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The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22
Success with Small Fruits.
Burlington HaWkeye.


II just rolled out here from the grocery
said the little green apple, as it paused on the
sidewalk for moment to chat with the ba-
mana peel; 81 am waiting here for boy.
Not small, weakly, delicate boy" added the
green apple proudly, 'but a graat big boy-a
great bulky, strong, leather-lunged, noisy,
fifteen-year older, and little as am you will
see me double up that boy tonight and make
him wall and howl and yell. Oh Pm small
but Pm good for a ten-acre field of boys, and
don't you forget it.. All the boys in Burling-
ton," the little green apple went on, with Just
a shade of pitying contempt in its voice,
couldn't fool around me as any one of them
fools around a banana
"Boys seem to be your game" drawled the
banana peel, lazily: "Well, / suppose they are
Just about strong enough to afford you little
amusement. For my own part, / like to take
somebody OF my own size. Now here comes
the kind of man L usually do business with.
He is large and strong, it is true, but"
And just then South Hill merchant who
weighs about 231 pounds when he feels right
good came along, and the banana peel Just
caught him by the foot lifted him about as
high as the awning post, banged him down on
potato basket, fiattening it out until it looked
like splint door mat, aud the shock Jared
everything loose Jim the show window. And
while the fallen merchant gathered from vari-
GUS quarters of the globe, his silk hat from the
gutter, his spectacles from the cellar, his hand
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22
The State of the Canvass.

Republicans are greatly pleased with the
reports brought in by Committeeman from
all parts of the State. 1t is not often that
so encouraging accounts come in so
early in campaign. The Republicans in
all the counties are well-organzed and con-
fident of victory; while the opposition forces
are demoralized, divided, and unable to
agree on a plan of action. The opposition
to Fusion is so strong and determined that
an attempt to carry out that scheme will
cost its promoters many votes. Each wing
of the Fusionists is trying to cast upon the
other the responsibility for the attempted
count-out last winter, and each seeks to
evade punishment for that dirty and disrep-
utable trick. The Republicans, on the
other hand, are thoroughly united, and
count with confidence upon the co-opera-
tiou of hundreds Of citizens who usually
take no active part in politics but who feel
it their duty this year to protest against the
attempt made last winter to ignore the will
of the people. These voters will take care
to give their condemnation of Fusion and
Fraud most emphatic form, and with their
aid we shall record majority in September
that no Tabulator will dare to tamper with.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22
PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.,
PORTLAND, ME.
First District Republican Convention.

of the First Congressional District of Maine are
invited to send delegates to District Convention to
be held in City Hall, Saeo, on Tuesday the 10th
day of August, at o'clock P. NJ for the purpose of
nominating candidate for Represent ative to the
47tk Congress. Also to nominate candidate for
Elector of President and Vice President; also to
select District Committee.
The basis of representation will be as follows:
Each city and town will be entitled to send del
egate and one additional for every sixty votes cast
for Selden Connor at the Gubernatorial election of
1878. A majority fraction Of thirty-fve votes viii
be entitled to additional delegate. The Chair
of the several cities and towns are requested to
forward the names of their delegates as soon as
chosen to the Secretary of the District Committee.
The apportonment of delegates to the several
oil aIad toyy,IS in the District is folla,rS
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22
New Era-Leader.
A Crisis in the First District.

The Greenbackers of the First Congressional
district of Maine have grave responsibilities to
meet between this and the 29th inst. After
long and mysterious delay, district nominal
ing convention was launched upon the coun-
try for the 29th, thus bringing the caucuses
and the convention in the midst of the busiest
season of the year with farmers, and allowing
but two regular editions of this paper, the only
Greenback organ in the district to intervene
virtually but one, as our next issue will go out
the 9th, too late to reach the country readers
previous to the date of the convention. This
delay and this hurry may not have been de-
signed for any evil purpose, but that evil will
grow out OF it there can be no sort of doubt
The Greenback party is safe when its true rep
resentative men speak and act for it. 1t is not
safe under other circumstances. Hence we de-
plore any arrangement and denounce any tac-
tics that would deprive this class Of men from
full participation in the action of the party. As
matters stand it will be necessary for the true
friends of the party to be ON their guard every
moment till the important work of the conyen-
ton is accomplished. 1t is no secret that there
is a combination at work intent on nominating
candidate for Congress having no status in
the GreeEback party, or failing in that to fost
upon the people some trimmer in the party
NOW this paper has no pet candidate, but it
VIII not tolerate, neither will the Greenback
voters tolerate any trading or dickering by
which anticipated Federal patronage is the re-
ward of party treachery. There must be
square work all round. No packing of eau
cuSes, no short turns.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

ACCORDING to the Chicago Tribune, Den
mis- Kearney is sulking in his tent, which
he has pitched in the country at con-
siderable distance from the Sand Lots, and
to which he will admit no one for a month.
1t is limited that Dennis is not very enthusi-
astic over the nomination of Weaver and
that he is seriously contemplating
return to his first love, the Dem
Ocratic party, in which he will find
several congenial spirits. Kearney will
not take an active part in the campaign, but
his henchmen in the Workingmen's party
will try to deliver that organization to Han
cock and English in November. His alli-
ance with the Bourbons cannot but rebound
to the benefit of the Republican party of
California.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22
Notice.

FJyHE attention of water takers and others is call
Il ed to the rules established by the Portland
Water Company. which will be strictly enforced
during the time which they pumping the water
supplied to their customers, viz.:-
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Sec. THE following regulations shall be consd-
cred part OF the contract with every person who
takes the water, and every such person by taking
the water shall be considered to express his assent
to be bound thereby. Whenever any one of them is
violated the water shall be cut Off from the building
place of such violation, although two more
parties may receive the water through the same
pipe and shall not be let again. except by the
der of the Water Company, and on the payment of
two dollars: and in case of any such violation, any
payment made for the water, by the person commit
ting such violation, shall be forfeited
First All persons taking the water shall keep the
service pipes to the main in good repair and pro-
tected from frost, at their own expense, and they
will be held liable for all damage which may result
from their failure to do
Second. No person supplied with water by the
Company shall make or allow the use thereof for
any other purpose than stated in his or her appica
ton, or for which permission has not been duly OBJ
tanned from the Company
Third. All persons taking water shall
prevent the waste thereof iu any way; the
water mu.t NOT be kept running to prevent
freezing or kept running at any other time
of il.
Fourth. The Secretary or smperintcnd-
ent or any other officer of the Company
employee under the orders of the Com
pamy, may enter the premises of any water-
the manner of
Sec. 2-when water is required. for purposes
which not specified in the foregoing tariff the
rate shall be fixed by the Water Company.
Sec. 3-The Water Company shall have power to
ascertain by metres the quantity of water used in
any case; and the consumers power to place within
their premises, at their own expense, sufficient
water meter, to be approved by the Superintendent
for the purpose of measuring the quantity of water
by them respectively used.
Sec 1.-The Water Company shall have power to
establish such regulations as they may deem expe
pedient for the construction of water closets here
after: and the water shall not be supplied to any
building, unless the said water closets shall be
made conformable to the said regulations.
Sec. 5-All water rates shall be payable at the
office of the Company. six months in advance, on
the first lay of January and July in each year,
and if not paid within 10 days after the same are
due, the water shall be shut off without further
notice and not let on again except payment of
two dollars.
Sec. 6-The use of Hand HI ose restricted
to before . A. vi. and after II. M.
July IL, $780,
GEO. P. WESCOTT.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

IT seems to us that in the fencing match
between the Bangor Whig and the Bangor
Commercial reported below, the Whig
comes out victor:
The eternal fitness of things was never better il
lustrated than by the location of Republican
headquarters between two undertakers shops in
East Market Square.-Commercial.
Correct for once-just once. The Republi-
cans have two funerals on their hands this
season, of the Democratic and Greenback par
ties Funerals never fuse. Hence the loca-
tion between the two undertakers' shops
Whig.
Funerals never fuse'' is one of Howard's
happiest thoughts.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

NEITHER Hendricks, nor Voorhees,, nor
Mcdonald are pleased with Englishs NOM
ination, and these three men have weight
enough to tip the Indiana scales Republi-
can-ward.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22
MASS
STATETEMPERANCE
CONVENTIONS!

A Mass State Temperance Convention viii be held
%, 1880. Commencing at 1O1a O'Clock, A. M.
Let the Friends of Temperance make great sac
est interest 10 our cause, will be transacted that
day, at our gathering.
All the Railroads will carry persons attending the
Convention at One Fare for the Round Trip.
:. JOSHUA NYE, President of fhe Maine State
Temperance Society.
Augusta, July IL, 1880.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

CORRESPONDENT of the Boston jour
nal, who has been making tour of North
ern New York. finds the Republicans on the
skirmish line everywhere and actively or
ganizins, with the independents and scratch
ers solid for Garfield and Arthur.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

THE Bangor Commercial is calling upon
''the boys" to ''rally round the flag" The
Bangor Democrat, whose spawn the Com
mercial is, was, it will be remembered by
Mr.. Rawson and other war Democrats, the
official gazette of the Second Corps.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

THE Democrats are striving to make an
apostolic mantle out of Hancock and spread
him over multitude of sins. He shows
very thin in places and the New England
Democrats are already beginning to ''darn"
him
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

THE Bangor Commercial has quarter
column article on 'The Beauty of Camden
and does not even give her name. Is that
journalism?
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

Gen. Logan begins his work for the ticket
early and energetically. In telling speech
at Murphysboro last week he said of the
Democratic platform: 'sWhen I read their
platform it reminds me of man who passes
along where fire has been built, and who
finds the chunks just half alight lying in
the ashes, with a little spark at one end; !;
and he will take up one and blow on it and
swing it to and fro till the wood glows and
the sparks fly, and then he says: 'Oh, look
here, see what fire can make So it is
with the Democratic party. As fast as the
camp-fires of the Republican party die out
they come along and pick up the embers and
adopt their blaze as new fire."
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

"a SCATTERING political SPORT the
term used by Nasby in his latest letter, has
peculiar propriety when used in regard to
Leonard Jerome.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

The Democratic party is greatly tickled
to find itself pillioned behind the man on
horseback, but the horse is weakening un-
der such load.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

THE New Era-Leader this week comes
out with a protest against the action of the
Democratic Committee in naming three can
didates for Presidential Electors. The Era
talks just as though it is in earnest. But it
isn't; and before many days it will be Civ
ing open aid and comfort to the Democratic
party. 1t pretends to support Cove.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

THE Columbus, Ga, Enquirer admits that
there is chance of the Republicans win
ming in that State through Democratic dis
sensions.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

THE list of doubtful States is lengthening
itself. The Hancock men are now very
confident that Vermont and Massachusetts,
can be reckoned in the Democratic list.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

ALREADY threats of assassination ARE
made against Hancock. The Atlanta,
Georgia, Constitution, says he twill occupy
the same position as General Washington
after the fourth of next March, The Con-
StitutiOn is a Democratic paper
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

THE only head that is habitually uncovered
John Bright. Where he leads other men
ought not to refuse to recognize les conren-
unces. When a Quaker doffs his hat the
act may be regarded as a ''proper caper' by
III of nc
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

SAYS Vice President Wheeler: 81 can
speak of General Garfield from my personal
experience, as sat almost daily during the
sessions Of Congress for four years as a mem
ber with him on the Committee of Ways and
Means of the House He is one of the most
whole-souled men l ever met, generous
hearted and very conscientious; having a
high sense of honor, and honest in motive
and action. His conduct and action since
he has been a member of Congress believe
to be beyond reproach, and however much
unscrupulous men may have sought to ill
fluence him, do not believe he ever gave
them any encouragement
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

IN June, 1878, Mr.. Conger of Michigan Of
fered the following resolution in the House,
"a resolution against which sixty-one DEM
ocrats voted and upon which forty Demo-
Gratis lodged the vote:
No claim shall ever hereafter be allowed or
paid by the United States, whether as DANA
ges or otherwise, for any property, real Or per-
sonal, taken, used, injured or destroyed by
United States troops, or by or through any
officer, civil or military, acting under or by au-
thority of the United States, or from any other
cause whatever, during the suppression of the
late rebellion in any of the States that were in
rebellion against the government of the United
States, or for any property, taken, used, in
jured or destroyed outside of the said States so
in rebellion, and which belonged to persons re-
siding in such rebellious States, unless the per-
son or persons owning the property so taken,
used, injured or destroyed, were, during all the
time of such rebellion, loyal to the government
of the United sizes, and gave neither aid or
encouragement TO the enemy.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

THE Albany Journal, one of the brightest
and best Of Republican papers, furnishes the
following entertaining foot-note to the Gin
cinnati platform: The Democracy at Gin
cinnati pledged themselves anew to the
constitutional doctrines and traditions of
the party ''as illustrated by the teachings
and example of long line of Democratic
statesmen and patriots" John C. Calhoun
stands at one end of this ''long line" spout
ing notification and Samuel J. Tilden at
the other trying to steal the electoral vote of
a State by sly cyphering. The line is as love-
" as it's long.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

County Nominations.
OXFORD COUNNY.
Senators-A. H. Walker, Lowell.
George D. Bisbee, Buckfeld.
Commissioner-WaldoP Pettengill, Rumford.
Treasurer George III. Watkins, Paris.
Register of Probate-H. G. Davis, Paris.
Sheriff-William Douglas, Waterford.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Senator-G. r. Fernald, Wilton.
Commissioner-IsaacC Chick, Madrid.
Sheriff.. A. Dyer, New Sharon.
Treasurer-D. M. Bonney, Pennington.
WALDO COUNTY.
Senators-Alfred E. Nickerson, Swanville.
James X. Means, Morrill,.
Commissioner-John p. Wentworth Knox.
Sheriff.. G. Morse, Liberty.
Attorney-George E. johnson, Belfast.
Judge of Probate-Philo Hersey, Belfast.
Register of Probate-B. p. Field Belfast.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

Iowa Republicans expect TO give 50,Q0O
majority this year and carry both the dis
tricts now represented by Greenbackers.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22
Republican County Convention.

The Republicans of the several cities and towns
of Cumberland County are requested to send Dele
gates to County Convention to be held at Lancas-
ter Hall, Portland, Thursday. July 29th, 1880, at
IL O'Clock a. M, to nominate candidates for the
following offices, to wit Four Senators, County
Treasurer, County Commissioner, and Sheriff Also
to elect county committee for the year commencing
January l. 1881 The basis of representation will
be as follows delegate for each city and town,
and one in addition for each seventy-gve votes for
Governor in 1879. A majority fraction of votes
will be entitled to an additional delegate. Cities
and tou-,,r co.,d d oil lonatac folloxrs.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22
#. "A. LEAVATT.
MANUFACTURER OF
40 I-e EXCHANGE STREET.
mr1S aodtt
Summer Resort,

Persons desiring quiet resting place in the
country, during the summer months, will find good
accommodations at moderate rates ana all that can
be asked for in the way of beautiful scenery shade
and quiet at Martha's Grove Camp Ground
Ne. NER roF terms the %c, apply to N Mk
TER, KIMBALL g. co. Portland Me. je2Sdl lsm
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

The District Committee will be in session in the
reception room of City Hall at O'Clock Cd the day
of the convention for the reception of credentials
EBEN N. PERRY. Cape Elizabeth, Chairman
j. W. BEATTY, Saco, Secretary.
HIRAM KNOWLTON, Portland
j. F. BRACKETT, Limington,
b. L. CHASE, Bridgton,
SYLVESTER BARTLETT, Eliot
JOHN S. PARKER Lebanon.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

The County Committee will be in session at their
headquarters Lancaster HalD at o'clock A. NJ,
Convention day, to receive credentials.
ISAAC S. WEBB.
N. A. TRAFTON,
w. S. LOVEJOY,
BENJA. TRUE, d.
II. F. MILLlKEN,
WIN. OSGOOD,
j. S. PICKETT.
SAM'L DINGLEY, Chairman.
JOHN NJ. STEVENS, Secretary Co. Committee.
Po tland, July 6, 1880.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22
For Governor,
DANIEL F. DAVIS.

FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
For Electors at Large.
.IOSEPH S. .WHEELWRIGHT, of Bangor.
IRA III. FOSS, of Saco.
Second District-O OTIS HAYFORD.
Third District-EDWIN FIVE.
Fourth District-LEWIS B. JOHNSON.
Fifth District-SEWARD B. HUME.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES, TO CONGRESS.
Second Dtstrict-WILLIAM ?. FRYE.
Third District-STEPHEND d. LINDSEY.
Fourth District-CHARLES A. BOUTELLE.
Fifth District-SETH l.. MILIIKEN.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22
Holders of First Baptist Seven per
cent Bonds.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the Bonds issuedby
In the FIRST BAPTIST SOCIETY of Portland,
ure of the society, after january 18TH 1877, will
be redeemed ON July 18th. 1850 on pre-
sen taton TO the Canal National Bank, Portland and
notice is hereby given that after July 15th 1880,
no interest will be paid upon said bonds.
HENRY S. BURRAGE, Treasurer of said Society.
Portland, July LIST, 1880. jy2dt
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-22

YVyHE attention of water takers and others is call
Il ed to the rules established by the Portland
Water Company, which will be strictly enforced
during the time which they are pumping the water
supplied to their customers viz.:-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-04-23
A Pretty Tough Story.

Never was the ancient adage, "There
is no accounting for tastes" more
quantity illustrated than by surprising
story which reaches us from Neustadt,
in Bohemia. One Peschka, an innkeeper
of that town, was bitten some weeks ago
by his own house-dog, Unwilling to
STAY the animal on bare suspicion of its
sanity, he consigned it to the town grave
digger, enjoining that functionary to take
care of it until further orders respecting
its ultimate fate should be impaired to
him. A few days later, however, Pesch-
KIN was attacked by hydrophobia, of
which horrible malady he died in ex-
crlciating agony. The sanitary author
tiles of Neustadt forthwith applied to the
grave-digger for the mad dog committed
to his custody, intending to have it de-
stroyed. Their establishment may be
more readily conceived than described
when the sexton, in answer to their re-
QUESTION, calmly observed. "The mad
dog? have eaten him." "You have
eaten the mad dog ?" incredulously ex-
claimed horror-stricken sanitary Off
cial. Better that than he should eat
mel" rejoined the philosophical grave
digger. 1t would appear not only that
this man of strange appetites had swal-
lowed and digested the rabid animal,
but that it had agreed with him: for, us
the story runs, he is still in the enjoy
ment of robust health, and pursues his
professional ayOcations with undated
yipor
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-04-23
NEWS OFTHE WEEK.
THE EAST.

WILLIAM CARING a Son, leather dealers of
Rochester, have failed. New York merchants
are affected thereby to the extent Of $4,000.
A Boston dispatch of the 14th inst says;
"Charles i. worthcn, who sued tho Grand
Trunk railway company for damages received
by collision owing TO carelessness Of the COM
panys servants in 1876 received a verdict yes
terday for $4,000. On the first trial he was
awarded $4,000 and on the second S2G. 900.
The amount il the largest award for damages
ever obtained in Il Massachutts court"
RoBERT LoURH, former mayor Of Chatham,
Ont, and extensive mill owner and grain mer-
chant, died on the 18th inst, from burns from
an explosion of coal oil lamp.
REV. DIR. Osdoop died ut New York on the
l4th inst, after brief illness, of congestion of
the lungs.
GEN. JAMES L. MITCHELL chief proprietor of
the Hotel Brunswick, New York, died suddenly
on the night Of the lIth inst.
JonN HURsr, president Of the National FIX
change bank, Baltimore. died OH the 18th at an
advanced AZ
Col JOHN NICE, Of the 174th Pennsylvania
volunteers and mayor of Milford, Pa, died OH
the 18th, aged SO years.
COMMODORE NICHOLSON has been detached
from the New York Navy yard and Commodore
George II. Cooper ordered 10 that command.
Gov. CORNELL having signed the bill author
izing the expenditure of S2,5OO.OO0 in complet-
ing the Brooklyn bridge, work upon the struc-
ture will be- pushed rapidly forward. II is pre-
dicted that the bridge will be open for travel in
little more than year. About 400 men are
now working on the New York approach.
THE score at the finish of the pedestrian
match for the oLeary belt at New York, on the
9th, stood as follows: Hart 565, Pegram 5435s,
Allen 525l.. Krohne 5l6. Dobler 53l. Howard
53isS, Williams $685., lianwaker 1905. The
receipts of the match were S2S,6S3 According
Ia agreement half the amount goes to the man
ayers and the other half will be divided among
the contestants. Hart will receive S7,l75
PcSram S3,5S7, Howard Sl.793, Dobler 1896
Alien S44s, Krohnc 1924, Williams SIP, Han
walker $50. Hart also receives the sweepstakes
$4,000 and - 200 offered for beating BROWNE
record.