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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-02
Chicnrn WANTS nnln cnnynniinns,

CHICAGO, Jan. 3l.-Promnent Democrats
of the West held consultation with the Chi
cago members of the party to-day and decided
to make vigorous effort TO secure the Ma.
tional Democratic Convention for Chicago, and
intimate that the prospect of success is excel.
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rhr cItr Of pel,Inn sman.rok Cnsea.

ihe tlly OF HehhB 7"'"'ii VA N"''''
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Sl.-Two more cases
of smallpox have appeared on the quarantine
hulk among the crew of the City of Picking,
II Is known that the quarantine of this
steamer has been loosely enforced, aud 1t Is
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-02
Il GRANT BOOM.
The First Instructions to Delegates.

PITTsBURG, PA, Feb 1.-At Il meeting of
the Republican executive committee Of Alle-
ghany county yesterday to select delegates to
the State convention, the full delegation was
instructed to support the nomination of GEN
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-02
Delecates to Chlcngo Appointed.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 1.-The Republican
convention In Arizona appointed ex.Goyernor
Stafford and Levi Basl,ford delegates, and H. C'
Mccormick and ID. X. Hancock alternates To
the National Convention.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-02
THE ELECTRIC MIRROR.
A Reflex of Everyday Life at Home
and Abroad.
ArizJna's Representatives Mt tie chicago
vention-Severe Weather at Mount
Washington and Elsewhere "A
Forger Sentenced for Life
Maryland Mining Trou-
blos-wind storm.

Found Murdered on the Road.
TRANKroRT, KY, Fob. 1.-Sidney Nelson,
colorcd, WAS found murdered on tho owen
road last night
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New York, Jan, 3l.--Nr. Parnell requests
that it be stated, IN order to avoid complicsting
tho two funds now being raised for Irish relief,
that Drexel, Morgan & Co., Wall strot, New
Yolk, receive contributions 10 the Irish famine
relief fund aud that II. A. Lancaster & Co.. 90
Broadway, New York, receive contributions
TO the Irish Land League Political fund,
Government Aid to the sufferers.
LoNDoN, Feb. at Is understood that the
government intends to give a grant for the
purpose of providing seed for the small Irish
farmers,
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American Slang.

There perhaps is nothing marking the Eng
lish spoken in this country which gives rise to
so much anxiety as the asserted prevalence of
slang; certainly there is nothing more common
than the depreciation of its use. 1t is often
spoken of as the chief danger which threatens
the English tongue, at least as employed by
us. Most of US have probably heard or read
assertions to that effect, many Of us have pos
sibly made such assertions ourselves; yet no
evidence has ever been brought forward to
show that more slang is produced or used in
this country Jnan in Bnsinz,ta.-sFl~. sshinh is
produced here is far more racy, varied and Wig
orous, as is plain enough from the appreciation
it meets there. But even if it be conceded
that our soil is more favorable to it's growth,
that need not be looked upon as great calam-
ity. Slang performs an important and, indeed,
a necessary part in the development OF speech.
Expression has always tendency TO become
weak in the literary language, just as, unfor-
tunately, the Individual in the process OF be-
coming civilized is too apt to gain gentleness
at the expense of vigor. Less power is felt in
some way to exist in the words, and so close is
the relation between the thought and the gar
ment in which it is clothed that the former Of
ten seems to share the imsiness of the latter. 1t
is this gradual process OF weakening that slang
comes in to counteract. The word is new, but
the thing is old Slang is the great feeder of
vigorous expressions; for in its very nature
it is an effort to state more concisely and more
strongly what the established speech is felt to
say too diffusively and too feebly. OF course,
it is not an unmixed benefit. Much of it is
silly; much of it is vulgar; most of it is worth
less but from the countless words and phrases
which spring up in communities where men
think and act earnestly the literary language,
with almost infallible instinct, will gain some
thing to recruit its own exhausted energies
and to impart to its expression additional fit
ness and force.-T. r. Lounsbury in Inter-
national Review for June.
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The Convention Hall.
New York Tribune Special.T


The National Republican Convention meets
in one of the most splendid old barns that ever
was constructed. The exposition building lies
along the edge of the lake and is simply a
huge show of wood and iron and glass built up
on long series of semi-circular arches. 1t has
a dome, but no other characteristic except that
OF vast emptiness. Within this structure a
huge wood-box had been built, and this was
the Convention hail. Itwas altogether typical
OF Chicago. When this unique city wants to
give trife of 10000 people or so place to
meet in, the citizens merely fence off piece
OF one OF their buildings. The Chicagoan goes
fast, but always keeps cool. He behaves him
self as if the world was made for him, and
nothing could take him by surprise. If there
should be second deluge, he would simply
turn up his collar and say that "no,c, now the
great watershed of the Mississippi would have
a chance to show that it was the biggest thing
OF the kind in the world" The New Yorker
can gain good idea of the appearance of the
convention auditorium If he will imagine the
Grand Central depot floored, with seats and a
steep ampitheatre reaching nearly half way up
its sldes and sweeping all around the building.
"A contlnuous window runs around three sides
OF the nall, letting in the mild June sunshine
and the breezes oil the lake, while above are
left bare the circular arches of the roof that
makes one think he is again under the shelter
OF the Vanderbilt depot The hall is one
twelfth OF a mile long; it will hold 800 dele
gates, 800 alternates and 10000 spectators, a
small army of busy newspaper men, and
enough distinguished guests to make the for
tune of an agricultural fair. Mr.. Boyington,
the architect who constructed the box, shaped
its angles so that each of the 1900 eager peo-
pie can see all the others, and so that nearly
all OF them can hear any speaker with strong
lungs; and without strong lungs no man should
Lift up his voice in National Convention
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Puss and the Sparrows.


The other day a number of gentlemen were
sitting in the detectives room in the City
Hall, when an English sparrow flew near the
window, peeped in and darted away again.
Captain Holtzworth, who saw the little fellow,
said that whenever he saw a sparrow it re-
minded him of a little scene which occurred in
his yard one cold day last winter The spar
rows, it seems, ascertained the fact that there
was knot-hole in the gable of his house, and
took advantage of their knowledge by taking
possession of the hole and portion of his
attic, where they passed the winter as slug as
bugs in rug. The captains wife has warm
spot in her heart for birds. So when the
ground was covered with snow, and the little
fellows run risk of starving to death, Mrs. II.
would sweep away the snow and spread upon
the ground a fine repast of crumbs The SPAR
rows soon learned to depend upon her, and
told their friends what fine landlady they
had. In consequence hundreds of them con-
gregated daily about the captains house and
partook of his charity. Close to the spot
where the birds were usually fed was pile of
bricks, and upon this pile the captains cher
ished monster used to station herself for the
purpose of watching for prey. As soon as the
oirds would get comfortably settled about the
crumbs the cat would pounce upon them and
Inevitably get a tender sparrow for dinner.
Finally the birds became accustomed to the
cats mode of procedure, and would be ON the
watch whenever, they were feeding They
were so alert that the cat would hardly get
ready for spring before they were up in the
air and out of danger. One day they were
eating as usual, and the cat as usual was
watching them. Like bolt of lightning the
mouser jumped into their midst, but they
were too quick for her and escaped unhurt.
Miss Tabby not discouraged, mounted the
pile of bricks again and awaited their return
The sparrows, after flying about for some
time, finally settled upon the fence at the foot
of the lot, where they held a long and interest
ing confab. After chattering away for several
minutes they cautiously returned to their
place and resumed their eating, keeping all
the while sharp lookout for the enemy
After the cat had become satisfied that they
were too much interested in satisfying their
appetite to think Of her, she made another
spring. The birds were up in an instant and
instead of flying away as usual they formed
upon the foe. Some got upon the cats back
and scratched and picked with all their might
others flew right into her face, while the bal
ance made it interesting in the rear. The cat
was so surprised at first that she stood unable
to move. The birds became more and more
infuriated, and fought such a savage battle
that they drove the foe down the garden path
on full gallop and under. the barn. They re-
turned to their feast and were left to them
selves the balance Of the winter the cat max
ing herself scarce when they put in an appear
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TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, in ADVANCE.

piled one rule to the credentials of Republi-
cans and another to those of Democratic Of
ficers-elect, and by these and other means
equally vicious and without precedent,
counted in some sixty members of the Leg
isature who were not elected, and counted
out the same number of Republicans who
were, thereby securing an apparent majori-
ty for their party. The Supreme Court, on
their own statement of the case, pronounced
their proceedings irregular, unlawful and
void. The tricks and forgery employed in
pursuance of the conspiracy were exposed
by evidence so overwhelming that it has not
been seriously controverted. 1t would be
supposed that community composed MAIN
ly of intelligent and honest men, and it is
presumed that the people of every State are
generally intelligent and honest, would
repudiate Indignantly such rascality in poll
tics, as in business, and that they would
make their wrath and scorn somanifest that
no one identified with the knavish proceed
ings would have the effrontery to present
himself again to public notice. But it seems
that the Maine people have not yet made
their condemnation of political knavery so
unmistakable that the knaves think it neces-
sary to keep out of sight" Be patient The
condemnation is coming in September.
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Reads Like a Novel.

trapping hut, in Ontario. His furs and money
were missing, and so was his partner, Patrick
Hennessey, upon whom the crime was laid.
That happened two years ago. Hennessey was
never discovered Lately Felix Raicot and
Cyrus Greenover, lumbermen, were crushed
by heavy log. Raieot was told that he would
speedily die. He then confessed that he and
Greenover murdered both Brisbos and Hen
nessey, coneealing the latter's body. Those
who heard this revelation hurried out to fetch
a justice, and in their absence Greenover
crawled from his couch, though dangerously
hurt, and pulled the bandages from the dying
Raicots wounds, so as to silence him in death
before the official came to write out his con-
fession.
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DIR. Nathan Alten, who writes in the
June North American Review, is greatly
troubled over the increase of business in the
divorce department of New England. In
the IS years between 1860 and 1878, inclu-
sive, 1888 divorces were obtained in Mas
sachusetts, 2,775 in Vermont, 1871 in Con-
necticut, and during the last 20 years, 1906
in Rhode Island. The proportion of di-
vorces to the whole number of marriages
has steadily increased in all these States.
The average of divorces in Vermont to the
whole number of marriages during the five
years between 1860 and 1865 was one to %;
between 1873 and 1878 it was one to Is; in
Connecticut during the first five years it was
one to IS; during the last five it was one to
10; in Massachusetts, during the first five
years it was one to so; during the last five it
was one to %. The increase i'll the two
former has been nearly one-third, while in
Massachusetts it has nearly doubled.
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THE proposed National Militia law. which
is lodged in some of the pigeon holes of the
committee rooms of the House, and has
little or no chance of passing at this or any
other session, has called out very ener-
getic protest from Alfred II. Love of Phila-
delphia the president of the Universal
Peace Union. Mr.. Love thinks pro-war
spirit has been created by the bill.
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NAUTICAL Gazette: ga Mr.. Fogg of
Maine who wants to go to Congress, has
been making himself ridiculous in stump
speeches by stating that "not blow had
been struck in the shipyards of Bath,
Camden and Thomaston for ten years."
He must have been in the fog pretty bad
when he made the statement, for the official
records show that in ten years tonnage of
233, 900 has been built in that district, which
involved distribution of over ten and a
half million dollars. No such political
lunk-head is wanted in Congress-" Fogg
will now denounce the Nautical Gazette as
an organ of the money power.
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The old gag again:

Senator Cameron
There is many man in the Cameron elan
Who has followed his chief to the field.
They have sworn to support him or die by his side
For Cameron never can yield.
Chandler-What never?
Cameron-No, never.
Committee-What never?
Cameron-Well, hardly ever.
For Cameron hardly ever can yield.
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CITY OF PORTLAND.

IL BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
May II, 1880. I
eRDERED, That the City Clerk give notice to all
" parties interested by publishing copy of this
order in the portland Daily Press of this city for
three weeks successfully, that this Board on MON
DAY, the seventh day of June next, at 71a O'Clock
P NJ, at the Aldermen's Room, in City Building
will hear all parties interested in the petition for
Sewers in the following streets, namely:
From Grove through Portland street and Deer
ing's Oaks to behring's Bridge.
Merrill street from Melbourne to Quebec street.
Cumberland street from State to Mellen street.
And that thereafter this Board will determine
and adjudge if public convenience requires the con
struction of sewers in said streets.
Read and passed.
Attest H. /. ROBINSON, Clerk.
A true COPY.
Attest: H. l. ROBINSON, City Clerk.
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WORCESTER Spy: ''The spectacle of the
Maine Gfeenbackers and Democrats deliber-
ately accepting the fraud issue made by
themselves last WinteSa the basis of their
this year, apparently not a bit
ashamed of their disgrace, and confident
that the people will sanction that knavery is
humilfating. The Governor and his Coun-
ell organized conspiracy TO steal the State
Government, and in pursuance of that con-
spiracy they wilfully falsiiied returns, ap-
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SENATOR Bayard's little boom for the
presidency, which had been limited to the
six votes of Delaware, has received an ac-
cession from South Carolina, which will
send a solid delegation of IA votes to Gin
cinnat instructed in his favor.
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THE Cumberland Globe thinks SIT is pit
iful to seea party which for years has proud
ly boasted of its steadfast adherence to the
principles of Jefferson and Jackson, doing
such grand and lofty tumbling as was done
at Bangor, last Tuesday, for the sake of a
few Officeso
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FOR SALE.
SAW MILL FOR SALE.

The subscribers offer for sale, their
two gang Saw Mill, situated about one
mile below Fredericton, New Brunswick,
on the st. John River, together with
dwelling houses, suitable for foreman
and wOrkmen, and small farm and out
houses.
The mill is in good running order and
has two gangs with latest improvements
in feed gear etc., also Double Edger,
Lath machine &C., &c.
Norepairs necessary to commence work.
small expense could be fitted for manu-
facture of cedar shingles OF any such
work. Vessels in cOasting trade can
load alongside the mill wharf, and the
Rail Road runs close by the mill.
r. A. & j. STEWART.
st. John, N. b., Goth May.
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go on the morning of the convention with
twelve pages, two of which were filled with
an admirable picture and pen portrait of
R1aina
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of Blaine without awaiting the final ballot
of the convention.
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EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with a Card certificate signed by Stanley Puilen,
Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
of every person claiming to represent our journal.
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS
Dog NOTICE.

SEC. I. Every owner or keeper of dog shall an,
nually cause it to be registered, described, and
by paying therefor to said clerk the of twenty
five cents and shall it to around its neck
a collar distinctly marked with the owners
and registered number, and shall pay into the city
treasury for such license one dollar.
SEC. q. Whoever keeps a dog contrary to the
provisions of this ordinance shall forfeit ten dollars,
SEC. 3. All fines and penalties provided in the
precediug sections may be recovered on complaint
before any court of competent jurisdiction in this
city.
SEC. A. All other ordinances relating to licenses
or dogs hereby repealed.
SEC. 5. This ordinance shall take eifectWhen ap-
proved.
[Approved March 80, 1881
This ordinance will hereafter be strictly enforced
G. X. BRIDGES,
City Marshal.
April 10th, 1880. apl3dH
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THEI PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE Z.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publica-
ton but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
mnn1cat1nns that are not used
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port of what Simon said to Don might be
worth printing.
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Fine Residence on State Street

E'Or Sale.
FsyHE Brick Dwelling House, No. 94 State Street,
a with about $500 feet of land, will be sold at
bargain. A large part of the purchase money
may remain on mortgage if desired. Apply to L.
S. HOOPER, Fluent Block, Corner Congress and
Exchange Street. ap2Odtf
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HOUSE 33 State Street. Ten rooms thoroughly
IL repaired throughout. Rent $4,000 per
month. Inquire OF BYRON d. VERRILL, 191
Middle Street. my29dtf
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NOTICE.
RIaine NTeslicai Associafion.

rHSHE ANNUAL MEETING of the Maine Medical
Il Association will be held in the City Building
Portland, on June 10Th, 10th and 18th, 1880,
CHAS. O. HUNT, Secretary.
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TO Let.

EeRICK house of 8 rooms, with all modern i'm
I'D provements. There is also large garden con-
tanning a number of fruit trees in bearing ORDER
For further particulars, Apply to d. S. WARREN
1G2 Commercial St. may24dtf
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EOR SALE.

HOUSE situated ON the north westerly corner of
Il Clark and Danforth St., sun in every room,
IL rooms, arranged for two tenements, bath rooms
with hot and cold water furnace, all in perfect
order, five minutes walk FROM the Eastern and
Maine Depots. Will be sold at a bargain if ap-
piled for soon. Apply at house, to JOSEPH F.
Agent, Centennial Block, 90 Exchange St.
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To Let.

nNE or two pleasant rooms suitable for ladies or
" gentlemen. Enquire at PROSPECT ST.
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TO LET Oh FOR SALE.

nN Long Island, a building containing Saloon
" Bowling Alleys, and everything pertaining to
acres OF land, and Wharf. All the above Property
to be let for one season or more to a responsible
party. Terms Low. Enquire at e. PONCE'S
Cigar Store, Cor. Exchange and Middle Streets.
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EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS.

The subcommittee examination of candidates
for teaching in the public schools of Porlands will
meet for the examination of teachers, at the High
School Building, on Tuesday, the 9th day Of
.Buiy next, at a. ni. Applicants must pass a
satisfactory examination in the following branches
viz:
Arithmetic, Elementary Geometry, Physical
and Descriptive Geography English Grammar, in
cluding Composition, United States History, Physi-
ology. Elements of Music, (Mason's), Elementary
Free-hand Drawing, and Theory and Practice of
Teaching.
No further examinations will take place prior to
the opening of the schools.
THOMAS TASH
Superintendent of Schools
Portland, June. 5. 1880. ie5dtd
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TO LET.
TO Rent.
To Let.

NICELY furnished rooms Modern conyeniences,
In hot and cold water, bath room, SC.
ju2d1w* 768 CONGRESS STREET
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10 be Let.

10 be Let.
On and after Oct. L, 1850, the
premises now occupied by f. O.
Bailey Il Co., Nos 35 & 81 Ex-
change ST. Apply TO
HENRY DEERHNG,
No. 50 Exchange st.
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TO LET.

E(RICK HOUSE on Congress Street, westerly
D part of the city, thoroughly renovated and.
has all the modern conveniences. Stable with house
if desired. Apply for terms to
S. W. ROBINSON, Real Estate Agent
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Tn Lot

1.-TWO summer cottages at Evergreen Landing.
Il Enquire of CONANT, Photographer, opposite
Preble House. juidtf