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The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19

Disagreeable day Saturday. Mercury 80 at
z p. M, and same at noon.
Value of foreign exports last week $751;
1856. Long lumber exported 1887 feet.
Officers Hanson and Miles made two seiz-
ures yesterday.
Marshal Bridges, Deputies Crowell and
Black made two seizures Saturday night
The fourth annual May ball of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians will come off at CITY Hall
May Sd.
The Saccarappa supervisor of schools re-
ports 1850 scholars in the town, an increase of
100 over last year.
A bright light in the direction of West
brook was noticed last evening, but no fire in
that vicinity has yet been reported.
Afessrs Cloudman and Valentine are to build
large double tenement house at the corner of
Main and Pleasant streets, Saccarappa.
The farmers have commenced to plough in
many places on the Cape and a few have
planted peas.
Bosworth Post G. A. Il. has been invited to
visit Bangor Wednesday, and institute relief
corps. The date will probably be changed to
some time after May 1st.
B. B. Russell & Co. of Boston have just is
sued new map of Maine, which is for sale in
this city by John Russell. Every town is cor
rectly represented. The size is 23x33 inches
The Portland Grays challenge the Polo Club
of the Portland Skating Rink to play them
game of polo on skates Thursday evening,
April 22d, at the rink.
The temperance lecture delivered by Mr..
L. w. A. johnson, at the Abyssinian church,
last evening, was well attended and of much
interest. Eleven names were added to the
pledge.
Three hundred and thirty-six shares of stock
OF the Cape Elizabeth and Marine Railway
Company were sold at auction by F. O. Bailey
& Co. Saturday. They were bid in by Chase
Bros.
The steamers running out of Portland were
detained Saturday by the storm of the early
morning. The wind blew heavily at sea but
no damage is reported. A chimney was blown
down on VOLTS block at the corner of Frank
lin and Middle streets, by the gale, but 9TH
erwse there were no accidents in town.
Next Thursday the County Commissioners
will meet at Woodford's Corner for the pur-
pose of going over and examining the old
county road leading from Portland through
Deering to the Falmouth line, and fixing and
defining the lines and bounds, as laid down in
the original records. 1t is hoped that some
parts of Ocean street may be widened and
slaughtered.
About three weeks ago Mr.. j. S. Benson,
cook at the American House, set trap baited
with cheese in the cellar of the hotel, hoping
thereby to beguile<he unwary rat which had
made havoc among his eatables He forgot
the matter until last Wednesday when he
went to examine the trap. In it was found
female rat and eighteen of her progeny. The
father of the family must have brought them
food during their Incarceration. or they would
have starved
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
Board of Trade

At special meeting of the Board of Trade
Saturday morning, the matter of introducing
important improvements in the Merchants
Exchange rooms was fully considered, and a
committee, consisting of Messrs. T. c. Her.
sey, Chas. Mclaughlin and George P. Wes-
colt, were appointed to carry out the plans of
the Board.
A resolution passed that the Board approve
OF the bill before Congress suggesting the
more frequent publication of statistics received
from consular officers from abroad as benefit
to the commerce and industry of the country.
A resolution offered by Hon. G.. p. Wescott
also passed, opposing the Hurd bill before
Congress as in violation of the spirit of the
treaty of Washington.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
Another Mistaken Refornoer

Saturday forenoon boy went to Messrs
Murdoch & Freeman and asked one of them
to sell him pint of cider. He said his moth
er was sick in Deering and she could not get it
there. The boy made up quite pitiful story
and then went to Sheriff Ring and said that he
had succeeded in obtaining pint. of cider
from Messrs. Murdoch s. Freeman on Frank
lin street. A warrant was issued and the
firm were fined $50 and costs on the boys tes-
timony. They denied the sale and appealed
1t is said that this boy had spent the forenoon
in endeavoring to obtain half-pint of liquor
from various parties, asserting as above that
if was for his mother who lay sick of fever
Shortly after, Gen. Neal Dow went to Judge
Knight and procured warrant for searching
the establishment Of Messrs. Murdoch & Free
man for cider, which he believed be stored
on the premises. This document he took to
the shsrif's office, but for satisfactory reasons
they declined to serve it. He then went to
Capt. Black, Deputy Marshal, and that officer
referred him to the City Marshal. Mr.. Bridges
thought the opinion of the City Solicitor in
the premises had better be first secured, and in
case that official thought proper, he would car
ry the precept into effect. The attorney
thought it not best to take the proposed action.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
ACcidnDtS

Mr.. Hugh Cragie had finger crushed in the
calendar of the Cumberland Paper Mills, Sat
urday.
Mr.. j. Bradford, the tool maker, fell at
Doten's Mills, Saturday morning; and cut
cash in his head, clear to the skull, eight
inches in length
horse belonging to E. L. Emmons of
Westbrook was frightened at the cars near the
foot of Green street, Saturday, and ran away.
The horse dashed the wagon against the fence
on the Saccarappa road and throwing Mr..
,Emmons out bruised him considerably. The
animal was caught subsequently near Cumber-
land Mills. The carriage was smashed to
atoms.
A team belonging to a man from Deering,
ran away on Exchange street, Saturday night,
and collided with lamp post thereby break
ing wheefof the wagon and the harness.
The owner put the wagon in a stable, and rode
home horseback
a runaway horse attached to light wagon
knocked down child on Fore street and Sc
verely bruised it Saturday afternoon.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
The New Telephone Exchange

The new quarters of the Telephone Com
pany in Merchants Exchange building, third
story, are very spacious. The operating room
is 40 feet long by Is wide, light and airy. An en-
tirely different system of making connections
between subscribers has been adopted, and a
new switch board capable of accommodating
300 subscribers, has been put in. Hereafter
but two subscribers will be upon single line
Thus it will be seen that every line now in
use must be reconstructed. In addition to
those now in use, they have orders for over 100
more telephones to be put in as fast as posi-
BILE. Some twenty men are now engaged in
putting up wires. The central office or ex-
change, will, after time, be kept open for the
transmission OF messages all night and Sun
days. Heretofore it has been closed at 10
o'clock and all day Sundays.
Mr.. Henry Farnham will remain the man.
ager under the new company, with Messrs.
Tierney, Welch and Walden as switchmen
THE other employees will remain as at present,
and others will be added to the force.
The number Of calls answered each day aver
ages about HOO.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
The Public Library.

The annual meeting of the Public Library
was held Saturday afternoon, and the officers
of last year were reelected.
The librarian, Mr.. S. M. Watson, reported
that the number of books distributed is less
than for the previous year. The falling off is
accounted for by the fact that the demand for
new novels or works of fiction is not supplied.
Many people buy the cheap form of novels
published in the Franklin Square and similar
libraries instead of taking them from the
library. There are also many new circulating
libraries. An average of 200 books per day are
delivered by the clerks The whole number
of books in the library is $685. an increase of
TAT over last year. The total number of sub
scribers for the past year is 306
The treasurer, Mr.. Edwin A. Noyes, re-
ported the receipts of the year, including
balance on hand, as $4,194, and the expend-
itures $4,O50.29, leaving balance of $143.71.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
Law Titles in ArooStook,

In the Massachusetts, Legislature. Friday,
Mr.. Knowlton Of Hampden, for the commit
tee on the judiciary, reported the following
resolve in favor of certain settlers upon lands
in the State of Maine:
ResolUed That the Treasurer of the Com
monwealth be and hereby is authorized and
directed to convey by deed to Samual A. Hol-
brook, Treasurer of the State of Maine, for
the use of said State, all the right, title and
interest of the Commonwealth to the settlers
lots, so called, situated in Township Number
seventeen IN Kange seven. IN the County OF
conveyances of said lots to the settlers, in the
same manner that the Commonwealth would
have done if no conveyance had been made.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 10.
THE PRESS

- May be obtained at the Periodical Depots of N. G..
ressenden, Marquis, Br6nel & Co., Andrews, Arm
strong, Cox Wentworth, HodsdOn, Hayden, W.. p.
Morris, corner Exchange and Fore St.; Welander,
Boston & Maine Depot and Chisholm Bross on all
Grains that run out of the city.
Sacc of L. Hodsdon and III. B. Kendrick.
Bssh of j. o. Shaw.
Lewiston and Auburn, of Richard Foss.
Biddeford, f. NJ. Durham.
- Jellersons Bookstore.
Brunswick, B. q. Dennison and w. HI. Marrett.
Richmond, G.. A. Beale.
Woodford's Corner. H. Moody.
CUMBERLAND Mills, f. A. Verrill.
Gorham, j. Irish.
Saccarappa at the Post Office.
ROckland, o. G. Andrews and e. r. Spear.
Damariscotta, L. w. Dunbar
Ereeport, W. j. Parker.
Thomaston, S. Delano.
Vinalhaven, b. Lane.
Waldoboro. G. Bliss.
Wiscasset. Gibbs & Rundle'
Yarmouth, G. E. Coombs.
Auburn V. r. Foss.
Lisbon, G. L. Judkins
Hallowel II. III. Allan.
Augusta +. Pierce
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
Failures.

The following failures for the past week are
reported:
G. d. Stevens, confectionery, Portland,
failed.
Soule Brothers & Co., dry goods, &c., Free
port, failed.
Brainard A. Osgood, saddlery goods, &c.,
Lewiston, is reported failed and in Insolvency.
Uric DeLisle, grocer, Lewiston, has failed
and is in insolvency.
Daniel Bisbee, grocer, Mechanic Falls, is re-
ported financially embarrassed.
Geo. A. Osborn, Watervile, general store,
failed
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
SUNDAY SERVICES.
NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH.


The Rev. Theo. F. Wright of Bridgewater,
Mass, preached yesterday morning from Sam.
xvii:50, David shifting Goliath. The Jews
represented the Church and the Philistines
the great enemy. Goliath, Boosting of his
strength, personiies infidelity. Saul repre-
sents the man of feeble faith who breads this
giant. For forty days the defiance of the giant
is endured, when comes youth, strong in the
faith of the Living God. The different sects
which are jealous of one another represent the
brothers who ask "Why earnest thou down
thither?" The wild beasts slain by David are
passions and evil desires, and those who have
slain these need fear no enemy. David had
not proved Saul's armor. The truth must be
our own; we cannot rely upon borrowed weap-
ons, but must meet infidelity with truths
which we have lived out. One small truth in
the mouth of true believer has more effect
than thousand improved weapons. The
greetings of the women of Israel when they
returned from the wars showed how much
more acceptable is simple faith and childlike
innocence.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
PRINCE VS.. SKILLIN.
The Answer Apparently Fatally Defective

The answer states that defendant believes
there was an election Sept. s, 1879, that
Prince, the petitioner, was a CT tizen and eligi-
BILE to office, but defendant does not know how
many votes were thrown, or Prince received,
and requires proof of same. He denies that
fair records of of the lists of persons voted for
at said town meetings, fo- county commits
sioner, with the number of votes for each were
duly made up as required by law, and that
copies thereof duly sealed up and attested,
were transmitted to the Secretary of State;
denies the petitioner has rightful claim that he
was lawfully elected, OR that he should have
been declared elected and notified thereof; de-
MES that the petitioner was declared and mott
fed of his election by the Secretary of State; de-
MES that he, the defendant received less votes
than petitioner for the Office and demands
proof of same admits land believes it to be true,
that the Governor and Council considered the
returns from Portland fatally defective, but
denies the votes of the city of Portland were
legally given in, or that the acts of Governor
and Council were null and void. He claims
that he took the oath of Office January 1, 1880,
anu Chains 10 HOW uOlQ Uno ONCE; that the
returns of the county were examined by the
Governor and Council; that he was declared
elected and notified by the Secretary of State;
entered on the duties of the office, and has not
abandoned his claim. He further states that
all the proceedings by which he is held to
answer, are commenced and prosecuted under
"an act providing for the trial of causes in
volving the right of parties to hold public
office" purporting to be approved March 6,
1880, by one Frank W. Davis assuming to act
as Governor of the State. And he further
alleges that the pretended legislature passing
said act was not a legislature duly and legally
organized under the constitution and laws of
the State of Maine, but in violation of the
same, and that all the acts and doings of said
pretended legislature were and are imperative
and Illegal, null and void.
Such is the gist of the answer. 1t appears to
be fatally defective in that there is no Frank
w. Davis, purporting to be Governor for
Maina
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
Associated Charities.

At the annual meeting of the Associated
Charities last week the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
William Senter
Vice Presidents-J. P. Baxter, Prentiss
Loring, w. w. Thomas.
Secretary and Treasurer-Philip F. Turner
The old board of directors was reelected
with the addition of George S. Hunt on the
part of the Portland Fraternity and W. H.
Hobbs on the part of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
Real EStatA Transfars

The following transfers were reported in
this county Saturday:
Portland-Mary Shea ct al. to Adam F.
Leighton land and buildings on Vaughan
street.
Deering -Elisha Dunning to Sarah A.
Moore, 564O SO. it, of land.
North Yarmouth-Ammi Loring to Isaac
Lobdell, 81 acres, $50 so. rods land.
Gorham-Zebrlon Whiting to Asa Libby,
lot of land
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
Bates COLLEGE.

for the spring campaign of base ball. The nine
has been selected with H. B. Nevens for cap
tain. 1t is expected that there will be quite a
number of important games played soon with
other clubs in the State. The students are get
ting ready for dramatic entertainment to be
given for the benefit of the base ball associa-
ton.
The Bates Seniors have secured Reeves
American Band for Commencement concert.
The date of the concert will be June 81.
Edward Everett Hale will deliver the ora
ton before the Bates literary society at the
next Commencement.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19

Business Changes.

The following business changes are reported
the past week:
Portland-Eastman Brothers, admit W. P.
Bancroft, style Eastman Brothers & Bancroft
Freeport-Joseph E. Davis, general store
sold to P. c. Pinkham.
Oxford-Blake & Edwards, stoves, dissolved,
now II. O. Blake.
Phillips-M. S. Hinckley, grange store, sold
to Geo. A. French
Turner-Geo. A. Stevens & Co., shoe manu-
facturers dissolved, now Dresser Il Fisher
Ellsworth-A. A. Bartlett, boots and shoes,
sold to W. III. Davis & Co.
Belfast-Carle & Mansfield, dry goods, dis
solved. now A. P Mansfield.
Bangor-Dunbar & Co., grocers, dissolved,
now M. 7. Gates & Co.
Smith & Woodman, grocers, dissolved, now
A. F. Smith & Co.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19

JOURNALISTIC VISIT TO AcToN.-On Satur.
day Messrs. w. I'll. Goodrich of the Hartford
Courant, I'll. I. Sperry of the Hartford Post.
Couillard OF the Boston Herald and Davis of
the Boston Advertiser, accompanied bv sew.
eral Portland gentlemen, made an extension
to Visit the Acton mines. The weather was
unpleasant, but the spirits of the party were
proof against climatic influences and the trim
was very agreeable and satisfactory. Yester-
day the visiting journalists were taken down
the harbor, dinner being served at the hotel on
Little Chebeague
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
THE TautOnia-

The steamship Teutonia of the Dominion
Line arrived at this port Saturday for the first
time. She is an iron screw ship of fine model
and 1741 tons register. Her officers are as fol-
lows:
Captain-J Gibson.
First officer-J Inter
Second officer-E. Pearce
Third officer-P. Braniff.
Chief Engineer-R. Howard.
"a Engineer-G. Patterson.
Sd Engineer-A. Wiley
4th Engineer-J. Davidson
Chief Steward-R. Owens.
The ship brought a large general cargo, and
one passenger. The trip from Liverpool was
made in II days, and was noted for the severi-
ty of the weather
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
Municipal Court.

SATURDAY.-Cornelius Crowley. Intoxication.
Fined So and costs.
Michael f. Conroy. Loud noise in the streets
Fined 81 and costs. Paid.
David f. Murdoch. Single sale. Fined $50 and
costs. Appealed.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19

NAvIGANTIN is proving itself great comfort
to sea-goers who are afflicted with sea-sickness.
Hundreds are ready to testify to its efficacy
who have never enjoyed the water before. See
advertisement,
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
The Cumberland County Bis,or,

The suits against the subscribers to the Cum
berand County History are set down for trial
in the Superior Court on the 22d inst. and will
be taken up that day as soon thereafter as
they can be reached. The trial will attract
much attention
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19

For HOUSE CLEANING.-There is nothing to
compare with JAMES PYLE's PEARLINE. 1t
does the work in half the usual time without
soap or anything else. Sold by all grocers; but
beware of counterfefs. ap19eod3t
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19

Narragansett Lodge of Good Templars elect
ed the following delegates to the Grand Lodge
to be held in Bangor. April 21st and ed: Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Meserve, Mr.. and Mrs. S. J.
Lock- Mr. and Mrs Duncan Morrison
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19

HARPER's BAzAR-This beautiful weekly
publication is a welcome visitor to the parlor
circle. The number for the ensuing week has
been received by n. G. Fessenden, Lancaster
Hall, and d. Wentworth, 553 Congress- corner
{ Oak street.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19

WARD off Consumption by using DR.
Morses Limitations. ap9d&wtf
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19

WALKING Jackets, Talmas, Dolmans and
listers, in choice styles, just received at
Studley's, 253 Middle street. apr17d2t
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Odd Fellows of Pennington are to have
a grand celebration there the 26th of the pre-
sent month. Wilton and New Portland lodges
are to participate.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Wing says that ON Thursday Frank
Candage, foreman of the Slower Hill Mine,
was almost instantly killed by falling to the
bottom of the shaft. He was at work on a
staging, which was suspended some distance
down the shaft, when portion of it gave
away and he fell some IS feet to the bottom
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Reporter says that Capt. G. w. Chase
of Gardiner has sold his trotter "Kennebec
Boy" to Boston parties for $1,000.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19

Pure, wholesome, nutritious and stimulat-
ing without intoxicating are Malt Bitters.
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19

MIR. LOWERING makes another grand mani
festo in to-day's paper. He will give away that
rosewood piano this week and lots of valuable
gifts
The Portland daily press., 1880-04-19
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
For House Cleaning
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Last Week-A. w. Lowering.
Pure Paints-Notice.
Farmers Notice.. ID. Pettcngill.
Old DIR. Goodhues-J. II. Russell & Co.
Australian Crape-Horatio Staples.
Wanted-Smart Energetic Man.
Lost-Red Wallet.
5000 Acres-Geo F. Foster.
Lost-A Bundle.
Cider For Sale.
Another Large Line = Todd g. Morse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-19
THE STATE or TRADE
DOMESTIC MARKETS.


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