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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-10
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.
WEDNESDAY, July 8.

WEDNESDAY, July 8.
Arrived.
Steamship Franeona, Mangum, New York-mdse
to Henry Fox.
Steamer New York. Winchester, Boston for East
port and st John, NIB.
Sch Egret, Fernald, Gouldsboro.
Sch Ralph X Grant, Grant, Roekland-lime TO A
ID Whidden.
Sch Lucy Ann, Maloney, st George.
Sch Arrival, Farnum, Boothbay.
Cleared.
Brig FANNIE Tucker, Tucker, PctOu, Ms, to load
for Portland--,J S Winslow u Co.
Sch Jos Oakes Eaton, MatanZas-lsaac Emery.
Sch Mabel + Staples, Putnam, Philadelphia-D W
Clark & Co.
Sch Susan Ray, Steelman, Philadelphia-Ryan
& Kelsey.
Sch Priscilla Scribner, Daley, Philadelphia
Nickerson g. Son.
Sch Avon (Brl NIeanson, Port Gilbert, Ms
Franklin Yeaton a. Co.
Sch Chacedony, Ingalls,. Machias-Nath'l Blake.
Sch Lewis Il French, Andrews, Damariscotta-
Nath'l Blake.
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je4 sneod&w1yi2
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Receipts of Maine Central II. II.

Foreign Exports.
MATANZAS. Schr Joseph 0akes-3207 shocks
and heads.
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SAILED-Brig A j Pettengill.

Capt Soule's new ship recently launched at Free
port, is to be towed here to-day, to fit for sea.
KENNEBUNKPORT, July Oar, sch Stephen
Waterman Boothby, Boston.
Sid, schs Lyndon, Simpson, Calais via Portland;
Eliza Matilda Credford, Saco, to load for Boston.
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EUROPE.
Spain and San Domingo.

MADRID, July 9-Signor CASTELAR,, in advo-
cacy of the punishment of the authorities of
Puerto Plata, for insulting the Spanish flag,
has urged that the public press in Spain be
permitted to discuss freely all important ques
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01
LOOK ABOUT YOU.

Now that Governor Nichols has
issued his proclamation, calling for
an election on Tuesday, the 18th of
March, for the purpose of choosing
delegates to the Constitutional Con-
vention, which meets at the State
House, New Orleans, on Monday,
the Dist Of April, it behoovcs our
citizens to look about them, and
ascertain who is the most suitable
person to represent us on such an
important and momentous occasion.
We are entitled to zohe Senatorial
and one Representative delegate.
This election is entirely different,
IN every respect. from any ordinary
State or parish contest, in which
politics and party interests ere the
prime factors, and in which voters
have their political favor
ties. This is a matter of far more
Importance than the choice of per-
sons to fill our parish Offices, or to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01

represent US in the Legislature; it
is of greater moment to our State
and parish than the question of who
shall or who Shall not be Governor.
The Convention which meets in
April will prepare a Constitution
and draft laws under which we will
probably live for the remainder of
our days. The wisdom and justice
of those laws depends entirely upon
the class OF men whom we send
there to make them for us. We re-
peat, therefore, that our citizens
should "look about them" and
when the proper time arrives. they
should cast Seir votes only for per-
sons whom they know to be pos
sessed of the proper requirements,
and who will go there prepared to
do their whole duty in giving us
wise and just organic laws, and
Constitution which may in all future
years be the pride and boast of our
Stale and people.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01

The following, from an exchanges
Is SO pertinent, that we reproduce il
in our columns: s ~ 4a5aS
"a certain man got mad at the
editor and stopped his paper The
next week he sold all his corn at
four cents below the market price:
then his property was sold to pay
taxes, because he only heard Of the
convention three days after it adj.
journed; he lost ten dollars on Mol
lie Mccarthy two weeks after len
Brock won the race; he was ar
rested and fined eight dollars for
going hunting ON Sunday, and he
paid three dollars for lot Of forged
notes that had been advertised two
weeks and the public cautioned not
to negotiate for thea He then
paid great big Irishman, with legs
like q derrick, to kick him all the
way to the newspaper office, where
lie paid four years subscription in
advance, and made the editor sign
and swear to written agreementto
knock hia down if he ordered his
paper stopped again" ~ !"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01
WE RISE TO EXPLAIN.

One doesn't have to walk far out
of his way to hear suggested the
names of any number of gentlemen
fitted for Representatives to the
Constitutional Convention. We,
too, know of several gentlemen
who are well qualified, but We shall
require Ten DOLLARS for the an
nouncement of each elsewhere in
these columns. "-MorehouSe Clarion.
The above expresses our senti-
ments exactly, and we have unani-
mously adopted it as the first plank
in our new constitution. While
we are extremely DESTROYS that only
good, able and worthy men should
represent our district and parish in
the approaching Constitutional Con
vention, it is not our intention to
do "all in our power" gratuitously,
to secure the election of any one.
Our advertising columns are open
to all aspirants, subject to the con-
dition set forth in our "notice to
candidates" Nkich appears in this
issue. Many god men may seek
the high and honorable position, to
represent St. Tammary in the Con-
stitutional Convention, and their
patriotism will not permit them to
shrink before the slight tax which,
in justice to ourselves, we feel in
duty bound to impose, as one of the |
great principles which actuates us
in the conduct of this paper is that
we hope to be enabled, through it,
to make at least a respectable living
for oursclf and family.
While candidates may avail them
selves of our offer, and insert their
announcements in our columns,
they must not expect that by so
doing they secure our exclusive
and unqualified support. The
FARMER is not blindly pledged to
champion the cause or advocate the
claims of any individual for office. |
On the contrary, we claim the priv
ilege and shall exercise our right to
q free expression of our opinions,
as to the merits or failings of any
one seeking to represent the people
Of our parish, on this as on all fu-
ture occasions.
The force and power of our wide
spread and growing influence can
not be bought. especially upon such
an important occasion as the pres
ent, by the leaders of any clique or
clan, nor by the willy, intriguing
tool of any ring or ruinous
monopoly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01
GENERAL NEWS.

The bill emancipating the Jews
of Servia has been adopted.
Great distress is reported among
the working classes all over Swift
erland.
The rinderpest has again broken
out to an alarming extent through
out Prussia.
Two murderers, Achey and Mer-
rick, were hung We inesday in In
dianapolis.
The plague is reported to be rap
idly spreading in the provinces bor-
dering on the Caspian Sea.
The House passed the bill re-
straining the immigration of Chi
nese into the United States.
Harry Jennings will leave New
York to-day for New Orleans with
twenty-five of the choicest bull ter
riers of the Northern States, to set
tie several disputes in the Crescent
City, some for $1,000 a side.
In consequence OF the arrival at
Liverpool of a cargo of cattle in
fected with incipient pleuro-pneu-
monia from Canada, the English
government has prohibited the i'm
portation of cattle from America.
Paris is in "whirl of political
excitement" President MacMahon
has rendered his resignation to the
Cabinet, conditional, however, as it
is understood, upon their refusal to
withdraw the military changes bill,
which he refuses to sign. The I'm
perialists are jubilant, doing all
they can to increase the excitement.
They claim that MacMahon's resig-
nation will be followed by an at
tempt on the part of Gambetta to
set up a temporary government,
which would possess neither the
of the Conservatives nor
the support of the Radicals. This
would soon be followed by a Red
Republican government; then a
reaction would take place, resulting
in the restoration of the Empire.
The Assembly, however, declare
that the Republic is now we'll
founded, and that the resignation,
Heath or enmity of no one could
affect it. The Parisians are very
much aeitated on account of the
threatening aspect of affairs, and |
ldvices from the provinces say that
he news of the crisis has caused
,reat excitement.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01

The farmer who wishes to avoid
m excess of labor, with unproita-
bic result. will not spread a small
quantity Of manure over large
surface Of poor land, but will only
pillow as much as be can highly
manure, when his income will be as
large. and his labor nearly one half
saved,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01

Accounts from Egypt give heart
rendlng details of the famine there.
This is indeed o world of chan &c
and uncertainty. A famine in
Egypt! And yet some time ago
ruey had abundant crops, and Jacob
sent his sons there to buy corn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01

The committee appointed to in
yestigate the affairs Of the State
Printer have completed their work,
and presented a report fully exoner-
;stlng him, and virtually pronounced
the charges against him as baseless
Sanders.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01

Sitting Ball is reported to have
returned to the United States. He
will probably be welcomed home by
Flying Bullets.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01
Four Paragraphs from a School
Boys Composition.
GUY FRANCIS.
Day Dreams.


receive full Justice at the hands of
one possessed of a dreamy, roman
tic temperament. 1t must be a
natural out-pouring of the soul, as
it were, else the essay necessarily
can be but dull and insipid-be like
some beautiful exotic, that is only
pleasant to the eye-a mere surface
show-an attractive flow of Ian
guage, devoid of depth and sienif-
cation.
Day-dreaming-yclept reverie-
is scarcely ever INDUCED in but by
those whose dispositions are Ian
guild and eneryated-purposeless-
or those who, overcome by the sui
triness of SON e bright summer day,
relax the tension upon their nerves,
and, yielding to the seductive intiu-
ence exercised by the todl5enial
warmth, compose to rest in some
cozy nook and abandon themselves
to reverie.
How inexI ressibly sweet to
dream, cen whilst yet awake, of
things which were dear to us in the
long ago; to awaken those recollec-
lions of the halcyon days buried in
the phantom past, but which can
never be obliterated, for memory's
music is ever recalling them; to in
vest the vailed future with poetic
fancies of what should be, in total
disregard of what most probably
,Uill be, through the mystic medium
Of day dreams. How the soul be-
comes wrapt in the bliss of antici-
patton! How eagerly we await the
dawn of each new day, hoping the
Joys promised US during our brief
sojourn in dreamland will soon be
realized!
Edgar A. Poe was o dreamer.
His mildest, ablest strains were
in reverie, and according
to the repose or strife of his spirits,
SO ran his verses. "The Raven"
that mastery, if fanciful refrain,
was born in a moment of utter de
spondency. Poe had fallen into a
deep train of thought, which, to
him, was twin-sister to dreaming;
his soul was harrassed and filled |
With conflicting emotions by the sad |
feelings evolved through the loss OF
one dearer to him than the costli-
est treasures of earth-of the truly |
beloved: peerless Lenore. a raven
settled upon the bust of Pallas, Just
above the poets doorway; his
Dreamy gaze settled upon the sable
,orm of this evil-omened bird, and
his soul, traversing the realms of
hat wondrous fayiand of the imag-
nation, gave birth to the wild,
weird verses which hath given his
lame unto immortality-which
crowned his lofty brow with the
.vergreen laurels of fame. His
pirit, intractable as the ocean bill
ows dashed in furious turmoil by
he might of a tropical cyclone,
urged in wild unrest and conjured
IL manner of dark thoughts-the
shole having for its refrain the
nournful ''Nevermore!"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01

Senator Christiancy, of Michigan,
has been confirmed by the Senate
rs United States Minister to Peru.
Christiancy s8uld make a good
Minister. A Peruvian bark awaits
him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01

The work of repairing the Mint
in New Orleans has been vigorously
pushed forward, and coming will
probably be commenced to-day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01

A tornado passed over Iuka,
Miss, last Tuesday, blowing down
several buildings. Six persons were
killed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01

saw face lit up with joy.
Young and beautifully fair
The pure, snowy brow encirclsd
With wreath of golden hair.
saw it in the sunny tide
Of childhood's joyous hour;
A pretty. delicate lily ,-
Sensitive human flower.
Her velvet eyes-those glorious orbs!
We're of Heavens deepest blue
And shone with intellectual light
Soft as mornings limpid dew.
pet, winsome little elf;
mere passing CLEAN of light
In the lives of loving pair.
''wee passion blossom" bright
Time quickly fed, and I returned
From q distant Northern shore.
To find a Change saddened home
The sweet lily doomed no more,
The youthful life had taken wing
The bright passing CLEAN Of light 4
Was shrouded in the pail Of gloom
Following dread Asrcel's blight
In the corner where erst she sat
There stands child's vacant chair;
Meath the sod, in the old churchyard,
Lies the head of golden hair. sA&
He called unto Him the sweet one,
Her earthly bonds He severed
The beautiful passion blossom"
Early faded and withered. g
But in tn eternal realms of joy
An angel, Heavenly fair,
Smiles down upon a weeping twain.
And e'er guards the vacant chair.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01
A family tie-Twins.

A family tie-Twins. J
Priam invented the crowbar.
a cultivated ear-Aa ear of corn.y
Motto for the married-Nevsr
despair.
Easy lies the head that tells 8
good many of them. RE.fs2
He that hath no music in his soul
is fit for usher, undertaken, table,
waiter, or some such thing
This is how they ask for a chew
of tobacco in Arkansas: Mister,
give me chaw of terbacker, if you
chaw-but maybe you don't chav.
Do you chawf"
A doctors natural ability ceases
when he goes hunting. On such
occasions, whether among birds or
animals, he can't kill any more than
an ordinary man.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01

Senator Robertson's leyee bill will
probably be passed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-02-01

GUY Francis.

Reprinted by request, from the New
Orleans Picayune, December. 1851
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
MEXICAN WAR VETERANS.

RTUNION AT BGTINOKE-ELEt IiON or OFFICERS.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 23.-'lhe National AssO-
claton Of the Veterans of ae Mexican War met here yes
to-day General Denver, OF Ohio presided. Among the
delegates present General A Gates Gibson United
states Army: the Hon. James shields Of Missouri the
Hon. j. j. Martin Of Alabama Tie Hon. Robert Klpts
and General B.lcs Of Pennsylvania; General John :.
Williams ~ KenucEy: Genera! J. T. BaTthoow, of Mis-
souri: COlone Edward Cantre and Major James Reilly,
of North Carolina Major Millcan, OF Virginia. and
Colonel william L. Tdha and Colonel George ". Leon
ard OF New York. The only business transacted was
tho appointment of committee 10 visit Washington ana
press upon Congress the equity Of their claims TO D.
placed upon be pension l-t. Colonel Joseph H. RId-
dach president Of the Maryland association welcomed
the delegates aud General Denver responded. About
100 veterans were present
The evening session was largely attended quito a
number Of ladies being present, and the ASSEMBLE
crowded. The following officers elected Ior the
ensuing year:
JTCs,drnt-Gtncral !. W Denver, Of ONO.
Iicc cP,rsiGraS-I0hu Love ~ Indiana; Nai1r-Gcneral
W. T. Barry aud General Benjamin AlyOid, United STATE,
Army Rcar-Admira Ttlu- stanley and >prscuu-t .cl-
eral W. Maxwell, United states Naly, and two flom
each STATE.
NtcytLaJg-AlcNander VI Kuaddy, va a,hiugtCg, d. C.
J,Cdstatr-S. V. Silrs. Washington, j. {.
NdfShdt-GcnrI J.. Il! BiDs, PhIlJdclpnla.
IiuGucr COfHitcr-Maj :. j. HcWif Imam.
s. V Niles and NJ. u. MOntls.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
pRINA DONNAs DIAMONDS.

Theodore Won GlOiscr was aTraigncd on Sat
urday at the Jefferson Market Police Court upon the
charge Of stealing diamonds from Madame lima De
MursRa, the Hungarian prllna donna, wh0 with her
husband John s. HI the pianist lives al No 20 North
square The diamonds, which were valued
NJ about 5000, were taken Thursday evening
from a easket IN Madame De Mnr-ka's ROOMS,
which had been left IN charge OF Won Gloiscr
Jhe Jewels were part Of rlft from The residents II
Melbourne Australia presented TO De Murska IN 1873
md I'm the same caskct gifts and bciflooms said 20
ia worth over 600 During the absence Of Madame De
aMur,ka and Mr. HI Thursday evening the precious
ca1ket was left Win Won CLOSER and tho thcit Mas not
discovered until me next day.
Won GlOieeris young Austrian OF good family and
~ ell educated who has been IN ms country only few
nonts He has been attached 10 several operate com
psnIes, and recently had been employed bY Nj HUI
The prisOuer was discharged upon the statement Of Mr.
j that he had WISH 10 prosecute the case upon the
4utuf7cleut evidence IN MS possession.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
AssMIT.AT.ARMs At BOOTHS.

Tic second annual assault-at-aTms OF the
Eew-York Athletic CLUB finished at Booths Theatre
on Saturday night The final fencing bout with the
fols was won by Charles Koch, by four touches TO
one for Louis Greenwad who secured the second prize
Koch also won the first prize for broadsword fencing
This time vauQulshng Charles FcttiE, who won frat
prze by heating literally and fguTaiivcly, both Green
vad and Koch in the snGlcStick contests. All three
men are members OF The NewIork Turn NeUeD, and had
The fencing pretty much their own way Richard Hayde,
OF New York City. the first prize for colaI-and-
Elbow wrestling bv Ouietly tumbling over George Me
Nichol of the Manhattan Athletic Club. The prize for
GrTcoRoman wrestling went by default TO James Qg-
lev Of the Scotti.hAmerican Alctir Club, for Jamos
PUknCton, who won trial bout on Friday declined 10
rcstc n consequence Of decision against nm IN the
hcaVV.wclCht sparrng contest which awarded the piHe
In tnat event to Joseph DemlnE, OF the Grcrnp"Mt
Athletic Club After trial bouts between W. !. Barn
ham Harlem Athletic Club. and X. Bovine, Jr, al
the Elizabeth Athletic Cluh and Thomas Powell, 1r or
NeW-Y TX Clty. and John kuOX, or the ScOtnSAmercln
Athletic Cub and final OOut between BOVINE ana Pow
p the first and second prizes for lnlddc-Welght spdInB
icl 10 Bovine aud Powell respectively. The victory IN
the fcatLcr-WclgAt lll5 pounds and uudeD spdrrng
bout between /. A. BertC OF the Harlem Athletic CUB
nud J.. c. Williams OF the New-Gork Athletic cub was
hv Williams after an cNcl|lng contest Inc e&h!bl-
tou closed with ettO between the professional sparr-
ell William Edwards and john Cash and the dlstlIbu-
the prizes consisting of gold and hlNer medals
The meeting was generally speaking, successful one
Itis 10 regretted that occasionally some lHleenng
seemed TO he engcndCTcd.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
SHOOTING IN INDOOR RANGES.

The Iitlemcn who are to hc seen in front OF
The butts 81 CreeSmoor through III" shooting season
If the National Eite Association, IN competition for
various aud valuable pu2cs, ere afforded now On
opportunity 10 keep mp their record IN marksmarshtp
nnd probably % carry of few prze in matches 10 be
tho IN some OF the shooting places which have been
ftted ND in this CITY the scientific principles as
regular range The differences I'm the distance TO be
shot Is made up by reduction % the Size of the target
The same precision making Up the ammunition Is pre-
served as when shooting at the long ranges and the ele
Natious have to be changed at each distance.
At the CIcrdmoor, jr. range, at Broadwsy ana War
ren.t match was oueued on February j.. o teams OF
i've from any Insurance company, bank, college moI-
caue on telegraph association, fOr Ballard rife. Each
lnaIksmanis allowed seven shots; and The pize must
Ice won three times before becoming the property OF the
winner. The Homo Insurance Company team won II
uu the 18TH Ia me match ON saturday next idr
included sew eTdI teams one representing the Gus
tom HOnse.
A tournament has been arranged 10y 7ht forest and
stream cwSpapeI. for h0 shOrtianGe championship u
1879; and medals viii be gwen 10 the three teams
making the h CHEST scores 10 be shot at C1hus ga
lcrv The match l. open 20 teams OF ten ifom any OF
Canzed rife club and 70 be governed by the rules OF
The National Rnc AssoCation The Tournament VIII
be gu on March TO- and already ten teams nave tn
tered.
New-York tribune., 1879-02-24
CHARGES AGAINST A POLICEMAN.

The ante mortcm deposition of William
Manly who has lam with brokrn leg IN ST. Vincent
Hospital since Christmas. taken yesterday by Cor
oncr Woltman. The leg was broken IN several places
and his condition was critical Manly states that as he
was returning Christmas eve to liquor store IT
Jrincest. aud South Ffth-aye, having carried Il mes
sage for the propicor ue met OhiCcr Harvey Of ID"
Eighth Precinct, who on post 81 the corner. and
Officer Kinney Of the Fifteenth. The two were taking
IN front Of the store and Manly says he asked them in
to drink adding that It was CHRISTMAS and that byGones
should De hygones THIS remark applied to Officer Kin
new who shortly before had arrested hun. The officers
refused 70 drink. and ~ Manly turned away 10 make
room for passing woman, he says Harvey seized him
v the left arm and threw him the sidewalk, kicking
nj hin az he fell but without hitting him. His leg was
broken and be was carried 10 the station house hy the
officers and thence sent to ST. Vincent Hospital, which
lac has not eft since. II" had never had any difficulty
with Officer Harvey.
ON the strength o the statement the Coroner ordered
Olccr Harvey under the IuIy hnCing that MANLY
was suffering from injuries received ~ hiN bands ne
fceI's side OF the story represents Manly Hs having
been drank and GRo derry on the occasion referred TO-
Mucn after repeated WaIuugs lie ATTEMPTED 10 arrest
him The ON MANLY f-ll on the slippery sidewalk
ana us broke hs leg lie iugls> That 10 violence was
used. ON the station house hlOttcra charge against
Manly for being drunk ana dlsUrGcr!y was entered Oh
Christmas evening, ana supports the Cheers state
I.