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The Portland daily press., 1880-09-24
THE BEST
SWiII and OffaI,

MIR. LEWIS P. KNIGHT, Stroudwater village,
contractor tor removing swl and otfal is prepared
for the same with covered carts, to avoid all
offence. All citizens are requested to employ MIR.
Knight, and any orders lett at the police station
will have attention.
G. X. BRIDGES,
Sept. 18th, 1880. City Marshal.
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The Portland daily press., 1880-09-24
Boston stock gzarkes.
iSaNessof the Brokers Board. Sept ,23.


! 10y ICItXTUpHJ
New YORK, Sept. % -Evening. Money easy at 2
93 per cent: on call closing 21s; prime mercantile
paper 41a@51a per cent. Sterling Exchange steady
at 1904 a481M for long and 1884, @D483s4 for
short. Governments weak and lower, IS and 5s de-
clinins rs. A. "A, As 4s. Railroad bonds active
but irregular. The stock market closed weak.
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The Portland daily press., 1880-09-24
M ARINE n EW 8.
FORT OF PORTLAND.

THURSDAY, Sept %.
Arrived.
Sch Hibernia, (Br) Coggins. Westport, Ms dry
fish to Dana Co. and Geo Trefethen & Co.
Sch Cinderella Weber. Boston,
Sch Lydia Grant, Grant, Cape Porpoise.
Sch Shepardess, Thorp. Bristol
Sch Leading Star, Campbell, Camden--dry fish to
Chas II Dyer.
Sch Exact. Kimball. North Boothbay.
Sch Magnet, Eastman, Harpswell.
Sch Oasis, Cooper, with 280 bbls mackerel; Robt
Ripley. with $50 do.
Cleared.
Steamship Franeonia, Mangum, New York-IIenry
Fox.
Sch Stella Lee Brewer Boston-Lucas & Hamlin.
Sch Lydia Grant, Grant, Kennebunkport-Wal-
dron & True.
Sch Edith, (Br) Snow, Port La Tour-master.
Sch Alice Dean, Watts. Pembroke-N Blake
sch Cinderella. Weber Round Pond-N Blake.
Sch Sarah Hamlin Deer Ise-N Blake.
Sch Louisa Frances, Thorndike, Rockland-C A
b Morse & Co.
SAILED-Barque Warrior; sch Canton.
The Portland daily press., 1880-09-24
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE

Ar at Boston 3d. barque Florence Peters, Mount
fort Sagua.
San Francisco.
Ar at Vera Cruz prev to 22d inst, barque Hattie
Dixon, Sawyer, Philadelphia.
The Portland daily press., 1880-09-24

The Irish Catholic Benevolent Unions Ma
tional convention is In session at Wilmington,
Del.
The Portland daily press., 1880-09-24
Health lis Wealth !

DIR. f. G. NESTS NERVE AND BRAIN TREAT
MENr; specific for Hysteria, Dizziness Convul
sions, Nervous Headache, Mental Depression, Loss
tary Emissions, Premature Old Age caused by
over exertion self-abuse or oyer-nduigence, which
leads 10 misery, decay and death. One box will
cure recent cases. Each box contains one months
treatment. one dollar box, or six boxes for five
dollars; sent 10y mail prepaid on receipt of price,
We guarantee six boxes To cure any case With
each order received by for fix boxes, accompan-
led with i've dollars, We viii send the purchaser our
written guarantee to return the money ii the treat
nslt does moi effect cure. Guarantees issued by
all druggists in Portland and everywhere.
JOIN w PERKINS CO., General Agents.
ssr6deow&weow1y Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1880-09-24
Snow in Vermont.

STOWE, Sept 23.-The first snow storm q
the season fell on Mt. Mansfield today.
The Portland daily press., 1880-09-24

An engine and SIX freight cars ON the Rome,
Wstertown and Osdensburg road were ditched
and smashed yesterday.
The Portland daily press., 1880-09-24
NJ MARRIAGES.

In Hebron, Sept. 8, Albert Z. Cooper of arts and
Miss Emily A. Pearson of Buckfeld.
The Portland daily press., 1880-09-24

PORTLAND, Sept. %.
iror Portland "a cars miscellaneous merchandise;
for connecting roads 65 carr miscellaneous
chdildse
Daily Domestic Sseceipss.
by water convey ance--iuiu bush Corunita ia -
The Portland daily press., 1880-09-24
WASHINGTON.
The French Claims Commission.

Inc french Claims Commission.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-The personnel of
finally been determined. The Commissioner
on the part of the United States will be Judge
Adds of Vermont, member of the recent
Southern Claims Commissions; on the part of
France, Louis De GeofIay; for Brazil, Arinos.
the Brazilian Minister to Belgium. The Mar
quis De Chambrun, Charles Summers friend,
present Chancellor of the French Legation,
will act as counsel for France, and Vim. B.
Peddrick of Washington is to be the American
Secretary.
Large Surplus of Silver.
The government has now little available
room for the safe keeping of its surplus silver
coin. Both the mints at PHILADELPHIA and San
Francisco are filled to OVERLOOKING, and there
is not much space left for this purpose in the
Sub-Treasury at New York. One million of
standard dollars weigh 30 tons. 1t lis under
stood that the Secretary of the Treasury will
recommendation to Congress to discontinue the
coinage of the standard silver dollars until
proportion of the immense accumulation can
be worked off into permanent circulation.
Coin Which the Confederacy Stole.
1t has recently been discovered in the mint
bureau that after the breaking out of the war
the New Orleans mint continued coinage for
several weeks and about ST. $50 900 in gold and
silver was coined from bullion on hand. This
money it is said, has never been accounted for
officially, as all communication ceased when
the war begun Proper entries were made
upon the books of the mint, however, and these
books were not long ago shipped to Washing
ton and the fact discovered. This amount in
excess of amounts specified from time to time
has thus been in circulation. 1t is supposed
the money fell into the hands of the Confed-
eracy and that all has been put in circulation
The Corning Mining Troubles.
COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 23.-The pickets at
Corning were fired upon by strikers last night
and returned the fire, but as far as learned no
one was injured. 1t is said that most of the
miners living at Corning would return to work
at a sliding scale but for fear of the vengeance
OF their associates in the Miners Union. The
New Lexington Guards, who had a skirmish
with the strikers last Sunday, were today re-
lieved from duty and ordered home. The two
other companies will remain on duty for the
present. The miners held secret meeting at
Straitesville today
The Portland daily press., 1880-09-24
Base Rail.
Reunion of the Army of the cumberlan

At Worcester-Worcesters 9, Bostons 4.
At Observation-Disclosures 2, Troys9.
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FARMERS FESTIVALS.
Third Day of the State Fair-The Races
Baby Show-Premiums Awarded.

Third Day of the State Fair-The Races
Baby Show-Premiums Awarded
LEWISTON, Sept. 2S.-The third day OF the
State Fair opened we'll. Very heavy trains
have come in from all directions. The award
ing committees are hard at work. The city
has been jammed to see the baby show. The
prizes were awarded as follows:
Handsomest-HaroldJ Jordan. Raymond.
Next-HeLry w. Campbell, West Bath.
Heaviest-Eva Wright, nine months, 2S
pounds, Auburn.
Lightest-Ethel May Thompson, IL months,
10 pounds IA ounces.
The race for the 2.34 class, adjourned yes
terday, was concluded this afternoon. The
following is the summary:
H: $. Moore, blks Matchmaker. 5000
Edward Ware, bro $ Ino. ..............3 l
G. G. < M seaM slt Eist ssa psse
\. NJ. Hutchins, George Maynard. % Z
J. F. Haynes bs Bayard Knox .......2 60
9. H: Butler. bro Arthur T.........5 42320
Time~a,ssK, 2.s4A, 1854, 1884, 2.ssl4
The regular races today were for 3 minute
and 2.45 horses and two year colts. The fol-
lowing is the result in the 2.40 class, purses of
800, $50 and $45:
w. w. Smith, ms Detective Patehen.. l
+. b. Heselton, ms blk IN slack Princess o . 4
n. N. Cleveland MS oh Maine Central. II 4 6
L. j. & u. W. Lawrence, ms b IN Nettie
Franklin. .........................3 z
Whitney & Norton ms b IN Dart. ........ ,
j. +. Haynes ms b Frank F...............6 2
S. F. Odiorne ms b Farmer Boy ..........1 5 2
Time-2.4o, 2.4414, 2.4OA, 2.4314.
2.45 class; purses, S120, $50, 500:
A. S. Doughty, ms bro m Little Daisy .....5 8 5
Geo. Brown, MS bro G j. P Morris. .........7 3
r. A. Robinson G Gray Dan. 2
Frank G.. TASTY, MS G Brandywne. .......6 7 4
S. Witham, rs CHI Elderine. Z
W.. j. R. Merryman, DIS m Lydia M.........2 =
G. NJ. Park, ms CHI Rocket .........1 1 l
Time-2.411@, 2.431a, PAL.
Two year old colts-one-half mile:
G. A. Hunt, ms blk S Castle Dane. 3
y. L. Drake, ms s Glenarm. .................4 4
w. S. Tilton, MS colt Gallant ..........1 L
l.. d. Wilson, us b s Royal Fea, naught. ....2 2
A. S. Parker, MS bro Auburn Boy. .........5 0
Time-l. Al "A 1884,
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rp.a DIR cnnnrsroNnr,r.

EASTPORT, Sept liar, schs Fanny MITCHELL
Brown New York; Nellie Eaton, Ashford. do.
Sept 16-Cld schs X Smalley, Cousins Wind
sor, Ms Clara Jane, Allen, and Viola May Owen
Hillsboro.
Sept 17-Ar sch Abby Weld, Gardner Portland.
Sept 1S-Ar sch ID Newcomb. Hickey, Boston.
Sept 20-Ar. barque Nicola, Harper, Pictou; sch
Swallow, Carlow, Boston, land cid for Calais.)
The Portland daily press., 1880-09-24
Mining Stocks.

Closing prices Sept. 49, as reported by II. n
Pinkham, Stock Broker, 90 Exchange street:
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-21
ANOTHER SAND LOT BILL.

Assemblyman Maybell has introduced a
bill fixing the rate of interest at six per
cent. What does he think such a law
would do for his constituents? When a
poor man stands in urgent need of money.
he has to pay high for the loan, because
the lender runs considerable risk of losing
it. If the poor man has no good securities
to offer he must pay an insurance on
the lenders risk. Usury laws forbid the
payment of that insurance, and in so doing
they prevent the poor man from borrow ing
at all. The interest on money is regulated
by the state of the demand for it. If in
terest is naturally high the effect of law
reducing it will be to drive capital into
other channels, and thus to make the case
of the necessitous rowerharderth ever
All usury laws are attempts to make
water run uphill The fact that they
are retained on the statute books of many
States only serves to show how slow the
growth of intelligence is. 1t is, however,
a safe assertion that no law of the kind
ever relieved the borrower, or made it one
whit the easier for anyone to obtain capt.
tai at need. Mr.. Maybell probably has
not studied political economy. Perhaps he
thinks that all works on that science are
written by and for % bloated monopolists, ;"
"gold-bugs," and people of that stripe.
Nevertheless it might do him some good if
he would step into the State Library and
read Bentham's Letters on Usury. Ii,
after that, he still thinks his bill good
one, we shall have to give him up, but we
hope better things OF him in the mean
tirro
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-21
MORE PATERNAL GOVERNMENT.

Assemblyman Braunhart has introduced
bill providing that all school textbooks
shall be printed by the State, and be
furnished gratuitously to the people, and
that no other text books shall bsused. The
last provision is clearly in conflict with
the Constitution, which ARTICLE TX, Sec
ton y, provides that the local Boards of
Education and Boards of Supervisors and
County Superintendent shall "adopt
"series of textbooks for the use of common
" schools within their respective jurisdic-
ton" AS to the general proposition, it
is bad one, and altogether within the
line of paternal government To carry it
out the State would have to go into the
book publishing business on large scale !;
would have to spend hundreds of thousands
of dollars in plant; would have to pur-
chase the copyright of series of text
books, at no one can say what outlay :;
and when all this was done the ex-
travagance, wastefulness and inefficiency
of the whole undertaking would be guar
anteed by the absence of all personal in
terest from its management. The apparent
idea of the Trainer of the bill, that the
people would gain by having what is called
"free" textbooks, is fallacious. Every
textbook would have to be paid for by the
people, in the form of taxes, and the
rational presumption is that they would
cost a great deal more than they ought to
do, because Of the laxity which always
pervades government industries. In fact,
the proposition is to the effect that the
people of California shall invent ma
chinery for the purpose of making their
textbooks dearer and poorer, and for
adding to the already burdensome list of
political Offices which are regarded as
the spoils of party warfare. Such a
scheme, moreover, would be very apt
to stand in the way of educational
reform. The people are just learning that
far too much reliance has been placed upon
textbooks in the past, and that the most
effective education reduces their number
considerably. We do not, at such juno
ture, want any official and arbitrary rein
forcement of the old methods. The pro-
ject, indeed, is Objectionable throughout,
and it is in contravention of all enlight-
ened governmental doctrines. 1t is de-
sirable that governments shall do less than
at present, not more. Disagreement is
one of the most insidious foes genuine
freedom and progress have to fear. And
it is no part of the functions of govern
ment to enter into competition with its
staple
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-21

earn their eight dollars a day. A cold
blooded examination of all the available
data would, we are afraid, disprove this
position. Taking Legislatures in the lump
it is very doubtful whether they do not do
more harm than good whether the com-
munity would not save money by holding
legislative sessions, say once IN SIX gears.
The idea that every member is somehow
advancing the general welfare we are COM
PEELED to characterize as in the main faf-
lacious. Unfortunately a very large pro-
portion of all the time occupied by any
session is something worse than wasted.
Nine.tenths of the debates had only serve
to exhibit the ignorance, perversity and
stupidity of the speakers, and the
longest harangues are usually altogether
demagogic, and of no possibly utility to
the people. There are, moreover, always
many members whom it would pay to
pension off at the beginning of the session,
while there are others who are never heard
of at all, and whose votes are mere echoes OF
somebody else's ideas. 1t may be com
forting to the members themselves to i'm
agine that they are doing great work, but
if they draw upon their experience and
memory they will recall the significant fact
that the public always appear to utter a
sigh of relief when session expires, and
that so long as it lasts everybody is appre-
hending some calamitous measures. Let
members take all the Constitution allows
them. They are sure to do it, in any case.
But let them cultivate little modesty,
and not weary an indulgent and long
suffering public with boastful limitations
as to what their services are worth.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-21
JULES FAvRE.

Jules Favre, whose death is announced
this morning, was French statesman and
jurist of national reputation, whose SER
vices to his country during the war with
Germany gave him wide notoriety. He
negotiated the armistice with Bismarck
outside the walls of Paris, and he was
among the FIST to Salize the futility of
further resistance, though he had pre-
viously believed, with Gambetta, in the
possibility of raising fresh armies and
breaking the Lacquer about the capital.
Favre was republican of the advanced
type, fervii and imprisoned orator, and
a statesman of considerable reach and
power. He was not only Senator bat a
member of the Academy, and he is said to
have valued his reputation as man of
letters even more than his political fame.
He was not great man, but an able and
industrious one, and a sincere lover of his
country. His memory will be cherished
by France, and his counsels will perhaps
be missed in the near future, should the
impending war-clord break over threat
ened Europe
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

The actress Maud Granger tainted during
the play at Niblo's, New York, Monday
night. The audience was greatly excited, but
the play proceeded, and the lady was takel
home.
Two probable homicides occurred in New
York Monday night. Charles Murtagh, was
accidentally shot by Robert Simpson in Beck.
man street, while the latter was shooting
rats, and Frank Nolte was kicked into con.
vulsions in Columbia street by a gang of
young roughs. Both were removed to the
hospital and their ante-mortem statements
taken.
A Montreal dispatch says: The Caughtna.
waga Indians will petition the Government
for full rights of citizenship.
A company has applied for an act of incor.
poration for lighting Montreal with the cleo.
trio light.
At Mobile, Ala, Monday, the Lee Associ.
alton celebrated the anniversary of General
Lees birthday by grand parade, in which
the foreign Consuls and city officials took
part.
A Paris dispatch says that there is good
authority for the statement that Article VII
of the Ferry Educational bill is certain tc
obtain majority in the Senate.
The Greek Ministry of Education has been
reconstructed as follows Cormaundourous.
PRESIDENT OF the council and Minister OF the
Interior; Angleriuos, Minister of Education
Popamichalopulo Minister at Finance; De
Lyinnis, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Valo-
makes, Minister of Justice Bouboulis, Min
lister of Marine Vallinos, Minister of War.
The Cabinet at Washington yesterday con-
cluded to recognize the present King of the
Samoan ISLANDS. With this exception, the
session was devoted to the consideration OF
business of routine character.
At n special meeting of the stockholders OF
the Texas and Pacific Railroad Company a;
Philadelphia yesterday the mortgage on the
Rio Grande division was approved.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-21
THE DAILY RECORD-U
NEWS OF TIE MORNING.


In New York yesterday Government bonds were
quoted at l04s for As OF 1907; 1c32 for IS of 1881
1o7s for as; sterling, 81 s39. IS; silver bars,
1lsI: silver coin. discount buying, par selling.
SILVER in London yesterday, 81 ZIG; eonsols,
81 1916 per cent. United States bonds, lo55 As,
lo7. 4ls, lloJ.
liz San Francisco half dollars quoted at par;
trade dollars, s5 buying, se1 selling; Mexican dol
lars, 90 buying, 9at selling.
Ar Liverpool yesterday wheat was eaoted at los
Cd TO lis Sd for average California white, and lis
81 to lis I'd for club.
An assessment Of % cents per share was yester-
day levied by the South Bulwer Mining Company.
Is the San Francisco mining share market yester-
day prices were scarcely so buoyant as they have
been, though in some cases they trife higher
than the lowest rates Monday. Generally speaking,
however, values were off, and rather weak. Belcher
was active at - u down to 50, which is the lowest
since the 18th, and shows decline Of 81 y from
the minimum rate Monday morning. Crown Point
dropped TO 81 90 after selling at 81. Yellow Jacket
was 81 so of, the stock falling to carry the
meHt
CONSIDERABLE damage and loss of life from a
storm is reported from Tacoma, W t.
THE anniversary of the birthday of General Lee
was celeb ated Monday at Mobile, Ala.
JULES FAvsg, the eminent French statesman is
dead.
THE Pope is indignant at Cardinal McCloskey's re-
ception of Parnell New York.
THE controversy between General W. T. Sherman
and General H. V. Boynton is waxing warm
MAJOR MORROW has had another fight with Vic
- ,ka IoJ
Lieutenant French, of the Ninth Cavalry.
THE steamer City of Picking, with smallpox on
board, is still quarantined at San Francisco.
FIRE at Phoenix, A t.; also at Los Angeles.
An Indian of the Maricopa tribe, charged with
witchcraft has been killed, in accordance with the
custom OF the tribe.
AT Rowland Flat, Sierra county, Monday, three
men lost their lives by suffocation in aiming shaft
and fourth, in attempting their rescue, was Sc
verely injured
WANG FooK, the Chinese murderer, who was to
have been hanged at Portland Or, yesterday, COM
mitted suicide in his cell by hanging.
A CHIsAMAx was killed by a falling rock yesterday
near Niles Station.
WILLIAM JOKES died suddenly at Summit Plumas
county, last evening.
oENEhAL Sta'e ohlciSiis nave Deeu Auloteu AZ mar
risburg, Pa, for attempting to bride the Legsla-
ture.
In the State Senate yesterday large number of
bills were introduced. The bill appropriating
s45 900 for the State Printing Office passed after
considerable discussion.
In the Assembly yesterday the Senate test Il was
read a first time and placed at the head of the
fle and the bill continuing teachers certificates in
force was also read third time and passed.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-21
THE CHINESE QUESTION AT WASHINGTON


1t must be confessed that the California
delegation have good ground for question
ing the inclination of Secretary Evarts 10
secure any modification in the Chinese
treaty, and that they are justified in urging
the question upon Congress. And it is evil
dent that circumstances are such this
year TO give them a better leverage than
they have ever had before, for the electoral
votes of the Pacific States are concerned,
and there is certain to be rivalry between
the parties for their possession. 1t is far
more important 80 California that the Chi
uese question should be satisfactorily set
tied than that this or that individual should
be elected President. and it is possible that
the partisan needs of Republicans and
Democrats at Washington may evolve
solution of this problem. One thing is
certain, namely, that Congress must face
the issue squarely.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-21
TIE PAY OF LEGISLATORS.

The proposal to reduce the pay of men,
bers of the Legislature to Sc per diem found
no favor at the hands of the Assembly.
The sincerity OF it was open to question,
but the sentiment of the Assembly on the
subject was made perfectly clear. The
Constitution allowed them IS per diem,
and they were determined to take all they
were allowed. We have no fault to find
with their resolve ON this head, for we
think it is what any legislative cody would
have done, and IN fact what any average
assembly of human beings under similar
circumstances would have done. But we
do think that it would have been more
iudicious to have simply voted the resoIu-
ton down than to have attempted
labored arguments to show that members