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The Portland daily press., 1879-05-08
IMPORTANT SALE OF
S8OE FACTORY AND WATER
POWER
AT sPRiNGvALE, MAINE.
ON THURSDAY, May 18th at One

M,
One Of the best water powers in the State, which
never tails in tue dryest seas ms, estimated at tfty
horse powers Factory 60x26. three stories aud base
ment, heated by steam; Building cree ed eight years
ago, and been used tor the manufacture of boos and
shoes; has good water wheel, main shaft, boiler
force pump and steam piping al of which are in
good running order; water carried through Blu ldng
well lighted and well adapted tor manufacturing
boots and Shoes hosiery, carriages &c. We have the
assurance from the Springvaie people, that 10 the
right parties there could be an addition made to
the building Of nearly The size free of cost to
the buyer. The Factory is located nearly in the
tire OF the village containing about and in
habitants good schools and churches near the depot
onthe Portland & Rochester road. ANY party looking
for such place should not miss The SAFE This prop
erty is tree from membranes, and large part of
the purchase money can remain on mortgage at six
per cent $500 at eale. Inquire of
HOWARD FROST, Springvale, Me,
JOHN u. FOGG, East Rochester, N. H.,
H. j. VINAL, Il High ST., Boston.
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The Portland daily press., 1879-05-08
Assignee's Sale of Real Estate.

ASSignee'S Sale of Real Estate.
10y authority from the Probate Court for Cumber-
ID land County shall sell by public auction on
the premises, on Friday 'he nisth day Of May
next, unless sooner disposed of at private sale the
following real estate situated in Portland in said
County, belonging to the estate Of David Keszer,
and assigned to by his assignment under and pur
suant to he 10th chapter Of the Revised States viz
The two-story wooden house, No 2S Clark street,
suitable for Two families. up and down stairs tent,
containing ten QD finished rooms. supplied with Se-
bago, now rents for s22s per year. will be sold at
three O'Clock y. M l.
Also the three story brick store No. 2Os (old No.
109 Middle street, now rents for $3.50 per year. on
which is mortgage to the Portland Savings Bank
for $4,000 and interest from Dec. 20, 1878, at per
cent. will be sold at - O'Clock N.
The sale will be of all the right title and interest
which said Keazer had in and to said property at the
time OF making said assignment, January a. 1879,
and all the right, title and interest therein which
have by virtue thereof, subject to all membranes.
Terms cash upon delivery Of deed. Deposit required
at tune Of sale. Premises may be seen at any honr
during the day up 10 the time OF sale.
GEO. F. HOLMES, Assignee Of David Keszer.
Portland, April 30. 1879.
r. .. BAILEY a. co., Auctionesr.
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The Portland daily press., 1879-05-08

CENTENNIAL Spring Mineral water delivered
In any part of the city at Is cents per gallon.
FRANK w. BUXTON,
Cor. Chestnut and Oxford Sts.,
my7dtf Agent for Portland,
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-08

Miss SAwYER's SALvE, the original and
genuine, 25 cent size, beats all others
my8 eod&w6m
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-08

HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS. E. c. Jordan
of this city visited Bangor Monday. He has
succeeded Mr.. A. G. Both in his position in
government employ under Gen. Thom. Mr..
Hamilton did not quite complete his dredging
in Bangor harbor per Contract aud Mr.. Jordan
was to make further survey and see what was
required of Mr.. FL. to complete his contract
The water was found to be so high in the river
that the survey could not be made, and Mr.
Jordan returned to Portland Tuesday evening
with the intention of visiting Bangor again as
soon as the freshet in the river has subsidized.
There will bs some dredging to do in the vicin.
ity Of High Head wharf this year, bat the
work will not be let till the last of Auoust
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-08
Personal,


Rev. R, d. Osgood. pastor Of the Cougrega-
tional Church in Limip on, has rendered his
resignation to take place the last Sabbath 10
May, and his resignation has been accepted by
his church and society.
Mr.. Toole challenges Mr.. Shea to walk in
Portland on the same conditions be walked
Haskell for 500 SIDE, stakes and gate money,
referee from Boston. Two Portland men
want to back Toole for two three days walk
in Chicago May Goth.
DR.. James Davies of Llucoln Centre, formal
ly declined the appointment of Examining
Surgeon for Pensions, last month, giving
definite reasons, those being 10 reference to
the supposed political ENLARGEMENT of the
Office to be conferred.
At the meeting of the Boston Social Union
last week, appropriate references we're mads to
the late Gardner Colby. In returning thanks
for the tributes paid to his father, Gardner r.
Colby stated that his father remembered in
his will the objects Of benevolencs to which he
had given literally during his lie, namely,
Foreign andsHome Missions, Newton Theologi
cal Institution and Colby University.
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-08

IN BANKRUPTCY.-Dis Court of the
l. United States, District of Maine. In the mat
ter of Charles 81. Fling, Bankrupt.
This is to give Notice that petition has been pre-
sented to the Court, this seventh day OF nay by
Charles 81. Fling Of Portland. Bankrupt, individu-
ally and as member OF the firm OF H. s. CHI. Fling,
praying that he may be decreed to have full dis
charge from all his debts individual and co-partner-
ship, movable unoer the Bankrupt Act, and upon
reading said Petition
1t is ordered by the Court that hearing be
had upon the same, on the seventh day of July, A.
d 1879, before the Court In Portland in said Dis
trict at 10 O'Clock A. M. and that notice there
Of be published in the Portland Advertiser and
the Portland Press newspapers printed in said
and once in the weekly Advertiser and Press,
the last publication to be thirty days at least before
the day of hearing. and that all creditors who have
proved their debts and other persons in interest," may
appear at said time and place. and show cause. If
any they have. why the prayer of said Petition
should not be granted. VIM. P. PREBLE,
Clerk of District Court for saio District
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The Portland daily press., 1879-05-08

GINGER Aperient, for sale by all druggists.
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-08

| AROOSTOOK COUNTY.
| One ex-member of the Maine legislature
from Aroostook wilshave $3.50 of back mileage
| to return to the state
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-08
"0H! !: e: Ga 4:
in the Back, Side or
L0ins anu all Diseases of
BACK! !: 8: FL; !! g;
the KidneYs Retention

OF I0COnCuenCe Oh UTIU6 N6rVUuS OIsedSeS, r6IDdI6
Weakness and Excuses; HUNS REMEDY
is prepared EXPR easily for these diseases.
From Rev. E. G. Taylor, D. D., pastor First Bap-
fist Church.
PROVIDENCE, r l., Jan, 8, 1879.
can testify to the virtue of HUNTS REMEDY
in Kidney Diseases from actual trial, having been
much benefited by its use. E. G. TAYLOR.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Aug. 10, 1878
VIM E. CLARKE,-Dedr Sir: Having witnessed
the wonderful effects of HUNTS REMED Y, in nv
own case aud in great number of 9th ers, recon-
mend 1T 10 all af1,ctei with Kidney Diseases or Drop
sy Those afflicted by disease should secure the med
icpe which will cure in the shortest possible time
HUNTS REMEDY will do this,A
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-08

The York Manufacturing Company of B
deford has now thousand looms.
The Portland daily press., 1879-05-08

Having recently purchased the
interest OF my former partner L
take pleasure in announcing to
my former patrons and the public
IN general that have repIenished
my stock, and ann now Offering
the greatest attractions i'm Gents
Furnishing Goods ever shown I'm
Portland, comprising a full line
OF such goods of different grades
fine and medium) generally found
I'm a first class house, at
HARD TIMES PRICES.
Thanking my friends for their
liberal patronage during the past
SIX years, L hope 10 merit and re-
ceive an increased continuance of
their favOrS.
Please call and examine my stock
before purchasing elsewhere.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
Comic Mythology,
(Norristown Herald.1

These young ladies wore the names of Sthe;-
no, Euryale, and Meduss, and vera never
known to write them Einie, Eurie, or Medic.
They were the daughters of Phorkys and Keto.
Here is splendid opportunity to make pun
on Miss Keto, but we will not embrace it.
We'd rather embrace one of the daugh-but let
that pass. Puns are detestable, anyhow-es-
pecially If after you have spent fifteen minutes
is constructing one, you are asked to explain
it. Medusa was the youngest and most beau
tiful of the Gorgons, and was addicted to hand
kerchief filtration with young men who parted
their hair in the middle. She was mashed"
classic phrase-on Neptune, and once met
him in the temple of Athene. A little bird
didn't sing much in her heart after that. The
authorities regarded such meeting a desecra-
ton of the temple, and punished Medusa by
turning her beautiful hair into snakes. This
transformation frightened Neptune. Suppos-
ing vigorous attack Of delirium tremens had
seized him, he hurried off to Murphy meeting
and signed the pledge,-and became one of the
leading cold-water men of his time. 1t was ex-
tremely painful to see the once fair Medusa,
with 492 hairpips in her mouth, vainly trying to
pin her serpentine tresses into coil of French
twist. As if head of serpents was not pun
ishment enough, her beauty was destroyed.
Her face became so terrible to behold that the
spectator was turned to stone, which was the
gneiss way of making statues. They were
cheaper than Winnie Ream's and more lifelike.
We are not informed what disposition was
made of the petrifed spectators, but no doubt
they were utilized as tobacco-store signs.
When Medusa lost her beauty she lost her ad-
mrers. 1t was decidedly rough on Medusa,
but young man had to be made of pretty
stern stuff to call on a girl on Sunday night
aud let a head full of snakes repose on his shirt
front until o. m. A Mr.. Perseus finally found
Medusa asleep, and. closing his eyes, cut of
her head with his sword and presented it to
Minerva, who wore it on her shield as terror
to her enemies. And all this terrible punish
ment was visited upon Medusa on account of
her flirting with Neptune in the Temple of
Athene! She should have met him in the
Post-office. Scores of girls meet young men
in the Post-Ofice now sdays, but we have not
heard of any of them having their hair turned
into snakes. 1t wouldn't matter much If their
tresses should undergo such q reptile meta
morphose. They could buy more where those
came from. And yet filtration in the POST
Office deserves some punishment, but half Of
it should be visited upon the male participant
Neptune appears to have escaped altogether.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16

A SOUTHERN statesman has been talking
to Tribune reporter. The formers language
indicates that he has more sense than the av-
erage Southern politician. Says he: "We
study politics closely. Fact is, we haven't
much else to do. Now what do we see in
the present outlook? Why it's plain to us
that the Confederate business has been over
done. The old loyal element in the North is
hristling up, and if we go on in this way it
will clean US out again in 1880. The North
is getting fighting mad because there are so
many rebel brigadiers in Congress, and such
look of the Old Confederacy about the Cap
ital There are few bowling idiots in the
South that have made matters worse by
printing war-whoops in the papers. Now
what have we got to do? Isn't it plain
enough? We must nominate some Union
soldier like Hancock, against whose war
record nobody could say word"
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
Mr.. Blaine's Speech.

Senator Blaine's speech on the army bill,
delivered in the Senate Monday, was caus-
tic review of the legislation proposed by the
Democrats, and merciless exposition of the
ends they seek to accomplish. The Maine
Senator has acquainted himself with the facts
relating to the actual strength and distribu-
ton of the army in the South, and shows
from the official accounts that the total army
strength in the territory east of the Mississip-
pi is but 2,797, or sixty sol1iers to million
ofpeople. In Delaware there is not SOL
der. In West Virginia there is not soldier.
In Maryland, 1872 artillerymen are employed
to man Fort McHenry, at the entrance of
the Baltimore harbor. In Virginia 2S2 men
attend the school of practice at Fortress Mon
roe, and there is not another federal soldier
in the State. In North Carolina there are
thirty soldiers guarding the fort at the mouth
of Cape Fear river. The 130 men guarding
the forts at Charleston harbor are all the
troops now in South Carolina. Twenty-Five
soldiers only stationed in Georgia; in Florida
there are 25S; in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mis-
souri, and Mississippi there is not a solitary
Federal soldier; there are but 81 in Arkan-
sas; 80 in Alabama; 239 in Louisiana; and in
Texas, apart from those that guard the
Rio Grande there Is not a soldier. But 1150
soldiers are stationed in the South and not
one of these troubles polling booths, or inter-
fere with the right of suffrage.
Tho frufb is opd Copafor PIo;po mo 10 n
evident, the South and the Democratic party
do not fear the army. They are contending
for the enactment of that clause in the army
bill which, while ostensibly doing away with
the presence of soldiers at the polls deprives
the civil officers of the Government, the
marshals and supervisors, of the power to Sc
cure fair elections and guard against fraud.
They are fighting, not for the free exercise Of
suffrage in the South, but for the liberty of
repeating and ballot-box stufing in the
Democratic cities of the North. They seek
to break down all barriers that stand in the
way Of the repetition of the infamy that gave
in 1868 the electoral vote of the most powerful
State in the Union to the Democratic candi-
dates.
And they seek to accomplish their purpose
by revolutionary methods. They threaten
that the machinery of the government shall
be stopped unless their demands are COM
piled with and the President sign all the
bills they pass, no matter how unjust and
unconstitutional he may deem them to be.
They will rule or they threaten to ruin. The
same threat was made in 1861, and the an
swer of the loyal North was prompt. The
threat made eighteen years later will meet
with as emphatic rebuke.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
LLtWISVUI Ud1CItO.I
Our Letter Box.

REFoRBER, CTY.-The reason why so much
ram is bsing smuggled into the city at the pres
ent time, is because the police are out hsying.
PEDESTRIAN, CITY.-No, Drscoll did not
succeed in his efforts to go 500 miles in six days
but his friends state that he will soon attempt
the unprecedented feat of accomplishing six
miles in 500 days.
PATRIOT, YARMoUTH.-Yes, wheels are
classed with revolutionary proceedings, but we
believe the courts have decided that the fifth
wheel to q coach is not necessarily revolution
ary.
WALK1sT, PoLAND.-The fastest time to
our knowledge was made by little chap of
this city last week. He covered 80 miles inside
of an hour, under seat, on the Eastern Rail-
road 10 go.as-you-must race.
EyANGELINE, BATH.-The latest and most
novel way to commence letter is as follows:
"Dear Friend:-I now take my pen IN hand to
inform you that l am well, and hope that
these few lines will find you enjoying the same
blessing" and IN closing, speak OF your poor
pen, &c.
JOHNNY, CIrY.-Wescan't tell you how long
it would take you to walk to the sun. Don't
try it, JOHNNY. Your folks wouldn't know
where on earth, we mean where under tue sun
you had gone. Let the professionals go there
and locate if they wish to. We wish they
would.
RUSTIC, PALERMo.-We are not Mason. If
the fact is, we have only got as far as the frst
degree in the Good Templars, and if it wasn't
for going back on lots Of married people, we
would give some of the mysteries of that order,
but we refraio. The great secret of brick ma,
sons is s. cents day.
FARMER, DURHAM TO keep crows out of q
corntield first remove the caws-that Is, give
them all the corn-and they will never trouble
the field. Never string your corn. You will
find it impossible to catch single crow on the
string.
CLARENCE, CITY.-Will you please inform
ms why it is that the hackmen and Job wagon
men monopolizs all the good looking girls in
town? Now, put oR twelve clean shirts a
week, get shaved twice a day, and have my
| boots blacked every fifteen minutes, and can't
| hold candle 10 these fiends. If you will in-
| fern me why it is, I'Il use my influence to pro.
| cure you clerkship in the Treasury Depart
ment We have pondered over the matter till
| the hair of our head is as white as the driven
/ snow, but must admit we can give you no ex.
planatiou. We have come to look upon it as
the eighth wonder of the world.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
Cumberland County Organization
REFORM CLUBS
AT
Yarmouth Village, Tuesday & Wednesday,
APRIL 24fh and 30ih.

Fully realizing the good results arising from our
earnest and persistent labors in this great and good
work in which we are engaged, in rescuing and re-
storing to manhood all those who are addicted to
strong drink, and also of making homes and fami-
lies happy which were once sad and unhappy by the
CnhS hs & earhes h hopeI eaa a and .ne
awaken a new impetus in order to make more
progress in furthering this good cause of Temper
hearty welcome and will cater for all delegates A
cordial invitation is extended to Clubs throughout
the State also to all who are, or wish to become
friends and workers in this noble temperance WORK.
Arrangements have been made with the railroads
for the following rates of fare for the round trip:
Grand Trunk r. R., one fare.
Portland q Ogdensburg r. R., one fare.
Delegates on the Portland 81 Ogdensburg r. II.
will be furnished with return tickets by the Secre-
taTy. WM. M. DOW, President.
FRANK W. THAYER, Secretary.
Gray, April 14th, 1879.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16

1t is stated that 1000 repeating rifles and .
million rounds Of ammunition were purchased
and shipped from New York last week by
Major Tuxen, supposed agent of the Russian
Government, but intimstions were given that
they were really to go to Dslagos Bay, q Por-
tuguese settlement just north OF Zululand, and
the arms will be sold to Cetewayo and his
tribe. They were shipped as canned meats
and hogsheads of machinery on steamer
Rhein.
The production of beet sugar In Austria has
about doubled since 1875. In that year Ii
amounted to 1902. 900 metric hundred weight,
and in 1878 to 26.OS2, 900.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16

THE Georgia five dollar bonds do not come
within the class of circulating notes which
are subject to taxation under the United
States law, Commissioner Raum decides. 1t
is now questioned if they do not come under
the head of bills of credit, the Issuing of
which by State is forbidden by the Consti-
Suti0O-
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16

SAYS the Cincinnati Gazette: "The hold
ers of 10.40s are now being called upon to
shell out. The 'bloated bondholders' are
suffering. This is what the iDfationists have
been demanding, but this is not the way 1t
was proposed to punish them. 1t is not re-
pudiation or forced depreciation that troubles
the bondholders, but the high credit of the
government which has made easy the refund
ing of the debt at per cent"
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16

SINCE the. robes jardinieres have again
come into fashion Frenchmen are looking for
war. 1t Is said that the introduction of the
jardiniere dress has always been followed in
France by war or political turmoil. But for
that matter so has the introduction of nearly
auar>u othaf costume.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16

The Financial Chronicle thinks Secretary
Sherman has accomplished great things, in
achieving specie resumption and refunding
the five-twenties.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
A TOOthache Saint,

In the Roman Calendar the patron saint of
those afflicted with toothache is found in st.
Apollonis. She is especially invoked by racked
sufferers, according to Bishop Jewel; and the
s'Fantassie of Idolatrie," printed in Foxes
"Acts and Monuments, has:
"To Saynt Syth for my purse;
Saynt Love saue my horse;
For my teth to St. Apolyne."
In the Royal Library at Stockholm is pre-
served manuscript charm for toothsche, con-
sisting of Latia prayer to this saint AT
Bonn-on the Rhine tooth, said to have bsen
one of hers, is shown in glass case in the
church on the saints day, and is deyoutiy
kissed-i.e e. the case containing the tooth, not
the precious relic itself-by people OF both
sexes, as preventive against .oothache. Ole
of the most popular charms against tine COM
plant consists IN carrying the foiiowlng form
of words somew here about the person. Ass
SAINT Peter sat at the geats OF Jerusalm our
Blessed Lord and Sevour Jesus Crist passed By
and sead, What Eleth thee hee saed Lord my
Teeth ecketh hee sead arise and follow me and
thv Teeth shall never FAKE Euy moor. Fiat =
Fiat Fiat" This is a transcript of Ian
cashi,e version, and should be worn inside the
vest or stays over the left breast. Under slight
ly differing forms this charm Is very common
throughout England, Scotland, and Ireland
Two copies are preserved in the Edinburg Mu-
scum which were worn as late as 1855 and 49,
&c. Another form of written charm was gwen
MP by young woman at Chelsea to the lste
Cardinal Weld. 1t was carefully sealed, tue
penalty for opening it being return o' tue
toothache and consisted of the words:
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16

THE World thinks Speaker Randall looks
at things with the eyes of Philadelphia
ward politician rather than with those OF an
American public man.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16

IT costs million of pounds to keep up fox
hunts in England. But the English think
they get that worth of fun out oft.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16

DIsRAEL1 says the land.grab in South Af-
rica is not "annexation" but "contedera-
tion". Honest Englishmen are greatly re-
lieyed.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
THE PRESS
WEDNESDAY, MORNING, APRIL 16.

We do not read anonymous letters and comnuni-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
Final Notice to the Holders Ol
Bonds of the Northern Pacific
Railroad COmDany.

FINDER the Plan of Reorganization, ratified by
~ the decree of the Court, the time in which
Bondhoders should be allowed to participate in the
benefits Of the Plan by the conversion of Bands into
Preferred Stock was left to the discretion OF the Pur
sed since this right given. and more than nine
tenths of the Bondholders having converted their
Bonds the Committee desrcus of closing their labors
hereby give notice that the right of converting Bonds
and receiving Preferred Stock will terminate on the
Both day Of June, 1879.
Circulars giving information how the conversion
is made can be had at the Office of the Northern Pac
fc R. R. Co., No % Fifth avenue, New York.
The original stock will be exchanged for stock uu.
der the Plan up to the same time.
FREDERICK BILLINGS.
Dec. 1s,1s7S. Chairman Purchasing Committee.
jan1 1aW6mW
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16

cdc, GntD0n30tS Bf0OdTO0t, LoOett0 or Cp1UteS but
give them Slippery Elm Lozenges in abundance. Large
boxes 25 cents Sent by mail, postage paid, TO any
part Of the U. s., upon receipt Of price. CASWE1L
gists. ja29d3m
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
New House For Sale.

One-half of double House No. ITO Congress Street
now completed and ready for occupancy. Said house
first class in every respect Dining room, sitting
r0om bath room and kitchen finished in hard wood.
flumbed for hot and cold water. White marble
mantles, CRATES, &C., &c. Cemented cellar and
everything first class and will be sold at very low
price. Enquire of A. M. SMITH,
au19eodtf End of Portland Peir.
The Portland daily press., 1879-04-16
.WHONPING C0UGH.

Jocob Coleman, 2s Gold St., N. " reports"
of my children were attacked with whooping cough in
its most violent form-tied Benson's Capcine Porous
Plaster on two of them-they were relieved in less
than one hour-Then tried it on the other two with