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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19
sf fhe Onion was worth axhlipg for ii is
worth paying for.
Very Like q Plagiarism,

The communicat on from ''W. G." else
where printed is not only OF value as
showing the antiquity of greenbackism but
also the age OF greenback speeches. We all
knew that the paper-money man existed in
the eighteenth century he blazed his way
through the statute-book of the colonies
but we hardly realize how closely the mo iern
greenbacker orators have copied their pre-
decessors. "W. G." has brought to light an
argument in favor of paper money made by
Richard Fry in 1739-an argument that, for
all which appears on the surface, might
have been made during the latest political
campaign in this State by Mr.. Fogg of Lewis
ton or by our own incompatible tonsorial
artist The same wealth of historical allu-
sion, the same exactness of statement, the
same rigid logic, the same plausible method,
that characterize the utterances of the
National orators In this State 10 day, are to
be found in the lucubratons ofthe eighteenth
century greenbacker. There is suspicious
and unexplainabe likeness in language.
We SHOULD be 10th to accuse Mr.. Fogg Of
plagiarism, but it must be confessed that his
telicitous illustrations drawn from the
economic history of France bear a strikingly
close resemblance to the historical argument
deduced from the experience of the Dutch
Republic by Mr.. Fry, speaking from the
house of bondage hundred and forty years
ago. We should certainly be the last to say
that Mr.. John Todd derives his inspiration
from the sages of yore, for his ideas have
gnal; but his logical method does seem pat
termed alter that pursued by the Prisoner of
Boston Bay. We do not think that Mr..
Perry, of Camden, consciously initiates
Richard Fry but there is manifest in both
the same, simple, severe, massive rhetoric,
aud the same suotlety in dialectics. The
more charitable conclusion to be drawn, and
the only correct one We feel convinced, is
that Messrs. Fogg, Todd, Perry and their
kind have applied themselves to the study of
Richard Ffy's writings with that devotion
wh ch enthusiastic teachers would naturally
show toward beloved teacher, and that they
have unconsciously appropriated his argu-
ments and adopted his literary style. 1t
must certainly be admitted that the COM
municaton which "W. e. finds in the col
umns of the Boston Gazette of May, 1739,
would, if printed in our papers to-day over
the signature OF any of the Greenback orators
mentioned above, be at once recognized as
inently cha acteristic.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19

1t seems impossible to have Senatorial
election in Kansas without scandal. Al
ready Mr.. Ingalls, is accused of bribery. An
investigation into the alleged purchase OF
several members of the Legislature so as to
give him majority has been set on foot, and
the Democrats who were induced to vote for
him have been read out of the party and
blacklsted. In the case of L. E. James, OF
Armstrong County, his indignant constitu-
ents have erected a marble gravestone in
vacant lot, inscribed: sour Judas Iscariot-
L. E. James" And to make matters agree
able all ronnd the Speaker of the House has
been denounced ''dead beat OF long stand
ing and gigantic proportions and turned
out Of the Teft House at Topeka for non
payment of his board bill.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19

1t is reported at Washington that the
British legation is much pleased with the
passage of the Chinese bill, in view of the
TACT that for some time past American cotton
goods have come into sharp competition
with English products in the markets Of the
East, aud especially in China, and that &C.
counts of the strong support which the bill
was receiving, and of its passage, were
promptly sent abroad for transmission by
telegraph TO the East, in hopes to Influence
some commercial questions now pending
there 10 which Eogland is interested. No
doubt is felt that China will retaliate and
that American interests there will suffer
severely.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19

The testimony of ex-Comptroller Dunn OF
South Carolina before the Potter committee
is Of importance. He showed clearly that
the Democrats made persistent attempt to
buy the returning board OF South Carolina,
aud that the eighty thousand dollars Pelton
Weed to induce the returning board to do a.
directed by the Democratic supreme court.
and that Smith Weed, through man named
Solomon, was the man sent by the Demo-
Gratis in New York to do the job. Coyle also
while in Florida upon Cooper in New York
indefinitely,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19

ALL SORTS of the Boston Post is greatly
pleased with the economical spirit of our
Legislature, but thinks it is not carried far
enough. Hessys: The Maine Senate has
passed resolution calling for the reduction
OF the Presidents salary to $25 900, and
of members of Congress to $1,000. Good
idea. Now gentlemen, cut down Queen
Victoria's allowance to 500 900. give Bis
marck fair salary, and take away his "pck-
ings and stealings," and cut down the ex-
penses of the Royal Family at FIJI City at
least seventy five per cent. After you have
attended to these matters we will suggest
Others. P. S.-Bsmarck keeps three dogs.
One is enough.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19

TN BANB RU "TCV.- District Court of the
l. Uni ed States District nf Maine In The mat
ter OF Merrill ihoDas Bankrupt.
This is to give notice that petition has been pre-
seDtei 10 tue Court this eleventh daV of February,
by Merrill Thomas, of Gorham. a Bans rupt praying
hat be may be decfeed 10 have full discharge from
all bis debts, provsble under the Bankrupt Act, and
upon reading said Petition.
Ii is ordered by he Court that hearing be had
upon tue same on the seven'h h day OF April, A.
D 1879, before the C urt in Portland in said Dis
tfict. at 10 o'c'ock NJ. and that notice thereof
be published in the Portland Advertiser and the
Porian Press, newspapers printed in SAID District
once weeF for thi ee successive WEEKS AN once iu
ton to BE- thirty DAYS at least before the day hear
ing and that all creditors who have proved their
deois and uihef persols in interest,", may appear at
said time and place, and show cause If any they
hive, why the prayer OF said Petition should not be
granted WM, P PREBLE
Clerk of District Court for said district.
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IN BANKRUPTCY.


In RASK KRUPTCY.-nstr1ct Court of the
i U1ited States. District of Name. In the matter
of Clinton d. W Shaw, bankrupt.
This is to give notice that petition has been pre-
sented to the Court this -venth day of February by
Clinton d. W. Sh .w of Standsb a Ban ruot PRAYING
that he may be decreed to have tull discharge from
all his debts, provabe under the Bankrupt Act au1
upon readin! said Petition,
Il is ordered by the Court that a hearing be had
upon the same. on the Seven b day of april A.
ID 1879 before the Court iu Portland, in said Dis
tict at 10 O'Clock, a. M, and that notice thereof be
published in the Portlaud Advertiser and the Port
Ian Press, newspapers triDted in said District once
a week for three successive weeks, and once in the
weekly Advertiser ant Press, the las publication to
be thirty days at least befor the day heari g, and
that all creditors who have proved their debls and
otne persons in inI resI may appear at said time
and place and show cause, 1t any they have WHY
the prayer q said feti ion shou not be graoted.
WM P. PREBLE,
Clerk Of District Court, tor sail Dis, let.
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BANK ~ PTCV.-Distr Court ot the
L Unifed States, District of Maine In the matter
of Charles NJ Thomas, Bankrupt
Tns is 10 give notice tDat petition has been pre-
sented :" the Court this Eleventh day of February
by Charles M. Thomas. Of Porilaud, a Bankrupt.
praying that he may be decreed 10 have a iuIi
dischaf ge from all his debts provab unier the
Bank upt Act, and upon reading said Petition
1t is ordered by the Court that hearing he had
upon the same, On the Seventh day of April, A.
d. 1873 before the Court IN Portland, in said Dls
trict, at IL O'Clock NJ. and that notice thereof be
published IN the Portland Advertiser and tue Port
land Press newspapers prIued in said DisirIct once
week for three successive weeks and once in the
weeks sdve tser and Press, the astlnblic lion to
be hrlv days at least before the day OF hea ring and
That all creditors who have proved their debis and
o'her persons in interest," may appear at said time
ana place, ana show cause, if ans they have why
the prayer of said Petition should not be granted.
WV. p. PRtBLE,
Clerk OF District Court for said District.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM. In ADVANCE

THE sharp advance in cotton goods is
making things lively in the market. Prices
have risen about five per cent. within the
last three or four days, the increased de-
mand being brought about by large orders
from the Dominion and the West. 1t is be-
lieved the advance is permanent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19

Mr.. WALKER appears 10 represent many
principles. He is not only suggested as a
Democratic candidate, a Peoples candidate,
a Cltzen's candidate, License candidate,
but there is a strong movement to bring
him forward as an "anti Bastie" candidate,
The startling tale told by the Argus of cor
spiracy to arrest leading Democrats has ere
ated profound sensation in the city, and
maddened our liberty loving people. The
liberty Flowing ones propose to stand up and
be counted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19

INFORMATION from both the State Depart
ment aud tue White House indicates that the
President now proposes vetoing the Chinese
bill. He is strongly in favor of some modifi-
cation of the treaty so as to reduce the immi-
grafton OF Chinese, but is equally as decided
in his objection to doing this by means OF leg
islation such as is proposed by the bill that
passed the Senate. He thinks the treaty
should be modified BY treaty stpulations and
not by rbtrary legislation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19

SOME believe that the sharp advance In
cotton is caused by the unusual demand at
Gramercy Park, Mr.. Tilden using two or
three bales day to stuff Into his ears so that
he shall not hear the wicked suggestions of
Messrs. Pelton, Weed & Co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.. FEB. 10.

We do no, read sDOnymo letters Ano commuui
atoms The name and address Of the writer are IL
81 cases indispensable, not necessarily gor pabicstior
out guaranty OF good faith.
We cannot undertake co return Or preserve ccm-
nnnlcauons chat are not used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19

TIE following gentlemen have already
been mentioned" as probable Democratic
and Greenback candidates for various muni-
cipal officers: Colonel Charles E. Clifford,
Colonel Cushman, Colonel Parker, Colone'
John M. Todd, Colonel Elliot King, Colonel
Mon gomery, Colonel G E. Maxwell, Colonel
George Walker and Colonel John Smith,
Colonel Smiths failure to meet Colonel King
in joint discussion has, it is thought, severely
injured bis chances for nomination.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19

kVsRE regnisr sJ'acne OF toe PRESS is furnishe
With Card certificate couptersigned by Stanley I
"nilen' sditor. AL railway, steamboat apo hote'
managers will confer favor upon US by demanding
dntials of every person claiming to represent on
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19
FiDas Notice to the holders of
Bonds OF the NOrthe'H Pacific
HasDsOsd Com Dany

HNDER the Plan of Reorganization, ratified by
u be decree If the Court. the time in wbica
Bondholde shond be allow d to particps'e N the
b.nefIs OF the Plan by the conversion of Bands IN,
red Stock lef t the discretion # the Puf-
chasing Commiee Aore than three Years having pas
sed since this right was given. and more thaa rine-
tenth Of the boodbolders having converted their
Bonds the Committee srcus of closing th cir labors
hereby give notice that the right of converting Bonds
and receiving Prefe red Stock will terminate on the
81 day of June 1879.
is ma6e be had at the Office of the Northern Pac-
fc r r. Co., No % @lfth avenue. New York
The original st OK will be exchanged for stock un-
der the Plan up to same time
FkEDERls X BsLLIsGS.
Dee 1S,1s7S. Chairman Purchasing 1ommhtee.
Janl laWbmW
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IT is ntmated that nephew Pelton still
has latch kew to No. Is Gramercy Park.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19

IT is reported that Boss Kelley and Boss
Tilden have kissed and made up.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19
Piano tor Sale.

A SECOED-hAND Seven Octave Piano. ros,-
"A wood ease, Hallstt q Gums op'e make and In
good eondrtion. Terms favorable. Enquire at store
Nh11dn No. 13S MIDDLE STREET.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19
Caswetl's Ssinoery El.

them. Always
your bedsi ,e;
taxi en- wbeD
viii stopyon..
sGtte are they
c it'd re n
them to s ck-I
death tciih
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-19

JOB AND BOOK PRINTING us.nv
exseuted at this 01lee.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-19

tions without help. Each cot is also pro-
vided with an electric tube, by which
the patient can summon the nurse, whose
private sitting and sleeping-room is at
one end of the ward. In the dining
rooms the table linen is snow white and
the service is silver-plate At each end
of each ward there are lavatories with
hot and cold water and bathrooms, all
the patients being required to bathe once
week unless they are excused by the
house surgeon. On the lower floors Of
the building there are two theaters, one
for operating and the other for autopsies,
each being filed with every appliance for
the purposes that science has devised
The charge for board is seven dollars a
week; few cases are treated gratuitously,
and private patients are charged from ten
to forty dollars week.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-19
The New Work Hospital.

Acquiring its character from King
George and being favored by state grants
as well as private contributions, the New
York Hospital is secure against any in
debtedness, and its new building on Fif-
teenth street near Union Square is prob
ably the finest in the world. "If vau
have seen the New York, our place III
not seem impressive to YOU" sid Ur,
Horatio Paine of the Roosevelt Hospital
to us, and the Roosevelt itself is consid-
cred one of the best appointed hospitals
extent. Starting out with two leading
idea-that it should be fire proof and
present the greatest obstacles to the alb
sorption Of poisonous matter from an ac-
emulation of diseased patients, the arch
itect's design has embodied in the build
ing not only every appliance for safety
and comfort known but also degree of
luxury and beauty above any mere utili.
ty.
For heat and ventilation the methods
employed are novel and ingenious. Fresh
air of any temperature required is intro
duced into all parts of the building by a
fan-blower in the basement. Suction
power for carrying off vitiated air is
placed in the highest peak of the roof,
and constant circulation is effected
without perceptible draught by air es-
capes in the ceilings and under each bed.
Chilling downward draughts from the
windows are met by upward currents of
warm air from perforated window sills.
The heating is done by steam, and in
addition to the Croton, water is obtained
from an artesian we'll All the kitchens
and laundries are in the uppermost stories
above the wards, and two elevators run
from basement to attic. The only wood
work used is in the doors and windows;
the floors are made of tiles laid in cement
on iron girders and the wainscoating is
marble. Any vain or extrayagant reach
ing after splendor is disavowed by the
management, but it is certain that the
New York Hospital eclipses all its con-
geners.
The building is seven stories high with
a mansard roof and has accommodations
for about two hundred patients with
nurses and other employees. Stone, iron
and red brick are prominent materials in
the facade, the many windows Of which
look out upon ornamental iron balconies.
In the interior even such details rs the
tiles and gas fixtures are artistic, and the
sunlight streams in everywhere. Near
the roof is large hall separated from the
sky only by a translucent canopy of glass.
This is the Solarium. Plants and flow-
ers bloom in it and fountains bubble with
liquid music; in the pale green depths of
fresh and salt water aquaria strange and
beautiful fish are seen, and On miniatue
islands Of cork, turtles are airing them
selves or basking in the spray Of the
fountains The Solarium is always pretty
and warm and it is a feature that might
well be introduced into all hospitals.
The kitchen and laundry on the upper
floors are provided with all the modern
improvements of a hotel, and the wash
ing, rinsing, wringing and mangling are
all done by steam. The cots are Of iron,
and fitted with adjustable bars, by which
The occupants can change their posi-
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-19

Russia is at present under state Of
siege from ST. Petersburg to Moscow and
Warsaw, from Kief to Kharboff and
Odessa. And army Of Porters about l5,-
900 strong, must watch the streets of the
capital, day and night, and policemen are
set to watch the watchers. Under Gen
eral Gourko, the crosser of the Balkans,
who is now Vice-Emperor, the last lines
of legality have also been crossed--if the
word "iegality" applies at all to Russian
institutions. He is invested with unlimi-
ted powers, in the place of the disheart-
ened tyrant. The very Grand Dukes are
under his orders. Arrests among officers
of the army have been the immediate
consequence of General Gourko's satrap
rule. In several cases compromising let
ters and prints were discovered, and exc
cutions both of officers, like Lieutenant
Dubrovin, and Of privates, have followed
The galiows are i'll permanent activity.
But perhaps the most signiticant-and a
promising one too--is the order, issued,
under court-martial law, that in all the
barracks list of the soldiers arms is to
be drawn up and is to be handed over to
the police! This is the strongest sign of a
suspicion against the army itself; and on
the army the whole power Of Carbon
reposes.--IN N. Y. World.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-19
Scarcity Of Wafer,

A correspondent at Hebron, Utah,
writes: "On account Of the dryness Of
the season, many people here in the south
are dissatisfied and are going to seek new
homes somewhere in the southeast. 1t il
the dryest year we have even seen in this
country. In many places there wiIl-only
be about half crop produced. In places
like Panacca and Pinto they are well off,
obtaining their water from springs, and
there is no lack. At other places, where
previously there was plenty Of water, it
is now all dried up, and people are COM
PEELED to haul drinking water q distance
Of six miles OF. more"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-19
HE NEVER DRANK.
A War Incident About GEN. Grant.
GChicago paper.1

In the early part of the late war, when
Gen. Grant was in command of the army
before Vicksburg, a number of officers
were gathered at his headquarters, hav-
ing pleasant social time. One of them
invited the party to join in social glass;
all but one accepted. He asked TO be
excused, saying that he ''never drank." "
The hour passed, and each went his way
to his respective command.
A few days after this the officer who
declined to drink received note from
General Grant to report at headquarters.
He obeyed the order, and was soon in the
presence of the General. Grant says to
him: "You are the officer, believe" for
their acquaintance was slight, "who re-
marked the other day that you never
drank" The officer modestly answered
that he was. "Then," continued the
General, "you are the man l have been
looking for to take charge of the Com
missary Department, and / order that
you be detailed to that duty" He
served his country faithfully until the
close of the war, and was honorably dis
charged. Years passed, and Grant had
come to be President. The officer had
settled down to the duties of private life,
and the little incident was cherished as a
pleasant memory.
The trouble ON the border between
Texas and Mexico, along the Rio Grande,
attracted the attention of Congress, and a
commission was ordered to ascertain the
facts and report. Again President Grant
remembered the man who "never drank"
and appointed him Chairman of the
Board. The place was accepted, and he
entered faithfully upon the work; the
report submitted shows the thoroughneSS
with which the duty was discharged.
While engaged in this work he made
the acquaintance of gentlemen who
owned an extensive cattle ranch in South
ern Texas. That acquaintance inspired
confidence, and years after, when the
Texan gentleman decided to sell
his ranch he placed it in the
hands of the man who "never
drank" and during the last month he
has effected sale to an English COM
pany of the ranch of two hundred thou
sand acres of land and several thousand
head Of cattle for an even million dol
lars; out OF this he gets commission that
will be snug fortune in these hard times.
The company that bought will enter
largely upon packing beef for foreign
markets, slaughtering their meat on their
ranch from their own herds. The super
intendence of their business has been ten
dered to and accepted by the man who
"never drank" and he goes in few days
to his new field of labor. This takes from
Chicago one of her most esteemed and
honored citizens, but it gives one to
Texas who will always be found on the
side of order and good government.
If somewhere we could touch this SIM
pie narrative with bit of sentiment, and
give but word to woman, either as saint
or sinner, We would then have the frame
work OF brilliant romance that would
need only the pen Of the artist world
painter to give it life and inspiration.
But as it is, we can only draw the moral,
never drink"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-19

embroidery. The supplements alone are
worth more than the price of the Journal
Sold by all newsdealers. Mailed for IS
cents. The International News U6ln-
pany, formerly the Wilmer & Rogen
News Company, 81 Beekman street, New
York.
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NV Good Woman.

Why are you so out OF Sorts never able to
tell folks that you are well? Ten to one it
is all caused in the first place by habitual
which has no doubt finally
caused deranged kidneys and liver. The
sure cure for constipation is the celebrated
Kidney-Wort 1t is also specific remedy
for all kidney and liver diseases. Thou.
sands are cured by it every month. Try il
at once.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-19
SAMARITAN'S GIFT.
YOUNG MEN

Who for the first time have beeni in tfoubls,
we would warn against the use OF that vile
drug, Balsam Copabia. 1t sickens the stom-
ach, brings on weakness deranges the kid
neys and is worthless as cure; and to
avoid This drug avoid The quack. sAMAR~
ITAN'S GIFT is Il positive cure in tive or
three days, without exposure or trouble.
How many suffer for months both body
and mind all of which could be avoided by
the use OF one package of Samaritan's Gift
Sold by ERNST WILFERT, Fourth and
Walnut, and by druggists. DESMOND q
CO., Proprietors, 9l5 Race street. Philadel-
phia, who will answer all letters asking for
advice
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