ~tau and other Correspondents Ia tAe OA
Aorl and tie Sew,
Plce an wrappers ready for mans h'e cents PEI 0'P'
.. ,,, ,o,r -. nv, copi., sli ten copcs aud ous
am, - Postage IA AL cases free 10 The subscriber
Atir,.s TEE rRIBt'NE. NeS-VorS.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-09

attacks which showed that the poison had not ett ms
blood His last illness was attributei at ns, 70 ,Io h
cause but as the disease this was found 10 oe
a wrong judgment. . - =. IN
The funeral services VIII take place to-inotto" 1t ~
a m in Grace Church
New-York tribune., 1878-07-09
TrIBlNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS

,
d, 4 Uu- iof '1- q a2ii'
Irertr. aslust I,ye@sIts iAe Oss1u"'
Ess.lry d-r-us tatse
TEIBusE OFFICE. July. 9. / a. r-The barometer
remained almost stationary durng the T,t hall Of yes
terday. The downward movement hecau at noon, the
lowest point bing reached during The partly cloudy
weather Do the evening. slight ise before The heavy
shower AZ night was followed within TWO hours by
rapid fall TIE temperature was higher the after
LoOn than Oh sunday
Parity Couty weather. with chance ~ shower, may
b. eApt ctcd ~ tn, Clfy ami -lCiulty tD-say.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-09

silver coin Is accumulating in the Treasury IN
stead of circulating Professor lIaydcn's work
IN the Territories this year will be in the
vicinity of the Yellowstone Park. Mr.
Springer say. that the investigation in Wash
ingion will last only about a week longer
Mr. Chandler Will testify before the commit
tee willingly If called
How TIE SILVER BILL l. iWORKlNG
sIlvir poil,r- Ac,rNuItuNG ~ I'M rEfA>CEf
m NuitrN~-IIT IForIE Do NoG sIEM 10
VAST firN
~ TiiTsR,rH 10 I'M TrGHrNT.
Wt.HI%GIo>. Jui, :. Treasurer Gilhllan has Just
prepared some interesting facts and HpHrcs III rria
tiou to the practical workings of th" Silver
bill H. mud, that during the four months follow
ing 'hc passage of tie silver Dollar law NJ to JnIy
T. =. .To3 1888 standard silver dollars were coined
pn iar dag above mentioned 7.lo93'9 were on
hand. leaving only l.Gs3."6l outstanding.
About thrcc-'ouUhs of the S,7933G' have
been used by the Treasury Department in
the purchase -; bullion. Substantially that
amount of silver dollar, has been paid ou; alt ourh
the bullion dealers have taken silver certificates
which represent IN great part these Transactions,
aud winch. being used at the Custom Houses. do
not pas ,Ilo general circulation.
Thr deductions made from these facts are.
fret. tha, urdcr the operations OF the silver
l.v the Treasury has already received s"ino-
O. ny like $1,uD3.UOo n silver for customs
dues IN hru of that amount o. gold; and
the Treasurer THINKS that by January !,
l~-n. the ?ccrrrstc silver customs receipts VIII
bc from 80 UdO.COO 10 SI5.oOo.o 900. On the first
Of January next at this rate, there would bc cri-
tajuy 2ouoa poD of silver dollars lying IN th"
vaults Il appears To hc even a. this carly day
New-York tribune., 1878-07-09

Der, in The Department of the Natural Sciences Is
only thirty-sCyel.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-09
WASHINGTON.

SILVER ACCUMULA1ING-IHE SURVEY or 1HE
TTRmToRirs-wHA THE POTTER COMMITTEE
l. IUiNkIND UT.
TuE THIBrNE dispatches to-day indicate that
silver coin is accumulating in the Treasury IN
stead of circulating. Professor lIaydcn's work
IN the Territories this year will be IN the
vicinity of the Yellowstone Park. Mr.
Springer say. that the investigation in Wash
iugtou will last only about week longer.
Mr. Chandler Will testify before the commit
tee willingly If called.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-09

,L,er,i-cu,,pi, u' iloi the mex issue of THE
%, I'i T'tiT,l- NJ -sId b, handel u before p m To-
dly.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-11

ings upon the same lot was not feasible and
therefore they had advocated the taking down
of the old building,and the erection of one
good building on the lot, thus furnishing need
ed accommodations and removing all cause of
complaint in the Braekett street dis trict. He
congratulated the council that their opposition
TO the committees report had been successful
to such an extent as to cause the upper board
to pass the order providing for new building
upon new lot He wo uld vote for any oroer
looking to better school accommodations in
Wards and Z, and regarded the proposed lot
good one, but believed with Councilman An
drews that the matter of location and purchase
of lot should not be acted upon hastily without
would therefore prefer that it be referred to a
joint special committee for report at the next
regular meeting.
A motion to 80 refer it was lost and the order
passed in concurrence by vote of 16 to 8.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
A petition from j. Comedian for cross walk
at the corner of Washington and Congress
streets was referred.
G. G. Chase and Patrick Conway were Ii.
censed as victualers, and A. s. Allen as inn
holder.
A petition for a fire alarm bell on Williston
Chapel was referred.
The following order passed:
That Cyrus NOVEL; be employed in behalf of
the city to attend the sale of such parcels of
real estate as are to be sold by the treasurer of
the city on the 29th instant for the payment of
taxes of resident owners for the year 1875, as
per advertisement, and the said NOVEL; is au-
thorized to bid for such parcels in which the
city is interested, and which he deems it ad Wis.
able to bid on, a sum not exceeding sum sufi-
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-11
The Rates of Postage.

Postal cards, one cent each go without further
charge to all parts of the United States and Canadas
with an additional stamp they go all part
Of Europe.
All letters, to all parts Of the United States an
Canada, three cents per half-ounce.
Local, or "drop' letters, that is, for the city or
town where deposited, cents if delivered by car
riers, and cent where there is no carrier system.
Newspapers, daily, semi weekly, tri weekly and
weeklies, regularly issued and sent to regular sub.
scrbers cents per pound payable at the office OF
publication, newspapers and magazines published
less frequently than once week, cents per pound
Transient newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, books
and handbs, cent tor each two ounces OF fraction
thereof. ALI other miscellaneous matter, including
unsealed circulars book manuscripts, proof-sheets,
photographs &C., and also seeds, cuttings, bulbs and
ROOTS and merchandise not exceeding four pounds Id
weight, cent for each ounce or fraction Thereon.
The following are the postal rates with Europe;
The rates for letters for the haf-ounce frac-
tion thereof, and those for newspapers for four
ounces or fraction thereof
To Great Britain and Ireland, letters cent
newspapers cents; France, letters cents. news
cepts; all pats of Germany, including Austria
letters B cents, newspapers cents; Denmark
letters cents, newspapers cents; Switzerland
letters cents, newspapers cents Italy, letters
cents, newspapers 2 cents; Russia, letters cents
newspapers 2 cents; Norway, letters cents, news
papers cents; Sweden, letters cents, NEWSPAPERS
cents; Turkey, European and Asiatic, letters
cents, newspapers cents; Egypt, letters cents
newspapers cents.
For Asiatic countries, the half-ounce limit fol
letters, and the four ounces for newspapers, still
holding good. the rates are:-
To Australia letters, via San Francisco Except tC
New South Wales) cents,v via Southampton 15 cents
via Brindisi 10 cents newspapers via San Francisco
cents via Southampton cents, via Brindisi cents
China letters, via San francisco 10 cents, via South
ampton Is cents, via Brindsi 10 cents, newspaper
"A and cents, by the respective routes; Britis
India, Italian mall letters, 10 cents, newspapers
cents; Japan letters, via San Francisco cents, vi
England 10 cents via Brindis 81 cents, newspapers
via San Francisco cents, via Southampton cents
via Brindisi cents.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-11
GOrham.

Children's Day was very appr opriately OBJ
served by the High Street Methodist ck urch
last Sabbath. The singing,a marked feature of
the entertainment,was excellent, the feathered-
songsters joining their notes with the human
voices in hymns of praise to the great Creator.
The speaking was in fine taste aud very i'm
pressive aud the whole service passed off much
to the satisfaction Of all present. At the close
of the morning service a good collection was
taken for the Sunday School. In the afternoon
an appropriate sermon was delivered by the
pastor. The whole day was one to be remem-
bered.
The contract for building the Normal school
house has been awarded by the the building
committee to Messrs. Giddings Brothers Of
Portsmouth, N. e., for 1880. The structure
Is to be ready for school by autumn.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-11

A TOUGH SALMON other day a certain
railroad conductor, who runs out of this city
and who has lots of friends all over the coun-
try, received fine salmon from a friend in ST..
John. When the noble fish arrived in this
city the conductor was absent, but it was pre-
served for him. In the meantime some one
who cared more for joke than salmon pro.
cured piece of telegraph wire and ran it into
the salmon, as he said to strengthen the back
bone. When the conductor arrived be pro-
ceeded to cut up the salmon and share it with
his friends. He found great difficulty in fed
ing the joints In the back bone, and it was not
until he had spoiled several knives, borrowed
from neighboring eating house, that he dis
covered the joke. He Acknowledges the corn
like a little man.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-11

at Templars' Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNcIL-Maine first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMpLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening.
PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERICA-Camps No
1 and convene at P. o. s. of A. Hall, Plum
day evening of each week; No. Q at School House,
Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth, Friday Evening.
FoRIsT CITY CoMMANDERY No. 16 convenes at
p. o. S. of A. Hall, Plum ST., on first Thursday of
each month.
BoswoRTH PosT G. A. R.-Meetng every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hail. corner of Congress and
Casco streets
quarters corner of Congress and Temple streets.
Open day and evening. Business meeting Tues
lay evenings at u o'clock
PORTLAND TYPoGRAPHIoAL UNION, No. 75-
1econd Saturday of each month.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST Y
At theiI library room, City Hall, on the first aud
third Monday evenings OF each month.
SovEREIGNs 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 dairy. to 9, day and evening.
PAYsoN LITERARY SooIETY-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at u O'Clock.
PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY AND READING
RooM-Open and free to all from 10 a. m. TO 9p.
m, City Building.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge, No. 3
Tuesday evenings; Munjoy Lodge, No 6, Monday
heir Hail. Capp's Block, Market Square.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco streets. First Thurs
day In each month.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-
Arcana, Monday, Congress Hall, 42O3 Congress
St.; Mission, Wednesday, Williams Block, Congr 'ss
street; Mystic, Thursday, at Sons OF Temperance
Hall
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE UNIoN-Congress Hall.
Business meetings Thursday evenings; public meet
ings Sunday evenings att o'clock.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION oorne
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month.
PORTLAND FRATERNITY No. 4s Free st. Block
Every evening.
site Prebe House. Congress Street, open day and
evening. Union Gospel Meetings Wednesday and
Saturday evenings at "a O'Clock.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-11
Rrief .JOttin gs.

| The Maine Medical Association meets in this
city to-day
Post Bosworth will turn out in body today
| to attend the funeral of Henry Gray
A grand ball will be given at Browns Hall,
Cumberland Mills, Friday evening
The wooden pavement between the car tracks
in front of City Hall is being removed and
stone pavement put in.
Mooney & Means have been awarded the
contract for furnishing coal for the Odd Eel
lows. There were five competitors.
The opening of the safe at the mill Saturday
night shows how easy it is to get at private
safe when it is left unprotected.
Aver, Houston 8 Co. of this city are MEM
bers of the executive committee of the Wool
Hat Manufacturer Association in Boston.
Frosts last week did considerable damage in
Cape Elizabeth, In some localities whole
fields of potatoes and strawberries were ruined.
The Poland Spring House will be opened on
Wednesday. Two carloads of excursionists
will arrive from Boston Saturday
The graduating class of Westbrook Semin-
ary is to have eight pieces of Chandler's band
for their ball Thursday evening and the excur-
sion Friday.
Unless some measures are taken to prevent
boys from getting on the cars of the Sunday
train as they come into the depot, we shall
have a sad accident to report some moi Ming.
The prize shoot of the Rife Club has been
postponed from July 4.h to the 10th. There
will be four matches at that time. The club
go to Baldwin to practice on Friday of this
week.
This summer the Peaks Island Steamboat
Company will have four boats in the harbor-
the new boat from Boston, the Gazelle, Ex-
press. and Mary W. Libby
McKen of Toronto is very desirous to NEE
Davis in three-mile race for $500 side, time
and place to be mutually agreed upon. Hos
mer of Boston aid Kennedy of this city can
also be accommodated.
A vine which bears the Spanish name of
Estropaio, native of the East Indies, is being
introduced into some of our gardens. 1t grows
to an immense length and bears snowy yellow
flower, which is succeeded by pod some IL to
20 inches in length and 9 inches in crcumfer-
ence. When the pod is ripe the inside has the
appearance of matted fibre and can be used as
towel-in fact it resembles in appearance
and feel Turkish bath towel. The vine pro-
duces the flower when planted in the open air,
but needs to be started in the house in order
for the pods to mature. 1t is quite curiosity.
The Rssolutes have organized for the year
with good nine and W. SWEET, Captain.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-11
STATE NEWS
KENNEBEC COUNTY.

Several years since gold was discovered in
small quantities on the farm of Samael Plum :
mer at Weeks Mills, China. This spri e
following the lead of the first discovery, gold
and silver ore was found on the farm of j. E.
Chadwick, some mile and half from Plum
mer's farm. While prospecting on Chadwick 8
farm, quartz was obtained by blasting, and
specimens secured twenty inches from the sur
face were sent to +. L. Bartlett, State Assayer
and Chemist. Mr.. Bartlett carefully analyzed
the samples of ore sent him, with the following
results: "One ton Of ore of this description
contains 10 7-10ths ounces OF silver, worth
about $50, ana 10ths pennyweights of gold. ~
According to this analysis, too of quartz or
rock would yield about $24 to the top, mostly
silver.
PENOBsCOT COUNTY.
Leander Russell of Orono was attacked with
paralysis, Thursday afternoon, and died Satur-
day afternoon. He was formerly member of
of the 18th Maine Regiment, was wounded
severely in the foot and never recovered full =
from the effects of it,
While the fire at Oldtown Friday night was
at its height two men drove to Col. Atwelp s
mill at Upper Saltwater. The night head man
was in the mill when they drove up aud step
ped out in sight, when one said to the other l
think we will not go into the mill, and drove
rapidly away. The supposition is they were
probably incendiaries, as they had no possible
business at that hour at the mills
sSThe primary schools in Brewer have been
closed on account of diphtheria.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-11

Y. M. G. A. ENTERTAINM ENT.-A large and
social gathering was in attendance upon the
regular meeting of the Young Mems Christian
Association last evening, at their new rooms in
Cushman's Block. 1t was a very pleasant
afair-pleasure combined with business. The
ladies were largely represented. who were also
largely instrumental in the movement. Sew
eral new members were added. Excellent
refreshments swere supplied, including straw.
berries, and plenty of them. The chorus
choir, under W. L. Fitch, furnished some
choice singing, and demonstrated powerful
voices. 1t is proposed to repeat these enter
tainments once quarter.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-11

GOOD WORD FOR "CUPID."-The Boston
Herald says that Mr.. G. Walter Goold of this
city was in Boston last week aud treated a
party of ladies and gentlemen to private
hearing of some of the music of his rew opera
bouffe, Cupid" the auditors without excep-
tion returned favorable verdict. Ths airs are
all melCdious and pleasing, the choruse5 spirit
ed and full of s"go.'' ard there is scarcely a
number in the whole work to which exceptions
can be taken from musical point of view.
The libretto is witty and interesting; and
altogether. ''Cupid" seems destined to make as
favorable an impression here as in Portland,
where it was recently produced with fine suc-
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-11

0Gce Hours.
From 73O m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General DELIVERY
from to 10 m.
PORTLAND, ME-, May 10, 1877.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate Offices. Arrive at 1928
m. Close at S.15 a. m, and 245 and 900 p. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive at 500 m.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
halway Arrive at 12.20 and S.20 m. Close at s.15
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1920 and
u.30 p. m. Close at s.15 m, 2.i5 and 800 pm.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes
Arrive at 3.l5 p. m. Close at 11.30 a. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 900 a
"a. and 81 p. Close at II 80 a m and 500 o m,
Morning North western by q, L. Z. Arrive at B.35
m. Close at 715 m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 2.15 and 900
a. M, and BIS m. Close at $50 and 1l.3O a. m.
and 800 pm.
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
at 20 p. m. Close at 6.45 m and 1.45'p m.
North Conway and other offices on the P. q o. r.
q m and 215 pm.
CastiBe, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, S. W. Harbor, Mt
Desert, JoIesport, Machias, Machiasport, East Ma
chias, Mibridge and Bar Harbor, via each steam-
er. Arrive at a. m. Close at 9 p. m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrivs at 500 m
Close at 500 pm.
Foreign Mails via New York, day previous TO sail
ng OF steamers. Close at S.15 a. m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
ct 215 m. Close at 900 m.
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north,
Arrive at 3.15 m. Close at 11.3Oam.
Skownegan also closes at 9.00p pm.
Canada and intermediate offices, via G. 7. r. Ar
rive at 23O p. m. Close at LOOP
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Close
al ll.30 a. m, and %. m.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-11

Rev. W. 81. and Mrs. Hayden have returned
from Europe.
The Boston Herald, which criticised the a p.
pointment of District Attorney Lunt as "a
rather rskey experiment" now says 'tit seems
to have turned out we'll, judging from what the
lawyers all say of his work so far
Hon. Joseph L. Smith, the greenback nom-
nee for governor, was serenaded at Oldtown,
Friday evening. Mr., Smith appeared and said
that he Joined the greenbackers six weeks ago,
but was now in the fight against what he call
ed the "money power" which, be said, 'had
always been working against labor" The
veteran Democrat, Geo. P. Sewal, followed in
aspeech, in which he advised others to vote
for Smith-said he might do so himself.
Peter G. Keegan, Esq, who has for many
years represented the French Madawaska re-
gion in the legislature, has removed to Lewis
ton, and opeEed law office 10 that city,
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-11

CHILDREN's SUNDAY AT ALFRED.-At the
Methodist church in Alfred, children's Sunday
proved very interesting occasion. The
church was beautifully decorated with bouquets
of cut flowers, plants and cages of singing
birds. An arch behind the pulpit displayed
the appropriate words, "Suffer little children
to come unto me-" and heavy cross of green
moss with white flowers gracefully interspersed
stood bsfore the pulpit in front. The musical
part of the service rendered by the Sunday
school was very fine, and the PASTORS remarks
felicitous and often exceedingly touching. The
ordinance of baptism was administered at the
close of the afternoon service.
The Portland daily press., 1878-06-11

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The following
transfers of real estate were recorded in this
county yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures L. Shaw to James F.
Hawkes., IL square rods of land.
Scarbor0-Mary Libby TO Harrison j. Libby,
80 acres of land.
Windham-E bridge Gerry to Frank d.
Pride ct al, SO acres lot No 35, 4th division.
De Lacy Seers to Grin G. Chipman, acres
of land.
Freeport-A. S. Litchfsld to Ellen Brown,
lot of land
Pownal-Frederic N. Jordon to Rufus Skill
lin, 1-16 of an acres of land.
Mary A. Rice ct ais. to Rufus j. Skillin ct al
Charles Rice homestead acres of land.
Naples-Charles Mayberry to Franklin f.
Knight, acre of land.
Harps we'll Sinnett Orr to Deborah G. Orr,
land on Bailey's Island.