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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-30
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC COUNTY

KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The orders for the ''Honest Truth" are COM
ing in very fast. On the 25th, 3044 copies were
ordered; on the 26th 252S and on the 2Sth,
2S4. The entire number of copies thus far
asked for is 80 900.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
An examination Of the Bangor dam, three
or four hundred feet east of the sluce for RATS,
shows that the undertow has made very bad
and very expensive work. Last year, it will
be remembered, the water had eaten away a
large place under the dam, and this was
repaired by building an apron about three
hundred feet long, from the sluice toward the
Brewer shore. This has caused the undertow
to eat away the bedding of the dam between
that apron and the apron on the Brewer shore,
and about one hundred feet of apron has been
carried away, together with tons upon tons of
ballast in several of the cribs in the dam. The
water has eaten under for distance of
eighteen feet, and at low water the logs of
which that portion of the dam is composed,
hang i'll mid-air without any support from
beneath
OXFORD COUNTY.
Republican campaign clubs have been formed
in South Paris. Buckfeld and Norway.
A dog owned by j. c. Billings of Bethel ran
mad one day last week, and before Mr.. B.
could get his gun to shoot the animal, he made
off through field and has not been seen since.
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S1ASnprofits ON 30 days investment of Z M
9AVOV-in Westn Union, June z. CIV V
Proportional returns every week ON Stock Options OF
$40 500, 800, $500.
Ohicial Reports and Circulars free. Address,
n. Potter Nyi&ht 81 90, Bankers.
mildly SO Wall st. New York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-30
Notice OF Foreclosure,
PxORTIA MD
BUSINESS COLLEGE.

The Fall Term of the Business Course will begin
Aug. 4th, and of the English Course Sept. LIST.
For further information address
jly29deod&wtd L. A. GRAY Principal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-30
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
june 30, 1879.

OFFICE HOURS:
From 7.30 a. m. to $50 p m, Sundays excepted
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from 8 to 10 a. m. and from 2 to 3 p. m.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-08
Cjst of Liping iu Loni.n.

TIL retail buyer, says correspond
ent o he Boston Advertiser, has to pay
for r mp or sirloln steak 80 to 32 cents
po nd, aud for the round - cents, and
less 'sirble cutsat corresponding rates.
Nut IN neck pieces, 20 cents; leg n
cen saddle, 30 cents, aud chops, ~
cen =. Fresh pork, roasting pieces, 20
to 2 rents; salt do, Is 10 20 cents,
Poultry Is invariably high chickens and
tur srys ruling from 20 to 30 cents. But
ter very common, brings 80 cents, good
table do, 40 cents; and choice, 30 cents
AMI upwards, Eggs always command
god prices. Atpresent they sell for
primary, 80 ccntsu dozen; fresh laid,
blconts. Milk Is 10 cents quart.
F,csh fish Is always high, cod und had-
d1ck bringing from 20 10 20 cents II
pound, or even higher when scarce. II
Is well understood that the supply of
ilsh for the London market Is regulated
hy telegraph between the city aud the
coast, 40 that an excess is not permitted,
aud hence prices are sustained. IL Is
believed that large quantities are thrown
away In seasons of plenty, In order 10
keep the market In the power Of those
who manipulate It, Dried aud smoked
fish are comparatively cheap. Vegeta.
blcs also command high prices--potn-
toes, for Instance, which are sold at re-
tail by weight, fetch n shilling for five
pounds, or about five cents u pound.
A barrel Of potatocs, II remember
rightly, weighs nincty-aye pounds, 30
the rate Ia equal to N.7J . barrel.
Other vegetables are proportlonatcly
dear. The houses are constructed with
out cellars In which 10 store vegetables
or cool PLACES In which to hang up meat
provided II would keep IN this climate
Without Ice; aud rs rcfrlgerators are
generally unknown In families, no ad-
vantage can be had IN buying up whole
sale M Ia common In America. Provis-
lons OF all kinds therefore, are procured
day by day, "a they are wanted.
The foregoing list Of plces I have OBJ
tanned from lautllady, who has had ex-
perience rs the keeper OF private
boarding house IN London for many years
and who pays cash dovn for all her
purchases.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-08
TN, D bit Bni.

The Governor has signed the Debt bill,
and Il now becomes law. The follow
lug le the full text Of the bill;
arsArR BILL No. IA DIIr ro PROVIDE
. PLAN or SETTLEMENT or fnE
ruBLio DEBT.
. whreas Il Ia believed by the General
Assembly that the rate Of interest hero
ioforc agreed to he paid BY the state on
the public deb, is greater than can be
borne without destroying Ihe industrial
interests Of the State and whereas the
Council of Foreign Bondhol,lcrs Of Lon
don, England, and the Funding Aseoci-
alton OF the United States Of America
tlImitcd) have, In view Of this belief,
expressed their Willingness TO jointly en-
leayor 10 obtain the consent of the cred-
itoru TO an abatement In the rate Of In
tercat aud whereas II Ia highly expcdl-
,nt. IN the best interest Of the State, TO
secure mn aniicablc settlement with the
creditors, by which the credit of thc
State may be restored and enhanced,
end the aggregate amount Of interest
payable ~ the State reduced Within
limits which will not be too enormous to
the population; therefore
/. BE uenacied BY hs General Assembly
Of pIyinia, That to provide for flndlng
thc debt VI tho smie the Governor Is
hereby nnlhcrlrrd to create bonds n Ihe
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-08

year, pay, or cause to be paid, to the
holders thereof the half-yearly inter-
est then due upon each Of the bonds
ef the Commonwealth Issued under
| this act. e....j
| .l2. Whenever there shall not be a
sufficient amount OF money in the
| ireasur, Of the State TO meet the ac-
cruing interest on the said bonds
promptly, the Auditor is hereby au'
| thorized and directed, by and with
the advice OF the Governor Of the
state. to raise by temporary loan, to
be returned out Of the nccruing rove
nues Of the State, q sum sufficient to
enable him 10 meet promptly the said
Interest az II accrues. And In case the
Auditor shall rot he able to raise
sufficient sum for the said purpose by
loan, he IL hereby anthoriz, Il and iii
recipd to issue noD-int,Ipst bearing
certificates Of indebted dDess Of this
stale. 10 he signed by himself and
countersigned by the Trc asurer. and
properly registered In the Offices Of The
Auditor and rtasurer, for the FUN of
one dollar and multiples thereof. the
same to be printed from plates, which
shall he the property Of the State. and
to sell the same AT no less than mini
mum price TO he fxeh by the Commits
siOners ii the Sinking Fund, which
shall not be less than sevpnty-tive
cents on the dollar. The said cerifi-
oates shall be receivable for all taxes
uebts, dues aud demands due the State,
and THE shall be expressed on their
face. The amount of such certificates
which may be issued ut any one time
shall be fixed by the Commissioner
of the sinking fund. and the proceeds
of the sale thereof shall be devoted
exclusively to the payment Of interest
as aforesaid. The Auditor shall report
regularly to the General Assembly the
amount and character OF certificates
issued under this act. and the net pro-
ceeds thereof. In case the Auditor
shall not be able TO borrow the sums
needed az aforesaid, without security,
he shall be, and 10 hereby authorized
to hypothecate such amounts OF the
said certificates as may be fixed on by
the Commissioners OF the Sinking
Fund, at q value to be fixed as sfore.
said, but In no case to be at q less val
ue than seventy-five cents upon the
dollar. And in case Of sale Of said
certificates, whether they may have
been 80 bypothecated or not, they
shall be offered for sale In suitable aud
appropriate amounts In the different
counties, towns and cities Of this
State, so far as practicable, under reg
rlations to be fixed by the Commis-
sioners OF the Sinking Fund. The
said certificates shall be received by
the Treasurer of the State, and be
cancelled on receipt thereof, under the
same regulations and prohibitions
now existing in relation to coupons
for interest on the public debt, except
that no tax shall be deducted there
from, and the fact Of their cancella-
ton shall be noted on the said regis
tefs. |tH
49, The act approved March IA, 1873
aud all ,cl- iuconsistent with the rro.
visions II lhis ac,. are hereby repealed
IA. Thi- act shall be In force from
It's pa sage.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-08

1t is pretty hard to get at the truth
in the case of the Poindexter jury, but
it seems accepted that five of them were
for a verdict of murder in the and
degree, S for voluntary man slaughter,
and two for involuntary man slaugh-
ter. The 10 subsequently agreed to
a verdict of S years in the penitentia-
~, but the two held out for a fine
with a short term in Jail. The case
will be up for second trial during
this week.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-08


The Tenn. Legislature went out
stormily on April l. The minority
protested against the "undne infn-
encep used in passing the debt offer
Of comp,omise At 4 per cent on h1Ii
the principal The mioJiu cor
strucd the language as Insulting and
refused 10 enter the protest ol he
Journal. The bondholders SHUTDOWN
ly declare they will not except the
terms Of the bill. We believe they
mean TO hold out for six per cent on
60 per cent of the principal. If this
offer Of the Legislature should be ac--
cepted, the annual interest on the
debt would be less than half that OF
Virginia under the MCCulloch bill.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-08
TUESDAY. APRIL, 8, 1879.
EVENT and COMMENT.

While we are shipping our fine cattle
to England, the English are shipping
their fine dogs to us. Mr.. Pilkington
has sold his fine Pointer, named FausJ
to the st. Louis Kennel Club for twelyF
hundred and fifty dollars. He is live
and white spotted dog, of great beau
and strength.
By-the-way Capt. John 5. Wis
Richmond has been appointed one OF
Judges to the coming New York Benz
show Of dogs, and he is going TO atten'
On Monday night Of last week Speak
er Allen was presented with gold hea'
ed cane by his friends and admirers
the House Of Delegates. ~
Massey and Riddlebarger will at mex
: Charlottesville court, inaugurate thei'
new war dance over the new Debt bil!
They propose to elevate the black flag
30 said.
Speaker Fowlkes of the Tenn. IIous'
of Representatives, was presented Wiz
the usual gold, headed cane by hi
friends. Itis very pleasant for folks t.
} be caned in that way.
The widow Oliver failed in her sui
rs. old Simon Cameron, the jury bring
ing In verdict for the defendant. 81
mon is 7S years Of age and can manage
TO get over the homestretch without thu
''gay yidder."
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-08
VEGETINE
FOR
ChilIs, Shakes,

"
TAnCOGo, g., 1878
DR, II. r srnvBSs:-
Dear Sir,-l feel very graleful Tor "hnl your
valuable medicine, Nevetine, has done IN my ram
lily, | wish to express my thanks ny Informing
you OF the wonderful cure Of my son ALSO 10 H.
you know that Vokotine II the best medicine ever
saw for ChiHs, Snakes, ftrer dif dg"e' MY son
was sick with measles IN 1873. which lcit him WIN
HiD.joini disease Ny son suffered great deal
o. pain, all Of the time the pain ~w 90 great ne
did nothing but cry. The doctors did not help
him particle he could not M his loo' from Ine
mr., ho could not move withnnt cruichss teau
your advertisement IN the "LOnlryllle courier
Journal," :" that vsgotine was great BLOND rlti-
nor and BLOOD Pnod ! tr,ed one bottle, which
w,s n great boneat lie kept taken eighteen Dot
tlos IN all aud hp ip completely restored TO heath,
wylks without crntGhes or cane He N lWah'y
yslrs Of ago. | have younger son. nItcHh yhhrs
Of axe, who is subject 10 Chis whenever ne
10 ,s one coming on, he comes In, takes dose oil
Vtgetine and that II the last of the MOR Nese.
tue has no bad effect upon tho systcm llke mos,
Of tho medicines recommended Tor Chtm !
ch ,crfully recommeI ID Negctino Tor such com
plants. | think II II the great medicine IN the
W rid. ErIpreifully, go ,,o
vEaRrtSE.-when the blood bcoonler lifeless
ant ,tagnani, either from change ot weather or
OF clIuate, want OF exercise Irregular diet, or
from any other oAuto, the VRdErIYB viii renew
tho blood, carry oG tho putrid humols, cleanse
tho stomach, regulate thu b0wels, And impart \
tone ( ylgor To tho whole body.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-08
VEGETINE
NERVOUS BEADACUE
Ana rheumatism.

ttNsATri q, Aptn ', tsI'
" V SrEvBSp, fsei =
Denr Sir I have used yonr vegrtne hr Nsr.
rDls H,dJachs. aud also Tor Ruun0fism, aud
ave iuund entire relief r,om boin, aud take
rrsa, pleasure IN recommending Tito all who may
be llHowlp. afflicted. FktpA. 6OOD.
l0s MillN CHM.
vrdgrisg ha. restored thonsanis 10 heAlt1 VII"
had been long AID pairful suGeters,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-08

oh / Its so honest in Va. to spurn
and turn her back on the ''highway
robbery" Of Forcihle Readjustment
and turn over all such wickcdness by
contract to McCulloch x Co.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-08

The new Democratic Congress has
a hard time trying to Readjust the
outrageous election.law legislation OF
the Radical party. We mean to write
TO Gilbert Walker to farm out the job
10 Hugh McCulloch.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-08
Professional ('01'dS.
JOHN C, SUMMERS

A ttOrney-at- .aw.
Will practice in the county and Circui
Courts Of Washington, Scott, Smythe aht
Russell. Also in the Court of Appeals ant
U. 8. District Court.
Special attention paid to suits in Bank
ruptcy. Office Main Street, Abingdon, Va
Sep. 23-ly
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-08

Arc we never to have peace' The
extra session of the Legislature is
lust gotten. rid Of, and now come
waltzing in on us the Bristol election
May I, the Goodson one May I3,
aud the county elections May a.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-08

The IsllOW w.lU has the contract
for manufacturing political Fools in
Virginia is using very brilliant mate
rial this season. ~-
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-08

Virginia loses Bradley Johnson but
she has captured Hugh McCulloch' -
Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are
marching r.
The New York herald., 1879-09-29
EXTRAyAGANT FUNERALS.

A CATHOLIC PRIEST ESFoEcEs HIS BISHOPS Oh.
DER LIMITING THE NUMBER OF CARRIAGES IN
FUNERAL C0RTEGE.
Considerable excitement was created last evening
among the religious residents of Jersey City Heights
over the action OF Rev. Father Hennessey in refus-
ing to conduct the burial over the remains
Of ex-Freeholder john o'Rourke's mother because
more than twelve carriages accompanied tho
body to the church. Mrs ORourke died
on Friday last at the age of eighty-seven
years, and Frank MeNaughton, a neighboring
Undertaken, was engaged TO superintend the funeral
arrangements. He notified the coach drivers not
allow more than dozsn coaches to approach the
church, but his Instructions were not obe. ell
Wien the funeral cortege reached the church at the
corner of Bramhall and oeein avenues yesterday il
met 1T the church doors by Father Hen.
nessey arrayed in his yestmeats The pas
tor. noticing the large number of coaches.
closed the church gates and refused TO
allow the body to be brought into the elihce Tx
Freebooter Okourke left his coach and asked for an
explanation. Father Hennessey told him that the
orders OF the Bishop were that not than twelve
carriages could accompany body to the church.
and when Mr.. ORonrke ventured TO state that those
orders nj! ubeyed the pastor declared that
he would obey and enforce them. The priest then
went into the church, and consultation ensued
between Mr.. O'Rourke and the undertaken which
resulted i'll all but ten OF the coaches being sent
away from the neigAbcrhood The pastor
sought out, and upon being told that all but the
designated number OF coaches had been sent away
lie opened the church doors and the body OF the
deceased was brought in; After tbs funeral services
the ten coaches moved through Bergen avenue.
where they were met by the others. and continued
thence to the Catholic Cemetery
Father Heanessey, il his sermon last night re-
ferred to the trouble of the afternoon He said that
the large number OF coaches always at funeral
was only for display. and that frequently many
OF The coaches not paid for. When they
paid FOR, he said, IN nine out OF ten the
payment lett many families without enough to eat.
and he proposed TO put a stop to 1t. Father Hem
nessey Is one of the Oldest pastors in the city.
The New York herald., 1879-09-29
IMAM OVERHEARD r.

The passengers and employees q train the
Third avenue "L" road. which left Ninth street.
going SOUTH at about eight O'Clock last evening.
We're thrown into lever OF excitement upon arriv-
ing at the Houston street station by that the
fireman had fallen overheard daring the run between
the stations. The substantiated by the
appearance of the and the engineers statement
that he missed him just after leaving the Ninth
street station. All was excitement; the train
held and men up the Bowery inquiring Of tho
passers-by il man had been to fall from the
train that had Just passed. No one Lad witnessed
anything of the kind, and the mystery was
rapidly growing deeper. The police were
notified but failed to find the missing tiroman. A
man sent back along tho track to IL he had
been over but found nothing that would
in any way solve the mystery. About half
hour later the missing fireman down
to the Houston street station, where people
at first could hardly believe their eyes.
He explained bis disappearance by saying that he
lost his hat just the train drew up the Ninth
street station. and, leaving his box by the engine.
he recovered his headpece after search OF several
minutes and walked down to the next station to got
on to his train when it came back
The New York herald., 1879-09-29
THE MURDER OF MIR. LOWE.
INDICATIONS THAT THE MURDERER WAS FA-
MILIAR WITH THE PREMISES THE FUNERAL.

INDICATIONS THAT THE MURDERER WAS FA-
MILIAR WITH THE PREMISES THE FUNERAL.
........ PORTLAND. Me-, Sept 2S, 1879.
An examination into tho circ umstances attending
the murder of Mr.. Lowe. Mt West Cumberland,
shows that the murderer must have been familiar
with the premises. In passing through the house
ho must have known of aud pulled q concealed
string lift the hasp Of the porch door. at which
he entered. The used for tho murder very
sharp one and to select 1t in the dark would have
been difficult for stranger, he would have to
reach over n pile of lumber first. A ncighbor who
had been using one of Mr.. loves horses took 1t to
the stable about midnight and took of IT with
out seeing anything suspicious. wagon with two
men in IL going in tho direction Of Mr..
loves house by aineghbor shortly before the time OF
the murder Another thing whchli famil
arty of the murderer with the premises is the fact
that door in the house which invariably
closed found open, and as IL opened noiselessly
but squeaked loudly when closed It ia Inferred that
tho murderer left 1t open to avoid being detected.
ton that dissatisfaction existed among members of
the family on account of the manner in which the
family property was distributed; but no suspicion
rests upon any one living at home.
The fuucral of Mr.. Lowe took place this afternoon.
Or. Ncston, OF Westbrook Seminary preached the
tuncral sermon. Thousand people were present.
and 800 carriages were counted. Great emotion was
displayed by tho audience. The Cumberland Far
mors Club. sixty strong, wearing sprigs OF ever
lowed by sixty carriages aud large number OF per-
spuq n
The New York herald., 1879-09-29
MAN AND MONEY GONE.

THEFrs OF MONEY LETTERS AT STATION AND
DISAPPEARANCE OF A CLERK. IA
Numerous complaints have been lately made to
Colonel James McLeer. Postmaster OF Brooklyn. Of
the disappearance OF letters containing money sent
to and from station V, on Fifth avenue, neaY
Eleventh street. He became convinced that one OF
the Post Office employees stationed there syste-
matically robbing the mails. Ho therefore notified
Special Agent Scharratts OF the thefts. and
asked him to mako investigation. De.
coy letters were sent through station v.
and the special became satisfied of the thies
identity He visited tho station about six clock
Saturday evening" aud when about entering the front
door met Charles Irish, of the clerks, coming
Irish, upon seeing tho special agent, returned
to the Office, passed rapidly into the yard and
sprang fence. He then ran through the hall
way of private residence into the jumped
upon passing car After riding about two blocks
he aligLted from tho and across soma
vacant lots. The special agent and
eral of the Post Ollice employees pursued
him. but he managed to escape. Postmaster
McLeer, who notified Of the affair. said last
evening that Irish, who is about twenty-five years
of age had been in the employ OF the department for
about six years. His character had always been
above reproach, and his salary hal lately been
raised from 5000 TO 500 per annuIn. Irish
married about year ago. and has been for long
time member of the Eighteenth Street Methodist
Episcopal church. lie is well connected and his
sudden disappearance has caused considerable COM
ment among his large circle of acquaintances. The
Post Office authorities cndeavoring to gain some
trace of his whereabouts.
The New York herald., 1879-09-29
STANDING BEAR.

-f.t- BOSTON. Mass. Sept. 2S, 1879.
The Adrertise- will tomorrow publish letter
from Mr.. 7. II. Tibbles, dated Santec Agency, Sep
tember o. relative to following Standing Bear to his
camp near the line of his old reservation. The
writer says:"The agent of the Santees has received
orders from Washington to furnish supplies to the
escaped poncas of whom there are seventy in this
neghborhood at present Standing Bear has thus
far refused into this reservation and submit
himself the agent. although he has been promised
supplies IL he would do so."
The same letter reports that on the night of the
21st inst accredited from Spotted Tail to
the Poncas, vino are at the Santee Agency, arrived
aud said Spotted Tail had made speech to Sccre-
tary Schurz, declaring that the Poncas who had
been sent the Indian Territory dying there.
and although Mr. Schurz knew 1t. he would not let
them return to their land The runner asserts that
Mr.. Schurz promised to send the Poncas back.
runner started from the Poncas' camp i'm mmcdiately
to carry Spotted Tail their thanks for his Efforts
in their behalf.