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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-29
FINANCIAL. AND COMMERCIAL

Portland DAILY Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND. March. ~.
The following are lo-day's quotations of Flour
Grain Provisions. &c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-29

Closing prices at Portland Mining Exchange, by
I. H. Mansfield & Co., brokers, 81 Exchange street
Portland Me- March OF.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-29
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND,

PORT OF PORTLAND.
SATURDAY, March 27.
Arrived.
Sch Nauseag, Fitzgerald, Gouldsboro, to load for
Sch Ralph K Grant, Grant, Rockland-lime to C
W Belknap & Son.
Sch Noon-Day, Forbes, Gloucester.
Cleared.
Barque Ada Gould, Merritt, Cardenas-
Boothbay to load for Philadelphia Chase, Leavitt
& Co.
Sch David Torrey, soule saco, to load stone for
Sch Commerce, Gray, searsport-master.
SUNDAY. March %.
Arrived.
Steamship Franconia, Mangum New York-mdse
to Henry Fox.
US steamer Myrtle. Foster, New York.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
CRANBERRY ISLES, March 19-Ar, sch Como,
Bunker Boston for Prospect Harbor. to load ice for
Buzzard's Bay (and sailed 2Oth.)
March 22.Sld, sch Silver Heels, Bulger, St John,
NIB, to load laths.
BOOTHBAY, March 25-Ar, schs Mary Eliza
BETH Dunton, Portland; King Fisher Hodgdon.
and II Rowe, Brown, do; Australia, Wheeler,
March 26-Ar, schs M ] Elliott, Pinkham, and
Frank Herbert, Philbrook, Portland.
Sid, sch Cygnus, Steele, New York.
MACHIAsPoRT, March 81 Cid, sch Chalcedony,
Ingalls,, Portland.
FOX ISLAND, March 24-Ar, sch Ida G Spofford,
Ingalls,, Jonesport for Portland.
1t is estimated that 500 carqoes ice will be shipped
from the Penobscot river this season. and 100 car
goes daily will be shipped from Kennebec river and
vicinity. Vessels large and SMALL will be pressed
into the business, and good rates will prevail
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Ar at Baltimore 9th, brig Hattie NJ Balm, Thest-
rup, Matanzas.
Ar at Gibraltar prev to 23d inst, brig E Kenne-
dy, Peterson, New York.
Ar at Havre goth inst, ship St Lucie Rivers, from
Astoria, O.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

A we'll known Methodist preacher
was invited to occupy the pulpit Of
q chapel in q country village not
many miles from Bradford, Eng
land, one Sunday evening. After
service the chiof inhabitant invited
the minister to supper at his house,
to which he had also asked several
other friends. The supper table
was laden with good things, among
which decanters and glasses figured
prominently. When all were seated
at the table the host requested the
minister to ask blessing. The lat
ter rosc, and quietly taking all the
glasses and decanters, placed them
at one end of the table, opposite the
host, remarking that he would ask a
blessing on the eatables IT the host
would do the same on the drink
ables. The host appreciated this
practical reproof and refrained from
asking q blessing on the liquors.
The supper was eaten, but not one
glass was touched.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

The four new Methodist Bishops
all wear white neckties, high silk
hats, aud no mus,aches. Bishop
Warren is tall, slim, has brown hair,
aud whiskers of the same color,
trimmed to point under the chin.
His eyes arc brown with q blueish
tendency; there is nothing remark
able in their expression, and his nose
is rathcr prominent. In walking he
buttons up his dress coat, and takes
long steps. Bishop Foss is tall, thin,
dienifed, and near view shows him
to be really good looking. His fore
head is square and high, his eyes
very dark, and bis hair iron gray, as
are his whiskers, which extend under
bis chin. His nose is Roman. He
has the air Of an educator. the man
ners of gentleman, and is endowed
with considerable personal magnet
ism. Bishop Hurst has a strong face,
large, lustrious eyes, a Grecan nose,
over-arching eyebrows, and high
rounding forehead. His hair is rath-
er thin, inclined to be sandy, and
generally looks as if he had just run
his hands through it. His only
facial adornment is q small goatee.
He stoops little in the shoulders,
had holds his head forward, giving
the chin a slight upward inclination.
He wears Prince Albert coat close
~ buttoned, and looks like man OF
distinction. Bishop Haven is not
more than FIVE feet FIVE or six inches
in height, and is so slim that it is
if be weighs more than 1856
pounds. He has sharp, protrud-
ing nose, small mouth, and rather
unmarked features generally. He is
getting bald, and his hair is almost
white, which. with his benevolent ex-
preston, makes him look venerable.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

How AN ARAB LADY PERFUMES HER
sELr.--In the floor Of tent or hut,
as it may chance to be, a small hole
is excavated sufficiently large to
contain . common champagne bot
tie; FIRE Of charcoal or Of simply
glowing embers il made within tho
hole into which The woman about to
be scented throws . handful Of
drugs. She then takes off the cloth
or "tope" which forms her dress
and crouches Laksd over the fumes,
while she arrsnges her robe to fall
as Q mantel from her neck to the
ground like tent. She now be.
gins to perspirs freely in the hot. air
bath, and the pores Of her skin be.
ing thus open and moist the vola-
tile oil from the smoke OF the burn.
ing purfumes is Immediately ~ab-
sorbed. BY tho time that the fire
has expired the. scenting process is
completed, aud both her person
and robe are redolent with incense,
sitS which they are so thoroughly
hpregAatsd that I hAyA frequently
s511elg4RYe - = - Is sos1
full hundred yards distance, when
the wind bas been blowing from
their direction.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

The origin of the term "dark
horse" is explained in a matter of
fact way by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Once upon time there lived in
Tennessee an old chap named Sam
Flynn, who traded in horses, and
generally contrived to own a speedy
nag or two, which he used for rae
ing purposes whenever he could pick
up a "soft match" during his
travels. The best of his flyers was
coal black stallion named Dusky
Pete, who was almost a thorough
bred, and able to 20 in the best
OF company. Flynn was accustomed
to saddle Pete when approaching a
town and ride him into it, to give
the impression that the animal was
merely ca likely horse" and not a
flyer. One day he came to a town
where country race meeting was
being held, and he entered Pete
among the contestants. The people
of the town, not knowing anything
OF his antecedents, and not being
over impressed by his appearance,
backed two or three local favorites
heavily against him. Flynn moved
quietly among the crowd, and took
all the bets against his nag. Just
as the "fyers" were being saddled
for the race old Judge McAIinamee,
who was the turf oracle of that part
of the State, arrived on the course,
and was made one of the Judges.
As he took his place on the stand he
was told how the betting ran, and
of the folly of the owner of the
strange entry in backing his plug
SO heavily. Running his eye over
the ruck. the judge instantly rec
ognized Pete, and he said: "Gen-
tlemen, there's dark horse in the
race that will make some of you
smell b before supper" The
Judge was right. Pete, the 3" dark
horse" lay back until the three-quar-
ter pole was reached, whom he went
to the front with rush, and won
the purse and Flynn's bets with the
greatest ease.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

II will probably be a long time
before Chicago Eill be selected as .
l6ttsag siOsa&i0n Tar another great
national party convention. 1t is
questionable if. counting the wear
and tear OF carpets, furniture, etc. 4,
any of our leading hotels are gamers
by the one which has just adjourned,
and the ones which imme diately fol-
lowed. Many of the hne carpets
and upholstery in the large hotels
were completely ruined by the thou
sands of people of all sorts which
bore down upon them, and they will
have to be replaced. The proprie-
tor of one large caravansary having
contributed liberally toward defray-
ing the expenses of the recent con-
ventien, expressed his regret that it
had assembled there, and would, he
says, after his experience, willingly
give $500 to have had it held any
where else than there. 1t was tur-
bulent crowd, surely, that invaded
all the fine hosteleries, squirted to.
bacco juice over everything regard
less of whether it was the most cost
ly administer or common floor;
tearing down curtains, breaking
chairs and costly sofas; in word,
dealing destruction everywhere it
went.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

GAM l tired OF life ?" asked q
cheerful old man in reply to the
question. Not bit of it. I re-
member landing in this town with a
chip hat and hickory shirt and a
pair of brseches. I've been fiat on
my back, yet I'd like to begin and
it all over again-chip hat, shirt,
bfeeches, and all. Why? Well,
you, see, when you come to the end
you don't know what's beyond. I'm
dead sure of this other thing; and,
on the whole. this world tickles me to
death"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

A FAIR young mother with a cry
ing baby in her arms sat in O. Silver
City stage coach, says Nevada. pa
per. On tho opposite seat was a
well-known politician OF engaging
manners. BY and by he said.. "Let
me hold your baby. Perhaps I can
sooth him" "Oh, no; I'm obliged;
you couldn't help me any" was the
answer. "But," he persisted, i" you
had better let me try" "You, are
very kind" said the lady at last,
" but l kaoao you couldn't help me,
for be is hungry" A light seemed
to dawn on the politicians mind,
and he abruptly broke off the CONVEX
sation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

CoMpos1rIoN by little girl of nine
years: The hoss is very nice ami
NAL. He has four legs, one fastened
to each corner, and one face; two
eyes and one body; two ears and
one tail. The hoss can run fast.
Oh, the boss is very nice animal =,
indeed. Well, when the boss gets
up in the morning he don't have to
wash his face nor comb his hair,
and when he goes to bed he don't
have to say his prayers. Oh, dear,
I wish | was hoss.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

The less your fluent ministers
have to say, the bigger tho stream
and the louder they shout. Lyman
Beecher, on returning home from
church one Sunday, said that he felt
that he had done very poorly. Said
one of the boys: "Why, father, I
thought you were never in, better
trim; you just shouted it out to
'em." "Aye, aye" replied Mr..
Beecher, that's it exactly; when
I'm not prepared always holler at
the top Of my voice"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09
Opera of the Plains.

The man or woman who has not
Witnessed the rendition OF the Opera
of the Plains, cannot have thorough
appreciation of the wonderful ex-
preston and power of music. A
brief synopsis may be summed as
Ti,s traih now sncahps. % re u.
packing of the kettles and mess pans,
the unyoking Of the oxen, the gath
ering about of various camp. fires,
the frizzling of the pork, are so clear
ly expressed that the most untu-
tored savage could readily compre-
hend it. Indeed, so vived and live
like was the representation that q
lady sitting near US involuntarially
exclaimed aloud at certain passage,
Thar, that pork's burningw and
it was truly interesting to watch the
gratified expression of her face when,
by few notes of the guitar, the
pan was removed from the fire, and
the blazing pork extinguished.
This is followed by the beautiful
aria, go, marm! l want q pancake
followed by that touching recitative
"Shet up or will spank your To
which succeeds q grand crescendo
movement, representing the flight of
OF the child with the pancake. the
pursuit of the mother, and the final
arrest aud summary punishment of
the former, represented by the rapid
and successive strokes of the casta-
nets. The turning-in for the night
follows; and the deep and stentor-
GUS breathing of the encampment is
we'll given by the bassoon, while the
sufferings and trials of an unhappy
father with an unpleasant infant are
touchingly set forth by the cornet-a-
nistnn.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

FATHER Wilbur says that with
births there are now as many Piutes
and Bannocks as tie 543 originally
brought to Sincoe. During the year
they have grubbed 200 acres and
raised 92O bushels OF wheat besides
potatoes and corn. They were lazy
at first, but when they learned that
they must work if they drew rations,
they kecome industrious. Efforts
are being made to bring thom in on
the same discipline as the Simcoe
Indians.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09
A Sober Town.

There is probably no village of its
sine in Ohio-perhaps not in Ameri-
cs--nore completely exempt from
the vice of drunkenness, than Sinking
Spring. There is no place Of any
sort, where liquor is sold within or
near tho corporate limits, and has
not been for years. If any one wants
it, even for the most innocent pur-
pose, he is obliged to go elsewhere
for it. And this exemption has not
been brought about by legislation,
or agitation. The people simply
don't want it-won't have it-and
therefore nobody can make a living
BY selling it to them. This is "Lo-
cal Option" in spite of the Legisla-
ture. One drug store and two sa-
looms attemptedit, at different times.
few years ago; but they couldn't
get customers and had to move away.
The Sinkingspringers don't really
seem to understand it themselves;
but say that, somehow. liquor-sellers
can't live there.
We remember, when q boy, read
ing the words of Cowper: " Slaves
cannot breathe in England"-and
wondering what there was in the
English atmosphere that made it so
fatal to the darkies, aud 50 we sus-
pect there is my ystesious something
in the atmosphere Of Sinking Spring,
that makes it very bad for saloon
keepers. And if that sober village
had poet, as sober land at the
same time as dry as Cowper, he
would probably sing:
" The rot.gut tribe can't breathe in Sinking Spring;
Let them but try it, and they'll leave or starve."
In early times the merchants here,
rs everywhere else, used to keep
liquors on their counters, free as
water. Then drunkeness was quite
common; and when the turnpike
was being built, in 1889, the Irish |
laborers occasionally had sprees.
Since that time, says our informant,
" there has been no drinking to
speak Of"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09
He Was On Hand

It was dark in tho depot one DIV
last weok when the evening trai1
came in. An elderly farmer was
backed up against tho Partition,
Watching in open moutbed wonissr
the big putting engine and the yell
low covered cars as they discharged
their passengers, whom . handsome
young girl in q sealskin cloak dashed
forward, and throwing herself upon
his sunburnsd cheek, exclaimed:
You dear old pa, I knew you
would be waiting for mel And how
is mother, and how's Jenny, and
how's John-and OIL! I'm 90 clad to
get back-and where's my trunk
let's hurry"
The granger was old and k;od OF
dried up, and he had never known
what it was to have wife, much
less a daughter. He mistrusted thst
the young lady in the sealskin sack
bad made mistake, but, instesd Of
stammering and hemming and haw-
ing, he came gallantly up to tie,
scratch, and, throwing both arms
around the fair creature, hs made
up his mind to be father to.her or
die in the attempt. Imprinting q
kiss like the report OF > pistol on her
cheek, he enthusiastically calculated:
"Oh, Yer mothers we'll. an John
an Henry (smack) an Jane an
Susan (smack, smack) an Horace an
Belindy an Calvin sinack) an Josh
10 an Peter ,smack, smack9 oh,
they're all smart an hearty au'-
By the time the young lady's
friends could get to her she had slid
into stony faint, and they had to
lug her home in a hack, while tho
aged granger, as he finished tho
third round with her outraged young
man, and sauntered out of the de-
pot, leaving him with black eye
and q ruptured coat, cbuckled to
himself:
"The old mans getting old an
stiff an careless like. but when. any
young female wants TO play any
game O. Copenhagen they'll fnd, him
night to time, an / shonldn't 49,
slpyissd II itrained bsicrs IoC
G'lang Kate. e.--RocEland Courier.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

CHINA has an army of 100000
men with which to fight the Russians
in case of war. Most of these 600,-
900 are only armed with heavy old
sab,es, pixies, and even bows and
arrows. The palace guards at Pc
king, of 1900 men, are partially
armed with muskets six feet long,
which one soldier must hold while
another shoots. The Chinese feet
consists consists of IL large steam
ers, 3 frigates, and Is gunboats.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

WALLA-wALLA Watchman: Whole
fields of standing grain are being
sold from five to eight dollars per
acre. Somo of it has recently been
attacked by grasshoppers, and some
fell prey to the scorching heat, but
such grain, if cut in time, will make
xcelleat hay. Excessive heat from
the Goth to the 23th day of June.
Grain, vegetables and young trees
suffered feartully, especially on high
land. Hereafter we shall not praise
the harvest until it is in the bin.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

The gross earning OF the Northepn
Pacific Railroad for May were $207,- :
700-a considerable increase over
the like month last year. The pres
ident reports that the company will
build AGO miles Of road this year,
including 200 miles on the Pacific
division. Surveying parties are now
in the Yellowstone valley, and high
ly favorable reports are received
from them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

The increase of salaries of post
masters in Oregon under the new
adjustment provided by law gives
the following result: Albany 50 900,
an increase of 500; Astoria, 81 800;
Baker City, 81, 100; Corvallis 81, 200,
an increase of 500; Eugene City,
81 300, an increase of 500; Oregon
City, 81 500, an inc ease cf 500;
Portland, $4,000, an increase OF
$500; Salem, $4,000, The Dalles,
81 1900, al increase of $500.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09
What Causes Cyclones.

Professor Tice, the well-known
weather prophet and scientist OF St.
Louis, has recently advanced a new
and remarkable theory of the cause
of the cyclones, which, coming from
so eminent source, will find many
supporters.
Defining cyclones as the generic
name for all storms that have q ro-
tary motion around an axis, such as
whirlwinds, tornadoes, waterspouts
and hurricanes, the Professor calls
attention to certain marked peculiar
tiles of storms of this nature which
have recently devasted portions of
the East. Among the most notable
facts is the affinity which the tornado
seems to have for metallic sub
stances. frequently passing over
shingled buildings to expend its
fury upon one covered with a tin
roof. A stone weighing 10000
pounds, although only exposed on
one side five inches to the tornado,
was lifted out of its bed near Marsh
ield, Missouri, and carried seven
feet. The gigantic force expended
in this and similar instances seems
entirely disproportionate to the
strength of the wind, no matter how
great its velocity. The explanation
given is that they are all the effect
of electric action.
One pound of water measures
22.752 cubic inches, that is, IA. 934
cubic inches of oxygen gas and
29.888 cubic inches of hydrogen.
Water, therefore. in being gasified,
dilates about two thousand times in
volume. The passage of the electric
current electrolyzes or CASTLES the
water as instantaneously as fire ex-
plodes gunpowder. This theory re-
ceives confirmation in the fact that
when q storm drinks up ponds and
rivers it manifests its most intense
Professor Tice also claims that
ample proof is furnished by the as
pect Of the tornado, if in Lothing
else. The funnel-shaped, pitch
black cloud-spout, depending and
aanoling from. sthe bnff, ,coiored or
deep ornngs upper cloud, indicates
it. A fiery red core is sometimes
perceived in this jet-black spout;
sometimes green, red and blue flames
run all around and over the lower
end of the spout, as though it were
on fire; at other times the spout has
\ dull, leaden core, like o burning
candle surrounded by haze with a
phosphorescent glow. That water
is gasified by the tornado is proven
by the odor of sulphur, or more COR
rectly, phosphorus, along its track.
This odor is ozone, and ozone is
oxygen gas just liberated from its
com mbination with other elements.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

The Governor of Massachusetts,
has appointed Mrs. Clara Leonard,
of Springfield, On the State Board of
Health, Lunacy, and Charity-the
first woman ever appointed on the
Board.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

The New Orleans Rcayane calls
attention to the fact that the Maud
Mullers in tableaux all want to wear
pretty dresses, and fancy stockings
and shoes, forgetting that it was
Maud's Z" feet SO bare and her tat
tered gown" that attracted the Judge.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

NOWADAYS it is impossible to listen
to the conversation Of half dozen
young society" people without feel
ing that the American language
should be more appropriately called
the American slanguage.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

WHITAKER is described as very
white and handsome little fellow.
with broad shoulders and phenom.
sna|ly small waist. He has q re-
markable composure Of manner, aud
when he was examined before 500
people he was not at all embarrassed
although, he was at sea on many
Questions in natural philosophy and
mathematics.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

NEVER condemn your neighbor un-
beard, however many the accusations
preferred against him; every story
has two ways of being told, and
justice requires that you should hear
the defense as we'll as the accusation.
and remember that the malignity oi
enemies may place you in q similar
position.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

NOTWITHSTANDING all the modern
Improvements OF husbandry, the
matrimonial harvest is still gathered
with the cradle and thrsshed by
hand.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

AFTER all some of the old proverbs
are pretty correct. 1t is " better to
make hay while the sun Shines" 1t
would be very awkward going out
after dark and trying to hold Ian
tern and swing a scytbe.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

EIGHT colored Delegates voted for
Bruce for the Vice Presidency, but
the white brethren thought ono
dark horse was enough.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

IT will now be recollected that
Conkling has emphatically declared
that Grant was the only Republi-
can who could be elected.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

The Chicago hote-keepers' idea Of
heaven is that it is one perpetual
Convention.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

We live to learn, but death comes
to thousands ere they have mastered
the alphabet OF common. sense.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-09

\ Two lips with the bloom OF health
von them are our favorite flowers.