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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-28
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.

KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Late on Friday night Deputy Sheriff Soule
Of Winthrop and Fuller of Readheld arrested
a man named Levi Lombard at East Read
field, He is charged with being connected
with man named Estes, who is now in jail,
in committing the various burglaries which
have been going on in the western and north
ern part of the state. A pistol was found in
his possession which was taken from q store
in Waterville, and being charged with this be-
fore Judge True, on Saturday, he was bound
over in $500 for his appearance before the
Superior Court in December. Estes was also
charged with the Waterville burglary and was
held in $500 additional to the $1,000 required
on former charges. Both were lodged in jail
in Augusta as they could not obtain sureties.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Boothbay canning factory started up on
clans on Monday of last week and found that
there were more CLAIMS in the vicinity than
they were aware of. CLANS came in by boats,
by schooner loads, by dories, by pailfulls, and
even by wagon loads from up country. Up to
Tuesday night 687 bushels had been received,
for which sos were paid. They make about
Fourteen men and the same number of girls
and women are employed at the factory she'll
ing and canning.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Wing says "a large business is done in
Bangor in the beef and mutton trade, larger
than many would suppose who are not in the
way of seeing the large number of sheep and
cattle that are brought to this city, and either
slaughtered here or sent to Brighton market.
At the present time business in this line is un-
usually brisk, and Saturday the writer of this
saw at Elijah Smiths slaughter house the car
cases Of forty-three beef cattle, the largest
number ever there at one time. Mr.. Smith
also sent to Boston Saturday night, on the
special train over the NJ. G. railroad, three
double-decked car loads of sheep, and Mr.. s.
A. Maxfeld received three similar car loads by
the special freight train on the E. 81 N. A.
railway"
Four special trains of about % cars each were
run on the Maine Central Saturday, two ar
irving and two leaving Bangor A special
train was also run on the E. & n. A.. railway
Sunday
YORK COUNTY.
MIR. Daniel Moulton's house at Groundnut
Hill, York, near Mount Agamenticus, was
burned last Friday afternoon. Furniture
mostly saved. The house was valued at $500;
insured for $780,
The privileges offered to the citizens of Kit
terry by the Rice Free Public Library, are we'll
appreciated and enjoyed by all. The whole
number of books now in the library are few
more than 1900, and the yearly average circu-
lation is about the same number. The annual
income appropriated for purchasing new books
and for the librarians salary is $1,000.
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Location OF Fire Alarm Boxes

1-NooN, Portland Time.
Sooner Fox and Hammond Streets.
T. :" Oxford and Mayo SITS.
g. Atlantic and Wilson SITS.
g. Merrill and Quebec SITS.
11-TEsT-at 21a Pm.
12-Portland Co.'s Office.
13-Engine House, Congress, near North st.
14-Corner Washington and Oxford SITS.
10 Adams and Mountfort SITS.
16-Grand Trunk Depot.
17-Hook and Ladder House, India st.
1S-Corner Franklin and Cumberland SITS.
10 Lincoln and Pearl SITS.
al Franklin and Newbury SITS.
23- Market and Commercial SITS.
24-Engine House, corner Market and Congress sts
25-Corner Middle and Exchange SITS.
26- Chestnut and Oxford SITS.
81 Union and Fore SITS.
28-Junction of Free and Middle SITS.
31-Corner Preble and Congress SITS.
32- Portland and Hanover SITS.
33-AT 1.45 A. N: No afternoon session Of schools
34-Corner South and Spring SITS.
3d. Maple and York SITS.
Sc High and Danforth sts
37-Engine House, Congress near Oak ut.
38-Corner Congress and Walker SITS.
So Deering and Avon SITS.
41-Engine House, Spring near State st.
43- Commercial and Clark SITS.
45-Engine House, Bracket near Pine st.
46-Horse r. r. Stable, Spring st.
47-Corner Portland and Weymouth sts
As +" Pine and Thomas SITS.
81 Bracket and Vaughan st
52-Iibby's Corner.
63-Forest City Sugar Refinery.
54-Corner Danforth and Vaughan SITS.
56- Z" Salem and School sts
g. Park and Commercial SITS.
Ga Foot of Green st.
65-Grove st. near Saccarappa road.
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The New Valuation.

Mr.. EDIToR:-The Sunday Times says the
new system Of valuation will show the rates a
"triae higher up town, and correspondingly
less in the lower section of the CITY," The
reason suggested is that the Back Bay nuisance
has affected property to large extent in the
latter locality, which all admit as true. Hav-
ing received my tax bill, and finding
material increase from last year, 1
simply ask, is Paris street cup town."
Has the assembled wisdom so decided,
or is it our proximity to Deering
Park? Not forgetting the weary days and
wretched nights I have lived this past sum-
mer, struggling for breath of good air, which
like the autocrat's potatoes, has been "skeerce
and high" you will not be surprised to hear
this wall from CHRISTIAN SHORE"
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Josh Billings.

1t seems unnecessary to advise our readers
to secure seats at Stockbridge's for Josh Bill
ings' lecture on the Probabilities of Life" to
be given at City Hall next Saturday evening.
Josh is one of the philosophers of the age and
he never opens his mouth except to say some
thing that has point to it which strikes home
at the same time that the saying ELECTS
hearty laugh. We are sure he will be well
coined by o crowded house on this occasion.
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Meeting of the School COMMITTEES.

Meeting OF the School Committee.
A meeting of the school committee was held
last evening, His Honor Mayor Walker presid-
ing. There were present Messrs. Burgess,
Smaller, Chadwick Libby and Gray.
Voted, THAT Mr.. Burgess be requested to
write the next annual report of this Board.
The report Of the cases of corporal punish
ment in the various schools was read by the
secretary.
The subcommittee on programme of school
work so far as pertains to arithmetic in the pri-
mary schools and geometry in the grammar
schools, report recommending various modiica-
tions, and this report was accepted and laid
over for further consideration.
Voted, That the subcommittee OH drawing
and writing have leave to report in print.
The following order was passed:
Ordered, That all pupils from private schools
shall be required to pass satisfactory examin-
alton in all branches included in the primary
school course, before being admitted to the
grammar schools.
So much Of the communication of Mr.. C.
Hale as related to Miss Florence Reed was re-
ferred to the supervisors of Center street and
Cumberland street schools with power to grant
the same.
Voted, That we recommend to the committee
on public buildings to supply drain pipe at an
expense not to exceed SIS; also one of the school
stoves not in use for school at Crotch Island.
Miss Knights resignation was read and &C
copied, and the matter of procuring Temporal
~ supply was referred to supervisor Of primary
No. 2, and superintendent of schools.
DIR. Spalding read paper before the COM
mittee in regard to light in the North school
and other schools, and his paper was referred
to supervisors Of North school.
Voted, That the thanks of this board be ex-
tended to Dr. Spalding for his valuable sug-
gestions respecting light in various school
rooms.
On motion Of DR.. Smaller,
Voted, That the grammar school on the cor
ner of Pine and West streets, heretofore known
as Pine street school, be hereafter called the
Butler school.
Pay roll for the month and bills amounting
in all to Sc, 165.43, were approved.
Mr.. Burgess reports that matters have been
properly arranged by the State authorities in
reference 10 the bills of the Deaf Mute school.
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Fire on Commercial Street.

The alarm pulled in from box 16 yesterday
afternoon at 2.45 o'clock, was caused by flames
issuing from the rear Of the cooper shop Of
Florence Mccarthy, situated near the Grand
Trunk railway station, on Commercial street.
The fire, it was reported, was set in pile Of
slaves underneath the ell Of the building. The
loss was, evidently slight. There was an in
surance on the stock Of 81 800 in the Franklin
Company, at the agency Of Rollins & Adams.
1t is said the fire was set by small boy, aged
10 years, who tried the same game Sunday
without success.
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NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs TO-DAY.

SPECIAL NOTICES.
NJ. C. M. Association-R. B. Swift.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Rines Bros.-2.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Hang Your Banners-Fisk g. Co.
W. L. Wilson g. Co.
Save Money-Stubbs Bros.
Damaged Corn-G. w. Green.
Buffalo Robes-Merry.
Lost-7O Spring St.
Loggers Wanted-Gardner, Buffum g. Co.
Citizens Mutual Relief Society.
Wanted-J. d.
Desirable Rooms to Lett Brown st.
Dress Goods-Tukesbury & Co.
- 1-2-Studley.
For Baltimore-Ryan g. Kelsey.
Wanted-Studley.
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THE DESTRUCTIVE PROGRESS of that insid-
ious foe to life and health, Scrofula, may be
arrested by the aid of ScovILL's BLOOD AND
LIVER SYRUP, q botanic depurent which rids
the system of every trace of scrofulous or
syphiitic poison and cures eruptive and other
diseases indicative OF tainted condition Of the
blood. Among the maladies which it reme-
dies are white swelling, salt rheum, carbun-
cles, biliousness, the diseases incident to
women, govt and rheumatism.
Oxygenated Bitters cure Dyspepsia.
oct27 div
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Sudden Death.

Mrs. Isaac jackson died very suddenly yes
terday. Her decease will be severe blow to
her family. Only five months ago she was a
bride, and only few weeks Mr.. jackson was
stricken with an apoplectic stroke from which
he was slowly recovering at the time this ter
rible bereavement befell him. He will have
the sympathy of many friends in his affection.
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SHEA AND COLLINS.


The twelve hours go-as-you-please race at
Lancaster Hail. between Collins of Portland
and Shea of Augusta, for $3.50 side, COM
menced at noon yesterday. Christopher Toole
was referee, d. H. McCann judge for Collins,
Stephen Nestor of Lowell judg Q for Shea, A.
L. Merry and H. @. Gay time keepers, Kilby
Knight and w. H. Hyers scorers. George
Briggs was Collins's trainer and G. A. Gay
Shea's. Collins wore white shirt, tights and
blue breech-cloth, while Shea wore white
tights and shirt. Both men were in good con-
dition and started off at a dog trot Shea's
first mile was made in minutes 80 seconds,
and Collins's in 8 minutes. Shea made Is
miles in hours, 80 minutes, 25 seconds; Col
Inns in 8 hours, 55 minutes, 30 seconds.
The following is the score by hours:
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Lost.

Last Wednesday Johnnie Welsh, aged II
years, disappeared from his home on Cross
street. When last seen he was with paper
hanger. The boy YVES slim, with thin face,
black hair, brown eyes, straight nose, and
wore black school cap, brown suit, and high
top new boots.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-28
A Soldiers Monument,

Mr.. EDITOR: Is it not time that the Sol
dier's Monument Association should make a
move towards giving the subscribers some sat-
sfaction. Let the matter be taken in hand
and something done. SUBSCRIBER.
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Real Estate.

The following real estate transfers were re-
corded in this county yesterday:
Deering-A. L. Richardson to Ira F. lib
betts land on Central Avenue.
North Yarmouth-Asa Sweetsir to Susan
Sweetsir, land and buildings
Raymond-Jacob Morrill, to Sewall Brown,
acres of land
Albert Morrill, to Jordan Plummer, guard
ian, Sewall Brown Homestead.
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Look at our Dress Goods that we are offer
ing this week at so cts. RINEs Bros
oct2Sd3t
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DIR. c. w. BENsoN's CELERY and CHAMo-
MILE PILLS are prepared expressly to cure Sick
Headache, Nervous Headache, Dyspeptic
Headache, Neuralgia and Nervousness, and
will cure any case. Price 80 cts, postage free.
PARSONS, BANGS & Co., Wholesale Drug
gists, III and 119 Middle street, Portland, Me.
General Agents. aug28eodtf
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Life its Parent Flower.
ATKNsoN's Extract of Violet, the most deli
cate and refined of perfumes conceals its ex-
cellence behind its more widely known sister
the Extract of White Rose
ootoSW&yS0t
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Notwithstanding the advance on all kinds of
Boots, Shoes and Rubber Goods, am enabled by
this recent purchase of large stock bought at 60
cents on the dollar to give the consumer some lines
of goods at prices far below anything heretofore Of
fered.
Read carefully the list below, and obtain, if need
ed some of the kind mentioned before they are all
Of
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DAMAGED Underfannels, Silk Fringes, Ham
burgs and Kid Gloves, at Rines Bros.
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F.O. BAILEY & Co. sell at their rooms to-
day, at 10 and 2.3o o'clock, o large lot Of fancy
goods, cloaks and cloakings, &C., &c.
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POSTMASTER,
Railway, N. j.,
SIR:-
Complaint has been made that you are
Withholding letters addressed to M. A. Dau-
phin.
The simple fact that a letter is addressed to
M. A. Dauphin does not, under the present
ruling Of the Department, warrant its deten-
ton at the mailing office,
Very Respectfully,
(Signed) JAMES Fl. MARI,
LIST Asst. p. M. General.
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MEMS Underwear, in all the best qualities,
at prices as low as the same qualities are sold
elsewhere. CHARLES CUsTIs & Co.,
oct25d6t 1913 Congress st.
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oct25d6t 1913 Congress St.
kCHoICE lot German canary birds, (splendid
singers), also cages seeds, hooking bird food,
gravel, &c. w. c. SAWYER & Co.,
oct25S&W % Market Square.
Miss SAwYER's SALvE, the original and
genuine, % cent size, beats all others.
my13 eod&w6m
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Extract from Copy.

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMEFT,
Office Of the LIST Asst. P. M. General,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 21st, 1879.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-11-22
Some Queer German Names.

A paragraph which has recently ap-
peared in the German official papers in
forms the subjects of his Majesty, the
King of Prussia, that the royal provincial
Government at Dusseldorf has graciOusly
authorized one julius Jackass, resident
in Lohdorf, district of Solingen, rs well
as his wife and children, to change the
family name he has hitherto borne into
that of Courage. Such a surname rs
Jackass can not but be Il chronic afliic-
ton to the unfortunate persons con-
demned bv the accident of birth to an
swer to it, and Mr.. Courage, formerly
Jackass, may be congratulated upon the
result of his appeal to the merciful con-
sideratiOn of the constituted authorities,
who have relieved him from an all but
intolerable patronymic. In Germany,
however, such an infliction is less griev
Gus to its victims than elsewhere, be-
cause quaint names are so abundant in
every class of society that the edge of
public apprehension is blunted as far rs
their comical or reproachful significance
is concerned. Nobody smiles when in
troduced to Mr.. Bloodsausage, Mrs.
Greyhorsepenny or Master Sugartart.
Nobody is sorry for the representative
of one of the Oldest noble families in
North Germany, doomed by destiny to
bear the ominous nomenclature, "Gate-
keeper of He'll" When the betrothal
of First Lient Sourherring to Miss Two
year-old-wild-boar was published some
time ago in the National Zeitatng and
other leading Berlin journals, that ap-
parently fantastic and pantomilnic an
nouncement excited no popular wonder
ment to speak of. Mr.. Jackass, how
ever, evidently found his g front name"
to he more than he could bear with any
degree of comfort, or even resignation; /;
and it is creditable to the good taste of
the royal officials at Dusseldorf that they
should, as it were, have paid tribute to
the vigor of the resolve inspiring him to
rid himself forever of Il patronymic that
pmorselessly "set him down an ass"
by bestowing upon him the highly hon
orable and appropriate surname of
L" Courage. .'-L0ndOn Telegraph.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-11-22
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

John and Michael MOcde, brothers, who
lived i'm the town of Wardos, Todd County,
Mimi, murdered in cold blood two men liv-
ing in the same neighborhood and sccreted
their bodies in the brush. One of the muir
dered men was named Coldalc. His wife
had deserted him some time previous and
gone To live with one of the MOedcs, both of
whom We're bachelors. Soon aftcrward the
MOedes' house was burned and they charged
it upon Coldale. Then the latter and his COM
panion suddenly disappeared, and suspicion
falling upon the Moedes, they weIc arrested
at different places. John Moede confessed
To the murder and told where the bodies
We're secretcd, and they were found, one be-
ing shot and the other Drained with an aX.
Long Prairie by a mob and hanged to II tree.
His brother was arrested i'm another county,
but was being brought back to Long Prairie,
where he doubtless met the same fate.
A destructive cyclone passed through the
northern portion of Crawford County, Ark,
on the Sth, doing an immense amount of
damage. The track was half Il mile wide,
and clean sweep was made of every thing
| in its path. Trees were twirled like straws,
! houses unrOOfed and overturned, and in
| places not even Il saplng left standing. one
house was lifted and transported out oI
| sight. A man named JO. Newton was killed
| by his falling house and quite a number had
their legs and arms broken or were other.
wise injured.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-11-22

EARLY AMBER CANE.-A correspond
ent of the New York Tribune says that
this variety of cane,if planted the 10th of
May, is ready to work ordinarily by the
middle of August. Recent experiments
have satisfied him that one acre of this
cane will supply the annual wants of
most families, or, to be more explicit,
with the rudest implements, such us
S65-mill to express the juice, two 20
gallon pans of galvanized iron that will
cost less than so, and the common
cider-mill or cheese-press to express the
siruf from the sugar, one acre of aver
age cane, drilled, will yield 500 pounds
of sugar, and 700 pounds of fine sirup.
This is based npon a yield of l40 gallons
of molaSses, weighing Is pounds per gal
lon, per acre. A recent experiment of
his upon one-fourth of an acre, indicates
more than this, although the object was
molasses solely. In addition to what he
has said of the Amber cane for the farm
cr, he is satisfied that if II neighborhood
will organize Il company with capital
of 81 900, the yield of sugar can be raised
to seven pounds per gallon, by the use
of lime and sulphurous acid, and the
process is within the capacity of the
most ordinary farmer, but let it be dis
tinctly understood that the Amber cane
will yield fine sugar, in paying guam
titles, treated exactly as sugar or maple
water is treated, save that it must be set
aside in proper vessels to granulate.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-11-22
The Dead.Letter Office.
WASHINGTON, November

WASHINGTON, November III.
The report of Mr.. E. j. Dallas,
Chief of the Dead-Letter Office of the
Post-Oflice Department, shows that
there were received during the
last fiscal year an aggregate
of 2,996,513 dead letters, n de-
crease of 190,2 ,292 from the number re-
ceived during the previous year. This
decrease is believed to be owing to the
general use of envelopes on which re-
quests to "return if not called for"
etc, are printed. The extent to which
these "request envelopes" are used was
ascertained by test made in May last.
In single day there were mailed at the
post-oflices in Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore 354, 696 letters,
of which number 1913, ,S79 bore the re-
quest to "return in ten days if not
called for"
OF the aggregate number of letters
received at the Dead-Letter Office, &c.
007 contained money to the value of
S3l ,591; 13, ,575 contained drafts, checks,
ETC., to the value of 81, ,l05, 1852; AZ, 797
contained postage stamps of the value
of 81, 3S7, and 24.372 contained other
papers representing n monetary value;
24,024 letters contained photographs,
and 3S,306 contained articles of all
descriptions.
The efficiency of the system of regis
tered letters is shown by the fact that,
out of 5,262, 24l registered letters sent
last year, but 2, 1913 found their way to
the Dead-Letter Office, and of these all
but 2l1 found their way finally to their
owners.
The following is a statement showing
the amount of fees collected Mt the
leading post-offices of the country on
registered mail matter for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1879, placed in
comparison with the receipts of the
previous fiscal year. and also the per-
centage of increase:
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-11-22
Remarkable Sagacity Of a Goat.

A remarkable instance of the sagacity
of animals occurred recently at the resi-
dence of Peter Killean, No. 35S Dryades
Street. The participants in the event
about to be related were n goat, which
for some years past has been great pet
with the children of the family, and
pup, Il comparatively recent arrival in
the domestic circle. The goat and dog
were on the best of terms, and had come
to enjoy occasional ram5les together
around the yard during the goats spare
moments, when there were no oyster
cans, door-scrapers, or other edibles for
it To dispose of. The singular behavior
of the goat during the afternoon, some
DAYS since, attracted the attention of the
family. 1t ran to and fro, crying in the
most piteous manner, and seemed half
distracted. Some one ut last suggested
that the animal should be followed, and,
it seeming to appreciate the fact that it
had been understood, led the way to the
rear of the yard, where its canine COM
panion was found in the vault, almost
in its last struggles. The puppy was
quickly rescued and restored to the goat,
who greeted it with the fondest caresses.
-NelC Orleans Times.