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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-09

Mrs. Willis Browning, a venerable lady of
Rappahannock county, was seriously injured
by fall in the snow last week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-09
SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY s

The Senate was not 10 session to day and the
House was 10 session only to hear essays upon
different topics. .---
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-09
COMMERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET, February 8, l61o-
The offerings Of Grain were larger to-day than
yesterday, but the market is dull ard dspressei
and prices arc OFF, We note sales OF about 1922
bushels of Wheat at l20al2S for ordinary t.
choice and Of 1900 bushels OF Cora at 81. IS ai..
56 for mixed, as TO quality. One lot OF Ry
brought SO, and one OF Oats 81.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 9-Vireinis sixos, doisrfs.
d Virginias, consolidated &C., do 3 Series a.
Cotton dull and weak middlng lOs ,l0i + our
dull and easy, but not quotably lower. Whe..
Southern dull and steady; Western dull,
heavy and lower; Southern red l25Al3l do.
amber l33s135; Penns ed 129al3i; No. > win
ter red Western 1904 spot and Feb; 1872 asked
for yellow; Western dull, weak and lowor i;
Southern white IS; do. yellow 81 Western
mixed spot and Feb SIS; March So. Oats quic:
and steady Southern 34s37; Western white 3Gs
SO; do. mixed 34a35; Penus 35a39 Rye dull
and heavy; good to prime 62aG3. Hay quiet
and unchanged. Sugar firm and unchanged
at 81. Coffee active and strong Rio esrgoas IL.
ala. Whiskey steady and quiet at 0SlSl o..
NEW YORK. Feby 9.-Stocks weak, Money
4a5. Gold lC2. Flour steady. Wheat quiet
and 1slc lower. Corn shade easier.
BANK sTArEMENr.-New York, Feb. g.
Tho following is the weekly bank statement
specie increase. 9l6 9Jl
Legal tenders decrease ................ 2485 ~
Circulation, decrease. ............ Il 2t)
Reserve. decrease. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 92l, rs
The banks now hold $l4,059, Gas IN excess OF
the legal requirements
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-09

COURT or APPEALS OF VIRa1NIA.-NeiIson
and others vs.. Bowman and others. Reversed.
carp vs. Booth. Reversed.
HeIfrioh vs.. Commonwealth. Affirmed
Marxhausen vs. Commonwealth. Judge
Staples delivered the opinion-7partly affirmed
and partly reversed. The effsoe of this decision
is that Marxbauseu will have TO pay the 6ne
assessed against him by Judge GuigoD's court,
for an infraction of the Moffett liquor law, but
his imprisonment in jail for twelve months is
RENTED.
Rowe vs.. Bentley. Affirmed.
Maybush va. Commonwealth. Reversed.
Darlington vs.. Ficklens executor. Con-
tinued.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-17

THREE thousand slaves have been set free
In Cuba within the last thirty days.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-17
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

IHE Shoe and Leather Reporter draws
an instructive contrast between the none
tary condition of the country five years ago
and to-day. Tnen, it says, the balance of
trade was heavily against us; we were ex-
porting gold in large quantities to cancel the
difference; the bonds of our Government.
and of innumerable corporations, were held
by foreign capitalists; we lived in continual
apprehension of having them returned thither
Tor redemption; the sum of our commercial
Indebtedness was incalculably huge; the
rates OF interest were high; our dealings were
In deprecated and fuc.uating currency;
the cost of living was exorbitant, and we
were literally drifting along upon the waves
OF irredeemabilty, without chart, compass or
helm to rescue US from the vortex of insol-
Vency. The revolution that has been wrought
since then is simply marvellous. Now, our
exports have attained an amplitude that
yields us net income of $250,000,000 per
annum; the current Of the precious metals
has been reversed; the Government indebted
ness to transatlantic creditors has dwindled
to mere trife; other forms of liability to
parties at home and abroad have been won
derfully reduced; the interest on the nation
al loan has fallen from six per cent. to four;
Treasury notes are virtually as good !, gold;
all the necessaries, and most OF the luxuries,
OF life, are abundant and cheap, and every
body can pursue his wonted avocations with
entire confidence that no unpleasant sur
,prises nor dangerous pitfalls lie in the way of
nlS SuCI.r.s.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
Publirhed every day Sundays exceptsd) by the
PORTLAND PU Ii LISHING CO.
THE MAINE STATE PRESS

AT l0s EXCHANGE ST., PoRTLAED.
TERMS Eight Dollars Yeal To nail subscribers
Seven Dollars Year if paid in advance
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-17
City Hall, Bangor, Jan. 9 and 3

Opening at 10 o'clock A. NJ, Thursday, and clos
ing Friday evening. Addresses will be given by
prominent Temperance workers of this State, and by
PROF. GEORGE FOSTER, of the University of New
Brunswick.
A most cordial invitation is extended by ths tenn
perance of Bangor to their sisters engaged in
this work throughout the State, to assemble at tie
opening OF the new year. discuss those vital ques-
tons pertaining to the interests of the cause it is
earnestly desired that all auxiliary unions and aid
societies be fully represented at this meeting. Enter
the Gle VIII be furnished in the hospitable homes Of
return tickets, if solicited wn be given at ali the sJ
tions Of the M. G. X. R., and the SAINT reduction may
be expected on the other roads.
Women of Maine, let us gather in large numbers
thoughtuly to consier the necessities Of the cause
in which we labor, invoking the divine blessing to
crown our efforts with success
MRS. l.. M. N. STEVENS.
Prest. Me. w. G. L. U.
MRS. G G. HUNT, Cor. Sec.
Augusta, Dec 18th, 1878.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-17

Hf the Union was worth fighting for il is
wertb paying for.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-17

JOSHUA WALKER of Rhode Island had a
wife gifted with keen sense of the ludicrous.
The other day he bought some pork and pro-
ceeded to salt it. She discovered that he was
using white sugar instead OF salt. Thereupon
she fell into fit of laughter and soon fell
dead. This is . fearful warning against max
ing brine with sugar.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-17

THE argus sees no difference in Congress
sional representation according to the Con-
stitution and representation obtained by vi
olation of the Constitution. Because Maine
has as many Senators as New York the Ar
gus seems to think South Carolina h as a
right to count in her representation the men
whose votes she does not count. That is the
Lamar logic.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-17
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER II.

We do not read anonymous letters and commun
cations The name and address OF the writer are in
sl cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
municatons that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-17

THE MAINE STATE PRESS
Is published every THURSDAY MoRNING at $3.50 o
year, If paid in advance al $500 year.
RATES OF ADVERTISING: One inch of space, the
length of column, constitutes Square"
81 50 per square, daily first week: rs cents per
week after three insertions OF less, s1.00 continu
ing every other day after first week. so cents.
Halt square, three insertions Oh less, 70 cents; one
week, Sl.0O; so cents per week after
SP eCIAL NOTICES, ont third additional.
Under head OF "AMUsEMENTs' and "AUorIoN
SALES" $500 per square per week; three insertions
or less, $1.50.
Advertisements inserted In the "MAINE STATE
PRESS" (Which has large circulation in every part
of the ae) for S100 per square for first insertion
and 90 ce square for each subsequent insertion
Address all communications TO
POR LAND PUBLISHING co,
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N EW YOHKSTOCkS

BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COMMISSION and car
ried at margin OF one per cent
Firstcass stock privileges issued which frequently
pay 10 to 20 times the amount invested Send for
circular, CT call on BECK & CO., Bankers and Bro
kers, Exchange place, Bssten.
no21 ecd6m
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COPARTNERSHlP.


F5IHE CoparDerhip here of,re existing under the
Il stole of Yeaton e. B iyd is his day dissolved
by mutual consent Patfies indebted to and owing
the concern are requested 10 adjust accounts Eth
er member of the late firm is authorized to adjust
the matters of the late firm and to sign The firm
name i'll liquidation. JOHN YEATUN
DAVID BOYD.
No. g VI ultOn Street.
We have disposed of our stock of ChandIery and
Ship Stores to Franklin Yeaton, who will continue
the business at No Moulton Street. to whom we
would recommend our former cusI omers.
GSIgned) YEATON & BOYD.
November 80, 1873. dec2dtf
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Our New York Letter.

Cole ctiOn Of Government Revense-Cus-
tom House ExtOrtlons-rhes sh-ris an
Whnlen Case-senator Consiins ana ths
New York Appointments.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-17

New YORK has got new boss; the bos
Indicus or zebu which has taken up quar-.
ters in thu Central Park Menagerie.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-17

The Boston Globe has been interviewing
Boston fool who thinks General Grant wants
to be the King Of Bulgaria.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-17

MARY CLEMMER thinks Speaker Randall
looks like one of Raphaels cherubs.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-17

EVERY regular attache OF the PRESS ts furnished
with Card certificate couptersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent ouI
Ournal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-12-05
The Rain Tree of South America.

The Tamia-caspi, or ram tree of the
eastern Peruvian Andes, is not a myth,
but fact, although not exactly in the
way popular rumor has lately presented
it. did not know there was any doubt
as 70 the true origin of the rain | first
witnessed the phenomenon in September
1856, when residing at Tarapoto-latitude
six and half degrees south, longitude
seventy-six degre es and twenty minutes
west-a town or large village few days
eastward of Moyohamba, and q little
more than l 200 feet above the sea level.
[ had gone one morning at daybreak with
two assistants, into the adjacent wooded
hills, to botanic. y little after seven
o'clock we came under lowish, spreading
tree, from which, with a perfectly clear
sky overhead, smart rain was falling
A glance upward showed a multitude of
cicadas suckink the juices Of the tender
young branches and leaves, and squirting
forth slender streams of limped fluid.
We had barely time to note this when we
were assailed by swarns of large black
ants, which bit and stung fiercely, and
obliged us to beat retreat, my compau
ions calling out as they ran, "Iamia
clspi Tamia caspi ? When we had
shaken off our assailants I yentured to
approach the spot SO near as to make out
that the ants were greedily licking mp the
fluid as it fell. -
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-12-05
LAWYER, Soldier, and Tramp.

Pushing through throng at Chrystie
street and Delaney, Officer Bayer saw a
man sitting on doorstep and trying in
vain to tie together his clothing that had
suddenly dropped apart. He was sick
and weak. and hardly able to stand I'D.
In the Eldridge Street Police Station he
was fed and given varied collection of
cast-off clothing. He appeared before
Justice Otterbourg wearing pair of SOL
dier's trousers too long and wide for him,
a well-worn dress coat, a night-gown, and
an old police cap without d visor.
"The officer found you naked in the
street." Justice Otterbourg said.
"Yes, your Honor, l was" said the
man, trying to straighten himself up. II
had Just walked 365 miles. | am James
Callahan, once a lawyer and afterward a
soldier. | bear the marks on my body of
the wounds | received in the defence of
my country. To-day I'm beggar, seek
ing the charity of my countrymen. NV
clothes were poor enough wien l left Bos-
ton. l have tramped through mud and
dirt, and when | arrive here there is no
one to give me hand. A gaping crowd,
throwing dirt and laughing at me, saluted
the soldier of Its country, whom adverse
fortune has made a beggar. Judge, let
me go. | have sister living at Hunters
Point who will receive me. You will
hever see or hear from me again if you
Will let me CO."
Justice Otterbourg committed him to
the elmshouse.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-12-05
Mothers Seldom Realize

That indulgence in fruits and vegeta
blescauses deposits in the milk which
induce Collie or Cholera Infantum in their
nursing little ones. To coDnteract these
injurious effects the mother should use
Parker's Ginger Tonic. 1t strengthens
and correct ler nervous condition, and
its good effects are impaired through the
milk to the child, making it cheerful, FREE
from pain, and disposed to refreshing
sleep. Many ladies suffering from func
tional disorders and Nervousness, will be
surprised at the comfort this strengthen
ing tonic affords, as by its use they find
relief from pain, and functional regulari-
ty restored. Buy Sl.00 bottle from
your druggist Jones & Schallern, or q
sample bottle at Is cents, and test its
merits.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-12-05

L You want good appetite. strong digestion,
sweet breath, sound sleep. ant clear complex ion,
us DIR SMITHS SFlLLtNGIA FLO D PURIFIER.
DO not tell YOU. inst this Is for ali Ills.
hut 50 positive OF It's merits that offer.
Is good taith sb 10 any person afflicted with dis
ease OF The BLOOD. LIVER or KIDNEYS which i
timely use 81 r!iS reresiy viii not cure.
Z y:2 have Liver Disease. indicated by coated
tongue. foul breath. poor appetite. frequent head
these symptoms. take DIR. smiths Sttliingia Blood
uFlner, IL Is A sure cure PhySicfsG's recommend
x rs being Se70 and cETtlr Vrye:.IclS ySftj and
one TO be re- led ulson III all eases
Il Is RAPIDLY taking The place Of fhe Old slow ana
uncertain renesIi'S of the pas. J bottles hay ing
etn sold during t1e last few nontas-
,vE ~ have G-S=sy Disease, with dry and fever
.an sNln, capricioui appetite. pam in The bScS
Tins which at times TO shoulders. breaking
l-e tired Snd Gcsnon1er you should use DR. Smiths
- nEia Blood Purifier az once. ltwIl1 positively
cure YOU or we VIII forfeit the above reward.
$ "a. 5loo1, Appearing in the form of Pimrles.
hIcbcS. Boils Ulcers. SCrufrla. Salt Rrbul. Rneu-
ulaLisnl. LameD"ss, SwCe,t joints. all result from
diseased condition at tie Blood. indigestion and
s-ignI cement 81 the Liver for which DE-. SmiUh's
~ILttlEGit boN'i Purifier l. never falling remedy.
recommended rN III" highest medical authorities.
Aga {: cas All Fever are the results Of congestion
of the Liver sui Sniren. THis remedy wiiIcurA il
ia 'eSs time snt more permanently Than any other
ile1iCtne II should be used by a W no need med
tctGe 10 strengthen, ZONE up, ANA inVigorate the
entire system. Sal1 hy Drucg' AZ IS cts. Vcr
bottle II y"u Il" nos fully understand vour disesse
write 70 Us, civ NJ ymHtoms, and will send ycu
the desired Information free Of charge.
Din Is. 4. SMITH Il CO., Props, Erie, Pa.
For Sale by Q. Il. Bacon, Nauitowuc " iscoEsin.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-12-05

The exhibition OF volcanic energy IN
the Southern Pacific seems TO have eX-
,ended over considerable area, says the
New York Tribune. At the island OF
Tanna, in the group of the New Hebrides,
the first eruption took place on January
10, last, about 10 a. IN. The bottom OF
the harbor at the west side rose above the
water for about fifty tathoms length at the
first earthquake shock. A new volcano
burst out close to sulphur Bay" between
it and an Old volcano. \ second great
eruption and earthquake took place on
February | I, and the bottom of the har-
Dor was again upheayed for about another
fifty tathoms, making the entrance of the
harbor very narrow. Three rocks rose up
about a cables length from the west point
10 seward out of eleven fathoms water.
There Is now bar with only fifteen feet
ofvater, where there used to be five or
five and half fathoms, right across the
mouth of the harbor, little inside. \
tidal wave about fifty feet high swept the
east point of the harbor, destroying all
the native plantations. The wave occur
red on both occasions, but the first was
the biggest. The old mountain was very
active, roaring and throwing up huge
rocks. The tidal wave YVES local; so was
the shock. The missionary on the other
side of the island hardly felt it, and there
was no wave there. The natives say they
never knew anything like it before. On
the west side the earth has cracked and
sunk very considerably; On the east side
the land was swept by the tidal wave; the
plantations Of both sides are destroyed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-12-05

The WEEKLY WISCONSIN for Wodnes-
day, November 9th, will contain the
first chapters of this greatest of Love
Stories, written by RIGHT HONORABLE
BENJAMIN DIsRAELI, Earl of Beacons-
field, one of the greatest statesmen and
diplomats of this or any other age. But
in no field has his great gifts and COM
handing genius won more distinction
than in the literature of the English
language. In this charming Love Story
of HENRIETTA TEMPLE, the great
Premier has shown himself master of
the finer sentiments of the human heart.
This story will occupy about 100 col
umns of the WEEKLY WISCONSIN, and
will be continued from week to week for
thirteen Recommending, as we
have said, November q. The back
numbers will be furnished all new sub
scribers desiring them, ON notification
at the time of making subscription.
geg~ Sample copies sent to any ad
dress, free.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-12-05

K. j. Sanborn hos haan collecting facts
regarding crime and criminals in the
United States. Tho number of conviCts
is now tw.ce as great as in 1871, the re!a-
tive figures being 81 900 and 10000. The
greatest increase is in Georgia, Tennessee,
and several Western States. The numbC,
of persons in prisons Us convicts, or await
ing trial, is 10000, Of whom less than one
sixth are women. About 10000 of the
whole number are in this State and 1900
in Massachusetts, where the proportion OF
prisoners 10 population is greater than in
any other part of the country. In the
South the higher prisons are generally
made self-supporting by the labor of the
Conyicts, who are leased to contractors
who may employ them anywhere in tn
State. In Arkansas tho contractor pays
nothing, but moa+e all expenses. In Ten
nesscc, Georgia, md Mississippi state,
sums in money, beei7o- expenses, are paio
by the cOntraCto-7. NJ. Sanb0rn figures
rs follows: 'The gen0~o' result of the la
Dor of convIcts :" The State prisons o
thirty-seven Stat (for Delaware has nc
central PRISON. falls $t,250,000 short o.
the earnings requis;ln to support the 90
600 conyicts in those prisons last year
That sum, divided among al average o.
10000 State prisoners, gives an averag,
cost Of something more than $40 yeas
for each convict. If we add in the sun
paid for the support of short-sentenceo
prisoners in jail, the total cost Of the co.
GOO persons in prison throughout the yea
1871 woald probably exceed $4,000 co.,
or something more than $50 a year fl
each prisoner
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-12-05

There has hitherto, we believe, been a
aoton prevalent that the elimination OF
human folly has been attained by what
ara known in England as the peculiar
people," who let those dear to them die
miserably rather than take medical adj
vice. But quite as great fool as any o.
these has come to light in the person of
French priest. Some months ago, during
very fatal epidemic of typhoid, DR.. Lie
herman, head physician of the Gros- Gail
lou Hospital at Paris, was demonstrating,
in the post-mortem theatre, the pathology
cal results of the disease. Suddenly the
chaplain entered with great solemnity,
and began to explain to his astonished au-
dience that by defacing that which had
enclosed the soul they were offering an in
suit to the divinity in whose image it was
formed. DR.. Lieberman did not take the
trouble to explain to the chaplain the sci
entific and humanitarian aspects of post
mortem examinations, but told him tc
mind his own business.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-12-05
LIVER Is KING.

The Liver is the Imperial organ of the whole
human system, as it controls the life, health
and happiness of man. When il Is disturbed in
MS proper action. all kinds of ailments are the
natural result. The digestion of food, the
movements OF the heart and blood the action
ot the brain and nervous system, are all I'M
mediately connected with the workings of the
Liver 1t has been successfully proved tina
Green's August Flower is unequaied in curing
all persons afflicted with Dyspepsia or Liver
Complaint, and all the nmerous SYMPTOMS that
result from an unhealthy condition of the Liver
and Stomach. Sample bottles to try, 10 cents
Positively sold in all towns on the estern Con-
tinent. Three doses will prove that it is just
what you want.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-12-05
Above the Clouds.

Probably the largest and highest rock
in the known world is the South Dome
of Yosemite. Standing at the fork of the
upper valley, it rears itself, a solid rocky
loaf, 5000 feet above the ground. A more
powerful hand than that of Titan has
cut away the eastern half, leaving a sheer
precipice over mile in height No man
ever trod the top of this dome until last
year, Former visitors gazed in wonder
at the spikes driven into the rock by har-
dy spirits, who had repeatedly endeav-
ored to scale it. The shreds of ropes
dangling in the wind told the story Of
their failure. Last year, however, after
thousands Of dollars were spent, severa.
persons found their way to the top of the
lone, and this summer two sheep were
discovered browsing on the hitherto III
accessible peak.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-12-05

The telephone may prove dangcrou
matter for some folks. One Of our leau
ny merchants, who occasional ~ luxur-
atesin his leisure hoursin mechanical ana
philosophical experiments, put up the
other day ali excellent telephone at his
residence, connecting the parlor with the
ear of the house. On certain evening
while he was at work at one end of tn,
ms rument, there We're a couple Of youn.
bucks being entertained in the paTor 10y
the young ladies Of the family, and on
of them, whose wish may have been father
to the thought, spoke-iust for the fun OF
the thing, of course-at the instrument
The quiet old gentleman received at his
end of the wire this complimentary mes
sage: "Old gent, isn't it most time you
went to bed!' The young sauce-box il
the parlor nearly jumped from the floor
the reply that came back: Yes, sir; an
quite time you went home, young man :
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-12-05

Dog-Seller: "That'ere mammals the
real stock, mum, and dog cheap at FIVE
pounds" Young widow: Its sweet,
pretty darling, black ana white; but IL
my present state of bereavement, you
procure me one entirely black This vii!
do very we'll for half-mourning in about
SIX months.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-12-05

INSTRUMENTATION English diner (sus
piciously): And do you stick to your
teetotal principles yourself, waiter3"
Waiter: In business, yes, sir, always
sir. In business [ am subordinate to my
principles; but out OF business, sir, it is
dit1ierent-my principles are subordinate
to me"