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The Portland daily press., 1880-01-07

THE DAILY PRESS JOB PRINT
ING HOUSE HAS THE BEST
ASSORTMENT OF LARGE TYPE
FOR POSTERS AND EVERY VA
RIETY OF SHOW PRINTING, TO
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The Portland daily press., 1880-01-07
AS a Commercial Paper

the PRESS will contain full MARKET REPORTS
and MARITIME NEWS. The growing importance
of Portland as distributing center for Maine and
its fast increasing wholesale trade make daily pa
per at this point of special Importance to every
chant and business in the State who proposes to
keep up with the times.
In LITERARY and SCIENTIFIC WAY the
PRESS stands high and its general news and infor-
nation are abundant and accurate.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-07
THE MAINE STATE PRESS

has been greatly improved during the past year and
is now the largest and best weekly paper in Maine.
1t is full of news and general matter-literary, sci
entfc, agricultural and commercial 1t has also full
arset reports and marine news. Terms So per
year adrance, six months for 81 and three months
for 80 cents.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-07
Maine Central
RAILROAD.

Passenger Trains leave Portland for Ban.
gor, Dexter, Belfast and SvaterviIie aa
1880. 1875, and Ills P. NJ.
For SlSoyyhesan at 1890, 1896 and 11.l5 p.
Fer Augusta, MailSweii, Gardner and
Brunswick at 100 a. m 1886, 5.10 and lilo
p.
For ESocllnni and all stations on Knox & Lin
coin r. r., and for Lewiston and Pennington
via Brunswick, at ZOO a. m. and 1885 p. m.
For bath at 700 a. M, 1876 and BIO p. IN.
For Harrington, Monmouth, Winthrop,
Eead6eid, west SFaserviile mud Water
Vile via Lewiston at 1870 p. IN.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-07

n UMBEER, Cutters, NOuliings &c.
IL LEGROW BROS, "a Preble st
Z ,U1EBEEs. Mich; Pine q Hard Wood.
IL WIDBER & BACON, 220 Coml st.
MILLINERY, Straw Goods, Silks Sc,
W JOHN L. PALMER, 243 Middle St
MILLINERY and Millinery Goods.
W. BIBBER, MORRILL, IL MCMANN, 94 Cross
nEES, Curriers', illuminating "a M'chn'y.
W JOHN CONIlEY Il son, Mfrs, 20 Coml st
EsAENTS. Oils, Varmishes q Supplies.
L. JOHN w. PERKINS & CO., IA & 70 Com'l st
EeAENTs, Oils, garnEsh, Brushes &c.
L w. f. PHILLIPS q Co., 134, 1856 & 13S Middle
Il j. b. PICKETT & CO., 1877 Fore St
DIAPER Esangings, Books & Stationery
L LORLNG, SHORT s. HARMON, POS Middle ST
EpECEzEs2s, Vinegar, Cider, KescR,up &c.
L L. D. PETTENGlLL, MR. Il 10 Market st
DEODUCE 81 Ge,sI Commission HHcia:s.
IL HODGDON q SOULE, 1O1 Commercial st
DRoDUCEs, Fruiis 81 Fancy Groceries.
4 PERRY q FLINT, Com. NIGHTS, Z & Moulton.
DUBBEEs asO0Ds.-Hall Rubber Co.
~ C. IL. BOSWORrH, under Falmouth Hotel
GAE.T.-Dairy and Table Salt q Speciality.
- MOTLEY u WINCHESTER, l66 Com'l ST
CHIP BROK EFsS, Stores 81 Chamilery.
- j. S. WlNSLOW Il CO., , & Central Wifi
CHIP BROKERS, Stores 81 CS,andles,y.
y RYAN & KELSEY. 161 Commercial
GHEEe Rnees, locus: & white oak ,renails
- LORENZO TAYLOR. 304 Commercial st
STEAH9, Gas az water Pipe, Boilers &c.
~ u NJ ~ II. J.. ILOMMEh Z, ~ Ii UuOn 0C
GTEAES, Gas, yVnser d Eentilatins Pipe
- DANIEL WINSLOW & son, 7 Cross st
GUeSAR 81 MOIasses Importers.
- GEO. S. HUNT & Co., Agts Eagle Refinery
FEyRUNEGS, 3ngs, Boxes, Sc, Mfrs. & Dlrs.
II j. l.. BRACkETT q CO., 265 Middle st
FUIRUNNS, Bags &C., Hxfrs. and Dealers,
Il G: B. BROAD = CO., 1852 Exchange St
WARNESAE Mfrs, Educating & Wool Oils
AUG. P. FULLER & Co. 203 Fore st
VNMFTE LEAD 81 COLORs, Paints.
w BURGESS FOBES & CO., so Commercial ST
YNOOLENS a. TaiEofs' Trimmings.
w CHADBOURN & KENDALL. 1853, 10 Middle
YANKEE NOTIONS, (ssaple) Mfrs How
4 ards Patent Razor Strop SHEPARD s. co
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-07

TUESDAY, Jan. &.
Inward trains half
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-07

At Tenpiars' Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNcIL-Maine, first and third Monday in each
month.
evening.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09
An Exciting Time.

As the Cincinnati train was approach ing Milan, Ind, on Sunday, two ladies were intensely agitated. Onew was lady of thirty years or more, while the other was beautiful young girl not out of her teens. As the train stopped, the other lady rose excitedly, and, seizing the girl by the arm, said "Come, we must get off here." The girl declined to move, and said she was notgoing to get off the train. Both became excited and at tracted the attention of the passengers and the conductor, who came along at that moment. To this official the lady appealed, saying: "This young lady is my sister and she is running away with a married man, who is on the train. I want her to go to my father, who lives here." This announcement created quite a futter, and the passengers crowded around. The girl still refused to get of, and the conductor said he had no authors ity to compel her, as @ man in the next car had ticket for her through to St. Louis. At this moment walked in from the other cars a big, fine-loooking, dash ing fellow, under middle age. Going up through the crowd he told the infatuated girl not to get of, but to stick to the train. "You are married man, and you know it," said the sister, "you are scoundrel to take this girl away" The crowd pressed up, and some onesuggest- ed that the conductor should send for an officer to arrest the girl and take her off. At this the man put his hand in his pocket, and, drawing revolver, passed it to the girl with the remark: "Take care of yourself with this if they try to force you." Whereupon the sister at- tackled him with aparasol and bystand- CT choked him. At the next station he was arrested. ...
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09
How they Exercised Satan.

A curious story which will be new to many is told at Tyringham, Mass. Sev- eral years ago there lived in Tyringnam hollow prosperous family of Shakers. At one time several of their porkers were taken sick, and they could account for the complaint in no way except on the supposition that the devil had entered into the swine. They tore down the pens to find him, and in the midst of the work weasel ran out fromsthe rubbish. It was perfectly evident that the devil had passed out into the weasel, so they gave chase. The creature ran to the top of the hill, and the people, breathless and excited, followed. At length he was captured, killed and buried. After that time the place where the weasel was killed was called by them 'holy ground. {" An inscribed monument was erected and it became favorite place with Shakers for assembling for solemn dances and for worship. The monument is broken now and the place is polluted by stranger feet. The inscription is forgotten and cannot be deciphered, but the story re- mains, and the place is known in the vicinity as Shakers holy ground " People who visit it always carry away with them piece of the devils grave stone as 8 memento.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09
Gold and Silver Product.

In 1870 the product of gold in the United States was $33, 75O, ,OOO; of silver, $17, ,32O,OOO. In 1879 the product of gold was $31 47O, ,262, and of silver $37, ,O32, . 857. The greatest product of gold and silver during any intervening years was in 1877, which was $44, ,88O, ,223 for gold and $45, ,846, 109 for silver. In the United States, $4,OOO,OOO gold is annually con- sumed in making jewelry and for other arts. Last year about $74, ,OOO, ,OOO gold was imported into America, which, added to the home production, gives an increase of $160, 170, ,262. If we add the $37, ,032, . 857, of silver yield, we have $143, 2O2, 119 of monetary increase to the nations wealth. Prodigious as this increase seems, it is insignificant compared with the possibilities of the future. The large and sudden outpouring of Eastern capital into the trans Mississippi region will cause an extraordinary development of the mineral wealth of the West.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09
Managing a Husband.

A good way to manage irritable hus- bands is suggested by the story told of the wife of the great historian and essay ist, Thomas Carlysle. Among his other peculiarities he had great fondness for hot coffee and readiness to express his disgust when the coffee served at his breakfast table was too cold. On one occasion, when the first supply was par ticularly objectionable, he ordered it to be sent away. A second dish of coffee arrived, which was almost at the boiling point. Still indignant, he declared that this should be taken away, as it was not hot enough, whereupon his wife mildly observed: "My dear, what would you think of holding red-hot cinder in your mouth and drinking your coffee from that?" At this suggestion the irate man of genius collapsed.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09


 The spoons and cream-pitcher were knocked hither and thither, as the com batants struggled, the road. was tram pied into something like race course, the air was filled with very bad language, very angry "baas" and great cloud of dust.
 But after some five minutes, victory declared itself upon the side of the quad ruped; and, bruised and bleeding, with clothes in rags, minus hat and shoes, the vanquished man suddenly turned away and ran imping down the road, leaving his antagonist in full possession of the field and the stolen silver
 Old Dan remained motionless, gazing after his enemy until he disappeared around distant turn in the road then, shaking the dust from his coarse wool, he gave utterance to 8 low grumble of satisfaction, and, wagging his tail, re- turned to his dinner in front of the house. 7 a.-. -...z.f
 Half an hour later, as Carrie washed the coveted spoons and the bright little pitcher and laid them carefully away once more, she told her brother the story, and how the robber was foiled {; and Ned, full of enthusiasm, cried:;.
 "We will not kill old Dan at all, for l do not believe that father would shoot him now for hundred dollars p
 And the boy was right. The old ram won more than he knew when he fought the tramp and conquered him. He won his masters regard, and free, happy life for the remainder of his days.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09

acres is available A. Six blocks undi- vided between 145th and 151st streets, the Tenth avenue and the Boulevard about 30 acres; altogether about 325 acres. The following advantages are claimed Ample space, capability of landscape arrangement and adornment, accessibility and means of distributing large numbers, healthfulness, comfort, surrounding or adjacent attractions and scenery. e"@ ..e z. ..
 On the east side of the town the lands on the East River from Ninetieth street southward as far as necessary are acces- sible by the Sound and the East River and possess many advantages. The liar, lem flats, say from Ninety to 103d street, and from First to Third ave- nues have been spoken of. They are accessible, but labor under the fatal dis advantage of being made lands. Inwood Morningside and Riverside parks Port Morris and the land from 10th street to 122d street, between Fifth and Eighth avenues, have also been proposed and partially examined. At this time it would be impossible to say which of the the many available sites will be chosen, but it is more than probable that should Central Park or portion of it be offered the Commissioners will accept with thanks. ..
 Important legislation was also required from the State, and during the past week bills have been passed by the Legisla- ture at Albany authorizing the Commits sion to acquire the right to occupy land by lease or purchase, giving it authority to close streets where. necessary, ex- empting from taxation all property used by it until the 1st of January, 1885, and and exempting from liability to levy and execution goods in transit to and from the fair and on exhibition. There is also a joint resolution approving the Exhibi-, tion and commenting it to the people oJ the State.
 The Exhibition enterprise is now in better shape than was the Centennial three years before it opened.-If- tho money is raised this year, so that the work of building can begin early next spring, there will be ample time for completing all the preparations before the opening day, which will be, fixed for the 1st of May, 1883. Considerable in- terest in the enterprise is already mani tested among manufacturers, and nu- merous applications for space have been made in advance of the regular organiza- tion of the commission. The South wark Foundry and Machine Company, of Philadelphia, has offered to furnish the steam power. .=-s ...- ',tf
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09
Hearty Old Age, and the Cause.

There was glimpse of gray darting up the steps, quick, light latch rattling and slam of the door, and the plain front of small office on one of the chief thoroughfares in the city had resumed the quiet, modest air which day in and day out suggests nothing but repose and almost entire inactivity.
 Yet through that door had just passed a splendid specimen of old age and 8 magnificent example of pluck and per- severance, while over the door was his name; name known in every city, vil- lage and hamlet around the chain of great lakes; name, the owner of which has been leader in the great business interests of the Northwest, 8 person who, less than five years ago, was mil ionaire and worker.
 Then his office was not one room plain ly fitted, but 8 handsome suite of apart ments elegantly finished and furnished <; then he had stenographers, accountants, telegraph operators, clerks, messengers and porters; now his books are kept, his errands are done and all details of his work are performed by himself.
 Now he is upward of sixty years of age and poor man in dollars aIIu cents, but in good health, good spirits, energy and ambition, he is Croesus. Five years ago scores of superintendents and managers were reporting to him almost hourly for instructions; then he insured his own property, risked thousands of dollars daily in business enterprises paid out thousands daily for wages and made profits amounting to thousands. Then he was genial, democratic, ener- getic millionaire; now he is a sociable, whole-souled, industrious and ambitious man. Then he was-but here he comes, let's follow him. .,..-.f... ....-. ..
 With his gray and well-shaped head leaning in advance of 8 slightly stopping but frmly-knit frame, he walks quickly up the street and is just going to turn the corner when, "How are you? Any thing new to-dayr' and he has stopped to speak to a new acquaintance. The answer is given. the old gentleman smiles, turns lightly on his heel as he says "Good-day," and passes on, having made firm and old friend of the new acquaintance. To gain few seconds ! time he loses his dignity and runs sev eral steps to get ahead of street car Just then he espies customer three o1 four rods away and actually shouts "Hello!'' This from an old man, anG one who was once millionaire, results in business transaction which brings in something like $1.5O to the one who shouted.
 So he goes through rain, wind ant sunshine, always on the qui vive, alway' sociable, pleasant and with his eye o1 the main chance. His loss of wealth honorably lost-does not seem to weigl on his mind an instant. He does no appear to realize that he is old; he i alike to all, young or old, rich or poor and, in brief, his condition is pithil. described by himself as follows:
 "You see, my boy, I have a goo' stomach and take care of it. Never ha' the dyspepsia or any other ailment il my life. ."-.M. Quad.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09

IoEBERas RasAaRoUND.-Occasionallyice- ice bergs run aground, and in this position are rocked to and fro and sometimes wheeled about by the force of the cur rents. This oscillatory movement is usually accompanied by loud noises, and the sea becomes turbid often for more than a mile with the mud which the rocking iceberg stirs up from the bot tom. It frequently happens, too, that when strong swell is running in upon a stranded iceberg, the ponderous mass, after for some time swinging fearfully from side to side, will keel right over and split up into smaller fragments, which thereupon float away. Icebergs do not grate continuously along the bot tom of the sea. When they once run aground, their progress is stopped, until by gradual melting, or by splitting up into smaller pieces, they are again foated off and swept on by the currents. s'
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09
Icebergs.

Some icebergs attain a prodigious size. Dr. Hayes measured one which had stranded off the harbor of Tessuissik, to the north of Melville Bay, and estimated it to contain about 27, ,0oo, 900, 900 of cu- bical feet. This iceberg could not have weighed less than 2,OOO, 100000 tons ; it was aground in water nearly half a mile in depth. What, then, must have been the thickness of the glacier from which it had been detached? Captain Ross, in his first voyage, describes anoth- CT iceberg of gigantic proportions. This mass of congelation had stranded in sixty-one fathoms of water, and it's weight was estimated at 1,202, ,3O7, ,O63 tons. -..-... s-s
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09
.ABRAHAM DA VENPORT

In the old days Ca custom laid aside t- With brooches and cooked hats) the people sent Their wisest men to make the public laws. And so, from brown homestead where the
 Sound Drinks the small tribute of the Mianas, Waved over by the woods of Rippowams And hallowed by pure lives and tranquil deaths, Stamford sent up to the councils of the State Wisdom and grace in Abraham Davenport. Twas on 8 May day of the far old year Seventeen hundred eighty, that there fell Over the bloom and sweet life of the spring, Over the fresh earth and the heaven of noon, A horror of great darkness, like the night 4 In day of which the Norland sages tell The Twilight of the Gods. The low-hung sky Was black with ominous clouds, save where it's Was fringed with dull glow, like that which
 climbs The crater's sides from the red hell below. Birds ceased to sing, and all the barnyard fowls Roosted the cattle at the pasture bars Lowed, and looked homeward bats on leathern
 wings
 Fitted abroad the sounds of labor died; Men prayed and women wept all ears grew sharp
 
 The black sky, that the dreadful face of Christ Might look from therent clouds, not as he looked, A loving guest of Bethany, but stern As Justice and memorable Law. Meanwhile, in the old State House. dim as ghosts, Sat the lawgivers of Connecticut, Trembling beneath their legislative robes. It is the Lords Great Day Let us adjourn" :" Some said and then, as if with one accord, All eyes were turned to Abraham Davenport. He rose, slow cleaving with his steady voice The intolerable hush. "This well may be The Day of Judgment which the world awaits ; But be it so or not only know My present duty, and my Lords command To occupy till He come. So at the post Where He hath set me in His providence, choose, for one, to meet him face to face No faithless servant frightened from my task, But ready when the Lord of the harvest calls And, therefore, with all reverence, would say Let God do His work, we will see to ours. Bring in the candles" Andthey brought themin Then by the 1aring lights the Speaker read, Albeit with husky voice and shaking hands, An act to amend an act to regulate The shad and alewife fisheries. Whereupon Wisely and well spake Abraham Davenport, Straight to the question: with no figures of speech Save the nine Arab signs, yet not without The shrewd dry hunnor natural to the man; His awe-struck colleagues listening all the while Between the pauses of his argument, To hear the thunder of the wrath of God Break from the hollow trumpet of the cloud. And there he stands in memory to this day, Erect, sef-poised, rugged face half seen Against the background of unnatural dark, A witness to the ages as they pass, That simple duty hath no place for fear.
 JOHN G. WHITTIER.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09
OLD DAN.

Farmer Henderson came in from the barn one morning with his hands and clothes wet and covered with mud, his face red and his eyes flashing.
 Nedr' he shouted, as he entered the kitchen. "Where's Ned?"
 "Here am !" came cheery voice in reply; and an instant after, bright, strong boy of some sixteen years entered the o1d-fashioned country kitchen from the adjoining woodshed, where he had 7 been cutting potatoes for the days plant ing. "Do you want anything?"
 1T want to tell you this," said MT. Henderson, as he washed himself at the sink, and rubbed his weather-beaten face with the coarse towel until 1t was even more red than before. cold Dan must be killedl Just see the state I am in, and all from that worthless old rascal. I won't have him about the house an- other day. He's good for. nothing but to make trouble, and he must be shot before night!" added the farmer, wrath fully.
 Ned was about to plead for his pet when his little sister came into the room.
 "Why, papa, what is the matter?" she cried, running to him in astonish- ment. "Did you fall into the creek?"
 might as we'll, he replied, half laughing. told Dan butted @ee into the watering trough"
 There was shout of laughter from both children, in which their mother joined
 'tWell, Jedediah," said Mrs. Tender son, coming into the kitchen shaking with mirth, ''what could you have been thinking about to let an old ram, most twenty years old, knock you into the watering trough P
 'sBut," explained her husband, Che took me unawares. I had just filled one pail to carry to the barn, and was stoop- ing to dip the other when the old rascal came at me like the wind, and knocked me completely into the water! He scampered, l tell you, before could get out. He knew he had done mischief Anyhow, he's got to be killed to-day, sure. He's only nuisance, and I'll shoot him tonight, when we come back from town, if he's on the farmr'
 Two hours later MT. and Mrs. Tender. son drove away to be absent from home until night. As they rattled out of the yard old Dan suddenly appeared close tc the gate, and wagging his tail as if in derision, gave utterance to hoarse "Ba-a-a-ai''
 The farmer turned, shook his whip al the fellow, and cried, "This is your last day, my boy, make the most of it p
 Ned and Carrie were the only chil dren. Leaving Carrie in the house alone, after they had considered awhile whether there was any way of avertine old Dams sad fate, Ned shouldered his hoe and marched off to his work, plant. ing potatoes with Bronson, the hired man, in the "back lot.
 But the little girl of thirteen had nc thought of being afraid. She had the breakfast dishes to wash, some sweeping to do, and the dinner to get-al befor twelve o'clock.
 Time fled. The dishes stood in shin ing rows upon the pantry shelves, tn broom had performed it's work, and Gar { Tie was preparing the vegetables to b boiled, when. there came faint knock a the door. Supposing 1t to be one of tn neighbors. the little girl did not rise, bu called
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09

A Coop FND.-Some ten years ago the president of 8 bank in Hagerstown, Md, died, and it was found that affairs were in mixed state. There was SUD- posed to be deficit in the banks cash amounting to $1O,00O. As there was no direct proof of this, nothing was done relative to it. Lately this SIC, ,0OO was discovered in a check in Baltimore bank where it had been deposited as collateral. As the sum was in good bonds, the coupons of which have not been collected, the Hagerstown bank is now over $20, 900 richer than it thought for.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09

THE PERSIAN FANnNE.-Archbishop Cluzel, the head of the Roman Catholic mission in Persia, states that at Ourmiah there are tmenty to thirty deaths daily from the famine, and that a man who dropped down exhausted in the street was half devoured by dogs before assist ance arrived.
Connecticut western news., 1880-06-09

JEAnoUs.-William Reynolds was so popular among his fellow workmen, in an Alabama factory, that they bought 8 watch to present to him. Just before he was to have been informed of the matter he committed suicide while labor ing under the hallucination that they were jealous and intended to ruin him.