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The Portland daily press., 1879-08-04
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

AS for the indecent ISLANDERS on the Secretary
put forth by the Argus they are unworthy of
notice, and ISLANDERS that no honest man would
make and no intelligent man believe.-PREss
Please explain, most amiable contemporar
Argus
THE nasty insinuation advanced by the
argus that Sherman made money for his
own pocket out of the refunding operations
That is as base a slander as was ever uttered
Even the argus seems ashamed and does
not repeat it, and slander that will shock
the 1rguS must be uncommonly nasty. AS
for Sherman's wealth we know nothing of it,
nor do we believe the AYyus does. But it
is nothing uncommon for man of Sher-
mans abilities to honestly acquire wealth in
twenty-four years. Even the editor of the
Argus, unless general report does him in
justice, has got rich, no doubt honestly, in
less than that time and on salary not half
as large as that of Sherman.
The Portland daily press., 1879-08-04
WANTS..
WAN Ed.

A MAN in a store who can furnish his EMPLOYERS
"A five hundred dollars on best security to whom
good wages will be paid. Best of references fur
hisheu ana required. Address III. B.,
aug1d3t* Press Office.
The Portland daily press., 1879-08-04
Sale,

A brick house $50 Cumberland st.
iY2 tf
The Portland daily press., 1879-08-04
The New Party and the Coalition.

The possibilities that the Greenbackers
may attain to the dignity of national party
are Justify proclaimed by Colonel Duncan.
By organizing in all the Southern States, pro-
tecting the negro from Democratic BULLDOG
ers and so absorbing the entire colored vote,
''solid South will form the nucleus of a
magnificent party which may be dominant
in 1880. This ingenious plan, the first that
any teacher of the Greenback faith has
sketched, looking beyond the local subjects
of petty barter, is certainly fattering to the
pride of those men who have united them
selves with the fortunes of a new party in
the conscientious belief that there are dis
coverable somewhere beneath the strata of
absurdlties which have seemed to be the le-
gitimate subject of ridicule, principles which
candid men might respect. This revelation
OF the near approach of the supreme hour of
triumph for their party and Colonel Dun
cams words of warning against union with
the old parties, are causing the Greenback-
ers to reconsider the trade they have just
negotiated with their allies, the experienced
diplomats of the Democratic party. They
feel themselves imperiled by the contem-
plated coalition; they do not trust the good
faith of men who, in spite of similarly worded
platforms, are known by them to entertain
most diverse views on material issues; and
they suspect they may awake to see the Dem
ocratic portion of the fusion ticket elected,
while their candidates, especially those of
Republican antecedents, are defeated.
They are just discerning also that they
have been over-reached in the edivision. The
long-term offices, with the exception of the
minor office of Register of Probate, have
been arrogantly demanded by the Democrats
The annual office of County Treasurer is
offered as an offset to the four-years Office
of Judge of Probate. 1t is known of all
men that this coalition is a maneuvre of
the Democratic ring masters. The Green
hackers have not sought it. The signers of
that remarkable letter, ''We concur" writ
ten to the editor of the Argus, have secured
delegates for the Greenback County Conven-
tion in this city favorable to the union (?)
and their agents and emissaries have, during
the past weeks, been packing the Green
back caucuses in the country towns. The
result is probably assured. The Greenback-
ers repent; but Col Duncan's warning comes
too late.
The Portland daily press., 1879-08-04

Fellows Compound Syrup is composed of
ingredients identical with those who con-
stitute Healthy Blood, Muscle aed Nerve
and Brain Substance, whilst life itself is
directly dependent upon some of them,
The Portland daily press., 1879-08-04
FOR SALE.

FUR SALE.
.sssssA One or both of the elegant Brick Dwelling
aseSn Houses on the corner of Pine and Carlton
IsssE EStreets, in this city.
THE Houses are now being finished and are
open for inspection.
For particulars apply to
r. HI. FASSETT, Architect,
Centennial Block, Exchange Street.
Portland. Aug. 5, 1878. diff
The Portland daily press., 1879-08-04
For Sale at a Great Bargain.
Tor Sale.

RHVWO-STORY House situated in Knightville, Cap,
Il Elizabeth. Apply to w. II. ANrHOINE,
je23eodtf 48 Exchange st.
The Portland daily press., 1879-08-04
T.o LEFT

MlA having been thoroughly refurnshed this
tAANksAA- 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. IL. BURNS, ON board, formerly
of Yacht Alarm, or at DYER s. BURNS, No. 1913
Commercial Street, Portland Me- iel dam
The Portland daily press., 1879-08-04

COTTON has abdicated. The exports of it
for the eleven months ending in May, were
invalue $107, 1000, 900, while those of bread
stuffs were $192, 100000. Tobacco Jagged on
behind at S27,00O000.
The Portland daily press., 1879-08-04

By its union with the blood and its effect
upon the muscles, reestablishing the one
and toning the other, it is capable of effect
ing the following results:
The Portland daily press., 1879-08-04

BY increasing Nervous and Muscular
Vigor, it will cure Dyspepsia, feeble or in
terrupted action of the Heart and Palpita-
ton, Weakness of Intellect caused by grief,
weary, overtax. or irregular habits, Bron-
chitis, Acute or Chronic, Congestion of the
Lungs, even in the most alarming stages.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
Mont st. Michel,

A railway on the Right system to the
summit of the castled crsg of Drschen-
fels will not awaken more regret than a
railway from the mainland to the rock
of Mont st. Michel, in Normandy
called by old writers "the marvel of the
west" ard made familiar to many people
by Stanfield's picture, to many Others by
personal visits. = company has already
obtained permission U) to build q dyke
and railway uniting the rock with the
mainland, (2) to construct port on the
south of the mount and (3) to reclaim
for cultivation large portion of the
land now covered by the seattle result
of all which will be the destruction of
the entire character of the famous for
tress including serious injury to the
ancient ramparts. A large part of the
dyke has already been constructed, and
it is no longer possible TO undo the mis-
chief that has been done. Public officials
through whose neglect the privilege WAS
granted are doing what little is possible
to modify the impending evils. There
are few historical monuments in France
more remarkable than Mont ST. Michel.
Taken in connection with the famous
promontory of the same name across The
channel in Cornwall there il offered to
the traveller two companion monuments,
the equal OF which he may well 20 round
the world and not look upon again.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
ArkanGaw ttiOuet,

Last night two men from Philadelphia
engaged in quarrel at a hote! in this
city. After using all kinds of ep;thets,
one of the men thrust his hand behind
him as though about to draw a pistol
and then took it away. The quarrel
terminated without damage to either
party. An old man from South Arkan-
sas shook hack his long hair and, adj
vsncing to the man who had made the
hip pocket motion, remarked:
"Both of you men are strangers here,
l reckon7"
Yes"
"Not acquainted with our little rules
of politeness?'
"How2"
"Why, you put your hand behind you
Just now.
eyes"
"You didn't pull gum"
az haven't got gun"
"Now, young man, let me give you g
piece Of advice. While you are in this
country don't put your hand behind you
unless you intend to shoot. Don't even
run your hand into your pocket for q
chaw of tobacker Don't spit. Don't
wink, for if you do your pardner, if he's
sn Arkansaw man, will jolt you. You
must learn these little rules of polite
ness. You may know how to conduct
yourself at church, but you've got a
good many rules OF etiquet to learn."--
Ltttl> Rock Gasetts.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25

sicians at the hospital, who looks upon
surgery ~ restorative art, after ex-
tracing the shot picked out each sepa-
rate grain of powder with a needle.
The writer saw the patient after she had
recovered, and her skin WAS rs smooth as
Nj infants.
GA CoDE of Good Society" has Just
been published in Paris, and those of our
readers intending to visit that city will
be interested to know in advance how to
behave. In paying visits a gentleman
should not wear heavy boots nor Joke
with a young girl about marriage, for
the pleasantly might not be only coarse,
but immoral. A lady may offer to share
with q lady footstool or hassock on
which her feet are resting, but never
with gentleman, "even if he should be
old and an invalid" "More guests
should not be invited to dinner party
than can be accommodated. When
carving and helping yourself to any dish.
yon should not pick out the It'd bits"
If lady is is great hurry and it rains,
she may accept gentleman's offer of the
shelter of his umbrella, but she should
not speak TO him, and on taking leave of
him should thank him in q cold and
polished manner, "saying nothing that
may reveal her rank or name" If her
business is not urgent she should stand
il a doorway until the rain has ceased.
A lady should never make signals from
q window to male qusintsnce--a bow
is all that is necessary"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25
THE ANGELS SONG.
EpNUSD II. SkAkS.

IL came upon the luid light clear,
That Z .orieus song OF old,
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their hsrps of gold:
Peace on esrtn god viii o men
From Heavens Ail-gracious King
The world in solemn Stiffness lay
To hear the angels sing.
Still through the cloven skies they come,
With peaceful! wings unfurPd
And still their heavenly music floats
Ger al the weary world.
Above its sad and lowly plains
They pend oa lowering wing,
And DER its Babel sounds
The essed angels slug.
But with the woe OF ain and strife
The wor d has suffered long;
Beneath The angel strain that rolPd
Two thousand years of wrong;
And man, at war with Man, hears not
The love song waic Tney bring;
Oh, hush the nos, ye uen of strife,
And hear The angels sing
And ye, beneath iifs's crushing load,
Whose forms are tending low,
Who told ong the elm biogway
With painful steps ami slow,
Look nowl for glad and golden hours
Come swif ly on the wing;
on rest beside the weary road
And hear the angels singl
For leI the days are Fastening on
The prophet. hards foretoid,
When win ever-circiing wears
Comes round the ags ( < Id;
When peacs h all over all tns earth
Its ancient splendors ding,
And the who'e world send back the song
Which noT the angels singl
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25

MORE than 100000 is realised in
France by parasol making.

MORE than 100000 is realised in
France by parasol making.
MERoHANTABLE sugar is manufac-
tured at Gunnison, Utah, the first ever
made In the territory.
A PROJECT is on foot for the establish
ment of large woolen-mill at Fort
Worth, Texas.
A STEAM hammer head, weighing three
tons, has just been finished at the Du-
quesne Forge, Pittsburg.
PENNSYLVANIA lamp chimney man.
ufacturers are reported M being unable
to keep up with their orders.
AN advance of ten per cent. in the
wages Of miners has taken place through
out Wyoming region, Pa.
A SPECULATION in straw mating has
been conducted very successfully by y
few New York aid Boston parties.
THE Misses Barber, of Nashua, N. H.,
have taken contract to make 100000
pair of mittens.
A NEW Car wheel factory is under con-
temptation by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road company at Altoona. 1t will have
a capscity for 1875 wheels day.
FLOUR is worth IS per hundred at
Yago, Mesgher county, Mont, and lum.
Der, freighted in from Benton, 100 miles
distant, sells at 3 cents per pound.
TIE peanut crop of Virginia, Tennes-
see and North Carolina is estimated ut
about /, S35, 900 bushels, An increase of
about 10000 bushels over last year.
BEFORE the war the heaviest cotton
crop ever gathered in Texas, in one year,
WAS zoe, 600 bales. This year the crop
will reach fully million bales.
A FACTORY in Redditch, England,
turns out between 100000 and 1000.
900 of needles each week, or about $780,
600, 900 year.
SOME of the western merchants are
employing women as collectors, giving
M a reason that when the bills arc
presented no man can muster the cour-
age to refuse payment.
THE estate of n gentleman who died
in Boston about year ago WAS thought
to be insolvent. The recent advance in
prices will make the estate olvent, with
half "A million for the heirs.
MILLINERs complain that the large
dry-goods establishments are steadily
encroaching on their trade, until many
milliners now supply but little moro
than the untrimmed hats and bonnets.
If there is any place that wants the
starch taken ont Of it it is Aroostook,
Maine. The starch factories there are
all closed, having had an unususl long
run, and the store houses are crowded
with starch waiting transportation.
The wheat crop is the largest ever
produced in the state, and at the present
high prices will bring to the people Of
the state upward of "a 100000 or over
$3.50 for each man, woman and child OF
the population.
A MACHINE that sews books perfectly
and that is destined to revolutionize the
printing business has been invented at
Hartford. The machine il about four
feet high, three feet wide and two and a
half feet deep, and looks like an ordi-
nary sewing machine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-25

THE Crossley modification of Hughes
mcrophone, which has been successfully
used AZ transmitter for telephones 30
that church services are enjoyed by in.
valids at their homes, is very simple
continuance. 1t consists of four short
rods of carbon jointed loosely into four
blocks of carbon, 80 that the whole forms
n square.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-11
SCIENCE.

A circular from the local committee at
Saratoga, New York, informs US that the
American association for the advancement of
science will meet in that city on the twenty
seventh of August, 1879 The headquarters
of the association will be at the United States
hotel, where the local com nittee will have
their reception room and the permanent sec
rotary his office. The general sessions will
all be held at the Town hall. The several
sections and committees will have their places
of meeting designated on the programme for
Wednesday. Members will report and regis
ter at the headquarters In the United States
hotel, Immediately on arrival. The managers
of the United States hotel have agreed to fur
nish first-cass accommodations to members OF
the association and their families at two dollars
and q half day, or one-half the regular
rates. The same terms will be given to mem
bers of such other societies as may appoint
their meetings in connection with that of the
association. In order TO have rooDls secured
and ready on arrival, the managers
of the hotel request as early
application as possible during the
three weeks preceding the meeting. Good
board and accommodations can also be had
in private clearinghouse for one dollar and
twenty-five cents 10 two dollars day, on APP
plication to the local secretaries. The atten-
tention of entomologlsts is directed to the
annual meeting of the chronological club of
the ASSOCIATION, which will be held at Sara
toga, on Tuesday, August 26th, at which all
interested are invited to be present. Prof.
J. A. Lintner, of Albany, president; Mr.. B.
p. Mann, of Cambridge, secretary of the
club. At the St. Louis meeting the perma-
nent secretary was directed to call special
attention in this circular to the deslrabillty OF
forming new subsection in the association,
which should be devoted to physiology and
anatomy, with the special object Of inducing
members interested in human physiology to
bring their papers before the association and
also of obtaining the active cooperation of
physicians and surgeons in the work Of the
association. 1t is hoped that such interest
will be taken in this proposition from the
standing committee as will lead to It's care
full consideration by all interested persons at
the Saratoga meeting.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-11
MEMPHIS APPEAL
WEDNESDAY, :: JUNE IL, 1879.
COOKING BY Gas.

The Inconvenience of hot stoves in the
warm season of the year is leading to the use
of gas-stoves for cooking, and the improve
ment made in those stoves is such that they
are becoming great favorites as domestic con-
venlences. We observe in the New Orleans
pagers an advertisement from the Gasllght
company of that city offering to supply gas
for cooking and heating purposes at one dol
lar and seventy-6ve cents a thousand feet;
for lighting the charge Is two dollars and
twenty cents per thousand. The company
will also relieve the consumer of any charge
for meter or meter connections, and will sell
or rent stoves Gtted to cook meals and heat
rooms with gas. In this way fire kindling,
wood-sawing, and the dirt of the coal-heap
can be dispensed with, also all the nuisance
of smoke, ashes and SCOT. Besides this, as
SOON as the cooking is done the fire is put
out at touch, and when wanted lighted at
flash. There is something In all this that
opens up to the housekeeper a new prospect
for the kitchen. Less spoiled victuals and
more delicate cooking, as the fire can be con-
trolled to the greatest nicely. 1t appears
likely that in few years cooking by gas will
become universal during the summer months.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-11
IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIssIs-
RUpPW

Congress mas at length made preliminary
step toward improving that great highway of
the nation, the Mississippi river. 1t has
authorized commisson-appropriat one
hundred and seventy-6ve thousand dollars to
pay its expenses-whose duty will be to sur
vey that rver from source to mouth, ascer-
tam by what means its navigation can be
improved, its floods moderated, the channel
regulated in depth, the banks preserved, and
communication by its tributaries facilitated.
The commission is also to give it's views of
the jetty system as a means of accomplishing
the ends in view, and also other plans and
propositions. The jetty. the outlet and The
ievee system will now have an opportunity to
show what they can do. The system that is
wanted is one that will decrease the liability
to destructive floods-and, consequently, the
need for high levees-by so deepening the
channel as to afford sufficient space for high
water to flow off harmlessly, which deepen
ing will also afford the facilities necessary
for navigation. Memphis has strong IN
terest In the proceedings OF the forthcoming
commission. With uninterrupted navigation
from st. Paul to the Balize, at all times
when frost does not interfere, our city would
reap immense advantages, and would be in
a position to become an important manu-
featuring as well as commercial city.
In this connection we may mention that
Captain Eads is down at New Orleans at the
present time, putting the finishing touch to
the ietties. The recent payment to him by
government of half a million dollars has
placed matters on an easier footing. That
payment was made on proof that the jetties
proper had depth of twenty-six feet, and a
hundred feet wide channel of twenty-five
feet across the bar. In this respect the jetty
channel has an advantage over the New
York bar. The water depth at New York Is
The greater at flood tide, but at low tide the
jetty channel is two feet deeper than the bsr
OF Sandy Hook. This channel has been OBJ
tanned FIVE months before the time required
by the contract Captain Eads states that
there is but little work remaining to be done,
and there is money enough to pay for it.
Last December an engineering expert calcu-
lated that an expenditure of about three
bundled thousand dollars more would make
the iettes so compact that they would be to
all intents finished. The captain has put
about that amount of money into the jetties
since December. In March he began to lay
the concrete blocks, some of which weigh as
much as seventy tons; fifteen hundred feet, q
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-11

From a special to the New York Herald
from Norfolk we learn that the army worm
is ravaging the country in that section of
Virginia, and the farmers are excited. The
immense crop on the magnificent hay farm of
r. Wallace. known as Glencoe" in Norfolk
county, and about fifty acres of superb timo-
thy, near Deep creek, belonging to A. H.
Lindsay, have been totally destroyed. There
are other gFass-growers who will suffer al
most equally. Fortunately much of the grass
and clover in this section will be cut III few
DAYS. Thousands of these destructive worms
may be seen with the naked eye, and they
leave no blade of grass behind them. The
worm will do no serious damage to the grow
ing crops, especially the corn. MIR. Howard,
assistant entomologist of the agricultural bu-
reau at Washington, is there to examine the
insects and report upon them and their depre-
dations.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-11
SOUTHERN ITEMS.

Last Friday, in the suburbs of Norfolk.
Virginia, terrible explosion of coal oil took
place, setting fire to the building, which was
totally destroyed.
The annual examination of the classes OF
the Tennessee school for the deaf and dumb
took place in the chapel of that institution, at
Knoxville, Friday morning.
Chattanooga Times, 9th: Yesterday
morning at early hour Mrs. Brazile, who
lives with her son-in-law, Mr.. William I'm
derwood, at the rolling-mill, was almost
burned to DEATH
Frars Point (Miss.) Gazette: "The Friars
Point oil mills will keep running steadily day
and night until the middle of July, after
which large force of mechanics will be en-
ployed to repair and improve the works for
the fall season.
gentleman in Copiah county, Mississippi.
shipped his strawberry crop to Chicago, and
sold it for ten thousand dollars. He esti-
mates that the money product of one acre IN
strawberries is equal to that of sixteen acres
of cotton-the land being the same.
Enterprise (MIss.) Courier: ''The hogs
here are dying rapidly of cholera. 1t Is al
most discouraging for people to attempt to
raise hogs, and when they lock fat and
healthy it very frequently happens that they
take cholera and die in few hours"
Raymond (Miss) Gazette: "From every
section of the county we have the same IN
formation, that the colored people are work
ing with unusual energy aud vim, and IN
their purchases from their supply men are
much more prudent and economical than
ever before; and the report of promising
crops is quite as universal.
Aberdeen Miss Examiner: 1.-THE con-
dition of the crops in Monroe is indeed very
f1attering, as far as our inquiries have ex-
tended. The corn and cotton on the prairie
both have good stands, and the fields clean
of grass, while on the east side the outlook
is much better than at this time last year,
although in some localities cotton and corn
are little backward. The wheat, as far as
we have been able to ascertain, gives promise
| of splendid yield in every portion Of the
country, and no rust has been reported of any
| CONSEQUENCE"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-11

thousand of which is light work, remain to
be completed; that done, the great work of
the Mississippi jetties is finished. A town is
already there, of the prospects of which great
expectations already begin to be entertained.
1t is evident that the grand future of the
Mississippi and of the country On its bor-
ders, is yet to come. So far human industry
has done little to develop its capabilities, but
now the ietties are a success and that con-
gress has begun to stir itself in earnest, "the
good time coming" for the Mississippi valley
has reached its initiatory point.