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The Portland daily press., 1879-03-24
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
Camp me citing at Old Orchard.

Campme citing at Old Orchard.
Boston, March 23.-The New England Reform
Club Association voted to hold the annual camp
meeting the last Of August at Old Orchard to con-
inue days. provided satisfactory terms can be
made with the Camp Ground Association and the
railroads
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, March % -Postm asters appointed
in Maine the past week: james L. Rogers, owdoin
Centre Sagadahoc county; Edward Kimball, North
Bridgton, Cumberland county; Geo. Il. Paul, North
Conville, Somerset county.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-24
MARRIED..

In Lewiston. March II, Henry M. Atkins and Miss
Annie L. Rinkley.
In Br0oksvie, March 8, Alex N. Snow and Miss
Clara M. BodgeIt.
In strong. March IL, Andrew g. Gosln and Miss
Eta e. Dyer, both of Freeman.
In Philips, March 49, Jas M. Adams and Lucinda
A. Willard.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-24
A SOUTHERN STORM.
A Bridge Blown Down ntlNIilIedgeyiIIe-
Mills at Memphis Set ON Fire by Light

ming.
MILLEDGEvILLE, Ga, March pa tornado to-
tally demolished Ocome River bridge today and kill
ed negro and several mules who were crossing
Loss on bridge $4,000 Stores were unroofed and sew
eral small houses blown down. The general dam
age about the city will amount to SS00o
MEMPHIS, March ga storm of the severest ma
ture swept over this city just after midnight last
night. 1t came from the south west and continued
three hours. The lightning struck the Memphis cot
ton and wooden mills, which were entirely consumed.
They were valued at 100000, and employed 125
who were thrown out of employment; loss 100000.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-24
Havana Market,

HAVANA. March 23.-Sugar market moderately
active during the week with steady prices No 10 to
at II q ST reals; stock in warehouses at Havana
and Matanzas 10000 boxes, $1,000 bags and 9,40O
hhds receipts for the week at Havana and MataDzas
900 boxes I0Su0 bags and 49, 400 hhds; exports du
ring the week from Havana and Matanzas 5i53
boxes, 10,7OO bags, and l27OO hhds. including 24OO
boxes, 1850 bags and $500 hhds to the United States
Molasses nominal; 80 degrees polarization at reals
gold per key.
Freights quiet but firm loading at Havana per box
Sugar STAG q 20 currency; per hid Sugar at 30
"a 70; per hid Molasses at 2 70 q 800; loading at
ports north coast Outside ports) for the Uhied
States per box sagar 90 q III; per hid Sugar at
steady.
Spanish gold 207 q 2O73. Exchange firm; on United
States sixty days gold at u prem; do short sight
at 81 a prem.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-24
Sentenced to Death

BRIDGEPORT. March 22.-The defence failed to es-
tabsh their point that of the jury had express
ed an opinion before the trial. the motion for arrest
of judgment was overruled and Edwin Hoyt was
sentenced to be hanged May Is, $780, at Bridgeport
JAIL
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-24

Barque Homewsrd Bound, Merriman, from AM
sterdam for New York. before reported ashore at
Sqaam. lies high up the beach, head off shore. She
is in ballast and will be got off if the weather con-
tnues favorable At the time she struck, the cap
Ocean Beach, 22d-Barqus Homeward has swung
round and now lies broadside to the sea- between the
bar and the beach.
Barque Addie e Sleeper of Rockland, before re.
ported dsmasted at sea and towed to New York, has
been repaired and rugged into three-masted schr.
Capt Henry Sleeper, part owner, will continue to
command her.
Brig Lizzie Wyman, Fossett, at New York from
Cenfuegos reports, Sd inst, off west end Of Cuba,
in gale, lost jib and foretopgallant yard expert me-
ed e winds 6 days.
Sch Carrie Spoford, Gray, from Providence for
New York. struck on the lower end OF Blackwes
Island 2lst, but was towed off without damage.
Sch Eva L. Leonard, from Boston for Charleston.
before reported ashore at Freeport Ii, of 2st
after dischargng part of cargo and is ready TO pro-
coed.
Brunshausen March S-The G M Davis, which was
through by ice and sunk Feb 49, has been raised
md mn cd
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-24
WEI DE MEYERS
@ alta II IN
C u r :

The most important discovery in medicine
since vaccination, is that of real cure for Ca
tsrrh,by DR.. f. W. WEI DE MEYER, of N. Y. A
pamphlet containing facts and proofs of the work be-
ing pc formed by the wonderful remedy can be OBJ
tanned gratis of Messrs. d. B, DEWEY g. CO..
agents, 46 Dey ST., New York. The testimonials
therein contained, are the most remarkable on med
ica record The Cure is delivered at Size for single
package, or packages for $3.50. Send for DR.. WIS
pamphlet. mh1sd1awT&weowl3
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-24
METEOROLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TWENTy.rouR
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIcNALl
OFFICER, Washington. DC,
March "a, 1 A. Nj
For New England
partly cloudy weather, cold northwest winds and
rising barometer, followed by winds shifting to warm
southery, falling barometer and possibly by rain.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-24

LONDON, March 22-12.30 P. M.-Consols at 96 5l-16
for money and account.
LONDON, March 22-12.3O P. M.-American securi-
ties-United States bonds, 67s at 1881 new 5s 1869
new 4as at o.; as, 1913; 10-46s at O33; Erie 25
do preferred AZ.
LIVERPOOL, March 22-12-30 P. M.-Cotton mark
ct buoyant Uplands at $780, Orleans at sgd ;sales
10000 bales including 1000 tor speculation and
port Receipts $3.50 bales, including 5000 American.
Flour at 8 6 q 10; Winter Whea, at IL g 80; do
spring at q 2; California averages at II q 3;
club 93 @97. Corn at 45@46 Peas 63. Pro-
VISIONS &c.-Pork at 81 6; Beef at 70; Bacon at q
Lard % 6. Cheese at Al 6. raDow at So. At London
IS,
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Receipts of Maine Central r.. r,
Daily Domestic Receipts,

PORTLAND. March 81.
For Portland, Is cars miscellaneous MERCHANDISE:
for connecting roads SO cars miscellaneous merchan
disc.
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STATE OF MAINE.

CUMBERLAND SIS. March 20, A. ID. 1879
THlS is to give notice. that ON the Nineteenth
Il day OF March, A. D. 1879. a Warrant in In-
sovency was issued by Nathan Cleaves Judge of the
Court of Insolvency for said County Of Cumberland
against the estate of John Dennis, Henry Dennis ami
John G. Dennis all of Portland in said County CO.
partners in business under the firm name Of John
Dennis 4 Company, adjudged to be Insolvent Debt.
ors, individually and also as eopartners under said
firm name of John Dennis 81 Company on petitiou
of certain creditors of said John Dennis. Henry
Dennis and John Q. Dennis eopartneTs as Aforesaid
which petition was filed the fifth day of Febru-
airy, A. D. 1879, to which date interest on CLAIMS is
TO be computed; That the payment Of any debts to
or by said debtors, and the delivery or transfer of
any property by them are forbidden by law; That a
meeting OF the Creditors Of said Debtors 10 prove
their debts and Of the partnership creditors to choose
one or more assgnees of their estate, will be held at
a Court OF Insolvency to be holIen at The Probate
Court room in said Portland. on MONDAY, the
thiry-iIst day of March, A. 1879, at ten O'Clock
in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date frs above written
+. X. BROWN, Deputy Sheriff,
As Messenger of the Court Of insolvency for said
County Of Cumberland. 2tmh2O&27
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PORTLAND & BOSTON STEAMERS.
RESUMPTION OF DAILY

On and after MONDAY, March 3Ist, the steamers
of this line will leave Franklin Wharf, Portland and
India Wharf, Boston, daily at o'clock. p. N. (sun-
days excspted). j. B. COYLE, Jr.
mh2isn1w Gen. Agent.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-24

BOSTON stock Market,
Isales of the Brokers Board, March 22],
First Call.
Portland Saco & Portsmouth Railroad. 80. a 95
eastern Railroad .."..".....,...... ...102 90 104
Boston q Maine Railroad. 110t 9 IiIS
Eastern Railroad (uew bonds) 31s. 81 "a 67f
Sales at Auction.
York Manufacturing Company. ..1155 a 116o
10 1157h
80 Eastern Railroad. Observation-Disclosures ii
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-24
to-day's quotations OF Flour.
Gram and Fruit:
UJnrD
GRAIN.
Clearing House Transactions.

Clearing House Transactions.
PORTLAND, March %.
The Clearing House Of the Portland Banks report
the transaction OF business as follows to-day:
GROSS Exchanges. ....... ............$ 92.19O SO
Net Balances ."...".....".....".... 80 622 IS
Transactisns for the week ending March %:
Gross exchanges. ............... $57s 407 80
Net balances ......"............... 164165 03
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-24
Boston stock Market.

By water conveyance-lOoo bush corn meal to q
W True g. Co.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-24
STATE OF MAINE.

CUMBERLAND. SIS. March 21st, A. d. 1879.
EsyHIS is to give notice, that on the fifteenth
4 day of March, A, ID 1872 Warrant in Insol-
vency was Issued by Nathan Cleaves, Judge Of the
Court of Insolvency for said County of Cumberland,
against the estate of Benjamin t. PritchaId of Cape
Elizabeth in said County, adjudged to be an Inso-
Debtor, on his petition, filed on the four
tenth day of March, A d. 1879, to which date inter-
any debts and the delivery and transfer of any prop
erty belonging to said Debtor, to him or for his USE
forbidden by law; that meeting of tue Creditors
of said Debtor, to prove their debts and choose one
assgnees of his estate, will be held at Court
of Insolvency TO be holden al the Obae Court room
in Portland in sai1 County, on MONDAY, the sew
epth day of April, A. d. 1879, at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon
Given under my hand The date first above written,
Il. Il. BROWN,
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court CT H.
mh22 d1aw2w22&29
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MARINE N EWS
PaRy 0R Pc RTLAND.
saturday, ~ arch 90.

saturday, March 22.
ARRIVED.
steamship Eeanora, johnson, New York-passen.
gers and mdse to Henry Fox.
Steamer Jas Gary. Titcomb. Boston.
Sch W L Emerson, DOR, Boston.
Sch Napoleon, Pickett, Boston, to load corn for
Bucksport.
Sch Abby Weld, Gardiner. Eastport-dry fish
Sch Alice Dean Watts Pembroke.
Sch Cbalcedony, ingalls,. Machias-shinges for
market.
Sch Geo W Pierce, from Southport
CLEARED.
Steamer ] Gary, Titcomb, Eastport and Calais
Nath'l Blake.
Sci A Tirrell, Nickerson, Glen Cove, N.Y. B
Wilson.
Sch Reaper, Teel. St George Dan' Choate
Sch Mary Elizabeth, Dunton, Boothbay-Dan'l
Choate.
Sch Arrival, Farnum, Boothbay-Dan'l Choste.
sunday, March 23.
ARRIVED.
Sch Ella Frances, Buger Cranberry Isles.
Sch Carrie w, Fearaby, Eastport tor New York.
Sch More Light Alien Calais for New York.
Sch Wilder, French, Winterpott for Boston.
Sch Lottie Hopkins, Vinahaven Tor Boston.
SIGNAL for a brig supposed the Lie Houghton
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-04-18
k-Eyetems.

A Burlington man, night Waterman,
denounced Edison as fraud, just as
soon as he heard you couldn't use his
electric light in lantern.
The other night an Arkansas man
talked into telephone nearly ten min
utes, and the telephone had three whis-
key fits before eight o'clock that night.
When the editor jobs his pen into the
paste pot, and tries to cleanse it by vol
uble and violent profanity, he feels
that the "pen is mightier than the
sword"
Stanley, while away down in Central
Africa, discovered one or two tribes so
hopelessly, disparingly, supremely ig-
norant. that they didn't know much
more than petit jury.
"What occupation did the Duke of
Wellington follow before he joined the
army .? writes Lee county correspond
ent. He was teacher of mathematics
in a grammar school. Don't you re-
member his famous order to his class,
Sub poys, and add EN-"
The great demand of the times ap-
pears tdebe girl who can saw wood,
clean house, cook for family of seven,
take care of the baby, wash and iron,
"answer tho door," fight flies, work
fifteen hours day, never get cross,
never waste, spoil or lose anything,
never go out, never want anything,
have no company and be happy, smil-
ing. well-dressed and contented for
81 rs week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-04-18
A Theory in Regard to Food.

The Pail Mall Gazette says: "a Ger
man physician has started new theory
with regard to food. He maintains that
both the vegetarians and the meat
eaters.are on the wrong tack. Vege-
tables are not more wholesome than
meat, or meat than vegetables, and
nothing is gained by consuming a COM
pound of both. Whatever nutritive
qualities they may possess, he says, are
destroyed in great measure and often
entirely by the process of cooking. ALI
food should be eaten raw. If this prac-
tice were adopted, there would be lit
tie or no illness among human beings.
They would live their apportioned time
and simply fade away, like animals in q
wild state, from old age. Let those af-
ficted with govt, rheumatism and in
digestion try for time the effect of q
simple uncooked diet, such as oysters
and fruit for instance, and they will find
all medicines unnecessary, and such o
rapid improvement of their health that
they will forswear all cooked articles of
food at once and forever. Intemper-
ance would also, it is urged, no longer
be the curse of civilized communities.
The yearning for drink is caused by the
unnatural abstraction from what are
termed solids of the aqueous element
they contain-uncooked beef, for ex-
ample, containing from seventy to
eighty per cent. and some vegetables
even q larger proportion of water.
There would be less thirst, and conse-
quently less desire to drink, if our food
were consumed in its natural state, with
out first being subjected to the action of
fire. Clothing, our adviser also thinks.
is mistake, but he admits that the
world is not yet far enough advanced
in civilization to 60 about undrsssed.
Whatever differences of opinion may
exist as to this cooking theory,
there cannot be doubt that in getting
rid of the kitchen with all its abuses,
including the cook, housekeepers would
be spared n vast amount of worry, and
probably ON this account alone would
live to q greater age than at present"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-04-18
The Nevada SchoOlmaster.

Harry Floty was q university man,
who had been some time in Nevada,
and having had bad luck, couldn't do
better than to leave digging and take
to school teaching. He was pale, slen-
der, and scholarly-looking, and the
President of the Board of Trustees said
to him, sorrowfully, as he brushed o
tear
mister, you may be book learned,
but it takes more than that for teacher
in the Cranberry Gulch school, as you
will find. The last teacher sleeps in
yonder graveyard the one before
him left an eye and one arm to show
his incapacity the one before was very
much eaten by the ellis when we found
his body, and the three before him ran
away with only about four eyes and six
legs between them. Our boys are
rough and don't stand no nonsense"
"Let me try" replied Harry, mildly,
I'm weak, but I have will. Ill
open next Monday at 8 AM"
At eight Harry went down to the
school-house, with the key in one hand
and valise in the other.
Sixty scholars were loafng around in
a good, big crowd, to see what would
turn up, while the undertaken stood
near waiting for q job.
Ready to slope if he finds We are
too much for him." whispered the big,
bow legged, cross-eyed bully OF the
school, a devilish-looking chap, nine
teen years old.
The new teacher gazed pensively at
,the adjacent graveyard, opened the
valise, took out three navy skies, and o
long bowie knife, whetted the latter on
the leg of his boot, cooked one of the
former, and then said sweetly:
"Ring the bell, and we'll have pray
ers."
The big bully whom he addressed
mildly obeyed.
eve will arrange the classes" he
said mildly, as he cooked revolver
and walked down the room.
One after another the boys were ex-
amined and classed. He called the first
class to recite in geography whis-
per was heard behind him. Quick as
lightning the teacher wheeled and GOV.
cred the offender with. q deadly aim, as
he spoke sternly for the first time:
"Don't do that again, for never
give second warning"
Recess then came, and the boys, very
much cowed, went out on the play
ground.
One of them threw his ball in the
air, and before it started to descend to-
ward the catcher, the new teacher
struck it with bullet, and from that
time Harry Floty has kept school un-
disturbed. -Argonaut
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-04-18
About Weddings.

Wedding presents, now so common
in the first stage of matrimony, have
come down from the feudal system. In
all parts of the civilized world such
things are given and received, and like
wise expected.
In different countries are different
modes. The penny weddings in Scot
land arepeculiar. Invited guests make
contributions in money. Zone shil.
ling is the general tribute, and half-a-
crown is princely offering.) Out of
the sum thus collected the not-very
costly expense of the feast were paid,
and the surplus went toward buying the
furniture. In Germany there is the
"pay wedding" at which the bride re-
ceives her guests with a basin before
her, each person depositing jewel,
silver spoon, or piece of money, at the
same time apologizing for the donation
being far below value compared with
the damsel's deserts. In some parts of
Germany the rule is that the expenses
of the marriage feast shall be met by
each guest paying for what ne eats and
drinks-just as if he we're in hotel !;
but not at fair hotel prices. Thus the
entertainment sometimes extends over
several days, and the young couple
often realize sum out OF the profits
sufficient to start them fairly in life.
From one to three hundred guests are
often present throughout these festivals.
Sometimes the flow of presents takes
q very different course. In Poland a
lady is not regarded as eligible for
double-blessedness until she has
wrought with her own hands cloth and
garments for each of her future lords
friends (groomsmen) accompanying
him to the altar.
In most countries, at the present
time, wedding presents may be said to
abound: This system OF inviting people
to a bridal reception and expecting
them to make valuable present has be-
come serious tax, and though much
money is thus expended, the result is
generally not quite satisfactory.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-04-18
Prince Bismarck.

| He is q powerful man. That is what
y strikes at once everyone who sees him
for the first time. He is very tall and
of enormous weight. but not ungairly.
Every part of his gigantic frame is we'll
proportioned-the large round head,
the massive neck, the broad shoulders,
and the vigorous limbs. He is now
more than sixty-three. and the burden
he has had to bear has been unusually
heavy; but though his step has become
slow and ponderous, he carries his head
biph-looking down, even on those
who are as tall as himself-and his fig
ure is still erect. During these latter
wears he has suffered frequent and Sc
we're bodily pain, but no one could look
upon him as an old man, or as one to
be pitied. On the contrary, everybody
who sees him feels that Prince Bis
marck is in possession of immense physi-
cal power. Photography has made his
features known to oil. 1t is q strange
face, which would attract attention any
where, even if we did not know that it
belonged to man whose doings have
changed our modern world. 1t is
face never to be forgotten-by no means
a hand some, but still less an ugly one.
TWAS remarkably bright, full of humor,
of merry mischief even. in days long
long gone by. 1t has now become seri-
GUS almost solemn-with an expression
of unhinching energy and daring. The
bald round forehead-an object of adj
miration for the phrenologist-is one of
quite extraordinary dimensions the
large prominent blue eyes seem as if
they could look into the sun without
blinking. They are not quick, they
wander slowly from one object to an
other; but when they rest on human
countenance, they become SO intensely
Naquiring, that many people, when they
have to undergo this searching look,
feel uneasy; and all, even Bismarck''s
equals or superiors, are made aware that
they are in the presence of man with
whom it would be wise to play fair, as
he would probably discover the subtlest
tricks. His thick, well-set eyebrows
are singularly long and shaggy, and
they add not little to the stern, and, at
times somewhat fierce expression of his
countenance. The nose is of ordinary
size-nota as long perhaps, as might be
expected from the rest of the face ;the
chin is large and massive.-Black,cood.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-04-18
Locomotives Without Fire.

Machines on the bove-named princi-
pie are now at work on the tramway
from Rueil to Marty, near Paris, and
with very satisfactory results. The sys-
tenn in use is one introduced by Nj.
Francy, an engineer, and is based on
the fact that water boils at lower tenn
perature proportionately to the reduc-
ton of the atmospheric pressure. Most
people are aware that although water
requires O heat of two hundred and
twelve degrees Fahrenheit to boil at the
level of the sea, q much lower tempera-
ture is sufficient to produce the same
effect on the top Of mountain, We
will now explain how that physiological
fact is practically employed. Into a
reservoir of'thin steel-we cannot call
it boiler, for i. has neither fireplace
Gnor fre--is introduced eighteen hun
~3red liters of water at O temperature Of
Two hundred degrees, and then covered
up Theoretically. The steam it gives off
at once ILLS the superintendent space,
and produces pressure of fifteen at
mospheres. AS soon as any of the vapor
is turned on for moving the machine
the pressure is reduced, and the water
then begins to boil, producing fresh
supply of steam. OF course that pro-
cess is of but limited extent, as. at the
commencement, the liquid only con-
tanned q certain amount OF heat, which
is gradually diminished as the repro
duction of steam takes place at lower
temperature by the exhaustion of the
superintendent pressure. So far, a
machine Of this description would be
obviously totally inadequate to any very
prolonged journey but for short tran
sits it has been found extremely SER
viceable. AS the amount of pressure
required to work the engine is only five
atmospheres. a series of valves are so
arranged as to prevent a greater amount
of force issuing from the reservoir than
is necessary, and thus retaining as far
as possible the heat originally contained
in the water. The driving part of the
machinery is nearly identical with that
of ordinary locomotives, with q few
notifications, with the purpose of
guarding against tbe useless waste of
heat originally introduced into the res
ervoir.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-04-18

The Atheneum thus explains how it
in England: "The entire population
Of country like England may be di-
vided into these classes: (1st.), Those
who, from real endowment, are impelled
to literary activity in preference to
any other. (2d.l ,, Those who, having adj
equate abilities for all practical pur-
poses, could often produce respectable
4 SSnd class prose, but that, finding in
early life better and more congenial
employment in other channels, they have
no impulse to do so. These form the
great mass of the judicious common
sense British public. 3D., Those who,
disqualified, either by natural def.
cheney or by the emasculating effect Of
vanity, from coping with the second
class in practical ability, have all the
literary impulse of the first-class, with
out any of its literary endowment.
These are so numerous that it may
almost be said that in our country the
fools all write, or would write but for
the difficulty of getting into print"