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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-08-09
A Dog Worth Having

Yesterday little boy at Peaks Island fell
from one of the wharves into the water, and as
the water WAS deep and no one ear except
the child's mother and several small children,
was in imminent danger of drowning. A large
Newfoundland dog named Tray, belonging to
Will Harper, the swimmer, saw the child fall
into the water, and he Immediately plunged
in and Selling the exhausted little fellow by
his clothing, held his head above water, and
swan with him to the shore. The child was
clasped in the arms of its nearly frantic mother
and the dog trotted off as cody as if saving a
child from drowning was an everyday affair
MIR. Harper, the dogs owner, says the dog ha
saved several persons from drowning since he
owned him. Last summer at Lake George the
dog saved young girl from drowning, who
was capsized in a small row boat, by swimming
to her and holding her above water until a
boat came to her assistance. Such a dog is
worth having.
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OLD ORCHARD.
Evangelist Meeting at the Camp Ground

FRIDAY Aug. 8.
The o'clock morning service was service
of prayer, held in different houses in the grove.
The O'Clock service of prayer and exhorta-
ton was held at the stand in the grove under
the direction of DR.. Earle.
The forenoon preaching service, beginning
at 10 o'clock, and conducted by DR.. Earle, was
held this morning in the tabernacle on account
of the threatening rain clouds.
The service opened by singing "Alas, ana
did my Saviour bleed" Prayer by Allen Fol
ger of Concord, N. H, secretary and treasurer
Y. C. Associations and churches of n. H.,
followed by few moments of personal tes.l-
monies of the love of Christ in their Souls
Among the number, Miss Sissons, an India
missionary, spoke briefly. A collection was
taken to help pay off the debt on the taberna-
Gle 1t was deemed advisable and reasonable
that when the weather necessitates the use OF
the tabernacle, collection shall be taken 10
pay for its use, and thereby gradually clear
away the debt. DR.. Earle followed the collec-
ton with scriptural reading from Matthew
Goth, Sc, '.Then cometh Jesus with them unto
place called Gethsemane," &C., and his text
was from Luke ODD, A, "And being in an age
ny he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat
was as it were great drops of blood falling down
to the ground" His theme, "The agony OF
Gethsemane illustrated to the world, LIST. truth
illustrated, the wrath of God" I'd, 'The great
value of the human SOUL The two views
that Christ took of the soul. list, its vast ca
liabilities. 3D. its perpetuity. Agonlzlng
prayer accomplishes what nothing else can do.
After the sermon all Christians were asked to
kneel and pray in concert, each one according
to his or her wishes or desires.
At 2 o'clock p. M, DIR. Earle met at bldde-
ford Chapel all who desired to ask questions IN
regard to experimental religion, and for brief
time of quiet social, religious talk. :.
At o'clock, p. M, the afternoon service
conducted by DR.. Earle, opened with singing
by the congregation and prayer by Rev. Mr.
Pike. Charlie Hales, the blind boy, seventeen
years of age, who assisted Rev. E. P. Ham,
mond at the revival meetings last winter, is at
the meetings daily. His voice is strong and
clear, and could be distinctly heard in the
opening choruses of the afternoon. Following
the opening chorus and prayer, Mrs Annie P.
Clark of New York, the singer evangelist,
sang favorite song, so touch the hem OF his
garment" Prayer by Rev. Chas. Munger,
with scriptural reading and sermon by DR..
Earle, from text James 4th, g. and 9Th, 16,
eye ask and receive not because We ask amiss,
&C., ''-'Confess your faults one to another,
and pray one for another, &c.
A preaching service led by DR.. Earle will be
held at 7.3O each evening at the grove or taber-
nacle, according to the weather.
Although the weather has been threatening
all day, there was a large gathering in the
grove this afternoon, some five hundred at
least.
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That "Defciency"

They 1.-THE republicans know the present admins
tration obliged to keep the State tax at the old
figures in order to pay up the enormous deficiency
left over by Connors Observation-Disclosures paifn
STANDARD.
Not so. The four mill tax assessed in 1878,
but not paid into the Treasury till the present
year, and the $4,000 of railroad taxes paid in
soon after Gov. Conner went out, will pay the
current expenses, and all, or nearly all the
deficiency" of about $150,000 for 1878, caused
not by any increase Of expenditures, but by a
mistake of the legislature in levying in 1877
tax of only three mills on the dollar when it
should have been 81 mills. The State tax of
mills levied this year, will not be paid into the
Treasury till 1880, and by that time all near
ly all the so-called deficiency will have been
paid by the proceeds of the tax of 1878 and the
old railroad tax. Why then have the fusion
lists assessed a tax of mills for next years eX-
penditures, when a tax of 81 mills p.hid, all the
State expenditures in 1877, and the same tax
would have paid all the expenditures in 1878,
and also in 1879? If the fusion leaders were
confident that another year would have shown
great reduction of expenses, they should have
reduced the State tax assess ed in 1879, but not
payable till next year. to 81 Or 81 mills. Their
failure to do so is pretty good evidence that all
their claims of great savings are simply for
campaign purposes.-Lewis ton Journal.
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The Back Bav Nuisance.


MIR. EDTToR:-All who are interested either
in the financial or sanitary welfare of the city
must be glad that you are again calling the
peoples atte ntion to "the back bay nuisance"
In your article of the 9th inst. special mention
was made of the vile and pestiferous odors,
which jewellers on New High, Deering, New
State, Mellen and adjacent streets are COM
PEELED to inhale so frequently these hot nights,
with every breath they draw. The case was
was not overstated, either as to the annoyance
or the danger. No wonder people are obliged
to shut their windows these hot and sitting
nights. Let us look at some of the causes of
this dreadful poisoning of the atmosphere
1. In passing down Grove street beyond the
site of the old wool factory, one sees on either
side a dirty brook or small canal which comes
around from the poor-house slope. and passes
through "the oaks" The water contained is
nearly stagnant, often of blackish-green col
Or and extremely offensive.
2. At the foot of State street, ON the right,
above Portland street, is a pool of foul land
fetid water.
3. In "the oaks" the other side of the
street, ARE the open wooden sewers which emp
ty the vaults, soil-pipes and sink drains of a
considerable portion of the CITY, Not only are
the drains open on the top but being of perish
able material, and not always having been
tight the ground around them has become
more or less foul
4. In the rear of Green street, bordering
upon "the oaks is a slaughter house with its
vile and disgusting offal.
5. There, too, is the tannery, and when the
long lines of green hides are hung up, in sweet
juxtaposition to the last mentioned nuisance.
in some hot nights the odor is appalling.
6. Next we come to the Shiny flats above
mill dam. There the quintessence of much of
the filth is poured out, and its free escape into
deep water is effectually INSTRUCTED by the
dam. The stencil emitted at low tide and in
hot weather is fearful, as many disguised
traveller will testify. Why is not this dam
removed? The city has, we believe, taken
long ago some preliminary steps towards its
removal. Let it be done at once.
Such group of nuisances as these, all
huddled together, and all emitting offensive
and poisonous carnations, destroying at once
the comfort and safety of a large number of
citizens and driving away, for week.; or months
of each year, families who would prefer to re-
main at home if they dared to, ought to be
abated at once. DELTA.
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FATAL ACCIDENT.
Man Killed by Falling from the Fore
Mast

Yesterday morning at about o'clock Frank
III. Bean of Point Village, Cape Elizabeth,
fell from the head of the foremost of the sch
George Willard, Capt. G. E. Willard, mas
ter, and was instantly killed by striking on
his head and shoulders on the deck. He went
aloft to look for a school of fish, and probably
became faint, or fell because he tried to catch
his hat which fell an instant before he did
His fall was not seen by any of his shipmates.
The fall was of about y feet. His head was
badly bruised, the skull being broken in. His
death was instantaneous, and it is probable
that the neck was broken by the fall. Mr..
Bean was "a years old, and leaves sick wife.
He was man who was much respected by hi S
fellow citizens, and was school agent for his
district. As one of his former ship-mates said,
che was the life of the crew." The George
Willard" carried IS men. Mr. Bean has
followed the business of fisherman and farm
er. He formerly resided at Lewiston, where
he is well known. The father-in-law of Mr..
Bean, Mr.. A. R. Angel, was first informed of
the accident and under his direction the re-
mains were carried to his house. The grief of
Mrs. Bean when informed of the death of her
husband is described as having been heart
rending.
The funeral services will be at the house of
Mr.. A. r. Angel at Point Village today at 2
o'clock in the afternoon. The Rev. Mr..
Wetherbee of the Methodist church at Ferry
Village will conduct the services.
The accident has caused deep feeling of
sympathy for the friends of the unfortunate
man. The remains despite of cuts and bruis-
es about the face, retain life-like appearance.
Mrs. Bean is very sick and is not expected to
to live. She has been failing for some time,
and the shocking death of her husband will
probably shorten her life. They were married
in January last. One of the crew of the Will
lard stated yesterday afternoon that Mr.. Bean
first hit the staysail box and then fell be-
tween two barrels. Coroner Hall of this city
was called, but deemed an inquest unneces-
Sary
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THE PRESS.
SATURDAY, MORNING, AUGUST 9.
THE PRESS

May be obtained at the Periodical Depots of N. G..
Fessenden, Marquis, Brunei g. Co., Andrews, ARM
strong. Cox. Wentworth Hodsdon, Hayden, Water
house. corner Exchange and Fore St.; Welander,
Boston & Maine Depot, and Chisholm Bros, on all
trains that run out of the city.
Saco, of L. Hodsdon and Ii. b. Kendrick.
Bath of j. o. Shaw.
Lewiston and Auburn, of Richard Foss.
Biddeford, f. M. Durham.
Brunswick b. G. Dennison and w. II. Marrett.
Richmond G. A. Beale.
Woodford's Corner, H. Moody.
New York. Brentano's Literary Emporium, 80
Union Square.
Cumberland Mills, A W. c. Cloudman.
Gorham, G. Angry.
Saccarappa, at the Post Office
Rockland, o. c. Andrews and E. R. Spear.
Damariscotta, E. W. Dunbar
Freeport, w. j. Parker
Thomaston, S. Delano.
Vinalhaven, b. Lane.
Waldoboro, G. Bliss.
Wiscasset, Gibbs & Rundle+
Yarmouth, q. L. Coombs.
Auburn, V. Il. Foss.
Lisbon, G. f. Judkins.
Hallowell, d. X. Jewell.
Augusta, +. III. Pike.
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Hon. W. P. Frye at Winthrop.

WINTHROP, Aug. 7.
Another grand Republican rally occurred
here this evening, under the auspices of the
Davis Club, and notwithstanding that Smiths
adherents got up meeting at the Town Hall,
with the apparent purpose of keeping away as
many as they could from hearing Mr.. Frye,
Packard Hall was crowded. The club had the
services of the Winthrop Cornet Band, who
played several selections before the meeting
was called to order. When the president of
the club, Dr. c. A. Cochrane, arose to speak,
he was greeted with a rousing cheer. He spoke
briefly, and introduced the speaker Of the occa-
sion, Hon. w P. Frye. Mr. Frye WIS warmly
received, and great attention was given to him
throughout his whole address. He gave an in
tellgent exposition of the history of the Re-
publican party, its trials, progress and achieve
ments, and touched upon the questions of
finance and banking, and also upon state rights,
and closed with powerful appeal to those citi-
zens who fought upon the battlefield in main
tanning the Union, to preserve with their
ballots the integrity of the nation. AT the
close of the meeting three cheers were given
with a will for Corporal Davis, for the boys in
blue, and for the Hon. w. P. Frye.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-08-09

PUBLISHED TESTIMONY, establishes the fact
that SCovILL's BLOOD AND LIVER SYRUP is a
sterling remedy for scrofulous and syphilitic
disorders of formidable type. Also that it
cures white swelling, car buncles, eruptive
maladies of all kinds, govt and rheumatism.
1t moreover promotes secretion and flow OF
healthy bile and directs it into the proper
channels. The deplorable ailments produced
by mercury are also remeded by it. Drug
gists sell it.
Oxygenated Bitters cure Dyspepsia.
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A. G.. Bradstreet at holsters Mills.


There was Republican meeting at this
place on Monday evening last, addressed by
A. G. Bradstreet of Bridgton. The meeting
was largely attended The o oject of the meet
ing was reply to c. A. Cb aplin of Harrison
A. +. Kimball of Waterf' ,rd, and Mr.. Whit
man of Norway, who spc Ike here at Green
back meeting Saturday evening previous. The
answer was perfect 81 lccess, more than meet
ing the expectations f his many friends.
Although yet quite " )ung Mr. Bradstreet is
one of the best spea1 .ers in the county. He
spoke about an heMf and and quarter, very
rapidly, and wasT stoned to with marked at
tention throught ~ t. His remarks covered the
entire ground at, tissue in this state, and he
closed with 81 le ndid eulogy of the Republic
can party, to t nc great qualification of the Re-
publicans pre- cent Even his opponents praised
the speech as AIN intellectual effort. Mr. Brad
street ought TO speak in every town in this
county sure before election Let those who
have the natter in charge look to this at once.
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Municipal Court.

FRIDAY.-Cyrus w. Hanscomb. Search and seiz
ure Fined 500 and costs Paid. Same, open shol
on Lords day. Fined So and costs. Paid.
Mary Curran. Intoxication. Fined So and costs
Paid.
John D. Driscoll, Nellie Dennis and James Mills
Search and seizure. Fined $50 each and costs
Appealed.
Martin Conley Search and seizure. Discharged
Dennis Kelley. Search and seizure. Fined S1OC
and costs and three months in county Jail. APP
pealed.
John Wall Open shop on Lords day. Fined 81
and costs Paid.
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CHOSE who are reliable to colds and roman
tic affections should be sure to have it by
Them" said Mrs. Darlington sententiously,
land even satiating shoe with water might
cause embargo in the back or neurology for
the want of it, ''To what do you allude?"
asked DIR. Spooner, as he watched Ike, who
was chalking the doctors likeness on the door.
"'SANFoRD's JAMAICA GINGER" she replied.
"Ah, yes" he answered, Every true; it is ex-
cellent Indeed nothing better"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-08-09

The re: ,r drive on the Kennebec COMPRISING
about sly millions of logs which has been hung
up for bout two weeks by q large jam at Car
ratunk Falls, Scion, has got started again, the
jam ha wing been broken last Tuesday. The
water in the river is quite low, but the owners
of the lumber are going to drive the logs into
the b ooms if possible, so as to meet the rise in
ther aarket About one hundred men COM
prise the crew.
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The State of Business.

There is SO much competition among the
starch factory people in Aroostook county,
that they are offering two dollars barrel for
potatoes to be delivered this fall, and in many
cases paying one-half of this in advance, noJ-
withstanding the largely increased acreage
planted this year. The price paid last yea
ranged from seventy-ive to ninety cents a
barrel. Hard times these for ARGOS took farm
ers!
This week the Auburn shoe factories have
shipped 1913 cases Of goods and have received
$3.50 pounds of leather. The total shipments
exceed those of last week by 1856 cases, and
those of the corresponding week of last year by
416 cases. This is a fair showing Of VIII at re-
sumption is doing all along the line. Every
factory is rushed with work and making large
shipments daily. The fall run has fairly start
edand there can be no room for doubling that
this falls business will be an unusually good
one for the shops
During the month of July one hundred and
thirty-sx vessels passed up through the E. &
N. A. draw bridge at Bangor. This is gain
of fifty-six vessels over the corresponding
month of last year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-08-09

LADIES, you can buy Sc yards of Black Al
paca Braid, chest quality" for so cts. at H. L
Nelson & Co.'S, 443 Congress street. Harrington
Block. aug9-d3t
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Personal.

Rev. Mr.. Hannaburg, formerly pastor of the
Pine street church, is visiting the city.
1t is reported that Mr. William NJ. Wiswell,
a former resident of Portland, will take
the stump for the Greenbackers.
Prof. Raphael Pumpelly, the distinguished
metallurgist, now engaged upon the govern
ment survey, has taken a cottage at Pine
Point
Prof. Barbour of Yale College was in town
yesterday. He has been guest of Mr.. H. j.
Libby at his farm. He left for Boston last
night.
Lieutenant Buchanan, inspector of the
United States signal service, is in town. Yes
terday he made visit of inspection to the
signal service office here.
Rev. E. B. Kurdish of Potsdam, N. Y, has
received and accepted unanimous call to one
of the Congregational churches in Lockport
n. Y.
Francis Murphy is in New York, but will
leave to-day for Kansas, where he will preside
over the Methodist Christian Temperance
Convention. AT the close of that convention
Mr.. Murphy will visit the convention at Round
Lake He will also spend a week in New
York and one in Philadelphia in September.
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LARCENY.-A thief entered an out building
OF Mr.. HaskelIs house, corner of Gray and
Bracket streets, and stole some carpenters
tools. The thief was afterwards seen going up
Bracket street with the TOOLS
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DIR. o. FITZGERALD will visit Portland again
Friday and Saturday, August 18th and 10th,
and for two days only, at Falmouth Hotel.
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SUNBURN is speedily relieved by the use of
Kinds HONEY and ALMOND CREAM.
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CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Ladies-H. l. Nelson & Co,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
City of Portland.
Boats for Sale-H. T. Libby.
Proposals-Geo. Thorn.
The Temple-Oliver Ditson Co.
Notice to Travelers-Chauncy Barrett.
Wanted-Libby & Dimmock
Pianos-W. NJ. Furbush & Son,
Worsteds-H 1. Nelson & Co.
Fryeburg Academy.
Remoyal-Portland Academy.
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Miss SAwYER's SALvE, the original and
genuine, % cent siZe beats all others.
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ODD FELLowsHIP.-The Patriarchal Asso-
citation have appointed the following commit
tee to receive the Boston Patriarchal regi-
ment:
Machigonne-C. H. Ball, G. B. Loring.
Eastern Star-W. H. Smith, 1. F. Clark
Portland-O. B. Written.
Falmouth. L. S. Webster, ]. B. Brown,
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The undersigned wishes to dispose of one undivided
half of the Job Printing Establishment of the YORK
COUNTY INDEPENDENT, together with one half
of the YORK COUNTY INDEPENDENT. This is
one of the best opportunities offered to yonng
man to at once establish himself in good paying
business as it is the only printing establishment in
the city of Saco and has large and run of Job
Work. Full particulars will be given personally or
by mail on application the subscriber at the Office
of the STATE DEMOCRAT Saco, Me.
aug6d2w VIM. S. MOVES.
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CHEW JAcKsoN's BEST Sweet Navy Tobacco
de2SS&Ww1y
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Proposals for the improvement Of
Rivers and HarbOrS in Maine,
New Hampshire and MassacIlu-


New Hampshire and MaSsachI-
sets.
Proposals will be received at the office of the
dersigned in Portland, Me-, until o'clock p. M,
Tuesday, the Goth day of August, 1879, for the i'm
provement of the following Rivers and Harbors to
wit;
1.-Lubec Channel, Ne. About 100000 Cubic
Yards of dredging.
2-Richnond's Island Ne. About 1000 tons of
Rabbie-StoRe.
3-Portsmouth Harbor, N. II. About l. 900 tons
OF Rnbble-StOne
4-Boston Har5or, Mass. About $4,000 cubic
yards of dredging.
Person desiring to make proposals for any of the
above works are requested to apply to the under
signed at his Office either in 45312 Congress St.,
Portland, Me-, or at No 90 Pemberton Square, Bos-
ton Mass, for specifications and further informa-
ton concerning the same.
Proposals must be made as required by the specif-
cations, and be accompanied by the requisite guar
anty, each proposal and guaranty to be in duplicate,
on printed forms which will be furnished applica
ton therefor, and when transmitted must be so en-
dorsed the sealed envelope to indicate, before
being opened the particular work bid for.
The undersigned reserves the right to reject all
bids which in his opinion are not reasonable; also
the bid of any person known to the department as
who in his belief will not faithfully satsfaeto-
rily and promptly perform the contract.
us. Engineer Office, GEO. THOM,
Portland Me-, Aug s, 1879 It, Col. of Engineers,
au9dGt Bvt. Brig. Gen. U.S.A
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MRS. J. s. MORSE.
OF BOSTON,
Medical Electrician j.,

Will be at the Chadwick House, near Far.
rington Block, Congress ST., Port
Innd, until September lst,
where she will be pleased to receive all ladies who
desire consultation for diseases peculiar to the SEX
All CHRONIC ailments successfully treated with
Electricity. Tumors Cancers, Enlargement, In
duration and displacements of the Uterus readily
yield to the Electric current. Healy's PhysiOlO-
gicaI Facts, 16 page pamphlet, devoted to the
cause, prevention and cure of Prolapsus-Uter free.
mailed, on receipt of stamp. Heaiey's Tonic
Pills purely vegetable remedy of great value for
female Diseases for sale. Reliable references from
ladies to be seen at my room Price of Pills. 81 per
box, boxes So, mailed upon receipt of price: Ex-
aminations carefully made at moderate charges.
Prices to suit the times Consultation free. Hours
from 8 a. m. to p. m. daily. Letters OF inquiry
must contain stamp. aug7'owN
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EXPENSES.-Board can be obtained in good
families, for $500 per week, including wood and
light,-and rooms for self-boarding at reasonable
rates.
TUITION.-Common branches, $500; Higher
the Piano. $1,000.
For Circulars with further particulars address,
Trustees of the Academy aug9dtd