The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-09-13
Brief lettings.

Warm and pleasant Saturday. Mercury $50
at sunrise, $50 at noon, 10 at 2 p. M, $50 at
sunset; wind north, northwest, northeast.
Make confusion of fusion today.
During Friday night small schooner from
the east dragged her anchor and went ashore
on the breakwater. She came off Saturday
without damage.
Men of Portland let your votes today re-
buke those who undertook to disfranchise
you.
The Musical Herald for September has ar
rived. 1t is full of good things, as usual.
Irish Republicans, we welcome you to the
party of the people. You lead the van today.
81 ask you not to let your anger or prejudice
patriotism" -E. II. Cove.
The Portland Packing Company puts up
$1,000 cans of corn daily at the Cumberland
Mills factory.
A great many fusionsts will feel like ex-
claiming tonight with Hon." T. J. Mcintyre,
sbring the rue, the cyress and the deadly
nightshade."
At Presumpscot Park next Saturday there
will be match race for $500 between Eben
n. Perry's brown stallion Lightfoot and Chas.
Moulton's black stallion Sherwood, formerly
called Black Joe.
Let the Republicans of every ward work to
make theirs the banner ward.
Two children, aged five and seven years,
named Saunders, strayed away from their
home in Deering SATURDAY. night but were
found in town yesterday morning.
The reason no Catholic was nominated on
Ao,,a
D. W. True and A. I'll. Waite from voting
against him.
The claim of the Democratic party that they
were the war and anti-slavery party is as cool
as it would be for descendant of Judas
Iscariot, Esq. that monument should be erect
ed to his memory on account of his sacrifices
for the cause of religion.
Fourteen arrests for runkenness Saturday
night.
Boys, we have no boiled crow in ours today.
The enemy are to dine on that.
There were ten deaths recorded in the city
the past week
Gather all the evidence against Democratic
rascals who are buying voters today. The
sole dependence of the mule party in this dis
trict is Tilden's money.
mill at Westbrook is being deepened by blast
ing out the ledge.
Republicans, you can win rousing victory
today if you work for it,
The interior of the Methodist church, West
brook, has been thoroughly cleansed and reno
waited, and a new carpet put in.
Remember that L. D. M. Sweat got into
Congress by playing that he was a war Demo
crat He repaid the loyal men who voted for
him by voting against the constitutional
amendment which abolished slavery He
voted to keep four millions of human beings in
bondage. Bounce him.
Two men stepped into Lucys saloon Satur-
day night and ordered ice cream, which they
ate. They then took an unceremonious de-
parture without settling for the same, and also
took the spoons with them.
Work, work, rally early at the polls and
stay there all day.
The man whose torch set the fire in Lancas-
ter Hall was enveloped in fl ines himself and
rushed down stairs, but was promptly stopped
and wrapped in a coat by bystander, and
thus sustained no injury.
Challenge vote personators Take down
their names and let them serve term in the
county Jail.
Don't stop to argue with the mule party to-
day. Keep right to work and pay no atteu-
ton to mule braying Voting is the business
today, not talking.
Two men in the Democratic procession Sat
urday night were having little fun with
their torches when both of their coats took
fire. One rolled himself in the street and the
1od off a
blaze.
Don't swap votes.
The blaze in the Republican headquarters
destroyed nearly all the Glee Clubs lanterns.
Don't pair off.
The employees of Shaw, Cooling & Co., to
the number of one hundred, enjoyed an ex-
cursion TO Long Island Saturday, There were
boat races, potato races, base ball match and
a dance in the evening. A chowder was furn-
ished by Messrs. Fletcher & Littlefeld.
Don't believe anything the enemy may say.
Chambers Band, the G. A. r. Drum Corps,
Pioneers, Guards, Glee Club and Artillery,
attended the great Republican demonstration
in Biddeford Saturday night. They numbered
800 men and they had capital time.
Look out for bogus telegraphic dispatches.
Charge anderson with wickedly abusing
Abraham Lincoln.
The Ocean House will close for the season
the 18th inst.
Chrage Anderson with being an anti-war
copperhead
Charge Anderson with saying the Republic
cans paid Irishmen three dollars per head fo1
their votes.
Yesterday was warm and pleasant. Mer
curry TAO at noon; wind southwest.
Charge the enemy, boys Charge them with
stealing State and being too cowardly to hold
it. Charge them with forgery. Charge them
with false counting.
Remember that the election of 1. d. Sawyer
as Sheriff means the appointment of G.. w
Parker as deputy.
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