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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-11
GENERAL FOREIGN NE WIS.
ILLNESS OF GENERAL GARIBALDI.


The HaEe yesterday announced that it had
received alarming respecting the health OF Generai
arbad and the OpiniOne confirms The report that ne
ill., but intelligence received to-day that Ills cohd
ton is some what improved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-11

whether the equivalence could be preserved There Is
too much believe that could without the
participation of other nations the movement Aud il
not then The evils of inferior currency would follow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-11

lady IN WcschesteF County " w. made 200 lately by
an investment OF sO6 25 Alex rockingham & Co. II Wall
st. YORK were brokers. send Tor their financial Re-
port. may be equally rs fortunate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-11
FLIGHT OF AN REINSURANCE MANAGER.
MONTREAL, Feb. Sc. ii. GOf, ex-manager

OF the Canada Agricultural Insurance Company VINO Is
charged with making false and fraudulent returns while
OF the company, allied to appear at the POice
Court to-day the charges Against him. anu IL
is supposed he has left the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-11

MAGvETIzER AND MEsMERIsT.-Rcad Col. Ben
netts advertisement.
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BoICE-COON-At Plalnded. " J., on wednesday, Feb O.
1873 by the Rev D. j. Terkes, D. Calvin D0ice TO Hat
tie l.. Coon, all OF Planteld.
FERRIS-BROOKs-sa Feb g. at New.iIamburg-0n.
tle-IIulson, Rev. Henry Y satterlee, Harry NJ
Ferris of Ne.Yor,, Albina NJ. Brooks Of New'Lian-
hurry.
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NdRRIED.

correspondence FROM abroad OF greatest III
NJ once OF
HowARD LOCKWOOD. Publisher, "A Duanest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-11
THE WEAK POINT IN BLAINE'S SCHEME.
From me 4 tbcny Journal

The central idea of Mr.. Blaine is that We
should use both gold and silver upon he condition that
the coinage OF the latter should be made equivalent IN
value forncr and To this we say now, AS VIC nave
tad before, Is objection IN principle IS purely
! question OF public policy, turning upon TIE point
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DiEIJ

An Notices of Marriages mus, be tndorssd Nth fs1
name and address.
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TRIprSE OFFICE, Feb. IL, n. ma considerable
rise OF airpressure Saturday preceded the briefly
clearing weather of the afternoons; a new decline u
ress bcan with the early ,'nng rains OF Sunday
and reached IT, lowest point tas shown IN the lower
diacraIn) yesterday afternoon from which there was
little recovery at IBdnigh Yesterdays temperature
y.Tied only between $50 and 80. -.
For TINS city and vicinity threatening clOudiness FOL
lowed by clearing weather my J." exp cted today. with
lower temperature Tomorrow will probably be clearer
and gradually warmer.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-07
The Rates of Postage.

Postal cards, one cent each, go without further
charge to all parts of the United States and Canadas
with additional onecent stamp they 60 to all parts
of Europe.
All letters, to all parts of the United States anu
Canada, three cents per half-ounce
Local, or ''drop" letters that is, for the city or
town where deposited, cents if delivered by car
rers, and cent where there is no carrier system.
Newspapers, daily, semi weekly, tri weekly and
weeklies regularly issued and sent to regular SUBJ
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 handbills cent tor each two ounces 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 in
weight, cent for each ounce or fraction thereof.
The following are the postal rates with Europe:
The rates for letters for the hafounce or frac-
ton thereof, and those for newspapers for four
ounces or fraction thereof
To Great Britain and Ireland letters cent !;
newspapers 2 cents; France, letters cents. news
papers cents; Spain, letters cents, newspapers
cepts; all pats of Germany, including Austria
letters 8 cents, newspapers 2 cents; Denmark,
letters cents, newspapers cents; Switzerland /,
letters cents, newspapers cents Italy, letters
cents, newspapers cents; Russia, letters cents,
newspapers 2 cents; Norway, letters cents, news
papers cents; Sweden, letters 5 cents, newspapers
. cents; Turkey. European and Asiatic, letters 8
cents, newspapers cenCsj Dgypt, leCIers D cents,
newspapers cents.
For Asiatic countries, the half-ounce limit for
letters, and the four ounces for newspapers, still
holding good, the rates are
To Australia, letters, via San Francisco Except to
New South Wales) cents, via SOUTHAMPTON Is 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 Brndisi 10 cents, newspapers
9, and cents, by the respective routes; British
India Italian mail. letters 10 cents, newspapers
cents Japan, letters via San Francisco cents, via
England 10 cents, via Brindisi 81 CENTS newspapers
via San francisco cents, via Southampton cents,
via Brudisi cents
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-07
CITY AFFAIRS.
Regular Meeting of the City Council.

The monthly meeting of the City Council for
May was held last evening and the following
business was transacted:
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
remonstrance was received from joseph
81. Perley ct ais against the laying of second
track on Commercial street. A hearing on the
remonstrance and petition was ordered for Fri
day evening next. the City Solicitor in the
meantime to look up the rights of the Grand
Trunk on Commercial street.
The Mayor submitted a letter upon the cele.
bration of Independence Day. A similar cell
ebration for the children as last year was rec.
commended; also the appointment Of a Joint
committee of arrangements. In accordance
with these suggestions an order was passed for
the appointment Of this committee,
The Committee on Police reported it iuex-
pedient to increase the salaries of members of
that department The same committee renort.
ed on the petition of the ladies for the emnlov
ment of lady nurse at the police station
that while actually employed at the station
Mrs. Patrick shall receive pay at the rate of
Sl0O per annum in quarterly payments. An
order for the payment of the same was passed.
The bond Of j. A. Brown as liquor agent
was approved.
The Committee on Laying out New Streets
reported, recommending leave to withdraw on
the petition of f. G. Patterson ct ais. for the
laying out of street running from Ellsworth
street.
An invitation was received and accepted
from Bosworth Post to take part in the services
on Memorial Day.
The City Auditor reported the following list
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Personal.
Personal.
Secretary of State Chadbourn was in town

Secretary of State Chadbourn was in town
yesterday.
Wyatt Turner died in Otisfield Saturday
aged IS years. Mr.. Turner had done business
at Bolsters Milrs 50 years and was highly
respected.
At the celebration of the anniversary of the
Young Mems Christian Association at Chest
nut Street Church last Sabbath evening, Rev.
Mr. Dalton in his remarks made most fitting
and eloquent reference to those revered and
honored pastors, Rev. Drs. Carruthers and
Smaller.
Among the citizens of Maine sojourning in
Washington, is the venerable Ex-Governor
Hugh J. Anderson of Belfast. Gov. Ander-
son is with the exception of Judge Peleg
Sprague) the Oldest ex-member of Congress
from this State, now living, and although now
nearly four score years of age, is in the en-
joyment of excellent health.
Mr.. Isaac G. Nesmith whose death was
announced yesterday, was for many years
clerk in the War department at Washington.
He was a member of the Maine Charitable
Association and Of Portland Commandery,
Knights Templar He enjoyed the confidence
nuu ICopcCb VI largo CHOiO VI
He will be buried with Masonic honors.
The ditor of the Camden Herald feeling
that the good Of the Greenback cause demand
ed soft money organ 10 Boston wrote to one
of the leaders of the Nationals to know why
one was not started. In reply he was urged
to write about the matter to Windell Phillips
or Gen. Butler. He wrote to the latter and
last weeks Camden Herald contained q letter
from that statesman, intimating that Green.
back organ would probably soon be started
there. Perhaps another letter to the General
will suggest an editor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-07

TEACHERS MEETING.-The regular monthly
meeting OF the teachers of the city was held
last evening, Mr.. fash presiding. The reports
of the several schools for April furnish the fol-
lowing statistics: Number belonging to the
High School 315, per cent of attendance o.
number belonging to Grammar Schools 117s.
per cent of attendance IS, number belonging to
Primary Schools 1899, per cent of attendance
81, number at the Deaf Mute s, per cent of at
tendance 9S, making atotal of 4,543 scholars
enrolled, with total per cent of attendance of
SO.
The executive committee reported the fol-
lowing questions for discussion at next meeting:
Shall the time for the study of arithmetic be
shortened, and how can we obtain better re-
results from the teaching of that subject?
Ought scholars to be sent to the Superinten-
dents office or on other errands? If not, how
should such messages be sent? Should pupils
be sent to said Office after the hour of 9 a. m.
for excuses, when the Office of the Superin-
tendent is then to be closed? and if not there,
where?
Mr. Morrill, presented the following rssolu-
tions, which were discussed by Messrs Tash
Chase, Taylor, Haines and Morrill, and then
passed.:
ReSolUed, That teacher is justified in asking
pupil to perform any reasonable act condu-
Give to the welfare of the school. provided the
act be not 10 any way injurious to the scholar.
That some of such acts are, picking up paper
or other objects not placed by the pupil, dust.
ing and cleaning out desks in exceptional
cases. e1ecting intruders, getting for the teacher
weapon of punishment, bearing messages, do.
ing important errands.
ResoEved, That teachers should use most
careful discretion in determining reasonable re-
quirements, and should make such in the form
of requests
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Brief JOfliugs.


Schoolcraft & Goes appear at Music Hall
Friday and Saturday of this week.
The Allan mail steamer Circassian, from
Liverpool, passed Farther Point at II o'clock
Monday morning.
The two men arrested for robbing Mr.. Day
will not have hearing until the latter part of
the week.
The youngest son of Mrs. Taylor, living on
Howard street, was nearly killed Sunday morn
ing by drinking ammonia.
The Young Mems Social Club give ball at
Lancaster Hall Wednesday evening. A good
time may be expected.
In the case of Keller Vs. Tibbetts, reported in
yesterday mornings PRESS, the name of the
plaintiffs attorney was printed Barron when
it should have been John j. Perry.
Today the Grand Lodge of Masons will as
semble in this city and ths annual meetings
of the other Grand Masonic bodies will be
held.
Nineteen persons joined the Second Parish
church, and four were admitted to the Con-
gregationa1 church at Woodford's Corner, Sum-
day.
When an enthusiastic attorney forgets his
hat on leaving a coat room he is perhaps par
donable if he has obtained as big verdict as
was rendered in one of the courts yesterday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-07

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The following
transfers of real estate were recorded in this
county yesterday:
Deering-Joseph Larochelle to Patrick Len
non, land.
Stapdish-Deborah Edwards to John E.
Thompson, land.
Scarboro-Frederick A. Miliken to Mark
Mllikep, 1 acre IA rods.
Portland-Mary A. Tucker ct ais. to Phoebe
A. Waterhouse, lot corner Congress and Melen
streets.
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PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Once Hours.

once RkOur8.
From 7.3O a m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from 8 to 10
PORTLAND, Me-, Apr. 20, 1871
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1920
p. m. Close at S.15 a. m, and 2.45 and 800 p. m.
Boston and the West Arrive at 5.2O m. ,r.,
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 1920 and 500 Close at e15
q and 2.45 m.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1920 and
11.30 p. m. Close at s.15 m, 2.45 and 500 m.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes
Arrive at 3.l5 p. m. Close at 1.3O a. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 800
Morning Northwestern by G. I. r. Arrive at s.35
m. Close at I. 10 a m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 2.15 and 800
q. m, and BIS m. Close at $50 and 11.30 q. IA.
and 500 pm.
at 20 p. m. Close at 6.45 IN and 1.45 m.
North Conway and other offices on the P. g o. R.
r. Arrive at l1.S0 m and 800 m. Close at 1000
q m and 2.15 m.
Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, s. W. Harbor, Mt.
Desert, JoIespert, Machias, Machiasport, East Ma
chias, Millbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steam
er. Arrive at a. m. Close at p. m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at 500 o m.
Close at 500 p m.
Foreign Mails, via New York, day preuousuo SAIL
ng of steamers. Close at 8.15 a. m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
at 2.15 m. Close at 900 p M.
Skowbegan intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at 3.l5 D m. Close at 11.30 m.
Skowhegan also closes at 800 pm.
Canada and intermediate offices, via G. T. Il. Ar
rive at 2.30 p. m. Close at LOO m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Close
al 1l.30 a m. and p. m.
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Superior Court.

APRIL CIVIL TERM, 1875 sYMoNDs, j., PREsIp-
ING.
MoNDAY.-The April term of this court adjourned
finally to-day after an unusually long and busy ses-
sion. Since the first case was opened to the iury
there has been scarcely break. There were eleven
cases tried to the jury occupying six days,
and no disagreement.
Thirteen cases were tried by the court without a
jury besides large number of hearings upon con-
tested trustee disclosures and other matters.
The docket is quite small. One hundred and ten
cases disposed Of from the trial docket at this
term and there is very little civil business for May
if any.
The May criminal term will open this Tuesday,
morning. Grand jury same as last term.
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evening"
PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERICA-Camps Nc
] and convenes over the Eastern Express Office,
Plum street. No 8 on Wednesday evening; No. 4
on fist and third Saturdays Of each month; NO on
Tuesday evening, at Arcana Hall; No. at School
House, Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth, Friday
Evening.
BoswoRTH Posi- G. A. R.-Meeting every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, corner of Congress and
Casco streets.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head-
quarters corner of Congress and Temple streets.
Open day and evening. Business meeting Tues
lay evenings at "a O'clock
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. rs
aecond Saturday of each month.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST 2
At their library room, City Hall, on the first and
third Monday evenings OF each month.
SovEREIGNs OF INDUsTRY-Dirigo Council, No 1
meets every Friday evening, at Arcana Hall, at "a
O'Clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Harrington
Block. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
of books daily. to 8, day and evening.
PAYsoN LITERARY SocIETY-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 8 p.
m, City Building.
KNIGHTS OF PyTHIAs-Bramhan Lodge, No. 8
Tuesday evenings; Munjoy Lodge, No. 6, Monday
evenings; Pine Tree, No. IL, Friday evenings, at
heir Han, Clapp'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 Hail. 1901 Congress
st.. Mission, Wednesday, Williams Block, CongA ass
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.
JUVENILE TEMPLARs-Perham Temple, No. a.
at Congress ball, every Wednesday evening at
O'Clock. Temperance concerts first Sunday in every
month.
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month.
PORTLAND FRATERNITY-No. Al Free st. Block
Every evening.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AssoCIATION-Oppo-
site Preble House. Congress Street, open day and
evening. Union Gospel Meeting every Saturday
evening.
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Sebago Lake.

E. G. Harrington Lodge No. So, I. O, Of G.. T.
elected the following officers at their regular
meeting Saturday evening.
w. c. TO. D. W. Shaw.
w. V. T. Miss Ida L. Libby.
W. S.-Frank Nj. Barrows
w. A. S.-Mrs. Emma Whitney.
w. f. S.-John H. Rich
w. T-Mrs. Ida Hooper.
w. M.-Chas. E. Hooper.
W. D. Minis Ella Hooper.
w. C.-Nelson Libby
w. /. G.-Miss Julia Whitney.
w. o. G.-H. s. Littlefeld.
w. r. FL. S.-Mrs. G. D. w. Shaw.
w. L. 81. S.-Miss Hattie WEIGH.
L. D.-Samuel Dingley.
r. w. G. T.-Ansel Hawkes..
This lodge is in prosperous condition, was
organized December 21st 1877, with II charter
members, and it now has between go and 70
members, and is increasing every week.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-07
Trunks ! Trunks F!

The best place in the world to buy
Trunks, VaIises and Travelling Bags
Is the Portland Trunk Depot,
All goods warrantedand prices to suit the times.
my3d1Ws ED. NIXON, Agent,
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SERIOUSLY BURNED.-A little boy named
Henry Ball, aged eight years, was very badly
burned yesterday afternoon by the carelessness
of a man emptying ashes. 1t seems he was
playing down on the margin of Back Bay when
man not noticing him dumped bod full of
ashes fresh from the CRATE and containing live
Goals over his head and shoulders. One side
of his face was terribly blistered and his neck
and shoulders badly burned.
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CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT TO.DA,

NEW ADVERTISEMENT TO-DAY
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Masonic Notice-A. G. Rogers.
A Card-T. j. WEIGH.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Bangor-City of Richmond
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Ocean House-A. j. Nichols
Cape acknowledgements
Masonic -Abner Lowell.
Special Bargains-Carlton Kimball.
S26--F. II. Burbank.
Moths-Walter Corey g. Co.
Bargans-Charles P. Mattocks.
For Rent House.
Farm for Sale-A, W. Hanscom
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Watts Hymns sound sweeter and stronger
when sung by those who use SLIPPERY ELM
LOZENGES for their voice. For sale by al
druggists.
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STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoaGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
An organization has been found at Bates
College to be known as the "Bates Glee Club"
The membership is limited to twenty. A con-
stitution has been adopted making it per-
manent organization in the college. The
following officers were chosen: President,
B. s: Hurd; Vice President. A. E. futile;
Librarian, W. B. Perkins; Musical Com mittee''
+. Fl. Briggs, ]. f. Shattuck, W. G. Hobbs;
Organist, F. Fl. Brig IS; Director, f. o. Mower
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
James Savage, the Belgrade wife heater, was
remanded to Jail, on Saturday morning, by his
bondsmen. On Friday, the day previous, he
was in Augusta, and became intoxicated. He
took home supply, of liquor with him for
stances, his bondsmen thought it the wiser
course to return him to jail He threatened to
shoot Mrs. Cummings, one of the leading
witnesses against him at the trial.
Mrs. Betsey Dnsmore, an old resident at the
town farm at Sidney, was found dead upon her
bed.a few mornings since, partially dressed. She
had been ailing little for q short time preyi-
GUS.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mr.. Walter Waterhouse of East Machias,
was in Machias village at late hour on Wed.
desday evening in stastesof intoxication. He
Eastern Hotel. 1t would seem that Water
house, not knowing what he was about, started
for home on foot, leaving his horse where he
had first fastened him. On Thursday morning
he was found drowned near the causeway Of
the bripge between the ship yard and the west
end of the bridge Mr. Waterhouse was a
young man and leaves wife.
Sch. Maunaloa of East Machias at Rio Janeiro
lost all her crew by yellow fever, excepting
Captain Chisholm and one man. Capt CHS
holm was sick and in hospital fourteen DAYS.
Among the lost was a young man-John
Powell of East Machias, who was making his
first voyage at sea.
KNOX COUNTY,
Camden is talking of having a grand
temperance Fourth of July celebration.
IN GENERAL.
Saturday forenoon young and finely dressed
man found in the street in Boston helplessly
drunk, his liquor having been drugged. He
was taken in charge by a member of the
Temperance brotherhood and medical assistance
rendered. He was trader from this state on
his way to New York. He had always been a
moderate drinker, and Friday was the first
time he was ever drunk.
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GARMENTS for Ladies or Misses made to or
der; also cutting and fitting at Eastman Bros
ap27 diff
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Stated Meetings.
CITY GOVERNMENT

The regular meetings of the City Council take
lace the first Monday evening of each month.
The School Committee meet the fourth Monday
evening of each month.
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SECOND PARIsH.-At the adjourned annual
meeting of the Second Parish last evening Mr..
81. Ell. Kicker was added to the parish COM
mittee. The minister's salary for the ensuing
year was fixed at $1,000, and $3.50 appropriated
for music
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-07

CLoAKINGs, Fringes, Buttons and Trim
mings cheap at Eastman Bros, 534 Congress
ST. ono7dtf
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The TRANSIT OF MERCURY.-The transit of
Mercury was witnessed by very large number
of persons in different parts of the CITY during
the earlier part of the day. The planet much
resembled small pea and was remarkable for
its roundness. Nobody appeared at the Wes-
tern Union Office to get the Cambridge time,
and the only observation of which we have
heard was taken by DR.. Hill with Mr.. Cyrus
Farley's transit instrument on Exchange street.
The planet passed the meridian of Portland on
the suns disc, at lib. sem. sos. Portland time.
This is the 2Sth transit of Mercury since 1881