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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-14

THE Argus is disposed to take rather a
gloomy view of the work OF the "reform' leg
islature. Cheer up comrade, we are with you.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-14
Sale of Real Es.
tate.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has
IN been duly appointed and taken upon himself the
rust of Administrator of the Estate of
MARTIN H. SWEETSIR, late Of Portland,
in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and given
mands upon the Estate of said decea~ed are required
to exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to said
estate are called upon to make payment to
CHARLES HUMPHREY, OF Yarmouth,
Administrator.
Portland Feb. 4, 1873. fe7dIaw3wFs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-14

EVERY regular attache OF the rRKss ls furnisha
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hote
managers will confer favor upon US by demandiu,
credentials of every person claiming TO represent on
DiIYpgl
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-14

THE Cincinnati Gazette says John Sher-
man has as much nerve in proportion to his
weight as a fiddle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-14

NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber Ihas
IN been duly appointed and taken upon herself
abe trust OF AdministraIix of the estate of
EBEN WENTWORTH. late of Cape Elizabeth,
in the County Of fCumberland;, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de-
mands uDon the estate Of said deceased are requr-
ed TO exhibit the same and all persons indebted 10
said estate are called upon TO make payment to
PRISCILLA H, WENTWORTH, OF Portland,
Adm'x.
Cape Elizabeth, Jan. 2lst, 1879. ja3Odlaw3wThs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-14
Vaults Cleaned

4 ND taken out at short notice, from 81 to So
"A cord or So aioad, by addressing
nov24dtf a. LIBBY s. Gu. Portland r. o.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-14
FOR SALEl
The Engine, Boiler and Machinery

of twenty by twenty inch Tow Boat. with Conden-
Ser and independent air and Circulating Pumps;
also. No. Blake Pump for feeding Boiler and deck
use; also, all the Sea Cocks ard Valves to Condenser
steel Crank Shaft and Pin: also Pusey q Jones
Wheel six feet, eight inches in diameter; also, Deck
Plates, Bunker Covers. and Bit Heads. Every
thing in first class order just from the repair shop.
Condenser with attachments alone cost 81 600 when
put into Boat All the above named Machinery
ready to be put into instant use Will be sold low
for cash. For further particulars communicate with
JAMES M. ANDREWS.
nov1dt Bi~detord Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-14
DiSSIOutiOn.
Dissolution.

rUvHE partnership heretofore existing between the
i undersigned in the Boot and Shoe business,
under he firm name OF ROBERTS s. BURBANK,
is this day dissolved by mutual consent
Said business to be carried at the same place,
52S Cong ess Street, by said Roberts ~ his own
name. ALFRED ROBERTS,
WARREN BURBANK,
Dated at Portland this 11th day of February. 1873.
feb12 dim
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-14

THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
Published every day Sundays exceptsd) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
AT 100 ExoHANGR ST., PORTLAND.
TERMS: Eight Dollars Year. To mail subscribers
Seven Dollars Year If paid In advance.
THE MAINE STATE PRESS
Is published every THURSDAY MORNING at $3.50 o
year, If paid In advance at $500 year.
RATES OF ADVERTISING: One inch Of spacs. the
length of column, constitutes square"
81 so per square, daily first week: 75 cents per
week after; three Insertions less, $1.O0; continu
ing every other day after first week, so cents.
Halt square, three Insertions less, 10 cents;
week, $1.00; so cents per week after.
SPEOIAL NOTICES, one third additional.
Under head OF "AMUsEMENTs" and "AUCTIoN
SALES, $500 per square per week; three insertions
Advertisements inserted In the "MAINE STATE
PRESS" (which has large circulation In every part
Of the State for s1O0 per square Tor first insertion
and 80 square for each subsequent insertion
Address all communications to
POR LAND PUBLISHING co.
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FOR SALE,
COPARTNERSHlP.
Dissolution. .

TyHE Copartnership heretofore existing under the
Il firm name of BACON & LIBBY, Is this day
dissolved. All bills due the late firm will be collect
ed and all demands paid by f. BACON, who will
continue the business at the old stand No 10 and p
Oak St. RF BACON.
Portland, Feb 10th, 1870. H. I. LIBBY.
fa10 1wh
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HALL TO LET.

MISSION HALL. Williams, Block. fformerlv
AVA known as "Arcana Hall,) having been leased
BY the undersigned, will be lei on most reasonable
Suppers, Fairs, &c. Apply at the Hafl, opposite
Casco Engine House. -
ap15eodtf R. M BARTON
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-14

Buffalo Robes unlned. large whole skins, 81 to a.
Buffalo Robes. Incl whole skins, $5O0 to $500.
Blankets, Gloves. Lap Robes. Winter Caps and all
klDds Winter Goods marked down to close stock be-
fore packing away.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-14
WANTS..

EOR RENT for one or more years this well-known
IL Hotel Also two large stables. Possession Civ
en- April lst next. Propositions received at Bangor
Savings Bank till Saturday, March I. 1879.
teSi3w S. D. THURSTON, Treas.
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PLEASANT ROOMS TO LET.

QUITE Of rooms on second floor; plenty OF sun
~ light, air and water. Heat and gas furnished.
Also one room on third floor. References exchanged.
Stable To Let
Situated in the western central part of city. Ad-
dress L. E. T., Daily Press Office.
je12 dtf
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Tenement TO Let,
a GOOD tenement to let on Green street. Gas
"A and Sebago. Inquire OF j. G. WOODMAN,
at 119 l-2 Exchange street. noy27dtt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-14
New House For Sale.

INHE Store in Harrington Block now occupied by
L Collins g. Buxton. They will remove their
stock Of music, and continue business at d. H.
Young's, 266 Middle Street. de30dtf
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29
HEALTH OF THE CITY.

Anxious Inquiries are made every day, both
In this city and out Of it. regarding the health
OF New Orleans, and the prospects for re-
turn of yellow fever. Rumors have started
from time to time that the disease was al
ready under weigh, and there are numbers In
the city who are ready to fly at a moments
warning, apprehensive from day to day that
the disease actually exists, but is not made
known.
Old residents In this city need not be told
that fresh epidemic this year would be a
sheer lmpossibility, nor that the prospect Of
there even being a considerable number Of
sporadic cases Is doubtful In the extreme. To
those, however, whose limited service In this
latitude has rendered them nervous and ap-
prehensive, 1t Is better to go more into de-
tails.
With but one exception, there never has
been prevalence OF yellow fever the year
after an epidemic, and then it was due to
recurrence OF the same meteorological condi-
tions and the access Of fresh material. This,
year the climacteric conditions are entirely
different from those under which yellow fever
Is generally propagated, and there is no pros
pect for their altering. Again, long before an
CpluClliC DACtthS OuU CutI6 HIG tpluGuCbB OIL lCS
approach. Malarial and other paludal fevers
prevail to a great extent, and in the mortu-
airy returns the sanitarian Is nearly always
able to discover strong indications of the ap-
proach Of the yellow king. This was the case
last year, when In April, May and June the
death list exhibited warnings that
an epidemic was threatened. This year,
the health Of the city is better than 1t has
been for decade and half, and so far the
mortality from febrile complaints has been
maryelously small. In addition to this, the
vigilance and precautions Of the Board Of
Health, and the ceaseless exertions Of the
Sanitary Association, almost render an
epidemic this year an impossibility.
There is every reason then for the people to
be confident and tranquil. Our city Is cooler
and healthier at present than many Of the
watering places Of the North, and those
whose interest calls for stay at home this
year may now remove every doubt and calm
every apprehension.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29


The Constitutional Convention yesterday
adopted resolution, after an earnest debate
and close vote, instructing the State Auditor,
Treasurer and Fiscal Agent not to audit or
bay any warrants Oh the interest fund until
the further order of the Convention. A reso-
tuition was also adopted for the appointment
Of q committee OF five to Investigate the
charge that members of the Convention were
using their influence and votes for the purpose
OF aiding speculation in State securities The
ordinance reported by the Committee on
State Debt, providing for the funding Of valid
outstanding warrants In four per cent bonds.
was then taken up and discussed until adj
iournment. "A number OF amendments were
offered One only was acted upon, and IT was
defeated. This provided that the bonds
should bear no interest.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

The New York Press justly think the dis
.covery Of the true Hull murderer is the most
complete proof Of the imbecility OF their police
ever obtained. The endeavor to fix the guilt
upon the husband, and the neglect 10 investi-
gate the affair in any way save that which
subserved such an end, was culpable In the
extreme. If the murderer had not been un-
earthed by reporter in Boston, Mr.. Hull
might possibly have been convicted on the
circumstantial evidence adduced, or at least
been compelled to rest under weight Of sus-
picion through the remainder Of big life. The
ssfnest police Ia the world" were slightly at
fault In the Hull case.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29
PIsoAToRIAL DETERMINATIONS.

Our sprightly contemporary, the Euening
Neeos, mentions the presence of Sharks
stingarees and crabs" In the Mississippi
river within the city limits, and states that
s'sharks attack the catfish on our fisher
mems trot lines cutting their tails off be-
hind their ears We think the ichthyoligist
Of the Neaus must be mistaken with refer
ence to the presence Of water sharks
ID our midst" as our respected
Camp street contemporary would say.
That sharks are prevalent here 1t would be
useless to deny. But the great white shark, or
the vindictive Eground shark, or the more
respectable and unpresuming "shovel nose"
all denizens Of the briny deep and regular old
salts In their way, are hardly ever found in
fresh water. IT they navigated the river, at
all events 1t would be physical impossibility
to lure them above Slaughter House Point.
We are Inclined to believe that the Neus's
sharks are nothing but dogfish, an insigni-
fcant species Of freshwater shark Their
noted animosity to catfish tends to confirna
this belief, as nothing would be more
natural than transfer Of the instructive
aversion of the canine for the feline race
into another element, where It would be pro-
motive OF a piseator1al war. 1t Is pleasant,
at least, to learn that the catfish has an
enemy which threatens it's destruction; as
their usefulness has been at best but @ prob
lematical question, unless we consider them
as scavengers OF the water. Stingarees, or
stingrays, and crabs commonly approach the
head of tide water during low water OF the
Mississippi. Reddish have been caught iii
the river more than fifty miles above its
mouths; mulIet and other brackish water fry
swim still higher above, while even porpoises
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

The New York Times devotes a one-column
editorial to attacking the theory that refrig-
Grafton kills yellow fever poison, basing Its
views upon the case Of the United States ship
Plymouth. Tt seems strange that the Times,
usually so accurate In such matters, should
have overlooked the fact that fires were kept
aboard the 2 ymouth last winter in Boston,
and that, the efore, she cannot be cited as an
instance VIII re refrigeration failed. What
ever may be he cause OF yellow fever-germs
or other prin bipfes-it Is certain that cold ex-
.ercises deadly influence upon 1t.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29


The awful news comes from an Ohio Con-
gresham that Hayes Is dissatisfied with the
United States marshals' bill passed by the
House. and will call another extra session Of
Congress. 1t is scarcely credible that Hayes
will insult public opinion by calling another
session, to compel Congress to vote supplies
20 MS deputy marshals. He knows that
pubic opinion would hold him and his party
. ~ for this burden. 1t is more than
n ,l,l tnat this threat is intended as mere
~ pla y. some Of the Democrats, particularly
y sne senate, seem frightened by 1t and hes
., sa.s ~ aeeioe We question Of adjournment
ulsn ehey near from Hayes. This cowardice
= lust what the Republicans want. Itis Ia
Us hoped that Congress viii adjourn when II
ssss ny, ana not wait Tor permission from
atayes to do 50. ss1s'A lloln
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

The Sunday law broke out In s yracuse last
week, but lasted only short time. A public
meeting was held there, some time since, and
o demand made on the town officials to en-
force the law against liquor-selling on Sun
day They began to do SO, when they were
waited on by large delegation OF Germans
Of the town, who informed them that II the
law was enforced they could look elsewhere
for their votes next election. The law, 1t is
forced
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29
A SUGGESTION.

A friend dropped into our sanctum vest
day and ventured suggestion, which we
peat, without approval or disapproval,
this effect: If, as many OF the most asst
delegates contend, the Convention Is soy y
eign, the chairman Of the Contingens -
pense Committee should have Dusdto
trouble in providing the ways anu ~ Cue
meet the appropriation recommenb6usan
Finance Committee, Of twenty, ~ bonstitu-
dollars to pay the expenses III
tional Convention. tbe Dapy Dona
The DEMOCRATS plateosd OF the COM
could be placed at thief tae center can pc
mittee. A blank spaheo authorizing the
filled with the one faith Of the State for
issue, and pledgp
the payment. Of . printer, with the aid
Two houp6ys( will furnish the currency,
81 two smketc chairman could pay off the
and theapd other expenses by Monday
memttbe own currency bonds.
nietrodblesome questions touching the
Nity Of the Auditor and Treasurer upon
feir bonds for warranting or paying war
lpts, and all questions as to whether this
,ar's revenue will pay the appropriations
ready made, also all necessity for borrow
g other funds from the treasury, or from
Q outside world, would be avoided. The
invention could thus, he argued, vindicate
sovereignty and pay Its expenses, without
uching the rights Of others.
Ii the Auditor Is required to issue warrants
ainst the general fund, OF course 1t remains
| open question until all of the years col
,tions are Ia, as to whether there will be
rplus, not already appropriated, and the
lue OF the warrant would be affected by the
ubt.
& the warrants SO issued by the Auditor
der the mandate OF the Convention should
paid from thel current collections Of cash,
course 1t would be at the expense Of all
Ter constitutional officers, the Charity
,spital, the asylums and the employees OF
, State government.
Dur friend suggested that the warrants
ich the Convention proposes to order
ued, being based upon the sovereignty Of
!, Convention, could command no higher
ue than the baby bonds, and II serious OBJ
ton be made to Issuing interest bearing
per, the coupon could be omitted.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29
LderingH

M forty-odd bills he has vetoed,
Beadsnson, of New York, has killed one
GSHa and twenty -four other jobs by pocket
a'1 having refused to sign these bills
4 vain month of the adjournment of the
legislature. These vetoes saved the tax
payers Of New York 100000. It Is here that
Gov Robinson differs from Hayes. swho cost
The country fully this sum by his vetoing
maseapea
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

The New York papers have been publishing
stories from time to time, to the effect that A.
T. Stewards body had been found and pri-
vately purchased by his wife for $50, O00 Mrs.
Stewart being unwilling to give the fact any
publicity. This story Is now emphatically
denied by Police Commissioner Walling. The
body has not been recovered and will proba-
bly, never be recovered, as the thieves have
undoubtedly made away with 1t to escape
punishment for their crime.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

There 10 q company In New York whose OBJ
.ject Is to provide escorts for such young or
old women as desire to go to any place Of
amusement or to visit but have no kinsman
or male friend to call upon. The corporation
furnishes "weIl-bred, well-behaved, intelli-
gent and welI-dressed men, On extremely
moderate terms"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29
rHr NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, JUgzz1., 80

have been seen by the oldese dofhe Mis-
above the forts, or thirty Yaaesr CARNATIONS
sissippi. These piscatorad IedSat dead low
are, however, usually prs III FEAST three feet
water, when the fyslpA 1.-THE present time
below Its present r. save on the hypothesis
they are unacoous .elg Dolphin may have been
that Orpheps al4ay sterious wake OF the wan
following @ tsaEts,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

months since, and Its incorrectness was
clearly established. e.
II was found that these prisoners were well
clad we'll fed, humanely treated ana not
overworked.
We recommend to our stalwart Republican
friends to be little more certain OF their
facts Id working up material for Parson Con-
way and Windy Window.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

(bsLa Matyr and q few Of the recent converts
70 Greenbackism are opposing Ewing The
latter, however, has received the cordial sup
port OF the father OF Geenbackism, Peter
Cooper, who announces that he would vote
Tor Ewing at the coming election Il be were
" citizen or Ohio.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29
DIED..

ADAMS-On the twenty first instant, at Nina
Plantation, parish OF Pointe CouDee. Napoleon
Bonaparte Adams, In his forty third year. son
of the late Com. Adams. United States Navy
and nephew of Chas. W. Allen.
Shreveport papers please copy
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29
MARRIED.

FITZMORRIS-CO Thursday. June
26. 1879. by the Rev. Father Foote, at the Church
Of st. John Baptist. a. J. Flzmorris to Miss
Katie e. Cogan. both of this city.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

scaling. famous and once reign
AangtrN! is coming 70 America.
M4hplish leading sensation at the
~ viii Iethis summer.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

When stranger hears mosquito trying
the window latch he thinks 1t Is milf"
band come to serenade him.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

And now they call him "Mr. Chawles
phaWster."
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

william H Vanderbilt is building S4o,oOo
stable In New York.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

American consular positions are satd to DC
the most annoying In the world, so many ana
10 pertInacious are the applicants for aid.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29
WAGONS! CANE CARTS! sPUKEs
III. N. SOFIA.

u ana 70 Union ana IL and IL FerdfdO
streets,
Sole Agent for the celebrated "STUDEBAKER"
WAGONS. CARTS and SPRING WORK
Of all kinds and sizes.
Dealer In Philadelphia and Western Cane Wag
barrows Of all DESCRIPTIONS; spokes. Fellows.
Hubs. Shafts. ETC.; Wheelwright Material.
Orders promptly filed. All work warranted.
DEF II
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

Richard Grant White has given up the
reformation of the English language as bad
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

Bi-metallic clubs are being organ
over the country, with headquar01o
cago. Is
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

! - i rosined Christians for kindling
Na1lfe material, whereby, no doubt came
anl(bit Of Christians calling each other
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29
The upheaval In Ohio R.1os coma
moro like q Peruvian eI e. ar..
thing else produced 0nis cc
4sxa - 1fdanou IN In

paraons with 1ereditsysnat tne rours -
lelson ll,,, wye u remetostponed, and no
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

The wicked Atlanta Consultation says that
In marrying match Alice Oates would cover
the most laps.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

Funny that the more mussel ship eets,
the slower she is
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

The wardens song at Sing Sing: Break
break. break, on the cold gray stones
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29
"A CARD.

An article appeared In the Monday mornings
Times end Democrat headed An Accident on
the Il. D. Lee" referring to the accidental burn
Ing OF Mrs. Green. As a great many of my
friends are undev the impression that the I'M
fortunate lad was my wife, wish to state that
she was not on board of the Lee.
J. GREEN
je29* Orderly Sergeant Mitchell Rifies,.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29
WHITE GOODS.

Three cases White Pique at SC.
White Striped Lawns at 15e, formerly use,
White Figured Swiss at zoe, formerly sec.
White Victoria Lawns at l0c INC and 1be.
White Victoria Lawns at zoe, formerly 3oe.
White Lace Pique at 122o.
White Quilts ct soc.
White Marseilles Qnflts-speeial bargains.
800 dozen Huek Towels at soc DOZEN.
100 dozen All-hnen Hack Towels at ne Dee
dozen, worth 81 %.
Damask Napkins at 75e dozen.
Table Linen Damask at csc yard.
Irish Linens. the best qualities. a. &c. IS and
$40 piece.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

Our special styles In
IColored Linen Lawn Suits.
White Victoria Lawn Suits.
White French Lawn SEfte. u
Ladies' Gray Linen Suits at 81.
Ladies' Gray Linen Suits. formsrl7lz
Is3. reduced to 50.
Ladies' Gray Linen Suits, formaElyfr
I$4, reduced to IS. IL
Fl Ladies' Gray Linen Suits. formerl7Ir
I$6. reduced to 81. Il
Ladies' Pereales Suits. i
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29

"A cannibal's epitaph: HE loved bis fellow