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The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
LIGHTNING'S FREAKS.
The Maine General Hospital Struck.

Yesterday afternoon, just as the perform
ance closed at the circus, heavy shower of
rain fell, accompanied by thunder and light
ming. All at once there was vivid flash of
lightning, accompanied by tremendous clap
of thunder. Ladies screamed, men swore,
horses neighed, beasts roared, and it was evil
dent the electric fluid had struck near at hand
1t afterwards appeared that the lightning had
struck the northern tower of the Maine Gen
eral Hospital, taking off the tiles, staving in
one end of the tower, and, following the cor
ner rod of iron down to the brick work Of the
tower where it passed through two feet of
bricks, bullying them out and then spreading
itself over the tin roof of the wing. No Sc
rious damage was done, but the inmates were
pretty thoroughly scared. Forty psnes of
glass in the windows in the room under the
tower were smashed. 1t is thought the injury
will be repaired at cost of 800.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
HENRY S. BURRAGE, Supervisor

GOOD TEMrLARs.-Fromthe report of Geo.
b. Bracket OF Belfast Secretary of the Good
Iemplars OF Maine, the order appears to be in
hourlshlng condition, with 27O lodges and
lo'ooo members, material gain over last year.
They have quite fund in the treasury, and
missionary work and the institution of new
lodges will be actively continued the coming
autumn. The next annual session will be held
in Bangor
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
West Grammar School.

As there are several cases of diphtheria in
the immediate neighborhood of the West
Grammar School, many of the parents of the
pupils have withdrawn their children from
the school during the past few days. DR..
Weeks assures me, however, that those who
attend the school are in no danger of contract
ing the disease on account of the nearness of
the school building to the homes of the schol-
are who are sick. They need only be careful
not to have any communication with the sick,
or with those who may be recovering from
sickness.
HENRY s. RIrRP SunarYiSnr
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
Accidents.

Mr.. Coveny, carpenter at Harpswell, frac-
tured an ankle by fall from a staging Thurs
day. He was brought to this city and placed
in the Maine General Hospital.
A man from Buxton was driving down Con-
gress street yesterday afternoon when his
wagon came in contact with another team and
he was thrown out. A report was current that
he was killed, but he escaped with slight in
jury.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

Senator Conkling will make four speeches in
Maine during the coming campaign.
There is talk in military circles of a muster
this year. Lieut.. Col. White recently visited
this city to see in regard to the same. The
places mentioned as being the location of the
muster are Bangor, Wateryille, Augusta and
Baldwin.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

TEMPERANCE MEETING. The Temperance
Union have secured for their meeting to-mor-
row evening Rev. A. II. Wright and Miss
Harriet Jones as speakers. Miss Jones is an
earnest and eloquent speaker, and will give
some account of her successful labors in the
temperance mission work. Mr.. Wright is too
well known in our city to need any commenda-
ton from u.s. The two eloquent speakers will
make strong team and the admission to the
hall will be free to all.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
Equation of Payments.

Prof w. P. Ware, of New York, has
brought to our notice and explained at length
his new rule for the equation of all classes OF
accounts, which we think possesses many adj
vantages over all ordinary methods. By its
use there is saving of both time and labor,
while the results obtained are unfailingly ac-
curate. Prof. Ware has the endorsements OF
leading houses in New York and Philadelphia,
and proposes during the week to introduce his
system to the notice of our business men. The
book-keeper Of one of our leading firms says il
is the best system he ever saw.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

THE sale of the desirable residence on Ocean
street, in Deering, this afternoon, and of house
lots in the same vicinity, affords a favorable
opportunity for persons wishing to invest in
property that can hardly fail of paying good in
terest on the money invested The sale will
commence promptly at 3 clock.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
CITY AND VICINITY.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.
"A. SPECIAL NOTICES.
Those Who'Go Ducking.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
W. E. Plummer-2.
Colbys Book Store.
Merry-6.
Coco.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Proposals-Geo. Thorn.
Boy Wanted-Box 1863.
White Mountain Ice Cream Freezers.
Assignees' Sale of Real Estate.
To Let-This Office.
Special Bargains-Geo. L. Warren.
Agency Notice-Alfred Haskell.
S3,000-Merry.
Wanted-2712 Market Street.
To Let-93 Pleasant Street.
To Let at Woodfords Corner.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

DIR. G. w. BENsoN's CELERY and CHAMc-
MILE PILLS are prepared expressly to cure Sick
Headache, Nervous Headache, Dyspeptic
Headache, Neuralgia and Nervousness, and
will cure any case. Price 80 cts, postage free.
PARSONS, BANGS & Co., Wholesale Drug
gists, III and 119 Middle street, Portland, Me-,
General Agents may23dn
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

SILVER JUBnEE.-Bishop Healey will cele-
brate the 18th anniversary of his ordination to
the priesthood next Tuesday. On that day all
the priests of this diocese, which includes
Maine and New Hampshire, to the lumber of
forty, will be present. pontifcal high mass
will be celebrated at 1870 a. m. In the after
noon the bishop will give a grand collation. to
the clergy at his residence, after which con-
cert will be given in his honor at Kav anaugh
hall by the children of the Catholic schools of
this city.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
Deering.


Lane and Burnham have about finished
their house ON Leland street and it makes one
of the best looking houses in the locality. 1t
is for sale and should find ready purchaser
The same firm are building house for John
Ramsey on Maple street.
The contract for building house on Deer
ing street for DIR. Topliff has been awarded to
John Small.
Two young men from the city named Nc
Donald and WEIGH engaged in fifteen mile
"go-as-you-please" race at the park few eve
nings since. WEIGH led for the first ten miles
when Mcdonald commenced to run and pass
ing the former won by quarter of a mile.
Geo. Libby has purchased the ten ton hay
scales formerly at the Brighton cattle yards
and moved them to Libbytown. The town
sealer of weights tested them few days since
and found them very accurate.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
Municipal Court.
BEFORE JUDGE KNIGHT.

BEFORE JUDGE KNIGHT.
FRIDAY.-Patck Collins and Timothy Ryder
Cows at large Fined 81 and costs.
Thomas Flaherty. Search and seizure. Fined so
and costs. Appealed.
James E. Norton. Intoxicaton. Fined So and
costs.
James E. Norton. Indecent exposure of person.
Fined So and costs.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

CUMBERLAND CONFERENCE.-THE Cumber-
land Conference of Congregational churches
will hold their annual meeting at Saccarappa,
June 10 and H. Interesting discussions are
expected on vital topics connected with church
work.
Free return tickets for all attending the con-
ference and paying full fare one way.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

LADIES, you can save money by buying your
Crepe Lisse, Bretonne and Tarleton Rushing
at w. E. Plummers, 455 Congress street, Clapp
Block. ju7-3t
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

For local intelligence from Biddeford,
Saco, Bath, Augusta, Hallowell, Rockland
and Lewiston see fourth page.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
loo Straw Hats. Merry the Halter.

HANDSOME GRASS PRINCES, 37ac, SOC. Toe,
SIC, $1.00, $1.25 per yard and upwards. The
cheapest line in Portland can be found at
w. E. Plumbers,
455 Congress street,
iun4-4t Clapp'S Block.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
TO LET AT WOODFORD,S CORNER,

A COTTAGE HOUSE OF ROOMS, WOOD
"A shed and Stable, within three hundred feet of
Horse cars One of the pleasantest locations in the
village village, For particulars enquire at j. PARKER'S
SlohE, Woodfords. je7d1w*
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

CHEW JAcKsoN's BEST Sweet Navy Tobacco
de2SS&Ww1y
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
Assiynees, Sale of Real Estate,


DURSUANT to the license and order of Hon. Ma
Il than Cleaves, Judge of Insolvency Court with
in and for the County of Cumberland, State of
ROYAL Williams. Of Portland in said county. am in
solvent Debtor, wlsel at public private sale on
TUESDAY, the oath day of June, A. d. 1879, at
three O'Clock in the afternoon the premises sub
ject to all membranes, all the right title and in
terest which said Williams had on the tenth day of
April, A D. 1872 the date of the filing of his petit
ton in said Court, and all our right title and inter
est as Assignees as aforesaid, in and to
the following described real estate, viz: Lot
of land with the buildings thereon num-
westerly side of State Street, in said Portland. Be-
ginning at point on said southwestery side of State
street at the end of an imaginary line drawn from
said State street through the centre of the partition
wall of the block of two three-story brick dwelling
houses numbered (od Nos.) AZ and A respectively;
thence running sQuthwestery by the line of said lot
numbered fortytwo, one hundred and forty-two feet
more or less thence southerly eight feet less
to land formerly owned by Mrs. Wheeler; thence
southwesterly forty-one feet more less by said
Wheeler land to land now or formerly of VIM b.
Hayden; thence northerly forty-eight feet more or
less by land now or formerly of said Hayden and Luz
Their +. Frost to corner of land of Samuel Rolfe;
thence northeasterly fortyone feet more less by
said Rolfes land; thence northerly two feet
less by said Rolfe's land thence northeasterly
hundred and fortytwo feet by land of said Rofe to
State street. striking said street at point fortyone
and one-half feet from the point begun at; thence
along said street forty and half feet point
begun at; being the same premises conveyed to said
Royal Williams by deed of Joshua Converse, dated
oepteInper 1910, TecOrueu In Cumberland heg-
istry of Deeds, Book 415 Page 377; and also GER
tain lot with the buildings thereon situated on the
Southerly side of State Street in said Portland,
numbered ninetytwo (92 (old No. 42) on said Street.
bounded North-westerly by house and land former
ly belonging to Joseph Adams deeeased North
easterly by said Street, South-easerly by land
or formerly owned by Nathaniel Ross and another,
and extending back from said Street about one hun
bred and thirty feet; and being the same premises
conveyed to said Royal Williams by deed of Charles
Q. Clapp, dated November 20, 1888, recorded in
Cumberland Registry of Deeds Book316o, Page 2o7.
HENRY @. PEABODY Assioraas
GEORGE E. BIRD, Assighees'
F.O. BAILEY & CO., AuctiOneers
June T. 1879. je7eod1 wtdtd
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
Coz sells Straw Hats for 10 cents.

LADIES can find a splendid assortment of
summer underwear, hosiery, gloves and cor
sets at Carlton Kimball's, 495 Congress street.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

LADIES, buy your Underwear and Hosiery at
w. E. Plummer's, 455 Congress street, Clapp's
Block iu7-3t
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

BEAUTIFUL Shetland Shawls, Dolmans and
Jackets at Carlton Kim balls, 495 Congress
street. Prices 20 per cent less than last year,
iun6 Ut
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
WANTED.

SlA. Ladies ofgood address, can obtain steady and
- remunerative employment by calling at 271s
Market Street, Portland, Room g. on Monday June
9Th, from a. M to D. IN. je7d2t
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
Coz has heaps of Manila Hats.

CoLBY's Book STORE closes forever in a few
days. See advertisements
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

Miss SAwYER's SALvE, the original and
genuine, % cent size, beats all others.
my13 eodS5W6m
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

For Grass Fringes, Marabouts and Buttons
go to Carlton Kimball's, 495 Congress street.
He has the best assortment and lowest prices.
iIInaG Of
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
TO Let.

A FURNISHED LODGING ROOM, fronting
"A street on line of horse railroad; upper part of
city; For particulars enquire at THIS OFFICE.
JET dim
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
100 styles children's Straws. Merry, Halter

LADIES' USE CoAT's CoTToN.-Best Thread
for ,Seaoing Machines. White, Black and
Colors. Strongest, six-cord, full length, no
knots. Gold Medals. Pronounced best. Sold
eyeryaohere. may2SW&S4w
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

HAMMocKs, Linen Robes, Horse Covers,
Merry.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
nav Straws. Merry, Halter

SPECIAL NoTIcE!-To the citizens of Port
land and vicinity. Dr. Cummings Compound
Extract of Sarsaparilla and Dock, is made
now just as Dr. Cummings made it, not one
particle of anything being added to or deduct
ed from the original receipt.
my31dtf S. CUMMINGS Sole Proprietor.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

New style straws to-day Coe, Halter.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

ENTIRE new Silk Hats $3.50. Merry's.
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07
REMOVAL!

REMOVAL !
Having purchased the large stock of Doors, Sash,
Blinds &c. formerly owned by Chas. L. Deering &
Co., we have removed to the building
$50 COMMERCIAL STREET,
formerly occupied by them. We now claim to have
the largest and most complete stock of Doors Sash,
Blinds, Window Frames, Blind Fastenings &c of any
firm in Portland, and shall sell the at the low
est market rate. Thanking customers for all
past favors, we hope for continuance of their
trade. We also guarantee the customers of Messrs.
Deering Co. satisfaction both in quality of stock
and prices, and hope they will favor us with their
orders.
CHARLES S. FARNHAM & CO.,
my3O ESQ Commercial 81. 2w*
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

20 styles Manila Straws. Merry, Halter
The Portland daily press., 1879-06-07

You can save money by buying hats of Coe
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-26
Horrible Story From Mexico.
[Logansport Journal.l


In Chihuahua, woman went into a
shoe-maker's shop, in front of his dwell
ing, and was measured for pair of
shoes. The son of Crispin said to the
WON an, "You have very pretty
foot" Do you think sop said she.
He replied, g Yes; that is the prettiest
foot in Mexico" The woman was to
come back next day and leave one dol
lar, when the shoes were to be COM
.menced. The shoe-maker's wife, hear
ing all, said nothing. The next day the
shoemaker was out when the woman
with the pretty foot called according to
agreement, and the wife got her into the
back room and stabbed her to death.
The woman then cut steak out of the
dead woman's leg and packed the body
under the bed. The shoemaker came
home and ate his dinner. The wife
asked him how he liked the meat. He
answered that " it was the best he had
ever eaten" The wife then told him
that he had eaten part of "the pret-
tiest leg in Mexico" He asked her
what she meant. She showed him the
body under the bed and made dash at
him with knife, but he escaped and
ran to the Palacio and told the Judge
what had happened. The Judge sum-
moneda guard of soldiers and went to
the house. He asked the wife if she
had committed the murder, and when
she answered yes, and attempted to
Justify the act, he ordered her to be shot
on the spot by the soldiers; and his
orders were promptly obeyed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-26
Rat Catching Extraordinary.
[San Francisco News Letter. |

The other day Mr.. Mike Moloney,
who, we need hardly say, being work
ingman, is a gentleman of elegant
Milesian leisure, concluded to make an
honest penny by catching rats for Jake
Snyder, Esq.'s great rat hunt. He
accordingly scattered some cheese
around in the cellar of Doolegan's sa-
loon, and when a sufficient time had
elapsed rushed in, stopped up the holes
of exit, and began transferring the
squeaking rodents to an empty barrel
previously provided. The first rat Mike
seized with his tongs was large gray
fellow, which he speedily slipped into
the barrel, quickly covering the top
again with cloth. In few minutes
he caught another, and then another.
The rats were large, game-looking fell
lows, and after shaking them out from
behind the boxes and corners for some
hours, Mike concluded that he must
have about couple of hundred, and
braced himself for square lift to get
the barrel on his shoulder. 1t was SO
light that in amazement the industrious
man raised the cover to look in. In
stead of four or five bushels of dog
bait, he saw nothing but bung-hole he
had forgotten to stop. MIR. Maloney
had been catching the same rat all day.
He has now given up labor permanently
in disgust, and is training to become a
Sand-lot speaker.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-26
EATON, OHIO, THURSDAY, JUNE .26. 1879.

him after the lapse of SO many years 7
Her mother heart cot1ld best answer
that question.
She was casually introduced to COM
pany of young men, varying in years
between fourteen and twenty. Among
these youths, neatly dressed, was Gilbert
Lewis. The "mother-heart" failed to
recognize positively.
Once or twice she approached the boy,
but turned aside each time.l. She could
not recognize in the handsome youth
her son.
Next she was asked Ii there was any
other method by which she could iden-
tify him. She placed her hands on her
forehead. and remained in thought three
or four minutes.
At last she said she had clew. Her
boy had a defective foot. One of the
toes, she was not quite positive which,
of the left foot was wanting. She be-
ieved it to be the fourth.
Was'there any of the toe there? Yes.
She remembered it now very distinctly.
1t was rudimentary.
The Identification was accepted as
complete. The boy was introduced to
his mother, who warmly embraced him.
The mother and son, with his Russian
father, remained in New York only q
few days after their reunion. They
sailed in steamship for Havre.
He is now in Paris. where his claim as
heir to his fathers property is being ad-
judicated. He will without question,
be declared the legitimate inheritor of
an honorable name-and little else.
Is not truth stranger than fiction
From the almshouse to the palace
From life Of servitude and penury to
rink and namel Who knows what a
day may bring forth for him2
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-26
A Post Mortem Promise.

Is a promise to pay after death valid 7
Judge Hanna, of Philadelphia, rules in
the affirmative. In settling the estate
of Frederick Dewald the executors
found this claim against it: Gone year
after my death promise to pay to the
order of Charles Krupp one city bond
of fifteen hundred dollars, without de-
falcation, for value received, and with
out interest. Frederick Dewald." The
note was signed in consideration of
Krupp's moving out of house owned
by testator.. The payment was con.
tested by the executors, but the judg-
ment of the court was against them.
The Judge remarked: If a debtor can
enter into a verbal or written contract
for the payment either of money, goods
or chattels during his lifetime, and
which can be enforced against him be
fore his death, and afterward against
his estate, it is difficult to understand
why he can not enter into similar con
tract to be performed by his legal repre-
sentatives after his death, and which
would be sustained against them"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-26
Ingenious but Unsuccessful.

Adown the street they walked walked
in the busy crowd, and yet alone, for
each to the other was all, or, all to the
other was each. Atany rate, they liked
each other Kind of.
!" Leander,n she said, and there was a
tremulous intonation In the tender
voice, "the summer, the long, bright
summer days and the starry summer
nights, filled with the, voiceless glory
Of their loye-lit beauty, will soon be
;here.n isfsis
" Hero,o he made her answer, " they
are here now. Did you read of the five
young people who died SO recently, and
in such heart-rending mannerf pois-
oned by vanilla favoring, love. M.
Schweringgehanptiklec who has
Investigated the subject very thoroughly,
says the natives of South America poison
the vanilla beans for the purpose of in
creasing the strength and delicacy Of
their peculiar favoring. It is terrible,
love. / tremble when / think how
many times and how, narrowly we es-
capped death last summer"
Hero shuddered and clung more
closely to his arm, but she said nothing,
and Leander went on: And Profes-
sor Doremus says the favoring extract
of the lemon is almost identical with the
active principle of yellow fever, and he
thinks the government ought to prohibit
its manufacture and use. But I will
stand between you and danger, my own,
with my very life"
"It is too good of you, Leander, ,she
said, cheerfully; 9. I am not worthy Of
such devotion. But do not grieve for
me, dear, for they have new favoring
for ice cream this year-I saw it adver-
tised yesterday-that is not only harm
less but healthful, and far more pleasant
than these old and dangerous fayorings
Do not weep, DEAR" she continued, al
Lean Ter caught his breath and shud.
dereo, a..for we can have all the ice
crear, we want this summer, and still be
Happy"
And Leander !? O, yes; he did moi
say any thing, but he looked as though
he thought they might be happy. 0,
yes, very, very happy. Most eyerlast-
ingly happy, he seemed to think. Toe
happy, o, too, too happy, He could Moi
speak. He could only gasp and feel his
empty pockets, and sigh and kind Of
choke up and look, 0, SO mighty, mighty
happy. o, yes. ..3s,.ss
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-06-26
Compositors, Errors.

We append a few of the unpublished
errors of compositors-errors that have
been corrected by the proof reader, and
thereforehave not come under the notice
of the public. A Stanhope phaton was
advertised for sale, which the ingenious
compositor transformed into a astump
of a pheaton." A coachman who was
in want of situation advertised as one
of his accomplishments that he was used
to driying-the compositor preferred
g drinking" A gentleman advertised
his house for sale, mentioning that it
was only five minutes walk from the
station-the compositor made it five
months walk. A jewelers. assistant
advertised for employment, saying that
he was used to jobbing, and, incredible
as it may appear, the compositor had
the hardihood to say he was used to
"robbing." A manufacturer advertised
his patent umbrella shade, which was
made by the compositor, patent "imbe-
cile" shade. A leader writer in the
course of his article said disappoint-
ment made our zeal grow cold; but the
more homely type said it made our
feet" grow cold. In the sentence, " It
was as empty as squeezed lemon" a
typo made the last two words "egneeyed
demon" In the cross examination of
the Tichborne Claimant, he was asked if
he ever addressed his mother as mama,
but the last word appeared as "maniac. T"
A war correspondent, in giving a
graphic account of a French retreat
during the Franco-Prussian war, de-
scribed the effect made on his mind by
the sight of the "buglers, old men and
boys running away" which the COM
positor ludicrously spoiled by printing
{ alegless men and boys running away"
A lady committed slight theft, which
the compositor ascribed to sudden
change of footman," instead of for
tune. And in a description of a dress
& the writer was made to say it was
trimmed with salvation" instead OF
silver lace.