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The Portland daily press., 1879-09-22

Rockland Courier: Mr. Schlievenveldt was
hurrying down the street, bearing under his
arm cat with big stone tied to its neck.
"Hallo!" shouted a man in a linen ulster,
"goin' to drown her?'' ''Yaw, L vas" re-
joined Mr.. Schlevenveldt, stopping to mop
his face. mo use," said the man. ''you can't
do it. Do you know how many lives she's
got?" 'Nein,' replied Mr.. Schlievenveldt
candidly. The man in the linen duster took
this for pun and passed on.
The Portland daily press., 1879-09-22
To Let.

TEOUSE corner Centre and Free suitable for a
LII genteel Boarding House. Inquire
aug13dtf 100 CENTRE STREET
The Portland daily press., 1879-09-22

French Paper: "What is the matter, Alfred?
What do you find so interesting liz the river
that you stare at it SO ixedly?" my wife is
in bathing and took dive from that boat out
there, and she has been under such time that
I'm getting uneasy" "How long has she been
under?" About two hours; it wasn't quite
O'Clock when she went i'm
The Portland daily press., 1879-09-22

FEIHE Office, Qarge front room with front private
Il office second flight, occupied by the under
signed at No. Exchange ST. Central, convenient
and light. Terms Reasonable. B. BARNES, Jr.
ar2S If
The Portland daily press., 1879-09-22
Loggers Wanted.

ID DESPONSIBLE PARTIES to take jobs of log
HI ging on the Saco and Androscoggin rivers. En-
quire of the subscriber at Saco or MARK r. COOL
BROTH, Steep Falls, Me.
JOSEPH HOBSON.
Saco, Sept. 18th, 1879. sep15eod&w4w
The Portland daily press., 1879-09-22
TO Let.
Office TO Let.

II OVER half of house, or four connecting looms,
IL I'd story, very desirable, No. 30Ha High Street,
sep3dtf NEW NUMBER "a.
The Portland daily press., 1879-09-22
I.o LETT .

- SCHOONER. YACHT RAY,
MIK having been thoroughly refurnished this
AkgEAr season. is now ready to accommodate
parties by the day or week at reasonable
rates under the charge of careful man and good
pilot. Apply to D. II. BURNS, on board, formerly
of Yacht Alarm, or at DYER & BURNS, No. 123
Commercial Street. Portland Me. jel ld4m
The Portland daily press., 1879-09-22
Wanted.

A SITUATION in Grocery Store by young
| Aman who has thorough knowledge of the bust
ness and can give first class references. Address
| se10eod3W* CLERK care Daily Press.
The Portland daily press., 1879-09-22
WANTS..

DERMANhG. Employment at Home
Il Day or evening" Male or Female $50 week
guaranteed. No capital required. Instructions and
valuable package of Goods to start with, sent Free
by mail address with &c return stamp, A. d. Young
186gConselyea ST., Wilamsburgh n. Y. se20d3m
The Portland daily press., 1879-09-22

Norristown Herald: The train had just
emerged from tunnel, and vinegar-faced
maiden of thirty summers remarked to her gen
tleman companion, tunnels are such bores!'
which nobody can deny. But young lady
OF about eighteen, who sat in seat immedi-
ately in front of the ancient party, adjusted her
hat, brushed her frizzes back, and said to the
perfumed young man beside her, 81 think the
tunnels are awfully NICE
The Portland daily press., 1879-09-22
PLEASANT ROOMS TO LET.

QUITE of rooms second floor; plenty Of sun
- light, air and water Heat and gas furnished.
Also one room third floor. References exchanged.
Stable TO Yet.
Situated in the western central part of city. Ad-
dress H. Z. T., Daily Press Office.
iel2 dtf
The Portland daily press., 1879-09-22

New Haven Register: The gentleman who
calls upon you nowadays requesting your sig
nature to petition setting forth his many
manly qualities, fitness for office, etc., is not
overstepping the bounds of modesty. He is
simply Sin the hands of his friends'' 1t never
would have occurred to him to do such a thing
Why, bless you, no.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26

Further reports from tho negro emigrants
lin kansas add to rather than mitigate the
late suffering which has been circulated
throughout the country for week past. Not
only are they suffering from want Of neces-
Bary food, but the change OF climate and the
exposure they have undergone have been
attended with the worst consequences IL Is
stated that 10 per cent have died since they
left their homes, and as no adequate provi-
sion has yet been made for their sustenance
and shelter, either present or future, 1t - to
be feared that this represents only small
proportion of those who will succumb to
their sufferings. To add to the horrors Of
the situation, d report has been spread among
the Kansians TO the effect that the bedding
belonging to the negroes is from the yellow
fever hospitalof Vicksburg. This report bears
improbabilty on Its face, but 1t must have q
further unhappy effect upon the emigrants,
inasmuch rs 1t will be accepted rs true by
many thousands Of the people among whom
they have cast their fortunes, who will not
only refuse to give them employment, but
will interdict all intercourse with them.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26
THE NAVIGATION LAWS.

Last Monday Mr.. Reagan. of Texas, intro
dnesd u bill to grant American registry &c
foreign built vessels. The bill appears to be
substantially the same as that introduced oil
the last session OF Congress by Mr.. Beck, Of
Kentucky. and II should receive immediate
attention In the event that Congress concludes
to take up general legislation. With the OK.
eeption Of q revision Of the tariff there Il
nothing that Congress can do that will &C
further to revive American commerce than
the repeal OF those features Of the navigation
laws which are treated Of In this bill. The
arguments which were urged In favor OF the
navigation laws OF the time of their enact
ment, have long since lost their force by
reason Of the altered conditions Of the ship
building trade In this country and In England,
In consequence of which these laws. which
were intended to protect and foster an infant
industry have become most hurtful and OPP
pressive to American commences.
At this time II must be conceded that our
ship-huildefs cannot compete with those oil
England, either In tho quality or the cheap-
ness Of their work, nor will they ever be able
TO do this SO long as the protective tariff serves
10 keep the price Of coal aud iron Mt the pres
ont high figures. Abolish these tariffs, how
ever, and by allowing tho present navigation
laws to remain Id force, and you simply per
petnate royalty for half dozen men in the
Eastern States, whose industries are OF no
practical value to the country, and which are
certainly too insignificant to be allowed to de-
range the whole system Of economy Of the
country. Gould these people get coal and Iron
as cheaply as the ehip-bulders Of the Clyde,
they might be enabled I'D compete with
them successfully. In which event there
would be no need OF prohibition
Inv. There Ia but one single difficulty
III the way Of this, and that IL the tariff. ThH
constitutes another royalty for the iron inter.
ests, and, with that perpetuated for the BEN
eft Of the builders, the two together have
contributed to drive from the highways Of the
| ocean the flag of the Union. From the enjoy
tnent Of the largest and most lucrative carry
ing trade OF the world we have sunk In the
scale, until now our commercial marine scarce
compares with that of such nations rs Nor.
way, Sweden and Italy.
Certainly the war and the Confederate
cruisers had somewhat to do wish this, but
tho tariff tho navigation law aud especially
that provision Of the latter which refuset
American registry to American built vessels
that had reBorted 10 foreign registries In
order to escape the Confederate cruisers,
have had infinitely more to do with. The wa,
was but temporary affair and It's evils were
transient, or, rather, they would have been &C
but for the perpetnatlon they have found Ii
these most baneful and lmbecile statutes
Lot them be wiped out and our commerce
and shipping emanclpated from their two
fold enslavement to Pennsylvania and New
England, to the iron mines and the ship-buil
i fJnya
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26
The Cabinet yesterday decided adversely to

The Cabinet yesterday decided adversely to
Capt. Eads claim for further relief, thus re-
Hecting the views OF the Attorney General
Fortunately @ ngress is In session, and will
probably be induced to view the claim from
another than a severely legal view. 1t has
shown disposition heretofore to give every
reasonable encouragement to the great work
nt the mouth OF the Mississippi, which has
already been productive of such beneficial re-
ssults and may be relied on to extend the aid
now necessary II 1t can be convinced that tho
government will suffer no loss thereby. As
this can be readily shown. there is little room
for doubt that the relief asked for will be fur
niehed before the extra session comes to an
and
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26
PROPOSALS TO BUILD AND FOR RE
PAIRS.

DEPARTMENT or WATEHwonHs AND PUBLIC J
Building, Rom %. City Hall. I
New Orleans, April ~. 1879.
Sealed proposals will be received Mt this Office
until WEDN ESDAY. April 80. 1870. at IL o'clock
m. for tbs following. viz:
i. To build belrry la the Sixth District. In
the square bounded by Magazine. Camp and
Berlin streets and Napoleon Avenue.
2. TO repair tho City Insane Asylum building.
According to specifications on file In the Office
OF the City Surveyor. Tho work to bs adjudi-
Gated to the lowest bidders. The city reserves
the right 10 reject any and all bids.
Parties bidding must make separate pro-
posaIs for tbs work specified for each. aud are
required to deposit with the Administrator of
Finance. us an evidence Of their intention to
abide by the aljudications. the amount Of 500
Ia cash for each proposal. which shall be for
feited to ,Es city In ease Of failure TO sign the
contract Bidders to whom contracts nre not
awarded shall have their deposits returned TO
them on the day adjudication Is made.
Proposals to be indorsed:
l. Proposals to build bslfry."
O. Proposals for repairs to Insane Asylum"
e. H. CHEVALLEY.
Administrator of Waterworks and Public
Buildings. ap21 ia
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26

The constitutional Convention got actively
to work yesterday, and large number of pc
titions, resolutions and ordinances were in
trodueed. The President announced several
more of the standing committees. and gave
notice that he would complete the list to-day
or Monday. a debate sprang up on the pow
ers of the Convention as regards general or
special legislation, growing out of resolu-
ton thdt the courts be instructed to continue
all cases wherein members of the Convention
were Interested. The resolution itself was
laid on the table by a majority OF twenty
three. but this can hardly be considered dec-
sive of the questions raised during the dis
cussion. Among the ordinances in
trodueed was preamble and bill Of
rights, presented by President Wilt,
an able and strong document, which
was appropriately referred; two ordinances
regarding the public school fund; an ordi-
nance providing for fixed and uniform rate
or taxation; an ordinance providing that
State and municipal officers shall receive a
stated salary and no fees; an ordinance pre-
venting the granting of any monopoly privi-
ieges by the Legislature; an ordinance pro-
wong that less than the whole number Of
Jurors may determine cases; ordinances
placing limitation upon the power of the
e.sia.ure' an ordinance providing that the
elsiasare Shall meet biennially and shall
1ollslss oi only one hundred members: an or
llsance providing for uniform system of
s Hely q births, marriages and daaths
49, n.oa y the State, and many others Ra.
posed o., s'Aenaaf was dls-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26

The Semitic yesterday voted down all the
amendments to The army bill and finally
passed 1t ~ 1t came from tho House ny n ma
jority Of eleven. Itnow goes to the President
for signature. and all speculation as to his
action must soon be set OF rest. The Chandler
crowd have been steadily working upon
Hayes backbone ever since the extra ses-
sion began, and II is claimed that 1t has been
sufficiently stiffened to suit the party pur-
poses and requirements A few days will de-
termine II this assertion is we'll founded. In
that event there 10 every reason to believe
that the Democrats will refuse to con-
slider the bill again, thus throwing upon
the President and his advisers the RESPONSE
billty Of defeating the appropriations for the
army, and, eventually, OF breaking Ii up. Any
other course would be d square backdown.
and would confirm Mr.. Hayes and the Re-
publicans In their determination 10 nullify
the will OF the people and prevent fair, free
and honest ballot. There are limitations
that The President ID not prepared to accept
the responsibility that bis party would force
upon him and that he will sign the bill. To
refuse to do this would put him In an awk-
ward quandary II the majority should remain
Hrm-which may be relied on
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26

state shall cast the broad and iinpenetrable
shield Of Its sovereignty around It's citizens
and protect them from further impoverish-
ment and their remaining property from con-
fseaton.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26

virginias amended Molfett register Inv
goes Into effect May T. Tho law IL d decided
Improvement on the old one, and liz more sat
isfactory to the liquor men. 1t reduces the
tax on ench drink, and IL IL said the price Of
spiritubus liquors In Virginia will drop IN
consequence from fifteen to ten eenta.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26
NOTICE.
PROPOSALS FOR FILLING BATTURt
HOLES.

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS. CRY HALL,
New Orieanss April 26. 1879.
Sealed proposals will be reseved at this office
until WEDNESDAY, the thireieth Of April. 1879,
at IL o'clock NJ. for filing fwenty-four batture
holes on the lavee between Thalia and Nuns
streets. according to plan and Specifications on
file In the office q the itvSurveyor.
The city reserves the right to accept or reject
any and all bids: said bids to he so much per
cubic yard of filling.
Parties making proposals for the work are re-
quired to deposit ID With the Administrator
Of Finance. as evidence OF their intention to
abide by the adjudication. the amount OF five
hundred dollars 5000 in cash. which shall be
forfeited to the city in case of failure to sign
the contract.
Bidders to whom the contract Is not awarded
shall have their deposits returned to them on
the day adjudication is made
Proposals to be Endorsed Proposals for fill
ing batture holes.' J, D, HOUSTON,
APPS st Administrator of Improyements
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26

The eolored people of Vicksburg have re-
sponded to the call Of the planters and mer-
chants Of Mississippi to meet them In con-
vention and discuss the questions of labor.
emigration, and such other matters as they
may see flt and have signed . call for the
colored people Of Warren county to meet at
City Hall, In Vicksburg, May l, and elect
delegates TO the convention. This call was
signed by all the coiored ministers Of the city
and the leading negro politicians.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26

The attempt by the Republicans In the
Senate yesterday to prescribe ex-Confedotate
soldiers was promptly rebuked by decisive
majority. The Democrats met the issue
presented fairly and disposed Of II In short
order. There is no doubt that 1t was disposed
Of In accordance with tho views and senti-
ments Of vast maj ,rity Of the people Of tho
.Aex.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26

Eliza Pinkston Ia reportedhmong the negro
emigranta I'd Kansas Here II d chance for
that enterptising reporter Of the 81, Louis
Globe Democrat to get up n raey interview.
Let him 900 Eliza. yet her tale Of blood ind
murder and tell II To the world
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26
See Supplement-. .
NOTICE TO DELEGATES.

Those delegates who may desire to have
copies OF the DEMOCRAT mailed to their
friends and constituents during tho session
of the Convention, or for q longer period. will
be afforded every facility for doing 30 by the
representative OF this journal In constant ut
tendance upon the sittings Of the body. He
ID fully authorized ID take subscriptions and
recent for the same.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, APRIL g. 1879

itlmate purposes for which, they arc
organized; the exaetion from Tor
elgn insurance and other companies
doing business In the State, Oh ample
security. placed with the State Treasurer, TO
cover all their operations, and the require
ment of tho presence Of representative -
the State. upon whom process ean DO SERVED
With these securities the assessment ano COL
lection of taxes on these institutions ought To
be rendered comparatively easy ana certain.
How this shall BIS done ia O question Tor tho
Legislature to determine whether the thxss
shall be on shares or on capital, on dividends
Or gross receipts and whether the entire
property, real and personal, OF corporations.
together with their franchises, shall be as
sessed In a lump or separately. There
must necessarily be established dIf-
ferent modes Of taxation for the
various kinds Of moneyed institutions. That
1t Ii right to impose tax on banks none will
deny, but how this tax shall be imposed,
whether on the shares Of Individual stock
holders, or on the capital Of the bank. is o
very grave legal as well as fiscal question In
the case OF insurance companies, particularly,
1t will be- very difficult matter to avoid I'M
buttons to the advantage Of foreign ones In
whatever efforts may be made to subject
these institutions TO just taxation. The
present system OF requiring home com
panies 10 pay both capital aud license
tax Ia manifestly unjust. THIS might
be avoided by requiring all foreign
companies to deposit security with the State
Treasurer, In State bonds. sufficient to cover
oil their liabilities. and then impose on all
alike n uniform tax on gross receipts, ASSESS
ing their real estate separately. On all other
moneyed institutions, such Us gas companies,
street railways, etc, this easiest and most
equitable method of assessment will be on
the market value Of their stock this ASSESS
ment covering real estate, personal property
and franchises This Is Nh exceedingly conn
plicated question, but 1t Is ono that our ne
cessties as we'll as common justice to real
estate owners, require q solution Of. Tt ID
certainly one that the Convention should
carefully consider In order TO give IN Impulse
in the right direction, II It can do no more.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-26
DIED

O'MTALLIE-Joseph youngest son of r. j.
O'Mrallie and Ellen McHuRh, aged years. ii
months and 10 days.
The friends Of The family are respectfully re-
auested TO attend tho funeral from the par ents'
residence. 100 Felicity Hoad at D. m. this
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-17

The democratic state convention Of PennSyl-
vania yesterday adopted q platform with hard
money plank, prepared, 1t is stated, In the In
terest OF Mr.. Tilden'S presidential aspirations
The revival of the fraud cry Is also supposed to
be In the same line. In the opinion of the New
York Herald 'the democrats made themselves
ridiculous by adopting a platform which
charges President Hayes with designs upon the
liberties Of the people, an accusation which is
so absurd that no politician who has decent
respect for the common sense OF his coustitu-
ents would venture to make it."
The Herald thinks Ion the whole, If TIE re.
publicans are wise they ought easily to carry
Pennsylvania this fall
The Philadelphia Times dem. indy thinks
petty well OF the platform. but says:
"The republicans will start In the contest for
state treasurer with the prestige OF success
Their organization of last year was one OF the
pest ever attained in Pennsylvania, and 1t will
pe or great advantage to them in the present
Slugg1shneSs that prevails throughout all par
ties. There will be surprising changes In the
vote OF several localities. Mr. Barr must mis-
manage his forces II he fail to gain ten thou
sand on the vote against Dill In LuZerne,
Lackawanna and Allegheny, but beyond those
localities all Is uncertainty, with the advant-
ages apparently about even outside Of Phtla-
delphia. In this city, there is the largest mar
gin for the republicans ever yet offered to
them, and Ii they could wisely lead them
selves, they would score up from twenty to
thirty thousand majority with less cost and less
cheating than usual. 1t Will be no fault of the
democratic leaders If the republicans fail to pile
up their highest majority next November; but
the republican managers are working zealouSly
TO shfpwreck their own party, and, with the
largest republican majority ever cast In the
city within their reach, 1t Is pOsSb BILE that they
may force democratic unity by republican mad
ness and cast away both the important local
Offices and the state treasurer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-17

The French people or rather the government.
which has the monopoly Of all teegraphic bust
ness, have never looked kindly upon the tele-
phone, and 1t has never been introduced there.
but recently the achievements Of a new tele
phone invented by Mr.. Frederic A. Cover. a
native OF Maine, has caused the Parisians to
think there is really something in It. The
Cover telephone dispenses with the use OF a
battery, and uses instead strong horse shoe
magnet. The new telephone is said to be char
acterHed oy great cheapness and simplicity A
STOCK company has been formed, and patents
nave been taken out in America and most of the
countries OF Europe. In Paris permission has
been granted to put up the wires that may be
needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-17

The semtannual circulars issued by the lead.
Ing mercantile agencies, giving the number OF
failures In the United States and Canada for
the past half year, are considered quite en-
couragtng. The total failures In the United
States for the first six months OF 1879 aggre-
gate 4,o5s, the amount OF liabilities being s65.-
zls,S90. These figures, compared with the
first six months OF 1873, show 1907 fewer fall
ures and decrease OF Sex, 053, 1916 In the amount
OF liabilities. The failures for the three
months ending June 80, 1879, were only 1884,
liabilities s22, 6e6125, being much less than In
any single quarter OF the past five years. The
average OF liabilities is also much smaller than
heretofore. 1t is very wholesome sign when
the loss or locking up OF money by bad debts Is
curtailed thus rapidly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-17

Considerable interest is felt In regard to the
character OF the speech which Secretary Sher-
man viii deliver at Portland, Me, and which, 1t
Is assumed, will furnish the keynote for the
political campaign this fall, as well as for that
OF 1850. According to a dispatch to the New
York Times, the speech will be mainly devoted
TO national finances, explaining the advantages
to the government and the people resulting
from successful maintenance OF specie pay
ments, and directing attention to the efforts to
Illustrate specie resumption and to injure the
public credit by the repeal Of the specie resump-
ton act, and the enactment Of laws authorizing
Tree coinage. The Times, commenting upon
this outline OF the speech, remarks that it makes
no reference TO any assault upon the south be-
cause OF its inadequate contribution to the ma
uonal revenues, and thinks it may be assumed,
therefore, that Mr.. Sherman Is not prepared to
follow where Mr.. Conkling led, and that he will
strike out line OF argument worthy OF his
aspirations and his reputation"