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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-12
The Wiaca.ssat Bonds.

The bondholders of the town of Wiscasset
representing 100000, met at the call of the
selectmen of the town at the rooms Of the
board of trade in Boston Wednesday after
noon. Mr.. Curtis Guild was chosen president
of the meeting. The selectmen had no new
proposition to make, but read long apologize
state ent with regard to the action of the
town in "readjusting" its bonded debt The
sense of the meeting was that, after the debt
is scaled in accordance with the proposition
made at the last meeting, tho least that can be
accepted is 25 per cent in cash and the remain
der in six per cent bonds. The town wishes,
it is understood, to give four per cent bonds for
one-half the scaled indebtedness A committee
of three gentlemen was appointed to represent
the bondholders, and to call another meeti ng
within thirty days to hear the towns response
to this last proposition. The gentlemen pre-
sent at the meeting represented bonds to the
amount of $780, 000-less than one-half of the
entire amount.
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PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS:
Oct. Il. 1879.


From g. 90 a. m to $50 d. M. Sundays excepted
SUNDAYS open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 a. m.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston and intermediate ofiees-Arrve at 1920
and IL 10 p. M Close at 8.15 a. M, 1910 $500
Boston and the West-Arrve at 5 10 p. m.
Intermediate or Way Mails, via Boston & Maine
Railway-Arriye at 1920 and $40 p. M Close at
Great Southern & Western-Arrive at 1920 p. m
and lilo p m. Close at 8.15 a. m, 1910, 300
ands9.O0 p m.
Bangor and connecting routes-Arrive at LOO p
m Close at II 80 a. m.
Augusta and connecting routes-ArTive at 6. 80 a.
m. and LOO p. IN. Close at l1.3o a. m. and 4.3t
Morning Northwestern, by Grand Trunk Railway
Arrive at $50 a. m. Close at 700 a. M
Lewiston and Auburn-Arrive ats2 .O5 and $50 a.
M, and 90 p. Close at $50 and ll.30 a. m
and 4.35 p
Castine, Deer ISLE Sedgwick, S. W. Harbor Mt
Desert, Jonesport Machias, Machiasport, East Ma
chias Millbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steamer
Arrive at a. M. Close at p m.
Eastport, via each steamer-Arrive at 600 a. m
Foreign mails, via New York, day previous to sail
ing of steamers-Close at 8.15 a. m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East-Arrive al
2.05 a. m. Close at 500 p. m.
Skowhegan, intermediate offices and the north
Arrive at Leo p. m. Close at 11.3o a. m.
Skowhegan also closes at 900 p. m.
Canada and intermediate offices. via G. T. R.-Ar
rive at 12.4o p m. Close at 12.45 p m: c,o
Nova Scotia ana Prince EQWafd'S lSlanu-CIOse al
IL 80 a. M and 800 p
Swanton, VT, and intermediate offices, via P. g. O
R. R.-Arrive at 6. 10 p. m. Close at 7.3O a. m.
Fryeburg, Me-, and intermediate Offices via p.
o. r. R.-Arrive at IL 90 a.. M Close at 2.30 p. m
Worcester Mass, and intermediate offices, via P
s. R. R. R.-Arrive at 1.20 p. M Close at 1910
a. m.
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate Offices via P
&RR R.-Close at $50 a. m.
Carriers deliveries at 700 and 1000 a. M, ano
1.3O and 800 p M. Collections at 700 and 11.O(
a. M, and 200 and 500 p.
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striking him just above the root of the nose
and breaking in the forehead. The surgeon
extracted several pieces of bone and, though
he is in very critical condition, some hopes
are entertained of his recovery.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Journal says: "Please send your tramps
right this way. The county commissioners
have instructed magistrates to sentence them
to labor and Belfast proposes to make them
work, and work hard, too. Come along, Mr..
Tramp"
The Belfast Journal says: The three year
old son of a Belfast ship master, whose memo
ry did not reach far enough back to bridge the
paterna's absence, was sadly puzzled to &C
count for the new authority set up In the
household Mother" said he, chow long are
you going to let this man be round here?'
The Journal says that work at the Belfast
shoe factory is now we'll under way, and the
force is being augmented daily. One new
feature in the cutting room is that most OF the
cutting is now done with dies, one man per
forming nearly as much labor with die as
two can with knife.
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STATE NEWS.


Mr. W. S. Hincllley of East Wilton has re-
ceived the appointment of Vice Consul, at
Guadalupe, and left Monday morning for
Portland, from which port he sailed the 9th
inst.
Master Guy Richards, fve-year-old son of
II. LII. Richards, broke one of the bones of his
right wrist, one day last week, while sliding
down the bank in the rear of the Congrega-
tional parsonage in Pennington.
A little son of Freeman Tibbetts on Beech
Hill," Madrid, aged five years, had his thigh
broken, three weeks since, by the tipping over
of a truck wagon wheel, which fell upon him,
the hub striking his leg. 1t was set by DR..
Dascomb, and is doing we'll
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr. Benjamin Gould dropped dead at West
New Portland, Dec. 5. Heart disease supposed
to be the cause.
On the LIST inst, James A. Priest stepped in
to a bad place in the sidewalk in Athens viii
Iage. and fell, thereby dislocating his right hip
The injury is further complicated with lacera-
ton of the ligament.
The Reporter says that while Mrs. Clara A.
French of Canaan was on visit to her father,
Chas Leighton's, in Harmony, last Monday,
in attempting to go down cellar, she fell to
the bottom, disloeating her arm and sustaining
other injuries.
Mr.. Byron Cults of North New Portland was
severely hurt by the bursting of gun that he
was firing Dec. 4. The breech-pin blew out,
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Accidents.

Mrs. Caroline L. Swett slipped and fell on
Congress street Wednesday evening" strainiDg
the ligaments of one shoulder.
A boy named Charles Small, while playing
with the derrick on Portland street used in the
construction of the Maine Central Railroad
bridge, had finger taken off yesterday.
A few days ago Mrs. Julia Soule, an aged
lady living on Wilmot street, was lifting full
coal bod and let it fall upon her foot, injuring
it so badly that she has not been able to step
on it since
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Brief .Lnttinp S.

Gray day yesterday and warm. Mercury 450
at sunrise, $40 at noon, 4S0 at sunset; wind
southwest, then west
Hodgdon & Soule offer a choice lot of tur-
keys and geese to-day at low prices.
I. NJ. Field & Co., provisions, Freeport, have
failed and will settle in insolvency.
A little boy was bitten by dog in the leg
and arm in front of Drew's eating house, We'd
nesday evening.
There are fourteen vessels lying at Widg-
ery's wharf, alone, loading groceries for east
ern towns in this state.
Rev. S. f Pearson, of the Gospel Temper
ance Mission, will baptize several converts,
Sunday noon, at the foot of Franklin street.
Yesterday the sheriffs made seizures on the
corner of Monument and Mountfort streets,
and on the corner of Marion and Washington
streets.
Clothes line thieves are round again. The
clothes line in the yard of house on Spring
street was visited Tuesday night and the
clothes hanging thereon stolen.
A windmill has been placed in Leighton
pork factory at Falmouth Foreside, by Messrs.
G. w. & FL. f. Plummer. A similar one has
Riverside.
AT Stubb Bros art store on Temple street,
can be seen pretty landscape by Mr.. Herbert
e. Emery, which represents blue hills and a
sheet of water in perspective, and road in the
foreground
1t is reported that weekly newspaper, to be
called the Independent Republican, is to be
started here for the purpose mainly of breaking
party crockery. The Hon. John j. Perry is
named as editor, but declines to talk on the
subject.
The Reform Club meeting at the Friendly
Inn last evening was addressed by Messrs.
Kinmond, Pitman, Kennedy, Nixon, Suss-
kraut Facey and others. The next meeting
will be held at the same place week from
Saturday evening.
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Location of Fire Alarm Boxes

1-NooN, Portland Time.
6-Corner Fox and Hammond Streets.
T. Oxford and Mayo SITS.
g. Atlantic and Wilson SITS.
g. Merrill and Quebec SITS.
11-TEsT-at 21a Pm.
12-Portland Co.'s Office.
13-Engine House. Congress, near North st.
14-Corner Washington and Oxford SITS.
If " Adams and Mountfort SITS.
16-Grand Trunk Depot.
17-Hook and Ladder House, India st.
18-Corner Franklin and Cumberland SITS.
19- Sc Lincoln and Pearl SITS.
81 Franklin and Newbury SITS.
23- " Market and Commercial SITS.
24-Engne House. corner Market and Congress ST.
25-Corner Middle and Exchange SITS.
26- 90 Chestnut and Oxford SITS.
Of " Union and Fore sts
28-Junction of Free and Middle SITS.
31-Corner Preble and Congress SITS.
33-AT LAB A. NJ: No afternoon session OF schools
34-Corner South and Spring sts
So Maple and York sts
36- +" High and Danforth SITS.
37-Engine House, Congress near Oak st.
3S-Corner Congress and Walker SITS.
So 90 Deering and Avon SITS.
4l-Engine House, Spring near State st.
42-Corner Danforth and Bracket sts
43- " Commercial and Clark sits.
45-Engne House. Bracket near Pine st.
A6-Horse r. r. Stable, Spring st.
47-Corner Portland and Weymouth SITS.
4S- Pine and Thomas SITS.
81 Bracket and Vaughan st
52-Iibbys Corner.
53-Forest City Sugar Refinery.
54-Corner Danforth and Vaughan sts
Be- :" Salem and School SITS.
g. Z" Park and Commercial SITS.
81 Foot of Green st.
65--Grove ST., near Saccarappa road
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BowdOin College,

We learn from the Orient that in view OF
the desirability of making collection OF
casts from the antique" for the college, which
is at present entirely destitute of such neces'
sary aid to the education and culture of all
Immediately connected with Bowdoin, the
nucleus of fund to be devoted to the pur-
chase of casts has been formed. Any informal
ton as to the execution Of the above design
will be gladly furnished to any one interested
in the movement by addressing Henry John.
son. at the college.
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THAT LETTER.
Can the Council Afford to Investigator

AUGUSTA, Dec g.
To the Honorable Governor and Council Of the
State of Maine.
Your Honorable Board has repeatedly and
now formally declined to permit any Republic
can Senator or Representative elect to see the
returns affecting him. Your ground for this
refusal Is understood to be your conclusion, for
mally expressed by his Excellency, the Cover
nor, that you have no constitutional power to
make corrections in the returns in any in
stance.
now offer, on behalf of the Republican
Senators-elect from Washington county,if your
honorable board will open the subject for in
yestigation, to prove that in the case OF returns
from Democratic towns for Senators and Rep
resentatives there have been changes made;
that these changes were made to supply defects
discovered by the surreptitous and premature
opening of returns, and that they must IN
volve in some form the collusion or connivance
of persons connected with the state govern
ment.
BILE of proof will be found the basis of that
boast SO widely made by certain persons that
the returns from Democratic towns are all
correct and that errors and omissions are
found only in the returns from Republican
towns.
I shall subject your honorable board if you
will order the investigation to very little
trouble and to an expense so trifiing that II
you have no appropriation applicable to this
end of justice 1 will supply the necessary
funds
The witnesses I shall desire to have sum-
moned are principally persons connected with
the State government, officers in Democratic
towns and few others who have competent
knowledge on which to testify.
Assuming that your honorable board will
gladly unite with me and with all others who
can aid in discovering and exposing nefari-
GUS plot to thwart the expressed will of the
people at the late election L await your COM
mands.
Your obedient servant,
(SigneD G. B. ROUNDS,
Comfy ATTORNEY of Washington
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THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER IL.
THE PRESS


Nav be obtained at the Periodical Depots of n. G.
Fsssenden, Marquis, Brunei q Co., Andrews, y, Arm n
strong, Cox, wentworth, hodsdon, Hayden w,
Boston & Maine Depot and Chisholm Bros, on al
{ rains that run out of the city.
Saco of L. Hodsdon and H. B. Kendrick.
Bath, of j. Q. Shaw.
Lewiston and Auburn, of Richard Foss.
Bddeford +. nj. Durham.
Brunswick, B. G. Dennison and W. II. Marrett.
Richmond, G. A. Beale.
Woodford's Corner, H. Moody.
Cums, rand Mills, A. w. G. Cloudman.
Gorbam, j. Irish.
Saccarappa, at the Post Office
Rockland, 0. c. Andrews and K. r.. Spear.
Damariscotta, E. w. Dunbar
Freeport, w. j. Parker.
Thomaston, S. Deano.
Vinalhaven, B. Lane.
Waldoboro, G. Bliss.
Wiscasset, Gibbs Rundle+
Yarmouth G. L. Coombs.
Auburn V. r. Foss.
Lisbon, G. e. Judkins.
Halowell ii. I'll. Allan.
Augusta F. Pierce.
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WE notice that D. A. Easton (whose adver-
tisement appears in another column) son-in-
law of s. 7. Corser, Esq, of this city, has gone
into the banking business in New York City
with the firm of Body, Mcclellan & Co. Mr..
E. is n graduate of Bowdoin College, class of
'65, and Andover Theological Seminary, and
was Congregational minister in Connecticut,
but was obliged to leave the ministry on &C
count of his health.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-12

A most attractive gift for the children and
or grown people as well at Christmas time or
New Years is one Of Prang & Co.'s card
chromos These cards are very artistic in de-
sign and execution and embrace large variety
of subjects such as landscapes, enimals, birds,
figure and floral designs, &c. The assortment
this year is larger than ever before and the
execution is superior. Messrs. Prang & Co.
were the first to introduce these cards to the
American public and the demand for them
has increased each year until now the stock of
no book or stationery store is complete without
a supply of them.
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United States District Court.

BEFORE JUDGE FOX.
THURsDAY.-Edward Hudson ct ais, hbellants,
VS.. Bark Emma V. of Quebec. Judge delivered his
opinion for the libellants, sustaining their lien
against the bark with costs.
The United States by Indictment vs.. Albert w.
Chaplin. The indictment alleges that Chaplin being
a resident of Massachusetts, came to Portland and
there made oath to a bill in equity to be entered in
the o. S. Circuit Court in Massachusetts against
parties resident in Massachusetts,, in which bill he
alleged himself to be resident of Maine, and that
thereby he committed perjury. Not finished.
Webb s. Haskell for Chaplin
Court adjourned to FRIDAY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-12

Notwithstanding the fact that the mail car
rying service between Cranberry Isle and
Southwest Harbor is attended with the great
est difficulty and danger in tempestuous
weather, the mails rarely fail to arrive on the
regular days, Tuesday and Saturday. SIT
would make your hair stand on end sometimes
to watch the boat across" says the worthy
postmaster's wife.
Joseph Squirting, the veteran postmaster,
has held the office ever since the commence
ment of the MARTYR Presidents" administra-
ton, and no postma ster is more faithful and
painstaking. HANCOCK.
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T. G. Hersey, Esq of this city, was elected a
Vice President of the National Board of Trade
at their meeting in Washington Wednesday.
Mrs. Pauline Desbro, a sketch of whose life
appeared in the PRESS, on the occasion on her
hundredth birthday last year. celebrates her
101st birthday today.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-12

Whooping Cough is successfully treated by
separating the patients beyond hearing dis.
lance of each other, and by the employment OF
is Nervous disease of so sympathetic a nature
that paroxysm may be produced in one
susceptible by simply hearing the cough of
another person. The above named treatment
has been found singularly effective.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-12

IT is pity that really fine goods should be
sold at such sacrifice as is berg done at the
auction sale of III. NJ Bovey's stock at store
263 Middle street. 1t is estimated that the
creditors will not realize over % per cent. on
the stock, at the prices it is now selling for.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-12
Portland English opera Company

At meeting of number of ladies and gem
tlemen at the Falmouth Hotel the Portland
English Opera Company was given an organi-
cation with the following officers:
President and Manager-Lewis e. Smith.
Assistant Manager-Ilsley Noyes.
Secretary and Treasurer-F. Winship.
Drectors-W. III. Shurtleff, S. Z. Winslow,
D. III. Payson and w. G. Rich.
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Literary Thieves.

Yesterday officers Skillings and Lawton ar
rested two men for the larceny of a box of
books that stood on the sidewalk in front of
Dresser & McLellan's store on Exchange street.
The books were school books, embracing read
ers, history, &c. Several Of the books were
found in store where they had been disposed
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-12

The following real estate transfers were re-
corded ia this county yesterday
Scarboro-Josah Harmon to Geo. L. LIBBY
lot of land.
Brunswick-Geo. E. Parsons to Augustine
W. Chandler, land on Stanwood street.
Naples Ambrose G. Chaplin to Richard o.
Chaplin, part of lot No. ], I'd range.
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ST. sAlban Commandery.

a1AIDc91I OO1II1IItOIISAOI
st Alban Commandery X. T., last night,
elected the following officers:
Eminent Commander-Levi A. Gray
Generallissimo-Wilia N. Prince.
Captain General-John NJ. Caldwell.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS c. Schlotterbeck.
Recorder-Franklin Sawyer.
Finance ommittee-WarranP P. Chase, Ben
jamin f. Andrews, William I'll. Smith.
Trustee for two years-Charles NJ. Rice.
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IT IS ASTONISHING with what rapidity ulcer
Gus sores and eruptive maladieS are cured by
HENRY's CARBoLIc SALvE, an external anti
dote to unhealthy conditions of the skin which
is preferred by physicians to every other pre-
paration containing the carbolic element. 1t
is undoubtedly the finest antiseptic and purl-
fer extant. 1t acts like charm on purulent
eruptions and has also been successfully used
for rheumatism and sore throat. All Druggists
sell it.
Oxygenated Bitters cure Dyspepsia.
decS div
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4 other Victim.

Herbert Stevens of this city, met a man at
the Boston & Maine Railway station, Boston,
Wednesday afternoon, who "wanted to pay
bill" and he loaned him So, which case he
reported to the First Police the same evening.
The same old confidence game, just as good as
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-12

@. FL. HANSON, ieweler, has in stock fine
line of Ladies' Gold Watches and Chains.
Parties intending to buy Watches for Christ
mas presents will do well 70 call early and
make their selection and give time to regulate.
dec1o dot
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CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

FINANCIAL COLUMN.
d. A. Easton-Boody, Mcclellan g. Co.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Adamson's Botanic Balsam.
Reichardt's Opoponax.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
,Jewelry-Owen, Moore g. Co.
Canal National Bank.
National Traders Bank.
Partner Wanted-P. o. Box 1885.
SO Reward-Napkins
To Let-Charles P Mattocks.
Turkeys and Geese-Hedgdon & Soule.
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f. O. BAILEY & Co. expect to close the
stock of fine China, Glass and Silver Plated
ware to-day. Some of the best goods remain
and must be sold at any price they will
hiring
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Municipal Court.

before JUDGE KNIGHT.
THURsDAY--Joseph B. Leavtt and James Brown.
Intoxication. Fined So each and costs.
Mark Killian. Intoxicaton. Thirty days in the
county Jail
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Somebody yesterday enterdd brig lying at
ne of the wharves while the ship-keeper was
absent and stole foresail and iib.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-12

SIT is gone!" That is what every man and
woman says about their cough after using
Adamson's Botanic Cough Balsam.
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ANNUAL MEETINGS.
society of Natural History.
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK.

TUJHE stockholders of the Merchants National
Il Bank of Portland are hereby notified that their
annual meeting for the choice of directors for the
ensuing year and the transaction of such other bus
mess as may legally be brought before them will be
held at the Bank on TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 1880, at
10 o'clock A. M. CHAS. PAYSON, Cashier
Portland, Dec. 8, 1879. de9dtd
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NOTES

The reserved seats for Chaplain McCabes
lecture, to be delivered in City Hall next
Thursday evening are meeting with rapid
sale at Stockbridge's.
The sale of tickets to Prof. Morse's lecture
is progressing favorably. Harry Brown, the
artist, and other members of the White Noun
tain Club, of which Prof Morse is promin-
ent member, have volunteered as ushers for
the occasion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-12

REIcHARDT's Opoponax and Flowers of May
are very choice perfumes.