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REAL ESTATE.
Desirable Farm at Auction.

yKTILL he sold at Public Auction, on Fri
w day, April tS, 1879, at 10 O'Clock A. M,
the premises, the Deering Farm in Scar
bOrO', near ScarborO' Corner, recently occupied
about seventy acres OF land, thirty tons of hay
and has abundant pasturage. There are about 500
fruit trees the place. of them bear fruit The
buildings are twO-storied II ouse and Ell, a
very large Bara, slaughter House, Hem
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dition. Also at same time will be sold very valu
able four-year- old Colt, sired by Fear
nausht; two Cows. Double Work Wagons, two
Horse Rake, lot Of Farming fools, Household
Furnitare &C., &c. Terms Cash Inquire of The
under signed GEORGE e. DEERING, Gorham,
F. W. DEERING, Portland, or of c. E. CHASE, on
the Farm.
Gorham. April 3. 1879. ap7d9t*
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On First Class Mortgages or Eood Notes

Houses and Stores For Sale and To Let. Apply to
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For Sale.

TVWO story Framed Dwelling House located on the
Il cor. of Congress and High Sts formerly occupied
by the late Jonathan Health This is one Of the best
locations in the CITY, Particularly adapted for pro-
fessional men. Enquire of JOHN W. MUNGER,
mh13eod6w leg Fore Street.
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HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.

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PLEASANT ROOMS mo- LET.

QUITE of rooms second floor; plenty of sun
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STATE OF MAINE.

BY THE GovERNoR,H
A ROCL A M A II I o N.
In accordance with time honored custom, and by
the advice Of the Executive Council, appoint
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TO LET.
TO let.

. SMALL tenements from to dollars each. with
- Sewage. Apply to Wv. CARR,
ap4tf 1877 NeWbuT st.
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To Let.
DRICK House (No 80 old, No 20 new Gray ST..
ID 10 rooms, bath room, furnace. Price reasona-
BILE; immediate possession Apply to
N. s. GARDINER, r. E Agent.
ap2d,w Centennial Block.
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For sale.
TyHE q story house No. 81 EmerySt. The house in
Il good order, gas, Sebago and all modern improve
ments will be sold low if applied for soon. For par
apldsw JOHN c. PRoCTER. SO Exchange St.
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-19
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

THE Continental hotel at Alliance, o.,
burned on the 18Th inst Loss $4,000.
Partly insured.
THE Touring mill Of Allen Lawton, Ut
stones Prairie, near Quincy, III, WAS
destroyed by fro Dec. 18th. Loss about
$4,000; no insurance. Cause unknown.
AN accident occurred on the Addison
railway at LAirnbus Point, VT, on Lake
Cham plain shore, on the night OF tho
18th inst, causing the death of engineer
o. T.. Slinson iiremnn Ed. Markham and
bridgetender, ID, Il, Lyman. The train
left Rutland In the afternoon for Ticon-
doroga, N. r., aud was wrecked just he.
tore reaching The bridge across the lake.
AN oil well in Red Rock, Pa, caught
Are on tho 18th inst, and the flames com
municatlnE with several oil tanks In the
place, The whole town was soon In flames.
Burning oil flowed down through the
streets and every building was swept out
of existence. The scene was terrible be.
yond expressions Tho loss Is estimated
nj fully 100000. Three hundred fami.
lies were rendered homeless.
THREE men working In cut near
Plattsmouth, Neb, on the approaches of
tho new railroad bridge there, were
buried under I'M cmhankment which
caved In on them, When dug out all
three were dead. One man was rccog-
nized IA Homer Robinson. The other
two were not known. 30 says dispatch
OF Dec. 18Th.
WHILE the family of Mr. Swecny, liv.
ing six miles from Belvidcre, Ill, We're
In town Thursday, says dispatch Of the
18th, attending the funeral of ono OF
their children who had died with diph.
iberia, their house took fire and was
burned to the ground Two children,
who were sick with the same disease
were with difficulty rescued from the
flames, aud removed to the neighbors.
Mr. Sweeney has been peculiarly I'M
fortunate, the child whose funeral he
was attending when his house was con
sumed being the seventh he has lost with
In the past six weeks from this disease
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Wild Beas's in India.
Times OF India.

Some very interesting statistics are
published by the Government regarding
the destruction Of wild animals and
venomous snakes in British India, and
OF the number of human beings and
cattle killed by them. The general
results of the reports from various local
Governments show that the number OF
persons killed by wild animals in 1877
was 2,918, and in the following wear 3 ;
4i4; by venomous snakes, 16 IN and
1852 in the same years respectively.
Cattle killed by wild animals and
snakes in 1877 and 1878 numbered 3d.
1877 and 1901 in each year. In 1877
% SOL wild animals were destroyed and
in the following year 22,4S7; and of
venomous snakes. 1877 ,295 in the sfor-
mer and 1l7,95S in the latter year.
The amount of reward paid for the de-
struction of wild beasts and poisonous
snakes was, in 1877, 103,017rs., and in
1873 90, 1875. The general results,
therefore, are that the number of per-
sons killed has increased, while the
number of cattle so killed, the number
of wild animals and snkes destroyed,
and the amount of rewards paid show
u decrease. The increase in the num-
Der Of persons killed by wild animals
is attributed to n great extent to the
deaths from wolves in the Northwest
ern Provinces and Dude, which have
increased from $50 in 1877 to 624 IN
1878. The Lieutenant Governor has
invited the attention of district officers
to the subject with view gilmore effec-
tive measures being taken for the de-
struction of these animals. With refer
ence to deaths from snake-bites, the
number Of persons thus killed has de-
creased from l6 946 in 1876 to 1882
in 1873, while the number of cattle has
decreased from 2,915 in 1877 to 1926
i'll the year under review. The returns
showing tho number Of cattle killed are
doubtless. as observed by the Chief
Commissioners of the Central Provinces,
less trustworthy than those Of "per-
sons" But his Excellency the Cover
nor-General in Council trusts that the
reports of the current year will show
the extent to which the suggestion that
municipal bodies should offer rewards
for the destruction of snakes in towns
and large villages has been acted upon,
and with what results. This matter il
ono OF Importance, and should not be
Inst Sipht nf
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pers express alarm concerning the effect
of the resignation in Cuba.
SPEAKING of the Afghan campaign
the liberal journals of England, says a
cablegram of the 18th inst declare that
Gen. Roberts is fighting for life. His
whole force of 5000 men is pitted
against the entire Afghan army, the
strength Of which Is unknown, but it Is
admitted TO be 10000 strong. Tribes
are rising on every side. The Kohistan.
is, who were lately reported as surren.
dering their arms, nevertheless send
1900 troops. What Lord Lytton called a
"hostile GhuZnee Gathering" means
1000 soldiers, we'll armed and well led
Military critics agree that the Afghan
movements show surprising strategic
ability. Nevertheless, IL is believed that
Gen. Roberts is likely to overcome the
present attack, as he holds strongly for.
titled positions about Cabul; but, unless
he is victorious m instruction in Cabul
is certain. Candahar is also threatened
by II 600 troops advancing from Herat
The Candaharecs are likewise restless
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-19
FOREIGN.

SEVERAL large land agitation meetings
were held in the ives, OF Ireland ON the
i4th. The meeting at Bcllina was pre-.
sided over by Catholic clergyman.
Several clergymen participated as
speakers, One speaker declared That
one cause Of their distress was American
competition.
IT was authoritativcly announced in
ST. Petersburg, Dec, 18th, that the reports
relative To n fresh attempt against the
life Of the ear are grossly exaggerated,
although II was admitted that the police,
In investigating the circumstances Of the
recent attempted assassination Of the
car at Moscow made discoveries show.
ing that fresh crimes were contemplated.
SEVERAL generals In the Spanish army
resigned on the l2lh inst, as soon as they
heard Of the fate Of the Premier Martinez
Campas' ministry. Many liberal news.
papers deplore the resignation of the
Premier, and think that ss the conscrya
tives were divided, King Alfonso ought
to have entrusted the government 10
Sogasta aud the liberals instead Of to
those who Tor two months past have OPP.
posed and defeated the abolition and
free trade policy Of Campas. The newspa
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yious. as a tissue of falsehoods, and as.
sert that they shall hold him responsible
as a false accuser.
THERE has been severe storm in the
Red river country for two days. the Their
mometer falling very low, says telegram
of Dec. 18th. Reports from different
points indicate from 2j to 40 degrees be.
low zero. A Breckenridge special 10 the
Pioneer. Press, says two children of VIM.
owens were frozen to death, and two
men, Ii. g. Stordert and James Nolan,
arc missing, supposed TO be lost in the
storm and frozen.
JUSTICE HUNT, of New York, says he
has not only not resigned his position on
the supreme bench of the United States,
but has given no intimation that he con.
templated any such act. A dispatch of
the 18th inst. says the judge is slowly
improving in health. This report seems
to put at rest the story of Sen. Edmunds'
appointment to Judge Hunts place.
AN oleomargatine establishment under
full hcadway, was discovered in st. Louis
on the 18th inst Health Commits sioner
Francis was interviewed on the subject,
but said he was powerless TO act. He
knew great frauds were practiced or the
people, and that artificial butter, made
OF grease, talow, and other refuse mat
ter, was placed upon the market as gen.
uine butter His hands, however, were
tied.
THE invasion OF the Indian territory
by squatters, says st. Louis special Of
the 1lth inst, promises to be repeated in
few weeks, and the invading band
seems likely this time to be a larger one
81 fhaf Itr lDH ha
territory by the United States
in the first invasion of the territory, and
somewhat noted as the promoter of i'm.
migration schemes, is II st. Louis max.
ing arrangements for the new excursion.
He says about the first Of February near
ly 1000 men will start for the territory
in different parties and from diff
ferent points, the largest party, and
the one with which Carpenter will be
connected, starting from Kansas City, A
large number Of those who go will be
Mssourians, who will travel in wagons
Others, including an Indian party, will
go rs far as possible by rail. The immi-
grants propose to establish themselves
on tract sixty by one hundred miles In
area, and coded by the Indians to the
government in 1866. The immigrants
claim that this land, not being part OF the
reservation, is government land, and
open to settlers They do not apprehend
trouble from the Indians, fearing only
opposition by the United States govern
mcnt. The object of the departure for the
Territory in winter,it is said is 10 give the
squatters time to put in crops i'll the
spring. Carpenters statements as to the
numberwho will take part in the expedi-
ton are deemed somewhat Exaggerated,
but the enterprise has been decided
upon, and that the Territory will be in
vaded again admits of lit doubt.
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ceiyable for all dues to the United States,
except duties on imports, and shall not
otherwise be a legal tender and any of
SAID notes that shall hereafter be issued
shall bear this superscription. The
vice-president presented a eommunica.
tien from the postmaster general recon-
mending deficiency appropriation of
S206,2l2 Tor extra star mail routes.
VOORHEES, also introduced a resolution
providing for the appointment of com
mittee of five senators to investigate the
causes leading to negro immigration.
MONDAY, Dec 15-HouSe.-Among the
bills introduced were the following; To
encourage American ship building, and
for the appointment of a committee TO
report basis for reciprocity treaty
with the British provinces; requiring the
secretary of the treasury to pay out all
gold and silver coin, legal tender notes
and national bank notes in the treasury
not required for current expenses, in the
purchase of government bonds; annul'
ling and revoking the court-martial find
ings and sentence in the case of General
Fitz John Porter, restoring him to SER
vice as colonel in the army, and provid.
ing for the payment of all arrearages rs
major general up to the LIST OF Septem-
Der, SO, and as colonel thereafter;
providing that IN case OF
the non-surrender of the Ute Indians en-
gagged in the White river massacre within
thirty days, the tribe shall be declared
public enemies to the United States, and
its rights to its reservation shall be de-
clared forfeited; for the organization Of
the territory of Okohoma, out of the
present Indian territory; providing for
the payment of arrears Of pensions to
the widows and minor children OF per.
sons who died of injuries received in the
war of the rebellion; for the establish.
ment of a branch mint at indianapolis;
to encourage the education of the col
ored race; granting bounty lands to the
soldiers of the United States, who served
in the war of 1861.
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VERY LATEST NEWS
A Record of Important Events
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

Hon. JAMES NJ. EDMuNDs, postmaster
at Washington, ID, c., died on the l4th inst
JOHN HAY, of Ohio, was confirmed by
the senate on the lth inst. as assistant
secretary of state; and Henry Harmon,
Of N. H., as second auditor of the treas
ury.
THE senate finance con mittee, says a
dispatch of Dec. H. postponed until
after the Christmas re cess, the Warner
silver bill, the trade dollar bill and Bay.
ards resolution concerning the green
backs, on the ground that those subjects
require more attention than can be given
them In The brief time intervening be.
fore the holidays.
REPRESENTATIVES, Of the national
board of trade, In session In Washing
ton, appeared before the house committee
on conference, Dec. 12, and made strong
arguments In favor OF congress regulat.
ing freight charges on railroads, and in
favor of permanent commission TO SUI
pervise matters relating thereto.
A COMPANY has been incorporated un.
der the laws of the District of Columbia,
with capital Of $4,000, TO publish a
weekly newspaper, devoted entirely TO
the interests of the army and navy. Mr..
Edmund Hudson, Of the Boston Hcrdid,
will take editorial charge Of the paper.
so says dispatch of the 10Th inst.
THE Smithsonian institute received
from M. Forster, Of Berlin, on the 18th
inst, announcement of the discovery, by
M. Pallsa, III Pala, on the nth Of Decem
her, 1879, of n planet of the tenth magni.
L., p i,tI ,,fp 10Th II
censon, 90 degrees and 40 minutes Of
declination, with II daily motion Of SO
seconds In right ascension and 4 minutes
south.
CAPT. DODGE, who SO valiantly pro.
ceeucd with his colorcd company TO the
relief Of Capt. Payne, will be promoted
to I'll n vacancy occasioned by the re-
lirement Of Lieut.. Col. Henry Prince
from active service, who has passed the
age of o., gays Washington information
Of the 10Th inst
SAYS Washington dispatch of Dec.
11lh: Tho contested election case of L.
natius Donnely against w. w. Wash.
burn, In the Third congressional district
Of Minnesota, has been postponed until
Jan. y. when IL will be taken up for oral
HTRuIHtIl MI lJoHHtli1, lHt toDLCflult,
was member Of the thirty.cighth,
thirty.ninth, and fortieth congresses,
Previous TO this he was lieutenant gov.
crnor Of Minnesota, and has served In
the Minnesota senate.
JUDGE MCCRARY took leave Of the en-
ployes Of the war department and the
heads Of bureaus on the afternoon of
December 18th, and thanked them for
their uniform fidelity and efficiency
About 4 O'Clock he received his com
as judge Of the eighth cir.
cult, and, us soon us he had
signed his name to the correspondence
Of tho day and acquisitions, he took
leave of his attendants, and became n
Judge instead of u cabinet minister. The
president invited al tho cabinet and their
wives TO dine with Judge McCrary that
night, and the evening was pleasantly
spent at tho White House. Judge Nc
Crazy left for DesMoines the following
and Senator Ramsay was sworn
In as secretary of war,
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Telephones and Talking Fish,
london Telegraph.

That the telephone would eventually
Prove a source not only of great graft
fication but of valuable instruction no.
body ever doubted. 1t has however re-
manned for some thoughtful scientific
gentleman to utilize it in a way which
will comend itself to all who lovingly
observe nature. One of these anxious
to know how far the animal world as
simulated itself to our own lately intro
duced q telephone into some water
which contained fish. To his aston
ishmept he found that the creature
alone and unable to talk to anything
else was actually talking to itself. E. S.
Peal now comes forward and in letter
to scientific contemporary, confirms
this assertion. He, too, has been lis
tening and he finds that the large
''mahsr Bdrbts hucrocephahts-co
verse with a peculiar cluck, or per-
suasive sound which may be heard as
far as forty feet from the water. He
has also discovered that large bivalye
exists in some parts Of eastern Assam
which actually "sings loudly in con-
cert" after this il would he interesting
to know what the pike says to the roach
before swallowing it. If we are expert
enough to read ciphers, surely We might
without great difficulty learn the
language Of the jack.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-19
GENERAL NOTES.

THE people of Columbus, Ohio, gave
Gen. Grant d warm reception on the l2th
inst,
THE public schools Of Petersburg, Va,
ceased for one month on the 18th inst,
the state not having contributed It's full
quota OF funds.
THE bark Monrovla sailed from New
York for Liberia on the 10Th inst. with
20 colorod emigrants.
GRIN. GRANTS reception in Pittsburg,
Pa, on the 18th inst, was attended with
great demonstrations of wei come on the
part of the citizens.
SAMUEL ID. SINGLETON, ticket,taker in
the Grand Opera House, New York city,
has been indicted by the grand jury, says
u dispatch of Dec. 18th, for n violation Of
the civil rights law, he having refused
admission to the theatre To William Il.
Davis, colorcd.
lnE board Of state canvasscrs com
pieted It's work on the New York election
returns Dec. nth, and declared elected
all the republican candidates except state
engineer, Horatio Seymour, Jr., demo.
cratic candidate, having majority vote
for that position.
Cot, ZEu WARD, lessee of the ArkM.
sas state penitcntlary, says Little Rock
telegram OF the 10th, has closed a con.
tract for the construction Of the Little
Rock and Pine Bluff railroad. Work
will begin at once and four hundred CON
victs will be employed The road Is 70
be completed and in operation July lst,
1880.
A NEW YORK dispatch Of Dec. leth
says the twenty-five complainants to the
Synod of Long Island from the decision
Of the Brooklyn preshytery in the case
Of Rev. 7. Dewitt Talmajge, publicly
denounce the statement read by Or Tai
msdge In his pulpit on the Sunday pre-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-19

Ar Mansion house dinner, London,
the toast-master was desired to propose
tho health Of 'the three cousins rep.
resentatives Of distinguished nations,
who CHANGED to be present. Ho there.
upon proceeded to give out that he was
desired by the lord mayor to propose
the 8 per cent. consols'--probably a
toast which came nearer the hearts OF
the audience.
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Apylcs rom Japan state that NJ

ApyIcEs from Japan state that nj.
Fulita, the largest contractor III the
country, NJ. Ns1ano, one Of the first
merchants, aud sixty Of their principal
friends, have been arrested for having
caused to he produced in Germany
forged treasury bonds TO the value of
about 100000 francs, which they
managed in such way that they were
put in circulation by the treasury itself.
The discovery of this fact produced =
crisis unexsmpled in Yokohama. A
terrible panic in the Bouse ensued, and
the most scandalous scenes took place.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-19

THE old church ut San Salvatore in
Venice has been roopened this autumn
after ten years and eight months spent
in restoring il. Tho curch contains two
works by Titian-the great altar piece
of the TRANSPORTATION and MI Aunun-
citation, both works of his later years
as we'll M several other noteworthy
pictures Of the Venetian school.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-19

CANON FARR will, IL is said, be made
dean Of Worcester, with handsome
residence and $4,000 n year, and then,
although the canon will DO q bigger gun
than ever, his brethren will take none
of his Worcester sauce on matters in
general.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-19

A CONSTABLE Of the Derby borough
police force on duty ut Uuoxeter came
upon large elephant quietly engaged
in grazing by the roadside. The officer
at once proceeded to lead the stranger
to the lookup, more than half mile
away, and eventually succeeded IN Sc
curing 1t. Soon afterward the animal
was claimed by circus proprietor, from
hose premises II had escaped.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-19

ONE Of tho marked effects OF the re-
vival of business is the employment of
an unusually large number of children
in the Massachusetts, mills. This fact
keeps the police busy in prosecuting
owners who are violating the compare
lively new law which defines the con-
ditions under which children may be put
at such work.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-19
Virginia.

The latest British emigration returns
show that 55,019 persons emigrated in
the last quarter-36,1 ITO were English,
6,727 Scotch, and IL, 1872 Irish,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-19

A CURIOUS calculation has been made
by continental statstioan M TO the
amount drawn by the various sovoreigns
from the civil list. According to this
II appears that tho czar has $40, 900 per
day and the sultan $4,000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-19

THERE is said to be great rush Of
Burmee and Shan adventures across
the frontier into, Siam attracted thither
by reported discovery OF immense
field of sapphires.